Saturday, October 19, 2024

PCG & PCG Reversed 10/18/2024

Philidor Counter Gambit

Samantha_George (Chess.com 2051) - JimWest (Chess.com 2027), Chess.com 10/18/2024

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Bc4 Nc6 5.O-O fxe4 6.Nfd2 d5 7.Bb5 Bf5 8.dxe5 Bc5 9.c4 Nge7 10.cxd5 Qxd5 11.Nc3 Qxe5 12.Re1 O-O-O 13.Qa4 Qd4


14.Qxd4 Nxd4 15.Ndxe4 Bxe4 16.Rxe4 Nxb5 17.Bg5 Nxc3 18.bxc3 Rd7 19.Rae1 Nc6 20.h3 b6 21.c4, White resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (lichess 2039) - kuranyi (lichess 1964), lichess 10/18/2024

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nc6 3.d3 Bc5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.f4 d5 6.Be2 O-O 7.fxe5 Bxg1 8.exf6 Bd4 9.Nxd5 Bxf6 10.O-O Bd4+ 11.Kh1 f5 12.c3 Bc5 13.d4 Bd6 14.e5 Be7 15.Nxe7+ Qxe7 16.Bf3 Rd8 17.Bxc6 bxc6 18.b4 Be6 19.Qf3 Qd7


20.Bg5 Rdb8 21.a4 a5 22.bxa5 Rxa5 23.h3 c5 24.Be3 Rba8 25.Bg1 c6 26.dxc5 Rxa5 27.Rxa5 Rxa5 28.Bd4 Ra2 29.Rf2 Ra3 30.Kh2 Ra1 31.Qh5 Qe7 32.Rb2 Ra8 33.Rb6 Qd7


34.Qf3 Bd5 35.Qg3 Ra2 36.Rb8+ Kf7 37.e6+ Kxe6 38.Qe5+ Kf7 39.Qxg7+ Ke6 40.Qf6#.