Thursday, April 20, 2023

PCG & PCG Reversed 4/19/2023

Philidor Counter Gambit

kfaber100 (Chess.com 1898) - JimWest (Chess.com 1867), Chess.com 4/19/2023

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Nc3 f5 4.d4 fxe4 5.Nxe4 d5 6.Nxe5 dxe4 7.Qh5+ g6 8.Nxg6 Nf6 9.Qe5+ Kf7 10.Nxh8+ Kg7 11.Bg5 Be7 12.Nf7 Kxf7 13.Bc4+ Kg7 14.O-O-O Nc6 15.Bxf6+ Bxf6 16.Qxe4 Nxd4 17.c3 Bf5 18.Qe3 b5 19.Bxb5 Qd5


20.Rxd4 Bxd4 21.Qxd4+ Qxd4 22.cxd4 Rd8 23.Rd1 Be6 24.b3 Bd5 25.f3 c6 26.Bc4 h5 27.Re1 Bxc4 28.bxc4 Rxd4 29.Re7+ Kf6 30.Rxa7 Rxc4+ 31.Kd2 Rb4 32.Kc3 Rb1 33.Ra6 Kg5 34.Rxc6 Rc1+, White resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (lichess 2094) - rajusisodia123 (lichess 2081), lichess 4/19/2023

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 d5 4.f4 Nc6 5.fxe5 Nxe5 6.d4 Nc6 7.e5 Ne4 8.Nf3 Be7 9.Bb5 O-O 10.O-O Bg4 11.c3 a6 12.Bxc6 bxc6 13.Qe1 c5 14.Nbd2 cxd4 15.cxd4 Nxd2 16.Bxd2 c5 17.Bc3 cxd4 18.Nxd4 Bc5 19.Kh1 Be6


20.Nxe6 fxe6 21.Rxf8+ Qxf8 22.Qf1 Qxf1+ 23.Rxf1 Rf8 24.Rxf8+ Kxf8 25.g3 Kf7 26.Kg2 Kg6 27.Kf3 d4 28.Bd2 Kf5 29.Bf4 g5 30.g4+ Kg6 31.Bg3 h5 32.gxh5+ Kxh5 33.Ke4 Kg4 34.a3 a5 35.a4 Bb6 36.b3 Kh3


37.Kd3 Kg4 38.Bf2 Kh3 39.Bg3 Kg2 40.h4 gxh4 41.Bxh4 Kf3 42.Bf6 Kf4 43.Bg7 Kf3 44.Bf8 Kf4 45.Bd6 Kf5 46.Bb8 Kf4 47.Bd6 Kf3 48.b4 axb4 49.Bxb4 Kf4 50.Bd6 Kf5 51.Bb8 Kf4 52.Bd6 Kf5 53.Bb8 Kf4 54.Bd6, draw.