Monday, January 19, 2026

2 PCG Games 1/18/2026

Philidor Counter Gambit

Vzesgelentei (Chess.com 1906) - JimWest (Chess.com 2046), Chess.com 1/18/2026

1.e4 e5 2.d4 d6 3.Nf3 f5 4.dxe5 fxe4 5.Bg5 Be7 6.Bxe7 Nxe7 7.Ng5 d5 8.c4 c6 9.cxd5 cxd5 10.Nc3 O-O 11.Qh5 h6 12.Nh3 Nbc6 13.O-O-O Bxh3 14.Qxh3 Rxf2 15.Qe6+ Kh8 16.Nxd5 Nxd5 17.Rxd5 Qb6 18.Bb5 a6 19.Rf1 axb5


20.Rxf2 Qxf2 21.Rd7 Qf1+ 22.Kc2 Qc4+ 23.Qxc4 bxc4 24.Rxb7 Nxe5 25.a3 e3 26.Re7 Ng4 27.h3 Nf6 28.Rxe3 Rc8 29.g4 Kg8 30.a4 Kf7 31.a5 Rc5 32.Ra3 Rc7 33.a6 Ra7 34.Kc3 Nd5+ 35.Kxc4 Nc7


36.b4 Rxa6 37.Rxa6 Nxa6 38.b5 Nb8 39.b6 Ke6 40.Kd4 g5 41.Ke4 Nd7 42.b7 Nc5+ 43.Kf3 Nxb7 44.Kg3 Nd6 45.h4 Kf6 46.hxg5+ Kxg5 47.Kh3 Ne4 48.Kh2 Kxg4


49.Kh1 Kg3 50.Kg1 h5 51.Kh1 h4 52.Kg1 h3 53.Kh1 Nf2+ 54.Kg1 h2+ 55.Kf1 h1=Q+, White resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

qusar2025 (lichess 2114) - JimWest (lichess 2031), lichess 1/18/2026

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d4 Nc6 5.dxe5 dxe5 6.Qxd8+ Nxd8 7.Nxe5 fxe4 8.Bg5 Nf6 9.Nc3 Bd6 10.f4 Be6 11.O-O-O O-O 12.Rhe1 Bxc4 13.Nxc4 Bb4 14.Bxf6 Rxf6


15.Nd5 Bxe1 16.Nxf6+ gxf6 17.Rxe1 f5 18.Rd1 Ne6 19.g3 Rf8, White forfeits.