Sunday, October 29, 2023

PCG & PCG Reversed 10/28/2023

Philidor Counter Gambit

chessmail100 (Chess.com 1920) - JimWest (Chess.com 1939), Chess.com 10/28/2023

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 c6 5.a4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.O-O d5 8.exd5 cxd5 9.Bb5+ Kf8 10.Nxe5 a6 11.Bf4 axb5 12.Nxb5 Nc6 13.Qe2 Nxe5 14.Bxe5 Bd7 15.Nc7 Rc8 16.Rfe1 Bc5 17.Bxf6 Qxf6 18.Nxd5 Qf7 19.c4 Re8


20.Qd2 Bc6 21.Nf4 Bd6 22.Rxe8+ Bxe8 23.Re1 Bd7 24.b4 h5 25.c5 Bc7 26.d4 Rh6 27.d5 Bxf4 28.Qxf4 Qxd5 29.Qb8+ Kf7 30.Qd8 Re6 31.Rc1 Bc6 32.Qxd5 Bxd5 33.b5 Rg6 34.g3 h4 35.Rd1 Be6


36.c6 bxc6 37.bxc6 hxg3 38.fxg3 Bc8 39.Rd8 Rxc6 40.a5 Ba6, White forfeits.

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Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (lichess 2159) - miswanto01 (lichess 2094), lichess 10/28/2023

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 d5 4.f4 exf4 5.e5 Ng4 6.Nf3 g5 7.h4 Be7 8.hxg5 Bxg5 9.g3 f6 10.gxf4 Bh6 11.d4 f5 12.Bh3 Bf8 13.c3 Be6 14.Ng5 Qd7 15.Nxe6 Qxe6 16.Bxg4 fxg4 17.Qd3 Qf7 18.Be3 a6 19.Nd2 Nc6


20.O-O-O O-O-O 21.Rdg1 Qg7 22.Qf5+ Kb8 23.Qxg4 Qe7 24.f5 h5 25.Rxh5 Rxh5 26.Qxh5 Bg7 27.Bg5 Qd7 28.Bxd8 Nxd8 29.f6 Bf8 30.Rg8 Ne6 31.Qh8 Qf7 32.Nf3 Ka7 33.Ng5 Nxg5 34.Rxg5 c5 35.Qg8 Qe8


36.Kb1 cxd5 37.cxd5 Qa4 38.b3 Qxd4 39.Qxf8 Qd1+ 40.Kb2 Qd2+ 41.Ka3 Qa5+ 42.Kb2 Qd2+ 43.Kb1 Qd1+ 44.Kb2 Qd2+, draw.