Thursday, May 2, 2024

2 PCG Games 5/1/2024

Philidor Counter Gambit

NickB2014 (Chess.com 1948) - JimWest (Chess.com 1936), Chess.com 5/1/2024

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Bc4 Nc6 5.dxe5 dxe5 6.Qxd8+ Nxd8 7.Nc3 fxe4 8.Nxe4 Nf6 9.Nfg5 Nxe4 10.Nxe4 Bf5 11.f3 Bxe4 12.fxe4 Bc5 13.Bg5 Nf7 14.Bh4 Nd6 15.Bd3 O-O 16.O-O-O Bf2 17.Bxf2 Rxf2 18.Rd2 Raf8 19.Rhd1 g6


20.Rxf2 Rxf2 21.Rd2 Rxd2 22.Kxd2 Kg7 23.h4 Kf6 24.Ke3 h6 25.Kf3 c5 26.c3 a5 27.Ke3 g5 28.hxg5+ Kxg5 29.Be2 h5 30.b3 h4 31.a3 b6 32.b4 cxb4 33.cxb4 axb4 34.axb4 Ne8 35.Kf3 Ng7


36.Bf1 Ne6 37.g3 Nd4+ 38.Kf2 hxg3+ 39.Kxg3 Nc2 40.b5 Nd4 41.Bc4 Kh5 42.Bf1 Kg5 43.Bd3 Kh5 44.Kf2 Kg4 45.Ke3 Kg3 46.Bc4 Kg2 47.Bd3 Kg3 48.Bc4 Kg2 48.Bd3 Kg3, draw.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

VoronskyQ (lichess 2070) - JimWest (lichess 2135), lichess 5/1/2024

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Bg5 Be7 5.Bxe7 Nxe7 6.dxe5 fxe4 7.Ng5 d5 8.Qh5+ g6 9.Qd1 O-O 10.Nc3 c6


11.h4 Qb6 12.Na4 Qxf2#.