Wednesday, December 20, 2023

PCG Reversed & PCG 12/19/2023

Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (Chess.com 2031) - iLikeBigBlunders (Chess.com 2040), Chess.com 12/19/2023

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 Bc5 4.f4 d6 5.c3 Bb6 6.Na3 Nc6 7.Nc4 O-O 8.Nxb6 axb6 9.f5 d5 10.Qc2 g6 11.Bg5 dxe4 12.dxe4 Kg7 13.fxg6 fxg6 14.Nf3 Be6 15.a3 Qe8 16.Bb5 Ra5 17.Bxc6 Qxc6 18.Bxf6+ Rxf6 19.O-O Ra8


20.Kh1 Raf8 21.Rfe1 Qc4 22.h4 Bg4 23.Nh2 Rf4 24.b3 Qc5 25.c4 Qe7 26.Qc3 Bh5 27.g3 Bf3+ 28.Nxf3 Rxf3 29.Re3 Qf6 30.Rxf3 Qxf3+ 31.Qxf3 Rxf3 32.Rd1 Rxg3 33.Rd7+ Kf6 34.Rxh7 Rxb3 35.Rxc7 Rxa3 36.Rxb7 Rb3


37.Kg2 Rb4 38.Kf3 Rxc4 39.Rxb6+ Kf7 40.Rb7+ Kf6 41.Rb6+ Kf7 42.Rb7+ Kf6 43.Rb6+, draw.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

championinfuture (lichess 2072) - JimWest (lichess 2169), lichess 12/19/2023

1.d4 d6 2.e4 e5 3.dxe5 dxe5 4.Qxd8+ Kxd8 5.Nf3 Bd6 6.Nc3 f5 7.Bg5+ Nf6 8.Bxf6+ gxf6 9.O-O-O fxe4 10.Nxe4 Ke7 11.Bc4 Nc6 12.a3 Be6 13.Bb5 Bd7 14.Rhe1 a6 15.Bc4 Be6 16.Bxe6 Kxe6 17.Nc3 Ne7 18.Nd4+ Kf7 19.Nf3 Rad8


20.Ne4 Rhg8 21.g3 h6 22.h3 f5 23.Nxd6+ cxd6 24.Rd2 Nc6 25.c3 b5 26.Nh4 Ke6 27.Nf3 Na5 28.Kc2 Nc4 29.Rde2 Kf6 30.Nd2 Nxd2 31.Rxd2 d5 32.Rde2 Rge8 33.f4 e4 34.Rd1 h5 35.h4 Ke6 36.Re3 Re7 37.Rd4 Rc7


38.Re1 Rg7 39.Re3 Rdg8 40.Rdd3 Kd6 41.Rd4 Rxg3 42.Rxg3 Rxg3 43.Kd2 Rg2+ 44.Kc1 Rf2 45.a4 Rxf4 46.axb5 axb5 47.b3 Kc5 48.b4+ Kc6 49.Kd2 Rxh4 50.Ke3 f4+ 51.Kf2 Rh2+ 52.Ke1, White resigns.