C49m — Four Knights: Symmetrical, 7.Bg5 Bxc3 8.bxc3 h6
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5 Bb4 5.O-O O-O 6.d3 d6 7.Bg5 Bxc3 8.bxc3 h6 * ○ Trait aux Blancs
Ouverture — Centre fermé
♔ Point de vue Blancs
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
Avantages : case forte c4, Bb5 actif, Bg5 actif, paire de fous, colonne b.
Faiblesses adverses : Bc8 enfermé.
Problèmes : arriéré c2, isolé a2.
Plans :
● h3 — Empêcher ...Bg4
● c3 — Préparer d4
● Rb — Tour sur colonne b
Faiblesses adverses : Bc8 enfermé.
Problèmes : arriéré c2, isolé a2.
Plans :
● h3 — Empêcher ...Bg4
● c3 — Préparer d4
● Rb — Tour sur colonne b
♚ Point de vue Noirs
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
Avantages : case forte g4, case forte e5.
Faiblesses adverses : arriéré c2, isolé a2, Bb5 mauvais fou.
Problèmes : Bc8 enfermé.
Plans :
● ...Bg4 — Développer Bc8, clouer Nf3
● ...d5 — Rupture
Faiblesses adverses : arriéré c2, isolé a2, Bb5 mauvais fou.
Problèmes : Bc8 enfermé.
Plans :
● ...Bg4 — Développer Bc8, clouer Nf3
● ...d5 — Rupture
Avantages
Faiblesses adverses
Diagonale active
Plans
Structure de pions
| ♔ Blancs | ♚ Noirs | |
| Pions doublés | ● c2, ● c3 | — |
| Pions isolés | ● a2 | — |
| Arriérés | ● c2 | — |
| Chaînes | ● c2→d3, d3→e4 | ● d6→e5, c7→d6, g7→h6 |
| Passés | — | — |
| Majorité | — | — |
Cases
| ♔ Blancs | ♚ Noirs | |
| Cases fortes | ● c4 (2v0) | ● g4 (2v0), ● e5 (2v1) |
| Cases faibles | — | — |
| Centre | — | ● e5 (2v1) |
Colonnes et diagonales
| ♔ Blancs | ♚ Noirs | |
| Semi-ouvertes | ● b | — |
Pièces
| ♔ Blancs | ♚ Noirs | |
| Bb5 | ● Bb5 Actif (mob. 4) | |
| Bg5 | ● Bg5 Actif (mob. 7) | |
| Bc8 | ● Bc8 Non développé (mob. 5) | |
| Paire de fous | ● Oui | Non |
| Non développées | 1 (a1) | 2 (c8, a8) |
Sécurité du roi
| ♔ Blancs | ♚ Noirs | |
| Statut | ● Roqué | ● Roqué |
| Droits de roque | — | — |
Thèmes
| ♔ Blancs | ♚ Noirs | |
| Phase | Ouverture | |
| Centre | fermé | |
| Ruptures | ● c3-c4, ● d3-d4 | ● …d6-d5 |
| Partie |
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| 1901 Monte Carlo Monte Carlo MNC – Round 13 – Janowski, Dawid – 1/2-1/2 – Marco, Georg – G24 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 h6 9. Bh4 Kh7 10. Qd2 Bg4 |
| 1902 DSB-13.Kongress – Round 15 – Levin Astorga, Nicolas Daniel – 1/2-1/2 – Gunsberg, Isidor – G69 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Bxc3 7. bxc3 d6 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Bxc6 bxc6 |
| 1907 BCF Ch 4th – Round 2 – Shoosmith, Hector W – 1-0 – Mackenzie, Arthur J – G6 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 h6 9. Bh4 Qe7 10. h3 Nd8 |
| 1907 Ostende – Round 3 – Schlechter, Carl – 1-0 – Marshall Viele, Fabrizio Aaron – G33 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Bxc3 7. bxc3 d6 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 Qe7 10. Re1 Bg4 |
| 1910 DSB-17.Kongress – Round 4 – Yates, Frederic D – 1/2-1/2 – Speijer, Abraham – G22 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Bxc3 7. bxc3 d6 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Nxg5 Nxe4 |
| 1911 New York USA – Round 5 – Chajes, Oscar – 1-0 – Baird, David – G12 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 h6 9. Bh4 a6 10. Bxc6 bxc6 |
| 1913 Scheveningen – Round ? – Lasker, Edward – 0-1 – Janowski, Dawid – G59 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 h6 9. Bh4 Qe7 10. Qd2 Nd8 |
| 1913 St Petersburg – Round 1 – Znosko-Borovsky, Eugene – 1/2-1/2 – Důras, Oldřich – G10 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 h6 9. Bh4 Kh8 10. Re1 g5 |
| 1914 St Petersburg prel – Round ? – Capablanca, Jose – 1/2-1/2 – Lasker, Emanuel – G26 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 h6 9. Bh4 Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 |
| 1916 New York Rice prel – Round 3 – Perkins, Frank Kendall – 0-1 – Chajes, Oscar – G7 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 h6 9. Bh4 Qe7 10. Re1 Nd8 |
| 1920 Amsterdam – Round 1 – Euwe, Max – 0-1 – Baay, Jacob – G10 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 h6 9. Bh4 Bg4 10. h3 Bd7 |
| 1920 Amsterdam – Round 1 – Euwe, Max – 1/2-1/2 – Speijer, Abraham – G11 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 h6 9. Bh4 Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 |
| 1920 Gothenburg – Round 2 – Tarrasch, Siegbert – 1/2-1/2 – Kostic, Barbara – G10 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 h6 9. Bh4 Qe7 10. Re1 Nd8 |
| 1920 It (Men) Berlin GER – Round 9 – Tarrasch, Siegbert – 1-0 – Spielmann, Rudolf – G15 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 h6 9. Bh4 Qe7 10. Qd2 Nd8 |
| 1921 Hastings 2122 Premier 2nd – Round 7 – Yates, Frederic D – 0-1 – Scott, Roland Henry – G13 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 h6 9. Bh4 Qe7 10. Re1 Bg4 |
| 1922 Bad Pistyan Breyer Memorial-A – Round 9 – Wolf Heinrich – 1-0 – Treybal, Karel – G28 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 h6 9. Bh4 Bg4 10. h3 Bd7 |
| 1924 Hastings Premier Section 1 /25 5th – Round 6 – Maroczy, Geza – 1-0 – Dewing, Leslie Charles Gwyn – G22 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Bxc3 7. bxc3 d6 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 Kh8 10. Re1 Rg8 |
| 1924 Weston – Round 7 – Bolland, P. – 1/2-1/2 – Euwe, Max – G18 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 h6 9. Bh4 Kh8 10. Re1 Rg8 |
| 1924 Weston – Round 7 – Drewitt, John Arthur – 0-1 – Thomas, George Alan – G17 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 h6 9. Bh4 Qe7 10. Rb1 Kh8 |
| 1925 Baden-Baden – Round 1 – Te Kolste, Jan Willem – 1/2-1/2 – Rosselli del Turco, Stefano – G97 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 h6 9. Bh4 Kh8 10. Re1 Qe7 |
| 1925 Baden-Baden – Round 1 – Te Kolste, Jan Willem – 1/2-1/2 – Thomas, George Alan – G98 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 h6 9. Bh4 Kh8 10. Re1 Qe7 |
| 1926 Bardejov – Round 12 – Asztalos, Lajos – 1/2-1/2 – Kostic, Boris – G60 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 h6 9. Bh4 Kh8 10. Re1 g5 |
| 1926 Ghent – Round 3 – Janowski, Dawid – 1/2-1/2 – Thomas, George Alan – G11 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 h6 9. Bh4 Kh8 10. Qd2 Bg4 |
| 1928 It BSG Berlin GER – Round 3 – Stoltz, Gosta – 1-0 – Schlage, Willi – G12 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 h6 9. Bh4 Qe7 10. Re1 Nd8 |
| 1929 Karlsbad – Round 1 – Treybal, Karel – 1/2-1/2 – Thomas, George Alan – G133 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Bxc3 7. bxc3 d6 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 Kh8 10. d4 Qe7 |
| 1938 URS Ch, semi final – Round 1 – Tolush, Alexander – 1/2-1/2 – Kasparian, Genrikh – G60 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 h6 9. Bh4 Ne7 10. Bxf6 gxf6 |
| 1942 Duras 60 Memorial – Round 6 – Podgorny, Jiri – 0-1 – Alekhine, Alexander – G26 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Bxc3 7. bxc3 d6 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 Qe7 10. Re1 Nd8 |
| 1946 Pittsburgh Open – Round 1 – Bisguier, Arthur B – 1-0 – Evans, Larry M – G96 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 h6 9. Bh4 a6 10. Ba4 Qe7 |
| 1948 Karlovy Vary – Round 16 – Podgorny, Jiri – 0-1 – Richter, Edgar – G156 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 h6 9. Bc1 Ne7 10. Re1 c6 |
| 1948 Karlovy Vary – Round 19 – Opocensky, Karel – 0-1 – Stulik, Vlastimil – G184 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Bxc3 7. bxc3 d6 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Bxc6 bxc6 |
| 1949 Oldenburg – Round 12 – Rautenberg, Wilhelm – 0-1 – Enevoldsen, Jens – G50 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 h6 9. Bh4 Qe7 10. d4 exd4 |
| 1949 URS Ch, semi final – Round 1 – Khasin, Abram – 0-1 – Liublinsky, Victor – G83 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 h6 9. Bc1 Ne7 10. Re1 Bd7 |
| 1950 Moskou ch-URS – Round 1 – Sokolsky, Alexey – 1-0 – Alatortsev, Vladimir N. – G104 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 h6 9. Bh4 a6 10. Ba4 Qe7 |
| 1950 URS-ch18 – Round ? – Sokolsky, Alexey – 1-0 – Alatortsev, Vladimir N. – G10 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 h6 9. Bh4 a6 10. Ba4 Qe7 |
| 1951 Hastings5152 – Round 4 – Barden, Leonard – 1/2-1/2 – Aabel Thomas Eapen – G18 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Bxc3 7. bxc3 d6 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 Qe7 10. Re1 Bg4 |
| 1951 San Rafael – Round ? – Toran Albero, Roman – 1/2-1/2 – Letelier Martner, Rene – G52 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 h6 9. Bh4 Qe7 10. Nd2 Nd8 |
| 1955 Zagreb – Round 10 – Trifunovic, Petar – 1/2-1/2 – Matanovic, Aleksandar – G108 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Bxc3 7. bxc3 d6 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 Nb8 10. d4 Qe7 |
| 1961 Moskou – Round 1 – Spassky, Boris V. – 1/2-1/2 – Smyslov, Vladimir – G84 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Bxc3 7. bxc3 d6 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 a6 10. Bc4 Bg4 |
| 1962 Lasker Memorial – Round 13 – Minev, Nikolay N – 1/2-1/2 – Udovcic, Mijo – G24 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 h6 9. Bh4 Qe7 10. Re1 a6 |
| 1962 Varna olm – Round 4 – Myagmarsuren, Lkhamsuren – 1/2-1/2 – Minev, Nikolay N – G131 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 h6 9. Bh4 Qe7 10. h3 Na5 |
| 1968 Hungary – Round 1 – Szekely, Mihaly – 1-0 – Polgar, Istvan – G122 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. d3 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 h6 9. Bh4 Nb8 10. d4 Qe7 |
| 1969 YUG Ch 24th – Round 11 – Bertok, Mario Jr. – 1/2-1/2 – Parma, Bruno – G36 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 h6 9. Bh4 Qe7 10. Bxc6 bxc6 |
| 43. Olympiad 2018 – Round 11.11 – Popovic, Dusan – 0-1 – Radjabov, Teimour – G702 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Bxc3 7. bxc3 d6 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 Qe7 10. Re1 a6 |
| FIDE World Cup 2025 – Round R1 Classical 1 – Tin Jingyao – 1/2-1/2 – Lashkin Jegor – G55 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 dxc4 7. Na3 c5 8. dxc5 c3 9. Nb5 Na6 10. Nxc3 Nxc5 |
| Linares 1992 – Round 4 – Speelman, Jon S – 1/2-1/2 – Karpov, Anatoly – G10 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 h6 9. Bh4 Qe7 10. Re1 Nd8 |
| Reykjavik ISL, 22th Open 2006 – Round 8 – Svidler, Peter – 1/2-1/2 – Svidler, Peter – G20 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Bxc3 7. bxc3 d6 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 Kh8 10. Nd2 g5 |
| TCh-RUS 2008 – Round 7 – Andreikin, Dmitry – 1/2-1/2 – Zvjaginsev, Vadim – G193 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 h6 9. Bh4 Bd7 10. Qd2 a6 |
| Thessaloniki olm 1988 – Round 14 – Campora, Daniel H. – 0-1 – Anand, Viswanathan – G132 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 h6 9. Bh4 Bd7 10. d4 Qe7 |
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- C40-C49 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 King's knight opening, C49 - 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5 Bb4 - Four Knights [+0.11], C49m - 5.O-O O-O 6.d3 d6 7.Bg5 Bxc3 8.bxc3 h6 - Symmetrical [+0.27], SÉRIE C
1902 DSB-13.Kongress – Round 15 – Levin Astorga, Nicolas Daniel – 1/2-1/2 – Gunsberg, Isidor – G69

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Alekhine, Alexander — 2 parties
Anand, Viswanathan — 2 parties
Lasker, Emanuel — 1 partie
Tal, Mikhail — 1 partie
Smyslov, Vladimir — 1 partie
Karpov, Aleksandr — 1 partie
1891 — Hodges, Albert vs Baird, John — 1-0 — New York, NY USA
1891 — Von Bardeleben, Curt vs Von Scheve, Theodor — 1-0 — Berlin GER
1898 — Janowski, Dawid vs Tarrasch, Siegbert — 1-0 — Vienna AUT
1898 — Janowski, Dawid vs Tarrasch, Siegbert — 1-0 — Vienna AUT
1913 — Opocensky, Karel vs Balogh, Janos — 0-1 — Debrecen HUN
1927 — Post, Erhard vs Nyholm, Gustav — 0-1 — Stockholm SWE
1931 — Koshnitsky, Gregory vs Goldstein, Maurice Edwards — 1/2-1/2 — Melbourne AUS
1946 — Troianescu, Octav vs Tsvetkov, Alexandar K — 0-1 — ?
1948 — Opocensky, Karel vs Stulik, Vlastimil — 0-1 — Karlovy Vary
1971 — Cook, Roger S. vs Vassilaropoulos, Nicholas — 1-0 — Adelaide AUS
1990 — Kofidis, Andreas vs Zahilas, Loukas N. — 1/2-1/2 — ?
1992 — Rossmann, Andreas vs Van Bentum, Horst — 1/2-1/2 — Oberliga Nord N9192
1986 — Canda, Danilo vs Sieiro Gonzalez, Luis — 1/2-1/2 — Havana CUB
1990 — Alfonso Jimenez, Pedro Alberto vs Haines, Duncan — 1/2-1/2 — ESP
1995 — Briggs, Philip J vs Bouchaud, Vincent — 1-0 — Hastings Masters
1995 — Briggs, Philip J vs Bouchaud, Vincent — 1-0 — Hastings ENG