Monday, June 26, 2023

2 PCG Games 6/25/2023

Philidor Counter Gambit

Zolle (Chess.com 1790) - JimWest (Chess.com 1910), Chess.com 6/25/2023

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Nc3 f5 4.d3 Nf6 5.g3 Be7 6.Be3 O-O 7.Bg2 c6 8.Qd2 a5 9.Nh4 f4 10.gxf4 Nh5 11.Nf3 Nxf4 12.Bxf4 Rxf4 13.Ne2 Rf8 14.Ng3 Bg4 15.Ng1 Bg5 16.Qc3 Qb6 17.Qb3+ Qxb3 18.axb3 Nd7 19.f3 Be6


20.Ke2 Nc5 21.h4 Bf4 22.Nf1 b5 23.Nh3 b4 24.Nxf4 Rxf4 25.Ne3 Rff8 26.Nc4 Bxc4 27.dxc4 Ne6 28.Rhf1 Nf4+ 29.Kf2 c5 30.Rfd1 Ra6 31.Rd2 Rf6 32.c3 bxc3 33.bxc3 Rb6 34.Rb1 Rf7 35.Bf1 Rfb7 36.Rdb2 Kf8


37.Ke3 Ke7 38.Kd2 h5 39.Kc2 Ng6 40.Ra1 Nxh4 41.Rxa5 Nxf3 42.Be2 Ng5 43.Bxh5 Rc7 44.Kd3 Ne6 45.Bd1 Nf4+ 46.Ke3 g5 47.Rh2 Kf6 48.Rh6+ Ng6 49.Bh5 Rg7 50.Ra3 g4 51.Bxg6 Rxg6 52.Rxg6+ Kxg6


53.Kf2 Kg5 54.Kg3 Rb8 55.Kg2 Kf4 56.Kf2 Kxe4 57.Kg3 Kd3 58.Kxg4 Kxc3 59.Kf5 Rxb3 60.Ra6 Kxc4 61.Rxd6 Re3 62.Rd1 Kb4 63.Rb1+ Rb3 64.Re1 Rd3 65.Kxe5 c4 66.Ke4 Rd8 67.Rb1+ Kc3 68.Rc1+ Kb3


69.Rb1+ Kc2 70.Rh1 c3 71.Rh2+ Kb3 72.Rh3 Kb2 73.Rh2+ b2 74.Ke3 Kb1 75.Rxc2, White resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

Estolog (lichess 2136) - JimWest (lichess 2145), lichess 6/25/2023

1.e4 e5 2.d4 d6 3.dxe5 dxe5 4.Qd8+ Kxd8 5.Nc3 Bd6 6.Nf3 f5 7.Ng5 Nh6 8.Bc4 Nc6 9.Ne6+ Bxe6 10.Bxe6 f4 11.g3 g5 12.h4 Nd4 13.Bb3 Nxb3 14.axb3 Nf7 15.hxg5 Nxg5 16.gxf4 exf4 17.Nb5 Nxe4 18.Nxd6 Nxd6 19.Bxf4 Kd7


20.Bxd6 cxd6 21.Rh6 Kc7 22.Kd2 a6 23.Rah1 Kc6 24.Rxh7 Rhf8 25.Ke2 Rae8+ 26.Kf1 Re5 27.R1h4 b5 28.Ra7 Kb6 29.Rhh7 Ref5 30.Rab7+ Ka5 31.Rh2 b4 32.Rc7 Kb6 33.Rc4 a5 34.Rd4 d5 35.Rd2 Kc5 36.Rh7 Kb6


37.Rd7 Kc6 38.Ra7 Kb6 39.Rg7 R8f6 40.Rg3 Kb5 41.Kg2 a4 42.bxa4+ Kxa4 43.f3 Kb5 44.Rd3 Rc6 45.Rd2 Rc4 46.Kf2 Rh4 47.Ke3 Re5+ 48.Kd3 Kc5 49.Rf2 Rd4#.