Sunday, May 5, 2024

2 PCG Games 5/4/2024

Philidor Counter Gambit

MKameel (Chess.com 1790) - JimWest (Chess.com 1955), Chess.com 5/4/2024

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Bg5 Be7 5.Bxe7 Nxe7 6.Nc3 fxe4 7.Nxe4 d5 8.Nc3 e4 9.Ne5 O-O 10.Qd2 Nbc6 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.Be2 Rb8 13.Na4 Qd6 14.c3 Qf4 15.Qxf4 Rxf4 16.O-O Ng6 17.b3 Rf6 18.Nc5 Nf4 19.Rfe1 Rg6


20.Bf1 Nh3+ 21.Kh1 Nxf2+ 22.Kg1 Nh3+ 23.Kh1 Nf4 24.g3 Ne6 25.Nxe6 Bxe6 26.c4 Rd8 27.Bg2 Re8 28.Rac1 Bg4 29.cxd5 cxd5 30.Rxc7 Ra6 31.a4 Rb6 32.Re3 Reb8 33.h3 Be6 34.Re7 Bf7 35.Rxa7 h6 36.Re1 Rxb3


37.a5 Rb1 38.Rxb1 Rxb1+ 39.Kh2 Ra1 40.a6 e3 41.Re7 Rxa6 42.Rxe3 Ra4 43.Rd3 Kf8 44.g4 g5 45.Kg3 Ke7 46.Bf3 Kd6 47.h4 Bg6 48.Rd2 Ra3 49.hxg5 hxg5 50.Kf2 Rd3 51.Ke2 Rxd2+ 52.Kxd2 Bf7


53.Kc3 Be6 54.Kb4 Kc6 55.Ka5 Bc8 56.Be2 Kd6 57.Kb6 Bd7 58.Bf3 Bc8 59.Be2 Bd7 60.Kb7 Be6 61.Bf3 Bd7 62.Be2 Be6 63.Bf3 Bd7 64.Be2, draw.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

morteza_398 (lichess 2050) - JimWest (lichess 2140), lichess 5/4/2024

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Nc3 fxe4 5.Nxe4 d5 6.Neg5 exd4 7.Nxd4 Bb4+ 8.c3 Qe7+ 9.Be2 Bc5 10.O-O Bxd4 11.cxd4 Qf6 12.Bh5+ g6 13.Re1+ Ne7 14.Bf3 O-O 15.h4 Nbc6 16.Be3 h6 17.Qe2 Bd7 18.Rad1 Rae8


19.Qb5 hxg5 20.Bxd5+ Nxd5 21.Qxd5+ Be6 22.Qe4 Bxa2 23.hxg5 Rxe4 24.gxf6 Rxf6 25.Rd2 Bd5 26.f3 Re7 27.Ree2 Rfe6 28.Kf2 Kf7 29.Re1 a6


30.b4 Nxb4 31.Rdd1 Nc2, White resigns.