Saturday, January 27, 2024

2 PCG Games 1/26/2024

Philidor Counter Gambit

tatabolle (Chess.com 1845) - JimWest (Chess.com 1961), Chess.com 1/26/2024

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.exf5 Bxf5 5.d3 c6 6.c3 d5 7.Bb3 Bd6 8.h3 Nf6 9.O-O O-O 10.Re1 Qc7 11.Nh4 Be6 12.Nd2 Nbd7 13.Qe2 Rae8 14.Nhf3 Kh8 15.Bc2 Bg8 16.b3 Nc5 17.Qf1 e4


18.Nd4 exd3 19.Rxe8 Rxe8 20.Bxd3 Nxd3 21.Qxd3 h6 22.N2f3 Bh7 23.Qd1 a6 24.Be3 c5 25.Nc2 Bf4 26.Qd2 Ne4 27.Qc1 Nxc3 28.Bxf4 Qxf4 29.Qb2 d4 30.Nce1 b6 31.b4 Re2 32.Qa3 Qe4 33.bxc5 bxc5 34.Qxc5 Rxa2 35.Rxa2 Nxa2


36.Qc8+ Bg8 37.Qxa6 Nc3 38.Qd6 Ne2+ 39.Kh1 Qd5 40.Qg6 Bf7 41.Qd3 Nf4 42.Qxd4 Qxd4 43.Nxd4 g5 44.Kh2 Kh7 45.g3 Ne6, draw.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

AndriyYroslavovuhc (lichess 2149) - JimWest (lichess 2162), lichess 1/26/2024

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.dxe5 fxe4 5.Ng5 d5 6.c4 Bb4+ 7.Bd2 Qxg5 8.cxd5 Bxd2+ 9.Qxd2 Qxe5 10.Bb5+ c6 11.dxc6 Qxb5 12.c7 Nc6 13.Nc3 Qe5 14.O-O-O Be6 15.Rhe1 Nf6 16.f4 Qxc7


17.Nxe4 Nb4+ 18.Kb1 O-O 19.Qxb4 Nxe4 20.Rxe4 Bf5 21.Ka1 Bxe4 22.Qxe4 Rae8 23.Qd5+ Kh8 24.g3 Rd8, White resigns.