Monday, June 1, 2026

2 PCG Games 5/31/2026

Philidor Counter Gambit

uNGam3R (Chess.com 1990) - JimWest (Chess.com 2018), Chess.com 5/31/2026

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Nc3 fxe4 5.Nxe4 d5 6.Nxe5 dxe4 7.Qh5+ g6 8.Nxg6 Nf6 9.Qe5+ Kf7 10.Nxh8+ Kg7 11.Bg5 Be7 12.Nf7 Kxf7 13.Bc4+ Kg7 14.O-O-O Nc6 15.Qg3 Kh8 16.Qc3 Bf5 17.d5 Nb8 18.Qe5 Bg6 19.f4 Nbd7


20.Qd4 Qf8 21.a3 Qg7 22.Rdf1 Bc5 23.Qc3 h6 24.Bh4 Ng4 25.Qe1 Bxa3 26.bxa3 Qa1+ 27.Kd2 Qd4+ 28.Bd3 exd3 29.f5 Bh7 30.Qa1 Qxa1 31.Rxa1 dxc2


32.h3 Nge5 33.Rae1 Bxf5 34.Rxe5 Nxe5 35.Bf6+ Kh7 36.Bxe5 Rd8 37.Bxc7 Rxd5+ 38.Kc1 Rb5 39.Kd2 Rb1 40.Rc1 Rxc1 41.Kxc1 b5 42.h4 h5 43.g3 Kg6 44.Kd2 Kf6 45.Kc1 Ke6 46.Ba5 Kd5 47.Bc7 Kc4 48.Kb2 a6


49.Bf4 a5 50.Bd2 b4 51.axb4 axb4 52.Be1 b3 53.Bd2 Kd3 54.Bc1 Be6 55.Bf4 Ke2 56.Bc1 Kd1 57.Bf4 Bd5 58.Bg5 Be6 59.Bf4 Bd5 60.Bg5 Be6 61.Bf4, draw.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

sskrip (lichess 1988) - JimWest (lichess 2039), lichess 5/31/2026

1.d4 d6 2.e4 e5 3.dxe5 dxe5 4.Qxd8+ Kxd8 5.Nf3 Bd6 6.Bc4 f5 7.Bg5+ Nf6 8.Nc3 Nc6 9.O-O-O Ke8


10.Nb5 Nxe4 11.Rhf1 a6 12.Nxd6+ cxd6 13.Nd2 Nxg5, White resigns.