A Philidor and French Defense From Bastille Day

Two games follow in pgn that Mike Chadburn and I played last night. The Philidor opens like a Pirc before it goes into a Hanham type variation where an early exchange of Queens is prevented. The second is a French Advance that was even until yours truly blundered into a mate in one........oh, well. Good fun and friends!

[Event "Grindstone Fun"]
[Site "<Unknown>"]
[Date "2015.07.14"]
[Round "<Unknown>"]
[White "Mike  Chadburn"]
[Black "Brian  Lafferty"]
[Result "0-1"]

1.e4 d6  2.d4 Nf6  3.Nc3 Nbd7  4.Bc4 e5  5.Nf3 Be7  6.Be3 0-0  7.h3 c6  8.Qd2 Qb6  9.Na4 Qc7  10.Nc3 b5  11.Bb3 a5  12.a4 b4  13.Ne2 Ba6  14.0-0 Nxe4  15.Qc1 exd4  16.Bxd4 Bxe2  17.Re1 Bxf3  18.gxf3 Nxf2  19.Kxf2 Bh4  20.Kf1 Bxe1  21.Bxg7 Kxg7  22.Qg5 Kh8  23.Rxe1 Rg8  24.Qf4 Qb6  25.Qxd6 Qg1  26.Ke2 Rae8  27.Kd3 Rxe1

[Event "Grindstone Fun"]
[Site "<Unknown>"]
[Date "2015.07.14"]
[Round "<Unknown>"]
[White "Brian,  Lafferty"]
[Black "Mike Chadburn"]
[Result "0-1"]

1.e4 e6  2.d4 d5  3.e5 c5  4.c3 Nc6  5.Nf3 Nge7  6.Nbd2 Nf5  7.Bd3 cxd4  8.cxd4 Nfxd4  9.0-0 Bd7  10.a3 Be7  11.b4 Bg5  12.Nxd4 Nxd4  13.Nf3 Nxf3  14.Qxf3 0-0  15.Bxg5 Qxg5  16.Rfe1 Bc6  17.Qh3 g6  18.Qe3 Qxe3  19.Rxe3 a6  20.a4 Rfc8  21.Ree1 b5  22.axb5 Bxb5  23.Bxb5 axb5  24.Ra5 Rab8  25.Rea1 Rc4  26.Rb1 d4  27.h3 d3  28.Rb2 Rc2  29.Rba2 Re2  30.Ra8 Rxa8  31.Rxa8 Kg7  32.Kf1 Rb2  33.Rd8