Tuesday, May 16, 2023

PCG Reversed & PCG 5/15/2023

Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (Chess.com 1844) - Vinayakghate1950 (Chess.com 2015), Chess.com 5/15/2023

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 d5 4.f4 exf4 5.e5 Nfd7 6.Bxf4 Be7 7.Nf3 c5 8.d4 Nc6 9.c3 cxd4 10.cxd4 Bb4+ 11.Nc3 Qa5 12.Bd2 O-O 13.Bd3 h6 14.O-O Nb6 15.a3 Bxc3 16.Bxc3 Qa4 17.Qxa4 Nxa4 18.Rac1 Nxc3 19.Rxc3 Be6


20.Bb5 Rac8 21.Bxc6 bxc6 22.Rfc1 Bd7 23.b4 Rfe8 24.Ne1 f6 25.Nd3 Bf5 26.exf6 Bxd3 27.Rxd3 gxf6 28.Rdc3 Re6 29.b5 Kf8 30.Rxc6 Rexc6 31.bxc6 Ke7 32.Kf2 Kd6 33.Rc5 Rxc6 34.Ra5 Rc4


35.Ra6+ Kc7 36.Rxa7+ Kb6 37.Rf7 Rxd4 38.Rxf6+ Kc5 39.Rxh6 Rd2+ 40.Kf1 d4 41.g4 d3 42.Ke1 Rg2 43.g5 Rxg5 44.Kd2 Kd4 45.Rh4+ Ke5 46.Kxd3 Kd6 47.Kc4 Rg2 48.Rh6+ Kc7 49.h4 Rc2+ 50.Kb5 Rb2+ 51.Ka5 Kb7


52.a4 Rf2 53.Rh7+ Kb8 54.h5 Rf6 55.h6 Ka8 56.Kb5 Rf5+ 57.Kb6 Rf6+ 58.Kc7 Ra6 59.Rh8+ Ka7 60.h7 Rh6 61.a5 Rh5 62.Kd7 Rb5 63.Ra8+, White resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

IgorIrkutsk (lichess 2061) - JimWest (lichess 2131), lichess 5/15/2023

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.exf5 e4 5.Ng5 Nf6 6.Ne6 Bxe6 7 fxe6 d5 8.Be2 Qd6 9.Bg4 Nc6 10.O-O Nxg4 11.Qxg4 Nxd4 12.Na3 Qxe6 13.Qd1 Nc6 14.Nb5 O-O-O 15.c3 Bc5 16.Be3 Bxe3 17.fxe3 a6 18.Nd4 Nxd4 19.cxd4 Rhf8


20.Rc1 Rxf1+ 21.Qxf1 Qf6 22.Qe2 Rf8 23.Qc2 c6 24.b4 Kb8 25.a4 Qg5 26.Qe2 h5 27.h3 h4 28.Rf1 Rxf1+ 29.Kxf1 Qf5+ 30.Ke1 g5 31.b5 axb5 32.axb5 cxb5 33.Qxb5 Qe6


34.Qa5 Qd7 35.Qc5 Qc6 36.Qf8+ Ka7 37.Qa3+ Kb6 38.Qb4+ Qb5 39.Qd6+ Ka7 40.Qa3+ Kb8 41.Qf8+ Ka7 42.Qa3+ Kb6 43.Qd6+ Qc6 44.Qb4+ Ka7 45.Qa3+ Kb8 46.Qf8+ Ka7 47.Qa3+, draw.