Thursday, June 8, 2023

PCG Reversed & PCG 6/7/2023

Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (Chess.com 1822) - NethraVinay (Chess.com 1672), Chess.com 6/7/2023

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 Bc5 4.f4 d6 5.c3 Ng4 6.d4 Bb6 7.Nf3 exd4 8.cxd4 Nc6 9.h3 Nf6 10.Nc3 Qe7 11.Bb5 Bd7 12.O-O a6 13.Bxc6 Bxc6 14.e5 dxe5 15.fxe5 Nd7 16.Kh1 Bxf3 17.Rxf3 O-O 18.Nd5 Qe6 19.Nxb6 Nxb6


20.b3 Rad8 21.Bb2 Nd7 22.d5 Qg6 23.Rc1 Nb6 24.Rd3 c6 25.d6 Nd5 26.Rxd5 cxd5 27.Qxd5 Rfe8 28.Qxb7 a5 29.Rf1 Qe6


30.Qf3 Ra8 31.Qf5 Qd5 32.Qf3 Qe6 33.Qf5 Qd5 34.Qf3 Qe6, draw.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

CristianMartinezz (lichess 2152) - JimWest (lichess 2131), lichess 6/7/2023

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 c6 5.Bb3 Na6 6.a3 Nc5 7.Ba2 Nf6 8.b4 fxe4 9.bxc5 exf3 10.Qxf3 d5 11.O-O Bxc5 12.Bb2 O-O 13.Bxe5 Ng4 14.Qg3 Nxe5 15.Qxe5 Qb6 16.Qg3 Bd7 17.Nd2 Rf6 18.Ne4 Rg6 19.Nxc5 Qxc5


20.Qe3 Qxe3 21.fxe3 Re8 22.e4 Be6 23.exd5 Bxd5 24.Bxd5+ cxd5 25.Rae1 Rge6 26.Rxe6 Rxe6 27.Rf5 Re1+ 28.Kf2 Rc1 29.Rxd5 Rxc2+ 30.Kf3 Rc3


31.Rd8+ Kf7 32.Rd7+ Kf6 33.Rxb7 Rxd3+ 34.Ke4 Rxa3, White resigns.