Tuesday, January 13, 2026

2 PCG Games 1/12/2026

Philidor Counter Gambit

buktop66 (Chess.com 2025) - JimWest (Chess.com 2043), Chess.com 1/12/2026

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ c6 4.Ba4 f5 5.d3 Nf6 6.Bg5 Be7 7.Bb3 Na6 8.a4 Nc5 9.Bc4 a5 10.Nc3 h6 11.Bxf6 Bxf6 12.O-O f4 13.h3 Be6 14.Bxe6 Nxe6 15.Ne2 O-O 16.d4 Qc7


17.c4 exd4 18.Nfxd4 Nxd4 19.Nxd4 Bxd4 20.Qxd4 f3 21.g3 Rad8 22.Rfe1 Qf7 23.Re3 d5 24.cxd5 cxd5 25.e5 Qe6 26.Kh2 Rf5 27.Raa3 Re8 28.Rxf3 Rxf3 29.Rxf3 Qxe5 30.Qxe5 Rxe5 31.b3 d4


32.Rd3 Rd5 33.f4 Kf7 34.Kg7 Ke6 35.Kf3 Kd6 36.Ke4 Kc5 37.g4 Rd8 38.f5 Re8+ 39.Kf4 Re1 40.Kf3 Rh1 41.Kg2 Rc1 42.Kf3 Rh1 43.Kg2 Rc1 44.Kf3 Rh1, draw.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

Crown39 (lichess 1956) - JimWest (lichess 2006), lichess 1/12/2026

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ c6 4.Ba4 f5 5.exf5 Bxf5 6.O-O Nf6 7.d4 e4 8.Re1 d5 9.Bg5 Nbd7 10.c4 Bb4 11.Re2 O-O 12.Ne5 Qa5 13.Bb3 Nxe5 14.dxe5 Nd7 15.cxd5 cxd5 16.Bxd5+ Kh8 17.Bxe4 Nxe5


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