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| Oct-02-17 | | diagonal: James Edward Tarjan is an old 'Open Fox', he also played at the legendary Lone Pine Open (Louis D .Statham Tournament) in 1971 (inaugural edition, seven rounds, Evans won, Tarjan (not yet a GM) joint second), 1972 (Tarjan (still not yet a GM) again joint second, behind winner Gligoric), 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, and 1981 (last edition, nine rounds, reigning Vice World Champion and then again World Champion Challenger Korchnoi won at age of 50, Tarjan finished as joint fifth, he met Korchnoi otb). <Chessgames> report from the very first Lone Pine tournament: <In 1971, James Tarjan was the early leader, starting with five straight wins including a thrashing of Walter Browne. Svetozar Gligoric slowed Tarjan with a round-six drawn, but the latter remained a half-point ahead of Browne, Gligoric, and the surging Evans.Tarjan was paired with Evans in the last round, leaving Gligoric and Browne to their own devices. While the Grandmasters drew, Evans pulled out his sixth win in a row to take the tournament.> Source: Lone Pine (1971) Amongst other tournaments, Tarjan won the Keres Memorial (Open) in Vancouver 1976, and the Kostic Memorial in Vrsac in 1983, as first equal: http://www.chessmetrics.com/cm/CM2/.... In 1984, Tarjan gave up professional chess to become a librarian. As pointed out earlier by <Joshka>, <cro777> and <Fusilli>, Tarjan re-entered on international chess circuit in 2014 after a break of 30 years! He played in the U.S. Open in Orlando, and at the relaunched IoM. This was now the fourth participation in a row at Isle of Man (IoM) Open of James Tarjan. See you again! |
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| Oct-02-17 | | Petrosianic: I don't think Lone Pine is all that well remembered any more (although it should be). <reigning Vice World Champion and then again World Champion Challenger Korchnoi> There's no such title. |
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| Oct-02-17 | | diagonal: <I don't think Lone Pine is all that well remembered any more (although it should be).> That's exactly why I made reference to Lone Pine and linked it with one of the corresponding chessgames tournament surveys (all tournaments of the Lone Pine series are presented in detail on cg.) <<reigning Vice World Champion and then again World Champion Challenger Korchnoi> There's no such title.> At least Karjakin believes, there is such a title :) Watch out the headliner of his website, and then read carefully, he even stipulates to be the official Challenger of the World Champion.. http://www.skarjakin.com/
Career Highlight of Karjakin by GCT:
'2016 World Champion Challenger'
https://grandchesstour.org/2017-gra... The expression 'Challenger' is used frequently in chess reports, eg:
http://en.chessbase.com/post/sergey... In 1981 at Lone Pine, Korchnoi was widely regarded as 'Vice World Champion' (retrospective), and 'Challenger' (prospective). |
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| Oct-02-17 | | waustad: Picking up over 30 elo in one tournament for a player with a k factor of 10 is impressive. |
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Oct-03-17
 | | Sally Simpson: He was a very good player in the 70's/80's and so, I hasten to add, NOT a product of the computer era. To improve he spent 30 years reading all the chess books in his local library, (he's a slow reader) he reappears and BOOM! he takes out a Russian ex World Champion. (and draws with a Russian female ex World Champion.) |
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| Oct-03-17 | | GrandMaesterPycelle: Actually, he won against Kosteniuk. Though the game hasn't yet found its way to the database. |
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| Oct-03-17 | | diagonal: <GMP> thanks!
James Tarjan beat Alexandra Kosteniuk:
https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-t... no gender discrimination, please :)) |
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| Oct-03-17 | | Petrosianic: diagonal: <At least Karjakin believes, there is such a title :) > So do you, but nevertheless, there is no such official title. It's an invention of journalists. But in fact, Korchnoi never competed for or claimed such a title, and probably wouldn't have seen much value in it. |
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| Oct-03-17 | | Howard: Soltis tells a nice story in his book on the U.S. chess championship (all three editions) as to how Tarjan became "one of the world's leading experts" on the Dragon. Check it out! |
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| Oct-03-17 | | Petrosianic: <GrandMaesterPycelle: Actually, he won against Kosteniuk. Though the game hasn't yet found its way to the database.> She's got a powerful lobby. |
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Oct-03-17
| | Sally Simpson: Sorry James I thought it was a draw.
30 years alone with Fred Reinfeld books.
I think we have discovered the secret of chess. |
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| Oct-03-17 | | JimNorCal: What nationality does the surname Tarjan come from? What's his family's heritage? |
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Oct-03-17
 | | WannaBe: <JimNorCal> Wiki says Hungarian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarj%... |
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| Oct-03-17 | | Petrosianic: Since CG is slow, I'll give you the last game. She blew it with 32...Kb8?? [Event "Isle of Man"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2017.10.01"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Tarjan, James"]
[Black "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2412"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[ECO ""]
[CurrentPosition " 
click for larger view"] 1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Nc3 Nb6 6.b3 Be7 7.Bb2 Nc6 8.Bxc6+ bxc6 9.Nf3 Qd6 10.O-O Bf5 11.d3 Qe6 12.Ne4 O-O-O 13.Qc2 f6 14.Rfc1 Kb7 15.b4 Bxb4 16.Rab1 Be7 17.a4 Ka8 18.a5 Nd7 19.Qa4 Rb8 20.Rxc6 Qb3 21.Qxb3 Rxb3 22.Nfd2 Rb7 23.Rc2 Rhb8 24.Nc4 a6 25.Rbc1 Rb3 26.Bc3 Be6 27.f4 exf4 28.gxf4 R3b5 29.Bd4 Bb4 30.Bc3 Be7 31.Bd4 R8b7 32.Kg2 Kb8 33.Ncd6 Bxd6 34.Nxd6 Rd5 35.Nxb7 Rxd4 36.Nd8 Bd5+ 37.e4 Kc8 38.Nc6 Bxc6 39.Rxc6 Rxd3 40.Rxc7+ Kd8 41.Ra7 Rd6 42.Kf3 g5 43.Rg1 h6 44.h4 Ke7 45.hxg5 hxg5 46.fxg5 1-0 |
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Oct-03-17
 | | Gregor Samsa Mendel: <Sally Simpson: ...
30 years alone with Fred Reinfeld books.
I think we have discovered the secret of chess.> If that was really true, then <Ulhumbrus> would be world champion. |
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| Oct-03-17 | | JimNorCal: Thanks WannaBe! |
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| Oct-26-17 | | Mudphudder: Tarjan needs a new profile picture here. I vote for the one where Kramnik is shaking Tarjan's hand after resigning. |
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Oct-26-17
 | | perfidious: <Howard: Personally, I was born near the very end of the Eisenhower administration, but having been a USCF member since early 1975 (how many of such members are still out there ?!)....> Been a member since 1972. |
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Oct-27-17
 | | wwall: <Howard: Personally, I was born near the very end of the Eisenhower administration, but having been a USCF member since early 1975 (how many of such members are still out there ?!)....> Been a member since 1969. Played in the 1969 American Open. Christiansen was just a kid there. |
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Dec-08-17
 | | GrahamClayton: 1966 and 1968 Californian State Junior Champion. |
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Dec-31-17
 | | technical draw: <Howard><(how many of such members are still out there ?!), I remember Tarjan well.> I was a member from 1967 to 1969 but never renewed. I also remember Tarjan. Also in a small chess club in Valladolid, Spain, I was asked by a Spaniard if I knew Tarjan. That was in 1976. But I remembered Tarjan very well. He was in my "group". |
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| Dec-31-17 | | TheFocus: I began tournament play in the late 70's and 80's. I remember Tarjan very well. I wondered how he could give up chess like he did. Glad to see him back in the arena. Is the World Senior Championship in his sights? |
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| Jul-26-19 | | Petrosianic: <diagonal> <At least Karjakin believes, there is such a title :)> I mean there's no such title as Vice World Champion. There us such a thing as an official challenger, but that isn't a title. |
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| Oct-16-22 | | Olavi: <Petrosianic: <diagonal> <At least Karjakin believes, there is such a title :)>
I mean there's no such title as Vice World Champion. There us such a thing as an official challenger, but that isn't a title.> This discussion from a few years back reminds me of that in German chess magazins and general dailies and weeklies ca. 1978-82 Korchnoi was invariably referred to as Vize-Weltmeister. If memory serves, it was somehow reserved for him, they didn't call Spassky or Petrosian that in 66-68 or 69-71. Maybe it had to do with him settling in the German speaking sphere. |
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| Oct-28-23 | | thegoodanarchist: I wonder how many Tarzan jokes this guy has heard in his life.... |
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