Monday, November 25, 2024

PCG & PCG Reversed 11/24/2024

Philidor Counter Gambit

DarkestDarker (Chess.com 1952) - JimWest (Chess.com 2015), Chess.com 11/24/2024

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.dxe5 fxe4 5.Ng5 d5 6.Nc3 Bb4 7.Bd2 Bxc3 8.bxc3 Ne7 9.e6 O-O 10.Qh5 h6 11.Nf7 Qe8 12.Bxh6 Bxe6


13.Rb1 Qxf7 14.Rxb7 Qxh5, White resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (lichess 2116) - Marcel10 (lichess 2059), lichess 11/24/2024

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 Bc5 4.f4 Nc6 5.Nc3 d5 6.Be2 dxe4 7.dxe4 Nd4 8.fxe5 Nd7 9.Nf3 Nxf3+ 10.Bxf3 O-O 11.Bf4 Qe7 12.Nd5 Qd8 13.b4 Bb6 14.Nxb6 axb6 15.O-O Qe7 16.Qd4 Ra4 17.c3 c5 18.Qd1 Ra3


19.Qd6 Qxd6 20.exd6 Rxc3 21.bxc5 bxc5 22.Rfc1 Rxc1+ 23.Rxc1 b6 24.e5 Re8 25.Bc6 Re6 26.Bxd7 Bxd7 27.Rb1 b5 28.a4 b4 29.a5 Re8 30.a6 Ra8 31.Be3 Rxa6 32.Bxc5 Ra4 33.Rxb4 Rxb4 34.Bxb4 f6 35.exf6 gxf6


36.Kf2 Kf7 37.Ke3 Ke6 38.Kd4 h5 39.h4 Kf5 40.g3 Ke6 41.Kc5 Ba4 42.Bd2 Bd1 43.Bf4 Kd7 44.Kd4 Bg4 45.Kc5 Bf3 46.Bd2 Bg4 47.Bc3 f5 48.Be5 Bf3 49.Bf4 Be4 50.Kd4 Ke6 51.Kc5 Kd7

52.Bg5 Bf3 53.Be7 Be4 54.Kd4 Ke6 55.Ke3 Bc2 56.Kf4 Bd1 57.Kg5 Bg4 58.Kf4 Bd1 59.Kg5 Bg4 60.Kf4 Bd1, draw.