Philidor Counter Gambit
fawasqias (Chess.com 2034) - JimWest (Chess.com 1927), Chess.com 4/30/2026
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 c6 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.Bg5 Be7 7.Nh4 b5 8.Bb3 b4 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.Qh5+ g6 11.Nxg6 hxg6 12.Qxg6+ Kd7 13.Qf7+ Qe7 14.Qxe7+ Kxe7 15.Ne2 fxe4 16.dxe4 Nd7 17.f3 Nc5 18.Bc4 Be6 19.Bxe6 Nxe6
20.O-O-O Rag8 21.Ng3 Nd4 22.c3 Bg5+ 23.Kb1 bxc3 24.bxc3 Rb8+, White resigns.
Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed
JimWest (lichess 2054) - roadtogm2029 (lichess 1963), lichess 4/30/2026
1.e3 e5 2.e4 d5 3.d3 dxe4 4.dxe4 Qxd1+ 5.Kxd1 Nf6 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.f4 Bc5 8.Nc3 Ng4 9.Nh3 O-O 10.f5 Ne3+ 11.Bxe3 Bxe3 12.Nd5 Bb6 13.Nxb6 axb6 14.a3 Nd4 15.Ng1 Bd7 16.Ne2 Nxe2 17.Kxe2 b5 18.c3 c5 19.Rad1 Bc6
20.Ke3 Rfd8 21.Bc2 Kf8 22.Rxd8+ Rxd8 23.Rd1 Rxd1 24.Bxd1 Ke7 25.b4 c4 26.g4 g5 27.Bc2 f6, draw.
