Cardoso, Radolfo Tan vs Tarjan, James
Marlboro Chess Classic · Round 3 · 1977.10.24 · 1/2-1/2 · B48 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation
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[Event "Marlboro Chess Classic"] [Site "Manila PHI"] [Date "1977.10.24"] [Round "3"] [White "Cardoso, Radolfo Tan"] [Black "Tarjan, James"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [PlyCount "102"] [WhiteElo "2320"] [WhiteFideId "5200210"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [BlackElo "2495"] [BlackFideId "2000180"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [ECO "B48l"] [Source "Codekiddy"] [SourceQuality "3"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Qc7 7. Bd3 b5 8. O-O Bb7 9. Nb3 Nf6 10. f4 d6 11. Kh1 Be7 12. a4 b4 13. Ne2 Na5 14. Nd2 d5 15. e5 Ne4 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Ng3 O-O 18. Qg4 f5 19. exf6 Bxf6 20. Qxe6+ Kh8 21. Qb6 Rac8 22. Qxb4 Nc6 23. Qb6 Qxb6 24. Bxb6 Nb4 25. c3 e3 26. Nb3 Nd5 27. Bc5 Rfe8 28. Ne2 a5 29. Bd4 Ba6 30. Rae1 Rb8 31. Nc5 Bxe2 32. Rxe2 Bxd4 33. cxd4 Rb4 34. g3 Rxd4 35. Kg2 Kg8 36. Kf3 Rc4 37. Nb7 Rxa4 38. Rd1 Nb6 39. Nd6 Rd8 40. b3 Ra3 41. Rxe3 a4 42. Nc4 Rxd1 43. Nxa3 Nd5 44. Re8+ Kf7 45. Ra8 Rd3+ 46. Ke4 Rxb3 47. Kxd5 Rxa3 48. Ke5 Ra1 49. Kf5 a3 50. Ra7+ Kf8 51. g4 Rh1 1/2-1/2