Wednesday, May 15, 2024

PCG & PCG Reversed 5/14/2024

Philidor Counter Gambit

chessmail100 (Chess.com 2021) - JimWest (Chess.com 1963), Chess.com 5/14/2024

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 c6 5.a4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.O-O f4 8.d4 Qc7 9.dxe5 dxe5 10.Ng5 h6 11.Bf7+ Kf8 12.Ne6+ Bxe6 13.Bxe6 Nbd7 14.Qe2 g5 15.Rd1 Rd8 16.b3 Kg7 17.Bb2 Bc5 18.Qf3 Bd4 19.Rab1 h5


20.h3 Nf8 21.Bf5 Ng6 22.g3 Rh6 23.Ba3 g4 24.hxg4 hxg4 25.Bxg4 Nxg4 26.Qxg4 Rdh8 27.Kg2 Rh2+ 28.Kf3 Rxf2#.

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Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (lichess 2127) - vee332 (lichess 2121), lichess 5/14/2024

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 Nc6 4.f4 d5 5.fxe5 Nxe5 6.d4 dxe4 7.dxe5 Qxd1+ 8.Kxd1 Nd5 9.c4 Bg4+ 10.Be2 Nf6 11.exf6 Bxe2+ 12.Kxe2 gxf6 13.Nc3 f5 14.Bf4 O-O-O 15.Nh3 Bb4 16.Nd5 Bd6 17.Bxd6 cxd6 18.Nhf4 Rhe8 19.Ke3 Re5


20.b3 Rg8 21.g3 Kd7 22.Nf6+, Black resigns.