Sunday, July 6, 2025

2 PCG Reversed Games 7/5/2025

Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (Chess.com 1972) - Cavalier_DeCaissa (Chess.com 1946), Chess.com 7/5/2025

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Bc5 3.d3 Nc6 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.f4 d6 6.Na4 Bxg1 7.Rxg1 Bd7 8.Nc3 Qe7 9.f5 Nd4 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bxf6 Qxf6 12.Nd5 Qd8 13.c3 Nc6 14.Be2 Ne7 15.Nxe7 Qxe7 16.Qd2 Qh4+ 17.g3 Qxh2 18.O-O-O Qf2


19.Rdf1 Qb6 20.Kb1 O-O-O 21.Bd1 f6 22.Bb3 Kb8 23.g4 c6 24.Rd1 h5 25.gxh5 Rxh5 26.Rxg7 Bc8 27.Rg8 d5 28.Rxd8 Qxd8 29.exd5 cxd5 30.Qg2 Bxf5 31.Qxd5 Qxd5 32.Bxd5 b6 33.Be4 Bxe4 34.dxe4 Rh4 35.Re1 Kc7


36.Kc2 Kd6 37.Kd3 Rh2 38.Re2 Rh3+ 39.Kc4 a6 40.a4 Rf3 41.b4 Kc6 42.b5+ axb5+ 43.axb5+ Kc7 44.Rc2 f5 45.exf5 Rxf5 46.Kd5 e4+ 47.Kxe4 Rxb5 48.c4 Rh5


49.Rg2 Kc6 50.Kd4 Rh4+ 51.Kc3 Rh3+ 52.Kb4 Rh5 53.Rg6+ Kc7 54.Rf6 Rg5 55.Rh6 Rf5 56.Rh7+ Kc6 57.Rh6+ Kc7 58.Rh7+ Kc6 59.Rh6+ Kc7, draw.

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Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (lichess 2065) - Nash_Delacruz (lichess 2041), lichess 7/5/2025

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 Bc5 4.f4 Nc6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Na4 Bg4 7.Nf3 Bd4 8.c3 Bb6 9.Nxb6 axb6 10.Be2 exf4 11.Bxf4 Qd7 12.O-O O-O 13.a3 h6 14.h3 Be6 15.Qc2 Ra5 16.Rae1 Nh5 17.Bh2 Ne7


18.d4 d5 19.Ne5 Qc8 20.Bxh5 dxe4 21.Qxe4, Black resigns.