Sunday, June 2, 2024

PCG & PCG Reversed 6/1/2024

Philidor Counter Gambit

ECBTCNKKL (Chess.com 1622) - JimWest (Chess.com 1825), Chess.com 6/1/2024

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 f5 4.d4 fxe4 5.Ng5 d5 6.dxe5 Bc5 7.Be2 Ne7 8.Bh5+ g6 9.Bg4 O-O 10.O-O Nbc6 11.Be6+ Kg7 12.Bxc8 Qxc8 13.e6 h6 14.Nh3 Qxe6 15.Be3 Bxe3 16.fxe3 Rxf1+ 17.Qxf1 Rf8 18.Qe2 g5 19.Nd2 Ng6


20.Nb3 b6 21.Nd4 Nxd4 22.cxd4 c5 23.dxc5 bxc5 24.b3 d4 25.exd4 cxd4 26.Re1 Re8 27.Nf2 e3 28.Nd3 Nf4 29.Nxf4 gxf4 30.Qd3 Qe4 31.Qb5 Re7


32.h3 d3 33.Qh5 d2 34.Rf1 e2 35.Qg4+ Kh7 36.Rxf4 e1=Q+ 37.Kh2 Qxf4+ 38.Qxf4 Qe5, White resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (lichess 2112) - Artist49 (lichess 1957), lichess 6/1/2024

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 Bc5 4.f4 d6 5.c3 Nc6 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.Be2 Qe7 8.a4 a5 9.Na3 exf4 10.Bxf4 Nh5 11.Bd2 O-O 12.Qc2 Ne5 13.d4 Nxf3+ 14.Bxf3 Bxf3 15.gxf3 Bxa3 16.bxa3 f5


17.O-O fxe4 18.Qxe4 Qxe4 19.fxe4 Rxf1+ 29.Rxf1 Rf8 21.Rxf8+ Kxf8 22.Kf2 Nf6 23.Kf3 Kf7 24.c4 b6 25.c5 dxc5 26.cxd5 Nd7 27.cxb6 cxb6 28.Be3 Ke6 29.Ke2 Ke5 30.Kd3 h6 31.h4 g5 32.hxg5 hxg5 33.Bxg5 Nc5+ 34.Kc4 Nxe4


35.Bd8 Nd6+ 36.Kc3 Nc8 37.Kc4 Kd6 38.Kb5 Kd7 39.Bxb6 Nxb6 40.Kab6 Kc8 41.Kxa5 Kb7 42.Kb5 Kb8 43.Kb6 Ka8 44.a5 Kb8 45.a6 Ka8 46.a4 Kb8 47.a5 Ka8 48.a7, stalemate.