Friday, November 22, 2024

PCG & PCG Reversed 11/21/2024

Philidor Counter Gambit

paulmacariola03 (Chess.com 1899) - JimWest (Chess.com 1992), Chess.com 11/21/2024

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.d4 Be7 6.dxe5 dxe5 7.Qe2 f4 8.Bd2 Bg4 9.Bb5 Nf6 10.O-O-O O-O 11.h3 Nd4 12.Qd3 Bxf3 13.gxf3 Nxb5 14.Qxb5 Bd6 15.Bxf4 Nd7 16.Be3 Rxf3 17.Rdg1 Rf7 18.Rg3 b6 19.Rhg1 Bc5


20.Bxc5 Nxc5 21.Qc4 g6 22.Nd5 Kg7 23.Ne3 Qd7 24.f3 Kh8 25.Ng4 Rd8 26.b3 Qd2+ 27.Kb1 Re7 28.Nf6 Qd4 29.Qe2 c6 30.h4 Na4


31.bxa4 Qb4+ 32.Kc1 Qa3+ 33.Kb1 Qb4+ 34.Kc1 Qa3+ 35.Kb1 Qb4+, draw.

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Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (lichess 2081) - Chube88 (lichess 2027), lichess 11/21/2024

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Bc5 3.d3 d6 4.Nc3 a6 5.f4 Nc6 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.Be2 Qd7 8.f5 Nf6 9.Bg5 h6 10.Bxf6 gxf6


11.Nd5 Bxf3, Black resigns.