Sunday, May 25, 2025

2 PCG Games 5/24/2025

Philidor Counter Gambit

GraniteCastle (Chess.com 2024) - JimWest (Chess.com 2061), Chess.com 5/24/2025

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.Ne4 exf2+ 11.Nxf2 Nc6 12.cxd4 Qxd4 13.Qxd4 Nxd4 14.Ra2 Bf5 15.g4 Bg6 16.Bg2 O-O-O 17.O-O Ne7 18.Bg5 Rde8 19.Re1 Nec6


20.Bf4 Rhf8 21.Bg3 Nf3+ 22.Bxf3 Rxf3 23.Rc1 Nxe5 24.Re2 Nc6 25.Rxe8+ Bxe8 26.Re1 Bg6 27.h4, White resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

Igor959 (lichess 2035) - JimWest (lichess 2062), lichess 5/24/2025

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.fxe3 Qxg5 11.exd4 Qh4+ 12.g3 Qe4+ 13.Kf2 Ne7 14.Bg2 O-O+ 15.Bf4 Rxf4+ 16.gxf4 Qxf4+ 17.Kg1 Nbc6


18.Qf3 Nxd4 19.Qxf4 Ne2+ 20.Kf2 Nxf4 21.Be4 c6 22.Ke3 Nfg6 23.Rab1 Nxe5, White resigns.