Monday, January 5, 2026

2 PCG Games 1/4/2026

Philidor Counter Gambit

PositionalPhoenix26 (Chess.com 2010) - JimWest (Chess.com 2027), Chess.com 1/4/2026

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Nc3 f5 4.d4 fxe4 5.Nxe4 d5 6.Nc3 e4 7.Ne5 Nf6 8.Bg5 Bb4 9.Qd2 O-O 10.a3 Bxc3 11.Qxc3 c6 12.O-O-O Be6 13.f4 Nbd7 14.Be2 Qe8 15.g4 Nxe5 16.dxe5 Nxg4 17.Rg1 Nf2 18.Bf6 Rxf6 19.exf6 Nxd1


20.Rxg7+ Kh8 21.f7 Nxc3 22.fxe8=Q+ Rxe8, White resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

evolumberjack (lichess 1977) - JimWest (lichess 2005), lichess 1/4/2026

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Bc4 Nc6 5.Ng5 Nh6 6.Ne6 Bxe6 7.Bxe6 Nxd4 8.Bxh6 Nxe6


9.exf5 Qf6 10.Qh5+ g6 11.fxg6 hxg6, White resigns.