Monday, September 16, 2024

PCG Reversed & PCG 9/15/2024

Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (Chess.com 2000) - Vinayakghate1950 (Chess.com 1923), Chess.com 9/15/2024

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d4 d5 4.f4 exf4 5.e5 Bg4 6.Be2 Bxe2 7.Qxe2 Nfd7 8.e6 fxe6 9.Qxe6+ Qe7 10.Qxe7+ Bxe7 11.Bxf4 Na6 12.Ne2 O-O 13.O-O c5 14.Nbc3 Nb6 15.a4 Nb4 16.a5 Nd7 17.Rac1 a6 18.Na4 g5


19.Bd2 Rxf1+ 20.Kxf1 Rf8+ 21.Kg1 Bf6 22.Bxb4 cxb4 23.b3 Rc8 24.c4 bxc3 25.Naxc3 Re8 26.Kf2 Ne5 27.Rd1 Rd8 28.h3 Nc6 29.Ra1 Be7 30.Ra4 Bb4 31.Na2 Bxa5 32.Rg4 Bd2 33.h4 Ne5 34.Rg3 h6 35.hxg5 hxg5


36.d4 Nc6 37.Rd3 Rf8+ 38.Kg3 Bf4+ 39.Nxf4 Rxf4 40.Nc3 Nb4 41.Rd2 Kf7 42.Ne2 Rf6 43.Ng1 Kg6 44.Nf3 Nc6 45.Ne5+ Kg7 46.Nd7 Re6 47.Nc5 Re7 48.Kg4 Kg6 49.g3 Nb4 50.Rf2 b6 51.Na4 b5 52.Nc5 Nc6


53.Rf5 Nxd4 54.Rxg5+ Kh6 55.Rxd5 Rg7+ 56.Kh3 Ne2 57.Rd6+ Kh7 58.Rxa6 Rxg3+ 59.Kh2 Rg5 60.b4 Nd4 61.Rb6 Rg6 62.Rh7+ Kh6 63.Rd7 Nc2 64.Rb7 Nxb4 65.Rxb5 Nc2 66.Ne4, draw.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

Prabalpratap (lichess 2086) - JimWest (lichess 2128), lichess 9/15/2024

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Nc3 f5 4.d3 Nf6 5.Bg5 Be7 6.Be2 O-O 7.O-O f4 8.d4 Nc6 9.Bc4+ Kh8 10.dxe5 dxe5 11.Qe2 Bg4 12.Rad1 Nd4 13.Qd3 Bxf3 14.gxf3 c6 15.Ne2 Nxe2+ 16.Qxe2 Qc7 17.Kh1 h6 18.Bxf6 Bxf6 19.Rg1 Rad8


20.Rxd8 Rxd8 21.Qf1 Qb6 22.b3 Rd2 23.Qg2 Qxf2 24.Qh3 Rd8 25.Bd3 Qe3 26.Qg4 Qc5 27.a4 a5 28.Qh5 b5 29.Rg6 Qf8 30.axb5 axb5


31.Bxb5 Rd1+ 32.Rg1 Rxg1+ 33.Kxg1 Qc5+ 34.Kg2 Qxb5 35.Qf7 Qe2+ 36.Kh3 Qxf3#.