Chess Game
Victor Plotkin vs Apurva Virkud
Canadian Open 2016, 2016 · Result ½–½ · Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation (B22).
Apurva Virkud½
Victor Plotkin½
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1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6 Qxd6 9. O-O Be6 10. Bxe6 Qxe6 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Rd8 13. Qe3 Qxe3 14. Bxe3 e6 15. Nd2 Be7 16. Bxb6 axb6 17. Rfd1 O-O 18. Kf1 g6 19. a4 Rc8 20. Nf3 Rc7 21. Rd4 Bc5 22. Rd3 Ra8 23. c4 Re8 24. Rad1 Ree7 25. Ne5 f6 26. Nd7 Kg7 27. Nxc5 bxc5 28. Rd6 Kf7 29. Ke2 f5 30. R1d3 e5 31. g3 Re6 32. R6d5 Kf6 33. a5 Ra6 34. Rd6+ Rxd6 35. Rxd6+ Ke7 36. Rb6 Rd7 37. f3 Kf7 38. h4 Ke7 39. Ke3 Kd8 40. Rb5 Rc7 41. g4 Kc8 42. gxf5 gxf5 43. h5 Rc6 44. b4 cxb4 45. Rxe5 Rxc4 46. Rxf5 b3 47. Rb5 Rc3+ 48. Ke4 Rc4+ 49. Kf5 Kc7 50. Kg5 Kc6 51. Rb6+ Kc7 52. Rxb3 Rc5+ 53. Kh6 Rxa5 54. f4 Rf5 55. Kxh7 Rxh5+ 56. Kg6 Rh8 57. f5 Kc6 58. f6 b5 59. f7 Kc5 60. Re3 Rf8 61. Re8 Rxf7 62. Kxf7 Kc4 63. Re4+ Kc3 64. Ke6 b4 65. Kd5 b3 66. Re3+ Kc2 67. Kc4 b2 68. Re2+ Kb1 69. Re7 Kc2 70. Re2+ Kb1 71. Kc3 Ka1 ½–½
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This chess game between Victor Plotkin (2309) and Apurva Virkud (1913) was played at Canadian Open 2016 in 2016 and finished ½–½. The opening was the Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation (B22). 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 Apurva Virkud from the CipherChess mega database.