Wednesday, September 9, 2026

PCG & PCG Reversed 9/8/2026

Philidor Counter Gambit

Mrcerdascermat123 (Chess.com 1995) - JimWest (Chess.com 2079), Chess.com 9/8/2026

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 c6 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.Ng5 d5 7.exd5 cxd5 8.Bb5+ Nc6 9.O-O Bd6 10.Re1 O-O 11.a3 Nd4 12.Ba4 h6 13.Nf3 Nxf3+ 14.Qxf3 e4 15.dxe4 fxe4 16.Qd1 Be6 17.Bb3 Kh8 18.Be3 a6 19.Bd4 Ng4


20.h3 Qh4 21.Bxd5 Nxf2 22.Bxg7+ Kxg7 23.Qd4+ Kh7 24.Bxe6 Qg3 25.Nxe4 Qh2+ 26.Kf1 Nxe4+ 27.Ke2 Qxg2+ 28.Kd1 Qf3+ 29.Kc1 Qf4+ 30.Qe3 Qxe3+, White resigns.

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Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (lichess 2032) - Ibrahimvn (lichess 2045), lichess 9/8/2026

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nc6 3.d3 Bc5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.f4 d6 6.Na4 Bxg1 7.Rxg1 Ng4 8.h3 Qh4+ 9.g3 Qh5 10.hxg4 Bxg4 11.Be2 Bxe2 12.Qxe2 Qg6 13.f5 Qf6 14.Nc3 Nd4 15.Qf2 c6 16.g4 O-O-O 17.g5 Qe7 18.Be3 c5 19.Nd5 Qd7


20.c3 Nb5 21.a4 Nc7 22.Nxc7 Qxc7 23.O-O-O a6 24.c4 Qa5 25.Qc2 Kb8 26.Bd2 Qb6 27.a5 Qc6 28.Qb3 Rd7 29.Kc2 Rc8 30.Ra1 Ka7 31.Qb6+ Qxb6 32.axb6+ Kxb6


33.f6 gcf6 34.gxf6 Ka7 35.Rg7 Rh8 36.Bh6 Rc7 37.Rh1 b5 38.cxb5 axb5 39.Ra1+ Kb6 40.Bd2 h5 41.Ba5+ Kc6 42.Bxc7 Kxc7 43.Rxf7+ Kc6 44.Ra6#.