Sunday, April 21, 2024

2 PCG Games 4/20/2024

Philidor Counter Gambit

Ridrick (Chess.com 1909) - JimWest (Chess.com 1933), Chess.com 4/20/2024

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.dxe5 fxe4 5.Ng5 d5 6.Bb5+ c6 7.Be2 Bc5 8.O-O Ne7 9.Kh1 O-O 10.f3 h6 11.Nh3 Bxh3 12.gxh3 exf3 13.Rxf3 Rxf3 14.Bxf3 Nd7 15.Bf4 Ng6 16.Bg3 Ndxe5 17.Nc3 Nxf3 18.Qxf3 Qf6


19.Rf1 Qxf3+ 20.Rxf3 Rf8 21.Kg2 Rxf3 22.Kxf3 Bd4 23.Nd1 Be5 24.b3 Bxg3 25.hxg3 Kf7 26.Ne3 Ke6 27.h4 Ne5+ 28.Kf4 Nf7 29.Ng4 g5+ 30.Ke3 gxh4 31.gxh4 h5 32.Nf2 Ke5 33.Nd3+ Kf5


34.Kf3 Ne5+ 35.Nxe5 Kxe5 36.Ke3 a5 37.c3 b5 38.a3 c5 39.Kf3 d4 40.cxd4+ cxd4 41.Ke2 Ke4 42.Kd2 b4 43.axb4 axb4 44.Ke2 d3+ 45.Kd2 Kd4, White resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

Mrm_1391 (lichess 2176) - JimWest (lichess 2123), lichess 4/20/2024

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.exf5 e4 5.Ng5 Nf6 6.Nc3 d5 7.Ne6 Bxe6 8.fxe6 Bb4 9.Be2 O-O 10.O-O Bxc3 11.bxc3 Qd6 12.Bg4 Nxg4 13.Qxg4 Re8 14.Bf4 Qxe6 15.Qxe6+ Rxe6 16.Bxc7 Rc6 17.Ba5 b6 18.Bb4 a5 19.Be7 Rxc3


20.Rab1 Nc6 21.Bd6 Nxd4 22.Be5 Ne2+ 23.Kh1 Rc6 24.Rb2 Re8 25.Bg3 Nxg3+ 26.hxg3 d4 27.Rd1 Rd6 28.Rb5 e3 29.fxe3 Rxe3 30.Kh2 Rh6+ 31.Kg1 Re4 32.Rd5 Rc6 33.Rd2 h6


34.R5xd4 Rxd4 35.Rxd4 Rxc2 36.a4 Kh7 37.Rd6 Rc4 38.Rxb6 Rxa4 39.Ra6 Ra2 40.Kf1 h5 41.Kg1 g6 42.Kh2 Kh6 43.Rb6 a4 44.Rb4 a3 45.g4 hxg4 46.Rxg4 Ra1 47.Kg3 g5 48.Ra4 Kh5 49.Ra8 a2


50.Rh8+ Kg6 51.Ra8 Kf5 52.Ra4 Kg6 53.Kg4 Kf6 54.Ra5 Kf7 55.Kxg5 Rg1 56.Rxa2 Kg7 57.Ra7+ Kg8 58.g4 Rb1 59.Kh5 Rb6 60.g5 Rc6 61.g6 Rc1


62.Ra8+ Kg7 63.Ra7+ Kg8 64.Ra4 Rh1+ 65.Rh4 Rxh4+ 66.Kxh4 Kg7 67.Kg5 Kg8 68.Kh6 Kh8 69.Kg5 Kg7 70.Kf5 Kg8 71.Kf6 Kf8 72.g7+ Kg8 73.Kg6, stalemate.