Tarjan, James vs Sharif, Mehrshad
Marlboro Chess Classic · Round 7 · 1977.10.29 · 1/2-1/2 · D36 Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation
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[Event "Marlboro Chess Classic"] [Site "Manila PHI"] [Date "1977.10.29"] [Round "7"] [White "Tarjan, James"] [Black "Sharif, Mehrshad"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [PlyCount "117"] [WhiteElo "2495"] [WhiteFideId "2000180"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackElo "2375"] [BlackFideId "600121"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [ECO "D36i"] [Source "Codekiddy"] [SourceQuality "3"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 c6 7. Qc2 Nbd7 8. Bd3 g6 9. Nf3 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. Rae1 Ne4 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. Nd2 Nf6 15. f3 exf3 16. Nxf3 Bf5 17. Qa4 Be6 18. Rf2 Ng4 19. Rd2 Bd5 20. Qd1 Rad8 21. h3 Bxf3 22. Qxf3 Ne5 23. Qf1 Nd7 24. Kh1 Nf6 25. e4 Nh5 26. Qf2 Qg5 27. e5 Qg3 28. Kg1 Qxf2+ 29. Kxf2 f5 30. Na4 Nf4 31. Nc5 Re7 32. Kf3 Ne6 33. Nxe6 Rxe6 34. g4 fxg4+ 35. hxg4 g5 36. Ke3 c5 37. Ke4 cxd4 38. Rxd4 Rxd4+ 39. Kxd4 Kf7 40. Kd5 Rc6 41. Re3 Rc2 42. e6+ Ke7 43. Rb3 b6 44. Rh3 Rc5+ 45. Kd4 Ra5 46. a3 Kxe6 47. Rh6+ Ke7 48. Rxh7+ Kf6 49. Rh6+ Ke7 50. Rh3 Ke6 51. Rh6+ Ke7 52. Rc6 Ra4+ 53. Rc4 Rxc4+ 54. Kxc4 Kd6 55. Kd4 b5 56. Ke4 Ke6 57. b3 a5 58. a4 b4 59. Kd4 1/2-1/2