Thursday, October 31, 2024

PCG & PCG Reversed 10/30/2024

Philidor Counter Gambit

Torremas (Chess.com 1966) - JimWest (Chess.com 1974), Chess.com 10/30/2024

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Bc4 Nc6 5.Ng5 Nh6 6.d5 f4 7.h4 Nb8 8.g3 Be7


9.Qh5+ g6 10.Qxh6 Bf8 11.Ne6 Bxe6 12.Qg5 Be7 13.Qh6 Bf8 14.Qg5 Be7 15.Qh6 Bf8, draw.

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Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (lichess 2087) - jobergerac (lichess 2014), lichess 10/30/2024

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 d5 4.f4 Nc6 5.fxe5 Nxe5 6.d4 Nc6 7.e5 Ne4 8.Nf3 Bg4 9.Bb5 Bxf6 10.Qxf6 Qh4+ 11.g3 Qe7 12.O-O Qe6 13.c3 Be7 14.Nd2 Ng5 15.Qg2 O-O-O 16.Bxc6 Qxc6 17.h4 Ne6 18.Rxf7 Qe8 19.Rf1 Rf8


20.Nf3 h6 21.Bd2 Qg6 22.Rae1 Rf7 23.Qh3 Kb8 24.h5 Qc2 25.Qxe6 Rdf8 26.Nh2 Rxf1+ 27.Rxf1 Rxf1+ 28.Nxf1 Bd8 29.Qd7 a6 30.Qxd8+ Ka7


31.Qxd5 Qxb2 32.Qc5+ Kb8 33.e6 Qxa2 34.Bf4 Qxe6 35.Qxc7+ Ka7 36.Qb8+ Kb6 37.Qd6+ Qxd6 38.Bxd6 a5 39.Nd2 a4 40.Nc4+ Kc6 41.Bf8 b5 42.Na3 Kd5 43.Bxg7, Black resigns.