Chess Game
Mark Plotkin vs Andrew Samuelson
Cherry Blossom Classic, 2023 · Result ½–½ · English Opening: Symmetrical Variation (A30).
Andrew Samuelson½
Mark Plotkin½
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1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg2 e6 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bxg2 9. Kxg2 Qc7 10. b3 a6 11. Bb2 d6 12. e4 Nbd7 13. f4 Qb7 14. Qf3 O-O 15. Rae1 Rfc8 16. g4 g6 17. g5 Nh5 18. Nd5 exd5 19. exd5 Bf8 20. Nc6 Re8 21. f5 Ne5 22. Bxe5 dxe5 23. Nxe5 Bd6 24. Ng4 Bb4 25. Nh6+ Kh8 26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 27. fxg6 hxg6 28. a3 Bf8 29. Nxf7+ Kh7 30. Ne5 Qe7 31. Qf7+ Qxf7 32. Nxf7 Re2+ 33. Kf3 Rxh2 34. d6 Rh3+ 35. Kf2 Rd3 36. Ke2 Rxd6 37. Nxd6 Ng3+ 38. Kf2 Nxf1 39. Ne4 Bxa3 40. Kxf1 Kg7 41. Ke2 Kf7 42. Kf3 Ke6 43. Kg4 Bb2 44. Nf2 a5 45. Nd3 Be5 46. Ne1 Bd4 47. Nf3 Bf2 48. Kf4 Kd6 49. Ke4 Kc5 50. Ne5 Bh4 51. Nxg6 Bxg5 52. Kd3 Kb4 53. Kc2 a4 54. bxa4 Kxc4 55. Ne5+ Kb4 56. Nd7 Kxa4 57. Nxb6+ ½–½
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This chess game between Mark Plotkin (2341) and Andrew Samuelson (2019) was played at Cherry Blossom Classic in 2023 and finished ½–½. The opening was the English Opening: Symmetrical Variation (A30). 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 Andrew Samuelson from the CipherChess mega database.