Monday, December 26, 2022

PCG & PCG Reversed 12/25/2022

Philidor Counter Gambit

Joey26358 (Chess.com 1677) - JimWest (Chess.com 1778), Chess.com 12/25/2022

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Nc3 fxe4 5.Nxe4 d5 6.Nxe5 dxe4 7.Qh5+ g6 8.Nxg6 Nf6 9.Qe5+ Kf7 10.Nxh8+ Kg7 11.Bh6+ Kxh8 12.Bxf8 Nc6 13.Qc5 Nd7 14.Qc3 Qxf8 15.d5+ Nce5 16.Bb5 Qc5 17.Qxc5 Nxc5 18.O-O-O a6 19.Be2 Bf5


20.d6 cxd6 21.Rxd6 Rc8 22.Rd5 Ncd7 23.f3 exf3 24.gxf3 Rxc2+ 25.Kb1 Rxe2+, White resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (lichess 2178) - A518a (lichess 2042), lichess 12/25/2022

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 c6 4.f4 exf4 5.Bxf4 d5 6.e5 Nfd7 7.d4 Qe7 8.c3 f6 9.Nf3 c5 10.Qb3 cxd4 11.cxd4 Nb6 12.Bb5+ Nc6 13.O-O Bd7 14.exf6 Qxf6 15.Re1+ Kf7 16.Bxc6 Bxc6 17.Be5 Qg6 18.Nbd2 Be7 19.Bg3 Bf6


20.Rf1 Ke7 21.Rae1+ Kd7 22.Ne5+ Bxe5 23.Bxe5 Rhf8 24.Qh3+, Black resigns.