Sunday, July 20, 2025

PCG & PCG Reversed 7/19/2025

Philidor Counter Gambit

Papaflessas (Chess.com 1981) - JimWest (Chess.com 2047), Chess.com 7/19/2025

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 c6 5.a3 Nf6 6.h3 Be7 7.Nc3 b5 8.Ba2 Na6 9.Ng5 Qc7 10.Bf7+ Kf8 11.Ba2 h6 12.Ne6+ Bxe6 13.Bxe6 f4 14.O-O Nc5 15.Bf5 a5 16.Bd2 a4 17.b4 Ncd7 18.Qe2 Kf7 19.h4 g6


20.Bh3 Rag8 21.g3 g5 22.Bg2 Nf8 23.Nd1 Ne6 24.Bc3 gxh4 25.gxh4 Rg4 26.f3 Rxh4 27.Be1 Rh5 28.c4 Nd4 29.Qa2 Nb3 30.cxb5 cxb5 31.Nc3 Rg8 32.Rb1 Rhg5


33.Nxb5 Qb6+ 34.Bf2 Rxg2+ 35.Kh1 Qxb5 36.Rxb3 axb3 37.Qxb3+ Kf8 38.Bh4 R2g5 39.Bxg5 hxg5 40.Rc1 Qd7 41.Kg2 g4 42.Kf2 g3+ 43.Kg2 Rh8 44.Rh1 Rxh1 45.Kxh1 Qh3+ 46.Kg1 Qh2+, White resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (lichess 2065) - aminasemov (lichess 1946), lichess 7/19/2025

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 Bc5 4.f4 d5 5.Nc3 dxe4 6.dxe4 Qxd1+ 7.Nxd1 Nxe4 8.fxe5 Bg4 9.Nf3 O-O 10.Bd3 f5 11.Be3 Bxe3 12.Nxe3 Nc5


13.Bc4+ Kh8 14.Nxg4 fxg4 15.Ng5 Re8 16.Nf7+ Kg8 17.Nd6+ Kf8 18.Nxe8 Kxe8 19.O-O, Black resigns.