Saturday, January 25, 2025

PCG & PCG Reversed 1/24/2025

Philidor Counter Gambit

jeetdongle (Chess.com 1995) - JimWest (Chess.com 1918), Chess.com 1/24/2025

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Bd3 fxe4 5.Bxe4 d5 6.Nxe5 dxe4 7.Qh5+ g6 8.Nxg6 Nf6 9.Qe5+ Kf7 10.Nxh8+ Kg7 11.Bh6+ Kxh8 12.Bxf8 Nc6 13.Qg5 Qxf8 14.c3 Qg7 15.h4 Be6 16.Qxg7+ Kxg7 17.Nd2 Re8 18.Nf1 Nd5 19.Kd2 Bf7


20.Re1 Nf4 21.g3 Nd3 22.Rb1 Nxf2 23.Rh2 Ng4 24.Re2 Bc4 25.Ree1 Bxf1 26.Rxf1 h5 27.Rbe1 Kg6 28.Rf4 e3+ 29.Ke2 Ne7 30.Ref1 Nd5 31.Rf8 Re7 32.c4 Ndf6 33.Rb8 b6 34.Rf3 a5


35.Rd8 Ne4 36.Rd5 Nd2 37.Rg5+ Kh6 38.Rf8 Ne4 39.Rh8+ Rh7 40.Rxh5+ Kxh5 41.Rxh7+ Kg6 42.Kf3 Kxh7, White resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (lichess 2084) - Dneprovskiy (lichess 1946), lichess 1/24/2025

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 Bc5 4.f4 d6 5.c3 Ng4 6.d4 exd4 7.cxd4 Bb4+ 8.Nc3 O-O 9.Nf3 Qe7 10.Bd3 Nc6 11.O-O Bxc3 12.bxc3 a6 13.h3 Nh6 14.Qc2 f5 15.e5 Qe6 16.Ng5 Qg6 17.d5 Ne7

 

18.e6 Nxd5 19.Bc4 Ne7 20.Be3 b5 21.Bb3 Bb7 22.Rae1 Be4 23.Qd2 Rad8 24.Bd4 c5 25.Bf2 Bc6 26.Bd1 Kh8 27.Be3 Rfe8 28.Bf3 Qf6 29.Bxc6 Nxc6 30.Bf2 Qg6 31.Re2 Ne7 32.Rfe1 Kg8 33.Bh4 Kf8


34.Nf7 d5 35.Nxd8 Rxd8 36.Re5 Nhg8 37.Qf2 Rc8 38.Rd1 Nf6 39.Bxf6 gxf6 40.Rexd5 Nxd5 41.Rxd5 Qe8 42.Qe3 Qe7 43.Rd7 Qe8 44.Rxh7 Kg8 45.Rf7 Rd8 46.Qg3+ Kh8 47.Qg7#.