Wednesday, July 17, 2024

PCG & PCG Reversed 7/16/2024

Philidor Counter Defense

Hasan-Masud (Chess.com 1963) - JimWest (Chess.com 1918), Chess.com 7/16/2024

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Nc3 f5 4.d4 fxe4 5.Nxe4 d5 6.Neg5 exd4 7.Nxd4 Bb4+ 8.c3 Qe7+ 9.Be2 Bc5 10.O-O Bxd4 11.cxd4 Qf6 12.Re1 Ne7 13.Bb5+ c6 14.Bd3 g6 15.b4 O-O 16.Qe2 Nf5 17.b5 Nxd4 18.Qe3 cxb5 19.Ba3 Nbc6


20.Bxf8 Qxf8 21.Qg3 Bf5 22.Bxf5 Qxf5 23.Rad1 Rf8 24.f3 Qf4 25.Qxf4 Rxf4 26.Ne6 Nxe6 27.Rxe6 d4 28.Rd6 Rf7 29.a3 a6 30.Kf2 Re7 31.h4 Kf7 32.g4 a5 33.g5 b4 34.axb4 axb4


35.Rf6+ Kg7 36.Rd6 Rf7 37.Rb1 h6 38.Kg3 hxg5 39.hxg5 Re7 40.Kf2 Rf7 41.Kg3 Re7 42.Kf2 Rf7 43.Kg3, draw.

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Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (lichess 2158) - StefanGaudernak (lichess 2128), lichess 7/16/2024

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 d5 4.f4 dxe4 5.fxe5 Bc5 6.exf6 Qxf6


7.Qe2 O-O 8.Nc3 Bg4 9.Nxe4 Qe6, Black resigns.