Wednesday, March 13, 2024

PCG & PCG Reversed 3/12/2024

Philidor Counter Gambit

simsud90 (Chess.com 1721) - JimWest (Chess.com 1854), Chess.com 3/12/2024

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.Qd2 O-O 11.O-O-O c6 12.f3 exf3 13.gxf3 Nd7 14.Nxd7 Bxd7 15.Be2 Rae8 16.Kb1 Bxc3 17.bxc3 b5 18.Rhg1 a5 19.Rg3 Bf5


20.Rdg1 Bg6 21.Bd3 Bxd3 22.Qxd3 Re7 23.Qd2 Rfe8 24.Kb2 a4 25.R1g2 Qd6 26.a3 Kh8 27.Qg5 Rg8 28.Qh4 Re6 29.Qg5 Qe7 30.h4 Qxg5 31.hxg5 g6 32.Rh3 Rf8 33.Rgh2 Rf7 34.Rf2 Re3 35.Rg3 Kg8


36.Rh3 Rf5 37.Rg3 Kg7 38.Rh3 Rxg5 39.f4 Rxh3 40.fxg5 h6 41.Rf6 hxg5 42.Rxc6 g4 43.Rc5 Rh5 44.Rxb5 g3 45.Rb7+ Kh6 46.Re7 g2 47.c4 g1=Q 48.c5 Qxd4+, White resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (lichess 2114) - NarwhalePete (lichess 1981), lichess 3/12/2024

1.e3 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 e5 4.f4 exf4 5.Bxf4 Nc6 6.Nf3 Bd7 7.Be2 g6 8.O-O Bg7 9.Nc3 O-O 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bxf6 Bxf6 12.Qd2 Bg7 13.Nd5 Ne7 14.Nxe7+ Qxe7 15.c3 c6 16.Rae1 Be6 17.a3 Qc7 18.d4 Rad8 19.Bd3 Qa5


20.Qc2 b5 21.e5 Bc4 22.exd6 Bxd3 23.Qxd3 Rxd6 24.Qc2 Qc7 25.Ne5 Bxe5 26.Rxe5 Qd7 27.Rfe1 a5 28.Re7 Qg4 29.h3 Qg3 30.R7e3 Qg5 31.Re5 Qf6 32.Rf1 Qh4 33.Qf2 Qxf2+ 34.Rxf2 f5 35.b4 axb4 36.axb4 Kg7


37.Re7+ Rf7 38.Rxf7+ Kxf7 39.g4 Kf6 40.gxf5 gxf5 41.Kg2 Re6 42.Kf3 Re1 43.Kf4 Re4+ 44.Kf3 Re1 45.Kf4 Re4+ 46.Kf3 Re1, draw.