Sunday, May 14, 2023

2 PCG Games 5/13/2023

Philidor Counter Gambit

Lasker1921 (Chess.com 1903) - JimWest (Chess.com 1837), Chess.com 5/13/2023

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.exf5 e4 5.Qe2 Qe7 6.Ng5 Nf6 7.Nc3 Nc6 8.Ngxe4 Nxe4 9.Qxe4 Nxd4 10.Bd3 Bxf5 11.Qxe7+ Bxe7 12.Bxf5 Nxf5 13.Bd2 O-O 14.O-O-O c6 15.Rhe1 Rae8 16.Re6 d5 17.Rde1 Kf7 18.g3 Bf6


19.Rxe8 Rxe8 20.Rxe8 Kxe8 21.Ne2 Nd6 22.b3 Ne4 23.Be3 a6 24.Nd4 Bxd4 25.Bxd4 g6 26.f3 Ng5 27.f4 Nf3 28.c3 Nxh2 29.Kd2 Nf3+ 30.Ke3 Nxd4 31.cxd4 h5 32.a4 b5 33.axb5 axb5


34.b4 Ke7 35.Kf3 Kf6 36.g4 Ke6 37.Kg3 Kf6 38.gxh5 gxh5, White resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

etsgoum (lichess 2085) - JimWest (lichess 2133), lichess 5/13/2023

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.dxe5 fxe4 5.Ng5 d5 6.e6 Bc5 7.Nf7 Qf6 8.Bb5+ c6 9.O-O Bxe6 10.Nxh8 cxb5 11.Nc3 Ne7 12.Nxb5 Na6 13.Qh5+ Kd7 14.Qxh7 Bf5 15.Qh5 g6 16.Nxg6 Bxg6 17.Qg5 Qf7 18.c3 Rf8


19.Qg3 Nf5 20.Qh3 Kc6 21.a4 Qg7 22.Bf4 Rh8 23.Qg4 Rh4 24.Be5 Qxe5 25.Qxg6+ Bd6 26.g3 Rh6 27.Nd4+ Nxd4 28.Qxh6 Nf3+ 29.Kg2 Nc5 30.Qe3 Nd3 31.b4 Qh5 32.h3 Ng5 33.h4 Nf3


34.b5+ Kc7 35.Ra2 Nxh4+ 36.gxh4 Qg4+ 37.Kh1 Qxh4+ 38.Kg2 Qh2#.