Wednesday, January 1, 2025

PCG & PCG Reversed 12/31/2024

Philidor Counter Gambit

DrRatankumarpaul (Chess.com 1864) - JimWest (Chess.com 1990), Chess.com 12/31/2024

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.dxe5 fxe4 5.Bg5 Be7 6.Bxe7 Nxe7 7.Nfd2 d5 8.c4 c6 9.cxd5 cxd5 10.Bb5+ Nbc6 11.Bxc6+ bxc6 12.O-O O-O 13.Qb3 Qb6 14.Nc3 Qxb3 15.Nxb3 Ng6 16.Na5 Nxe5 17.Na4 Ba6 18.Rfc1 Rac8 19.Nc5 Be2


20.Rc2 Bd3 21.Nxd3 exd3 22.Rd2 Nc4 23.Nxc4 dxc4 24.b3 Rf4 25.bxc4 Rxc4 26.Rxd3 Rc2 27.Rd7 Rf8 28.f3 Rb8 29.Rxa7 Rbb2 30.Rd1 Rxg2+ 31.Kf1 h5


32.Rdd7 Rbf2+ 33.Ke1 Rxf3 34.a4 Rh3 35.Rd2 Rxd2 36.Kxd2 Rxh2+ 37.Kc3 h4 38.Rc7 Rh1 39.Kb2 h3 40.a5 h2 41.a6 Rb1+ 42.Kxb1 h1=Q+ 43.Kb2 Qh2+, White resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (lichess 2075) - GloryToHK (lichess 2097), lichess 12/31/2024

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 d5 4.f4 Nc6 5.fxe5 Nxe5 6.d4 Nxe4 7.dxe5 Qh4+ 8.g3 Nxg3 9.Nf3 Qe4+ 10.Kf2 Nxh1+ 11.Kg2 Bg4 12.Be2 O-O-O 13.Nc3 Bxf3+ 14.Bxf3 Qxe5 15.Nxd5 Bd6 16.Bf4 Qxb2 17.Rb1 Qa3 18.Rb3 Qxa2


19.Nc3 Bxf4 20.Bxb7+ Kb8 21.Qxd8+ Rxd8 22.Nxa2 Rd2+ 23.Kxh1 Rxh2+ 24.Kg1 a5 25.Bg2+ Kc8 26.Rf3 Bd6 27.Rxf7 g6 28.Nc3 Rh4 29.Ne4 a4 30.Nxd6+ cxd6 31.Ra7 Rc4 32.Ra5 Rxc2 33.Rxa4 Rc1+ 34.Kh2 Rc2


35.Ra8+ Kd7 36.Ra7+ Rc7 37.Rxc7+ Kxc7 38.Kg3 Kb6 39.Kf4 Kc5 40.Kg3 d5 41.Kh6 d4 42.Kxh7 g5 43.Kg6 g4 44.Kf5 d3 45.Kxg4 d2 46.Bf3 d1=B, draw.