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Johannes Metger
J Metger 
 

Number of games in database: 110
Years covered: 1874 to 1907
Overall record: +24 -49 =37 (38.6%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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JOHANNES METGER
(born Dec-15-1851, died Jan-24-1926, 74 years old) Germany
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Johannes Metger won the German Master title at Leipzig in 1876. He also won first prize in local events such as Schwerin 1883, Rostock 1884 and Wismer 1886. He later acted as tournament controller at the Baden-Baden (1925) tournament. Metger has a variation in the Four Knights (C47) game named after him.

Wikipedia article: Johannes Metger


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Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. C Schwede vs J Metger 1-0401874UnknownC49 Four Knights
2. Anderssen vs J Metger ½-½6618773rd MSB Congress, LeipzigC13 French
3. J Metger vs Paulsen 0-15818773rd MSB Congress, LeipzigC00 French Defense
4. Englisch vs J Metger 1-03918773rd MSB Congress, LeipzigD55 Queen's Gambit Declined
5. J Metger vs W Paulsen  1-04118773rd MSB Congress, LeipzigC46 Three Knights
6. J Metger vs C Leffmann  ½-½2418773rd MSB Congress, LeipzigC48 Four Knights
7. E Schallopp vs J Metger 1-06218773rd MSB Congress, LeipzigC11 French
8. J Metger vs E Flechsig ½-½1418773rd MSB Congress, LeipzigD50 Queen's Gambit Declined
9. Winawer vs J Metger 1-02818773rd MSB Congress, LeipzigC50 Giuoco Piano
10. J Metger vs Zukertort  0-12518773rd MSB Congress, LeipzigC44 King's Pawn Game
11. C Goering vs J Metger  1-02218773rd MSB Congress, LeipzigC01 French, Exchange
12. A W Franke vs J Metger 0-12218773rd MSB Congress, LeipzigC33 King's Gambit Accepted
13. Zukertort vs J Metger  0-143187711th WSB Congress, CologneA40 Queen's Pawn Game
14. E Schallopp vs J Metger 1-057187711th WSB Congress, CologneC11 French
15. Wemmers vs J Metger 0-123187711th WSB Congress, CologneC02 French, Advance
16. Paulsen vs J Metger  1-0341878Casual gameC77 Ruy Lopez
17. J Metger vs Paulsen  0-1211878Casual gameC70 Ruy Lopez
18. J Metger vs A Schwarz 0-129187812th WDB Congress, Frankfort am MainA13 English
19. Anderssen vs J Metger 1-043187812th WDB Congress, Frankfort am MainC14 French, Classical
20. W Paulsen vs J Metger 1-021187812th WDB Congress, Frankfort am MainA00 Uncommon Opening
21. J Metger vs A Fritz 1-041187812th WDB Congress, Frankfort am MainC41 Philidor Defense
22. J Metger vs Wemmers 1-019187812th WDB Congress, Frankfort am MainC48 Four Knights
23. J Metger vs J Minckwitz  ½-½40187812th WDB Congress, Frankfort am MainC49 Four Knights
24. Paulsen vs J Metger 1-013187812th WDB Congress, Frankfort am MainC45 Scotch Game
25. Gunsberg vs J Metger  ½-½3518875th DSB Congress, FrankfurtD05 Queen's Pawn Game
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Sep-25-05  Eastfrisian: Johannes Metger was born on Dezember 15, 1850 in Groothusen, near Emden (in East-Friesland, not far from here) and he passed over on January 25, 1926 in Kiel.

He was the son of a priest and graduated from the University of Göttingen in phylology and mathematics. He taught then in Leipzig and became member of the famous chessclub "Augustea". Since 1882 he lived and taught in Kiel and became founder and leader (1901 - 1916) of the chessclub "Kieler Schachgesellschaft", which still exists.

He was a brilliant chess teacher and among his scholars were such good players as Heinrich Wagner, Alfred Brinckmann, Dr. Oskar Antze, Hugo Süchting and more.

Metger also wrote the book "Die Schachschule".

Sep-25-05  ovcharka: i heard metger unpin. what is it??
Sep-25-05
Premium Chessgames Member		  Chessical: <ovcharka> In the Four Knights it is moving the Q to e7 then playing Nd8, see: Duras vs Rubinstein, 1907 for example.
Sep-27-05  ovcharka: thank you <chessical>.
Dec-15-06  BIDMONFA: Johannes Metger

METGER, Johannes
http://www.bidmonfa.com/metger_joha...
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Dec-15-06
Premium Chessgames Member		  Phony Benoni: Tournament controller at Baden-Baden 1925, eh? Wonder if he was involved in the supposed triple repetition dispute of Reti vs Alekhine, 1925
Dec-15-07  whiteshark: Maybe it was the dispute of Marshall vs K Treybal, 1925 in the second last round. Marshall offered a draw in an inferior position and Treybal accepted it. Grünfeld(!) claimed/remonstrated against this draw and the arbitration panel had to decide...
Dec-15-07  whiteshark: Tournament photo <Baden Baden 1925> Metger sitting in the middle. http://www.rogerpaige.me.uk/histori...
Dec-15-08  brankat: <whiteshark> A beautiful photo. I didn't realize Baden-baden had such a strong field. Just like the first one of 1870, in relative terms.

A capable player and, later, a fine author and teacher of chess.

R.I.P. Her Metger.

Dec-15-10  YoungEd: Perhaps the only player to have an "unpin" named after him!
Jul-29-12  Karpova: According to page 29 of the 1926 '(Neue) Wiener Schachzeitung', Metger died of cancer.
Dec-15-13
Premium Chessgames Member		  Penguincw: R.I.P. Johannes Metger.
Dec-03-18  Jean Defuse: ...

The first beauty prize of the tournament<*> receives Metger for his game against Dimer from Hamburg. We take the same from the 'Deutschen Wochenschach':

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[Event "NESB Kongress \[5\] Meisterturnier"]
[Site "Kiel"]
[Date "1901.07.??"]
[White "Metger, Johannes"]
[Black "Dimer, Julius"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C80"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. a4 Rb8 9. axb5 axb5 10. dxe5 Be6 11. c3 Bc5 12. Nbd2 O-O 13. Bc2 Nxd2 14. Qxd2 Qd7 15. Qd3 g6 16. Bh6 Rfe8 17. Bb3 Ne7 18. Bg5 Nf5 19. Qd2 c6 20. Bf6 Bf8 21. Nd4 Bh6 22. f4 Ra8 23. Qf2 Qb7 24. Bc2 $1 Rxa1 25. Rxa1 Ra8 26. Rf1 Nxd4 27. cxd4 Qd7 28. Qh4 $1 Bg7 29. f5 $1 1-0

Source: SSZ 1901, p. 146-147 #65.

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<*>5th Lower Elbe Chess Federation Congress Master Tournament (from 13.-15. July 1901 in Kiel)

1.-2. Metger & Süchting 2.5/3
3. Oeltjen 1/3
4. Dimer 0/3

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Feb-03-19  ughaibu: How about correcting the score and uploading it?

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