From Offline Chess with Lev

Candidate master Lev Zilbermintz [pictured] annotates this PCG game from the Don Carrelli Memorial tournament.

Philidor Counter Gambit

Mauricio Camejo (USCF 2000) - Lev Zilbermintz (USCF 1925), Westfield NJ 6/2/2024

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.dxe5 fxe4 5.Ng5 d5 6.e6 Bc5 7.Qg4 Nf6 8.Qg3 O-O

9.Be2 Qe7 10.c4 d4 11.Bf4 d3 12.Bd1 Bxe6 13.b3 Bd4 14.Be5 Bxa1 15.Bxa1 Nc6 16.O-O Rac8

17.Nc3 Bf5 18.Rfe1 Bg6 19.Qh4 h6 20.Nh3 Nh7 21.Qg3 Qd6 22.Qh4 Rce8 23.Nd5 Nb4 24.Ndf4 Nc2

25.Bxc2 dxc2 26.Bb2 e3 27.fxe3 Re4 28.Qg3 Ng5 29.Nf2 Rfxf4 30.Nxe4 Rxe4

31.Qf2 Rg4 32.e4 Nh3+, White resigns.

After 6...Bc5, 7.Qg4 is not the best move.

13.b3 is a blunder.  After 13...Bd4 14.Be5, I did not play the best move 14...Nh5.

Finally 32.e4 Nh3+ wins the queen.