15/10 PCG 5/11/2021

Philidor Counter Gambit

kazimierzszydlowski (Chess.com 2010) - JimWest (Chess.com 1993), Chess.com 5/11/2021

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 c6 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.Bg5 Be7 7.h3 a5 8.a4 Na6 9.O-O f4 10.d4 Qc7 11.Re1 h6 12.Bxf6 Bxf6 13.dxe5 dxe5 14.Nd2 Nc5 15.Qh5+ Kf8 16.Rad1 Be6 17.Bxe6 Nxe6 18.Nc4 Nd4 19.Rd2 Rd8

20.Red1 b5 21.axb5 cxb5 22.Nd5 Rxd5 23.exd5 bxc4 24.d6 Qf7 25.Qxf7+ Kxf7 26.c3 Nb3 27.Rd5 Rd8 28.f3 Ke6 29.Kf1 a4 30.d7 Be7 31.Ke1 Nc5 32.Ke2 g5 33.R5d2 h5

34.Ra1 Nb3 35.Rxa4 Nxd2 36.Kxd2 Rxd7+ 37.Kc2 Rc7 38.Ra6+ Bd6 39.b4 cxb3+ 40.Kxb3 Rb7+ 41.Kc2 Rg7 42.Kd3 g4 43.c4 gxf3 44.gxf3 Rc7 45.Rb6 Kd7 46.Rb5 Kc6 47.Rd5 Ra7

48.Ke4 Ra3 49.Ra5 Rxa5, White resigns.

2 PCG Games 5/10/2021

Philidor Counter Gambit

BackgammonOracle (Chess.com 1791) - JimWest (Chess.com 1996), Chess.com 5/10/2021

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Nc3 fxe4 5.Nxe4 d5 6.Ng3 e4 7.Ne5 Nf6 8.Bg5 Bd6 9.Ng4 Bxg4 10.Bxf6 Qxf6 11.Qxg4 O-O 12.O-O-O Nc6 13.c3 Qxf2 14.Qe6+ Qf7 15.Qxf7+ Rxf7 16.Bb5 Ne7 17.Bd7 Kh8

18.Rdf1 Raf8 19.Rxf7 Rxf7 20.Rf1 Rxf1+ 21.Nxf1 c6 22.Be6 g6 23.Kd2 Kg7 24.g3 Kf6 25.Bh3 h5 26.Ne3 h4 27.Nf1 hxg3 28.hxg3 Nf5, White resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

efe_tuysuz (lichess 2093) - JimWest (lichess 2279), lichess 5/10/2021

1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 d6 3.Nf3 f5 4.d4 fxe4 5.Nxe4 d5 6.Nc3 e4 7.Ne5 Nf6 8.Bg5 Bb4 9.Qh5+ Nxh5 10.Bxd8 Kxd8 11.Nf7+ Ke7 12.Nxh8 Be6 13.O-O-O Bxc3 14.bxc3 Nd7 15.Ng6+ hxg6 16.h3 Rf8 17.g4 Nf4 18.Bb5 c6 19.Ba4 g5

20.Kd2 Rh8 21.Rb1 b5 22.Bb3 Rxh3 23.Rxh3 Nxh3 24.Ke3 Bxg4 25.a4 a6 26.axb5 axb5 27.Rg1 Nxg1, White resigns.

15/10 PCG 5/9/2021

Philidor Counter Defense

bobohein (Chess.com 1817) - JimWest (Chess.com 2001), Chess.com 5/9/2021

1.e4 e5 2.d4 d6 3.Bc4 Nc6 4.Nf3 f5 5.Nc3 Be7 6.O-O fxe4 7.Nxe4 d5 8.Nxe5 Nxe5 9.dxe5 dxc4 10.Qh5+ g6 11.Qf3 Qd7 12.Bf4 Qg4 13.Qe3 Be6 14.f3 Qf5 15.Rad1 Qf7 16.Rd4 Bf5 17.Rfd1 Bxe4 18.Qxe4 c6 19.Rxc4 g5

20.Bg3 h5 21.e6 Qh7 22.Qe5 h4 23.Bf2 Nf6 24.Bxa7 O-O 25.Bd4 Qg6 26.f4 gxf4 27.Rf1 h3 28.Rf2 Rxa2 29.b3 Kh7, White forfeits.

15/10 KIA 5/8/2021

King's Indian Attack

JimWest (Chess.com 1996) - 42exact (Chess.com 1958), Chess.com 5/8/2021

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d3 Nf6 4.g3 Bc5 5.Bg2 d6 6.O-O h5 7.h4 Ng4 8.c3 Bb6 9.a4 Qf6 10.Na3 Qg6 11.Nc4 Nxf2 12.Rxf2 Bxf2+ 13.Kxf2 Bg4 14.Qc2 O-O 15.Ne3 f5 16.exf5 Bxf5 17.Nxf5 Rxf5 18.Bg5 Raf8

19.Qb3+ Kh8 20.Qxb7 Na5 21.Qe4 Nb3 22.Rd1 Nc5 23.Qe3 Nxa4 24.Qe2 Nc5 25.Kg1 Ne6 26.Kh2 R8f7 27.Rf1 c5 28.Bh3 Nxg5 29.Bxf5 Nxf3+ 30.Qxf3, Black resigns.

10/5 Budapest 5/7/2021

Budapest Gambit, Fajarowicz Variation

murat60 (lichess 2214) - JimWest (lichess 2263), lichess 5/7/2021

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ne4 4.Nf3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Nxd2 6.Nbxd2 Nc6 7.a3 Bxd2+ 8.Qxd2 Qe7 9.Qc3 O-O 10.e3 Re8 11.Be2 Nxe5 12.Nxe5 Qxe5 13.Qxe5 Rxe5 14.O-O d6 15.Bf3 Rb8 16.b4 b6 17.Rfd1 Bb7

18.Bxb7 Rxb7 19.Rd5 Rxd5 20.cxd5 Kf8 21.Kf1 Ke7 22.Ke2 Kd7 23.Kd3 a5 24.Kc4 axb4 25.axb4 Rb8 26.b5 Re8 27.Rd1 Ra8 28.Rd2 f5 29.f3 Ra1 30.e4 Rc1+ 31.Kd4 Rc5 32.Rb2 fxe4 33.fxe4 Ke7 34.e5 dxe5 35.Kxe5 Rc1

36.Re2 Rb1 37.d6+ cxd6+ 38.Kd5+ Kd7 39.Rf2 Rxb5+ 40.Kd4 Ke7 41.Re2+ Kf6 42.Rf2+ Rf5 43.Rb2 b5 44.Ke4 Re5+ 45.Kd4 g5 46.Rf2+ Rf5 47.Rb2 g4 48.Ke4 Re5+ 49.Kf4 h5 50.Rd2 Ke6 51.Rb2 Kd7 52.g3 Kc6

53.Rc2+ Rc5 54.Rb2 Kb6 55.Rd2 Kc6 56.Rb2 Rd5 57.Rc2+ Kb6 58.Ke4 Re5+ 59.Kd4 b4 60.Rc8 Kb5 61.Rb8+ Ka4 62.Ra8+ Kb3 63.Rd8 Re2 64.Rxd6 Rd2+ 65.Ke5 Rxd6, White resigns.

10/5 PCG 5/6/2021

Philidor Counter Gambit

Darkseashore (lichess 2241) - JimWest (lichess 2271), lichess 5/6/2021

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.dxe5 fxe4 5.Ng5 d5 6.e6 Bc5 7.Nf7 Qf6 8.Qe2 Bxe6 9.Nxh8 Nc6 10.c3 O-O-O 11.Nd2 Ne5 12.Nb3 Nd3+ 13.Kd2 Bxf2 14.Kc2 Ne7 15.Be3 Rxh8 16.Nd4 Bd7 17.h3 Rf8

18.g4 Bxe3 19.Qxe3 Qf2+ 20.Qxf2 Rxf2+ 21.Ne2 Ng6 22.Rb1 Ngf4 23.Kd1 Nxe2 24.Bxe2 Nf4 25.Rf1 e3 26.Rxf2 exf2 27.Bf1 h5 28.gxh5 Bf5 29.Kd2 Bxb1, White resigns.

10/5 KIA 5/5/2021

French Defense, King's Indian Attack

JimWest (lichess 2270) - jacktripper2ccc (lichess 2225), lichess 5/5/2021

1.e4 e6 2.d3 c5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 g6 5.Bg2 Bg7 6.O-O Nge7 7.Nbd2 e5 8.c3 O-O 9.a4 d6 10.Qc2 h6 11.Nc4 Be6 12.Re1 b6 13.Bd2 Rc8 14.h4 Qd7

15.Qc1 Kh7 16.h5 gxh5 17.Nh4 Ng6 18.Nf5 Bxf5 19.exf5 Nge7 20.f6 Bxf6 21.Bxh6 Rg8 22.Be4+ Kh8 23.Qd1 d5 24.Qxh5 Qg4 25.Qh1 dxe4 26.Bg5+ Kg7 27.Qh6#.

15/10 PCG 5/4/2021

Philidor Counter Gambit

fransjebauer (Chess.com 1815) - JimWest (Chess.com 1988), Chess.com 5/4/2021

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Nc3 fxe4 5.Nxe4 d5 6.Nxe5 dxe4 7.Qh5+ g6 8.Nxg6 Nf6 9.Qe5+ Kf7 10.Nxh8+ Kg7 11.Bg5 Be7 12.Bc4 Nc6 13.Bxf6+ Bxf6 14.Qxe4 Kxh8 15.O-O-O Nxd4

16.c3 Bf5 17.Qe3 b5 18.Bd3 Bxd3 19.Rxd3 Bg5 20.f4 Bxf4 21.Qxf4 Ne2+ 22.Kd2 Nxf4 23.Rxd8+ Rxd8+ 24.Ke3 Nxg2+ 25.Kf2 Nf4 26.Kf3 Nd3 27.Ke2 c5 28.b3 c4 29.Rg1 cxb3 30.axb3 Nc5

31.Rg5 Re8+ 32.Kd1 Ne4 33.Rg4 Nf2+, White resigns.

WOCC to Reopen Tonight

The West Orange Chess Club will reopen tonight from 6pm to 10pm.

For the time being, there will be a maximum capacity of 25 persons at the club.

As expected, the wearing of masks will be required.

An attempt will be made to socially distance, as much as possible.

For any questions, either phone WOCC president John Hagerty at 973-736-3433 between the hours of 10am and 9pm; or e-mail him at buickchess@gmail.com.

PCG & PCG Reversed 5/2/2021

Philidor Counter Gambit

iliatar (Chess.com 1922) - JimWest (Chess.com 1975), Chess.com 5/2/2021

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 c6 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.O-O f4 7.d4 Qc7 8.dxe5 dxe5 9.Ng5 h6 10.Ne6 Bxe6 11.Bxe6 Nbd7 12.f3 O-O-O 13.Qe2 Kb8 14.b3 Bc5+ 15.Kh1 Bd4 16.Bb2 Nf8 17.Bh3 g5

18.Na4 Bxb2 19.Nxb2 h5 20.Rad1 N8d7 21.Bf5 Rdg8 22.Nc4 Rg7 23.Nd6 g4 24.c4 gxf3 25.gxf3 Rhg8 26.Bh3 Qb6 27.Nf5 Rh7 28.Qd2 Qc5 29.Rg1 Rhh8 30.Qd6+ Qxd6 31.Rxg8+ Rxg8 32.Rxd6 Kc7 33.Re6 Re8

34.Rxe8 Nxe8 35.Nh4 a5 36.Bxd7 Kxd7 37.Nf5 Ke6 38.Kg2 Kf6 39.Kh3 Kg5 40.c5 h4 41.Nxh4 Nc7 42.Nf5 Ne6 43.Kg2 Nxc5 44.h4+ Kh5 45.Kf1 Nd3 46.Nd6 b5 47.Nb7 Kxh4 48.Nxa5 Kg3 49.Ke2 Nc1+ 50.Kd2 Nxa2

51.Nxc6 Kxf3 52.Nxe5+ Kxe4 53.Nd3 f3 54.Nf2+ Kd4 55.Nd1 Nb4 56.Nf2 Nd5 57.Nd3 b4 58.Nf2 Nc3 59.Nd3 Ne4+ 60.Kc2 f2, White resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (lichess 2288) - RektDog6 (lichess 2098), lichess 5/2/2021

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 Bc5 4.f4 d6 5.c3 Ng4 6.d4 exd4 7.cxd4 Bb4+ 8.Nc3 O-O 9.Bd3 Nc6 10.Nf3 Qf6 11.e5 dxe5 12.fxe5 Qe7 13.O-O Bxc3 14.bxc3 f6

15.Qb3+ Kh8 16.Ba3 Qe8 17.Bxf8 Qxf8 18.exf6 gxf6 19.Rae1 b6 20.Ng5 Bb7 21.Nxh7 Qh6 22.h3 Na5 23.Qe6 Bxg2 24.Kxg2 Rg8 25.hxg4 Qd2+ 26.Re2 Qxd3 27.Qxf6+ Kxh7 28.Rh1+ Qh3+ 29.Rxh3#.

10/5 PCG 5/1/2021

Philidor Counter Gambit

mrandrew94 (lichess 2327) - JimWest (lichess 2274), lichess 5/1/2021

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Bc4 Nc6

5.O-O fxe4 6.dxe5 exf3 7.Qxf3 Nxe5 8.Re1 Nf6 9.Bf4 Be7 10.Nc3 Nxf3+, White resigns.

2 PCG Games 4/30/2021

Philidor Counter Gambit

rajendra17 (Chess.com 1903) - JimWest (Chess.com 2005), Chess.com 4/30/2021

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.dxe5 fxe4 5.Nd4 d5 6.f4 Bc5 7.c3 Ne7 8.Be2 O-O 9.O-O c6 10.Kh1 Bxd4 11.cxd4 Qb6 12.Nc3 Nf5 13.Na4 Qxd4 14,Qb3 b5 15.Nc3 Be6 16.Nd1 g6 17.g4 Ne7 18.Be3 Qa4

19.Bc5 Rf7 20.Ne3 Nd7 21.Bxe7 Rxe7 22.f5 Qxb3 23.axb3 Nxe5 24.fxe6 Rxe6 25.g5 d4 26.Ng4 d3 27.Nh6+ Kg7 28.Bg4 Nxg4 29.Nxg4 e3 30.Nh6 e2 31.Rxa7+ Rxa7, White resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

flyinggrunt1 (Chess.com 1917) - JimWest (Chess.com 1983), Chess.com 4/30/2021

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Bc4 Nc6 5.dxe5 dxe5 6.Qxd8+ Nxd8 7.Nxe5 fxe4 8.O-O Nf6 9.Rd1 Bd6 10.Bb5+ Ke7 11.Nc4 a6 12.Ba4 Be6 13.Nxd6 cxd6 14.Bf4 d5 15.Nc3 Nc6 16.Re1 b5 17.Bb3 Nd4

18.Rad1 Nxb3 19.cxb3 Rac8 20.Ne2 Rc2 21.Be5 Bg4 22.f3 exf3 23.gxf3 Bxf3 24.Kf2 Be4 25.Kg3 h5 26.h4 Nd7 27.Nd4 Rg2+ 28.Kh3 Nxe5 29.Rxe4 dxe4 30.Kxg2 Rf8 31.Re1 Rf4 32.Kg3 Rg4+ 33.Kh3 Nd3

34.Rf1 Nf4+ 35.Kh2 Rxh4+ 36.Kg3 Rg4+ 37.Kh2 g5 38.Re1 Nd3 39.Re3 Nxb2 40.Nf5+ Kf6 41.Nd6+ Ke5 42.Nf7+ Kd4 43.Re2 Nd3 44.Nh6 Rf4, White resigns.