Monday, October 6, 2025

PCG & PCG Reversed 10/5/2025

Philidor Counter Gambit

Ho3eiN5652 (Chess.com 1915) - JimWest (Chess.com 1993), Chess.com 10/5/2025

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Nc3 fxe4 5.Nxe5 Nf6 6.Nc4 d5 7.Ne5 c6 8.Bg5 Bb4 9.Bxf6 Qxf6 10.Qh5+ g6 11.Qh6 Bf8 12.Qe3 Bg7 13.O-O-O O-O 14.f3 Qf4 15.Qxf4 Rxf4 16.fxe4 Bxe5 17.dxe5 Bg4 18.Re1 d4 19.Bc4+ Kg7


20.Nd1 Nd7 21.e6 Nb6 22.Bb3 Re8 23.Rhf1 Rxf1 24.Rxf1 Bxe6 25.Nf2 Bxb3 26.axb3 Rf8 27.Kd2 Nd7 28.Ke2 Ne5 29.Nd3 Rxf1 30.Kxf1 Nxd3 31.cxd3 Kf6


32.Kf2 Ke5 33.Kg3 c5 34.Kg4 h6 35.Kf3 b5 36.h4 h5 37.g3 a5 38.Ke2 Kf6 39.Kf3 Ke5 40.Ke2 Kf6 41.Kf3 Ke5, draw.

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Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (lichess 2032) - Tobonga (lichess 2132), lichess 10/5/2025

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 d5 4.f4 dxe4 5.fxe5 Ng4 6.d4 c5 7.Bb5+ Bd7 8.Qxg4 Bxb5 9.d5 Qxd5 10.Nc3 Qc6 11.Nxb5 Qxb5


12.Qc8+ Ke7 13.Bg5+ f6 14.exf6+ gxf6 15.O-O-O fxg5 16.Qd8+ Kf7 17.Nh3 Kg6 18.Qxg5+ Kf7 19.Rhf1+, Black resigns.