
[Event "Royal City Masters 2025"]
[Site "Guelph CAN"]
[Date "2025.08.05"]
[Round "8.7"]
[White "Plotkin, Mark"]
[Black "Ling, Chenxuan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackTitle "CM"]
[WhiteElo "2361"]
[BlackElo "2222"]
[ECO "E04"]
[Opening "Catalan Opening: Open Defense"]
[PlyCount "118"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.O-O a6 7.Nbd2 Nxd4 8.Nxc4 Nxf3+ 9.Bxf3 Qxd1 10.Rxd1 Nd5 11.e4 Nb6 12.Nxb6 cxb6 13.e5 Bc5 14.Bg5 Bd7 15.Bxb7 Ra7 16.Bc6 f6 17.exf6 gxf6 18.Bxf6 O-O 19.Rxd7 Rxd7 20.Bxd7 Rxf6 21.Rf1 e5 22.Bc8 a5 23.Bb7 Rd6 24.a4 Rd2 25.b3 Kg7 26.Kg2 Rb2 27.Bd5 Rd2 28.Bc6 Rb2 29.h4 Kf6 30.Bd5 Rd2 31.Be4 h6 32.Kf3 Rb2 33.Bd5 Rd2 34.Bc4 h5 35.Bb5 Rb2 36.Be8 Rxb3+ 37.Kg2 Ra3 38.f3 Ke7 39.Bb5 Be3 40.Re1 Bd4 41.Re2 Ra1 42.g4 Rg1+ 43.Kh3 Rh1+ 44.Kg3 Rg1+ 45.Rg2 Rxg2+ 46.Kxg2 Be3 47.Bc4 Bf4 48.Kh3 Kf8 49.Bb5 Kf7 50.Bd7 Ke7 51.Bf5 Kf7 52.Be4 Kg7 53.Bc6 Kf7 54.Bb5 Kf8 55.Kg2 Kf7 56.Kf2 Kf8 57.Bc6 Kf7 58.Bd5+ Kg7 59.Be4 Kf7 1/2-1/2
[Site "Guelph CAN"]
[Date "2025.08.05"]
[Round "8.7"]
[White "Plotkin, Mark"]
[Black "Ling, Chenxuan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackTitle "CM"]
[WhiteElo "2361"]
[BlackElo "2222"]
[ECO "E04"]
[Opening "Catalan Opening: Open Defense"]
[PlyCount "118"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.O-O a6 7.Nbd2 Nxd4 8.Nxc4 Nxf3+ 9.Bxf3 Qxd1 10.Rxd1 Nd5 11.e4 Nb6 12.Nxb6 cxb6 13.e5 Bc5 14.Bg5 Bd7 15.Bxb7 Ra7 16.Bc6 f6 17.exf6 gxf6 18.Bxf6 O-O 19.Rxd7 Rxd7 20.Bxd7 Rxf6 21.Rf1 e5 22.Bc8 a5 23.Bb7 Rd6 24.a4 Rd2 25.b3 Kg7 26.Kg2 Rb2 27.Bd5 Rd2 28.Bc6 Rb2 29.h4 Kf6 30.Bd5 Rd2 31.Be4 h6 32.Kf3 Rb2 33.Bd5 Rd2 34.Bc4 h5 35.Bb5 Rb2 36.Be8 Rxb3+ 37.Kg2 Ra3 38.f3 Ke7 39.Bb5 Be3 40.Re1 Bd4 41.Re2 Ra1 42.g4 Rg1+ 43.Kh3 Rh1+ 44.Kg3 Rg1+ 45.Rg2 Rxg2+ 46.Kxg2 Be3 47.Bc4 Bf4 48.Kh3 Kf8 49.Bb5 Kf7 50.Bd7 Ke7 51.Bf5 Kf7 52.Be4 Kg7 53.Bc6 Kf7 54.Bb5 Kf8 55.Kg2 Kf7 56.Kf2 Kf8 57.Bc6 Kf7 58.Bd5+ Kg7 59.Be4 Kf7 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Royal City Masters 2025"]
[Site "Guelph CAN"]
[Date "2025.08.05"]
[Round "8.7"]
[White "Plotkin, Mark"]
[Black "Ling, Chenxuan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackTitle "CM"]
[WhiteElo "2361"]
[BlackElo "2222"]
[ECO "E04"]
[Opening "Catalan"]
[Variation "open, 5.Nf3"]
[EventDate "2025.08.01"]
[WhiteFideId "2611651"]
[BlackFideId "30983118"]
[EventType "swiss"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. O-O a6 7. Nbd2 Nxd4
8. Nxc4 Nxf3+ 9. Bxf3 Qxd1 10. Rxd1 Nd5 11. e4 Nb6 12. Nxb6 cxb6 13. e5 Bc5
14. Bg5 Bd7 15. Bxb7 Ra7 16. Bc6 f6 17. exf6 gxf6 18. Bxf6 O-O 19. Rxd7
Rxd7 20. Bxd7 Rxf6 21. Rf1 e5 22. Bc8 a5 23. Bb7 Rd6 24. a4 Rd2 25. b3 Kg7
26. Kg2 Rb2 27. Bd5 Rd2 28. Bc6 Rb2 29. h4 Kf6 30. Bd5 Rd2 31. Be4 h6 32.
Kf3 Rb2 33. Bd5 Rd2 34. Bc4 h5 35. Bb5 Rb2 36. Be8 Rxb3+ 37. Kg2 Ra3 38. f3
Ke7 39. Bb5 Be3 40. Re1 Bd4 41. Re2 Ra1 42. g4 Rg1+ 43. Kh3 Rh1+ 44. Kg3
Rg1+ 45. Rg2 Rxg2+ 46. Kxg2 Be3 47. Bc4 Bf4 48. Kh3 Kf8 49. Bb5 Kf7 50. Bd7
Ke7 51. Bf5 Kf7 52. Be4 Kg7 53. Bc6 Kf7 54. Bb5 Kf8 55. Kg2 Kf7 56. Kf2 Kf8
57. Bc6 Kf7 58. Bd5+ Kg7 59. Be4 Kf7 1/2-1/2