Friday, January 26, 2024

2 PCG Games 1/25/2024

Philidor Counter Gambit

z9z9 (Chess.com 1950) - JimWest (Chess.com 1964), Chess.com 1/25/2024

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.dxe5 fxe4 5.Ng5 d5 6.c4 Bb4+ 7.Nc3 d4 8.a3 Bxc3+ 9.bxc3 e3 10.h4 exf2+ 11.Kxf2 Nc6 12.Bf4 Nge7 13.Qh5+ g6 14.Qd1 O-O 15.g3 dxc3 16.Qxd8 Nxd8 17.c5 Kg7 18.Bc4 h6 19.Ne4 Be6


20.Bd3 Nd5 21.Nf6 Nxf6 22.exf6+ Rxf6 23.Ke3 Rf7 24.Kd4 Nc6+ 25.Kxc3 Rd8 26.Rhe1 Bd5 27.Rab1 b6 28.cxb6 axb6


29.Bb5 Na7 30.Bf1 Nc6 31.Bb5 Na7 32.Bf1 Nc6 33.Bb5, draw.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

viktorrom (lichess 2183) - JimWest (lichess 2162), lichess 1/25/2024

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.Bxg8 Rxg8 6.d4 fxe4 7.Nxe4 d5 8.Ng3 e4 9.Ne5 Nxe5 10.dxe5 g6 11.c4 c6 12.O-O Be6 13.cxd5 cxd5 14.Be3 Bg7 15.Bd4 Rf8 16.Qb3 Qd7 17.Rac1 Kf7 18.Rc3 Kg8 19.Rfc1 Rac8


20.Qc2 Rxc3 21.Qxc3 a6 22.b3 h5 23.Qc7 Qxc7 24.Rxc7 Rf7 25.Rxf7 Kxf7 26.f4 h4 27.Nf1 Bh6 28.g3 hxg3 29.hxg3 g5 30.fxg5 Bxg5 31.Kf2 Kg6 32.Ne3 Bxe3+ 33.Bxe3 Kf5


34.Bd4 Kg4 35.Bb6 Kf5 36.Bd4 b5 37.b4 Kg4 38.a3, draw.