Friday, June 30, 2023

PCG & PCG Reversed 6/29/2023

Philidor Counter Gambit

Shefki1cekja (Chess.com 1892) - JimWest (Chess.com 1947), Chess.com 6/29/2023

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.exf5 Bxf5 5.O-O Nf6 6.d3 c6 7.Re1 Nbd7 8.Nc3 Qc7 9.a4 O-O-O 10.Be3 Kb8 11.b4 d5 12.Bb3 Bxb4 13.Bd2 Bd6 14.Nh4 Bg6 15.Bg5 Rde8 16.g3 Bb4 17.Ne2 Bxe1 18.Qxe1 Nc5


19.Qb4 Nxb3 20.Qxb3 Bf7 21.d4 h6 22.Be3 Ng4 23.Bd2 g5 24.Ng2 Ka8 25.h3 exd4 26.Nxd4 Ne5 27.a5 a6 28.Rb1 Nc4 29.Bc3 Rhg8 30.Ne1 g4 31.h4 h5 32.Nd3 Bg6 33.Nc5 Nd6 34.Nde6 Qc8 35.Nd4 Re7 36.Bb4 Rd8


37.Na4 Qc7 38.Bc5 Re4 39.Bb6 Qb8 40.Bxd8 Qxd8 41.Qb6 Qxb6 42.Nxb6+ Ka7 43.Nb3 Rb4 44.Rb2 Bxc2 45.Rxc2 Rxb3 46.Nd7 Nc4 47.Nf6 Ne5 48.Nxh5 Nf3+ 49.Kf1 Rb1+ 50.Ke2 Nd4+ 51.Kd2 Nxc2 52.Kxc2 Rf1 53.Nf6 Rxf2+, White resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (lichess 2117) - jianjian77 (lichess 2241), lichess 6/29/2023

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 d5 4.f4 dxe4 5.fxe5 Ng4 6.d4 c5 7.Bb5+ Nc6 8.d5 a6 9.Bxc6+ bxc6 10.e6 f5 11.c4 cxd5 12.cxd5 Bd6 13.Qa4+ Kf8 14.Qc6 Qh4+ 15.Kd1 Nf2+ 16.Kc2 Nxh1 17.Qxd6+ Qe7


18.Qc6 Bb7 19.Qb6 Bxd5 20.Nc3 Bxe6 21.Be3 Kf7 22.Nh3 h6 23.Rxh1 Bc4 24.Nf4 Rhd8 25.Qg6+ Kg8 26.Qxf5 Bd3+ 27.Kc1 c4 28.Qe6+ Qxe6 29.Nxe6 Rd6 30.Nf4 Rad8 31.h4 Rf6 32.h5 Rfd6 33.g4 Rf6


34.Rg1 Rb6 35.Bxb6 Rf8 36.Be3 Kf7 37.Nxd3 exd3 38.Rf1+ Ke8 39.Rxf8+ Kxf8 40.Kd2 Ke7 41.Ne4 Ke6 42.Nc5+ Kd5 43.Nxa6 Ke4 44.Nc5+ Kf3 45.g5 hxg5 46.Bxg5 Kg4 47.h6 gxh6 48.Bxh6 Kf5 49.Kc3 Kg6 50.Bd2 Kf5 51.Kxc4 Ke5 52.Kxd3 Kd5 53.Ne4 Ke5


54.Nc3 Kd6 55.a4 Kc5 56.b3 Kb6 57.b4 Ka6 58.Kc4 Kb6 59.a5+ Kc6 60.b5+ Kb7 61.Be3 Kc7 62.a6 Kb8 63.b6 Ka8 64.b7+ Kb8 65.Bf4+ Ka7 66.b8=Q+ Kxa6 67.Qb5+ Ka7 68.Be3+ Ka8 69.Qc6+ Kb8 70.Bf4+ Ka7 71.Nb5#.