Tuesday, November 9, 2021

PCG & PCG Reversed 11/8/2021

Philidor Counter Gambit

joeohio2017 (Chess.com 1986) - JimWest (Chess.com 1854), Chess.com 11/8/2021

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.dxe5 fxe4 5.Ng5 d5 6.Nc3 Bb4 7.e6 Nf6 8.Nf7 Qe7 9.Nxh8 Bxe6 10.Bg5 Nbd7 11.a3 Bxc3+ 12.bxc3 O-O-O 13.Qd4 Qc5 14.Be2 Qxd4 15.cxd4 Rxh8 16.O-O Rf8


17.Rfc1 Ng4 18.Bxg4 Bxg4 19.c4 Be6 20.cxd5 Bxd5 21.Rc3 c6 22.Rb1 h6 23.Bh4 g5 24.Bg3 h5 25.h3 h4 26.Bh2 Nf6 27.Be5 Nh5 28.Rc5 Nf4 29.Bxf4 gxf4 30.Rbc1 Kb8 31.R5c3 Rg8 32.Kf1 f3 33.gxf3 exf3 34.Re3 b5


35.Rcc3 a5 36.Rxf3 Bxf3 37.Rxf3 Kb7 38.Rf4 Rh8 39.Ke2 Kb6 40.Kd3 Rh5 41.Ke3 b4 42.axb4 axb4 43.Kd3 Kb5 44.Kc2 c5 45.Kd3 c4+ 46.Kc2 Ka4 47.d5 Rxd5 48.Rxc4 Rf5 49.f4 Ka3 50.Kc1 Kb3 51.Re4 Rc5+ 52.Kb1 Rc3


53.Re1 Rxh3 54.Rf1 Rc3 55.f5 Rc7 56.f6 Rf7 57.Rf3+ Ka4 58.Kb2 h3 59.Rxh3 Rxf6 60.Re3 Rf2+ 61.Kb1 b3 62.Rc3 Ka3 63.Rc1 Rb2+ 64.Ka1 Rh2 65.Kb1 Rg2 66.Rd1 Rb2+ 67.Ka1 Rc2 68.Kb1 Ra2 69.Re1 Rd2


70.Rf1 Rb2+ 71.Ka1 Rh2 72.Kb1 Rg2 73.Re1, draw.

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Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (lichess 2184) - Rolyfcb (lichess 2190), lichess 11/8/2021

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 d5 4.f4 dxe4 5.fxe5 Ng4 6.d4 Nc6 7.Bb5 e3 8.Nf3 Nf2 9.Qe2 Nxh1 10.Bxe3 a6 11.Bxc6+ bxc6 12.Nbd2 Bg4 13.O-O-O Be7 14.Rxh1 O-O 15.Qc4 Rb8 16.Rf1 Qd5 17.Qxd5 cxd5


18.h3 Be6 19.Bg5 Bxg5 20.Nxg5 h6 21.Ngf3 f6 22.Re1 Rb5 23.Nb3 fxe5 24.Nxe5 Bf5 25.g4 Be4 26.Nc5 Rf2 27.Nxe4 dxe4 28.Rxe4 Rf1+ 29.Kd2 Rxb2 30.Nd3 Rxa2 31.Re8+ Kh7 32.Re7 Rh1 33.Rxc7 Rxh3


34.d5 Rh2+ 35.Kc1 Rh1+ 36.Kd2 Ra5 37.d6 Rd5 38.d7 Rh2+ 39.Ke3 Rh4 40.Ke4, Black resigns.