Friday, March 4, 2022

PCG & PCG Reversed 3/3/2022

Philidor Counter Gambit

Johnsoneh (Chess.com 1708) - JimWest (Chess.com 1861), Chess.com 3/3/2022

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 c6 5.Bxg8 Rxg8 6.Ng5 h6 7.Nf3 Be7 8.c3 fxe4 9.dxe4 Be6 10.O-O Nd7 11.Be3 Nf6 12.Nbd2 Ng4 13.Re1 Nxe3 14.Rxe3 Qc7 15.b4 O-O-O 16.a4 d5


17.Qc2 d4 18.cxd4 exd4 19.Rd3 Bxb4 20.Nxd4 Rhe8 21.Nxe6 Rxe6 22.Rxd8+ Qxd8 23.Nf3 Qe7 24.e5 g5 25.h3 Ba5 26.Qf5 Kb8 27.Ra2 Qd7 28.Kh2 Re7 29.Qf8+ Re8 30.Qxh6 g4 31.hxg4 Qxg4 32.Re2 Bc7 33.Qh7 Qxa4


34.Qd7 Rh8+ 35.Kg1 Qa1+ 36.Re1 Qc3 37.e6 Bh2+ 38.Kh1 Bg3+ 39.Kg1 Bh2+ 40.Kh1 Bg3+ 41.Kg1 Bh2+, draw.

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Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (lichess 2197) - MC-Atomfried (lichess 2267), lichess 3/3/2022

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 Bc5 4.f4 d6 5.c3 O-O 6.f5 d5 7.Qf3 b6 8.Bg5 Bb7 9.Nd2 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.O-O-O c5 12.Ne2 b5 13.Ng3 b4 14.c4 dxc4 15.dxc4 Nc6 16.Nb3 Nd4 17.Nxd4 cxd4 18.Bd3 a5 19.Kb1 a4


20.Nh5 Bg5 21.Qg4 g6 22.fxg6 fxg6 23.Qe6+ Rf7 24.Rdf1 Qe7 25.Qxe7 Bxe7 26.Rxf7 Kxf7 27.Rf1+ Ke6 28.Ng3 Rf8 29.Rxf8 Bxf8 30.b3 a3 31.Kc2 Bh6 32.Kd1 Bf4 33.Nf1 Bc8 34.g3 Bh6 35.Ke2 Kd6 36.Kf3 Bc1


37.g4 h5 38.h3 Ke7 39.Ng3 hxg4 40.hxg4 Kf6 41.Ne2 Bd2 42.Ng1 Kg5 43.Nh3+ Kh4 44.Nf2 Be3 45.Be2 Bxf2 46.Kxf2 Bxg4 47.Bxg4 Kxg4 48.c5 Kf4 49.c6 d3 50.c7, Black resigns.