7 Ways To Punish Bg4 Pin On Your Knight [From Basic To Brutal]

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One of the most frequently played moves in the opening and early middlegame is Bg4 (or Bg5), pinning the knight to the queen. This bishop pin is common across a wide range of chess openings.

In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov will show you 7 effective ways to handle this pin. You'll learn how to counter it, starting with basic, passive defenses and progressing to the most aggressive and brutal counterattacks.

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00:00 7 Ways To Punish Bishop g4 Pins On Knights
00:19 Idea-1 (passive defense)
00:54 Idea-2 (passive defense)
01:24 Idea-3 (passive defense)
03:18 Idea-4 (passive defense)
04:18 Idea-5 (aggressive counter attack)
06:21 Idea-6 (GM Smirnov's favourite)
08:30 idea-7 (UNO reverse card)
09:25 Puzzle of the Day

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[jrp]

Igor, I just love your attitude and dedication to teaching. And of course your Yogi Berra like sayings. Certainly, the grass IS always whiter on the other side. You have reignited my love of a game I learned at 10 years old than just dabbled with for 50 years. Since meeting you virtually, I have dedicated myself to the game and your tenets, improving my score from 800 to 1425 in 1 year. Admittedly a good beginner, no more, but the fun of the game has been recaptured. Thank you.

[detlefruchatz]

Puzzle: Nxd7 Black is about to promote a pawn to a queen while taking the rook or just taking the Bishop on g5.

[GMIgorSmirnov]

► Chapters

00:00 7 Ways To Punish Bishop g4 Pins On Knights
00:19 Idea-1 (passive defense)
00:54 Idea-2 (passive defense)
01:24 Idea-3 (passive defense)
03:18 Idea-4 (passive defense)
04:18 Idea-5 (aggressive counter attack)
06:21 Idea-6 (GM Smirnov's favourite)
08:30 idea-7 (UNO reverse card)
09:25 Puzzle of the Day

[CHESSSPIRIT]

i love your video about dutch defense, please make a vid on how to win against Staunton Gambit in Dutch Defense

[joeoleary]

"Zigzag baby!" That's what you say to opponent when you *crush* his pin dreams!

[bluesville]

I don't have a Chess board yet; I am absolutely in love with this game! I understood everything you just said. I can't wait to play it out, I want a Jewled Crown on a Lions Head Knight to TERRORIZE THE LAND!!!
Like The Hand Of GOD.😊

[kingberzerk]

super useful and instructive, thanks a lot.

[TheoRytho]

Awesome! This dumb common pin always confused me. Thank you!

[Markv]

As a beginner using the Colle, I seem to loose most of the time to Bg4 or Bg5 on move 4 after black has defended b5, d5 and e5. I am trying to find a response that does not rely on black blunders in the opening and allows me to continue using the Colle system and not move the a, b, f, g or h pawns to keep the structure solid during the middle game.

Thanks for sharing

[SheenaFranklin-dp]

can you share me information or any link how I can get very basic knowledge about this work. I am recently PC user .😃

[FrankBeerbaum]

Nxd7 Bxd8 h1=Q Bxc7 means one rook for a pawn

[paulmaul]

Thanks. This move annoys the hell out of me.

[khobbashim]

in 6.Zigzag no need to defend pawn just attack to queen and bishop by knight
what about that move?

[ThomasNogaro]

...kf7, dc8q; ...gf1q+, kf1; ...qd1, rd1; ...rd8

[Binotto]

3:20 double horsey protection protocol

[mschoenen]

@5:41, doesn't pushing your h pawn forward sacrifice your g pawn because of the black knight?