PCG Reversed & PCG 11/5/2025

Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (Chess.com 2031) - mebilo13 (Chess.com 2026), Chess.com 11/5/2025

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 Be7 4.f4 d6 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Be2 O-O 7.O-O a5 8.a4 Re8 9.c3 Bf8 10.f5 d5 11.Qc2 dxe5 12.dxe5 Ng4 13.h3 Bc5+ 14.Kh1 Ne3 15.Bxe3 Bxe3 16.Na3 Qf6 17.Nc4 Bf4 18.Rad1 g6

19.g4 gxf5 20.gxf5 Qh6 21.Rg1+ Kh8 22.Bf1 Qh5 23.Qg2 Qh6 24.Ng5 Rf8 25.Nxf7+, Black resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

Farsad125 (lichess 1887) - JimWest (lichess 1985), lichess 11/5/2025

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Nc3 fxe4 5.Nxe4 d5 6.Nc3 e4 7.Ne5 Nf6 8.Bg5 Bb4 9.Bxf6 Qxf6 10.Qh5+ g6 11.Qh6 c6 12.h4 Bf8 13.Qg5 Bg7 14.f3 O-O 15.Qxf6 Bxf6 16.fxe4 Bxe5 17.dxe5 dxe4 18.Bc4+ Kg7 19.Nxe4 Re8

20.O-O-O Rxe5 21.Nd6 Bg4 22.Rdf1 b5 23.Rf7+ Kh6 24.Bb3 Na6 25.a3 Be6 26.Rb7 Nc5 27.Bxe6 Rxe6 28.Nf7+ Kg7 29.Ng5+ Nxb7 30.Nxe6+ Kf6 31.Nd4 Rc8

32.Rf1+ Ke5 33.Rf7 Kxd4 34.Rxb7 Rf8 35.Rxh7 Rf1+ 36.Kd2 Rf2+ 37.Kd1 Rxg2 38.Rxa7 Rg1+ 39.Kd2 Rg2+ 40.Kd1 Rg1+ 41.Kd2 Rg2+ 42.Ke1 Rxc2

43.b4 Rh2 44.Rc7 Kd5 45.Rg7 Rxh4 46.Rxg6 Rh3 47.Rg5+ Kd6 48.Rg6+ Kc7 49.Rg7+ Kb8 50.Rg4 Rxa3 51.Kd2 Rh3 52.Kc2 Rh6 53.Kc3 c5 54.bxc5+ Kxc5 55.Rg5+ Kb6 56.Kb4 Rh4+ 57.Kb3 Ka5 58.Rc5 Rh3+ 59.Kb2 Ka4

60.Rc3 Rxc3 61.Kxc3 Ka3 62.Kc2 Ka2 63.Kc3 Ka3 64.Kc2 b4 65.Kb1 Kb3 66.Ka1 Kc2 67.Ka2 b3+ 68.Ka1 b2+ 69.Ka2 b1=Q+, White resigns.

PCG & PCG Reversed 11/4/2025

Philidor Counter Gambit

CloesJohan (Chess.com 1869) - JimWest (Chess.com 2022), Chess.com 11/4/2025

1.e4 e5 Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Nc3 fxe4 5.Nxe4 d5 6.Neg5 exd4 7.Bd3 Bb4+ 8.Kf1 Bg4 9.Qe2+ Qe7 10.Bxh7 Qxe2+ 11.Kxe2 Ne7 12.Bd3 Nbc6 13.Bf4 O-O 14.Bxc7 Rae8 15.Kf1 Nf5 16.h3 Bxf3 17.Nxf3 Rf7 18.Bh2 Bd6 19.Bxd6 Nxd6

20.a3 Ne4 21.Re1 Rfe7 22.b4 Nd2+, White resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (lichess 2005) - Anatoliy25_13 (lichess 1954), lichess 11/4/2025

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 c6 4.f4 exf4 5.Bxf4 d6 6.Nf3 Be7 7.Be2 O-O 8.O-O Qb6+ 9.Kh1 Qxb2 10.Nbd2 Na6 11.Nc4 Qb4 12.Rb1 Qa4 13.Bxd6 Bxd6 14.Nxd6 Qxa2 15.Nxc8 Raxc8 16.Rxb7 Nc5 17.Rb1 Qa5 18.Qd2 Qc7 19.Qb4 Ne6

20.Qb7 Qd6 21.e5 Qc5 22.exf6 Qxc2 23.fxg7 Rfd8 24.Qb2 Qc5 25.Rfc1 Qe3 26.Bf1 Qh6 27.Qe5 Re8 28.Qg3 a5 29.Rc4 c5 30.Rh4 Qg6 31.Qxg6 hxg6 32.Ra1 g5 33.Rh8+ Kxg7 34.Rxe8 Rxe8 35.Rxa5 Nf4

36.Rxc5 g4 37.Rg5+ Kf6 38.Rxg4 Nd5 39.Ra4 Ne3 40.Kg1 Nd1 41.Rf4+ Kg6 42.h4 Rb8 43.Ne5+ Kh5 44.Be2+ Kh6 45.Bxd1 Rb1 46.Rf1 f6 47.Ng4+ Kh5 48.Nxf6+ Kh4 49.Be2 Kg5 50.Rxb1, Black forfeits.

2 PCG Games 11/3/2025

Philidor Counter Gambit

clarence2456 (Chess.com 2047) - JimWest (Chess.com 2029), Chess.com 11/3/2025

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.dxe5 fxe4 5.Ng5 d5 6.e6 Bc5 7.Qh5+ g6 8.Qh3 Nf6 9.Nf7 Qe7 10.Nxh8 Bxe6 11.Qg3 Ng4 12.Qb3 Bxf2+ 13.Kd1 Bb6

14.Bf4 Nf2+ 15.Kc1 Nxh1 16.Nc3 c6 17.Na4 Nd7 18.Nxb6 axb6 19.Qe3 O-O-O 20.Qd4 Rf8 21.Qg1 Rxf4 22.Qxh1 Qf6, White resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

Ochir34 (lichess 1915) - JimWest (lichess 2004), lichess 11/3/2025

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.Nxe5 dxe5 5.Bxg8 Rxg8 6.Qh5+ g6 7.Qxh7 Rg7 8.Qh8 Kf7 9.h4 Nc6 10.h5 Be7 11.hxg6+ Rxg6 12.Rh7+ Ke6 13.exf5+ Kxf5 14.Rf7+ Ke6 15.Qh7 Qg8

16.Rxe7+ Nxe7 17.Qh3+ Kf7 18.Qf3+ Rf6 19.Qb3+ Kf8 20.Qb5 c6 21.Qc5 Qd5 22.Qe3 Bf5 23.Nc3 Qxg2

24.d3 Nd5 25.Nxd5 cxd5 26.Qc5+ Kg7 27.Qe7+ Rf7 28.Qxe5+ Kg8 29.Kd2 Qxf2+ 30.Kc3 Rc8+ 31.Kb3 Qxc2+ 32.Ka3 Qc5+ 33.b4 Qc3+ 34.Qxc3 Rxc3+ 35.Ka4 Bd7+ 36.Ka5 b6+ 37.Ka6 Bc8+ 38.Kb5 Rf1

39.Bb2 Rxa1 40.Bxa1 Rxd3, White resigns.

PCG Reversed & PCG 11/2/2025

Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (Chess.com 2020) - PawnPatrol33 (Chess.com 1931), Chess.com 11/2/2025

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 Nc6 4.f4 exf4 5.Bxf4 Bc5 6.Nc3 d6 7.Na4 Bb6 8.Nxb6 axb6 9.Nf3 Bg4 10.Be2 O-O 11.O-O Re8 12.a3 Qd7 13.c3 d5 14.exd5 Nxd5 15.Bd2 Ne3 16.Bxe3 Rxe3 17.d4 Rae8 18.Bb5 Qf5 19.Bxc6 bxc6

20.h3 Bxf3 21.Rxf3 Rxf3 22.Qxf3 Qxf3 23.gxf3 Re2 24.b4 Re3 25.c4 Kf8 26.Kf2 Rc3 27.c5 Rd3 28.cxb6 cxb6 29.Rc1 Rxa3 30.Rxc6 Rd3 31.Rxb6 Rxd4

32.Rb7 f5 33.Kg3 h5 34.f4 g6 35.b5 Rd6 36.Kh4 Kg8 37.Kg5 Kf8 38.h4 Kg8 39.b6 Kf8 40.Rb8+ Kg7 41.b7 Rb6 42.Rc8 Rxb7 43.Rc6 Rb3 44.Rxg6+ Kh7 45.Ra6 Rg3+ 46.Kxf5 Rg4 47.Ra4 Rxh4

48.Kg5 Rh1 49.Ra7+ Kg8 50.f5 h4 51.f6 Rg1+ 52.Kxh4 Rh1+ 53.Kg5 Rg1+ 54.Kh6 Rh1+ 55.Kg6 Rg1+ 56.Kf5 Rf1+ 57.Ke5 Re1+ 58.Kf5 Rf1+ 59.Kg6 Rg1+ 60.Kf5 Rf1+, draw.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

buberbuberov (lichess 2060) - JimWest (lichess 2003), lichess 11/2/2025

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Bg5 Be7 5.Bxe7 Nxe7 6.exf5 e4 7.Nfd2 Bxf5 8.c3 d5 9.Be2 c6 10.Nf1 O-O 11.Ne3 Bg6 12.O-O Nd7 13.Bg4 Nf6 14.Be2 Qd7 15.Nd2 Rae8 16.Nb3 b6 17.c4 Nf5 18.cxd5 cxd5

19.a4 Nxe3 20.fxe3 Rc8 21.Bb5 Qg4 22.Rc1 Qxd1 23.Rfxd1 Bh5 24.Re1 Bg4 25.h3 Bd7 26.Bxd7 Nxd7 27.Rxc8 Rxc8 28.Rc1 Rxc1+ 29.Nxc1 Kf7 30.b4 a6 31.Nb3 Ke6

32.a5 Kd6 33.Kf2 Kc6 34.Kg3 Kb5 35.axb6 Nxb6 36.Nc5 Kxb4 37.Nxa6+ Kc3 38.Nc7 Kd3 39.Kf4 g5+ 40.Kxg5 Kxe3 41.Ne6 Kf2 42.g4 e3 43.Nf4 e2 44.Kh6 Kg3 45.Nxe2+ Kxh3 46.g5 Kg4

47.Nc3 Kf5 48.Nd1 Nd7 49.Ne3+ Ke4 50.Nxd5 Kxd5 51.Kxh7 Kxd4 52.Kg7 Ne5 53.Kf6 Ke4 54.g6 Nxg6, draw.

2 PCG Games 11/1/2025

Philidor Counter Gambit

rafaelsonofalekhine (Chess.com 1969) - JimWest (Chess.com 2022), Chess.com 11/1/2025

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Bc4 Nc6 5.dxe5 dxe5 6.Qxd8+ Nxd8 7.Nxe5 fxe4 8.Nc3 Nf6

9.Nb5 Bd6 10.Nxd6+ cxd6 11.Bb5+ Ke7 12.Nc4 Be6 13.Bf4 Nf7, White resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

ikonata10 (lichess 2033) - JimWest (lichess 2014), lichess 11/1/2025

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 c6 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.Ng5 d5 7.exd5 cxd5 8.Bb5+ Nc6 9.Qe2 Bd6 10.Nf3 O-O 11.Bxc6 bxc6

12.Nxe5 Bxe5 13.O-O Bc7 14.d4 Qd6 15.g3 Bd7 16.Bf4 Qb4 17.Bxc7 Rae8 18.Qd3 Ne4 19.Nxe4 fxe4 20.Qc3 Qe7 21.f3 Bh3 22.Ba5 Bxf1 23.Bb4 Rxf3 24.Bxe7 Rxc3 25.bxc3 Rxe7 26.Rxf1 Rf7 27.Rxf7 Kxf7

28.Kf2 h5 29.Ke3 g5 30.c4 Ke6 31.h3 Kf5 32.cxd5 cxd5 33.c3 Ke6 34.c4 dxc4 35.Kxe4 Kd6 36.a4 a5 37.Kf3 Kd5 38.Ke3 h4

39.gxh4 gxh4 40.Ke2 Kxd4 41.Kd2 c3+ 42.Kc2 Kc4 43.Kc1 Kb3 44.Kb1 Kxa4, White resigns.

2 PCG Games 10/31/2025

Philidor Counter Gambit

wuxiaomeng (Chess.com 2100) - JimWest (Chess.com 2028), Chess.com 10/31/2025

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Bc4 Nc6 5.Ng5 Nh6 6.dxe5 dxe5 7.Qxd8+ Nxd8 8.Nc3 Bb4 9.Bd2 Bxc3 10.Bxc3 Nhf7 11.Nxf7 Nxf7 12.exf5 Bxf5 13.O-O-O O-O 14.Bxe5 Kh8 15.Bxc7 Rac8 16.Bxf7 Rxf7 17.Rd8+ Rxd8 18.Bxd8 h6 19.f3 Rd7

20.Rd1 Rxd1+ 21.Kxd1 Kg8 22.Kd2 Kf7 23.a4 Ke6 24.b4 Kd5 25.c3 Kc4 26.h4 h5 27.g3 a6 28.a5 g6 29.Bf6 Bh3 30.Ke3 Kd5 31.Kf4 Ke6

32.Kg5 Bf5 33.Bd4 Kf7 34.g4 hxg4 35.fxg4 Bd3 36.h5 gxh5 37.gxh5 Kg8 38.h6 Kh7 39.Bg7 Kg8 40.Kf6 Bb5 41.Ke7 Bd3 42.Kd6 Kf7 43.Kc5 Ke6 44.c4 Kd7 45.b5 axb5 46.cxb5 Kc8 47.Kb6 Be4 48.a6 bxa6 49.bxa6 Kb8 50.Be5+ Ka8

51.Bd4 Bh7 52.Kc6 Be4+ 53.Kd6 Bd3 54.Ke7 Be4 55.Kf7 Bd3 56.Kg7 Be4 57.h7 Bxh7 58.Kxh7 Kb8 59.Kg7 Ka8 60.Kf7 Kb8 61.Ke7 Ka8 62.Kd7 Kb8 63.Kc6 Ka8 64.Kb6 Kb8 65.a7+ Ka8 66.Ka6, stalemate.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

chertyaka (lichess 1903) - JimWest (lichess 2026), lichess 10/31/2025

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.h3 f5 4.exf5 Bxf5 5.d3 Be7 6.Nc3 c6 7.Bd2 Nf6 8.g4 Bg6 9.Bg2 O-O 10.Qe2 Nbd7 11.O-O-O b5 12.Nh4 b4 13.Nxg6 hxg6 14.Ne4 d5 15.Ng5 Qa5

16.a3 bxa3 17.Bxa5 a2 18.Kd2 Nxg4 19.Qxg4 Rxf2+ 20.Ke1 Rxc2 21.Qxd7 Bxg4 22.Qe6+ Kh7 23.Qxe5 Rc1 24.Rxc1 Bxc1 25.b3 Re8 26.Qxe8 a1=Q 27.Qe2 Be3+ 28.Qd1 Qxa5+ 29.Ke2 d4

30.Rf1 Qa2+ 31.Kf3 Qa5 32.Ke2 Qa2+ 33.Kf3 Qa5 34.Kg3 Qe5+ 35.Kf3 Qh5+ 36.Kg3 Qe5+ 37.Kf3 Qh5+ 38.Kg3 Qe5+, draw.

2 PCG Reversed Games 10/30/2025

Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (Chess.com 2026) - sargantana23 (Chess.com 2151), Chess.com 10/30/2025

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nc6 3.d3 Bc5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.f4 d6 6.Na4 Bg4 7.Nf3 Bxf3 8.Qxf3 Nd4 9.Qd1 Bb6 10.Nxb6 axb6 11.d3 Ne6 12.f5 Nc5 13.Be2 O-O 14.O-O d5 15.b4 Na4 16.Qc2 d4 17.c4 Nc3 18.a3 Qd7

19.Bb2 Nxe2+ 20.Qxe2 b5 21.cxb5 Qxb5 22.Rac1 Qb6 23.Rc5 Rfe8 24.Rfc1 c6 25.g4 Nd7 26.R5c2 Qd8 27.Kh1 Qh4 28.Rg1 h6 29.Bc1 Ra4 30.g5 hxg5 31.Bxg5 Qh3 32.Rg3 Qh7 33.Bc1 Rea8

34.Qg2 Kf8 35.Rh3 Qg8 36.Rh4 R4a6 37.Qh3 Ke7 38.Rg2 Nf6 39.Qg3 Nd7 40.Rg4 Qh8 41.Rxg7 Qh5 42.Qg5+ Qxg5 43.R7xg5 Rh8 44.Rg8 Rh3 45.R2g3 Rh5 46.R8g5 Rh8 47.Rg8 Rh5 48.R8g5 Rh8 49.Rg8 Rh5, draw.

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Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (lichess 2020) - mateuder (lichess 1981), lichess 10/30/2025

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nc6 3.d3 Bc5 4.Nc3 h6 5.f4 d6 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.Be2 Nf6 8.Na4 Bb6 9.Nxb6 axb6 10.O-O O-O 11.c3 Be6 12.a3 d5 13.Nxe5 dxe4 14.Nxc6 bxc6 15.dxe4 Nxe4 16.Qxd8 Raxd8 17.Be3 Rfe8 18.Bf3 Bb3 19.Rae1 c5

20.Bc1 f5 21.g4 g6 22.gxf5 gxf5 23.Bxe4 fxe4 24.Kf2 Kf7 25.Rg1 Kf6 26.Be3 Rg8 27.Rxg8 Rxg8 28.Rg1 Rxg1 29.Kxg1 Kf5 30.Kf2 Kg4 31.f5 h5 32.f6 Kf5 33.Kg3 Kxf6 34.Kf4 Bd5 35.h4 Bc6

36.b4 cxb4 37.axb4 Bd5 38.Be5+ Kg6 39.Ke5 Bc6 40.Ke6 b5 41.Be3 Bb7 42.Kd7 Bd5 43.Kxc7 Kf5 44.Kd6 Bc4 45.Kc5 Kg4

46.Kd4 Kf3 47.Bg5 Bd3 48.Bh6 Kg4 49.Bg5 Kf3 50.Bh6 Kg4 51.Bg5 Kf3, draw.

PCG Reversed & PCG 10/29/2025

Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (Chess.com 2023) - cmupadhyai (Chess.com 1853), Chess.com 10/29/2025

1.e3 e5 2.e4 d6 3.d3 Nf6 4.f4 exf4 5.Bxf4 Bg4 6.Be2 Bxe2 7.Nxe2 Nh5 8.O-O Nxf4 9.Nxf4 Be7 10.Nc3 c6 11.Kh1 O-O 12.Qg4 Qd7 13.Qxd7 Nxd7 14.Rae1 g6 15.d4 Bf6 16.Nfe2 Bg7 17.d5 Nc5 18.b4 Na6 19.dxc6 bxc6

20.b5 cxb5 21.Nxb5 Nb4 22.Nxd6 Nxc2 23.Rc1 Nd4 24.Nxd4 Bxd4 25.Rc7 Be5 26.Rd7 f6 27.Nc4 Rac8 28.Nxe5 fxe5 29.Rxf8+ Kxf8 30.h3 Rc4 31.Rxa7 Rxe4

32.a4 h5 33.a5 g5 34.a6 g4 35.hxg4 hxg4 36.Kh2 Ra4 37.Kg3 Ke8 38.Ra8+ Kd7 39.a7 Kc7 40.Re8 Rxa7 41.Re7+ Kb6 42.Rxa7 Kxa7 43.Kxg4 e4 44.Kf4 e3 45.Kxe3 Kb6

46.Ke4 Kc6 47.Ke5 Kd7 48.Kf6 Kd6 49.g4, Black resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

Red_Dervish (lichess 1964) - JimWest (lichess 2020), lichess 10/29/2025

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.d5 fxe4 5.Nfd2 Nf6 6.Nc3 c6 7.dxc6 bxc6 8.Ndxe4 d5 9.Nxf6+ Qxf6 10.Be2 Bc5 11.O-O O-O 12.Nxd5 Bxf2+ 13.Rxf2 Qxf2+ 14.Kh1 cxd5 15.Qxd5+ Kh8 16.Bg5 Qxe2 17.h3 Rf1+ 18.Rxf1 Qxf1+ 19.Kh2 h6

20.Bh4 Qf8 21.Qxa8 Nd7 22.Qxa7 Nf6 23.a4 Bf5 24.c4 e4 25.a5 Qd6+ 26.Bg3 Qd2 27.Qb8+ Kh7 28.a6 e3 29.a7 Be4 30.a8=Q Qxg2#.