Thursday, March 13, 2025

PCG & PCG Reversed 3/12/2025

Philidor Counter Gambit

seanrob1 (Chess.com 1893) - JimWest (Chess.com 1975), Chess.com 3/12/2025

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 c6 5.Bb3 Na6 6.O-O Nc5 7.Bxg8 Rxg8 8.b4 Na6 9.a3 f4 10.c4 Bg4 11.Nbd2 Be7 12.Bb2 Rf8 13.Qc2 Kf7 14.d4 exd4 15.Bxd4 Kg8 16.Bb2 Nc7 17.Rfe1 Bf6


18.e5 dxe5 19.Nxe5 Bxe5 20.Rxe5 Qd7 21.Rae1 Rae8 22.Rxe8 Rxe8 23.Rxe8+ Nxe8 24.Qe4 f3 25.gxf3 Bf5 26.Qe5 Bg6 27.Ne4 Bxe4 28.fxe4 Qd1+ 29.Kg2 Qg4+ 30.Kf1 Qd1+ 31.Kg2 Qg4+ 32.Kf1 Qd1+ 33.Kg2, draw.

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Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (lichess 2090) - MoebiusO (lichess 2189), lichess 3/12/2025

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 d5 4.f4 exf4 5.e5 Ng4 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.d4 f6 8.h3 Ne3 9.Bxe3 fxe3 10.Bb5 fxe5 11.O-O Be7


12.Nxe5 Rf8 13.Qh5+ g6 14.Qxh7 Rxf1+ 15.Kxf1 Be6 16.Qxg6+ Kf8 17.Bxc6 bxc6 18.Qxe6 Qe8 19.Ng6+ Kg7 20.Qxe7+, Black resigns.