Monday, June 30, 2025

2 PCG Games 6/29/2025

Philidor Counter Gambit

gsm51 (Chess.com 1797) - JimWest (Chess.com 1941), Chess.com 6/29/2025

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.dxe5 fxe4 5.Ng5 d5 6.c4 Bb4+ 7.Nc3 d4 8.a3 Bxc3+ 9.bxc3 e3


10.Qf3 Qxg5 11.e6 Nf6 12.cxd4 O-O 13.Bxe3 Qg4 14.Be2 Qxf3 15.Bxf3 Bxe6 16.Bxb7 Nbd7 17.Bxa8 Rxa8


18.d5 Bf7 19.O-O Ne5 20.Rfc1 Nfd7 21.Bd4 Nd3 22.Rcb1 N3c5 23.Rb5 a6 24.Rxc5 Nxc5 25.Bxc5 Rb8 26.h3 Bg6 27.Rd1 Rb1 28.Rxb1 Bxb1 29.d6 cxd6 30.Bxd6 Bd3 31.c5 Bb5


32.h4 h5 33.f4 g6 34.Kf2 Kf7 35.Ke3 Ke6 36.Kd4 Kd7 37.Ke5 Bd3 38.Kd5 Bb5 39.g3 Bc6+ 40.Ke5 Bb5 41.Kf6 Bd3 42.a4 Kc6 43.Kg5 Bc2 44.Bf8 Kd5 45.Be7 Ke6 46.Bd6 Kd5 47.Kf6 Kc6 48.Ke5 Bxa4


49.f5 gxf5 50.Kxf5 Bd1 51.Ke4 a5 52.Kd3 a4 53.Kc4 a3 54.Be5 a2 55.Kb4 Bg4 56.Kb3 Kxc5 57.Kxa2 Kd5 58.Bf4 Ke4


59.Kb2 Kf5 60.Kc3 Bf3 61.Kd4 Kg4 62.Ke5 Bd1 63.Kf6 Bc2 64.Kg7 Bb1 65.Kh6 Bc2 66.Be5 Bb1 67.Bf4 Bc2 68.Be5 Bb1 69.Bf4, draw.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

egregiouslytalented (lichess 2097) - JimWest (lichess 2051), lichess 6/29/2025

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.dxe5 fxe4 5.Ng5 d5 6.e6 Bc5 7.Nf7 Qf6


8.f3 exf3 9.gxf3 Qxe6+, White resigns.