Philidor Counter Gambit
wuxiaomeng (Chess.com 2100) - JimWest (Chess.com 2028), Chess.com 10/31/2025
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Bc4 Nc6 5.Ng5 Nh6 6.dxe5 dxe5 7.Qxd8+ Nxd8 8.Nc3 Bb4 9.Bd2 Bxc3 10.Bxc3 Nhf7 11.Nxf7 Nxf7 12.exf5 Bxf5 13.O-O-O O-O 14.Bxe5 Kh8 15.Bxc7 Rac8 16.Bxf7 Rxf7 17.Rd8+ Rxd8 18.Bxd8 h6 19.f3 Rd7
20.Rd1 Rxd1+ 21.Kxd1 Kg8 22.Kd2 Kf7 23.a4 Ke6 24.b4 Kd5 25.c3 Kc4 26.h4 h5 27.g3 a6 28.a5 g6 29.Bf6 Bh3 30.Ke3 Kd5 31.Kf4 Ke6
32.Kg5 Bf5 33.Bd4 Kf7 34.g4 hxg4 35.fxg4 Bd3 36.h5 gxh5 37.gxh5 Kg8 38.h6 Kh7 39.Bg7 Kg8 40.Kf6 Bb5 41.Ke7 Bd3 42.Kd6 Kf7 43.Kc5 Ke6 44.c4 Kd7 45.b5 axb5 46.cxb5 Kc8 47.Kb6 Be4 48.a6 bxa6 49.bxa6 Kb8 50.Be5+ Ka8
51.Bd4 Bh7 52.Kc6 Be4+ 53.Kd6 Bd3 54.Ke7 Be4 55.Kf7 Bd3 56.Kg7 Be4 57.h7 Bxh7 58.Kxh7 Kb8 59.Kg7 Ka8 60.Kf7 Kb8 61.Ke7 Ka8 62.Kd7 Kb8 63.Kc6 Ka8 64.Kb6 Kb8 65.a7+ Ka8 66.Ka6, stalemate.
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16.a3 bxa3 17.Bxa5 a2 18.Kd2 Nxg4 19.Qxg4 Rxf2+ 20.Ke1 Rxc2 21.Qxd7 Bxg4 22.Qe6+ Kh7 23.Qxe5 Rc1 24.Rxc1 Bxc1 25.b3 Re8 26.Qxe8 a1=Q 27.Qe2 Be3+ 28.Qd1 Qxa5+ 29.Ke2 d4
30.Rf1 Qa2+ 31.Kf3 Qa5 32.Ke2 Qa2+ 33.Kf3 Qa5 34.Kg3 Qe5+ 35.Kf3 Qh5+ 36.Kg3 Qe5+ 37.Kf3 Qh5+ 38.Kg3 Qe5+, draw.
Philidor Counter Gambit
chertyaka (lichess 1903) - JimWest (lichess 2026), lichess 10/31/2025
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.h3 f5 4.exf5 Bxf5 5.d3 Be7 6.Nc3 c6 7.Bd2 Nf6 8.g4 Bg6 9.Bg2 O-O 10.Qe2 Nbd7 11.O-O-O b5 12.Nh4 b4 13.Nxg6 hxg6 14.Ne4 d5 15.Ng5 Qa5
16.a3 bxa3 17.Bxa5 a2 18.Kd2 Nxg4 19.Qxg4 Rxf2+ 20.Ke1 Rxc2 21.Qxd7 Bxg4 22.Qe6+ Kh7 23.Qxe5 Rc1 24.Rxc1 Bxc1 25.b3 Re8 26.Qxe8 a1=Q 27.Qe2 Be3+ 28.Qd1 Qxa5+ 29.Ke2 d4
30.Rf1 Qa2+ 31.Kf3 Qa5 32.Ke2 Qa2+ 33.Kf3 Qa5 34.Kg3 Qe5+ 35.Kf3 Qh5+ 36.Kg3 Qe5+ 37.Kf3 Qh5+ 38.Kg3 Qe5+, draw.
