Thursday, June 25, 2026

PCG Reversed & PCG 6/24/2026

Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (Chess.com 1978) - Chess_Domatio_onYoutube (Chess.com 1948), Chess.com 6/24/2026

1.e3 Nf6 2.d3 e5 3.e4 Bc5 4.f4 Nc6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Na4 Bxg1 7.Rxg1 Ng4 8.h3 Nh2 9.Nc3 Nxf1 10.Kxf1 exf4 11.Bxf4 Qf6 12.Nd5 Qd8 13.c3 Ne7 14.Bg5 f6 15.Qh5+ Kd7 16.Qg4+ Kc6 17.Nb4+ Kb6 18.Be3+ c5 19.Qxg7 Be6


20.Qg3 Rg8 21.Qf2 Rc8 22.c4, Black forfeits.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

Moorthattil (lichess 1956) - JimWest (lichess 2013), lichess 6/24/2026

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Nc3 f5 4.Bc4 Nc6 5.d3 Na5 6.Bxg8 Rxg8 7.Ng5 h6 8.Qh5+ g6 9.Qh4 hxg5 10.Bxg5 Be7 11.Bxe7 Qxe7 12.Qg3 f4 13.Qf3 Be6 14.O-O-O Nc6 15.Qe2 Nd4 16.Qd2 O-O-O 17.Kb1 g5 18.Na4 Nc6 19.g3 Bg4


20.Rc1 Bf3 21.Rhf1 Kb8 22.Nc3 Qh7 23.h4 Nd4 24.hxg5 Rxg5 25.gxf4 exf4 26.Qxf4 Qg7 27.Nd5 Rxd5 28.exd5 Bxd5 29.Rg1 Qe5 30.Qh4 Rc8 31.Rg5 Nf5 32.Qh5 Be6 33.d4 Qd5 34.b3 a5

 

35.Re1 Rf8 36.c4 Qxd4 37.Rxe6 Qd3+ 38.Kb2 Qd2+ 39.Kb1 Qd3+ 40.Kb2 Qd2+ 41.Kb1 Qd3+, draw.