Friday, February 6, 2026

PCG & PCG Reversed 2/5/2026

Philidor Counter Gambit

zulfakur (Chess.com 1903) - JimWest (Chess.com 2034), Chess.com 2/5/2026

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 c6 5.a4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.Ng5 d5 8.exd5 cxd5 9.Bb5+ Nc6 10.Qe2 O-O 11.O-O h6 12.Nf3 e4 13.dxe4 fxe4 14.Ne1 Nd4 15.Qd1 Nxb5 16.Nxb5 a6 17.Nd4 Bd6 18.Be3 Ng4


19.h3 Bh2+ 20.Kh1 Nxe3 21.Kxh2 Nxd1 22.Rxd1, White resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (lichess 2029) - vadragov (lichess 2035), lichess 2/5/2026

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 d5 4.f4 exf4 5.e5 Qe7 6.Qe2 Ng4 7.Nf3 Nc6 8.Nc3 Ngxe5 9.Nxe5 Qxe5 10.Nxd5 Qxe2+ 11.Bxe2 Bd6 12.Bxf4 Bxf4 13.Nxf4 O-O 14.O-O Nd4 15.Bd1 c6 16.c3 Ne6 17.Nxe6 Bxe6 18.d4 Bc4 19.Rf2 Rae8


20.Bb3 Bxb3 21.axb3 Re7 22.Rxa7 Rfe8 23.h3 f6 24.b4 Re1+ 25.Kh2 R1e2 26.Rxe2 Rxe2 27.Rxb7 Rxb2, Black resigns.