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Tarjan, James Edward

Total Games

24

Wins

2

Draws

10

Losses

12

8.3% wins41.7% draws50.0% losses

Most Played Openings

E15 - Queen's Indian Defense: Buerger Variation3E12 - Queen's Indian Defense2B74 - Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Normal Line1A78 - Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Czerniak Defense1B14 - Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack1D71 - Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation1D55 - Queen's Gambit Declined: Pillsbury Attack1A16 - English Opening: Anglo-Grünfeld Defense1E55 - Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation1D34 - Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation1

Most Faced Opponents

Timman, Jan H4 gamesReshevsky, Samuel Herman4 gamesLjubojevic, Ljubomir2 gamesTimman,J1 gamesPolugaevsky, Lev1 gamesKarpov, Anatoly1 gamesSmyslov, Vassily1 gamesBronstein, David I1 gamesJussupow, Artur1 gamesPortisch, Lajos1 games

Featured Games

FCGFCG
0-1

Tarjan, James Edward vs Tal, Mihail

Riga Interzonal

1979

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Tarjan, James Edward vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir

Riga Interzonal

1979

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Games (24)

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Tarjan, James Edward vs Tal, Mihail
0-1
Riga Interzonal 1979 B80
Tarjan, James Edward vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2
Riga Interzonal 1979 E16
Tarjan, James Edward vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1/2-1/2
Riga Interzonal 1979 E15
Tarjan, James Edward vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Riga Interzonal 1979 E55
Tarjan,J vs Kramnik,V
1-0
chess.com IoM Masters 2017 A12
Shirov,A vs Tarjan,J
1-0
Xtracon Chess Open 2016 2016 C95
Tarjan,J vs Timman,J
1/2-1/2
PokerStars IoM Masters 2015 D71
Vachier Lagrave,M vs Tarjan,J
1-0
PokerStars IoM Masters 2014 2014 C94
Jussupow, Artur vs Tarjan, James Edward
1/2-1/2
Indonesia 1983 E32
Tarjan, James Edward vs Timman, Jan H
0-1
Indonesia 1983 E15
Tarjan, James Edward vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1
Indonesia 1983 E15
Portisch, Lajos vs Tarjan, James Edward
1-0
Indonesia 1983 D34
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Tarjan, James Edward
1/2-1/2
USA-ch/zt 1981 E12
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Tarjan, James Edward
1-0
Lone Pine op 1981 E12
Petrosian, Tigran V vs Tarjan, James Edward
1-0
Hastings7778 1977 A16
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Tarjan, James Edward
1-0
USA-ch 1977 A78
Tarjan, James Edward vs Bronstein, David I
1/2-1/2
Odessa 1976 E18
Tarjan, James Edward vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2
Skopje 1976 D42
Tarjan, James Edward vs Smyslov, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Hastings7677 1976 A29
Tarjan, James Edward vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2
Skopje 1976 B14
Tarjan, James Edward vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1
Skopje 1976 D55
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Tarjan, James Edward
1/2-1/2
USA-ch 1975 A21
Tarjan, James Edward vs Timman, Jan H
0-1
Venice 1974 B71
Timman, Jan H vs Tarjan, James Edward
1-0
Banja Luka 1974 B74

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