Chess Game
Mark Plotkin vs Braden Laughlin
Excelsior March Open 2023, 2023 · Result ½–½ · English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System (A11).
Braden Laughlin½
Mark Plotkin½
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1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Qc2 Bd6 6. b3 O-O 7. Bb2 e5 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. Nb5 Nc6 10. Nxd6 Qxd6 11. d4 Ne4 12. dxe5 Qb4+ 13. Nd2 Bf5 14. a3 Qxd2+ 15. Qxd2 Nxd2 16. Kxd2 Na5 17. Rd1 Nxb3+ 18. Ke1 Be6 19. Bd3 Rfc8 20. Bb1 Nc5 21. Ke2 Na4 22. Bd4 Nc3+ 23. Bxc3 Rxc3 24. Rd3 Rac8 25. Kd2 R3c5 26. Rd4 Rc3 27. Rd3 R3c5 28. Rb3 b6 29. f4 g6 30. Bd3 Kf8 31. Ra1 R8c7 32. a4 d4 33. exd4 Bxb3 34. dxc5 Rxc5 35. g4 Ke7 36. Ra3 Bd5 37. Ke3 Bc6 38. h4 h6 39. Bb5 Bxb5 40. axb5 Rxb5 41. Rxa7+ Ke6 42. Ra4 Rb1 43. Rd4 b5 44. Rd6+ Ke7 45. f5 Re1+ 46. Kf4 Rf1+ 47. Ke4 Re1+ 48. Kd5 gxf5 49. gxf5 Rd1+ 50. Kc6 Rc1+ 51. Kxb5 Re1 52. f6+ Ke8 53. Rd5 Rh1 54. Rd4 Re1 55. Rd5 Rh1 56. Kc6 Rxh4 57. Ra5 Rc4+ 58. Kd5 Rc1 59. Ra8+ Kd7 60. Ra7+ Ke8 61. Ra8+ Kd7 62. Rf8 Rd1+ 63. Kc4 Ke6 64. Re8+ Kf5 65. Re7 Kg6 66. Kc5 h5 67. Re8 h4 68. Rh8 Kf5 ½–½
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This chess game between Mark Plotkin (2365) and Braden Laughlin (1664) was played at Excelsior March Open 2023 in 2023 and finished ½–½. The opening was the English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System (A11). 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 Braden Laughlin from the CipherChess mega database.