Monday, March 28, 2022

PCG & PCG Reversed 3/27/2022

Philidor Counter Gambit

LeoBonart (Chess.com 1813) - JimWest (Chess.com 1879), Chess.com 3/27/2022

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Bc4 Nc6 5.Ng5 Nh6 6.O-O f4 7.Nf3 Bg4 8.Bb5 Bd7 9.Nc3 Nf7 10.d5 Nb8 11.Qd3 a6 12.Bxd7+ Nxd7 13.b4 Be7 14.g3 g5 15.g4 Nf6 16.h3 h5 17.Nh2 hxg4 18.hxg4 Qd7 19.f3 Kf8


20.Kg2 Kg7 21.Rh1 Rh4 22.Qe2 Rah8 23.Bd2 R8h7 24.Be1 R4h6 25.Bf2 Qe8 26.b5 axb5 27.Nxb5 Bd8 28.c4 Qh8 29.Bg1 Rh3 30.Kf2 c6 31.Nc3 Bb6+ 32.Kg2 Rg3+, White resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (lichess 2108) - kapkais (lichess 2220), lichess 3/27/2022

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 d5 4.f4 Nc6 5.fxe5 Nxe5 6.d4 Nc6 7.e5 Ne4 8.Nf3 Bg4 9.Bb5 Be7 10.O-O O-O 11.c3 f6 12.Qe1 fxe5 13.Bxc6 bxc6 14.Nxe5 Rxf1+ 15.Qxf1 Bd7 16.Nd2 Nxd2 17.Bxd2 c5


18.Qf7+ Kh8 19.Qxd5 Be8 20.Qxd8 Rxd8 21.Be3 cxd4 22.cxd4 Bf6 23.Rc1 Bxe5 24.dxe5 c6 25.Bxa7 Ra8 26.Bc5 Rxa2 27.Rf1, Black resigns.