Chess Game
John Townsend vs Vladimir Plotnikov
RC-00205, 2017 · Result ½–½ · Italian Game: Two Knights Defense (C55).
Vladimir Plotnikov½
John Townsend½
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. e5 Ne4 6. O-O d5 7. Bb5 Bg4 8. Qxd4 Bc5 9. Qd3 O-O 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Nc3 Nxf2 12. Rxf2 Bxf2+ 13. Kxf2 f6 14. Bf4 fxe5 15. Bxe5 Qg5 16. Bg3 Rae8 17. Rf1 Re7 18. Kg1 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Rb8 20. Nd1 Rbe8 21. c4 h5 22. f4 dxc4 23. Qxc4+ Qd5 24. Qxd5+ cxd5 25. Bf2 Re4 26. Nc3 Rxf4 27. Rd1 c6 28. Bxa7 Rg4+ 29. Kh1 Rb4 30. b3 Rg4 31. Bc5 h4 32. a4 h3 33. a5 d4 34. Nb1 Re2 35. Nd2 Rf4 36. Nf1 Ra2 37. b4 d3 38. Nd2 g5 39. Nb3 g4 40. Nd2 Kg7 41. Kg1 Kg6 42. Bd6 Rd4 43. Bc5 Rd8 44. Nf1 Rg2+ 45. Kh1 Re2 46. Be3 Ra2 47. Kg1 Kf5 48. Nd2 Re8 49. Nf1 Ke4 50. Bc5 Kf4 51. Bd6+ Kg5 52. Bc5 Ree2 53. Bd4 Rg2+ 54. Kh1 Ra3 55. a6 Rxa6 56. Rxd3 Raa2 57. Rd1 Kf4 58. Rc1 Rac2 59. Rd1 Kf3 60. Re1 Rge2 61. Rd1 Rg2 62. Re1 Rce2 63. Rc1 Ke4 64. Bg1 Kd3 65. Rxc6 Re1 66. Rd6+ Kc3 67. Rf6 Kxb4 68. Rb6+ Ka5 69. Rf6 Rd1 70. Ba7 Kb4 71. Bg1 Re1 ½–½
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This chess game between John Townsend (1815) and Vladimir Plotnikov (1921) was played at RC-00205 in 2017 and finished ½–½. 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 John Townsend and Vladimir Plotnikov from the CipherChess mega database.