Thursday, April 23, 2026

2 PCG Games 4/22/2026

Philidor Counter Gambit

OGICs (Chess.com 1959) - JimWest (Chess.com 1976), Chess.com 4/22/2026

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Nc3 f5 4.exf5 Bxf5 5.Bc4 c6 6.O-O Nf6 7.Re1 Be7 8.d4 e4 9.Nd2 d5 10.Bb3 Qc7 11.f3 Bd6 12.fxe4 Bxh2+ 13.Kh1 Bg3 14.exf5+ Bxe1 15.Qxe1+ Qe7 16.Qxe7+ Kxe7 17.Nf3 Re8 18.Bf4 Kf8 19.Bd6+ Kg8


20.Ne5 Nbd7 21.Re1 Nxe5 22.dxe5 Nh5 23.Kh2 Rad8 24.Ne2 g6 25.f6 Nxf6 26.c4 Ng4+ 27.Kg3 Nxe5 28.cxd5 cxd5 29.Bxd5+ Kg7 30.Bxe5+ Rxe5 31.Bxb7 Rb8 32.Bf3 Rxb2


33.a4 a5 34.Kf2 Ra2 35.Bc6 h5 36.Kf1 Rf5+ 37.Kg1 Re5 38.Kf1 Rf5+ 39.Kg1 Re5 40.Kf2 Rf5+ 41.Ke3 Re5+ 42.Kd3 Ra3+ 43.Kd4 Rae3 44.Bb5 R3e4+ 45.Kd3 Re3+ 46.Kd2 Ra3 47.Rc1 Ra2+ 48.Kd1 Rd5+ 49.Ke1 Re5 50.Rc7+ Kh6

51.Ra7 Kg5 52.Kf1 Rf5+ 53.Kg1 h4 54.Nd4 Ra1+ 55.Kh2 Rf4 56.Ne6+ Kf5 57.Nxf4 Kxf4 58.Rxa5 g5 49.Be2 g4 50.Ra8 g3+, White resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

Hemochetia (lichess 2038) - JimWest (lichess 2069) lichess 4/22/2026

1.e4 e5 Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 c6 5.O-O f4 6.Bxg8 Rxg8 7.d4 Nd7 8.dxe5 dxe5 9.c3 g5 10.Qb3 Rg6 11.Rd1 Qc7 12.Na3 Nc5 13.Qc2 Be6 14.b4 Nd7 15.c4 Bxb4 16.Rb1 Bc5 17.Qc3 O-O-O 18.Bb2 Bg4


19.Rxd7 Qxd7 20.h3 Bxf3 21.Qxf3 g4 22.hxg4 Qxg4 23.Qxg4+ Rxg4 24.Kf1 Bd4 25.Nc2 Bxb2 26.Rxb2 Rdg8 27.Ne1 Kc7


28.c5 h5 29.Nf3 Rxg2 30.Nxe5 Rg1+ 31.Ke2 h4 32.Nf3 h3 33.Nxg1 Rxg1, White resigns.