Saturday, September 26, 2026

2 PCG Games 9/25/2026

Philidor Counter Gambit

TadjibayevSabir (Chess.com 2071) - JimWest (Chess.com 2007), Chess.com 9/25/2026

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d4 Nc6 5.Ng5 Nh6 6.Nxh7 Qh4 7.Ng5 f4 8.Nf3 Qh5 9.dxe5 dxe5 10.Nc3 Bg4 11.Bb5 Bb4 12.Bd2 O-O-O 13.Bxc6 bxc6 14.Qe2 Rd7 15.O-O-O Rhd8


16.Qa6+ Kb8 17.Qxc6 Bxc3 18.Bxc3 Rxd1+ 19.Rxd1 Rxd1+ 20.Kxd1 Bxf3+ 21.gxf3 Qxf3+ 22.Ke1 Ng4


23.Qe8+ Kb7 24.Qb5+ Ka8 25.Qd5+ Kb8 26.Qb5+ Ka8 27.Qd5+ Kb8 28.Qb5+ Ka8, draw.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

ElEmpecinado57 (lichess 1964) - JimWest (lichess 2078), lichess 9/25/2026

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.dxe5 fxe4 5.Ng5 d5 6.c4 Bb4+ 7.Bd2 Qxg5 8.Bxb4 d4 9.Qxd4 Nc6 10.Qc3 Nxb4 11.Qxb4 Qc1+ 12.Ke2 Bg4+ 13.f3 exf3+ 14.gxf3 O-O-O


15.Bg2 Qc2+ 16.Nd2 Qd3+ 17.Ke1 Qe3+ 18.Kd1 Bxf3+ 19.Bxf3 Qxf3+ 20.Kc2 Qd3+ 21.Kc1 Ne7


22.Rd1 Nc6 23.Qc5 Nd4, White resigns.