Sunday, March 10, 2024

2 PCG Games 3/9/2024

Philidor Counter Gambit

Yukavvayo (Chess.com 1777) - JimWest (Chess.com 1903), Chess.com 3/9/2024

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 c6 5.Bxg8 Rxg8 6.Nc3 Be7 7.Bd2 Rf8 8.Qe2 fxe4 9.dxe4 Bg4 10.h3 Bxf3 11.gxf3 Nd7 12.O-O-O Qc7 13.Rhg1 g6 14.Bh6 Rf7 15.Kb1 O-O-O 16.Bg5 Bxg5 17.Rxg5 Rdf8 18.Rg3 Nf6 19.Qd2 Nh5


20.Rgg1 Rxf3 21.Qxd6 Qxd6 22.Rxd6 Rxf2 23.Rgd1 R2f6 24.Rd7 R6f7 25.R7d6 Nf4 26.h4 h5 27.a3 Rf6 28.Rd7 Ne6 29.R1d6 Nc5 30.Rxf6 Rxf6 21.Re7 Re6 32.Rg7 a5 33.b4 axb4 34.axb4 Na6 35.b5 cxb5 36.Nxb5 Rb6


37.c4 Nc5 38.Rc7+ Kd8 39.Rxc5 Rc6 40.Rxc6 bxc6 41.Nd6 Ke7 42.c5 Kf6 43.Kc2 g5 44.hxg5+ Kxg5 45.Nf5 Kf4 46.Kd3 Kf3 47.Nh4+ Kg4 48.Nf5 h4


49.Nxh4 Kxh4 50.Kc4 Kg4 51.Kb4 Kf4 52.Ka5 Kxe4 53.Kb6 Kd5, White resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

GodzwonSzachista (lichess 1981) - JimWest (lichess 2134), lichess 3/9/2024

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d4 Nc6 5.Ng5 Nh6 6.O-O f4 7.Ne6 Bxe6 8.Bxe6 Nxd4 9.Bh3 g6 10.Bxf4 Nxc2 11.Bxh6 Nxa1 12.Bxf8 Rxf8 13.Nc3 Kf7 14.Qxa1 Kg7 15.Qc1 c6 16.Rd1 Qf6 17.Qe3 a6 18.Na4 Rad8 19.Nb6 Qf4


20.Qxf4 Rxf4 21.f3 h5 22.Kf2 g5 23.Bd7 Rf6 24.Kg3 Kf7 25.h4 Rg8 26.hxg5 Rxg5+ 27.Kf2 Ke7 28.Bc8 Rfg6 29.Rg1 Kd8


30.Bxb7 Kc7 31.Bxa6 Kxb6 32.Bc4 h4, White resigns.