A Fantastic Philidor Legacy

1.e4 c5 2.Bc4 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4 Nc6 5.Qc3 Bb4 {White resigned}

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qe3 Nf6 5. Nf3 b6 6. b3 Bc5 7. Qc3 {Possibly intending to answer 8...Nxe5 with 9.Qxg7. Also note Black can play 7...Bxf2+ 8.Kxf2 Nxe4+ winning the Queen but....} 7... Bb4 {...this is the best move.}

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Qf6 {This looks dodgy. There is an RHP lad who has played this here 17 times as Black...and lost all 17. (I won't point him out, he knows who is...if you are watching best to give up this line mate.)} 4. e5 Qb6 {I see the idea, preventing a later Bxf4 by hitting the b2 pawn. I don't like it but let's see what happens.} 5. d4 Nh6 6. Bd3 d6 7. O-O Ng4 {7...Nc6 get another piece out and you are nearly getting away with this opening.} 8. exd6 Bxd6 9. Qe2+ {9.c4 threatening c5 was another way to go.} 9... Be7 10. Nc3 {White is building up a lovely position. Black has one masked threat and he gives up pieces to see if he can get it to work.} 10... O-O 11. Qxe7 {The Queen has been lured away from protecting f2 however Nd5 hitting the Queen and the e7 Bishop should been looked at. Now this from Black.....} 11... Nc6 {.....tickles the Queen and is also aiming at the d-pawn} 12. Bxh7+ {Alert play.} 12... Kxh7 13. Qxf8 Nxd4 {Black has set up the idea he has been planning since move 7 (7...Ng4)} 14. Ng5+ Kg6 {Now 15.Qxf7+ Kxg5 16.Bxf4+ mates in two moves. But White wants to be sure and....} 15. Bxf4 {...Now Black has the checkmate.} 15... Ne2+ 16. Kh1 Qg1+ 17. Rxg1 Nf2 {And a nice one it is too.}