Saturday, January 4, 2025

PCG & PCG Reversed 1/3/2025

Philidor Counter Gambit

OrngePanda (Chess.com 1785) - JimWest (Chess.com 1988), Chess.com 1/3/2025

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Nc3 f5 4.d3 Nf6 5.Be2 Be7 6.Bg5 O-O 7.Bxf6 Bxf6 8.Qd2 c6 9.O-O-O b5 10.exf5 Bxf5 11.g4 Bxg4 12.Rhg1 Bxf3 13.Bxf3 Kh8 14.Nxb5 Be7 15.Bh1 Qb6 16.Nc3 Rxf2 17.Qe1 Nd7 18.Bxc6 Rb8


19.b3 Qxc6 20.Qxf2 Qxc3 21.Qf7 Bf6 22.Qxd7 e4 23.Qxd6 Rd8 24.Qg3 Qb2+ 25.Kd2 Rxd3+ 26.Qxd3 exd3


27.Kxd3 Qc3+ 28.Ke2 Qxc2+ 29.Kf1 Qxd1+ 30.Kg2 Qe2+ 31.Kh1 Qf3+ 32.Rg2 Bd4 33.a4 Qf1+ 34.Rg1 Qxg1#.

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Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (lichess 2054) - mavellin (lichess 1923), lichess 1/3/2025

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nc6 3.d3 Nf6 4.f4 Bc5 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.fxe5 Nxe5 7.Nf3 Nfg4 8.Be2 d6 9.O-O O-O 10.h3 Bc5+ 11.d4 Nxf3+ 12.Bxf3 Bb6 13.hxg4 c5 14.Nd5 cxd4 15.Nxb6 Qxb6 16.Qd3 Bd7 17.a4 Qb4 18.b3 Rac8 19.Bb2 a6


20.Rfc1 b5 21.axb5 Bxb5 22.Qxd4 Qxd4 23.Bxd4 f6 24.c4 Be8 25.Rxa6 Bg6 26.Rxd6 Rb8 27.Rb6 Ra8 28.e5 Rad8 29.Bd5+ Kh8 30.exf6 gxf6 31.Bxf6+, Black resigns.