Saturday, December 31, 2022

PCG & PCG Reversed 12/30/2022

Philidor Counter Gambit

vasuliv (Chess.com 1601) - JimWest (Chess.com 1734), Chess.com 12/30/2022

1.e4 e5 2.d3 d6 3.Nf3 f5 4.g3 c6 5.Bg2 Nf6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.O-O O-O 8.Re1 a5 9.a4 Na6 10.Bd2 Nc5 11.Be3 fxe4 12.dxe4 Nfxe4 13.Nxe4 Nxe4 14.c3 Bg4 15.h3 Bxf3 16.Bxf3 Nf6 17.Bg2 Qc7 18.Qc2 d5 19.Rab1 e4


20.c4 Bb4 21.Red1 Qe7 22.cxd5 cxd5 23.Bg5 Rac8 24.Qe2 Rfd8 25.Kh2 h6 26.Be3 Bc5 27.Rbc1 Bxe3 28.Qxe3 Rxc1 29.Rxc1 d4 30.Qf4 d3 31.Rc7 Qd6, White resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (lichess 2177) - mingazzini (lichess 2096), lichess 12/30/2022

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 d5 4.f4 dxe4 5.fxe5 Ng4 6.d4 Nc6 7.Bb5 Bd7 8.Bxc6 Bxc6 9.Qxg4 Qxd4 10.Ne2 Qxe5 11.O-O Bc5+ 12.Kh1 O-O 13.Nbc3 f5 14.Qf4 Qe6 15.Be3 Bd6 16.Qh4 Be7 17.Qg3 h5


18.Nd4 Qc4 19.Nxc6 Qxc6 20.Bd4 Bf6 21.Bxf6 Rxf6 22.Rad1 Rg6 23.Qh3 Rf8 24.Nd5 Qc5 25.Nf4, Black forfeits.