Sunday, October 6, 2024

PCG & PCG Reversed 10/5/2024

Philidor Counter Gambit

Papaflessas (Chess.com 1911) - JimWest (Chess.com 2028), Chess.com 10/5/2024

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 c6 5.a3 Nf6 6.Ng5 d5 7.exd5 cxd5 8.Bb3 Nc6 9.O-O Bd6 10.h3 O-O 11.Nc3 Ne7 12.Re1 Kh8 13.Nf3 e4 14.dxe4 fxe4 15.Nd4 Be5 16.Be3 Nc6 17.Nxc6 bxc6 18.Bc5 Re8 19.Ba4 Bd7


20.Bd4 Bxd4 21.Qxd4 Qb6 22.Qxb6 axb6 23.Bb3 d4 24.Na4 Rab8 25.Rad1 c5 26.g4 h6 27.Kh2 Bxa4 28.Bxa4 b5 29.Bb3 c4 30.Ba2 d3 31.cxd3 exd3 32.Rxe8+ Rxe8


33.Kg2 Re2 34.Bb1 Rxb2 35.Kf3 Rb3 36.a4 bxa4 37.Ke3 Nd5+ 38.Kd2 Nc3 39.Bxd3 cxd3 40.Rc1 Ne4+ 41.Kd1 Nxf2+ 42.Ke1 Nxh3 43.Rc8+ Kh7 44.Ra8 a3 45.Kd2 Nf2 46.Ra4 Rb2+ 47.Ke1 d2+, White resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (lichess 2077) - arthurking22 (lichess 2050), lichess 10/5/2024

1.e3 d6 2.e4 e5 3.d3 Nf6 4.f4 Nbd7 5.Nf3 Be7 6.Be2 O-O 7.O-O c6 8.Kh1 h6 9.c3 Re8 10.f5 d5 11.Qc2 a5 12.a4 Qc7 13.Na3 Bf8 14.Be3 Nc5 15.Bxc5 Bxc5 16.Nd2 b6 17.exd5 cxd5 18.Nb5 Qd7 19.Rae1 Bf8


20.g4 Ba6 21.Bf3 Bxa5 22.axb5 Qxb5 23.c4 Qc5 24.Nb3 Qd6 25.cxd5 Rac8 26.Qg2 Qb4 27.Nc1 Rc5 28.Na2 Qd4 29.Nc3 Qxd3 30.Rd1 Qc4 31.d6 Rd8


32.g5 hxg5 33.Qxg5 Rxd6 34.Rxd6 Bxd6 35.Rg1 Bf8 36.Qxf6 Qf4 37.Bh5 Rxc3 38.Qxf7+ Kh7 39.Qg6+ Kh8 40.bxc3 Qe4+ 41.Qg2 Qxf5 42.Bg6 Qe6 43.Be4 Bc5 44.Qxg7#.