Monday, June 2, 2025

2 PCG Games 6/1/2025

Philidor Counter Gambit

nickhiggins69 (Chess.com 1934) - JimWest (Chess.com 2035), Chess.com 6/1/2025

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.h3 f5 4.exf5 Bxf5 5.d3 Nf6 6.Bg5 Be7 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Be2 h6 9.Bh4 c6 10.g4 Bh7 11.Bg3 Nbd7 12.O-O Qc7 13.Nd2 Rae8 14.Nde4 d5 15.Nxf6+ Bxf6 16.d4 Qb6 17.dxe5 Bxe5 18.Bxe5 Nxe5 19.b3 Ng6


20.Na4 Qc7 21.Bd3 Ne5 22.Bxh7+ Kxh7 23.f4 Ng6 24.Qd3 Rxf4 25.Rxf4 Qxf4 26.Rf1 Qe4 27.Qxe4 Rxe4 28.Rf7 Re7 29.Rxe7 Nxe7 30.Nc5 b6 31.Nd7 c5 32.Kf2 g5


33.Ne5 Kg7 34.Ke3 Kf6 35.Nd3 Ke6 36.c3 Nc6 37.Nc1 d4+ 38.cxd4 Nxd4 39.Ke4 Nc6 40.a3 Ne5 41.Ne2 Nd7 42.Ng3 Nf6+ 43.Kd3 Ke5 44.Ne2 Nd5 45.Kc4 Nf4 46.Nxf4 Kxf4


47.Kb5 Kg3 48.Ka6 Kxh3 49.Kxa7 Kxg4 50.Kxb6 h5 51.a4 h4 52.a5 h3 53.a6 h2 54.Kxc5 h1=Q 55.b4 Qa8 56.b5 Kf5 57.Kb6 g4 58.a7 g3 59.Ka6 g2 60.b6 g1=Q, White resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

genis-14_04 (lichess 1930) - JimWest (lichess 2035), lichess 6/1/2025

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.dxe5 fxe4 5.Ng5 d5 6.e6 Bc5 7.Qh5+ g6 8.Qe2 Nc6 9.Nf7 Qe7 10.Nxh8 Bxe6 11.Be3 Bxe3 12.fxe3 O-O-O 13.Nd2 Nf6 14.Nxg6 hxg6 15.O-O-O Bg4 16.Qe1 Bxd1 17.Qxd1 d4 18.exd4 Nxd4 19.Bc4 e3


20.Nf3 e2 21.Qd3 Nxf3 22.Qxe2 Qxe2 23.Bxe2 Nd4 24.Bd3 Nf5 25.Rf1 Nd5 26.Bxf5+ gxf5 27.Rxf5 Ne3, White resigns.