Monday, March 9, 2026

PCG Reversed & PCG 3/8/2026

Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (Chess.com 1943) - Esoteric-Journey (Chess.com 1983), Chess.com 3/8/2026

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 d5 4.f4 dxe4 5.fxe5 Bg4 6.Be2 Bxe2 7.Nxe2 exd3 8.exf6 dxe2 9.Qxe2+ Kd7 10.fxg7 Bxg7 11.Qg4+ Kc6 12.Qxg7 Re8+ 13.Kf2 f6


14.Be3 Nd7 15.Nc3 Ne5 16.Rad1, Black resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

Alexey213 (lichess 2163) - JimWest (lichess 2095), lichess 3/8/2026

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Bg5 Be7 5.Bxe7 Nxe7 6.dxe5 fxe4 7.Nfd2 d5 8.Be2 O-O 9.O-O Nbc6 10.f4 Nf5


11.Qe1 Ne3 12.Nc3 Nxf1 13.Qxf1 Nxe5 14.Nxd5, White resigns.