Monday, April 20, 2026

PCG & PCG Reversed 4/19/2026

Philidor Counter Gambit

Albertoaraujo67 (Chess.com 1918) - JimWest (Chess.com 2006), Chess.com 4/19/2026

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.h3 f5 4.d3 Nf6 5.Nc3 Be7 6.Be2 O-O 7.Bg5 c6 8.Qd2 a5 9.O-O-O Na6 10.exf5 Bxf5 11.g4 Bg6 12.Nh4 d5 13.Nxg6 hxg6 14.Kb1 b5 15.Bf3 a4 16.Bg2 a3 17.b3 Bb4 18.Bxf6 Rxf6


19.Nxd5 cxd5 20.Qe2 Bc3 21.h4 Nb4 22.g5 Rf4 23.d4 Bxd4 24.Qxb5 Rb8 25.Qe2 Rxf2 26.Qg4 Rxc2 27.Rxd4 exd4 28.Qe6+ Kh7 29.h5 Rb2+ 30.Kc1 Qxg5+ 31.Kd1 Qd2#.

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Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (lichess 2063) - Jakko65 (lichess 1992), lichess 4/19/2026

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 d5 4.f4 dxe4 5.fxe5 Ng4 6.d4 c5 7.Bb5+ Nc6 8.d5 a6 9.Bxc6+ bxc6 10.e6 Nf6 11.exf7+ Kxf7 12.dxc6 Qxd1+ 13.Kxd1 Bg4+ 14.Ke1 Bd6 15.Nc3 Rac8 16.Nge2 Rxc6 17.h3 Bc8 18.Rf1 Re8 19.Bg5 Bc7


20.Nd5 Bd8 21.Nec3 Kg8 22.Bxf6 gxf6 23.Ke2 f5 24.Rad1 Bg5 25.g3 a5 26.Ke1 Kg7 27.h4 Be7 28.Nxe7 Rxe7 29.Nd5 Rf7 30.Nf4 Rcc7 31.Rd6 Rcd7


32.Ne6+ Kg8 33.Rxd7 Rxd7 34.Rxf5, Black resigns.