Saturday, March 21, 2026

2 PCG Games 3/20/2026

Philidor Counter Gambit

Jorge4538B (Chess.com 1924) - JimWest (Chess.com 1960), Chess.com 3/20/2026

1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 d6 3.d3 Nc6 4.Nf3 f5 5.d4 fxe4 6.Nxe4 Bf5 7.Ng3 Bg4 8.Bb5 exd4 9.Bxc6+ bxc6 10.Qxd4 Bxf3 11.Qe3+ Qe7 12.gxf3 Qxe3+ 13.fxe3 Nf6 14.Kf2 g6 15.e4 Bg7 16.c3 O-O 17.Bg5 Rab8 18.Rab1 h6 19.Bxf6 Bxf6


20.h4 h5 21.Ne2 Be5 22.Ke3 Kh7 23.f4 Bg7 24.b3 Rf7 25.Rbg1 Bh6 26.Rg2 Rbf8 27.Rf2 Re8 28.Rhf1 d5 29.Ng3 dxe4 30.Rd1 Ref8 31.Ne2 g5 32.hxg5 Bxg5 33.Kxe4 Re8+ 34.Kf3 Ref8


35.Rd4 Bh6 36.Rh2 c5 37.Rc4 Rf5 38.Rh4 Rd8 39.Ng3 Rd3+ 40.Kg2 Rf7 41.Rxc5 Rg7 42.Rh3 h4 43.Rxh4 Rdxg3+ 44.Kf2 Rg2+ 45.Ke3 Rxa2 46.Kd4 Rd2+ 47.Kc4 Rf2 48.Rch5 Rg6 49.f5 Rf6 50.b4 R2xf5 51.Rxf5 Rxf5 52.Kb3 Kg6


53.Rc4 Bf4 54.Rc6+ Rf6 55.Rc5 Rf7 56.b5 Be3 57.Re5 Bb6 58.c4 Rf5 59.Re6+ Kf7 60.Re4 Rc5 61.Rh4 Ke6 62.Rh7 Kd6 63.Kb4 Rg5 64.Rh6+ Kd7 65.Rc6 a5+ 66.Ka4 Rg4


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