Tuesday, January 1, 2019

GM Ben Finegold Analyzes PCG

In a video at Chess.com, grandmaster Ben Finegold analyzes the variation in the Philidor Counter Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Nc3 fxe4 5.Nxe4 d5 6.Neg5 considering only 6...h6 and 6...e4 but making no mention of 6...exd4 with these ideas:
a) 7.Qxd4 Nc6 8.Bb5 h6;
b) 7.Nxd4 Bb4+ 8.c3 Qe7+ 9.Be2 Bc5 10.O-O Bxd4.