Tuesday, February 3, 2026

2 PCG Games 2/2/2026

Philidor Counter Gambit

Thraggo (Chess.com 2014) - JimWest (Chess.com 2013), Chess.com 2/2/2026

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 c6 5.g3 Nf6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.Bb3 fxe4 8.Nxe4 Nxe4 9.dxe4 Bg4 10.Qd3 Rf8 11.Ng1 Nd7 12.f3 Nc5 13.Qe3 Nxb3 14.Qxb3 Bc8 15.Be3 Bf6 16.O-O-O Qe7 17.Ne2 Be6 18.Qa4 Kf7 19.h4 Kg8


20.g4 g6 21.g5 Bg7 22.Rdf1 a5 23.Bb6 Ra6 24.Be3 b5 25.Qa3 Bc4 26.Rh2 b4 27.Qa4 Bb5 28.Qb3+ Qf7 29.Qxf7+ Rxf7 30.Rff2 Bxe2 31.Rxe2 Rxf3


32.h5 gxh5 33.Rxh5 d5 34.exd5 cxd5 35.Bc5 Rc6 36.Ba7 d4 37.Reh2 d3 38.Rxh7 Rf1+ 39.Kd2 Rxc2+ 40.Kxd3 Rxh2 41.Rxh2 Kf7 42.Rf2+ Rxf2 43.Bxf2 e4+ 44.Kc2 Kg6


45.Bb6 a4 46.Bc5 b3+ 47.axb3 axb3+ 48.Kxb3 Bxb2 49.Kxb2 Kxg5 50.Kc2 Kf4 51.Kd1 Kf3 52.Ke1 e3 53.Bxe3, draw.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

todor680816 (lichess 2101) - JimWest (lichess 2010), lichess 2/2/2026

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.dxe5 fxe4 5.Bg5 Be7 6.Bxe7 Nxe7 7.exd6 exf3 8.dxe7 Qxe7+ 9.Kd2 fxg2 10.Bxg2 Qg5+ 11.Kc3 Qxg2 12.Re1+ Kf7 13.Qh5+ g6 14.Qe5 Qc6+ 15.Kd2 Qd6+ 16.Qxd6 cxd6 17.Nc3 Bf5 18.Nd5 Nc6 19.b4 a6


20.a4 Rhc8 21.Nb6 Nxb4 22.Nxc8 Rxc8 23.c3 Nd5 24.Ra3 b6 25.Rb3 Rc4 26.a5 b5 27.f3 Rh4 28.Re2 Nf4 29.Rf2 Nd3 30.Re2 Ne5 31.Rf2 Rxh2 32.Rxh2 Nxf3+ 33.Ke3 Nxh2


34.c4 Be6 35.Kd4 Bxc4 36.Rh3 Ng4 37.Rxh7+ Ke6 38.Ra7 Ne5 39.Rxa6 b4 40.Rb6 b3 41.a6 Bd5 42.a7 Nc6+ 43.Kc3 Nxa7 44.Ra6 Nb5+ 45.Kb2 Nd4


46.Ra4 Ke5 47.Ra7 g5 48.Re7+ Ne6 49.Rf7 g4 50.Rf2 g3 51.Re2+ Kf5, White resigns.