Johannes Metger


Johannes Metger was a German chess master.
He tied for 2nd-4th at Cologne 1877, took 9th at Leipzig 1877, took 7th at Frankfurt 1878, and won in local tournaments at Schwerin 1883, Rostock 1884, and Wismer 1886.
He tied for 14-16th at Frankfurt 1887, took 6th at Nuremberg 1888, took 12th at Breslau 1889, tied for 4-6th at Kiel 1893, took 12th at Berlin 1897, won at Altona 1897, took 3rd at Kiel 1900, shared 1st at Kiel 1901, and tied for 23-24th at Ostend 1907.
His name is attached to the Metger Variation in the Four Knights Game : 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5 Bb4 5.0-0 0-0 6.d3 d6 7.Bg5 Bxc3 8.bxc3 Qe7 9.Re1 Nd8
He is an author of Die Schachschule, and Der achte Kongress des Deutschen Schachbundes.
He directed in 1925 the Baden-Baden tournament.