Monday, January 1, 2024

PCG & PCG Reversed 12/31/2023

Philidor Counter Gambit

ramin1393 (Chess.com 1884) - JimWest (Chess.com 1995), Chess.com 12/31/2023

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.Be3 d4


12.cxd4 Nxd4 13.Bxd4 Bxd4 14.Nd2 Bxb2 15.Rb1 Bc3 16.Qe3 Bxd2+ 17.Ke2, White resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (lichess 2150) - SuPeR7777777 (lichess 2026), lichess 12/31/2023

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 d5 4.f4 Nc6 5.fxe5 Nxe5 6.d4 Bg4 7.Be2 Bxe2 8.Nxe2 Nc6 9.e5 Ne4 10.O-O Be7 11.Nbc3 O-O 12.Be3 Nxc3 13.Nxc3 Na5 14.b3 Bb4 15.Ne2 Rc8 16.c3 Be7 17.Ng3 c5 18.Nf5 b6 19.Qg4 g6


20.Bh6 Re8 21.Nxe7+ Qxe7 22.Rf6 Rc7 23.Raf1 Qd8 24.e6 fxe6 25.Qxe6+ Rxe6 26.Rf8+ Qxf8 27.Rxf8#.