[Event "Hart House March Blitz"] [Site "Toronto CAN"] [Date "2025.02.02"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Vettese, Nicholas"] [Black "Plotkin, Mark"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [WhiteElo "2367"] [BlackElo "2352"] [ECO "B06"] [Opening "Robatsch (modern) defence"] [EventDate "2025.02.02"] [WhiteFideId "2620090"] [BlackFideId "2611651"] 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. h3 a6 5. a4 Nc6 6. Be3 f5 7. exf5 Bxf5 8. g4 Bd7 9. Bg2 Nf6 10. Nge2 O-O 11. O-O e6 12. Qd2 d5 13. f4 Qe7 14. Rae1 Qb4 15. Nc1 Ne4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. c3 Qxa4 18. b3 Qa3 19. Bxe4 Na5 20. Qc2 Rad8 21. Nd3 Qxb3 22. Qxb3 Nxb3 23. Bxb7 Bb5 24. Be4 c5 25. Nxc5 Nxc5 26. dxc5 Bxf1 27. Rxf1 Bxc3 28. Bb7 Rd3 29. Bf2 Rxf4 30. c6 Be5 31. Re1 Rxf2 32. Kxf2 Bg3+ 33. Ke2 Bxe1 34. Kxd3 Bg3 35. Bxa6 Kf7 36. Kc4 Ke7 37. Kc5 Bf2+ 38. Kc4 Kd6 39. Bb5 Bb6 40. Kd3 Ke5 41. Bc4 g5 42. Ke2 h6 43. Kf3 Bc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hart House March Blitz"] [Site "Toronto CAN"] [Date "2025.02.02"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Plotkin, Mark"] [Black "Vettese, Nicholas"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [WhiteElo "2352"] [BlackElo "2367"] [ECO "C11"] [Opening "French"] [Variation "Steinitz, Boleslavsky variation"] [EventDate "2025.02.02"] [WhiteFideId "2611651"] [BlackFideId "2620090"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 a6 8. a3 b5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Bxc5 Nxc5 11. b4 Nd7 12. Bd3 Qb6 13. Qd2 Nd4 14. Nxd4 Qxd4 15. Rd1 g5 16. Ne2 Qb6 17. c3 gxf4 18. Qxf4 Qc7 19. O-O Nxe5 20. Nd4 Rf8 21. Rde1 f6 22. Bxh7 Ra7 23. Bb1 Qg7 24. Nf3 Rg8 25. Re2 Nc4 26. Nd4 Ne5 27. Qxf6 Qxf6 28. Rxf6 Ke7 29. Rh6 Nf7 30. Rh7 Kd6 31. Rf2 Rf8 32. Bg6 e5 33. Nb3 Be6 34. Nc5 e4 35. Rf6 Re7 36. Nxe6 Rxe6 37. Rfxf7 e3 38. Rd7+ Kc6 39. Rc7+ Kb6 40. Rb7+ Kc6 41. Rhc7+ Kd6 42. Rb6+ Ke5 43. Rxe6+ Kxe6 44. Bd3 Rf2 45. Rc8 Kd7 46. Rh8 Rd2 47. Bf5+ Ke7 48. Bg4 Rc2 49. Kf1 Rf2+ 50. Ke1 Rxg2 51. Bf3 Rd2 52. Rh6 Rd3 53. Rxa6 Kd7 54. Ke2 Rxc3 55. Bxd5 Rc2+ 56. Kxe3 Rxh2 57. Bc6+ Kc7 58. Bxb5 Kb7 59. Ra5 Kb6 60. Be2 Rh3+ 61. Bf3 Rh2 62. Ra8 Rc2 63. Be4 Rc3+ 64. Bd3 Kb7 65. Ra5 Kb6 66. Kd4 Rc1 67. Ra6+ Kb7 68. a4 Rc8 69. Ra5 1-0

[Event "Hart House March Blitz"] [Site "Toronto CAN"] [Date "2025.02.02"] [Round "3.1"] [White "Vettese, Nicholas"] [Black "Plotkin, Mark"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [WhiteElo "2367"] [BlackElo "2352"] [ECO "A10"] [Opening "English opening"] [EventDate "2025.02.02"] [WhiteFideId "2620090"] [BlackFideId "2611651"] 1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 d6 5. e3 Nf6 6. d4 O-O 7. Nge2 e5 8. O-O Bd7 9. Rb1 Bf5 10. e4 Bg4 11. d5 Nd4 12. f3 Nxe2+ 13. Qxe2 Bd7 14. Be3 Nh5 15. f4 exf4 16. gxf4 Re8 17. Bf3 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Nf6 19. Qg2 Nxe4 20. Bd4 Bf5 21. Rbe1 Nc5 22. Rxe8+ Qxe8 23. Qg5 Nd7 24. Kf2 Qd8 25. Qh6 Qf8 26. Qg5 f6 27. Qg3 Re8 28. h4 Nc5 29. h5 Qe7 30. hxg6 hxg6 31. Qh4 Ne4+ 32. Kg2 g5 33. fxg5 Nxg5 34. Rh1 Qg7 35. Kf2 Nxf3 36. Qh5 Qg6 37. Qh8+ Kf7 38. Rh7+ Qxh7 39. Qxf6+ Kg8 40. Kxf3 Qh3+ 41. Kf2 Qh2+ 42. Kf3 Qe2+ 43. Kg3 Qg4+ 0-1

[Event "Hart House March Blitz"] [Site "Toronto CAN"] [Date "2025.02.02"] [Round "4.1"] [White "Plotkin, Mark"] [Black "Vettese, Nicholas"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [WhiteElo "2352"] [BlackElo "2367"] [ECO "C49"] [Opening "Four knights"] [Variation "symmetrical, Maroczy system"] [EventDate "2025.02.02"] [WhiteFideId "2611651"] [BlackFideId "2620090"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Ne2 h6 8. a4 a6 9. Bc4 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Ng3 Re8 12. c3 Bc5 13. a5 Ba7 14. Qb3 Nce7 15. Nxe5 c6 16. d4 Bb8 17. Bd2 Nf5 18. Nxf5 Bxf5 19. Qxb7 Bxe5 20. dxe5 Rb8 21. Qxc6 Ne7 22. Qd6 Rxb2 23. Be3 Qa8 24. e6 Bxe6 25. Bxe6 fxe6 26. Qxe6+ Kh7 27. Rab1 Ng6 28. Qh3 Rxb1 29. Rxb1 Qe4 30. Rf1 Nh4 31. Bd4 Nf5 32. Bb6 Re6 33. g3 Qd3 34. Qg4 Rg6 35. Qf4 Nd6 36. Bd4 Nc4 37. h4 Nd2 38. Ra1 Nf3+ 39. Kg2 Qe2 40. Qxf3 Qb2 41. h5 Rg5 42. Re1 1-0

[Event "Hart House March Blitz"] [Site "Toronto CAN"] [Date "2025.02.02"] [Round "5.1"] [White "Vettese, Nicholas"] [Black "Plotkin, Mark"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [WhiteElo "2367"] [BlackElo "2352"] [ECO "A01"] [Opening "Nimzovich-Larsen attack"] [EventDate "2025.02.02"] [WhiteFideId "2620090"] [BlackFideId "2611651"] 1. b3 g6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 a5 5. c4 O-O 6. Nf3 a4 7. b4 c5 8. bxc5 Qa5 9. O-O Qxc5 10. Ba3 Qxc4 11. Bxe7 Re8 12. Ba3 Nc6 13. Nc3 b5 14. Bd6 Ba6 15. d3 Qxc3 16. Rc1 Qa5 17. Ne5 Bb7 18. Rc5 Re6 19. Qb1 Rxd6 20. Rxb5 Qc3 21. Rc1 Qd4 22. Rc4 Qxe5 23. Rxe5 Nxe5 24. Qxb7 Re8 25. Rxa4 Nc6 26. Ra8 Re6 27. Rxe8+ Rxe8 28. Bxc6 dxc6 29. Qxc6 Rxe2 30. a4 Ra2 31. Kg2 h5 32. h3 h4 33. g4 Nh7 34. Qb5 Nf8 35. a5 Ne6 36. a6 Bd4 37. Kf3 Rxf2+ 38. Ke4 Re2+ 39. Kf3 Re3+ 40. Kg2 Nf4+ 41. Kf1 Rxd3 42. Qb8+ Kh7 43. Qxf4 Bg7 44. a7 Ra3 45. Qb8 Ra1+ 46. Ke2 Ra2+ 47. Kd3 Ra3+ 48. Kc4 Rxh3 49. a8=Q Rg3 50. Qg8+ Kh6 51. Qac8 Rc3+ 52. Kd5 Rxc8 53. Qxc8 Kg5 54. Ke4 h3 55. Kf3 Be5 56. Qd8+ f6 57. Qd2+ Kh4 58. Qh6# 1-0

[Event "Hart House March Blitz"] [Site "Toronto CAN"] [Date "2025.02.02"] [Round "6.1"] [White "Plotkin, Mark"] [Black "Vettese, Nicholas"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [WhiteElo "2352"] [BlackElo "2367"] [ECO "D78"] [Opening "Neo-Gruenfeld, 6.O-O c6"] [EventDate "2025.02.02"] [WhiteFideId "2611651"] [BlackFideId "2620090"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 c6 7. Nc3 dxc4 8. e4 b5 9. e5 Nd5 10. h4 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Be6 12. h5 Bd5 13. hxg6 fxg6 14. Ng5 h6 15. Nh3 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qd5+ 17. Kh2 g5 18. f4 Nd7 19. fxg5 Rxf1 20. Qxf1 Rf8 21. Bf4 c5 22. gxh6 Bxh6 23. Qe2 Bg7 24. Ng5 cxd4 25. Qh5 Rxf4 26. gxf4 dxc3 27. Rd1 Qc6 28. Qf7+ Kh8 29. Qf5 Nf8 30. e6 Qb6 31. Kg2 Qc6+ 32. Kf2 Bd4+ 33. Rxd4 1-0

[Event "Hart House March Blitz"] [Site "Toronto CAN"] [Date "2025.02.02"] [Round "7.1"] [White "Vettese, Nicholas"] [Black "Plotkin, Mark"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [WhiteElo "2367"] [BlackElo "2352"] [ECO "B34"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [Variation "accelerated fianchetto, modern variation"] [EventDate "2025.02.02"] [WhiteFideId "2620090"] [BlackFideId "2611651"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. e5 Ng8 9. f4 Nh6 10. Qd2 O-O 11. O-O-O Qa5 12. h3 d6 13. g4 Rb8 14. Bc4 Be6 15. Bb3 Bxb3 16. cxb3 dxe5 17. f5 Rfd8 18. Qg2 e4 19. Kb1 Qb4 20. Bf4 Rbc8 21. Qe2 e5 22. fxe6 fxe6 23. Nxe4 Nf7 24. Bd2 Qb5 25. Qxb5 cxb5 26. Ba5 Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 Ne5 28. Nd6 Rb8 29. Bc7 Rf8 30. Nxb5 Rf2 31. Nxa7 Nf3 32. Rd8+ Kf7 33. Rd7+ Kg8 34. Rd8+ Kf7 35. Rd7+ Kg8 36. Nc6 Rxb2+ 37. Kc1 Rxa2 38. Rd8+ Kf7 39. Rd7+ Kg8 40. Rd8+ Kf7 41. Rd3 Ng5 42. Rd7+ Kg8 43. Rd8+ Kf7 44. Rd7+ Kg8 45. Ne7+ Kf8 46. Bd6 Ke8 47. Rb7 Ne4 48. Nc8 Bh6+ 49. Kd1 Rd2+ 50. Ke1 Rxd6 51. Nxd6+ Nxd6 52. Rxh7 Bf4 53. Ke2 g5 54. Ra7 e5 55. b4 Kd8 56. Kf3 e4+ 57. Ke2 Nb5 58. Rf7 Nd4+ 59. Ke1 e3 60. b5 Bg3+ 61. Kf1 e2+ 62. Kg2 e1=Q 0-1

[Event "Hart House March Blitz"] [Site "Toronto CAN"] [Date "2025.02.02"] [Round "8.1"] [White "Plotkin, Mark"] [Black "Vettese, Nicholas"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [WhiteElo "2352"] [BlackElo "2367"] [ECO "D46"] [Opening "QGD semi-Slav"] [Variation "Chigorin defence"] [EventDate "2025.02.02"] [WhiteFideId "2611651"] [BlackFideId "2620090"] 1. c4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. b3 b6 9. Bb2 Bb7 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Rc1 a6 12. Ne2 Ne4 13. Ne5 f6 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. f3 Ng5 16. Qd2 Rac8 17. Rxc8 Rxc8 18. Rc1 Rc7 19. h4 Nf7 20. Kf2 e5 21. Ng3 e4 22. fxe4 dxe4 23. Be2 Nh6 24. Nf1 Ng4+ 25. Kg1 h5 26. Rxc7 Bxc7 27. g3 Qf5 28. Bxg4 Qxg4 29. Qf2 Bd5 30. Bc3 Qg6 31. Be1 Be6 32. Qc2 Bd8 33. Qc6 Kf7 34. d5 Bg4 35. Nd2 Kg8 36. d6 Kh7 37. Qxe4 Bf5 38. Qd4 b5 39. Bf2 Be6 40. e4 Qg4 41. Nf1 Qf3 42. Qe3 Qd1 43. Qd2 Qf3 44. Qf4 Qd1 45. Qd2 Qf3 46. Nh2 Qxe4 47. Qe3 Qd5 48. Qf4 Bh3 49. Nf3 Qd1+ 50. Kh2 Qf1 51. Ne1 Bg4 52. Qe4+ f5 53. Qg2 Qe2 54. d7 Qd2 55. Nf3 Qxd7 56. Ng5+ Bxg5 57. hxg5 Qd2 58. Bc5 Qxg5 59. Qf2 Qc1 60. Be3 Qd1 61. Qd2 Qf1 62. Qf2 Qh3+ 63. Kg1 Bd1 64. Qf4 Kg8 65. Qb8+ Kh7 66. Qf4 Bc2 67. Qh4 Qxh4 68. gxh4 Kg6 69. Kf2 b4 70. Bc5 Bb1 71. a4 Bc2 72. Bxb4 Bxb3 73. a5 f4 74. Bc3 Bd5 75. Be5 Kf5 76. Bxg7 Kg4 77. Bf6 f3 78. Bd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hart House March Blitz"] [Site "Toronto CAN"] [Date "2025.02.02"] [Round "9.1"] [White "Vettese, Nicholas"] [Black "Plotkin, Mark"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [WhiteElo "2367"] [BlackElo "2352"] [ECO "A01"] [Opening "Nimzovich-Larsen attack"] [EventDate "2025.02.02"] [WhiteFideId "2620090"] [BlackFideId "2611651"] 1. b3 Nc6 2. Bb2 e5 3. Nf3 e4 4. Nd4 Nf6 5. e3 Bc5 6. Nxc6 dxc6 7. d4 exd3 8. Bxd3 Be6 9. Nc3 Qe7 10. O-O O-O-O 11. Qf3 h5 12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Bd6 14. Bxg7 Bg4 15. Bf5+ Kb8 16. Qe4 Qg5 17. Bxg4 Bxh2+ 18. Kh1 hxg4 19. Bxh8 Rxh8 20. g3 Qh5 21. Qg2 Bxg3+ 22. Kg1 Bh2+ 23. Kh1 Be5+ 24. Kg1 Bxa1 25. Rxa1 Qe5 26. Rd1 Qb2 27. Qe4 a5 28. a4 Qg7 29. Qe7 g3 30. Rd8+ Rxd8 31. Qxd8+ Ka7 32. Qxc7 gxf2+ 33. Kxf2 Qc3 34. Kf3 f6 35. Ke4 Qxc2+ 36. Kf3 Qd1+ 37. Kf2 Qd5 38. Ke2 Ka6 39. Qg7 Qxb3 40. Qxf6 Qxa4 41. Qd8 Ka7 42. Kf3 Qb5 43. e4 a4 44. Qd4+ Ka6 45. e5 a3 46. Kf4 a2 47. e6 Qf1+ 48. Kg5 a1=Q 0-1

[Event "Hart House March Blitz"] [Site "Toronto CAN"] [Date "2025.02.02"] [Round "10.1"] [White "Plotkin, Mark"] [Black "Vettese, Nicholas"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [WhiteElo "2352"] [BlackElo "2367"] [ECO "A44"] [Opening "Semi-Benoni (`blockade variation')"] [EventDate "2025.02.02"] [WhiteFideId "2611651"] [BlackFideId "2620090"] 1. d4 c5 2. d5 e5 3. e4 d6 4. h3 Be7 5. Nf3 f5 6. exf5 Bxf5 7. g4 Be4 8. Nc3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 a6 10. Bd3 Bg5 11. Bxh7 Rxh7 12. Qf5 Bxc1 13. Qxh7 Bxb2 14. Qxg8+ Kd7 15. Qxg7+ Qe7 16. Qxe7+ Kxe7 17. Kd2 Bxa1 18. Rxa1 Nd7 19. a4 Rf8 20. Ke3 Nb6 21. a5 Nc4+ 22. Ke2 Rh8 23. Ra4 Nb2 24. Ra2 Nc4 25. Kd3 Nxa5 26. Rxa5 Rxh3+ 27. Kd2 Rh4 28. f3 Rh2+ 29. Ne2 Kd7 30. Ra1 Kc7 31. Rg1 Kd7 32. Ke3 a5 33. c4 Rh8 34. Nc3 Ke7 35. g5 Kf7 36. g6+ Kg7 37. Nb5 Rd8 38. Nc7 1-0

[Event "Hart House March Blitz"] [Site "Toronto CAN"] [Date "2025.02.02"] [Round "11.1"] [White "Vettese, Nicholas"] [Black "Plotkin, Mark"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [WhiteElo "2367"] [BlackElo "2352"] [ECO "D02"] [Opening "Queen's bishop game"] [EventDate "2025.02.02"] [WhiteFideId "2620090"] [BlackFideId "2611651"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c6 4. e3 Qb6 5. Nbd2 Qxb2 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. O-O Qa3 8. Rb1 e6 9. Qe2 Be7 10. Ne5 O-O 11. Nxd7 Nxd7 12. e4 Qxa2 13. Ra1 Qb2 14. Nb3 dxe4 15. Bxe4 Nb6 16. Bd2 f5 17. Bd3 Nd5 18. Qf3 e5 19. Rfb1 e4 20. Qg3 Qxa1 21. Rxa1 exd3 22. Qxd3 f4 23. c4 Nb6 24. Nc5 Bf5 25. Qc3 f3 26. gxf3 Bxc5 27. dxc5 Nd7 28. Bf4 Rf6 29. Bg3 Nxc5 30. Qe5 Nd7 31. Qc7 b6 32. Rxa7 Rxa7 33. Qxa7 c5 34. Qc7 h6 35. h4 Kh7 36. h5 Kg8 37. Qd8+ Rf8 38. Qc7 Rf6 39. Bd6 Rf7 40. Qd8+ Kh7 41. Bc7 Rf8 42. Qe7 Kg8 43. Qd6 Rf6 44. Qd5+ Kh7 45. Bd8 Rf8 46. Be7 Bh3 47. Bxf8 Nxf8 48. Qd6 Nd7 49. Kh2 Bf5 50. Qd5 g6 51. Qf7+ Kh8 52. hxg6 1-0

[Event "Hart House March Blitz"] [Site "Toronto CAN"] [Date "2025.02.02"] [Round "12.1"] [White "Plotkin, Mark"] [Black "Vettese, Nicholas"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [WhiteElo "2352"] [BlackElo "2367"] [ECO "A08"] [Opening "Reti"] [Variation "King's Indian attack, French variation"] [EventDate "2025.02.02"] [WhiteFideId "2611651"] [BlackFideId "2620090"] 1. g3 c5 2. Bg2 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. O-O e6 5. d3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. e4 O-O 8. Re1 b5 9. e5 Nd7 10. Nf1 a5 11. h4 a4 12. Bf4 a3 13. b3 b4 14. N1h2 Na7 15. Ng5 Nb5 16. Qh5 h6 17. Ng4 hxg5 18. hxg5 Nd4 19. Bxd5 g6 20. Qh3 exd5 21. Kg2 f6 22. Rh1 Kf7 23. Qh7+ Ke6 24. exf6 Nxf6 25. Rae1+ Kd7 26. gxf6 Ne6 27. Rxe6 Kxe6 28. Re1+ Kd7 29. fxe7 1-0

[Event "Hart House March Blitz"] [Site "Toronto CAN"] [Date "2025.02.02"] [Round "13.1"] [White "Vettese, Nicholas"] [Black "Plotkin, Mark"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [WhiteElo "2367"] [BlackElo "2352"] [ECO "A01"] [Opening "Nimzovich-Larsen attack"] [Variation "modern variation"] [EventDate "2025.02.02"] [WhiteFideId "2620090"] [BlackFideId "2611651"] 1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 d6 3. c4 f5 4. e3 Nf6 5. d4 Nc6 6. dxe5 dxe5 7. Qxd8+ Kxd8 8. Nc3 Bd6 9. O-O-O Ke7 10. Nf3 Be6 11. Nd5+ Bxd5 12. cxd5 Nb4 13. Nxe5 Nbxd5 14. Bd3 g6 15. Nc4 Rhd8 16. Nxd6 Rxd6 17. Kb1 c5 18. Bc4 Rad8 19. Kc1 Ne4 20. Be5 R6d7 21. Rhf1 Nb4 22. Rxd7+ Rxd7 23. a3 Na2+ 24. Kb1 Nd2+ 25. Kxa2 Nxf1 26. Bxf1 Rd2+ 27. Bb2 Rxf2 28. Bc4 Rxg2 29. Bd5 Rxh2 30. Bxb7 Re2 31. b4 cxb4 32. axb4 Rxe3 33. Bd4 Re1 34. Bxa7 h5 35. Bc5+ Kd7 36. Bd5 h4 37. Kb3 h3 38. b5 h2 39. b6 h1=Q 40. Be4 Qg2 41. Bxg2 Rh1 42. Bxh1 0-1

[Event "Hart House March Blitz"] [Site "Toronto CAN"] [Date "2025.02.02"] [Round "14.1"] [White "Plotkin, Mark"] [Black "Vettese, Nicholas"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [WhiteElo "2352"] [BlackElo "2367"] [ECO "A44"] [Opening "Semi-Benoni (`blockade variation')"] [EventDate "2025.02.02"] [WhiteFideId "2611651"] [BlackFideId "2620090"] 1. d4 c5 2. d5 e5 3. e4 d6 4. h3 g6 5. Nf3 h5 6. Bg5 f6 7. Bd2 Bh6 8. Nc3 a6 9. a4 b6 10. Bd3 Nd7 11. O-O Kf7 12. Ne2 Ne7 13. Nh2 Bxd2 14. Qxd2 g5 15. Kh1 Ng6 16. c4 a5 17. f3 h4 18. Ng4 Ndf8 19. Ne3 Kg8 20. Kg1 Rh7 21. Kf2 Rg7 22. Rh1 Nf4 23. Rag1 N8g6 24. Nf1 Nxe2 25. Kxe2 Nf4+ 26. Kd1 Bd7 27. b3 Qc8 28. Ne3 Qe8 29. Kc2 Kf7 30. Kb2 Ke7 31. Ka3 Kd8 32. Ng4 Bxg4 33. hxg4 Raa7 34. Bf1 Rh7 35. Qf2 Qh8 36. Rh3 Rh6 37. Rgh1 Rah7 38. R3h2 Kc7 39. Qe1 Kb8 40. Qa1 Ka7 41. Kb2 f5 42. gxf5 g4 43. fxg4 Qg7 44. Qd1 Qg5 45. Qf3 Rh8 46. Kc2 R8h7 47. Be2 Rh8 48. Bd1 R8h7 49. g3 hxg3 50. Qxg3 Rxh2+ 51. Rxh2 Rxh2+ 52. Qxh2 Ka6 53. Bf3 Ka7 54. Qh8 Kb7 55. f6 Ng6 56. Qg7+ Ka6 57. Qc7 Qxf6 58. Qb8 Qf7 59. g5 Nf4 60. Bg4 Ne6 61. Qa8+ 1-0

[Event "Hart House March Blitz"] [Site "Toronto CAN"] [Date "2025.02.02"] [Round "15.1"] [White "Vettese, Nicholas"] [Black "Plotkin, Mark"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [WhiteElo "2367"] [BlackElo "2352"] [ECO "B32"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [Variation "Labourdonnais-Loewenthal (Kalashnikov) variation"] [EventDate "2025.02.02"] [WhiteFideId "2620090"] [BlackFideId "2611651"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Be6 7. N1c3 a6 8. Na3 Nf6 9. Bd3 g6 10. O-O Bg7 11. Nd5 O-O 12. Be3 Nd7 13. Nc2 f5 14. f3 Nc5 15. b4 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 Rc8 17. Nb6 Rc7 18. Rad1 Rcf7 19. Qxd6 Qe8 20. exf5 Bxf5 21. Qd2 Bxc2 22. Qxc2 Nxb4 23. Qe4 Qc6 24. Nd5 Nxd5 25. Qxd5 Qxd5 26. cxd5 Rd7 27. Bb6 Rf6 28. Bc5 b6 29. Bb4 Rf4 30. Bc3 Rc4 31. Bb2 Rc2 32. Rf2 Rc5 33. Rfd2 Kf7 34. Kf1 a5 35. Ba3 Rc3 36. Rd3 Rxd3 37. Rxd3 b5 38. Bc5 Bf8 39. Bxf8 Kxf8 40. Ke2 Ke7 41. Ke3 Kd6 42. f4 exf4+ 43. Kxf4 Rc7 44. Rd2 h6 45. h4 Rc4+ 46. Kg3 b4 47. Kh3 a4 48. Kg3 b3 49. axb3 axb3 50. Rb2 Rb4 51. Kf3 Kxd5 52. Ke3 Kc4 53. Kd2 Rb8 54. Rb1 Rd8+ 55. Ke3 Kc3 56. Rc1+ Kb2 57. Rc6 Rg8 58. Rc7 h5 59. Kd2 g5 60. g3 gxh4 61. gxh4 Rg4 62. Rc5 Rxh4 63. Kd3 Rh1 64. Kd4 0-1

[Event "Hart House March Blitz"] [Site "Toronto CAN"] [Date "2025.02.02"] [Round "16.1"] [White "Plotkin, Mark"] [Black "Vettese, Nicholas"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [WhiteElo "2352"] [BlackElo "2367"] [ECO "A43"] [Opening "Old Benoni defence"] [EventDate "2025.02.02"] [WhiteFideId "2611651"] [BlackFideId "2620090"] 1. d4 c5 2. c3 cxd4 3. cxd4 d5 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. e3 a6 7. Bd3 Bg4 8. f3 Bd7 9. Nge2 e6 10. Rc1 Nh5 11. O-O Nxf4 12. Nxf4 Bd6 13. Nh5 g6 14. Ng3 h5 15. f4 h4 16. Nh1 Ne7 17. Nf2 Nf5 18. Ng4 Kf8 19. Bxf5 gxf5 20. Ne5 Bxe5 21. dxe5 Qb6 22. Qd4 Qxd4 23. exd4 Ke7 24. Kf2 Rhg8 25. Nd1 Bb5 26. Rg1 Rac8 27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. Ne3 Bd3 29. g3 hxg3+ 30. Kxg3 Rg8+ 31. Kf2 Rh8 32. Rd1 Be4 33. Kg1 Rh3 34. Re1 Rf3 35. Ng2 Rd3 36. Ne3 Rd2 37. Rc1 Kd7 38. Rc3 Rxb2 39. Rb3 Rxa2 40. Rxb7+ Ke8 41. h4 Re2 42. Rb3 Kf8 43. Ra3 Kg7 44. Kf1 Rd2 45. Rxa6 Rxd4 46. Kf2 Rd2+ 47. Kg3 d4 48. Nc4 Rg2+ 49. Kh3 Rg4 50. Nd6 d3 51. Ra2 Rxf4 52. Rd2 Rf3+ 53. Kh2 Re3 54. Kg1 Rh3 55. Kf2 Rxh4 56. Ke3 Rh3+ 57. Kd4 Rh4 58. Rb2 Kg6 59. Kc3 Rh3 60. Rb8 Bd5 61. Rg8+ Kh7 62. Rg1 Re3 63. Nxf7 f4 64. Kd2 Rg3 65. Rxg3 fxg3 66. Kxd3 Kg6 0-1

[Event "Hart House March Blitz"] [Site "Toronto CAN"] [Date "2025.02.02"] [Round "17.1"] [White "Vettese, Nicholas"] [Black "Plotkin, Mark"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [WhiteElo "2367"] [BlackElo "2352"] [ECO "B06"] [Opening "Robatsch defence"] [Variation "two knights variation"] [EventDate "2025.02.02"] [WhiteFideId "2620090"] [BlackFideId "2611651"] 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 Nc6 6. d5 Nb4 7. a5 e6 8. Bc4 Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. h3 Re8 11. Bf4 exd5 12. exd5 Ne4 13. Ra3 Bf5 14. Nd4 Bxd4 15. Qxd4 Nxc2 16. Qd1 Nxa3 17. Nxe4 Rxe4 0-1

[Event "Hart House March Blitz"] [Site "Toronto CAN"] [Date "2025.02.02"] [Round "18.1"] [White "Plotkin, Mark"] [Black "Vettese, Nicholas"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [WhiteElo "2352"] [BlackElo "2367"] [ECO "C48"] [Opening "Four knights"] [Variation "Rubinstein counter-gambit"] [EventDate "2025.02.02"] [WhiteFideId "2611651"] [BlackFideId "2620090"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Bc4 Bc5 6. Nxe5 d5 7. exd5 Qe7 8. O-O O-O 9. Nf3 Bg4 10. Be2 Nxe2+ 11. Qxe2 Qd6 12. d3 Rfe8 13. Be3 Bb6 14. h3 Bh5 15. Rfe1 Re7 16. g4 Nxg4 17. hxg4 Bxg4 18. Ne4 Rxe4 19. dxe4 Qf6 20. Kg2 Re8 21. Bxb6 Qg6 22. Nh4 Qg5 23. Nf3 Qg6 24. Bd4 Rxe4 25. Nh4 Bf3+ 26. Kf1 Bxe2+ 27. Rxe2 Qa6 28. Re1 Rxd4 29. Kg2 g6 30. Nf3 Rxd5 31. Re7 Rf5 32. Nd4 Rg5+ 33. Kh3 Qf6 34. R7e4 Qxf2 35. R1e3 Rh5+ 36. Kg4 Rh4+ 37. Kg5 h6# 0-1

[Event "Hart House March Blitz"] [Site "Toronto CAN"] [Date "2025.02.02"] [Round "19.1"] [White "Vettese, Nicholas"] [Black "Plotkin, Mark"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [WhiteElo "2367"] [BlackElo "2352"] [ECO "B42"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [Variation "Kan, 5.Bd3"] [EventDate "2025.02.02"] [WhiteFideId "2620090"] [BlackFideId "2611651"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. Qe2 d6 7. c4 Nbd7 8. Nc3 b6 9. b3 Bb7 10. Bb2 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Kh1 Qc7 13. f4 Rac8 14. Rae1 g6 15. Bb1 Nh5 16. f5 e5 17. fxg6 fxg6 18. Ne6 Rxf1+ 19. Rxf1 Qb8 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. exd5 Nf8 22. g4 Nf6 23. g5 Nh5 24. Qf3 Nxe6 25. Qf7+ Kh8 26. Qxe6 Rf8 27. Re1 Qd8 28. Rxe5 Rf1+ 29. Kg2 Rxb1 30. Rf5+ Rxb2+ 0-1

[Event "Hart House March Blitz"] [Site "Toronto CAN"] [Date "2025.02.02"] [Round "20.1"] [White "Plotkin, Mark"] [Black "Vettese, Nicholas"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [WhiteElo "2352"] [BlackElo "2367"] [ECO "A00"] [Opening "Benko's opening"] [EventDate "2025.02.02"] [WhiteFideId "2611651"] [BlackFideId "2620090"] 1. g3 g6 2. d3 Bg7 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg2 d4 5. Ne4 f5 6. Nd2 e5 7. c3 c5 8. cxd4 cxd4 9. Ngf3 Nc6 10. O-O Nf6 11. Nc4 Nd5 12. Bg5 Qd7 13. Qb3 h6 14. Bd2 Nde7 15. e3 dxe3 16. Bxe3 Qd8 17. d4 e4 18. Nfe5 Be6 19. Qxb7 Bd5 20. Qa6 O-O 21. Rac1 Rb8 22. Nxc6 Nxc6 23. Ne5 Rb6 24. Nxc6 Rxa6 25. Nxd8 Rxd8 26. a3 Rb8 27. Rc5 Bf7 28. g4 f4 29. Bxf4 Rxb2 30. Bxe4 Bxd4 31. Rc8+ Kg7 32. Rc7 Rf6 33. Bg3 g5 34. Bf5 h5 35. Rd7 hxg4 36. Bxg4 Rd2 37. Be5 Bxe5 38. Rxd2 Ra6 39. Rd7 Kf6 40. Rb1 Rxa3 41. Rbb7 Bc4 42. Rxa7 Rc3 43. Rd1 Rc2 44. Rb7 Ra2 45. Rb6+ Kf7 46. Rd7+ Ke8 47. Rd1 Rc2 48. Re1 1-0