Saturday, January 13, 2024

PCG & PCG Reversed 1/12/2024

Philidor Counter Gambit

rostcrow (Chess.com 1825) - JimWest (Chess.com 1974), Chess.com 1/12/2024

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.dxe5 fxe4 5.Ng5 d5 6.e6 Bc5 7.Nf7 Qf6 8.Qe2 Bxe6 9.Nxh8 Nc6 10.c3 O-O-O 11.Nd2 Ne5 12.Nb3 Nd3+ 13.Kd1 Bxf2 14.Kc2 Ne7 15.h4 Nxc1 16.Rxc1 Rxh8 17.g4 Bb6 18.Bg2 Qf2 19.Qxf2 Bxf2


20.Rhf1 Bb6 21.Rce1 c6 22.Nd4 Bxd4 23.cxd4 Kd7 24.Bh3 h5 25.Rg1 hxg4 26.Bxg4 g6 27.Bxe6+ Kxe6 28.Rh1 Nf5 29.Reg1 Nxd4+ 30.Kd1 Kf6 31.Rf1+ Nf3 32.Rh3 Rh5 33.Rfxf3+ exf3 34.Rxf3+ Rf5 35.Re3 Rf4 36.Rh3 Kf5


37.Ke2 Kg4 38.Rh1 Kh5 39.Rf1 Rxf1 40.Kxf1 Kxh4, White resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (lichess 2140) - Surgeon1966 (lichess 2015), lichess 1/12/2024

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 Bc5 4.f4 d6 5.c3 Bg4 6.Be2 O-O 7.Nf3 a5 8.a4 Nc6 9.f5 d5 10.Qc2 Bb6 11.Bg5 dxe4 12.dxe4 Qd6 13.Bxf6 Qxf6 14.Nbd2 Qd6 15.Nc4 Qc5 16.Nxb6 Qxb6 17.h3 Bxf3 18.Bxf3 f6


19.Qf2 Qxf2+ 20.Kxf2 Rad8 21.Rhd1 b6 22.Be2 Ne7 23.Bc4+ Kh8 24.Ke2 h6 25.Rxd8 Rxd8 26.Rd1 Rxd1 27.Kxd1 Nc8 28.Kd2 Nd6 29.Kd3 h5 30.g4 hxg4 31.hxg4 Kh7 32.Bb3 Kh6 33.Ke3 Kg5 34.Kf3 Nb7


35.Bc2 Nc5 36.b4 axb4 37.cxb4 Na6 38.b5 Nb4 39.Bb1 c5 40.bxc6 Nxc6 41.Bd3 Nd4+ 42.Kg3 Nb3 43.Bb5 Nd4 44.Bd3 Kh6 45.Bc4 g5 46.fxg6 Kxg6 47.Bd3 Kg5 48.Bc4 Nc2 49.Kf3 Nd4+ 50.Kg3 Nc6 51.Bb5 Na5


52.Kf3 Nb3 53.Kg3 Nc5 54.Bc6 Ne6 55.Bb5 Nd4 56.Bc4, draw.