Thursday, February 15, 2024

2 PCG Games 2/14/2024

Philidor Counter Gambit

Sunildut (Chess.com 1807) - JimWest (Chess.com 1948), Chess.com 2/14/2024

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 c6 5.exf5 Bxf5 6.Bb3 Nd7 7.Nc3 Nc5 8.Bxg8 Rxg8 9.O-O Be7 10.Re1 Bg4 11.h3 Bxf3 12.Qxf3 g6 13.Bh6 Bg5 14.d4 Nd7 15.Bxg5 Qxg5 16.dxe5 Nxe5 17.Qe4 Rf8 18.Rf1 d5 19.Qe2 O-O-O


20.f4 Rxf4 21.Rxf4 Qxf4 22.Rf1 Qd4+ 23.Kh1 Nc4 24.Qe6+ Kb8 25.Qe7 Qb6 26.Rf7 Nxb2 27.Rxh7 Rc8 28.Qd6+ Ka8 29.Qxg6 Rb8 30.Rd7 Qe3 31.Qf6 a6 32.Rc7 d4


33.Re7 Qxc3 34.Rd7 Qxc2 35.Qxd4 c5 36.Qd5 Qc1+ 37.Kh2 Qf4+ 38.Kh1 Na4 39.Rd6 Re8 40.Rxa6+ Kb8 41.Re6 Rxe6 42.Qxe6 Ka7 43.Qb3 Nb6 44.Qa3+ Kb8


45.Qxc5 Qf1+ 46.Kh2 Qf4+ 47.Kh1 Qf1+ 48.Kh2 Qf4+ 49.Kh1, draw.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

ulfheddin23 (lichess 2081) - JimWest (lichess 2167), lichess 2/14/2024

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.d3 Na5 6.Bd5 Be7 7.O-O Nf6 8.b4 Nc6 9.b5 Nxd5 10.Nxd5 Nb8 11.Nxe7 Qxe7 12.Bg5 Qf7 13.exf5 Bxf5 14.Nh4 Be6 15.f4 O-O 16.f5 Bc8 17.c4 Nd7 18.Be3 a6


19.a4 axb5 20.axb5 Rxa1 21.Qxa1 b6 22.Rf3 Bb7 23.Rg3 Ra8 24.Qd1 Kh8 25.Ng6+ Kg8 26.Bh6 Ra2 27.Bxg7 hxg6 28.Rxg6 Qxg6 29.fxg6 Rxg2+ 30.Kf1 Kxg7 31.Qh5 Rxg6, White forfeits.