PCG & PCG Reversed 4/26/2023

Philidor Counter Gambit

vindy Chess.com 1668) - JimWest (Chess.com 1855), Chess.com 4/26/2023

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 c6 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.O-O f4 7.Ng5 Qb6 8.Bf7+ Ke7 9.Bb3 h6 10.Nf3 g5 11.d4 Bg4 12.dxe5 dxe5 13.Qd3 Bxf3 14.gxf3 Nbd7 15.Na4 Qc7 16.Rd1 b5 17.Nc3 Nc5 18.Qe2 a5 19.a4 b4

20.Na2 Nxb3 21.cxb3 Rd8 22.Bd2 Kf7 23.Qc4+ Kg7 24.Rac1 c5 25.Rc2 Be7 26.Nc1 Rd4 27.Qe2 Rhd8 28.Rc4 Qd7 29.Rxd4 Qxd4 30.Qa6 Qxb2 31.Nd3 Qxb3

32.Nxc5 Qxd1+ 33.Kg2 Bxc5 34.Qxa5 Qxd2 35.Qxc5 Qd6 36.Qa7+ Rd7 37.Qa5 h5 38.Qb5 g4 39.a5 gxf3+, White resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

JimWest (lichess 2094) - klausfranz (lichess 1950), lichess 4/26/2023

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 g6 4.f4 exf4 5.Bxf4 d6 6.Nf3 Bg7 7.c3 O-O 8.Be2 Re8 9.O-O Nc6 10.h3 Bd7 11.Nbd2 Re7 12.Qc2 d5 13.Bg5 h6 14.Bxf6 Bxf6 15.Rae1 dxe4 16.Nxe4 Bg7 17.d4 Bf5 18.Bd3 Qd5 19.a3 Rae8

20.Ng3 Bxd3 21.Qxd3 Rxe1 22.Rxe1 Rxe1+ 23.Nxe1 Bf8 24.Qe2 Bd6 25.Ne4 Be7 26.Qf3 Qe6 27.d5, Black resigns.