Thursday, September 17, 2026

2 PCG Games 9/16/2026

Philidor Counter Gambit

payungcs (Chess.com 1863) - JimWest (Chess.com 2063), Chess.com 9/16/2026

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 c6 5.Ng5 d5 6.exd5 cxd5 7.Bb5+ Nc6 8.O-O Nf6 9.Re1 Bd6 10.Nc3 O-O 11.Ne2 h6 12.Nf3 e4 13.dxe4 fxe4 14.Nfd4 Ng4 15.Ng3 Qh4


16.h3 Nxf2 17.Nf1 Nxd1 18.Rxd1 Nxd4 19.a4 Nxb5 20.axb5 Qf2+, White resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

whosmama3anddadsisab (lichess 1969) - JimWest (lichess 2051), lichess 9/16/2026

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.dxe5 fxe4 5.Nfd2 d5 6.c4 c6 7.Nc3 Bb4 8.cxd5 cxd5 9.Qa4+ Nc6 10.Bb5 Bxc3 11.Bxc6+ bxc6 12.Qxc6+ Bd7 13.Qxc3 Ne7 14.Nb3 O-O 15.O-O Rc8 16.Qd4 Qb6 17.Qxb6 axb6 18.Bg5 Ng6 19.Rad1 Bb5


20.Rfe1 Rc2 21.Rxd5 Rfxf2 22.Rxb5 Rxg2+ 23.Kh1 Rxh2+ 24.Kg1 Rhg2+ 25.Kh1 Rh2+ 26.Kg1 Rhg2+ 27.Kh1 Rh2+, draw.