Thursday, April 10, 2025

2 PCG Games 4/9/2025

Philidor Counter Gambit

nikoadd (Chess.com 1840) - JimWest (Chess.com 1903), Chess.com 4/9/2025

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Bc4 Nc6 5.Ng5 Nh6 6.dxe5 dxe5 7.Qxd8+ Nxd8 8.O-O f4 9.Nc3 c6 10.g3 Be7 11.gxf4 exf4 12.Bxf4 Bxg5 13.Bxg5 Nhf7 14.Bh4 Bh3 15.Rfd1 Ne5 16.Be2 O-O 17.Bg3 Nf3+ 18.Bxf3 Rxf3


19.Rd3 Rxd3 20.cxd3 Ne6 21.f4 Rd8 22.Rd1 Nd4 23.Kf2 Bg4 24.Rd2 Nf3 25.Rd1 Nd4 26.Rd2 Nf3 27.Rd1 Nd4, draw.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

harlampiizmish (lichess 2042) - JimWest (lichess 2120), lichess 4/9/2025

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.h3 f5 4.exf5 Bxf5 5.Bc4 Nf6 6.d4 e4 7.Nh4 Bg6 8.Bg5 Be7 9.Qe2 d5 10.Bb3 Nc6 11.Nc3 Nxd4 12.Qe3 Nxb3 13.axb3 d4 14.Qg3 dxc3 15.Nxg6 hxg6 16.Bxf6 Bxf6 17.Qxg6+ Kf8 18.O-O Qe8 19.Qg3 cxb2


20.Rae1 Qc6 21.c4 Re8 22.Rd1 Kf7 23.Qg4 Rd8 24.Rxd8 Rxd8 25.Qh5+ Kg8 26.g4 e3 27.fxe3 Rd2 28.Qe8+ Qxe8 29.Rxf6 b1=Q+ 30.Rf1 Qxe3+, White resigns.