Event: Round 7: Plotkin, Mark - Hoffman, Luc
Date: 2025-03-30
White: Plotkin, Mark
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2349
Black: Hoffman, Luc
BlackElo: 2211
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B40
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:29:32] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:50] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:00] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:10] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:30:26] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:34] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:52] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:59] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:16] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:32:25] } 6. Be2 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:43] } 6... Bb4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:32:37] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:32:08] } 7... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:33:00] } 8. bxc3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:32:34] } 8... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:33:21] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:31:52] } 9... d5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:33:33] } 10. Bxe4 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:19:01] } 10... dxe4 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:33:47] } 11. Ba3 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:19:20] } 11... Nxd4 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:30:18] } 12. cxd4 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:19:05] } 12... Qa5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:27] } 13. Qc1 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:18:59] } 13... Bd7 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 1:21:31] } 14. Rb1 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 1:17:31] } 14... Bc6 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 1:19:04] } 15. c4 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:07:22] } 15... f6 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:17:48] } 16. d5 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:00:47] } 16... exd5 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:17:19] } 17. cxd5 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:01:13] } 17... Qxd5 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:11:07] } 18. Rd1 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:01:37] } 18... Qe5 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:04:20] } 19. f4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:02:01] } 19... Qa5 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:57:31] } 20. Rd6? { [%eval -1.32] } { Mistake. Bc5 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:04] } 20... Kf7? { [%eval -0.11] } { Mistake. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:56:30] } 21. Rb3? { [%eval -1.22] } { Mistake. Bc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:07] } 21... Rhd8 { [%eval -1.07] [%clk 0:53:08] } 22. Qc4+ { [%eval -0.98] [%clk 0:29:28] } 22... Bd5 { [%eval -1.02] [%clk 0:52:24] } 23. Rxb7+ { [%eval -1.02] [%clk 0:29:31] } 23... Kg8 { [%eval -1.07] [%clk 0:52:53] } 24. Qb4 { [%eval -0.98] [%clk 0:26:47] } 24... Qxb4 { [%eval -1.2] [%clk 0:49:45] } 25. Rxd8+ { [%eval -1.13] [%clk 0:27:10] } 25... Rxd8 { [%eval -1.28] [%clk 0:50:08] } 26. Rxb4 { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:27:35] } 26... e3 { [%eval -2.94] [%clk 0:45:04] } 27. Rb1 { [%eval -2.69] [%clk 0:26:10] } 27... Rc8 { [%eval -1.79] [%clk 0:42:25] } 28. Rc1 { [%eval -2.69] [%clk 0:26:04] } 28... Rxc1+ { [%eval -1.41] [%clk 0:30:45] } 29. Bxc1 { [%eval -1.55] [%clk 0:26:32] } 29... Bxa2 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:31:07] } 30. Bxe3 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:26:54] } 30... a5 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:31:33] } 31. Bc5 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:26:02] } 31... Kf7 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:31:38] } 32. Kf2 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:26:27] } 32... Ke6 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:31:54] } 33. Ke3 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:26:49] } 33... Kd5 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:28:25] } 34. Bf8 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:27:13] } 34... g6 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:28:48] } 35. g4 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:27:02] } 35... a4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:43] } 36. g5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:12] } 36... f5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:02] } 37. Kd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:10] } 37... Bb1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:20] } 38. Kc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:26] } 38... Ke4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:39] } 39. Bd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:51] } 39... a3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:16] } 40. Kb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:18] } 40... a2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:24] } 41. Kb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:47] } 41... Kf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:35] } 42. Bb8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:14] } 42... Kg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:34] } 1/2-1/2