Chess Game
Jack Cheng vs Mark Plotkin
49. Canadian Open Championship, 2012 · Result ½–½ · Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack (B78).
Mark Plotkin½
Jack Cheng½
Notation · 110 moves
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.
38.
39.
40.
41.
42.
43.
44.
45.
46.
47.
48.
49.
50.
51.
52.
53.
54.
55.
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. O-O-O Rb8 11. Bb3 a5 12. h4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 b5 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. h5 g5 16. Nd5 a4 17. Nxf6+ exf6 18. Bd5 Rc8 19. f4 Bg4 20. Rdf1 a3 21. fxg5 axb2+ 22. Kxb2 fxg5 23. Qd4 Qe7 24. h6 Qe5 25. Qxe5 dxe5 26. Rf6 Rc7 27. Rhf1 Re7 28. Rb6 Rc8 29. Rf2 Bd7 30. Rb7 Kf8 31. Bxf7 Rxf7 32. Rxf7+ Kxf7 33. Rxd7+ Kg6 34. Rd5 Rc4 35. Rxe5 Kxh6 36. Kb3 g4 37. g3 Kg6 38. c3 h5 39. Re6+ Kg5 40. Re5+ Kg6 41. Rxb5 Rxe4 42. a4 Re3 43. a5 Rxg3 44. a6 Rg1 45. Ra5 Rb1+ 46. Kc2 Rb8 47. a7 Ra8 48. Kd2 h4 49. Ke3 g3 50. Kf3 Kf6 51. Kg2 Ke6 52. Kh3 Kd6 53. Ra4 Kc5 54. Rxh4 Rxa7 55. Kxg3 Ra3 ½–½
Engine Analysis
Analyze this game
Open Jack Cheng vs Mark Plotkin on the CipherChess board to study every move with the Stockfish engine.
Open the Analysis BoardMore Games By These Players
About this game
This chess game between Jack Cheng (2045) and Mark Plotkin (1916) was played at 49. Canadian Open Championship in 2012 and finished ½–½. The opening was the Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack (B78). Step through every move on the interactive board above, or open it on the CipherChess board to analyse the game with the engine. You can also explore more games by Jack Cheng and Mark Plotkin from the CipherChess mega database.