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GM James Edward Tarjan

* 1952 (73)
James Edward Tarjan (Saint Louis, 2022)
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Saint Louis (2022)
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Best Elo
2535
Latest Elo
2259
Birthyear
1952
Fide
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White52148.6%29.4%22.1%
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Black52034.4%37.3%28.3%
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Total104141.5%33.3%25.2%
Favourite opponent William James Lombardy (3/1/0)
Least favourite opponent Robert Eugene Byrne (1/1/4)
Strongest win James Edward Tarjan (2412) 1-0 Vladimir Kramnik (2803)
Weakest loss James Edward Tarjan (2381) 0-1 Alexander Zirui Yang (1630)

Openings Played as White (20)

A36 - English
Average Elo: 2266
Result: 9.5/13 = 73.08%
A29 - English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto
Average Elo: 2385
Result: 7.5/11 = 68.18%
A22 - English
Average Elo: 2367
Result: 6.5/11 = 59.09%
A37 - English, Symmetrical
Average Elo: 2277
Result: 6/11 = 54.55%
A14 - English
Average Elo: 2242
Result: 5.5/11 = 50%
D94 - Grunfeld
Average Elo: 2379
Result: 5.5/8 = 68.75%
B81 - Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack
Average Elo: 2437
Result: 6.5/8 = 81.25%
E14 - Queen's Indian
Average Elo: 2381
Result: 5.5/8 = 68.75%
E73 - King's Indian
Average Elo: 2438
Result: 6.5/8 = 81.25%
A13 - English
Average Elo: 2381
Result: 3.5/8 = 43.75%
A11 - English, Caro-Kann Defensive System
Average Elo: 2223
Result: 3.5/7 = 50%
D87 - Grunfeld, Exchange
Average Elo: 2456
Result: 6/7 = 85.71%
E15 - Queen's Indian
Average Elo: 2490
Result: 3.5/7 = 50%
A26 - English
Average Elo: 2098
Result: 4/7 = 57.14%
A20 - English
Average Elo: 2382
Result: 2/7 = 28.57%
B50 - Sicilian
Average Elo: 2420
Result: 3/6 = 50%
A42 - Modern Defense, Averbakh System
Average Elo: 2463
Result: 4.5/6 = 75%
D35 - Queen's Gambit Declined
Average Elo: 2264
Result: 5/6 = 83.33%
A35 - English, Symmetrical
Average Elo: 2176
Result: 4.5/6 = 75%
A70 - Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3
Average Elo: 2459
Result: 5/6 = 83.33%

Openings Played as Black (20)

C55 - Two Knights Defense
Average Elo: 2312
Result: 7/14 = 50%
A90 - Dutch
Average Elo: 2131
Result: 7.5/12 = 62.5%
A36 - English
Average Elo: 2364
Result: 9.5/11 = 86.36%
B12 - Caro-Kann Defense
Average Elo: 2196
Result: 7/11 = 63.64%
B78 - Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long
Average Elo: 2505
Result: 4/9 = 44.44%
A30 - English, Symmetrical
Average Elo: 2454
Result: 3.5/9 = 38.89%
E12 - Queen's Indian
Average Elo: 2519
Result: 3/9 = 33.33%
B25 - Sicilian, Closed
Average Elo: 2314
Result: 7/8 = 87.5%
D41 - Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch
Average Elo: 2519
Result: 4/8 = 50%
B17 - Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation
Average Elo: 2274
Result: 4/8 = 50%
B22 - Sicilian, Alapin
Average Elo: 2445
Result: 2.5/7 = 35.71%
C95 - Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer
Average Elo: 2450
Result: 2/7 = 28.57%
C45 - Scotch Game
Average Elo: 2357
Result: 2.5/7 = 35.71%
C77 - Ruy Lopez
Average Elo: 2254
Result: 3.5/7 = 50%
B06 - Robatsch
Average Elo: 2177
Result: 4.5/7 = 64.29%
E17 - Queen's Indian
Average Elo: 2572
Result: 1.5/6 = 25%
D37 - Queen's Gambit Declined
Average Elo: 2435
Result: 4/6 = 66.67%
D94 - Grunfeld
Average Elo: 2480
Result: 3.5/5 = 70%
C44 - King's Pawn Game
Average Elo: 2381
Result: 4/5 = 80%
A04 - Reti Opening
Average Elo: 2305
Result: 4/5 = 80%
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MoveNResultEloPlayers
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1.d4 f5 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 d5 5.0-0 Bd6 6.c4 0-0 7.Nc3 c6 8.Qd3 Nbd7 9.cxd5 cxd5 10.Nb5 Bb8 11.Bf4 Bxf4 12.gxf4 a6 13.Nc3 b6 14.b4 Bb7 15.Rfc1 Qe7 16.b5 Rfc8 17.Ne5 Qa3 18.Nxd7 Nxd7 19.Qe3 Kf7 20.Nxd5 Qxe3 21.Nxe3 Rxc1+ 22.Rxc1 Bxg2 23.Nxg2 axb5 24.Rc2 b4 25.f3 Ra3 26.Rb2 Nf6 27.Ne1 Nd5 28.Nd3 Ke7 29.Kf2 Nc3 30.Rxb4 Rxa2 31.Rxb6 Rxe2+ 32.Kg3 Ne4+ 33.fxe4 Re3+ 34.Kh4 Rxd3 35.exf5 exf5 36.Rb7+ Kf6 37.Rb6+ Kf7 38.Rb7+ Kf6 ½–½
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Smykalo,S1930Tarjan,J2283½–½2024A90New Westminster BC Day9
Tarjan,J2283Rodrigue Lemieux,S25060–12024E17New Westminster BC Day8
Vijayakumar,A2065Tarjan,J22830–12024E94New Westminster BC Day6
Tarjan,J2283Musakhanyan,V16541–02024E18New Westminster BC Day4
Lin,M1752Tarjan,J2283½–½2024A85New Westminster BC Day1
Tarjan,J2295Xu,D2187½–½2024E63Canadian op9
Wang,D2078Tarjan,J2295½–½2024D02Canadian op8
Le Pen,S2101Tarjan,J2295½–½2024B17Canadian op7
Duong,T2136Tarjan,J2295½–½2024B13Canadian op5
Tarjan,J2295Tan,B1902½–½2024D12Canadian op6
Tarjan,J2295Lawson,E2190½–½2024A23Canadian op4
Tarjan,J2295Chen,Y19701–02024A13Canadian op2
Yang,H1890Tarjan,J22950–12024A80Canadian op1
Delgado Ramirez,N2487Tarjan,J23081–02024C77Las Vegas National op2
Tarjan,J2306Tang,D21481–02023A14Sunnyvale Silicon Valley Fall op9
Karthi,J2026Tarjan,J23060–12023A54Sunnyvale Silicon Valley Fall op7
Rajaram,R2179Tarjan,J2306½–½2023E07Sunnyvale Silicon Valley Fall op4
Tarjan,J2306Atwell,R2031½–½2023E08Sunnyvale Silicon Valley Fall op5
Liu,P2175Tarjan,J2306½–½2023A85Sunnyvale Silicon Valley Fall op2
Tarjan,J2306Bruzon Batista,L26050–12023A21Sunnyvale Silicon Valley Fall op1
Pullela,S1996Tarjan,J2355½–½2023D31Las Vegas 1000 GM op9
Tarjan,J2355Deng,H21630–12023A11Las Vegas 1000 GM op8
Homa,S2219Tarjan,J23551–02023A80Las Vegas 1000 GM op6
Narayanan,S2297Tarjan,J23551–02023C95Las Vegas 1000 GM op5
Tarjan,J2355Eckert,D20751–02023A23Las Vegas 1000 GM op4
Tarjan,J2355Tolentino,P2065½–½2023E51Las Vegas 1000 GM op2
Nathan,N2104Tarjan,J2355½–½2023A80Las Vegas 1000 GM op1
Eckert,D2055Tarjan,J23590–12023D31Los Angeles 1000 GM Spring op8
Zhou,J2550Tarjan,J23591–02023C77Los Angeles 1000 GM Spring op9
Tarjan,J2359Torres Rosas,L2303½–½2023D35Los Angeles 1000 GM Spring op6
Andersen,G2247Tarjan,J2359½–½2023C97Los Angeles 1000 GM Spring op4
Tarjan,J2359Kantor,G25320–12023A22Los Angeles 1000 GM Spring op5
Wongso,S2046Tarjan,J23590–12023C77Los Angeles 1000 GM Spring op2
Tarjan,J2359Yanayt,E2014½–½2023A25Los Angeles 1000 GM Spring op1
Sorokin,A2537Tarjan,J23601–02022D31North American op 32nd7
Guo,E1892Tarjan,J23600–12022B12North American op 32nd1
Root,D2464Tarjan,J2355½–½2022E14US op Irwin 122nd6
Fedorowicz,J2397Tarjan,J2355½–½2022D31US op Irwin 122nd5
Tarjan,J2355Berczes,D2426½–½2022D14Seattle PNWCC Summer9
Vazquez,G2573Tarjan,J23551–02022D02Seattle PNWCC Summer7
Tarjan,J2355Nagy,G2500½–½2022D35Seattle PNWCC Summer2
Yim,S2295Tarjan,J23671–02022D62Redmond9
Yu,J2208Tarjan,J2367½–½2022D03Redmond8
Tang,Z2098Tarjan,J2367½–½2022D35Redmond6
Tarjan,J2367Bragg,D20501–02022D94Redmond7
Tarjan,J2367Vazquez,G2557½–½2022B10Redmond5
Xie,B2110Tarjan,J23670–12022D02Redmond4
Levine,J2200Tarjan,J23671–02022B10Redmond2
Tarjan,J2367Lu,M2342½–½2022C02Redmond3
Tarjan,J2367Belous,V25250–12022B30Redmond1
Belous,V2524Tarjan,J2396½–½2021A22Redmond PNWCC Artist Point9
Lee,M2386Tarjan,J23961–02021E06Redmond PNWCC Artist Point7
Tarjan,J2396He,A2452½–½2021A20Redmond PNWCC Artist Point6
Vazquez,G2534Tarjan,J2396½–½2021E14Redmond PNWCC Artist Point5
Tarjan,J2396Repka,C25050–12021C50Redmond PNWCC Artist Point3
Tarjan,J2396Ruiz Castillo,J24991–02021B50Redmond PNWCC Artist Point2
Levine,J2036Tarjan,J23960–12021C55Redmond PNWCC Artist Point1
Tarjan,J2381Christiansen,L25670–12021A20USA-ch Seniors9
Shabalov,A2521Tarjan,J23810–12021C84USA-ch Seniors8
Tarjan,J2381Khachiyan,M24741–02021D94USA-ch Seniors7
Sokolin,L2497Tarjan,J2381½–½2021B13USA-ch Seniors6
Tarjan,J2381Yermolinsky,A2478½–½2021A13USA-ch Seniors5
Fishbein,A2417Tarjan,J2381½–½2021D55USA-ch Seniors4
Tarjan,J2381Benjamin,J2506½–½2021A22USA-ch Seniors3
Kaidanov,G2547Tarjan,J23811–02021A95USA-ch Seniors2
Novikov,I2554Tarjan,J2381½–½2021D58USA-ch Seniors1
He,A2337Tarjan,J23811–02021C55PNWCC Super G60 Apr Gp16
Tarjan,J2381Maiti,M20681–02021A14PNWCC Super G60 Apr Gp15
Demchenko,A2610Tarjan,J23811–02021C55PNWCC Super G60 Apr Gp12
Tarjan,J2381Doluhanova,E2221½–½2021A13PNWCC Super G60 Apr Gp13
Talukdar,R2341Tarjan,J2381½–½2021C91PNWCC Super G60 Mar Gp16
Tarjan,J2381Yoo,C24550–12021A14PNWCC Super G60 Mar Gp15
Jumabayev,R2637Tarjan,J23811–02021D02PNWCC Super G60 Mar Gp12
Tarjan,J2381Valdes Romero,L24021–02021A22PNWCC Super G60 Mar Gp13
He,A2337Tarjan,J2381½–½2021C55PNWCC Super G60 Feb Gp15
Tarjan,J2381Talukdar,R2341½–½2021B50PNWCC Super G60 Feb Gp16
Tarjan,J2381Tanenbaum,Z2137½–½2021A22PNWCC Super G60 Feb Gp13
Wang,J2312Tarjan,J2381½–½2021A92PNWCC Super G60 Feb Gp12
Lenderman,A2624Tarjan,J23811–02021A92PNWCC Super G60 Jan Gp15
Tarjan,J2381Woodward,A19541–02021D31PNWCC Super G60 Jan Gp16
Sjugirov,S2663Tarjan,J2381½–½2021C70PNWCC Super G60 Jan Gp12
Tarjan,J2381Amburgy,R19891–02021A22PNWCC Super G60 Jan Gp13
Ippolito,D2369Tarjan,J23811–02021E08Charlotte CCCSA op5
Tarjan,J2381Guha,E18661–02021D35Charlotte CCCSA op6
Lee,A1967Tarjan,J2381½–½2021A90Charlotte CCCSA op2
Tarjan,J2381Xie,B20501–02021A25Charlotte CCCSA op3
Tarjan,J2381Volkov,S25570–12020A22PNWCC WOW op8
Wen,T2071Tarjan,J2381½–½2020A90PNWCC WOW op9
Narayanan,S2100Tarjan,J23810–12020C97PNWCC WOW op5
Tarjan,J2381Tsydypov,Z25580–12020A14PNWCC WOW op6
Tarjan,J2381Gareyev,T26060–12020A22PNWCC WOW op3
Xie,B2050Tarjan,J23810–12020A84PNWCC WOW op2
Tarjan,J2381Levine,J20731–02020A14PNWCC Thanksgiving op9
Zong,D2129Tarjan,J2381½–½2020A90PNWCC Thanksgiving op8
Oberoi,S2133Tarjan,J23811–02020C45PNWCC Thanksgiving op6
Tarjan,J2381Wen,T2014½–½2020A20PNWCC Thanksgiving op5
Oparin,G2652Tarjan,J23811–02020A91PNWCC Thanksgiving op3
Tarjan,J2381Huda,M21281–02020A22PNWCC Thanksgiving op2
Bell,H2000Tarjan,J24690–12020A90Vancouver op
Tarjan,J2469Shubin,D21611–02020E08Vancouver op