Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Michael O'Connor Wins with PCG

Michael O'Connor [pictured] sends this game which he won as Black.

Philidor Counter Gambit

Playboy069 (lichess 1913) - Smithmorra994 (lichess 2044), lichess 4/8/2021

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.dxe5 fxe4 5.Bg5 Be7 6.Bxe7 Qxe7

I prefer 6...Nxe7.

7.Nd4 

Better is 7.exd6.

7...d5 8.Nc3 c6 9.Qh5+ g6 10.Qe2 Qxe5 11.O-O-O Nf6 12.f3 Qf4+ 13.Kb1 Bf5 14.fxe4 Nxe4 15.g3 Qc7 16.Nxf5 gxf5 17.Bg2 Nd7 18.Nxe4 fxe4 19.Qh5+ Ke7 20.Rhf1 Raf8 21.Rxf8 Rxf8 22.Qxh7+ Rf7 23.Qh4+ Nf6 24.c4 Rh7 25.Qg5 Rxh2 

26.Bh1

White misses a win by 26.Qg7+.

26...Qb6 27.Qg7+ Ke6 28.cxd5+ cxd5 29.b3 Qf2 30.Bxe4 Qb2#.