Chess Game
Victor Plotkin vs Matthew Shih
Hart House Reading Week Crown, 2024 · Result 1–0 · Italian Game: Two Knights Defense (C55).
Matthew Shih0
Victor Plotkin1
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. h3 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Re1 Nb6 9. Bb3 a5 10. a3 a4 11. Ba2 Qd6 12. Nc3 Qg6 13. Kh1 Be6 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Rxe5 Bf6 16. Rb5 Bd7 17. Rh5 Bc6 18. Qg4 Qxg4 19. hxg4 g6 20. Rh3 Rfe8 21. Be3 Rad8 22. Kg1 Bg7 23. Re1 Bd4 24. Kf1 Bg7 25. Bd2 Rxe1+ 26. Bxe1 Bd4 27. Bd2 Re8 28. g5 Bxc3 29. Bxc3 Bd5 30. Bxd5 Nxd5 31. Bd2 b5 32. Rh4 f6 33. Re4 Kf7 34. Rxe8 Kxe8 35. gxf6 Nxf6 36. Ke2 Kd7 37. Bg5 Ne8 38. Kd2 Kd6 39. Kc3 c5 40. d4 Kd5 41. dxc5 Kxc5 42. Be3+ Kc6 43. Kd4 Nd6 44. Bc1 Nc4 45. b3 axb3 46. cxb3 Na5 47. Kc3 h5 48. Bg5 Nb7 49. Be7 Kd7 50. Bb4 Ke6 51. Kd4 g5 52. f3 h4 53. Bd2 Kf5 54. Kd5 Nd8 55. a4 bxa4 56. bxa4 Ne6 57. a5 Nc7+ 58. Kc6 Ne6 59. a6 Nd4+ 60. Kb6 Nxf3 61. gxf3 h3 62. a7 h2 63. a8=Q h1=Q 64. Qe4+ Kf6 65. Bc3+ Kf7 66. Qf5+ Ke8 67. Qg6+ Kd7 68. Qc6+ Ke7 69. Bb4+ Kf7 70. Qd7+ Kg6 71. Qe8+ Kf6 72. Bc3+ 1–0
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This chess game between Victor Plotkin (2254) and Matthew Shih (1923) was played at Hart House Reading Week Crown in 2024 and finished 1–0. The opening was the Italian Game: Two Knights Defense (C55). 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 Victor Plotkin and Matthew Shih from the CipherChess mega database.