Mark Plotkin (chess player)

Mark Plotkin (born December 2, 1998) is a Canadian chess player and coach. He holds the FIDE title of International Master.

Mark Plotkin
Mark Plotkin in 2022
CountryCanada
Born (1998-12-02) December 2, 1998 (age 25)
Israel
TitleInternational Master (2020)
Peak rating2435 (March 2020)[1]

Biography

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Mark Plotkin was born in Israel to Victor Plotkin, FIDE Master and the captain of the Canadian Olympiad team.[2][3] He attended the University of Toronto where he helped the team win the Canadian University Chess Championship.[4] During the pandemic chess boom, Mark became a full time chess teacher, while still continuing to participate in Grandmaster norm tournaments.[5] In 2021, Plotkin won the Canadian Banff Chess Tournament.[6][7] In 2022, Plotkin finished fifth in the Titled Tuesday Tournament[broken anchor] in a field of 340 titled players.[8] Currently, Plotkin is ranked number 16 among active players in Canada.[9] and currently has a CFC rating of 2500.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Plotkin, Mark". ratings.fide.com.
  2. ^ "The chess games of Mark Plotkin". www.chessgames.com.
  3. ^ Rosner, Cecil (July 22, 2022). "Originally set for Moscow, Chess Olympiad now takes place in India" – via www.theglobeandmail.com.
  4. ^ "Toronto is king of the CUCC". Chess News. January 16, 2019.
  5. ^ Rosner, Cecil (January 28, 2022). "Pandemic kickstarts successful career for young Toronto chess coach" – via www.theglobeandmail.com.
  6. ^ "The Return of the King... and Queen... and Rooks, Bishops etc..." Chess News. November 30, 2021.
  7. ^ "Mark Plotkin wins Banff Open 2021". www.fide.com.
  8. ^ Green (NathanielGreen), Nathaniel. "Nepomniachtchi Wins, Shevchenko Nearly Sweeps Titled Tuesday". Chess.com.
  9. ^ "FIDE Country Top chess players". ratings.fide.com.
  10. ^ "CFC - Player". www.chess.ca.
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