Friday, October 4, 2024

PCG & PCG Reversed 10/3/2024

Philidor Counter Gambit

Mikelmcunanan (Chess.com 1829) - JimWest (Chess.com 2025), Chess.com 10/3/2024

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 c6 5.Bb3 Na6 6.c3 Nc5 7.Bc2 a5 8.h3 Be7 9.O-O Nf6 10.Nbd2 O-O 11.Re1 Kh8 12.d4 exd4 13.Nxd4 fxe4 14.Nxe4 Ncxe4 15.Bxe4 Nxe4 16.Rxe4 d5 17.Re1 Bf6 18.Ne6 Bxe6 19.Rxe6 Qd7


20.Re1 Rae8 21.Be3 Qf5 22.Qb3 b5 23.Rac1 Bg5 24.Bxg5 Qxf2+, White resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (lichess 2066) - Metalinguistic (lichess 2081), lichess 10/3/2024

1.e3 Nf6 2.d3 g6 3.e4 d6 4.f4 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bg7 6.Be2 e5 7.c3 Nh5 8.f5 gxf5 9.O-O f4 10.Nxe5 dxe5 11.Bxh5 Be6 12.d4 exd4 13.Bxf4 Qd7 14.Kh1 O-O-O 15.cxd4 Bxd4 16.Nc3 Bxc3 17.Qxd7+ Rxd7 18.bxc3 Rd3 19.Rfc1 Na5


20.Be2 Rd7 21.h3 Nc4 22.Bxc4 Bxc4 23.a4 Re8 24.e5 Rd3 25.a5 Bd5 26.Rd1 Rxh3+ 27.Kg1 Bxg2 28.Kxg2 Rxc3 29.Rdc1 Rg8+ 30.Kf2 Rxc1 31.Rxc1 c6 32.a6 Rg6 33.axb7+ Kxb7 34.Rb1+ Kc8 35.e6 Rxe6 36.Rb8+ Kd7


37.Rb7+ Ke8 38.Rxa7 Re7 39.Rxe7+ Kxe7 40.Ke3 Ke6 41.Ke4 h5 42.Bg5 f6 43.Bh4 c5 44.Bf2 f5+ 45.Kf4 c4 46.Be1 Kf6 47.Bh4+ Ke6 48.Be1 Kf6 49.Bh4+ Ke6 50.Be1, draw.