Wednesday, May 1, 2024

PCG & PCG Reversed 4/30/2024

Philidor Counter Gambit

10Farewell (Chess.com 1919) - JimWest (Chess.com 1936), Chess.com 4/30/2024

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.dxe5 fxe4 5.Ng5 d5 6.c4 Bb4+ 7.Nc3 d4 8.a3 Bxc3+ 9.bxc3 e3 10.Ne4 exf2+ 11.Nxf2 Nc6 12.cxd4 Qxd4 13.Qxd4 Nxd4 14.Bd3 Nb3 15.Rb1 Nxc1 16.Rxc1 Ne7 17.O-O O-O 18.Ne4 Bf5 19.Rce1 Rad8


20.Nc5 Rxd3 21.Rxf5 Rxf5 22.Nxd3 b6 23.c5 Kf7 24.g4 Rf3 25.Rd1 Ke6 26.Kg2 Rf8 27.h4 Nd5 28.Kg3 g6 29.g5 Rf5 30.cxb6 axb6 31.a4 c5 32.a5 c4 33.axb6 Nxb6 34.Nc5+ Kxe5 35.Nd7+ Nxd7 36.Rxd7 Rf8


37.Rc7 Kd4 38.Rd7+ Ke3 39.Re7+ Kd2 40.Rd7+ Kc2 41.Rxh7 Rg8 42.Kg4 c3 43.h5 gxh5+ 44.Kxh5 Kc1 45.Rc7 c2 46.Kh6 Rxg5 47.Kxg5 Kd2 48.Rxc2+ Kxc2, draw.

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Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (lichess 2150) - Strategy-Tactic (lichess 2098), lichess 4/30/2024

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 d6 4.f4 Nbd7 5.Nf3 exf4 6.Bxf4 Be7 7.Be2 O-O 8.O-O b6 9.h3 Bb7 10.Nbd2 c6 11.c3 Ne8 12.d4 b5 13.e5 dxe5 14.Nxe5 Nxe5 15.Bxe5 Bf6 16.Bxf6 Nxf6 17.Bf3 Rc8 18.Qc2 Nd5 19.Rae1 Re8


20.Bxd5 Qxd5 21.b4 g6 22.Qb3 Rxe1 23.Rxe1 Kf8 24.Re5 Qxb3 25.Nxb3 Re8 26.Rxe8+ Kxe8 27.Nc5 Bc8 28.a4 Ke7 29.a5 Kd6 30.Kf2 Kd5 31.Ke3 Kc4 32.Kd2 f5


33.h4 h6 34.g3 g5 35.hxg5 hxg5 36.Nd3 Kd5 37.Ne5 Bb7 38.Kd3 a6 39.Nf3, Black forfeits.