Saturday, January 24, 2026

PCG Reversed & PCG 1/23/2026

Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (Chess.com 2023) - klegmeister (Chess.com 1960), Chess.com 1/23/2026

1.e3 Nf6 2.d3 e5 3.e4 d6 4.f4 Nc6 5.Nf3 Be7 6.Be2 O-O 7.O-O Bd7 8.c3 Re8 9.f5 d5 10.Qc2 dxe4 11.dxe4 Bc5+ 12.Kh1 Bd6 13.Bg5 Nb8 14.Nbd2 Bc6 15.Rad1 Nbd7 16.Bc4 a6 17.a4 b5 18.axb5 axb5 19.Bd3 Qb8


20.Bxf6 Nxf6 21.Ra1 Qb7 22.h3 Rxa1 23.Rxa1 Ra8 24.Rxa8 Qxa8 25.Kh2 h6 26.g4 Qa7 27.Nf1 Qa4 28.Qxa4 bxa4 29.Ng3 Nd7 30.h4 Nc5 31.Bc2 Bb5 32.Ne1 Bc4 33.g5 Be7


34.f6 gxf6 35.Nf5 Bf8 36.gxf6 Kh7 37.Ne3 Be6 38.Nd5 c6 39.Nb6 Bb3 40.Bxb3 axb3 41.Nc4 Nxe4 42.Nxe5 Nxc3 43.Nxc6 Nd1 44.Nd3 Kg6 45.Nd4 Kxf6 46.Nxb3 Bd6+ 47.Kh3 Be5


48.Nbc5 Bxb2 49.Ne4+ Kf5 50.Ng3+ Ke6 51.Nxb2 Nxb2 52.Kg4 Nd3 53.Kh5 Ne5 54.Kxh6 Ng6 55.Kg5 Nxh4 56.Kxh4 Kf6 57.Kg4 Kg6 58.Kf4 Kf6


59.Ne4+ Kg6 60.Nd6 Kf6 61.Nxf7, draw.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

Hrayr1974 (lichess 1885) - JimWest (lichess 2019), lichess 1/23/2026

1.e4 e5 2.h3 d6 3.Nf3 f5 4.Nc3 fxe4 5.Nxe4 d5 6.Ng3 e4 7.Nd4 Nf6 8.Bb5+ c6 9.Ba4 Bd6 10.O-O O-O 11.d3 Bxg3 12.fxg3 exd3 13.Qxd3 Na6 14.Qa3 Bd7 15.Bg5 b5 16.Bxb5 Qb6 17.Be3 cxb5 18.Nf5 Qe6 19.Rae1 Ne4


20.Ne7+ Kh8 21.Rxf8+ Rxf8 22.Ng6+ hxg6 23.Qxf8+ Kh7 24.Bd4 Qg8 25.Qf4 g5 26.Qe5 Nb8 27.h4 Nc6 28.Qc7 Nxd4 29.Qxd7 Qe6 30.Qxa7 gxh4 31.Qxd4 hxg3


32.Re3 Qf5 33.Rxg3 Nxg3 34.Qh4+ Nh5, White forfeits.