Wednesday, November 19, 2025

2 PCG Games 11/18/2025

Philidor Counter Gambit

icesnake (Chess.com 2006) - JimWest (Chess.com 2075), Chess.com 11/18/2025

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.g3 f5 4.d3 Nf6 5.Nbd2 Be7 6.Bg2 c6 7.O-O O-O 8.exf5 Bxf5 9.Nc4 Bg4 10.h3 Bxf3 11.Bxf3 Nbd7 12.Bg2 d5 13.Ne3 g6 14.Ng4 Nxg4 15.Qxg4 Bf6 16.Bh6 Bg7 17.Be3 Qe7 18.c3 a6 19.b4 Rae8


20.Rae1 Nf6 21.Qd1 Nd7 22.a4 Qf7 23.b5 axb5 24.axb5 Kh8 25.bxc6 bxc6 26.c4 d4 27.Bd2 c5 28.Qc2 Nf6 29.Bg5 h6 30.Bd2 Qd7 31.Rb1 Rb8


32.Rfe1 e4 33.dxe4 d3 34.Qc1 Qd4 35.Bxh6 Rxb1 36.Bxg7+ Kxg7 37.Qxb1 d2 38.Rd1 Ng4 39.hxg4 Qxf2+ 40.Kh2 Rh8#.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

Mohakmax (lichess 1853) - JimWest (lichess 1999), lichess 11/18/2025

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Nc3 fxe4 5.Nxe4 d5 6.Nc3 e4 7.Ne5 Nf6 8.Be2 Bb4 9.O-O O-O 10.f3 Qe8 11.fxe4 Bxc3 12.bxc3 Nxe4 13.Qd3 Rxf1+ 14.Bxf1 Nd7 15.Bf4 Nxe5 16.Bxe5 c6 17.Re1 Bf5 18.c4 Qg6 19.Qf3 Nd2


20.Qe2 Nxf1 21.Rxf1 Be4 22.cxd5 cxd5 23.Rf2 Rf8 24.Rxf1+ Kxf1 25.c3 h5 26.g3 h4 27.Qb5 hxg3 28.Bxg3 Qg5 29.Qc5+ Kg8 30.Qc8+ Kh7 31.Qh3+ Kg8 


32.c4 Qe3+ 33.Kf1 Bd3+ 34.Kg2 Be4+ 35.Kf1 Bd3+ 36.Kg2 Be4+ 37.Kf1, draw.