Tarjan, James vs Smyslov, Vladimir

76/77 · Round 12 · 1976.12.01 · 1/2-1/2 · A29 English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line

Moves

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

PGN

[Event "76/77"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1976.12.01"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Tarjan, James"]
[Black "Smyslov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[WhiteFideId "2000180"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[BlackFideId "55684327"]
[ECO "A29"]
[Source "MillionBase2.9"]
[SourceQuality "4"]
[ImportDate "2026-01-06"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O e4 7. Ne1 Bxc3 8.
dxc3 Re8 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Nc2 d6 12. Ne3 Bf5 13. f4 Ne7 14. g4 Bd7
15. h3 1/2-1/2