Friday, October 2, 2026

2 PCG Games 10/1/2026

Philidor Counter Gambit

Vedanshgranmaster (Chess.com 1883) - JimWest (Chess.com 2021), Chess.com 10/1/2026

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 c6 5.Bg5 Be7 6.Bxe7 Qxe7 7.Nc3 f4 8.Qe2 Bg4 9.h3 Bxf3 10.Qxf3 Nf6 11.a3 Nbd7 12.Ba2 O-O-O 13.a4 g5 14.b4 h5 15.Qe2 g4 16.b5 f3 17.gxf3 gxh3 18.bxc6 bxc6 19.Rb1 Qg7


20.d4 Nb8 21.Be6+ Kc7 22.Qc4 h2 23.Nb5+ Kb7 24.Nxd6+ Ka8 25.Nf5 Qg2 26.Ke2 Nxe4 27.fxe4 Qxe4+ 28.Ne3 exd4 29.Qb3 Rh7 30.Bf5 Qe7 31.Bxh7 dxe3 32.Be4 exf2


33.Kf1 Qg7 34.Bg2 Rg8 35.Rxh2 Re8 36.Qf3 Re1+ 37.Rxe1 fxe1=Q+ 38.Kxe1 Qe5+ 39.Kf2 Qxh2 40.Qg3 Qxg3+ 41.Kxg3 Kb7


42.Kh4 Kb6 43.Kxh5 Ka5 44.Kg5 Kxa4 45.Kf6 Kb4 46.Ke6 Kc3 47.Be4 a5 48.Kd6 a4 49.Bg6 a3 50.Bf7 Kxc2


51.Kc5 Kb2 52.Kb6 a2 53.Bxa2 Kxa2 54.Kc5 Kb3 55.Kb6 Kb4 56.Kc7 c5 57.Kxb8 c4 58.Kb7 c3 59.Kb6 c2 60.Kb7 c1=Q


61.Kb6 Qc4 62.Kb7 Qc5 63.Kb8 Qc6 64.Ka7 Kb5 65.Kb8 Qd7 66.Ka8 Kb6 67.Kb8 Qb7#.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

DancingKalista (lichess 2123) - JimWest (lichess 2089), lichess 10/1/2026

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.dxe5 fxe4 5.Ng5 d5 6.Nc3 Bb4 7.Be3 Ne7 8.e6 O-O


9.Qh5 h6 10.Nf7 Qe8 11.Qg4 Kh7, White forfeits.