Friday, February 27, 2026

2 PCG Reversed Games 2/26/2026

Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (Chess.com 1975) - Martin725 (Chess.com 1933), Chess.com 2/26/2026

1.f3 Nc6 2.e4 e5 3.d3 Nf6 4.f4 d6 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.Be2 Qd7 7.O-O O-O-O 8.c3 h6 9.f5 g5 10.fxg6 fxg6 11.Be3 Be7 12.Nbd2 Be6 13.b4 Ng4 14.Bf2 Nxf2 15.Rxf2 Rdf8 16.Rf1 g5 17.Kh1 h5 18.Qa4 Kb8 19.b5 Nd8


20.c4 Bg4 21.Rab1 Ne6 22.Qd1 Nf4 23.Nb3 b6 24.a4 c5 25.a5 Bd8 26.axb6 Bxb6 27.Ra1 Bxf3 28.Bxf3 g4 29.Be2 h4 30.Na5 Nxe2 31.Qxe2 Bxa5 32.Rxa5 Rxf1+ 33.Qxf1 Qd8


34.Qa1 Rf8 35.Rxa7 Rf1+ 36.Qxf1 Kxa7 37.Qa1+ Kb8 38.Qa6 Qc7 39.Kg1 g3 40.hxg3 hxg3 41.b6 Qh7 42.Qa7+ Qxa7 43.bxa7+ Kxa7 44.Kf1 Ka6 45.Ke2 Ka5 46.Kf3 Kb4 47.Kxg3 Kc3 48.Kf3 Kxd3


49.g4 Kxc4 50.g5 Kd4 51.g6 c4 52.g7 c3 53.g8=Q c2 54.Qd5+ Kc3 55.Qxd6 c1=Q 56.Qc5+ Kd2 57.Qxc1+ Kxc1 58.Kg4 Kd2 59.Kf5 Ke3 60.Kxe5 Kd3


61.Kd5 Ke3 62.e5 Kf4 63.e6 Kf5 64.e7 Kf6 65.e8=Q Kg7 66.Qe6 Kf8 67.Qd7 Kg8 68.Ke6 Kf8 69.Qf7#.

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Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (lichess 2074) - fredericlinares (lichess 2020), lichess 2/26/2026

1.e3 Nf6 2.d3 d6 3.e4 c6 4.f4 e5 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Be2 Be7 7.O-O O-O 8.Kh1 Qb6 9.fxe5 dxe5 10.b3 Ng4 11.Qe1 Ne3 12.Bxe3 Qxe3 13.Qf2 Qxf2 14.Rxf2 Bc5 15.Rf1 Nf6


16.Nc3, Black forfeits.