GMJames Tarjan
USA · FIDE ID 2000180 · 13 tournament games since 2021
Standard
2229
#253 in USA (active)
Rapid
–
Unrated
Blitz
–
Unrated
Score
50%
3 W · 7 D · 3 L
Opp. avg
2499
Last 13 games
Last game
2022-12-29
32nd Annual North American Open
Prep summary
- As White: 1.c4 in 100% of games (scores 50%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c6 in 2 of 3 games (Caro-Kann Defense), scoring 75%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 4 of 6 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 38%.
- Drawish: 54% of games end in a draw.
Based on 13 over-the-board games. 4 with White (50%), 9 with Black (50%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.c4 | 4 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| English Opening: King's English Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation, Gurevich System | 1 | 100% |
| English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Catalan Defense Accepted | 1 | 50% |
| English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Smyslov System | 1 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (3 games)
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 2 | 75% |
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 1 | 100% |
Against 1.d4 (6 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 4 | 38% |
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 1 | 50% |
| 1...f5 Dutch Defense | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Charousek Variation | 2 | 25% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Pseudo Queen's Indian Defense | 1 | 50% |
| Ruy Lopez: Closed, Martinez Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation | 1 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-29 | Aleksey Sorokin 32nd Annual North American Open | L |
| 2022-12-26 | Ethan Guo 32nd Annual North American Open | W |
| 2022-08-02 | Douglas Root US Open Championship and Invitationals 2022 | ½ |
| 2022-08-02 | John Fedorowicz US Open Championship and Invitationals 2022 | ½ |
| 2021-07-25 | Larry Christiansen US Senior Championship 2021 | L |
| 2021-07-24 | Alexander Shabalov (2521) US Senior Championship 2021 | W |
| 2021-07-23 | Melikset Khachiyan (2474) US Senior Championship 2021 | W |
| 2021-07-22 | Leonid Sokolin (2497) US Senior Championship 2021 | ½ |
| 2021-07-20 | Alex Yermolinsky (2478) US Senior Championship 2021 | ½ |
| 2021-07-19 | Alexander Fishbein (2417) US Senior Championship 2021 | ½ |
Data: FIDE rating list (October 2026 list; national ranks count active players) and tournament games broadcast on Lichess since 2020 (open data, CC0). Results are matched to FIDE players by name or FIDE ID and may be incomplete. This page shows public chess results only. Is this you and you want the page removed? Email chessmoose1@gmail.com and we remove it.