PCG & PCG Reversed 5/8/2022

Philidor Counter Gambit

meezo12 (Chess.com 1770) - JimWest (Chess.com 1816), Chess.com 5/8/2022

1.e4 e5 2.d4 d6 3.Nf3 f5 4.dxe5 fxe4 5.Ng5 d5 6.e6 Bc5 7.Bb5+ c6 8.O-O Nf6 9.Nf7 Qe7 10.Nxh8 Bxe6 11.Ba4 Kf8 12.Bg5 Nbd7 13.Nc3 Kg8 14.Ng6 hxg6 15.Bb3 Bd6 16.Kh1 Nc5 17.Qd4 Nxb3 18.axb3 a6

19.Rad1 Kf7 20.Nxe4 Bxh2 21.Bxf6 gxf6 22.Ng5+ fxg5 23.Kxh2 Qf6 24.Qxf6+ Kxf6 25.Kg3 Bf5 26.Rd2 Re8 27.c4 dxc4 28.bxc4 Re4 29.b3 Rg4+ 30.Kf3 Rf4+ 31.Ke2 Rg4 32.g3 Re4+ 33.Kd1 g4 34.Re1 Rxe1+ 35.Kxe1 Ke5

36.Rd8 Bc2 37.b4 b5 38.c5 Be4 39.Kd2 Bd5 40.Kc3 Ke4 41.Rd6 g5 42.Rg6 Kf5 43.Rg7 Bg2 44.Kd4 Kf6 45.Ra7 Bf3 46.Rxa6 Ke6 47.Ra7 Bg2 48.Rg7 Kf6 49.Rg8 Kf5 50.Rf8+ Ke6 51.Re8+ Kf5

52.f4 gxf3 53.Ke3 f2 54.Kxf2 Bd5 55.Rd8 Ke5 56.g4 Kd4 57.Kg3 Kc4 58.Kf2 Be6 59.Rd6 Bxg4 60.Rxc6 Kxb4 61.Rg6 Bc8 62.Rxg5 Kc4 63.c6 b4 64.c7 b3 65.Rg1 b2 66.Ke3 Kc3 67.Ke4 Kc2 68.Rg2+ Kb3

69.Rxb2+ Kxb2 70.Kd5 Kc3 71.Kc6 Kc4 72.Kd6 Kb5 73.Ke7 Kc6 74.Kd8 Bb7 75.c8=Q+ Bxc8, draw.

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Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (lichess 2138) - pgriffin (lichess 2183), lichess 5/8/2022

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 Nc6 4.f4 d5 5.fxe5 Nxe5 6.d4 Nxe4 7.dxe5 Qh4+ 8.g3 Nxg3 9.Nf3 Qe4+ 10.Kf2 Nxh1+ 11.Kg2 Bg4 12.Be2 Bc5 13.Nc3 Bxf3+ 14.Bxf3 Qxe5 15.Kxh1 O-O-O 16.Nxd5 c6 17.Bf4 Qe6 18.b4 Bxb4 19.Qd4 Bd6

20.Nc3 Bxf4 21.Qxf4 f5 22.Rb1 h6 23.Qb4 Rd7 24.Na4 Qe3 25.Bxc6 Rd1+ 26.Rxd1 bxc6 27.Qd4 Qf3+ 28.Kg1 Qg4+ 29.Qxg4 fxg4 30.Nc5 g5 31.Rd7 Re8 32.Rxa7 Re2 33.c4 Rc2 34.Ra4 Kc7

35.Ne6+ Kd6 36.Nd4 Rc1+ 37.Kg2 Kc5 38.Nf5 h5 39.Ne3 Kd4 40.Kf2 Rc3 41.c5+ Kxc5 42.Ra5+ Kb4 43.Rxg5 Ra3 44.Nc2+, Black resigns.