[Event "Charlotte Spring IM-A"] [Site "Charlotte USA"] [Date "2022.03.16"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Adewumi, Tanitoluwa"] [Black "Plotkin, Mark"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2188"] [BlackElo "2400"] [ECO "B06"] [EventDate "2022.03.16"] [PlyCount "89"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "USA"] [Source "ChessMix"] [SourceDate "2022.04.01"] [EventCategory "1"] 1. d4 g6 2. Nc3 d5 3. e4 c6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Nge2 Bg4 6. Bg2 dxe4 7. Bxe4 Nf6 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O Qd7 10. Re1 Na6 11. Bg5 Rad8 12. Qd2 Rfe8 13. Rad1 Nc7 14. Qc1 Qc8 15. Bh6 Bh8 16. f3 Bf5 17. g4 Bd7 18. Bf4 c5 19. Be5 cxd4 20. Nxd4 Ncd5 21. Nxd5 Nxd5 22. Bxh8 Kxh8 23. c4 Nf6 24. b3 Qc5 25. Qe3 Bc6 26. Nc2 Qxe3+ 27. Nxe3 Kg7 28. f4 Ne4 29. Rxd8 Rxd8 30. Nd5 Bxd5 31. cxd5 Nf6 32. Rxe7 Nxd5 33. Bxd5 Rxd5 34. Rxb7 Rd1+ 35. Kg2 Rd2+ 36. Kg3 Rxa2 37. g5 a5 38. b4 Rb2 39. b5 Rb3+ 40. Kg4 h5+ 41. gxh6+ Kxh6 42. Rxf7 Rxb5 43. Ra7 Rc5 44. h4 Rb5 45. Ra6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Charlotte Spring IM-A"] [Site "Charlotte USA"] [Date "2022.03.17"] [Round "2.4"] [White "Plotkin, Mark"] [Black "Poliannikov, Danila"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2400"] [BlackElo "2273"] [ECO "A34"] [EventDate "2022.03.16"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "USA"] [Source "ChessMix"] [SourceDate "2022.04.01"] [EventCategory "1"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Nc7 7. O-O e5 8. d3 Be7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Rc1 Bd7 11. a3 Rc8 12. Nd2 b6 13. Nc4 f6 14. f4 exf4 15. gxf4 f5 16. Kh1 Kh8 17. Qe1 Ne6 18. Qg3 Ned4 19. Rg1 g6 20. b4 b5 21. Bxd4+ Nxd4 22. Ne5 Be8 23. Nd5 Bf7 24. Nxe7 Qxe7 25. Qe3 Kg7 26. Rxc5 Rxc5 27. Qxd4 Rxe5 28. Rc1 Re8 29. Rc5 Qh4 30. Rxe5 Rxe5 31. Qxe5+ Kh6 32. Bf3 Qf2 33. Qa1 Bb3 34. Qg1 Qh4 35. Qd4 Bd1 36. Kg2 Qe7 37. Qc5 Qf7 38. Qxb5 Bb3 39. Qe5 Be6 40. d4 g5 41. d5 1-0

[Event "Charlotte Spring IM-A"] [Site "Charlotte USA"] [Date "2022.03.17"] [Round "3.3"] [White "Johnson, Donald"] [Black "Plotkin, Mark"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2116"] [BlackElo "2400"] [ECO "B39"] [EventDate "2022.03.16"] [PlyCount "174"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "USA"] [Source "ChessMix"] [SourceDate "2022.04.01"] [EventCategory "1"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Nc3 Ng4 8. Qxg4 Nxd4 9. Qd1 Ne6 10. Qd2 d6 11. Be2 Bd7 12. O-O O-O 13. Rac1 Bc6 14. f3 a5 15. b3 Nc5 16. Rc2 Qb6 17. Rb1 Qb4 18. Kh1 Rfc8 19. Qc1 Qb6 20. a3 Qd8 21. Bf1 Qf8 22. Nd5 Nd7 23. Qd2 e6 24. Nc3 Nf6 25. b4 axb4 26. axb4 Ra3 27. Rd1 Rd8 28. Bb6 Rda8 29. b5 Bd7 30. Qxd6 Qxd6 31. Rxd6 Be8 32. Bd4 Ra1 33. Kg1 Nd7 34. Bxg7 Kxg7 35. Rcd2 Nc5 36. Rd8 Rxd8 37. Rxd8 Bd7 38. e5 Re1 39. Kf2 Rxe5 40. Ne4 Rxe4 41. fxe4 e5 42. Ke3 Kf6 43. g3 Ke7 44. Ra8 Kd6 45. Ra1 Bg4 46. Ra2 Be6 47. h4 h5 48. Rh2 Nb3 49. Rc2 Kc5 50. Ra2 b6 51. Ra7 Na5 52. Kd2 Kd4 53. Ra6 Bxc4 54. Bxc4 Nxc4+ 55. Kc2 Kxe4 56. Kc3 Kd5 57. Ra7 Nd6 58. Kd3 Kc5 59. Rd7 Kd5 60. Ke3 Ke6 61. Rc7 Nxb5 62. Rc6+ Kf5 63. Rxb6 Nd4 64. Rb7 f6 65. Rf7 Nc2+ 66. Kd3 Nb4+ 67. Ke3 Nd5+ 68. Kd3 e4+ 69. Kd4 Nb4 70. Rc7 Nd3 71. Rc2 Ne5 72. Rf2+ Nf3+ 73. Ke3 g5 74. Ra2 Kg4 75. Kxe4 Kxg3 76. hxg5 fxg5 77. Ra1 h4 78. Kf5 h3 79. Rb1 h2 80. Ra1 g4 81. Rb1 Ng1 82. Rb3+ Kf2 83. Rb2+ Ne2 84. Rb1 g3 85. Rh1 Kg2 86. Re1 Ng1 87. Kg4 h1=Q 0-1

[Event "Charlotte Spring IM-A"] [Site "Charlotte USA"] [Date "2022.03.18"] [Round "4.3"] [White "Plotkin, Mark"] [Black "Rusonik, Max"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2400"] [BlackElo "2141"] [ECO "D02"] [EventDate "2022.03.16"] [PlyCount "152"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "USA"] [Source "ChessMix"] [SourceDate "2022.04.01"] [EventCategory "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 c5 5. O-O Nc6 6. b3 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bc5 8. Bb2 Bd7 9. e3 Rc8 10. Nd2 Nxd4 11. exd4 Bb4 12. c4 Qa5 13. Nf3 dxc4 14. a3 Bd6 15. bxc4 Rxc4 16. Ne5 Bxe5 17. dxe5 Nd5 18. Qd3 Rc8 19. Rfd1 Bc6 20. a4 O-O 21. Ba3 Rfd8 22. Bd6 Nc3 23. Bxc6 Nxd1 24. Bf3 Qe1+ 25. Qf1 Qxf1+ 26. Kxf1 Nb2 27. Bxb7 Rc2 28. Ba6 Nc4 29. Bxc4 Rxc4 30. a5 Rc2 31. Rb1 Ra2 32. Bc7 Rc8 33. Rb7 Rc2 34. Bd6 a6 35. Ra7 R2c6 36. h4 h5 37. Kg2 Rc2 38. Rxa6 Ra2 39. Kf3 Rc3+ 40. Kg2 Rcc2 41. Kf3 Rxf2+ 42. Ke3 Rg2 43. Kf3 Kh7 44. Ra8 Rg1 45. Bc5 Rb1 46. a6 Rb5 47. Bd4 Rd5 48. Bb6 Rxe5 49. a7 Rb5 50. Rb8 Rxb6 51. Rxb6 Rxa7 52. Rb5 Kh6 53. Re5 Ra4 54. Rb5 Rg4 55. Rb7 Kg6 56. Rb5 f6 57. Ra5 e5 58. Ra7 Kf5 59. Rb7 g6 60. Kg2 Ra4 61. Kh3 Rd4 62. Rb6 Rd5 63. Kg2 Rd2+ 64. Kh3 Rf2 65. Rb8 e4 66. Re8 Re2 67. Ra8 e3 68. Ra5+ Ke4 69. Ra4+ Kd3 70. Ra3+ Kd2 71. Ra2+ Ke1 72. Ra1+ Kf2 73. Ra6 f5 74. Rxg6 Re1 75. Kh2 e2 76. Rg5 Rh1+ 0-1

[Event "Charlotte Spring IM-A"] [Site "Charlotte USA"] [Date "2022.03.18"] [Round "5.4"] [White "Mishra, Prateek"] [Black "Plotkin, Mark"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2164"] [BlackElo "2400"] [ECO "C42"] [EventDate "2022.03.16"] [PlyCount "111"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "USA"] [Source "ChessMix"] [SourceDate "2022.04.01"] [EventCategory "1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. Bd3 d5 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1 Nd6 9. Bf4 Bg4 10. h3 Bh5 11. Nbd2 Nd7 12. c3 Nf6 13. Qc2 Bg6 14. Bxg6 hxg6 15. Ne5 Re8 16. Re2 a5 17. a4 Ra6 18. Rae1 Nf5 19. g4 Nd6 20. f3 Nh7 21. Nd3 Ra8 22. Qb3 Bh4 23. Rxe8+ Nxe8 24. Re5 Nd6 25. Qxd5 c6 26. Qb3 Nf6 27. Re2 Nfe8 28. Ne4 Nxe4 29. fxe4 Qe7 30. Kg2 Rd8 31. Nc5 Nd6 32. Bxd6 Qxd6 33. e5 Qe7 34. Qxb7 Qg5 35. Qxc6 Qc1 36. e6 fxe6 37. Nxe6 Qd1 38. Qc4 Rb8 39. Nf4+ Kh7 40. Qd3 Qxd3 41. Nxd3 Bf6 42. d5 Kh6 43. Kf3 Kg5 44. Nc5 Kh4 45. Kg2 Rd8 46. Rd2 Be5 47. Nb7 Rb8 48. Nxa5 Bf4 49. Rc2 Re8 50. c4 Re3 51. Rc3 Re1 52. Rf3 g5 53. Nc6 g6 54. Nd4 Rb1 55. Rxf4 Rxb2+ 56. Rf2 1-0

[Event "Charlotte Spring IM-A"] [Site "Charlotte USA"] [Date "2022.03.19"] [Round "6.2"] [White "Plotkin, Mark"] [Black "Ngo, Bach"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2400"] [BlackElo "2296"] [ECO "D37"] [EventDate "2022.03.16"] [PlyCount "204"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "USA"] [Source "ChessMix"] [SourceDate "2022.04.01"] [EventCategory "1"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 Be7 5. d4 O-O 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 a6 8. a4 b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Qe2 c5 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. e4 Nc6 13. e5 Nd5 14. Rd1 Na5 15. Bd3 Nb3 16. Rb1 Nxc1 17. Rbxc1 Qb6 18. Bb1 Rfd8 19. Ne4 Qb3 20. g3 h6 21. Bc2 Qb6 22. Nfd2 Nb4 23. Nc4 Qc7 24. Ncd6 Nxc2 25. Rxc2 Bxe4 26. Qxe4 Rab8 27. Qf4 Bxd6 28. exd6 Qc6 29. Rdd2 Rb6 30. b4 Qb7 31. Qe5 Rxb4 32. Qxc5 Rb1+ 33. Rc1 Qb4 34. Qxb4 Rxb4 35. Rc7 Rxa4 36. Rb2 Ra5 37. Rb6 Rd5 38. Rxa6 R8xd6 39. Ra8+ Rd8 40. Rxd8+ Rxd8 41. h4 g5 42. hxg5 hxg5 43. Kg2 Kg7 44. Rc5 Rd5 45. Rc8 Kg6 46. g4 Rd3 47. Ra8 Kg7 48. Rb8 Kf6 49. Rg8 Rd5 50. Kg3 Ke7 51. Ra8 Rd3+ 52. Kg2 Rc3 53. Rg8 Rc5 54. Ra8 Kd6 55. Rf8 Rc7 56. Rg8 f6 57. Ra8 Rc5 58. Ra4 Kd5 59. f3 Rc6 60. Kg3 Rc4 61. Ra5+ Rc5 62. Ra4 f5 63. gxf5 exf5 64. Ra8 Ke5 65. Re8+ Kf6 66. Rf8+ Kg7 67. Ra8 Rc3 68. Ra7+ Kg6 69. Kg2 Rc2+ 70. Kf1 Kf6 71. Ra5 Rb2 72. Rc5 Kg6 73. Ra5 Rc2 74. Rb5 Ra2 75. Rc5 f4 76. Rc8 Kf5 77. Rc5+ Kg6 78. Rc8 Kf6 79. Rc5 Rb2 80. Ra5 Kg6 81. Ra8 Rb5 82. Kg2 Kf5 83. Rg8 Rb2+ 84. Kf1 Rd2 85. Ke1 Rc2 86. Kf1 Rh2 87. Kg1 Rd2 88. Kf1 Ke5 89. Rxg5+ Kd4 90. Ra5 Ke3 91. Ra3+ Rd3 92. Ra8 Kxf3 93. Kg1 Rd1+ 94. Kh2 Ke2 95. Rf8 f3 96. Re8+ Kf1 97. Rf8 Rd2+ 98. Kh1 f2 99. Ra8 Ke1 100. Re8+ Re2 101. Rf8 Re5 102. Kg2 Rg5+ 0-1

[Event "Charlotte Spring IM-A"] [Site "Charlotte USA"] [Date "2022.03.19"] [Round "7.5"] [White "Almeida Saenz, Alfonso"] [Black "Plotkin, Mark"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2259"] [BlackElo "2400"] [ECO "A45"] [EventDate "2022.03.16"] [PlyCount "84"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "USA"] [Source "ChessMix"] [SourceDate "2022.04.01"] [EventCategory "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. e4 c5 4. d5 h6 5. Bxf6 Qxf6 6. Nc3 a6 7. a4 d6 8. Nf3 g5 9. h4 g4 10. Nd2 e5 11. Nc4 Qd8 12. g3 Rg8 13. a5 Nd7 14. Be2 h5 15. Qd3 Rb8 16. Rf1 Rg6 17. O-O-O b5 18. axb6 Nxb6 19. f4 Nxc4 20. Qxc4 Bg7 21. Qa4+ Bd7 22. Qxa6 exf4 23. gxf4 Qxh4 24. Bb5 Qd8 25. Bxd7+ Qxd7 26. Rh1 Bh6 27. Ne2 Qe7 28. Qa4+ Kf8 29. Rxh5 Qf6 30. b3 Bxf4+ 31. Nxf4 Qxf4+ 32. Kb1 g3 33. Rf5 Qg4 34. Rg1 Rd8 35. Qa7 Rg7 36. Qc7 Qh4 37. Rxg3 Qh1+ 38. Kb2 Ra8 39. Qxd6+ Kg8 40. Rxg7+ Kxg7 41. Qf6+ Kh7 42. Qxf7+ Kh6 1-0

[Event "Charlotte Spring IM-A"] [Site "Charlotte USA"] [Date "2022.03.20"] [Round "8.1"] [White "Wang, Tianqi"] [Black "Plotkin, Mark"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2322"] [BlackElo "2400"] [ECO "A12"] [EventDate "2022.03.16"] [PlyCount "80"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "USA"] [Source "ChessMix"] [SourceDate "2022.04.01"] [EventCategory "1"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. b3 d5 4. Bb2 Bf5 5. g3 h6 6. Bg2 e6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. d3 Be7 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Qc2 a5 11. a3 Bh7 12. Rac1 Qb6 13. cxd5 exd5 14. e4 dxe4 15. dxe4 Rfe8 16. Qc4 Rad8 17. e5 Nd5 18. Qg4 Bf8 19. Bd4 Qb5 20. Bb2 Qd3 21. Rfd1 Nc5 22. Nc4 Qxb3 23. Nd4 Qa4 24. Bxd5 Rxd5 25. Nb6 Rxd4 26. Bxd4 Qxa3 27. Nc4 Qb4 28. Nd6 Bxd6 29. exd6 Ne6 30. d7 Rd8 31. Re1 Qf8 32. Rcd1 Bc2 33. Rd2 Bb3 34. Bb6 Bd5 35. Rxd5 cxd5 36. Rxe6 Rxd7 37. Re3 Qd6 38. Bd4 f6 39. Bxf6 h5 40. Qg6 Qxf6 1-0

[Event "Charlotte Spring IM-A"] [Site "Charlotte USA"] [Date "2022.03.20"] [Round "9.5"] [White "Plotkin, Mark"] [Black "Arjun, Vishnuvardhan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2400"] [BlackElo "2268"] [ECO "E12"] [EventDate "2022.03.16"] [PlyCount "12"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "USA"] [Source "ChessMix"] [SourceDate "2022.04.01"] [EventCategory "1"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Bb7 6. e3 h6 1/2-1/2