Monday, March 30, 2026

PCG & PCG Reversed 3/29/2026

Philidor Counter Gambit

danielsb (Chess.com 1945) - JimWest (Chess.com 1943), Chess.com 3/29/2026

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.dxe5 fxe4 5.Ng5 d5 6.c4 Bb4+ 7.Bd2 Qxg5 8.Bxb4 d4 9.Qxd4 Nc6 10.Qd2 e3 11.fxe3 Nxb4 12.Qxb4 Bg4 13.Be2 O-O-O 14.Bxg4+ Qxg4 15.O-O Nh6 16.Nc3 Rd2 17.Rf2 Rxf2 18.Kxf2 Qh4+ 19.Ke2 Qxh2


20.Rf1 Qxg2+ 21.Rf2 Qg4+ 22.Kd2 Rd8+ 23.Kc2 Nf5 24.Kb3 Nxe3 25.Rf8 Rxf8 26.Qxf8+ Kd7 27.Qf7+ Kc6 28.Qe8+ Qd7 29.Qg8 b6 30.Qa8+ Kc5 31.Qe4 b5


32.cxb5 Qe6+ 33.Ka4 Qc4+ 34.Ka5 Qxe4 35.Nxe4+ Kd5 36.e6 Kxe6 37.Ng5+ Kf5 38.Nxh7 g5 39.Nxg5 Kxg5


40.Ka6 Kf5 41.Kxa7 Ke6 42.Kb7 Kd7 43.a4 Nc4 44.b4 Na3 45.b6 cxb6 46.Kxb6 Kc8 47.a5 Kb8 48.b5 Nxb5 49.Kxb5 Ka7 50.a6, draw.

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Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (lichess 2108) - bungcepak31f (lichess 2108), lichess 3/29/2026

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 Bc5 4.f4 d6 5.c3 Nc6 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.Be2 O-O 8.f5 Bxf3 9.Bxf3 d5 10.Qc2 h6 11.a4 a5 12.Na3 Qd7 13.g4 dxe4 14.dxe4 Nh7 15.h4 f6 16.g5 Rad8 17.g6 Qe7 18.gxh7+ Kxh7 19.Nc4 Rd7


20.Be3 Rfd8 21.Rd1 Bxe3 22.Nxe3 Qc5 23.Nd5 Ne7 24.Qf2 Qd6 25.O-O, Black resigns.