Tuesday, November 21, 2023

2 PCG Games 11/20/2023

Philidor Counter Gambit

Aliaksandor (Chess.com 1973) - JimWest (Chess.com 2024), Chess.com 11/20/2023

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Nc3 fxe4 5.Nxe4 d5 6.Nc3 e4 7.Ne5 Nf6 8.Be2 Bb4 9.O-O O-O 10.f4 c6 11.Bd2 Bd6 12.Qe1 Be6 13.Nd1 Qb6 14.c3 Nbd7


15.Be3 Bxe5 16.fxe5 Ng4 17.Qd2 Nxe3 18.Nxe3 Rxf1+ 19.Rxf1 Rf8 20.Rxf8+ Nxf8 21.b4 a5 22.a3 axb4 23.axb4 Ng6 24.Qa2 Qd8 25.g3 h6 26.h4 b5 27.Bh5 Kh7 28.Bxg6+ Kxg6 29.Kg2 Qd7 30.Qf2 Bg4


31.Qf4 Bf3+ 32.Kh2 Kh7 33.g4 Qa7 34.h5 Qa2+ 35.Kg3 Qd2 36.Qf5+ Kh8 37.Qf8+ Kh7 38.Qf5+ Kh8 39.Qf8+ Kh7 40.Kf4 Bxg4 41.Kxg4 Qxe3 42.Qf5+ Kh8 43.Qf8+ Kh7 44.Qf5+ Kh8 45.Qf8+ Kh7, draw.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

zxcmoler (lichess 2188) - JimWest (lichess 2164), lichess 11/20/2023

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.dxe5 fxe4 5.Nfd2 d5 6.c4 c6 7.b3 Bb4 8.Bb2 Ne7 9.a3 Bxd2+ 10.Qxd2 O-O 11.Nc3 Be6 12.O-O-O Nd7 13.cxd5 cxd5 14.Nb5 Nc5 15.Nd4 Bg4 16.Re1 Qc7 17.Kb1 Qxe5


18.Nc6 Qe6 19.Nxe7+ Qxe7 20.Qxd5+ Be6 21.Qd4 Nxb3 22.Qe3 Rfd8 23.f3 Nd2+ 24.Ka1 Nb3+ 25.Kb1 Nd2+ 26.Ka1 Nb3+ 27.Kb1, draw.