Monday, December 30, 2024

PCG & PCG Reversed 12/29/2024

Philidor Counter Gambit

Emad55499 (Chess.com 1922) - JimWest (Chess.com 1994), Chess.com 12/29/2024

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 c6 5.O-O f4 6.d4 Qf6 7.dxe5 dxe5 8.b3 Bg4 9.Bb2 Nd7 10.h3 Bxf3 11.Qxf3 O-O-O 12.Nc3 Ne7 13.Rad1 Ng6 14.g3 fxg3 15.fxg3 Bc5+ 16.Kg2 Qxf3+ 17.Rxf3 Rhf8 18.Rdf1 Rxf3 19.Rxf3 Rf8


20.Be6 Rxf3 21.Kxf3 Kc7 22.Na4 Bd6 23.c4 Nc5 24.Nxc5 Bxc5 25.Bg8 Bd4 26.Bxd4 exd4 27.Bxh7 Ne5+ 28.Ke2 c5 29.Bf5 Kd6 30.h4 g6 31.Bc8 b6 32.a4 a5


33.g4 Ke7 34.h5 gxh5 35.gxh5 Kf6 36.Bf5 Kg5 37.Bh3 Kxh5 38.Bf5 Kg5 39.Bh7 Kf4 40.Bf5 Nf7 41.Kd3 Nh6 42.Bh7 Ng4 43.Bg8 Nf2+ 44.Ke2 Nxe4


45.Bh7 Nf6 46.Bc2 Ke5 47.Kd3 Nh5 48.Bd1 Nf4+ 49.Kc2 Ke4 50.Bg4 Ke3 51.Bf5 d3+ 52.Kd1 Ne2 53.Be6 Nd4, White forfeits.

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Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (lichess 2065) - Pavel1962 (lichess 2027), lichess 12/29/2024

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 d5 4.f4 dxe4 5.fxe5 Ng4 6.d4 c5 7.Bb5+ Bd7 8.Qxg4 Qa5+ 9.Nc3 Bxb5


10.Qc8+ Qd8 11.Qxd8+ Kxd8 12.Nxb5, Black resigns.