Monday, December 2, 2024

2 PCG Games 12/1/2024

Philidor Counter Gambit

AshutoshSinghKhati (Chess.com 2173) - JimWest (Chess.com 1986), Chess.com 12/1/2024

1.Nf3 d6 2.g3 e5 3.d3 f5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bg2 Be7 6.O-O O-O 7.e4 c6 8.b3 a5 9.Bb2 Na6 10.a3 Nc5 11.Nh4 f4


12.b4 axb4 13.axb4 Rxa1 14.Qxa1, draw.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

KrainovAS (lichess 2129) - JimWest (lichess 2113), lichess 12/1/2024

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.dxe5 fxe4 5.Ng5 d5 6.c4 Bb4+ 7.Bd2 Qxg5 8.Bxb4 d4 9.Nd2 Qxe5 10.Be2 Nf6 11.O-O Nc6 12.Ba3 d3 13.Bxd3 Bg4 14.Be2 Bxe2 15.Qxe2 O-O-O 16.Nb3 Nd4 17.Nxd4 Rxd4 18.b3 Rhd8 19.Bb2 c5


20.Bxd4 cxd4 21.Rad1 d3 22.Qe3 Kb8 23.f3 h5 24.Rfe1 h4 25.fxe4 Ng4 26.Qh3 Qd4+ 27.Re3 Qxe3+ 28.Qxe3 Nxe3 29.Rd2 Ng4 30.h3 Ne5 31.Kf2 g5


32.Ke3 Kc7 33.c5 Kc6 34.Rf2 Kxc5 35.Rf5 d2 36.Rxe5+ Kb4 37.a3+ Kxa3 38.Ra5+ Kb2, White forfeits.