Thursday, March 21, 2024

2 PCG Games 3/20/2024

Philidor Counter Gambit

rajneeshchess (Chess.com 1744) - JimWest (Chess.com 1846), Chess.com 3/20/2024

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 c6 5.O-O f4 6.d4 Qf6 7.dxe5 dxe5 8.Nc3 Bg4 9.a3 Nd7 10.b4 O-O-O 11.Qe2 Bd6 12.b5 Ne7 13.bxc6 Nxc6 14.Nd5 Qh6 15.c3 Nf6 16.Rb1 Nxd5 17.Bxd5 Bc7 18.Bxc6 Qxc6


19.Bd2 Bxf3 29.gxf3 Rd6 30.c4 Qd7 31.Rfd1 Rg6+ 32.Kh1 Qh3 33.Rg1 Rd8 34.Bb4 a5 35.Be7 Rd2, White resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

kushwahak (lichess 1994) - JimWest (lichess 2104), lichess 3/20/2024

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.Nf3 exf2+ 11.Kxf2 dxc3 12.Qxd8+ Kxd8 13.Bg5+ Ke8 14.Rc1 Nc6 15.Be2 Nge7 16.Bxe7 Kxe7 17.Rxc3 Bg4 18.Rd1 Rad8


19.h3 Rxd1 20.Bxd1 Bxf3 21.Bxf3 Rf8 22.Ke2 Nd4+ 23.Ke3 Nxf3 24.gxf3 Ke6 25.f4 g6 26.Rd3 b6 27.Ke4 a5 28.a4 Rf5 29.Rd8 Rh5 30.Rd8+ Kd7 31.Rf8 Rxh3 32.Rf7+ Kc6 33.e6 Kd6 34.e7 Kd7


35.Ke5 Re3+ 36.Kf6 Re6+ 37.Kg7 Rxe7 38.Rxe7+ Kxe7 39.Kxh7 Kf6 40.Kh6 Kf5 41.Kg7 Kxf4 42.Kxg6 Ke5 43.Kf7 Kd4 44.Ke6 Kxc4, White resigns.