Tuesday, April 16, 2024

2 PCG Games 4/15/2024

Philidor Counter Gambit

Tito0487 (Chess.com 1867) - JimWest (Chess.com 1948), Chess.com 4/15/2024

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.d3 Na5 6.Bd5 Nf6 7.b4 c6 8.Bb3 Nxb3 9.axb3 f4 10.h3 Be7 11.b5 O-O 12.bxc6 bxc6 13.O-O Kh8 14.d4 Qc7 15.d5 cxd5 16.Nxd5 Nxd5 17.exd5 g5 18.Bb2 g4 19.hxg4 Bxg4


20.Qd3 Bf5 21.Qd2 Qxc2 22.Qxc2 Bxc2 23.Rfc1 Bxb3 24.Rc7 Bf6 25.Raxa7 Rxa7 26.Rxa7 Bxd5 27.Ba3 Ra8 28.Rxa8+ Bxa8 29.Bxd6 Bxf3 30.gxf3 Kg7 31.Kg2 Kg6 32.Kh3 Kf5 33.Bf8 Bd8


34.Bc5 e4 35.fxe4+ Kxe4 36.Kg4 f3 37.Kh5 Kd3 38.Kh6 Ke2 39.Kxh7 Bh4 40.Kg6 Bxf2 41.Be7 Bg3 42.Bc5 Bf4 43.Bg1 Be3, White resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

ZVIAD64 (lichess 2108) - JimWest (lichess 2110), lichess 4/15/2024

1.e4 e5 2.d4 d6 3.Nf3 f5 4.Nc3 fxe4 5.Nxe4 d5 6.Ng3 e4 7.Ne5 Nf6 8.Bg5 Bd6 9.Bxf6 Qxf6 10.Qh5+ g6 11.Qh6 Bf8 12.Qe3 Bg7 13.Be2 O-O 14.O-O c6 15.Qb3 Qe7 16.Nxe4 Bxe5 17.dxe5 Qxe5 18.Bd3 Kg7 19.Ng3 Qf6


20.Rae1 Nd7 21.c3 Nc5 22.Qc2 Nxd3 23.Qxd3 Bd7 24.Re3 Rae8 25.Rf3 Qe5 26.h4 Rxf3 27.Qxf3 Rf8 28.Qd1 h5 29.Re1 Qf6 30.Qe2 Qxh4 31.Qe5+ Qf6 32.Qe3 Re8 33.Qd2 Rxe1+ 34.Qxe1 h4 35.Nf1 h3 36.gxh3 Bxh3 37.Ng3 Qe6


38.Qd2 Bf5 39.Qd4+ Kg8 40.Qxa7 Qe1+ 41.Kg2 Be4+ 42.Nxe4 Qxe4+ 43.Kg1 Qb1+ 44.Kg2 Qxb2 45.Qb8+ Kg7 46.Qc7+ Kh6 47.Qf4+ Kg7 48.Qe5+ Kh7 49.Qe7+ Kh6 50.Qh4+ Kg7 51.Qe7+ Kh6 52.Qh4+ Kg7 53.Qe7+ Kh6, draw.