Monday, March 24, 2025

PCG Reversed & PCG 3/23/2025

Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (Chess.com 1974) - vidyabalanbhumi (Chess.com 1829), Chess.com 3/23/2025

1.e3 Nf6 2.d3 Nc6 3.e4 e5 4.f4 Bc5 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be2 O-O 7.f5 Bxg1 8.Rxg1 d5 9.Bg5 dxe4 10.dxe4 Qxd1+ 11.Rxd1 Nd4 12.Bd3 Bd7


13.Bxf6 gxf6 14.Nd5 Kg7 15.c3 c6 16.Ne3 Nb5 17.Bxb5 cxb5 18.Rxd7, Black resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

harlampiizmish (lichess 1997) - JimWest (lichess 2111), lichess 3/23/2025

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.dxe5 fxe4 5.Bg5 Be7 6.Bxe7 Nxe7 7.Nfd2 d5 8.Bb5+ c6 9.Ba4 O-O 10.O-O Nd7 11.c4 Nxe5 12.cxd5 cxd5 13.Bb3 Kh8 14.Nc3 Bf5 15.Qe2 N5c6


16.Rad1 Nd4 17.Qe1 Bg4 18.f3 exf3 19.Nxf3 Bxf3 20.Rxd4 Qb6 21.Qd2 Nf5 22.Rxf3 Nxd4 23.Rxf8+ Rxf8 24.Na4 Nxb3+ 25.Nxb6 Nxd2 26.g3 axb6, White resigns.