2 PCG Games 7/26/2024

Philidor Counter Gambit

skakfan (Chess.com 1830) - JimWest (Chess.com 1888), Chess.com 7/26/2024

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.Bxf6 gxf6 11.exf5 Bxf5 12.Nh4 Bg6 13.Nxg6 hxg6 14.Ne4 Ke7 15.Nxd6 cxd6 16.c3 Rac8 17.Bd5 b6 18.Bxc6 Rxc6 19.h3 Ke6

20.Rd3 d5 21.Rhd1 d4 22.Kd2 dxc3+ 23.Rxc3 Rhc8 24.Rdc1 Rxc3 25.Rxc3 Rxc3 26.Kxc3 Kd5 27.f3 f5 28.Kd3 g5 29.g4 f4 30.b4 b5 31.a3 a6

32.Kc3 e4 33.Kd2 exf3 34.Ke1 Kd4 35.Kf2 Ke4 36.Kf1 Ke3 37.h4 gxh4 38.g5 h3 39.g6 h2, White resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

Dimitriy2022 (lichess 1978) - JimWest (lichess 2088), lichess 7/26/2024

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2 PCG Games 7/25/2024

Philidor Counter Gambit

Samuel_2014 (Chess.com 1917) - JimWest (Chess.com 1912), Chess.com 7/25/2024

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 c6 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.Bg5 Be7 7.O-O f4 8.h3 a5 9.a4 Na6 10.Qd2 h6 11.Bxf6 Bxf6 12.Qe2 Qe7 13.Nh2 Be6 14.Qh5+ Bf7 15.Bxf7+ Qxf7 16.Qxf7+ Kxf7 17.Nf3 Nc5 18.Rfe1 Ne6 19.Rad1 g5

20.Ne2 h5 21.g4 hxg4 22.hxg4 Rh7 23.Kg2 Rah8 24.Rh1 Rxh1 25.Rxh1 Rxh1 26.Kxh1 Nc5 27.b3 Na6 28.Nc3 Nb4 29.Ne1 d5 30.f3 d4 31.Nb1 Be7 32.Na3 Na2 33.Nc4 Ke6

34.Nxa5 Bb4 35.Nxb7 Bxe1 36.a5 Kd7 37.a6 Kc7 38.Nd6 Kb6 39.Nc4+ Kxa6 40.Nxe5 Kb5 41.Nf7 Bh4 42.e5 c5 43.Nd6+ Kc6 44.Ne4 Nb4 45.e6 Nd5 46.Kg1 Ne7 47.Kf1 Kd5 48.Ke2 Kxe6 49.Nxc5+ Kd5 50.Ne4 Nc6

51.Kd1 Ne5 52.Ke2 Kc6 53.Nd2 Kb5 54.Nc4 Nxc4 55.bxc4+ Kc5 56.Kf1 Bg3 57.Ke2 Bh2 58.Kf1 Bg3 59.Ke2 Bh2 60.Kf1 Bg3, draw.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

eliasabedi (lichess 2031) - JimWest (lichess 2112), lichess 7/25/2024

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 c6 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.O-O f4 7.d4 Qc7 8.dxe5 dxe5 9.g3 Bh3 10.Re1 fxg3 11.hxg3 Bg4 12.Qd3 Bxf3 13.Qxf3 Nbd7 14.Bg5 O-O-O 15.Be6 Kb8 16.Bxd7 Rxd7 17.Bxf6 gxf6 18.Qxf6 Bg7 19.Qf5 h5

20.Rad1 Rf7 21.Qh3 h4 22.Ne2 hxg3 23.Qxg3 Bh6 24.Kf1 Bf4 25.Nxf4 Rxf4 26.Rd3 Rh1+ 27.Ke2 Rxe1+ 28.Kxe1 Rxe4+ 29.Kd2 Qf7 30.b3 Qf4+ 31.Qxf4 Rxf4

32.Ke3 Rh4 33.c4 Kc7 34.Ke2 a5 35.a4 Rf4 36.f3 e4 37.fxe4 Rxe4+ 38.Re3, draw.

2 PCG Reversed Games 7/24/2024

Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (Chess.com 1912) - KcrKien (Chess.com 1898), Chess.com 7/24/2024

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nc6 3.d3 Bc5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.f4 d6 6.Be2 Nd4 7.Na4 Bb6 8.Nxb6 axb6 9.Nf3 Nxe2 10.Qxe2 exf4 11.Bxf4 O-O 12.O-O Bg4 13.a3 Qd7 14.Rae1 Rae8 15.Qd2 Nh5 16.Be3 d5 17.exd5 Qxd5 18.h3 Bd7 19.Qf2 f5

20.Bd2 f4 21.Rxe8 Bxe8 22.Re1 Bc6 23.Ne5 Re8 24.Nxc6 Rxe1+ 25.Qxe1 Qxc6 26.Qe5 Qc5+ 27.Qxc5 bxc5 28.Kf2 g5 29.Kf3 Kf7 30.h4 h6 31.hxg5 hxg5 32.Kg4 Kg6 33.Bc3 c6

34.b4 cxb4 35.axb4 Ng3 36.Bd4 Nf5 37.Bb6 Nh6+ 38.Kf3 Kf5 39.c4 Ng4 40.Bd4 Ne5+ 41.Bxe5 Kxe5 42.Kg4 Kf6 43.d4, Black resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (lichess 2102) - lajewitsch (lichess 2034), lichess 7/24/2024

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 Be7 4.f4 Nc6 5.fxe5 Nxe5 6.d4 Ng6 7.e5 Nd5 8.Nf3 d6 9.c4 Nb6 10.exd6 cxd6 11.Bd3 O-O 12.O-O Bg4 13.Nc3 Bf6 14.Be3 Re8 15.Bf2 Nf4 16.b3 Nxd3 17.Qxd3 Qd7 18.Rac1 Rac8 19.d5 Bf5

20.Qd2 h6 21.Bd4 Bxd4+ 22.Nxd4 Bg6 23.Rce1 a6 24.Rxe8+ Rxe8 25.Re1 Rxe1+ 26.Qxe1 Qd8 27.Qe3 Nd7 28.Nf3 Qf6 29.h3 Kh7 30.Ne4 Bxe4 31.Qxe4+ g6 32.Qd4 Qxd4+ 33.Nxd4 Kg7

34.Kf2 Kf6 35.Ke3 Ke7 36.Nf3 b5 37.cxb5 cxb5 38.Nd4 Nf6 39.Nxb5 Nxd5+ 40.Ke4 Nf6+ 41.Kd4 Kd7 42.a4 Kc6 43.Nc3 Nd7 44.b4 f5 45.b5+ Kb6 46.Kd5 Nf6+ 47.Ke6 Ne4 48.Nd5+ Kc5 49.Ne7 d5

50.Nxd5 Ng5+ 51.Ke5 Nf7+ 52.Ke6 Nd8+ 53.Ke5 Nf7+ 54.Ke6 Nd8+ 55.Ke5 Nf7+, draw.

2 PCG Games 7/23/2024

Philidor Counter Gambit

Tariqkhan99 (Chess.com 1797) - JimWest (Chess.com 1927), Chess.com 7/23/2024

1.e4 e5 2.d4 d6 3.dxe5 dxe5 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.Nf3 f5 6.exf5 Nf6 7.Bg5 e4 8.Bxf6 Qxf6 9.Bxe4 Bd7 10.O-O O-O-O 11.Nc3 Bb4 12.Nd5 Qh6 13.Nxb4 Nxb4 14.Qc1 Qf6 15.c3 Nc6 16.Qf4 Rhf8 17.g4 h6 18.Kh1 Rde8

19.Nd4 Nxd4 20.cxd4 g6 21.Rac1 c6 22.d5 Qd4 23.f3 gxf5 24.gxf5 Rxf5 25.Qxf5 Bxf5 26.Bxf5+ Kb8 27.dxc6 bxc6 28.Be4 Rxe4 29.fxe4 Qxe4+ 30.Kg1 Qg4+ 31.Kf2 Qf4+ 32.Kg2 Qg4+ 33.Kf2 Qf4+ 34.Ke2 Qxh2+ 35.Kd3 Kc7

36.Rf7+ Kb6 37.Rff1 Kc7 38.Rh1 Qxb2 39.Rc4 Qxa2 40.Rhc1 Qa3+ 41.R1c3 Qd6+ 42.Rd4 Qg6+ 43.Kc4 h5 44.Rcd3 Qe6+ 45.Kc3 a5 46.Rc4 Kb6 47.Rdd4 c5 48.Re4 Qh3+ 49.Kb2 Qg2+ 50.Ka3 Qf3+ 51.Ka4 Qd1+ 52.Ka3 Qa1+ 53.Kb3 Qb1+ 54.Ka3 Qa1+ 55.Kb3 Kb5

56.Ra4 Qd1+ 57.Ka3 Qd3+ 58.Kb2 c4 59.Rexc4 Qxc4 60.Rxc4 Kxc4, White resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

Arad201391 (lichess 2070) - JimWest (lichess 2106), lichess 7/23/2024

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 c6 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.Bg5 Be7 7.Qd2 a5 8.a4 Na6 9.Nh4 f4 10.Nf3 Bg4 11.h3 Bxf3 12.gxf3 h6 13.Bxf6 Bxf6 14.Ke2 Nc5 15.Qe1 Qe7 16.Rb1 Ne6 17.Bxe6 Qxe6 18.Qg1 O-O

19.Qg4 Qxg4 20.fxg4 f3+ 21.Kf1 Bh4 22.Nd1 Rad8 23.Ne3 d5 24.exd5 cxd5 25.Nf5 Bf6 26.Ke1 e4 27.d4 g6 28.Ne3 Bxd4 29.Kd2 Bxe3+ 30.Kxe3 Rfe8 31.Rhd1 g5 32.b4 axb4 33.Rxb4 Rd7 34.Rb5 Rc8

35.Rbxd5 Rxd5 36.Rxd5 Rxc2 37.Rd8+ Kg7 38.Rd7+ Kg6 39.Kxe4 Rxf2 40.Rxb7 Ra2 41.Kxf3 Ra3+ 42.Kg2 Rxa4 43.Rb6+ Kg7 44.Rb3 h5 45.Rb7+ Kf6 46.gxh5 Rh4 47.Rb6+ Kg7 48.Rg6+ Kh7 49.Rxg5 Kh6 50.Ra5 Rxh5 51.Ra6+ Kh7 52.Kg3 Rg5+ 53.Kh4 Rg6

54.Ra7+ Rg7 55.Ra5 Rb7 56.Kg5 Rc7 57.h4 Rb7 58.h5 Rc7 59.h6 Rb7 60.Kh5 Rc7 61.Rg5 Ra7 62.Rb5 Rc7 63.Kg4 Kxh6 64.Kf3 Kg6 65.Kf4 Rc4+ 66.Kg3 Rc3+ 67.Kf4 Rc4+ 68.Ke3 Rc3+ 69.Kd4 Rg3

70.Ke4 Rg5 71.Rb6+ Kh5 72.Kf4 Rg4+ 73.Kf3 Ra4 74.Rb8 Ra3+ 75.Kf4 Ra4+ 76.Kf5 Ra5+ 77.Ke4 Ra4+ 78.Kd5 Ra5+ 79.Kc4 Ra4+ 80.Kb5 Ra1 81.Kc6 Rd1 82.Rh8+ Kg4 83.Rg8+ Kf3 84.Rf8+ Ke2 85.Kc5 Rf1

86.Rh8 Rf5+ 87.Kd4 Ra5 88.Rh2+ Kf3 89.Rh3+ Kg4 90.Rc3 Rf5 91.Rc8 Rf1 92.Rg8+ Kh5 93.Ke5 Kh6 94.Ke4 Kh7 95.Rg2 Rf7 96.Ke5 Rf1 97.Rg3 Rf2 98.Rh3+ Kg7 99.Rg3+ Kf7, draw.

PCG Reversed & PCG 7/22/2024

Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (Chess.com 1908) - Zaenalbaru (Chess.com 2022), Chess.com 7/22/2024

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 d5 4.f4 Nc6 5.fxe5 Nxe5 6.d4 Ng6 7.e5 Ne4 8.Nf3 Be7 9.Bd3 O-O 10.O-O f5 11.c4 c6 12.Nc3 Be6 13.Qb3 Nxc3 14.bxc3 Rb8 15.cxd5 cxd5 16.Ba3 b5 17.Bxe7 Qxe7 18.Rab1 a6 19.g3 h6

20.a4 Qa7 21.axb5 axb5 22.Bxb5 Rb6 23.Qa4 Qc7 24.Qa3 Rc8 25.Rfc1 f4 26.Bd3 Rxb1 27.Bxb1 Kf7 28.Bxg6+ Kxg6 29.Qd6 Qxd6 30.exd6 fxg3 31.hxg3 Rd8 32.Ne5+ Kh7 33.d7 Bxd7 34.Nxd7 Rxd7 35.c4 dxc4 36.Rxc4 Kg6

37.Kf2 Kf5 38.Kf3 Ra7 39.Rc5+ Ke6 40.Re5+ Kd6 41.g4 Rf7+ 42.Ke4 Rf1 43.Ra5 Re1+ 44.Kf4 Rd1 45.Ke4 Re1+ 46.Kf4 Re7 47.g5 hxg5+ 48.Kxg5 Re4 49.Kg6 Rg4+ 50.Rg5 Rxg5+ 51.Kxg5 Kd5 52.Kg6 Kxd4 53.Kxg7, draw.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

JPD2289 (lichess 2222) - JimWest (lichess 2103), lichess 7/22/2024

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.exf5 e4 5.Ng5 Nf6 6.d5 Bxf5 7.Nc3 h6 8.Ngxe4 Qe7 9.f3 Nxe4 10.fxe4 Bxe4 11.Nxe4 Qxe4+ 12.Qe2 Qxe2+ 13.Bxe2 Be7 14.Bh5+ Kd8 15.O-O Nd7 16.c3 Nf6 17.Bf3 Kd7 18.Be3 a6 19.Bd4 Rae8

20.Rae1 Bd8 21.Bxf6 Bxf6 22.Bg4+ Kd8 23.Be6 c6 24.c4 Bxb2 25.Rf7 Re7 26.Rxe7 Kxe7 27.Bc8+ Be5 28.Bxb7 cxd5 29.cxd5 a5 30.a4 Rb8 31.Bc6 Rb2 32.g3 h5 33.Re4 g5 34.Bb5 Kf6

35.Re2 Rxe2 36.Bxe2 h4 37.gxh4 gxh4 38.Kg2 Kg5 39.h3 Kf4 40.Bb5 Ke4 41.Bc6 Bg3 42.Ba8 Kd4 43.Kf3 Kc5 44.Ke4 Kb4 45.Bc6 Kc5 46.Kf5 Kb4 47.Ke6 Kc5 48.Kd7 Kb6 49.Kc8 Be5

50.Kd7 Bg3 51.Bb5 Kc5 52.Ke6 Kb6 53.Bc6 Kc5 54.Kd7 Kb6, draw.

PCG Reversed & PCG 7/21/2024

Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (Chess.com 1899) - kingindianpro123 (Chess.com 1916), Chess.com 7/21/2024

1.e3 Nf6 2.d3 g6 3.e4 d6 4.f4 e5 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.Be2 Nc6 7.O-O Bg7 8.c3 O-O 9.h3 Bxf3 10.Bxf3 Ne7 11.a4 Nd7 12.Na3 f5 13.exf5 Nxf5 14.Bxb7 Rb8 15.Bd5+ Kh8 16.Qc2 Qh4 17.Be6 Ng3 18.Bxd7 Nxf1 19.Kxf1 Bh6

20.Qf2 Qxf2+ 21.Kxf2 Bxf4 22.Bxf4 Rxf4+ 23.Kg1 Rxb2 24.Nc4 Rc2 25.Rf1 Rxf1+ 26.Kxf1 Rxc3 27.Ke2 Rc2+ 28.Kf3 Kg7 29.Ne3 Rc3 30.Ke2 Rb3, draw.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

banter222 (lichess 2047) - JimWest (lichess 2118), lichess 7/21/2024

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.Bxg8 Rxg8 5.d3 Be7 6.h4 h6 7.Nc3 c6 8.Bd2 f4 9.Qe2 Bg4 10.d4 Nd7 11.Qc4 Rf8 12.O-O-O Qc7 13.Nd5 Qd8 14.Nxe7 Qxe7 15.d5 Nb6 16.Qb3 cxd5 17.exd5 O-O-O 18.Ba5 Qc7 19.Rd3 Kb8

20.Rc3 Qf7 21.Bxb6 axb6 22.Rd1 e4 23.Nd4 Bxd1 24.Kxd1 Rc8 25.Ne6 Rxc3 26.bxc3 Rc8 27.Qxb6 Qh5+ 28.Kc1 Qxd5 29.Nxf4 Qc5 30.Qb3 Qxc3 31.Qa4 Qc4 32.Qb3 Qxb3 33.axb3 Rf8 34.Ne6 Rxf2 35.Nxg7 Rxg2

36.Nf5 Kc7 37.Nxh6 e3 38.Kd1 Rd2+ 39.Ke1 Rxc2 40.Nf5 Rh2 41.Nxe3 Rxh4 42.Kd2 Rh3 43.Kd3 Kc6 44.Kd4 Rxe3 45.Kxe3 Kd5 46.Kd3 Kc5 47.Kc3 d5 48.Kd3 b5 49.Kc3 d4+ 50.Kd3 Kb4 51.Kxd4 Kxb3

52.Kd3 b4 53.Kd2 Kb2 54.Kd3 b3 55.Kc4 Kc2, draw.

PCG & PCG Reversed 7/20/2024

Philidor Counter Gambit

WillyBChessin (Chess.com 2037) - JimWest (Chess.com 1899), Chess.com 7/20/2024

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Nc3 fxe4 5.Nxe5 Nf6 6.Nc4 d5 7.Ne5 c6 8.Be2 Bb4 9.O-O O-O 10.Bg5 Nbd7 11.a3 Bxc3 12.bxc3 Qe8 13.Nxd7 Bxd7 14.c4 Qg6 15.Bh4 Rae8 16.cxd5 cxd5 17.Bg3 Bc6 18.Be5 Rc8

19.c4 dxc4 20.Bxc4+ Bd5 21.Bxd5+ Nxd5 22.Qb3 Qf7 23.Rab1 b6 24.h3 Nf6 25.Qxf7+ Rxf7 26.Bxf6 Rxf6 27.Rfe1 Rc2 28.d5 Rfxf2 29.d6 Rxg2+ 30.Kh1 Rh2+ 31.Kg1 Rhg2+ 32.Kh1 Rgd2 33.Rbd1 Rxd1 34.Rxd1 Rc8 35.d7 Rd8

36.Kg1 Kf7 37.Kf2 Ke7 38.Ke3 Rxd7 39.Rxd7+ Kxd7 40.Kxe4 Ke6 41.a4 g5 42.Kd4 h5 43.Kc4 g4 44.hxg4 hxg4 45.Kd3 Kd5 46.Ke2 Kc4 47.Kf2 Kb4 48.Kg3 Kxa4 49.Kxg4 Kb3 50.Kf3 a5 51.Ke3 a4 52.Kd3 a3 53.Kd2 a2 54.Kd3 a1=Q

55.Ke2 Qc3 56.Kf2 Qd3 57.Kg2 Qe3 58.Kh2 Qf3 59.Kg1 Qe2 60.Kh1 Kc3 61.Kg1 b5 62.Kh1 b4 63.Kg1 b3 64.Kh1 b2 65.Kg1 b1=Q#.

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Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (lichess 2112) - mokalm (lichess 2052), lichess 7/20/2024

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 d5 4.f4 Nc6 5.fxe5 Nxe5 6.d4 Nxe4 7.dxe5 Qh4+ 8.g3 Nxg3 9.Nf3 Qe4+ 10.Kf2 Nxh1+ 11.Kg2 Bg4 12.Be2 Nf2 13.Kxf2 Bc5+ 14.Kg2 Qg6 15.Kh1 Bh3 16.Bf1 Bg4 17.Bg2 O-O 18.Nc3 c6 19.Bf4 f6

20.Bg3 fxe5 21.Nxe5 Bxd1 22.Nxg6 Rf6 23.Ne5 Bxc2 24.Nd7 Be7 25.Nxf6+ Bxf6 26.Rc1 Bg6 27.b3 Re8 28.Nxd5, draw.

PCG Reversed & PCG 7/19/2024

Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (Chess.com 1931) - jacsam1225 (Chess.com 1852), Chess.com 7/19/2024

1.e3 Nf6 2.d3 g6 3.e4 Bg7 4.f4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 Nc6 7.O-O b6 8.c3 e5 9.a4 a5 10.Na3 Bb7 11.f5 Ne7 12.fxg6 hxg6 13.Bg5 Kh7 14.Nxe5 dxe5 15.Bxf6 Bxf6 16.Rxf6 Nf5 17.Rxf5 gxf5 18.exf5 Qg5

19.Bf3 Bxf3 20.Qxf3 Rg8 21.Rf1 Qd2 22.Nc4 Qc2 23.f6 Rxg2+ 24.Qxg2 Rg8 25.Qxg8+ Kxg8 26.Rf3 Qd1+ 27.Kg2 Qe2+ 28.Kg3 Kh7 29.Re3 Qh5 30.Nxe5 Qg5+ 31.Ng4 Kg6

32.h4 Qc5 33.d4 Qd6+ 34.Kh3 c5 35.dxc5 Qxc5 36.Re5 Qd6 37.Rg5+ Kh7 38.Rh5+ Kg6 39.Rg5+ Kh7 40.Rh5+ Kg6 41.Rg5+, draw.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

irokindachess (lichess 2097) - JimWest (lichess 2165), lichess 7/19/2024

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.Bxf6+ Bxf6 16.Qxe4 Nxd4 17.c3 Bf5 18.Qe3 b5 19.Bxb5 Qd5

20.Rxd4 Qxb5 21.Rb4 Qd5 22.Qg3+ Kh8 23.Rd1 Qa5 24.Qf4 Rg8 25.h3 Bg5, White resigns.