C49o — Four Knights: Symmetrical, Metger, Capablanca Variation
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 Qe7 9.Re1 Nd8 10.d4 Bg4 * ○ Trait aux Blancs
Ouverture — Centre fermé
♔ Point de vue Blancs
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Plan principal. Jeu au centre (rupture c3-c4).
Atouts. Les Blancs s'appuient sur des fous actifs en b5 et g5, la paire de fous et la colonne semi-ouverte b.
En contrepartie. Le pion isolé a2.
Plans. h3 (Empêcher ...Bg4).
Atouts. Les Blancs s'appuient sur des fous actifs en b5 et g5, la paire de fous et la colonne semi-ouverte b.
En contrepartie. Le pion isolé a2.
Plans. h3 (Empêcher ...Bg4).
♚ Point de vue Noirs
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Plan principal. Jeu au centre (rupture c7-c6).
Atouts. Les Noirs s'appuient sur un fou actif en g4.
Côté adverse. Le pion isolé a2.
Plans. ...c6 (Rupture) ; ...c5 (Rupture) ; ...d5 (Rupture).
Atouts. Les Noirs s'appuient sur un fou actif en g4.
Côté adverse. Le pion isolé a2.
Plans. ...c6 (Rupture) ; ...c5 (Rupture) ; ...d5 (Rupture).
Avantages
Faiblesses adverses
Diagonale active
Plans
Structure de pions
| ♔ Blancs | ♚ Noirs | |
| Pions doublés | ● c2, ● c3 | — |
| Pions isolés | ● a2 | — |
| Arriérés | — | — |
| Chaînes | ● c3→d4 | ● d6→e5, c7→d6 |
| Passés | — | — |
| Majorité | — | — |
Cases
| ♔ Blancs | ♚ Noirs | |
| Cases fortes | — | — |
| Cases faibles | — | — |
| Centre | ● d4 (3v1) | — |
Colonnes et diagonales
| ♔ Blancs | ♚ Noirs | |
| Semi-ouvertes | ● b | — |
Pièces
| ♔ Blancs | ♚ Noirs | |
| Bb5 | ● Bb5 Actif (mob. 9) | |
| Bg5 | ● Bg5 Actif (mob. 7) | |
| Bg4 | ● Bg4 Actif (mob. 7) | |
| Paire de fous | ● Oui | Non |
| Non développées | 1 (● a1) | 1 (● a8) |
Sécurité du roi
| ♔ Blancs | ♚ Noirs | |
| Statut | ● Roqué | ● Roqué |
| Droits de roque | — | — |
Thèmes
| ♔ Blancs | ♚ Noirs | |
| Phase | Ouverture | |
| Centre | fermé | |
| Ruptures | ● c3-c4, ● d4-d5 | ● …c7-c6, ● …c7-c5, ● …d6-d5 |
| Partie |
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| 1906 DSB-15.Kongress – Round 17 – Wolf Heinrich – 1-0 – Cohn, Erich – G101 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 Qe7 9. Re1 Nd8 10. d4 Bg4 |
| 1916 New York Rice prel – Round 7 – Bernstein, Jacob – 0-1 – Capablanca, Jose – 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 Qe7 9. Re1 Nd8 10. d4 Bg4 |
| 1922 Hastings Premier /23 3rd – Round 6 – Drewitt, John Arthur James – 1-0 – Rubinstein, Akiba – 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 Qe7 9. Re1 Nd8 10. d4 Bg4 |
| 1922 Hastings Six-Masters – Round ? – Bogoljubow, Efim – 0-1 – Rubinstein, Akiba – 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 Qe7 9. Re1 Nd8 10. d4 Bg4 |
| 1922 Teplitz-Schoenau – Round 11 – Wolf, Hans-Josef – 0-1 – Rubinstein, Akiba – G76 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 Qe7 9. Re1 Nd8 10. d4 Bg4 |
| 1923 Maehrisch Ostrau – Round 3 – Tarrasch, Siegbert – 0-1 – Rubinstein, Akiba – 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 Qe7 9. Re1 Nd8 10. d4 Bg4 |
| 1923 Petrograd ch-URS – Round 3 – Bohatyrchuk, Fedir Parfenovych – 1-0 – Vigodchikov, Konstantin A – G10 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Qe7 8. Bg5 d6 9. Re1 Nd8 10. d4 Bg4 |
| 1925 BCF Ch 18th – Round 6 – Tylor, Theodore Henry – 1-0 – Moses, George Wyville – G25 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 Qe7 9. Re1 Nd8 10. d4 Bg4 |
| 1925 Wiesbaden – Round ? – Spielmann, Rudolf – 1-0 – Schories, Georg – 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 Qe7 9. Re1 Nd8 10. d4 Bg4 |
| 1940 Buenos Aires – Round 1 – Bartis Bosch, Josep – 0-1 – Guimard, Jean Louis – G24 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Qe7 8. Bg5 d6 9. Re1 Nd8 10. d4 Bg4 |
| 1950 URS Ch sf – Round 1 – Petrosian, Tigran A. – 0-1 – Furman, Slavomir – G4 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 Qe7 9. Re1 Nd8 10. d4 Bg4 |
| 1952 Helsinki olm – Round 1 – Bhend, Edwin – 0-1 – Bisguier, Arthur B – G260 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 Qe7 9. Re1 Nd8 10. d4 Bg4 |
| 1955 CSR Ch – Round 8 – Betak Miroslav – 0-1 – Sefc, Jan – G65 1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Bxc3 7. bxc3 d6 8. Bg5 Qe7 9. Re1 Nd8 10. d4 Bg4 |
| 1955 Moscow Ch – Round 15 – Lebedev, Boris – 0-1 – Estrin, Yakov – G91 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Qe7 8. Re1 d6 9. Bg5 Nd8 10. d4 Bg4 |
| 1956 Corr W-02ch – Round ? – Batik, Frantisek – 1-0 – Ragozin, Viacheslav – 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 Qe7 9. Re1 Nd8 10. d4 Bg4 |
| 1956 Corr W-02ch – Round ? – Lundqvist, Ake – 1/2-1/2 – Endzelins, Lucius – G17 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 Qe7 9. Re1 Nd8 10. d4 Bg4 |
| 1956 Marianske Lazne/Praha – Round 1 – Dworzynski, Roman – 1/2-1/2 – Sefc, Jan – G4 1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. d3 d6 6. O-O Bxc3 7. bxc3 O-O 8. Bg5 Qe7 9. Re1 Nd8 10. d4 Bg4 |
| 1957 Leningrad Ch – Round 2 – Nikitin, Aleksander S – 1-0 – Estrin, Yakov – 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 Qe7 9. Re1 Nd8 10. d4 Bg4 |
| 1959 Corr – Round 1 – Lundqvist, Ake – 1/2-1/2 – Ragozin, Viacheslav – 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 Qe7 9. Re1 Nd8 10. d4 Bg4 |
| 1959 Providence – Round 1 – Barry Bertomeu, Enrique – 1-0 – Alvarez March, Aleix – G19 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. d3 d6 6. O-O Bxc3 7. bxc3 O-O 8. Re1 Qe7 9. Bg5 Nd8 10. d4 Bg4 |
| 1966 Santa Monica – Round 1 – Ivkov, Borislav – 0-1 – Portisch, Lajos – G9 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 Qe7 9. Re1 Nd8 10. d4 Bg4 |
| 1966 Santa Monica – Round 1 – Ivkov, Borislav – 1/2-1/2 – Unzicker, Wolfgang – G8 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 Qe7 9. Re1 Nd8 10. d4 Bg4 |
| 1968 Palma de Mallorca – Round 15 – Ivkov, Borislav – 1/2-1/2 – Gligorić, Svetozar – G136 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 Qe7 9. Re1 Nd8 10. d4 Bg4 |
| 1969 POL Ch 26th – Round 12 – Kwasniewski, Janusz – 1/2-1/2 – Sydor, Andrzej – G60 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 Qe7 9. Re1 Nd8 10. d4 Bg4 |
| 1969 Rubinstein Memorial – Round 6 – Bagirov, Vladimir – 1/2-1/2 – Sydor, Andrzej – G37 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 Qe7 9. Re1 Nd8 10. d4 Bg4 |
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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, C49o - 5.O-O O-O 6.d3 d6 7.Bg5 Bxc3 8.bxc3 Qe7 9.Re1 Nd8 10.d4 Bg4 - Symmetrical Metger Capablanca Variation, SÉRIE C
1906 DSB-15.Kongress – Round 17 – Wolf Heinrich – 1-0 – Cohn, Erich – G101
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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, C49o - 5.O-O O-O 6.d3 d6 7.Bg5 Bxc3 8.bxc3 Qe7 9.Re1 Nd8 10.d4 Bg4 - Symmetrical Metger Capablanca Variation, SÉRIE C
1916 New York Rice prel – Round 7 – Bernstein, Jacob – 0-1 – Capablanca, Jose – G17
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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, C49o - 5.O-O O-O 6.d3 d6 7.Bg5 Bxc3 8.bxc3 Qe7 9.Re1 Nd8 10.d4 Bg4 - Symmetrical Metger Capablanca Variation, SÉRIE C
1922 Hastings Premier /23 3rd – Round 6 – Drewitt, John Arthur James – 1-0 – Rubinstein, Akiba – G17
- Lire la suite
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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, C49o - 5.O-O O-O 6.d3 d6 7.Bg5 Bxc3 8.bxc3 Qe7 9.Re1 Nd8 10.d4 Bg4 - Symmetrical Metger Capablanca Variation, SÉRIE C
1922 Hastings Six-Masters – Round ? – Bogoljubow, Efim – 0-1 – Rubinstein, Akiba – G26
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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, C49o - 5.O-O O-O 6.d3 d6 7.Bg5 Bxc3 8.bxc3 Qe7 9.Re1 Nd8 10.d4 Bg4 - Symmetrical Metger Capablanca Variation, SÉRIE C
1922 Teplitz-Schoenau – Round 11 – Wolf, Hans-Josef – 0-1 – Rubinstein, Akiba – G76
- Lire la suite
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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, C49o - 5.O-O O-O 6.d3 d6 7.Bg5 Bxc3 8.bxc3 Qe7 9.Re1 Nd8 10.d4 Bg4 - Symmetrical Metger Capablanca Variation, SÉRIE C
1923 Maehrisch Ostrau – Round 3 – Tarrasch, Siegbert – 0-1 – Rubinstein, Akiba – G18
- Lire la suite
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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, C49o - 5.O-O O-O 6.d3 d6 7.Bg5 Bxc3 8.bxc3 Qe7 9.Re1 Nd8 10.d4 Bg4 - Symmetrical Metger Capablanca Variation, SÉRIE C
1923 Petrograd ch-URS – Round 3 – Bohatyrchuk, Fedir Parfenovych – 1-0 – Vigodchikov, Konstantin A – G10
- Lire la suite
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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, C49o - 5.O-O O-O 6.d3 d6 7.Bg5 Bxc3 8.bxc3 Qe7 9.Re1 Nd8 10.d4 Bg4 - Symmetrical Metger Capablanca Variation, SÉRIE C
1925 BCF Ch 18th – Round 6 – Tylor, Theodore Henry – 1-0 – Moses, George Wyville – G25
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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, C49o - 5.O-O O-O 6.d3 d6 7.Bg5 Bxc3 8.bxc3 Qe7 9.Re1 Nd8 10.d4 Bg4 - Symmetrical Metger Capablanca Variation, SÉRIE C
1925 Wiesbaden – Round ? – Spielmann, Rudolf – 1-0 – Schories, Georg – G12
- Lire la suite
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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, C49o - 5.O-O O-O 6.d3 d6 7.Bg5 Bxc3 8.bxc3 Qe7 9.Re1 Nd8 10.d4 Bg4 - Symmetrical Metger Capablanca Variation, SÉRIE C
1940 Buenos Aires – Round 1 – Bartis Bosch, Josep – 0-1 – Guimard, Jean Louis – G24
- Lire la suite
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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, C49o - 5.O-O O-O 6.d3 d6 7.Bg5 Bxc3 8.bxc3 Qe7 9.Re1 Nd8 10.d4 Bg4 - Symmetrical Metger Capablanca Variation, SÉRIE C
1950 URS Ch sf – Round 1 – Petrosian, Tigran A. – 0-1 – Furman, Slavomir – G4
- Lire la suite
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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, C49o - 5.O-O O-O 6.d3 d6 7.Bg5 Bxc3 8.bxc3 Qe7 9.Re1 Nd8 10.d4 Bg4 - Symmetrical Metger Capablanca Variation, SÉRIE C
1952 Helsinki olm – Round 1 – Bhend, Edwin – 0-1 – Bisguier, Arthur B – G260
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