Monday, August 31, 2026

2 PCG Games 8/30/2026

Philidor Counter Gambit 

jimmylara2004 (Chess.com 1914) - JimWest (Chess.com 2007), Chess.com 8/30/2026

1.Nc3 e5 2.e4 d6 3.Nf3 f5 4.d4 fxe4 5.Nxe4 d5 6.Nc3 e4 7.Ne5 Nf6 8.Bg5 Bb4 9.Be2 O-O 10.O-O c6 11.f3 Qe8 12.Bxf6 gxf6 13.Ng4 f5 14.Ne5 Nd7 15.Nxd7 Bxd7 16.fxe4 Bxc3 17.bxc3 fxe4 18.Rxf8+ Qxf8


19.Bg4 Bxg4 20.Qxg4+ Qg7 21.Qe6+ Kh8 22.Rf1, draw.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

denhill (lichess 2056) - JimWest (lichess 2058), lichess 8/30/2026

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.O-O-O Nc6 13.Qg3 Kxh8 14.c3 Bf5 15.d5 Nb8 16.Qe5 Bg6 17.Be2 Nbd7 18.Qd4 Bc5 19.Bxf6+ Qxf6


20.Qxf6+ Nxf6 21.Rhf1 Re8 22.b4 Bd6 23.h3 a5 24.a3 axb4 25.axb4 Ra8 26.Kb2 Bf7 27.Bc4 b5 28.Bb3 h5 29.g4 hxg4 30.hxg4 Kg7 31.g5 Nd7 32.Rde1 Bg6


33.f4 exf3 34.Rxf3 Ne5 35.Rfe3 Nd3+ 36.Rxd3 Bxd3 37.g6 Rf8 38.Rh1 Rf2+ 39.Ka3 Bxg6 40.Rg1 Kf6 41.c4 bxc4 42.Bxc4 Rf4 43.Kb3 Rf3+ 44.Ka4 Be8+ 45.Bb5 Bxb5+ 46.Kxb5 Rf4 47.Rb1 Ke5, White resigns.