Friday, May 10, 2024

PCG Reversed & PCG 5/9/2024

Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (Chess.com 1951) - Betins273 (Chess.com 1972), Chess.com 5/9/2024

1.e3 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 c6 4.f4 e5 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.Be2 Nbd7 7.c3 Be7 8.Qc2 Bxf3 9.Bxf3 exf4 10.Bxf4 Ne5 11.O-O O-O 12.Nd2 Nfd7 13.d4 Nxf3+ 14.Nxf3 d5 15.e5 f6 16.Rae1 Rc8 17.Bg3 c5 18.Qb3 Nb6 19.exf6 Bxf6


20.dxc5 Rxc5 21.Bf2 Rc6 22.Nd4 Bxd4 23.Bxd4 Rxf1+ 24.Rxf1 Qd7 25.Qa3 Rc8 26.Qxa7 Nc4 27.b3 Nd2 28.Rd1 Qe6 29.Qxb7, Black resigns.

          *          *          *          *          *          *          *          *

Philidor Counter Gambit

s4dlstlcliam (lichess 2183) - JimWest (lichess 2137), lichess 5/9/2024

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.h3 O-O-O 11.c3 Nge7 12.Be3 d4 13.cxd4 Nxd4 14.Bxd4 Bxd4 15.Nd2 Bxb2 16.Rb1 Bc3 17.Rd1 Bxa2 18.Qb5 Rxh8


19.Bc4 Bxc4 20.Qxc4 Rd8 21.Rf1 Bxd2+ 22.Rxd2 Qa1+ 23.Ke2 Rxd2+ 24.Kxd2 Qb2+ 25.Ke1 Qb1+ 26.Ke2 Qb2+ 27.Ke1 Qb1+ 28.Ke2 Qb2+ 29.Ke1, draw.