Sunday, February 27, 2022

PCG & PCG Reversed 2/26/2022

Philidor Counter Gambit

jamrem (Chess.com 2027) - JimWest (Chess.com 1857), Chess.com 2/26/2022

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.dxe5 fxe4 5.Ng5 d5 6.c4 Bb4+ 7.Nc3 d4 8.a3 Bxc3+ 9.bxc3 e3 10.Bxe3 dxe3 11.Qxd8+ Kxd8 12.Nf7+ Ke7 13.Nxh8 Nh6 14.fxe3 Nc6 15.Bd3 Bf5 16.Bxf5 Nxf5 17.O-O Nh6 18.Rab1 b6 19.Ng6 hxg6 20.Rb5 Ng4


21.Rf3 Ngxe5 22.Rg3 Kf6 23.c5 Rd8 24.cxb6 axb6 25.Rb1 Rd2 26.Rf1+ Ke6 27.Rf8 Rd3 28.Rc8 Rxc3 29.Rxc7 Rxa3 30.Rxc6+ Nxc6 31.Rxg6+ Kd5 32.e4+ Kc5 33.Rxg7 Re3 34.Rg5+ Kd4 35.Rb5 Ne5 36.Rxb6 Kxe4


37.h3 Re1+ 38.Kh2 Re3 39.Rb4+ Kf5 40.Rb2 Ng6 41.Rf2+ Kg5 42.g3 Ra3 43.Kg2 Rb3 44.Rc2 Rb5 45.Re2 Ra5 46.h4+ Nxh4+ 47.gxh4+ Kxh4 48.Rf4+ Kh5 49.Kf3 Rf5+ 50.Rf4 Rxf4+ 51.Kxf4, draw.

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Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (lichess 2221) - Ryan_G_Hall (lichess 2148), lichess 2/26/2022

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 Be7 4.f4 c6 5.fxe5 Qa5+ 6.Nc3 Qxe5 7.Nf3 Qh5 8.Be2 Ng4 9.O-O d6 10.h3 Nf6 11.Nd4 Qg6


12.Nf5 Bd8 13.Nxd6+ Kf8 14.Nxc8 Bb6+ 15.Nxb6 axb6 16.Be3 Nbd7 17.Qd2 b5 18.a3 Nh5 19.Bxh5 Qxh5 20.Rf5 Qg6 21.Raf1 f6 22.Qf2 Ke7 23.Bc5+ Ke6 24.d4 b6 25.d5+ cxd5 26.exd5+ Kf7 27.Bxb6 Rab8 28.Bc7 Rb7 29.d6 b4 30.axb4 Rxb4


31.b3 Re8 32.Nd5 Rbe4 33.Ne7 Qh6 34.Qf3 Re6 35.Qh5+ Qxh5 36.Rxh5 h6 37.Rh4 Ra8 38.Rc4 Re2 39.Nd5 Ne5 40.Rc3 Ke8 41.Nf4 Rd2 42.Ne6 Kf7 43.Nc5 h5 44.Re1 g5


45.Rxe5 fxe5 46.d7 Ke7 47.d8=Q+ Rdxd8 48.Bxd8+ Rxd8 49.Ne4 g4 50.hxg4 Rd1+ 51.Kh2 hxg4 52.Kg3 Re1 53.Nf2 Kf6 54.Nxg4+ Kg5 55.Re3 Rc1 56.Rxe5+ Kg6 57.Rc5, Black resigns.