Wednesday, November 27, 2024

PCG & PCG Reversed 11/26/2024

Philidor Counter Gambit

jeyakumar (Chess.com 1954) - JimWest (Chess.com 2002), Chess.com 11/26/2024

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Qd3 fxe4 5.Qxe4 Nf6 6.Qh4 e4 7.Nfd2 d5 8.Nb3 Be7 9.Be2 O-O 10.O-O c6 11.f3 Bf5 12.c3 Nbd7 13.fxe4 Bxe4 14.N1d2 Bg6 15.Nf3 Ne4 16.Qe1 Ndf6 17.Ng5 Nxg5 18.Bxg5 Ne4 19.Bxe7 Qxe7


20.Bf3 Rae8 21.Bxe4 Rxf1+ 22.Qxf1 Qxe4 23.Rd1 Qe3+ 24.Kh1 Bc2 25.Rc1 Bxb3 26.axb3 Qe2 27.Rb1 Qxf1+ 28.Rxf1 Re2 29.Rb1 Kf7 30.Kg1 Rc2


31.Rf1+ Ke7 32.Rf2 Rc1+ 33.Rf1 Rc2 34.Rf2 Rc1+ 35.Rf1 Rc2, draw.

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Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (lichess 2113) - UseYourIllusion (lichess 2121), lichess 11/26/2024

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Bc5 3.d3 d5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.f4 exf4 6.Bxf4 O-O 7.Be2 c6 8.e5 Ne8 9.d4 Bb4 10.Nf3 f6 11.O-O Bg4 12.h3 Bxf3 13.Bxf3 fxe5 14.Bxe5 Nd7 15.Bh2 Bd6 16.Bxd6 Nxd6 17.b3 Qg5 18.Qd3 Nf5 19.Bg4 g6


20.Bxf5 gxf5 21.Rae1 Rf7 22.Ne2 f4 23.Qf3 Rae8 24.Qg4 h6 25.Qxg5+ hxg5 26.Kh2 Nf6 27.Ng1 Ne4 28.Nf3 Rf5 29.c4 Ng3 30.Rf2 Kg7 31.Re5 Kg6 32.Rxf5 Rxf5 33.Ne5+ Kh5 34.Ng4 Rf8 35.cxd5 cxd5 36.Rc2 Re8


37.Ne5 Rf8 38.Rc7 Nf5 39.Rh7+ Nh6 40.Ng4 Kg6 41.Rxh6+ Kf5 42.Rh7 Ke4 43.Rxb7 Kxd4 44.Rxa7 Rd8 45.Rg7 Kc3 46.Rxg5 d4 47.Ne5 Rd5 48.h4 Kb2 49.Nd3+, Black resigns.