Philidor Counter Gambit
kevothi (Chess.com 1913) - JimWest (Chess.com 1993), Chess.com 6/9/2026
1.d4 d6 2.e4 e5 3.dxe5 dxe5 4.Qxd8+ Kxd8 5.Nf3 Bd6 6.Bc4 f5 7.Nc3 Nc6 8.Bg5+ Nf6 9.O-O-O Ke8 10.Rhe1 Nxe4 11.Nxe4 fxe4 12.Rxe4 Bf5 13.Ree1 Bg4 14.Bd5 Kd7 15.h3 Bxf3 16.Bxf3 Nd4 17.Bg4+ Kc6 18.c3 h5 19.cxd4 hxg4
20.dxe5 Bc5 21.hxg4 Bxf2 22.Re2 Bc5 23.Rc2 a5 24.a3 a4 25.Be3 b6 26.Rf1 Rhf8 27.Rf3 Kd5 28.Bxc5 bxc5 29.Kd2 Rae8 30.Rd3+ Kc6 31.Rc4 Rxe5
32.Rxa4 Rf2+ 33.Kc3 Rxg2 34.b4 Rg5 35.Ra6+ Kb7 36.b5 R2xg4 37.Re6 Rg3 38.a4 Rxd3+ 39.Kxd3 Rg4 40.a5 Rb4 41.a6+ Ka7 42.Re7 Rxb5 43.Rxc7+ Kxa6, White resigns.
Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed
JimWest (lichess 2038) - StasX (lichess 2142), lichess 6/9/2026
1.e3 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 e5 4.f4 Be7 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.Be2 Nbd7 7.O-O c6 8.Kh1 Bxf3 9.Bxf3 h5 10.f5 Qb6 11.c3 O-O-O 12.Qb3 Ng4 13.Qxb6 axb6 14.h3 d5 15.exd5 Bc5 16.dxc6 bxc6 17.Bxc6 Ndf6 18.b4 Ne3 19.Bxe3 Bxe3
20.Be4 Nxe4 21.dxe4 Rd3 22.a4 Rhd8 23.a5 Rd1 24.Na3 Rxf1+ 25.Rxf1 Bd2 26.Nc4 Bxc3 27.Nxb6+ Kb7 28.Nd5 Ka6 29.Nxc3, Black resigns.
