Tuesday, January 30, 2024

PCG Reversed & PCG 1/29/2024

Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (Chess.com 1961) - karson4722 (Chess.com 1754), Chess.com 1/29/2024

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Bc5 3.d3 h6 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.Be2 Nf6 6.f4 d6 7.Nf3 a6 8.h3 b5 9.a3 O-O 10.f5 d5 11.g4 dxe4 12.dxe4 Qe7 13.g5 hxg5 14.Bxg5 Ba7 15.Nd5 Qc5 16.Be3 Qd6 17.Bxa7 Rxa7 18.Nxf6+ Qxf6 19.Bd3 Re8


20.Qe2 Ra8 21.O-O-O Bxf5 22.exf5, Black resigns,

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Philidor Counter Gambit

Baaraanerahmat (lichess 2023) - JimWest (lichess 2159), lichess 1/29/2024

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Nc3 f5 4.d4 fxe4 5.Nxe4 d5 6.Nc3 e4 7.Ne5 Nf6 8.Bg5 Bb4 9.Be2 O-O 10.O-O c6 11.a3 Bxc3 12.bxc3 Nbd7 13.c4 Qe8 14.Nxd7 Bxd7 15.cxd5 cxd5 16.c4 Bc6 17.Rc1 Qg6 18.Bxf6 Qxf6 19.cxd5 Bxd5


20.Bc4 Bxc4 21.Rxc4 Rad8 22.Qb3 Qf7 23.Qc2 Qd5 24.h3 b5 25.Rb4 Rc8 26.Qb3 Qxb3 27.Rxb3 a6 28.Re3 Rc2 29.Rxe4 Ra2 30.Re3 Rd2 31.Re6, draw.