Friday, February 10, 2023

PCG & PCG Reversed 2/9/2023

Philidor Counter Gambit

cycallos (Chess.com 1702) - JimWest (Chess.com 1746), Chess.com 2/9/2023

1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 d6 3.Nf3 f5 4.d3 c6 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.Ng5 d5 7.exd5 cxd5 8.Bb3 Bb4 9.O-O Bxc3 10.bxc3 O-O 11.Ba3 Re8 12.f4 Nc6 13.fxe5 Nxe5 14.h3 h6 15.Nf3 Nxf3+ 16.Qxf3 Kh8 17.Kh1 a5 18.Ba4 Bd7 19.Bxd7 Qxd7


20.Qxf5 Qxf5 21.Rxf5 Re2 22.Rc1 Rc8 23.Bb2 Rc6 24.Kg1 Rb6 25.Ba3 Rc6 26.Kf1 Rd2 27.Rf2 Rxf2+ 28.Kxf2 Rxc3 29.Be7 Rc6 30.c4 dxc4 31.Rxc4 Rxc4 32.dxc4 Nd7 33.a4 Kg8 34.Bd8 b6 35.c5 Nxc5 36.Bxb6 Nxa4 37.Bxa5 Nc5


38.h4 g6 39.g4 Kf7 40.Ke3 h5 41.g5 Ke6 42.Kf4 Nb7 43.Bb4 Nd6 44.Bxd6 Kxd6 45.Ke4 Ke6 46.Kf4 Kd5 47.Kf3 Ke5 48.Ke3 Kf5 49.Kf3 Ke5 50.Ke3 Kf5 51.Kf3 Ke5, draw.

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Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (lichess 2186) - ravi7282 (lichess 2124), lichess 2/9/2023

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 Bc5 4.f4 d6 5.c3 Ng4 6.d4 exd4 7.cxd4 Bb4+ 8.Nc3 O-O 9.Nf3 Re8 10.Bd3 c5 11.O-O cxd4 12.Nxd4 Bc5 13.Be2 Qb6 14.Bxg4 Bxd4+ 15.Kh1 Bxg4 16.Qxg4 Bxc3 17.bxc3 Nc6 18.Ba3 Rxe4 19.Bxd6 Rae8


20.h3 h6 21.Rab1 Qa5 22.Rxb7 Qxc3 23.Qd7 Nd4 24.Qxf7+, Black resigns.