Wednesday, December 27, 2023

PCG & PCG Reversed 12/26/2023

Philidor Counter Gambit

UCFchessmaster (Chess.com 1889) - JimWest (Chess.com 1983), Chess.com 12/26/2023

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 c6 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.Bg5 Be7 7.Qe2 a5 8.a4 Na6 9.O-O-O f4 10.d4 Qc7 11.dxe5 dxe5 12.h3 Nc5 13.g3 fxg3 14.fxg3 Be6 15.Bxe6 Nxe6 16.Qc4 Nd8 17.Bxf6 Bxf6 18.Nd5 Qf7


19.Nxf6+ gxf6 20.Qxf7+ Nxf7 21.Rd3 Rd8 22.Rhd1 O-O 23.Rd7 Rxd7 24.Rxd7 Rb8 25.c4 b5 26.cxb5 cxb5 27.Ra7 bxa4 28.Rxa5 Rb4 29.Nh4 Nd6 30.Nf5 Nxf5 31.exf5 Kg7 32.Ra7+ Kh6 33.g4 Rb3


34.Rxa4 Rxh3 35.b4 Kg5 36.b5 Rb3 37.Ra7 Rxb5 38.Rxh7 Kxg4 39.Kd2 Kxf5 40.Ke3 Rb3+ 41.Kf2 Ke4 42.Rh4+ Kd5 43.Rh5 Ke6 44.Ke2 f5 45.Rh6+ Kd5 46.Rh5 Ke4 47.Rh4+ f4 48.Kf2 Rb2+ 49.Ke1 Ke3 50.Rh3+ f3 51.Kd1 e4


52.Rg3 Rd2+ 53.Ke1 Rd8 54.Rh3 Rg8 55.Kf1 Ra8 56.Kg1 Ra1+ 57.Kh2 Ke2 58.Kg3 f2 59.Rh2 e3 60.Kf4 Ra4+ 61.Kg3 Ke1 62.Kf3 f1=Q+ 63.Kxe3 Qg1+ 64.Kf3 Qxh2, White resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (lichess 2166) - tapescrew (lichess 2007), lichess 12/26/2023

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 Bc5 4.f4 exf4 5.Bxf4 O-O 6.Nf3 Re8 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bxf6 Qxf6 9.Nc3 d6


10.Be2, Black forfeits.