My Chess Game Collection #142. Philidor Defense: 3.Bc4

Click and watch the game in GIF file! I am also providing the PGN file. I played with Whites on 5/28/2020. The game was equilibrated, however, work on the left flank enabled a White Pawn get promoted to define the game.

Philidor Defense: 3.Bc4

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3Qe7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.O-O Be6 8.Nc3 Bxc4 9.dxc4 Nc6 10.Nd5Qd8 11.b3 Be7 12.a4 O-O 13.Qd3 Na5 14.b4 Nc6 15.b5 Nb8 16.h3 c6 17.bxc6 bxc6 18.Nxe7+ Qxe7 19.Rfd1 Rd8 20.a5Na6 21.c3c5 22.Qd5 Rab8 23.Qc6 Nc7 24.Rab1 Rxb1 25.Rxb1 Ne6 26.Rb7 Qe8 27.Qa6 Ng5 28.Nxg5 hxg5 29.Qxa7 g6 30.a6 Ra8 31.Qb6 Qd8 32.Qxd8+ Rxd8 33.a7 Ra8 34.Rb8+

PGN File

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2020.05.29"]
[Round "-"]
[White "marcusantoniu26"]
[Black "Iceryder"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C41"]
[ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/Philidor-Defense-3.Bc4"]
[CurrentPosition "8/5pk1/3Q2p1/2p1p1p1/2P1P3/2P4P/5PP1/6K1 b - -"]
[Timezone "UTC"]
[UTCDate "2020.05.29"]
[UTCTime "01:42:28"]
[WhiteElo "1200"]
[BlackElo "1205"]
[TimeControl "1800"]
[Termination "marcusantoniu26 won by resignation"]
[StartTime "01:42:28"]
[EndDate "2020.05.29"]
[EndTime "01:59:41"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/live/game/4922019034"]

1. e4 {[%clk 0:29:57.2]} 1... e5 {[%clk 0:29:57.3]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 0:29:54.2]} 2... d6 {[%clk 0:29:54.3]} 3. Bc4 {[%clk 0:29:51.5]} 3... Nf6 {[%clk 0:29:50.3]} 4. d3 {[%clk 0:29:46.9]} 4... Qe7 {[%clk 0:29:41.5]} 5. Bg5 {[%clk 0:29:42.1]} 5... h6 {[%clk 0:29:34]} 6. Bxf6 {[%clk 0:29:39.7]} 6... Qxf6 {[%clk 0:29:29.7]} 7. O-O {[%clk 0:29:37]} 7... Be6 {[%clk 0:29:17.4]} 8. Nc3 {[%clk 0:29:33.5]} 8... Bxc4 {[%clk 0:28:57.6]} 9. dxc4 {[%clk 0:29:30.5]} 9... Nc6 {[%clk 0:28:42.8]} 10. Nd5 {[%clk 0:29:27.5]} 10... Qd8 {[%clk 0:28:35.2]} 11. b3 {[%clk 0:29:12.1]} 11... Be7 {[%clk 0:28:28.6]} 12. a4 {[%clk 0:29:06.4]} 12... O-O {[%clk 0:28:18.3]} 13. Qd3 {[%clk 0:28:00.8]} 13... Na5 {[%clk 0:27:38.5]} 14. b4 {[%clk 0:27:43.1]} 14... Nc6 {[%clk 0:27:23.2]} 15. b5 {[%clk 0:27:33.3]} 15... Nb8 {[%clk 0:27:15.8]} 16. h3 {[%clk 0:26:55.4]} 16... c6 {[%clk 0:27:13.2]} 17. bxc6 {[%clk 0:26:45.2]} 17... bxc6 {[%clk 0:27:09.7]} 18. Nxe7+ {[%clk 0:26:14.8]} 18... Qxe7 {[%clk 0:26:42.6]} 19. Rfd1 {[%clk 0:26:10.7]} 19... Rd8 {[%clk 0:26:29.6]} 20. a5 {[%clk 0:25:44.3]} 20... Na6 {[%clk 0:26:17.3]} 21. c3 {[%clk 0:25:26.5]} 21... c5 {[%clk 0:26:10.3]} 22. Qd5 {[%clk 0:23:59.9]} 22... Rab8 {[%clk 0:25:40.7]} 23. Qc6 {[%clk 0:23:37]} 23... Nc7 {[%clk 0:25:22.3]} 24. Rab1 {[%clk 0:23:30.4]} 24... Rxb1 {[%clk 0:25:09.6]} 25. Rxb1 {[%clk 0:23:28]} 25... Ne6 {[%clk 0:24:48.4]} 26. Rb7 {[%clk 0:23:10.1]} 26... Qe8 {[%clk 0:24:38.5]} 27. Qa6 {[%clk 0:22:47.7]} 27... Ng5 {[%clk 0:23:57.8]} 28. Nxg5 {[%clk 0:22:34.9]} 28... hxg5 {[%clk 0:23:54.6]} 29. Qxa7 {[%clk 0:22:04.9]} 29... g6 {[%clk 0:23:38.5]} 30. a6 {[%clk 0:21:55.1]} 30... Ra8 {[%clk 0:23:10.9]} 31. Qb6 {[%clk 0:21:47.4]} 31... Qd8 {[%clk 0:22:36.5]} 32. Qxd8+ {[%clk 0:21:02]} 32... Rxd8 {[%clk 0:22:33.3]} 33. a7 {[%clk 0:20:59.6]} 33... Ra8 {[%clk 0:22:30.2]} 34. Rb8+ {[%clk 0:20:52.1]} 34... Rxb8 {[%clk 0:22:25.7]} 35. axb8=Q+ {[%clk 0:20:49.2]} 35... Kg7 {[%clk 0:22:23.2]} 36. Qxd6 {[%clk 0:20:47.1]

Game may have continued...} (36. Qxd6 Kg8 37. Qxe5 g4 38. hxg4 Kh7 39. Qxc5 Kg7 {+16.8}) 1-0