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Lu, Maximillian vs Plotkin, Mark

2026.06.08 · game 1
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[Event "Round 9: Lu, Maximillian - Plotkin, Mark"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/broadcast/xix-american-continental-chess-championship-2026--standard/round-9/7oS2wTN2/bqjK56pM"]
[Date "2026.06.08"]
[Round "9.13"]
[White "Lu, Maximillian"]
[Black "Plotkin, Mark"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2466"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[WhiteTeam "USA"]
[WhiteFideId "2096242"]
[BlackElo "2360"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[BlackTeam "CAN"]
[BlackFideId "2611651"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "E65"]
[Opening "King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation, Exchange Line"]
[UTCDate "2026.06.08"]
[UTCTime "22:16:05"]
[BroadcastName "XIX American Continental Chess Championship 2026 | Standard"]
[BroadcastURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/xix-american-continental-chess-championship-2026--standard/round-9/7oS2wTN2"]
[GameURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/xix-american-continental-chess-championship-2026--standard/round-9/7oS2wTN2/bqjK56pM"]

1. c4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:27:37] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:57] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:27:45] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:20] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:28:11] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:44] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:28:37] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:32:05] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:29:03] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:27] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:29:30] } 6... c5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:32:50] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:23:16] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:33:11] } 8. dxc5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:23:36] } 8... dxc5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:33:40] } 9. Bf4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:20:38] } 9... Bd7 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:21:39] } 10. Ne5 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:16:15] } 10... Rc8 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 1:10:39] } 11. Nxd7 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:11:12] } 11... Nxd7 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:08:53] } 12. Qc1 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:06:22] } 12... Nde5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:07:49] } 13. b3 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:01:44] } 13... Qa5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:03:52] } 14. Bd2 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:02:07] } 14... Nd4 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:59:57] } 15. Re1 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:00:05] } 15... Qa6 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:57:23] } 16. Nd5 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:53:27] } 16... Rfe8 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:55:57] } 17. Bc3 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:52:08] } 17... e6 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:54:33] } 18. Ne3 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:52:10] } 18... b5 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:52:45] } 19. f4 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:50:23] } 19... b4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:46:10] } 20. Bb2 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:32:34] } 20... Nec6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:45:17] } 21. Ng4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:32:48] } 21... h5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:33:52] } 22. Nf2 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:32:29] } 22... e5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:34:00] } 23. e3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:30:53] } 23... Ne6?! { [%eval 1.0] } { Inaccuracy. Nf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:49] } 24. Bd5?! { [%eval 0.3] } { Inaccuracy. Qc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:52] } 24... Ne7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:26:35] } 25. Qc2 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:22:06] } 25... Red8 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:22:18] } 26. Bg2 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:22:17] } 26... Rd7? { [%eval 2.18] } { Mistake. exf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:49] } 27. Bxe5 { [%eval 2.23] [%clk 0:19:22] } 27... Bxe5 { [%eval 2.76] [%clk 0:17:07] } 28. fxe5 { [%eval 2.63] [%clk 0:19:50] } 28... Nc6 { [%eval 2.76] [%clk 0:16:01] } 29. Ne4 { [%eval 2.81] [%clk 0:18:42] } 29... Re7 { [%eval 3.55] [%clk 0:15:07] } 30. Rad1?! { [%eval 2.74] } { Inaccuracy. Qb2 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:51] } 30... Nxe5 { [%eval 2.72] [%clk 0:13:54] } 31. Rd6 { [%eval 2.65] [%clk 0:15:03] } 31... Qa3 { [%eval 2.65] [%clk 0:12:59] } 32. Rd5?! { [%eval 1.53] } { Inaccuracy. Nf6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:08:31] } 32... Ng4? { [%eval 3.52] } { Mistake. Nc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:23] } 33. h3 { [%eval 3.38] [%clk 0:09:00] } 33... Nh6 { [%eval 3.06] [%clk 0:08:40] } 34. Nf6+ { [%eval 3.64] [%clk 0:08:38] } 34... Kg7 { [%eval 3.47] [%clk 0:08:14] } 35. Qf2 { [%eval 3.27] [%clk 0:09:06] } 35... Ng8 { [%eval 3.99] [%clk 0:07:22] } 36. Rf1 { [%eval 3.84] [%clk 0:08:50] } 36... Qa6?! { [%eval 5.16] } { Inaccuracy. Nf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:17] } 37. Qb2 { [%eval 5.0] [%clk 0:07:44] } 37... Qa3 { [%eval 5.18] [%clk 0:04:32] } 38. Qa1 { [%eval 5.01] [%clk 0:05:27] } 38... Rcc7 { [%eval 6.07] [%clk 0:03:09] } 39. Ne8+ { [%eval 6.11] [%clk 0:04:48] } 39... Kh7?? { [%eval #8] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:30] } 40. Nxc7?? { [%eval 5.45] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxh5+ was best. } { [%clk 0:05:01] } 40... Rxc7?? { [%eval #6] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ng7 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:43] } 41. Rxh5+ { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:03:57] } 1-0
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