Monday, February 2, 2026

PCG & PCG Reversed 2/1/2026

Philidor Counter Gambit

1020itrust (Chess.com 1950) - JimWest (Chess.com 2045), Chess.com 2/1/2026

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Bc4 Nc6 5.O-O fxe4 6.Ng5 d5 7.Bb5 exd4 8.Qxd4 Nf6 9.c4 Bd7 10.Bxc6 bxc6 11.cxd5 cxd5 12.Nc3 c6 13.Qe5+ Qe7 14.Qc7 Qd6 15.Qa5 Be7 16.Rd1 Qc5 17.Qa4 O-O 18.Be3 Qb4 19.Qa6 Ng4


20.Ngxe4 Nxe3 21.fxe3 dxe4 22.Rxd7 Qxb2 23.Qc4+ Kh8 24.Rad1 Qf2+ 25.Kh1 Bf6 26.Nxe4 Qxe3 27.Nxf6 Rxf6 28.Rd8+ Rf8 29.Rxf8+ Rxf8 30.Qxc6, draw.

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Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (lichess 2016) - batuhannizam (lichess 1927), lichess 2/1/2026

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 g6 4.f4 d6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Be2 b6 7.O-O Bb7 8.a4 a5 9.Na3 Bg7 10.c3 O-O 11.f5 gxf5 12.exf5 Nc5 13.Bg5 Qd7 14.Nh4 Kh8 15.Bf3 d5 16.d4 Nce4 17.Bxe4 Nxe4


18.f6 Nxg5 19.fxg7+ Kxg7 20.Qh5 h6 21.Nf5+ Kh7 22.Qxh6+, Black resigns.