Wednesday, January 31, 2024

PCG Reversed & PCG 1/30/2024

Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (Chess.com 1959) - Alexdimos (Chess.com 1829), Chess.com 1/30/2024

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 Nc6 4.f4 d5 5.fxe5 Nxe5 6.d4 Nc6 7.e5 Bg4 8.Nf3 Bxf3 9.gxf3 Nd7 10.c3 Qh4+ 11.Ke2 O-O-O 12.Qe1 Qh5 13.Qg3 f5 14.Bg5 Re8 15.Nd2 h6 16.Be3 g5 17.Qh3 Qg6 18.f4 g4 19.Qg3 h5


20.h4 Nd8 21.Bg2 Qa6+ 22.Kf2 c6 23.Bf1 Qb6 24.b4 Ne6 25.Bd3 Ng7 26.a4 a5 27.Rhb1 Be7 28.Kg2 Nf8 29.Bf2 Ng6 30.bxa5 Qxa5 31.Rb3 Kc7 32.Qh2 Rhf8 33.Bg3 Ne6 34.Kh1 Rb8 35.Qf2 b5 36.Nf1 b4


37.Ne3 Ng7 38.c4 Rbd8 39.cxd5 cxd5 40.Rc1+ Kb7 41.Bb5 Ne6 42.Ng2 Qb6 43.Rc6 Qxd4 44.Qxd4 Nxd4 45.Rxg6 Nxb3 46.Rg7 Rc8 47.Rxe7+ Rc7 48.Rxc7+ Kxc7 49.Be1 Nd4 50.Bxb4 Rb8 51.Bd6+, Black resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit

FARHAD-M (lichess 2144) - JimWest (lichess 2157), lichess 1/30/2024

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d4 Nc6 5.dxe5 dxe5 6.Qxd8+ Nxd8 7.exf5 Bd6 8.g4 h5 9.g5 Bxf5 10.c3 Be4 11.Ke2 Ne7 12.Nbd2 Bc6 13.h4 Rf8 14.Rf1 g6 15.b4 b5 16.Bb3 Nf5 17.Bb2 Kd7 18.Rad1 Ne6 19.Bxe6+ Kxe6


20.a3 Rae8 21.c4 bxc4 22.Nxc4 Bxf3+ 23.Kxf3 Nxh4+ 24.Ke2 Ng2 25.Kd3 Nf4+ 26.Kc2 Rf5 27.Rfe1 Rxg5 28.Bc1 Rf5 29.Ne3 Rf6 30.Nc4 g5 31.Bb2 Ng6 32.Re2 g4 33.Rh1 Rh8 34.Ne3 Nf4 35.Ree1 Nh3 36.f4 Rxf4


37.Re2 Rf2 38.Kd2 Rxe2+ 39.Kxe2 Nf4+ 40.Kd2 Rd8 41.Kc2 g3 42.Bc1 g2 43.Rg1 Rg8 44.Kd2 h4 45.Ke1 h3 46.Kf2 Nd3+ 47.Kf3 Nxc1 48.Rxc1 g1=Q 49.Rxg1 Rxg1, White resigns.