Chess Game
Mark Plotkin vs Emanuel Kot
2026 Hart House Reading Week Open, 2026 · Result 0–1 · English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian (A21).
Emanuel Kot1
Mark Plotkin0
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1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Be7 4. Nf3 e4 5. Nd4 c6 6. Nxe7 Nxe7 7. d3 d5 8. dxe4 dxe4 9. e3 O-O 10. Bd2 c5 11. Nb5 a6 12. Nc3 f5 13. f4 exf3 14. Qxf3 Nbc6 15. O-O-O Be6 16. Be1 Qe8 17. Nd5 Qf7 18. Bc3 Rad8 19. e4 fxe4 20. Qxe4 Nxd5 21. cxd5 Rxd5 22. Re1 Bf5 23. Qe3 Nb4 24. Bc4 b5 25. Bxd5 Qxd5 26. b3 Nd3+ 27. Kd1 Nxe1+ 28. Kxe1 Bg6 29. Qd2 Qe4+ 30. Kd1 Qb1+ 31. Qc1 Bh5+ 32. Kd2 Rf2+ 33. Ke3 Re2+ 34. Kf4 Qe4+ 0–1
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This chess game between Mark Plotkin (2364) and Emanuel Kot (2247) was played at 2026 Hart House Reading Week Open in 2026 and finished 0–1. The opening was the English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian (A21). 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 Mark Plotkin and Emanuel Kot from the CipherChess mega database.