Thursday, May 16, 2024

2 PCG Games 5/15/2024

Philidor Counter Gambit

EmersonSoto (Chess.com 1818) - JimWest (Chess.com 1968), Chess.com 5/15/2024

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Nc3 fxe4 5.Nxe4 d5 6.Nc3 e4 5.Ne5 Nf6 8.Be2 Bd6 9.Bf4 O-O 10.Bg3 c6 11.O-O Be6 12.Qd2 Bxe5 13.Bxe5 Nbd7 14.Bg3 b5 15.Nd1 a5 16.Ne3 a4 17.h3 Qa5 18.Qd1 Nb6


19.b3 axb3 20.cxb3 Nbd7 21.Ng4 Nxg4 22.Bxg4 Bxg4 23.Qxg4 Nf6 24.Qe6+ Kh8 25.a4 Qc3 26.axb5 Rxa1, White resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

chesslearn11 (lichess 2231) - JimWest (lichess 2107), lichess 5/15/2024

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 c6 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.Ng5 d5 7.exd5 cxd5 8.Bb5+ Nc6 9.Qe2 Bd6 10.f4 O-O 11.Bxc6 bxc6 12.fxe5 Bxe5 13.O-O Qc7 14.Nf3 Bd6 15.Bg5 Bd7 16.Kh1 Rae8 17.Qd2 h6 18.Be3 Ng4 19.Bg1 Bf4


20.Qd1 Be3 21.h3 Bxg1 22.hxg4 Bb6 23.g5 hxg5 24.Nxg5 Rf6 25.Qf3 Rh6+ 26.Nh3 Re3 27.Qf4 Qxf4 28.Rxf4 Bc7 29.Rb4 f4 30.Rb7 Bxh3 31.Rxc7 Bg4+ 32.Kg1 d4 33.Ne4 Re2


34.c3 Rxb2 35.cxd4 Bf5 36.Rxa7 Bxe4 37.dxe4 Rg6 38.Ra3 Rgxg2+ 39.Kh1 Rh2+ 40.Kg1 Rbg2+ 41.Kf1 Rf2+ 42.Kg1 Rfg2+ 43.Kf1 Rf2+ 44.Kg1 Rfg2+, draw.