Wednesday, November 20, 2024

PCG & PCG Reversed 11/19/2024

Philidor Counter Gambit

agupt2014 (Chess.com 1932) - JimWest (Chess.com 1992), Chess.com 11/19/2024

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.h3 Qe8 12.Ng4 Nxg4 13.Bxg4 Bxg4 14.Qxg4 Bxc3 15.bxc3 Qg6 16.Rab1 b5 17.Be3 Qxg4 18.hxg4 Nd7


19.f3 exf3 20.gxf3 Nb6 21.Bc1 Nc4 22.Rb3 Rae8 23.Ba3 Rf7 24.Bc1 a5 25.Rb1 a4 26.Kf2 Rfe7 27.Kg1 h6 28.Rf2 g5 29.Rf1 Kh7 30.Rf2 Kg6


31.f4 Re1+ 32.Rf1 Rxf1+ 33.Kxf1 gxf4 34.Bxf4 Rf8 35.Kg2 Rxf4 36.Kg3 Re4, White resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (lichess 2092) - SlyOldFoxyStoat (lichess 2042), lichess 11/19/2024

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 d5 4.f4 Bd6 5.fxe5 Bxe5 6.d4 Bxh2 7.Rxh2 Nxe4 8.Nf3 Nc6 9.c3 Bg4 10.Be2 Qe7 11.Nbd2 f5 12.Nxe4 fxe4 13.Ng5 Bd7 14.Bh5+ Kf8 15.Qe2 Be8 16.Qf2+ Kg8 17.Bxe8 Rxe8 18.Be3 h6 19.Nh3 g5


20.O-O-O Rh7 21.Rf1 Rf8 22.Qxf8+ Qxf8 23.Rxf8+ Kxf8 24.Nxg5 Rg7 25.Ne6+, Black resigns.