Sunday, May 11, 2025

2 PCG Games 5/10/2025

Philidor Counter Gambit

NickEhirmur (Chess.com 1957) - JimWest (Chess.com 2057), Chess.com 5/10/2025

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Nc3 fxe4 5.Nxe5 Nf6 6.Nc4 d5 7.Ne5 Bb4 8.Be2 O-O 9.O-O c6 10.Bg5 Nbd7 11.Qd2 Qe8 12.Bf4 Nxe5 13.Bxe5 Qg6 14.f3 Bd7 15.a3 Bxc3 16.Qxc3 Rae8 17.Rae1 h5 18.Qe3 h4 19.fxe4 Nxe4


20.Bd3 Rxf1+ 21.Rxf1 Bf5 22.Qf4 h3 23.g3 Rf8 24.c4 Rf7 25.cxd5 cxd5 26.Bc2 Qc6 27.Bxe4 dxe4 28.g4 e3 29.gxf5 Qg2#.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

SonderLiam (lichess 2124) - JimWest (lichess 2125), lichess 5/10/2025

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.h3 f5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.d3 Be7 6.Nd5 Nxd5 7.cxd5 O-O 8.Be2 Nd7 9.c4 Nf6 10.b4 a5 11.Bd2 axb4 12.Bxb4 b6 13.O-O e4 14.dxe4 Nxe4 15.a3 Bf6 16.Rb1 Nc3 17.Bxc3 Bxc3 18.Rb3 Bf6 19.Nd4 Bd7


20.Qd3 Re8 21.Bf3 g6 22.Rbb1 Bxd4 23.Qxd4 Rxa3 24.Qb2 Ra5 25.Ra1 Rc5 26.Qd4 Qe7 27.g4 Qe5 28.Qd3 fxg4 29.hxg4 Qf4 30.Rac1 Bxg4 31.Bxg4 Qxg4+ 32.Kh1, White resigns.