Friday, August 16, 2024

PCG & PCG Reversed 8/15/2024

Philidor Counter Gambit

yoshi-yosh (Chess.com 1918) - JimWest (Chess.com 1977), Chess.com 8/15/2024

1.Nf3 d6 2.e4 e5 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 c6 5.Bb3 a5 6.a4 Na6 7.Ng5 Nh6 8.Ne6 Bxe6 9.Bxe6 f4 10.d4 Qf6 11.d5 Nc7 12.Bh3 cxd5 13.cxd5 Nf7 14.Qg4 Rd8 15.Bd2 h5 16.Qf3 Ng5 17.Qb3 Nxh3 18.gxh3 Rb8 19.Bxa5 Qf7


20.Nc3 Qd7 21.Ne4 Be7 22.O-O-O O-O 23.Rhg1 Rfc8 24.Kb1 b5 25.Bb4 bxa4 26.Qa3 Ne8 27.Bxd6 Bxd6 28.Qa2 Qb5 29.Rd2 Qc4 30.Qxc4 Rxc4 31.f3 Rcb4 32.c3 Rb3 33.Rdg2 a3


34.Nxd6 Rxb2+ 35.Ka1 Rxg2 36.Rxg2 Nxd6 37.Rg6 Nb5 38.c4 Nc3 39.Rg1 a2 40.Rc1 Rb1+, White resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (lichess 2189) - meli26 (lichess 2118), lichess 8/15/2024

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 Bc5 4.f4 exf4 5.Bxf4 d6 6.c3 a5 7.a4 Be6 8.Nd2 h6 9.d4 Bb6 10.Ngf3 O-O 11.Bd3 Re8 12.O-O Nbd7 13.h3 Nf8 14.Kh1 Ng6 15.Bh2 Qd7 16.e5 dxe5 17.Bxg6 fxg6 18.Nxe5 Qd5 19.Nxg6 Bd7


20.Nf4 Qc6 21.Qf3 Rad8 22.Qxc6 Bxc6 23.Nc4 Ba7 24.Nxa5 Be4 25.Rae1 Bb6 26.Nb3 Nd5 27.Nxd5 Bxd5 28.Rxe8+ Rxe8 29.Nc5 Re2 30.Rg1 Bxc5 31.dxc5 c6 32.Bd6 Rxb2 33.h4 Ra2 34.Kh2 Rxa4 35.Kh3 Rc4 36.g3 Rxc3


37.Rb1 Rb3 38.Rxb3 Bxb3 39.Kg4 Kf7 40.Kf5 g6+ 41.Ke5 h5 42.Bc7 Bd5 43.Bb6 Ke7 44.Kf4 Bb3 45.Kg5 Bc2 46.g4 hxg4 47.Kxg4 Ke6 48.Kg5 Bd3 49.h5 gxh5 50.Kxh5 Be4


51.Kg5 Bd5 52.Kf4 Kf6 53.Ke3 Kf5 54.Kd4 Ke6 55.Ke3 Kf5 56.Kd4 Ke6 57.Ke3 Kf5, draw.