Sunday, March 5, 2023

2 PCG Games 3/4/2023

Philidor Counter Gambit

utmseng (Chess.com 1754) - JimWest (Chess.com 1827), Chess.com 3/4/2023

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.exf5 e4 5.Nfd2 Bxf5 6.Be2 Nf6 7.O-O d5 8.c4 c6 9.Nc3 Bb4 10.Re1 O-O 11.a3 Bxc3 12.bxc3 Nbd7 13.Qb3 Qb6 14.Qxb6 Nxb6 15.cxd5 Nbxd5 16.Bc4 Kh8 17.Bxd5 cxd5 18.Nf1 Rac8 19.Bd2 Bg6


20.Ne3 h5 21.h3 Rfd8 22.Rab1 b6 23.Rec1 Kh7 24.Kh2 h4 25.Rb4 Ng8 26.Ng4 Rc4 27.Rxc4 dxc4 28.Bg5 Rd5 29.Bxh4 Ra4 30.Ra1 Nh6 31.Ne5 Nf5 32.Nxg6 Kxg6 33.Bd8 e3 34.fxe3 Nxe3 35.Be7 Nd5 36.Bb4 Nxb4 37.cxb4 Rd5 38.Rd1 b5


39.Kg3 Kf5 40.Kf3 g5 41.Ke3 g4 42.h4 Kg6 43.g3 Rf5 44.d5 Rf3+ 45.Ke2 Kf7 46.Rf1 c3 47.Rxf3+ gxf3+ 48.Kxf3 c2 49.g4 c1=Q 50.g5 Qxa3+ 51.Kg4 Qxb4+ 52.Kh5 Kg7, White resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

Vidaurr (lichess 2063) - JimWest (lichess 2158), lichess 3/4/2023

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d4 Nc6 5.exf5 Bxf5 6.Ng5 Nh6 7.dxe5 dxe5 8.O-O Qxd1 9.Rxd1 Bxc2 10.Rd2 Bxb1 11.Rxb1 Bd6 12.Ne4 O-O-O 


13.Nxd6+ cxd6 14.b4 Kb8, White forfeits.