Thursday, April 11, 2024

PCG & PCG Reversed 4/10/2024

Philidor Counter Gambit

Moerang (Chess.com 1767) - JimWest (Chess.com 1910), Chess.com 4/10/2024

1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 d6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.a3 f5 5.d3 Nf6 6.h3 Be7 7.Bg5 f4 8.Nf3 h6 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.Qe2 g5 11.g4 Kf8 12.O-O-O Kg7


13.Nd2 Nd4 14.Qf1 c6 15.Nb3 b5 16.Nxd4 exd4 17.Nxb5 cxb5 18.Bxb5 Be6 19.Bc6 Rb8 20.b3 Qc7 21.Bd5 Bxd5 22.exd5 Rxb3 23.Kd2 Qc3+ 24.Ke2 Qxc2+ 25.Kf3 Re8


26.Rc1 Qxd3+ 27.Qxd3 Rxd3+ 28.Kg2 Rxa3 29.Rc6 Be5 30.Rb1 f3+ 31.Kg1 d3 32.Re1 d2, White resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (lichess 2097) - Jakko65 (lichess 2106), lichess 4/10/2024

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 d5 4.f4 exf4 5.e5 Bg4 6.Be2 Bxe2 7.Qxe2 Nfd2 8.e6 fxe6 9.Qxe6+ Qe7 10.Qxe7+ Bxe7 11.Bxf4 c6 12.Ne2 O-O 13.O-O Bf6 14.d4 Na6 15.c3 Rac8 16.Nd2 Nc7 17.Bxc7 Rxc7 18.Nf3 Rcc8 19.Ng3 Rce8


20.Rae1 Bd8 21.Rxe8 Rxe8 22.Re1 Rxe1+ 23.Nxe1 Bh4 24.Nd3 Bxg3 25.hxg3 Kf7 26.Kf2 Kf6 27.Kf3 Kf5 28.g4+ Kg5 29.Nf4 Kf6 30.a4 a5 31.g5+ Kf7 32.Nd3 Ke6 33.Kf4 b6 34.b3 b5 35.Kg4 g6 36.g3 Kd6


37.Kf4 Nb6 38.Nc5 bxa4 39.Nxa4 Nd7 40.g4 c5 41.dxc5+ Nxc5 42.Nxc5 Kxc5 43.Ke5 Kc6 44.Kf6 Kc5 45.Kg7 d4 46.cxd4+ Kxd4 47.Kxh7 Kc3 48.Kxg6 Kxb3


49.Kf5 a4 50.g6 a3 51.g7 a2 52.g8=Q+ Kb2 53.Qxa2+, Black resigns.