Wednesday, August 21, 2024

PCG & PCG Reversed 8/20/2024

Philidor Counter Gambit

Aliaksandor (Chess.com 2020) - JimWest (Chess.com 2016), Chess.com 8/20/2024

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.Be2 O-O 10.O-O c6 11.f3 Qe8 12.fxe4 Bxc3 13.Bxf6 gxf6 14.bxc3 fxe5 15.exd5 Rxf1+ 16.Bxf1 cxd5 17.dxe5 Qxe5 18.Qd2 Nc6 19.Re1 Qh5


20.Be2 Qg6 21.Qxd5+ Be6 22.Qb5 Rb8 23.Bc4 Bxc4 24.Qxc4+ Kh8 25.Re4 Rg8 26.Qe2 Qg5 27.Re8 Rxe8 28.Qxe8+ Qg8 29.Qd7 Qd8 30.Qxb7 Qd1+ 31.Kf2 Qxc2+ 32.Kg1 Qxc3


33.Qc8+ Kg7 34.Qd7+ Kg6 35.Qe6+ Qf6 36.Qg4+ Kf7 37.Qd7+ Kg6 38.Qg4+ Kf7 39.Qd7+ Kg6 40.Qg4+, draw.

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Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (lichess 2179) - Mzaliwa (lichess 2209), lichess 8/20/2024

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 d5 4.f4 Bg4 5.Be2 Bxe2 6.Nxe2 dxe4 7.fxe5 exd3 8.exf6 dxe2 9.Qxe2+ Kd7 10.fxg7 Bxg7 11.Qg4+ Kc6 12.Qxg7 Re8+ 13.Kf2 Qh4+ 14.g3 Qe4


15.Qc3+ Kd7 16.Qd3+, Black resigns.