Saturday, July 7, 2012

Quick Chess PCG Games by Lev Zilbermintz

Candidate master Lev Zilbermintz [pictured] sends two games which he won with the Philidor Counter Gambit, from the World Open 7-Minute Championship.

Round Six: Philidor Counter Gambit

Kevin Santo (QC 2076) - Lev Zilbermintz (QC 2026), Philadelphia PA 7/4/2012

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.O-O-O Nc6 13.Qg3 Kxh8 14.Qe3 Bf5 15.h3 Bg6 16.Bc4 Nd5


17.Bxe7 Ncxe7 18.Qg5 c6 19.Rhe1 b5 20.Bxd5 cxd5 21.Kb1 Nc6 22.Qe3 Qf6 23.Qb3 Bf7 24.f3 a6 25.Rf1 e3 26.Qxe3 Re8 27.Qd2 Bg6 28.g4 a5 29.f4 Be4 30.f5 Nb4 31.Rc1 Rc8 32.a3 Nc6, and Black won in ? moves.



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Round Eight: Philidor Counter Gambit

Dobrynya Konoplev (QC 1831) - Lev Zilbermintz (QC 2026), Philadelphia PA 7/4/2012

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.exf5 e4 5.Ng5 Nf6 6.Nc3 d5 7.f3 h6 8.Ne6 Bxe6 9.fxe6 Bb4 10.fxe4 O-O 11.Bd2 Bxc3 12.bxc3 Nxe4


13.Bd3 Qh4+ 14.g3 Nxg3 15.Bg5 hxg5 16.hxg3 Qxg3+ 17.Kd2 Qf4+, White resigns.