Friday, August 9, 2024

PCG Reversed & PCG 8/8/2024

Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (Chess.com 1941) - Vinayakghate1950 (Chess.com 1915), Chess.com 8/8/2024

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 d5 4.f4 Nc6 5.fxe5 Nxe5 6.d4 Nc6 7.e5 Ne4 8.Nf3 Be7 9.Bb5 Bh4+ 10.g3 Nxg3 11.hxg3 Bxg3+ 12.Kf1 Bg4 13.Be3 O-O 14.Nbd2 f6 15.Bxc6 bxc6 16.Qe2 fxe5 17.dxe5 Bxe5 18.Qg2 Bxf3 19.Nxf3 Bxb2


20.Rb1 Bc3 21.Qh3 h6 22.Kg2 Qc8 23.Qxc8 Raxc8 24.Nd4 Rce8 25.Bg1 c5 26.Nb5 Re2+ 27.Kh3 Be5 28.Bxc5 Rf3+ 29.Kg4 Rf4+ 30.Kh3 g5 31.Rb4 g4+ 32.Kh4 Rxb4 33.Bxb4 Re4 34.c3 Kh7


35.Nxa7 g3+ 36.Kh3 Re2 37.Nc6 Bf4 38.a4 h5 39.Nd4 Ra2 40.a5 h4 41.Nf3 Be3 42.Nxh4 Bf2 43.Ng2 Kg7 44.Rd1 c5 45.Rxd5 cxb4 46.cxb4 Ra1 47.Rg5+ Kf6 48.Rxg3 Bxg3 49.Kxg3 Ke5


50.Ne3 Ra3 51.Kf2 Ke4 52.Nc4 Ra2+ 53.Kg3 Kd4 54.Nd6 Kd5 55.Nf5 Kc4 56.Kf4 Kxb4 57.a6 Rxa6 58.Ke4, draw.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

Borhanalimolla (lichess 2081) - JimWest (lichess 2165), lichess 8/8/2024

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.dxe5 fxe4 5.Ng5 d5 6.e6 Bc5 7.c4 c6 8.cxd5 cxd5 9.Nc3 Nf6 10.Nf7 Qe7 11.Bb5+ Nc6 12.Nxd5 Nxd5 13.Qxd5 Bxe6 14.Bxc6+ Kxf7 15.Qxe4 bxc6 16.O-O Bd5 17.Qf4+ Qf6 18.Qc7+ Be7 19.Be3 Rhc8


20.Qg3 Kg8 21.Rad1 Bd6 22.f4 Re8 23.Bd4 Qg6 24.Qxg6 hxg6 25.f5 Re2 26.Rf2 Rxf2 27.Kxf2 gxf5, White resigns.