A29n — English: Four Knights, 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2
1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 * ● Trait aux Noirs
Ouverture — Centre semi-ouvert
♔ Point de vue Blancs
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Avantages : majorité centre (2v1), paire de fous, colonne c.
Faiblesses adverses : Bc8 enfermé, Bf8 enfermé, roi noir au centre.
Problèmes : roi au centre, Bc1 enfermé, Bg2 enfermé, 3 pièces non développées (C1, A1, H1).
Plans :
● O-O — Mettre le roi en sécurité, connecter les tours
● d3 — Libérer Bc1
● h3 — Empêcher ...Bg4
● Rc — Tour sur colonne c
Faiblesses adverses : Bc8 enfermé, Bf8 enfermé, roi noir au centre.
Problèmes : roi au centre, Bc1 enfermé, Bg2 enfermé, 3 pièces non développées (C1, A1, H1).
Plans :
● O-O — Mettre le roi en sécurité, connecter les tours
● d3 — Libérer Bc1
● h3 — Empêcher ...Bg4
● Rc — Tour sur colonne c
♚ Point de vue Noirs
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Avantages : majorité aile_dame (3v2), case forte b4, case forte d4, paire de fous, colonne d.
Faiblesses adverses : Bc1 enfermé, Bg2 enfermé, roi blanc au centre.
Problèmes : roi au centre, Bc8 enfermé, Bf8 enfermé, 4 pièces non développées (C8, F8, A8, H8).
Plans :
● O-O — Mettre le roi en sécurité, connecter les tours
● ...Bg4 — Développer Bc8, clouer Nf3
● ...Be7 — Développer Bf8
● ...e4 — Rupture
● ...f6 — Rupture
Faiblesses adverses : Bc1 enfermé, Bg2 enfermé, roi blanc au centre.
Problèmes : roi au centre, Bc8 enfermé, Bf8 enfermé, 4 pièces non développées (C8, F8, A8, H8).
Plans :
● O-O — Mettre le roi en sécurité, connecter les tours
● ...Bg4 — Développer Bc8, clouer Nf3
● ...Be7 — Développer Bf8
● ...e4 — Rupture
● ...f6 — Rupture
Avantages
Faiblesses adverses
Diagonale active
Plans
Structure de pions
| ♔ Blancs | ♚ Noirs | |
| Pions doublés | — | — |
| Pions isolés | — | — |
| Arriérés | — | — |
| Chaînes | ● f2→g3, h2→g3 | — |
| Passés | — | — |
| Majorité | ● centre 2v1 | ● aile_dame 3v2 |
Cases
| ♔ Blancs | ♚ Noirs | |
| Cases fortes | — | ● b4 (3v0), ● d4 (2v1) |
| Cases faibles | — | — |
| Centre | ● e4 (1v0) | ● d4 (2v1) |
Colonnes et diagonales
| ♔ Blancs | ♚ Noirs | |
| Semi-ouvertes | ● c | ● d |
Pièces
| ♔ Blancs | ♚ Noirs | |
| Bc1 | ● Bc1 Non développé (mob. 0) | |
| Bg2 | ● Bg2 Enfermé (mob. 2) | |
| Bc8 | ● Bc8 Non développé (mob. 5) | |
| Bf8 | ● Bf8 Non développé (mob. 5) | |
| Paire de fous | ● Oui | ● Oui |
| Non développées | 3 (c1, a1, h1) | 4 (c8, f8, a8, h8) |
Sécurité du roi
| ♔ Blancs | ♚ Noirs | |
| Statut | ● Au centre ! | ● Au centre ! |
| Droits de roque | O-O / O-O-O | O-O / O-O-O |
Thèmes
| ♔ Blancs | ♚ Noirs | |
| Phase | Ouverture | |
| Centre | semi-ouvert | |
| Ruptures | ● d2-d3, ● e2-e3 | ● …e5-e4, ● …f7-f6, ● …f7-f5 |
| Partie |
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