Monday, February 23, 2026

PCG & PCG Reversed 2/22/2026

Philidor Counter Gambit

Aidas002 (Chess.com 1928) - JimWest (Chess.com 2006), Chess.com 2/22/2026

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.exf5 Bxf5 5.d4 e4 6.Bxg8 Rxg8 7.Ng5 d5 8.g4 Bc8 9.Nxh7 Qh4 10.Nxf8 Rxf8 11.Be3 Bxg4 12.Qd2 Bf3 13.Nc3 Bxh1 14.O-O-O Bf3 15.Nxd5 Na6


16.Rg1 O-O-O, White resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (lichess 2066) - mdsdn_smrya (lichess 2023), lichess 2/22/2026

1.e3 Nf6 2.d3 d6 3.e4 e5 4.f4 exf4 5.Bxf4 Be7 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.Be2 O-O 8.O-O Nbd7 9.Nbd2 c6 10.c3 Qb6+ 11.Kh1 Qxb2 12.Nc4 Qb5 13.Rb1 Qa6 14.Bxd6 Bxd6 15.Nxd6 Bxf3 16.Rxf3 Ne5


17.d4 Qxa2 18.dxe5 Ng4 19.h3 Nxe5 20.Rf5 Ng6 21.Bc4 Qa3 22.Bxf7+ Kh8 23.Bxg6 Rxf5 24.Bxf5, Black resigns.