Sunday, March 19, 2023

2 PCG Games 3/18/2023

Philidor Counter Gambit

Muhammedov2004 (Chess.com 1919) - JimWest (Chess.com 1856), Chess.com 3/18/2023

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ c6 4.Ba4 f5 5.d3 Nf6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.Bg5 O-O 8.O-O f4 9.Bb3+ Kh8 10.d4 Qc7 11.dxe5 dxe5 12.h3 Na6 13.a3 Nc5 14.Qe2 Nxb3 15.cxb3 Be6 16.Qc2 Rad8 17.Rad1 h6 18.Bxf6 Bxf6 19.Na4 g5


20.Nc5 Bc8 21.Qc4 g4 22.hxg4 Bxg4 23.Ne6 b5 24.Nxc7 bxc4 25.bxc4 Rxd1 26.Rxd1 Rd8 27.Rxd8+ Bxd8 28.Ne8 Bxf3 29.gxf3 Kg8 30.Nd6 Kh7 31.b4 Kg6 32.Kg2 a5 33.Nb7 axb4 34.axb4 Be7 35.b5 cxb5 36.cxb5 Kf7


37.Na5 Ke6 38.Nc6 Bc5 39.Nd8+ Ke7 40.Nc6+ Kd6 41.Kf1 h5 42.Nd8 Ke7 43.Nc6+ Kd6 44.Nd8 Ke7 45.Nc6+ Kd6, draw.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

Astrimo32 (lichess 2026) - JimWest (lichess 2131), lichess 3/18/2023

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 c6 5.Bb3 Na6 6.c3 Nc5 7.Bc2 Nf6 8.Nbd2 Be7 9.O-O O-O 10.Re1 f4 11.d4 Ncd7 12.Nc4 Qc7 13.Bb3 Kh8 14.h3 b5 15.dxe5 dxe5 16.Ncd2 Nc5 17.Bc2 Be6 18.b4 Ncd7 19.Bb2 Rad8


20.Bb3 Bxb3 21.Qxb3 Rde8 22.c4 h6 23.cxb5 cxb5 24.Rac1 Qb8 25.Nb1 Bd6 26.Nc3 a6 27.Nh4 Kh7 28.Nf5 Bc7 29.f3 g6 30.Nh4 Bb6+ 31.Kh2 Bf2 32.Nxg6 Kxg6 33.Red1 Bd4 34.Nd5 Nxd5 35.exd5 Bxb2 36.Qxb2 Rc8 37.Qb1+ Kg7


38.Rc6 Rxc6 39.dxc6 Nf6 40.Qc1 Qc7 41.Qc5 Rc8 42.Rd6 Re8 43.Qc3 Qxd6 44.c7 Rc8, White resigns.