Thursday, October 1, 2026

PCG & PCG Reversed 9/30/2026

Philidor Counter Gambit

human_azka (Chess.com 1927) - JimWest (Chess.com 2016), Chess.com 9/30/2026

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.dxe5 fxe4 5.Ng5 d5 6.c4 Bb4+ 7.Bd2 Qxg5


8.cxd5 Bxd2+ 9.Nxd2 Qxe5 10.Nc4, White resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (lichess 2089) - Gukesh_1622 (lichess 2193), lichess 9/30/2026

1.e3 Nf6 2.d3 g6 3.e4 d6 4.f4 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 b6 7.O-O Bb7 8.a4 a5 9.c3 Nbd7 10.Na3 e5 11.Nc4 exf4 12.Bxf4 d5 13.exd5 Nxd5 14.Be2 h6 15.d4 Re8 16.Bd3 f5 17.Qc2 Qf6 18.Rae1 Qc6


19.Nce5 Nxe5 20.dxe5 Qc5+ 21.Kh1 Re7 22.h4 Rd7 23.h5 gxh5 24.Bxf5 Re7 25.Be4 Bc6 26.Nh4 Rxe5 27.Bh7+ Kh8 28.Ng6+ Kxh7 29.Nxe5+ Kg8 30.Nxc6 Qxc6


31.Qf5 Nf6 32.Re6 Qc4 33.Rxf6 Qh4+ 34.Kg1 Bxf6 35.Qxf6 Qxf6 36.Rxf6 Kg7 37.Rc6 Rc8 38.Bxh6+ Kf7 39.Bf4 Ke7 40.Rxc7+ Rxc7 41.Bxc7, Black resigns.