2 PCG Games 4/8/2024

Philidor Counter Gambit

chenmh1027 (Chess.com 1964) - JimWest (Chess.com 1917), Chess.com 4/8/2024

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.exf5 e4 5.Qe2 Qe7 6.Ng5 Nf6 7.Nd2 Nc6 8.c3 Bxf5 9.Qb5 e3 10.Qxf5 exd2+ 11.Kxd2 g6 12.Qe6 Qxe6 13.Nxe6 Bh6+ 14.Kc2 Bxc1 15.Rxc1 Kd7

16.d5 Nxd5 17.Ng5 Raf8 18.Ne4 Nf6 19.Nxf6+ Rxf6 20.f3 Re8 21.Bb5 a6 22.Bxc6+ Kxc6 23.Rhe1 Rfe6 24.Rxe6 Rxe6 25.Kd3 d5 26.c4 dxc4+ 27.Rxc4+ Kd7 28.Rd4+ Rd6 29.Ke4 Rxd4+ 30.Kxd4 Kd6

31.b4 b6 32.g4 c5+ 33.bxc5+ bxc5+ 34.Kc4 g5 35.a4 Kc6 36.h3 h6 37.f4 gxf4 38.h4 f3 39.Kd3 c4+ 40.Ke3 c3, White resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

hmingthana (lichess 1989) - JimWest (lichess 2083), lichess 4/8/2024

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 c6 5.c3 Nf6 6.Nbd2 a5 7.Ng5 d5 8.exd5 cxd5 9.Bb3 Nc6 10.a4 Bd6 11.Ndf3 h6 12.Nh3 O-O 13.Bd2 Kh8 14.Nh4 Kh7 15.f4 exf4 16.Qf3 Re8+ 17.Kd1 g5 18.Kc2 Ne5 19.Qf2 Neg4

20.Qf3 Ne3+ 21.Kb1 g4 22.Qf2 gxh3 23.gxh3 Qe7 24.Rg1 Rg8 25.Rxg8 Kxg8 26.Ka2 Be6 27.Ng6 Qf7 28.Rg1 Kh7 29.Nxf4 Bxf4 30.Qxf4 d4 31.Bxe3 Bxb3+ 32.Kb1 exf3 33.Qxf5+ Kh8

34.Rg6 Nh7 35.Qe5+ Nf6 36.Rxf6 Qg7 37.Kc1 e2 38.Kd2 Qg5+ 39.Qxg5 hxg5 40.Kxe2 Re8+ 41.Kd2 Bxa4 42.Rf5 Rg8 43.Rxa5 Bc6 44.b4 g4 45.Rh5+ Kg7 46.Rg5+ Kf7 47.Rxg4 Rxg4 48.hxg4 Kg6 49.Ke3 Kg5 50.h3 Bg2

51.d4 Bxh3 52.c4 Bxg4 53.d5 Kf5 54.Kd4 Bf3 55.c5 Kf6 56.b5 Ke7 57.Ke5 Kd7 58.b6 Bg2 59.Kd4 Bf3 60.Kc4 Bg2 61.Kd4 Bf3 62.Ke5 Bg2 63.c6+ bxc6 64.b7 Kc7 65.dxc6 Bxc6 66.b8=B+ Kxb8, draw.