4 Ways to PUNISH Bg5 Pin on Your Knight (Tactically & Strategically)

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    🔹 How to PUNISH Bg5 Pin on Your Knight? [Common Opening Mistake] - • How to PUNISH Bg5 Pin ...
    In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov will teach you how to deal with the annoying pins on your knights when your opponents play Bg4 or Bg5. This is one of the most common chess opening mistakes that amateurs make. One should know how to deal with or punish this pin.
    Very often, chess players feel uncomfortable with this pin and they don't know how to deal with it. As a result, they play passively by putting their bishop behind the knight to unpin it, such as Be2 or Be7, which is the worst reaction to an opponent trying to pin your knight.
    There are a lot more aggressive and better ways to deal with this annoying pin. You will learn 4 ways how to punish this Bg5/Bg4 pin on your knight. You will learn how to tactically punish it by checkmating your opponent's king or winning the bishop that pins, and also strategically punishing your opponent by damaging their pawn structures or exploiting their queenside.
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    ► Chapters
    00:00 How to deal with Bg5 pin on your knight?
    00:30 Tactically & Strategically punishing the pin
    01:04 1.1) Put your bishop to a more active square
    01:48 1.2) Ne5 before Bxf7, checkmating the king
    02:04 2) Attacking Bg5 pin before you castle
    04:30 3.1) Hunting (trapping) the bishop that pins
    05:47 3.2) If opponent creates an escape square for the bishop
    06:32 4) Exploiting the absence of bishop on the queenside
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  • @GMIgorSmirnov
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    • @sanjum2475
      @sanjum2475 11 місяців тому

      sorry gi5439---------------

  • @andrewodell4021
    @andrewodell4021 Рік тому +448

    I have to say, great discussion of some extremely common situations I have largely been playing wrongly with the passive bishop over the years. Thank you.

  • @V_ChessGuy
    @V_ChessGuy Рік тому +670

    Basically the most beneficial chess content creator in youtube

  • @mrcrozbee
    @mrcrozbee Рік тому +44

    I love that you get straight to the point in the most simplistic way. Thank you!

  • @rogerbruce2896
    @rogerbruce2896 Рік тому +64

    I like this. I need to learn to be more aggressive. On the first example I normally plan pawn to H3 forcing a retreat or take of the knight. Great to add some more tactics to my toolbox. ty.

  • @alexiss.9557
    @alexiss.9557 Рік тому +38

    Thanks for the video, this situation happens frequently during my games. Glad to have a more agressive way to respond to this.

    • @GMIgorSmirnov
      @GMIgorSmirnov  Рік тому +1

      Indeed, it's extremelly common. But now you know how to take advantage of that 💪

  • @arkady714
    @arkady714 Рік тому +32

    This was one of the most useful chess videos I've seen on UA-cam. Thank you for taking the time and trouble to post it. It really works. Best part is that it's perfect for our time as the Scandinavian is such a fad among players nowadays. (I personally never play it.)

  • @peterf90
    @peterf90 Рік тому +228

    I seem to get caught by these tactics pretty often. Sometimes I manage to win anyway but I have been on the losing side of them lots of times. Guess that’s just the way it goes when your a 500 ELO.

    • @remangelobasadre1430
      @remangelobasadre1430 Рік тому +18

      im 900 lose to it sometimes as well. especially if its way off the main lines. my main opening for white is queens london. my defense for black is caro kann and kings indian. keep on grinding mate!

    • @peterf90
      @peterf90 Рік тому +9

      @@remangelobasadre1430 Thanks for the encouragement, I will indeed.

    • @michaelmassaro4375
      @michaelmassaro4375 Рік тому +1

      All I can say this was an eye opener I hate when my knights get pinned by bishops he makes it look so smooth to get out of that

    • @zimmiy2122
      @zimmiy2122 Рік тому +3

      I'm 1000 happens to me aswell sometimes.

    • @peterf90
      @peterf90 Рік тому

      @@zimmiy2122 I hope to make to 1000 eventually but it’s going to take awhile. I don’t seem to have much talent for this game.

  • @flareplf
    @flareplf Рік тому +4

    Always clear explanation and practical advice. Definitely the best chess teacher on the Internet.

  • @BlunderBunny
    @BlunderBunny 23 дні тому

    I love these positional and strategic videos! I can never remember tactical traps, but strategic ideas are really helpful for me.

  • @luc2106
    @luc2106 Рік тому +2

    Great video! Sometimes h3 g4 looks dangerous to me, but you explained very well how I can use this to my advantage

  • @judemorales4U
    @judemorales4U Рік тому

    What great tips! Thank you for sharing!

  • @bradspaugh9827
    @bradspaugh9827 Рік тому +504

    Usually they just take horsey

    • @nashoo2968
      @nashoo2968 Рік тому +15

      Bad

    • @GMIgorSmirnov
      @GMIgorSmirnov  Рік тому +167

      A bishop is a bit stronger than a knight. Such an exchange favors you, you'll obtain the positional advantage, and you don't have to worry about the pin anymore.

    • @sarat8124
      @sarat8124 Рік тому +36

      Yes because that knight is actually very dangerous at the beginning of the game as it can fork both queen and rook at the right position
      And new players don't know how to deal with it so they choose to trade
      Pretty dumb

    • @nashoo2968
      @nashoo2968 Рік тому +7

      @@sarat8124 A knight cant pin...?

    • @nashoo2968
      @nashoo2968 Рік тому +6

      @@sarat8124 Cant tell if ure serious or not with all the 800s in the comment section

  • @mutenfuyael3461
    @mutenfuyael3461 Рік тому +2

    Thank you very much, that's a very useful and interesting topic

  • @roeydaz
    @roeydaz Рік тому +2

    Lovely! Wish your courses were a little more affordable! But for a casual player I think all the stuff you demo is really more than sufficient!

  • @khahamdebbarma2583
    @khahamdebbarma2583 Рік тому

    Thank you so much for the lesson

  • @rorym8894
    @rorym8894 Рік тому +1

    Great video. Thank you!

  • @sepfms
    @sepfms Рік тому

    This tut is extremely helpful and well-prepared. Had to watch it again to grasp all the information in it. Thank you!

  • @carlosbarbosa6106
    @carlosbarbosa6106 Рік тому +2

    I learn a lot with your videos. I'm grateful for your channel. One of these days i saw one of your free chess lessons and i won 8 games straight. Thank you for this channel.

  • @inkbythebarrelandpaperbyth6905

    You are the best in chess I've ever seen on UA-cam
    Thank you for this

  • @GlassOfWater87
    @GlassOfWater87 Рік тому

    this is so extremely common in the 1200 range im hard stuck in. Thanks for this useful tips man!

  • @arthursilva.adv23
    @arthursilva.adv23 Місяць тому

    You don't know how much I needed this... Thank you very much for this video!

  • @captainkeyboard1007
    @captainkeyboard1007 Рік тому +4

    I hope to watch more of your chess combinations. They are fantastic to watch.

  • @chloesmith4065
    @chloesmith4065 Рік тому +1

    Incredible video - so much information in such a concise format. Plenty of positions to run through while studying and practicing - thank you!

  • @wa1ufo
    @wa1ufo Місяць тому

    Thanks Igor!

  • @davidmchugh7264
    @davidmchugh7264 Місяць тому +1

    excellent ideas

  • @mcbigswig1569
    @mcbigswig1569 Рік тому

    Great stuff, thank you.

  • @danielnidan
    @danielnidan Рік тому +2

    At 8.02 you analyse black's response to e4 being either pxp or Bxp. If Nxp then Qxp winning a piece or ++

  • @Checkmate777
    @Checkmate777 Рік тому

    Really good practical video.

  • @GMIgorSmirnov
    @GMIgorSmirnov  Рік тому +37

    ► Chapters
    00:00 How to deal with Bg5 pin on your knight?
    00:30 Tactically & Strategically punishing the pin
    01:04 1.1) Put your bishop to a more active square
    01:48 1.2) Ne5 before Bxf7, checkmating the king
    02:04 2) Attacking Bg5 pin before you castle
    04:30 3.1) Hunting (trapping) the bishop that pins
    05:47 3.2) If opponent creates an escape square for the bishop
    06:32 4) Exploiting the absence of bishop on the queenside
    08:50 GM Igor Smirnov's Chess Opening Bundle

  • @the_real_vdegenne
    @the_real_vdegenne Рік тому +15

    I am always learning so much from Igor Smirnov, not just because he just shares information, but because he always explains clearly in a soothing way 👍 It's easy to catch

  • @lexsoft3969
    @lexsoft3969 Рік тому +1

    So far, I have been alright in playing Bg4 in Scandinavian. Two succesive wins using Scandi led my rating get to 1500 from 1400 low for the 1st time in a popular chess website.

  • @izud7dyzh2hhzuss8uz
    @izud7dyzh2hhzuss8uz Рік тому +1

    thanks for the video

  • @alphablitz1024
    @alphablitz1024 Рік тому

    Very helpful!

  • @avijitbairagya3046
    @avijitbairagya3046 Рік тому +3

    I tried your every traps in game.....and it helps me lots.... thanks 🙏🙏🙏

  • @Reza090
    @Reza090 Рік тому

    Very useful video thanks man.

  • @ruthxk7844
    @ruthxk7844 Рік тому +1

    VERY useful.

  • @fatwaandisyahputra9218
    @fatwaandisyahputra9218 Рік тому

    Good, thanks

  • @ramilparedes9930
    @ramilparedes9930 11 місяців тому

    Very helpful

  • @martingraham627
    @martingraham627 Рік тому

    This is very helpful I’ve bought a Gambit Tournament Chess Set to help my nephews Autistic stepson who hasn’t spoken for 3yrs I know that Chess is a good method in activating parts of the Brain to help certain neural areas hopefully teach them to think and speak

  • @allanmarks2150
    @allanmarks2150 Рік тому +2

    Great video. I find this kind of video much more useful for me, than most other chess videos I watch.

  • @stevenboelke6661
    @stevenboelke6661 Рік тому +3

    At low levels the best thing to do is usually ignore it and recapture with the queen if they decide to take. If you allow further attacks against that knight or move the queen away, you'd face issues with this idea though.

  • @elikintisch1046
    @elikintisch1046 Рік тому

    Helpful!

  • @julitoireneojr9587
    @julitoireneojr9587 Рік тому

    Thanks!

  • @DavidPauwelynTravelingbyfoot
    @DavidPauwelynTravelingbyfoot Місяць тому

    Thanks for the great ideas! I have been playing this wrong getting frustrated for too long.

  • @jatinahuja76
    @jatinahuja76 Рік тому

    Really helpfull.. applied it right after the game and won the game pretty easily... it was very clear that what was to be done to gain advantage... there were no doubts whatsoever..
    Thanks a lot..😁

  • @lecoleadstefnum
    @lecoleadstefnum Рік тому +4

    Thanks a lot. I always suffered with this. Now I can play without fear.

  • @kaleidoscope942
    @kaleidoscope942 Рік тому

    I definitely needed this one

  • @richardsmith9615
    @richardsmith9615 11 місяців тому +1

    I really like the content you are making. Something to take away for any players of Class levels, I feel.

  • @adhdguy8403
    @adhdguy8403 Місяць тому

    Ne5 exposing your queen! I’m definitely going to try it. Thanks!

  • @user-vm5lb4qt7y
    @user-vm5lb4qt7y Місяць тому

    This help me a lot

  • @seanosull2884
    @seanosull2884 Рік тому

    Oh, I couldn't need this video more. Thanks! Looking forward to punishing those annoying pins!

  • @musicstudy7610
    @musicstudy7610 Рік тому +2

    The last part works great with London system

  • @davidsmyth6822
    @davidsmyth6822 Рік тому +1

    Very good video!

  • @CheetahCasa
    @CheetahCasa Рік тому

    Thank you

  • @jquin42000
    @jquin42000 Рік тому

    Awesome!

  • @lovepuma6625
    @lovepuma6625 Рік тому +5

    If I pinned your knight down, it means i want to capture it.

  • @ddubsr5886
    @ddubsr5886 Рік тому +1

    Great video. At 7:00 what if they move the knight out instead of the pawn so the queen protects the rook

  • @deangordon2588
    @deangordon2588 Місяць тому

    Igor - thank you for the great videos - quick question, what happens at 3:33 mark if white pawn goes from H2 to H3 instead of H4? - please let me know your thoughts - Thank you once again.

  • @thomasgrabowski2202
    @thomasgrabowski2202 11 місяців тому +1

    where do I start watching your videos? I prefer your tactics over gotham but both are good in their own ways. I just like your more directness and aggression on the play.

  • @protorhinocerator142
    @protorhinocerator142 Місяць тому

    2:00 I love that queen sacrifice CM. They will think they won the game and then BAM

  • @ajgjavier
    @ajgjavier Рік тому

    Thank you Coach Smirnov

  • @theblart7535
    @theblart7535 Рік тому

    Very cool video!

  • @Jamppa-ve2mm
    @Jamppa-ve2mm Рік тому

    Gaah! It's so much to remember 😅 I like your content of different approaches 🤘

  • @ajusgeorge7154
    @ajusgeorge7154 Рік тому

    Inarguably the best chess channel in UA-cam !!

  • @jacoblewis-jones2298
    @jacoblewis-jones2298 Рік тому

    Amazing stuff 2000 lets go!

  • @gingeral253
    @gingeral253 Рік тому +3

    Maybe it’s because I’m not part of the target audience, but the moves that he suggests are obvious moves or at least common ideas that I already know. The supporting lines also depend too heavily on the opponent making a mistake. I think he should talk more about more general ideas which helps you in a maneuvering game that can be explained through the moves, rather than giving lines that can be avoided.

    • @GMIgorSmirnov
      @GMIgorSmirnov  Рік тому +2

      Perhaps you're a more advanced level player. I usually show the most common variations on beginner-intermediate level which applies to the majority of players.

  • @J-Swan
    @J-Swan Місяць тому

    Great video! Thank you. Your lessons look very appealing. I find I spend more time on defense than I do on offense- is this typical of novice players? At a high level like yourself, do you feel your victories are more offense or defense? I have much more fun when being aggressive, but I win more often when being defensive, unless playing a less skilled player. Is primarily playing defense a sign of a bad player? I sadly feel it might be. Lastly, is pattern chess boring to you? I find I play dumb openings sometimes just to break their patterns- which yields a more interesting game for me, but usually also leads to less victories. Have you ever chosen odd positions for fun over patterns for success? Perhaps at your level it's more about success than fun. Is success the only thing that brings satisfaction at your level since you've likely seen it all before?

  • @d3rossi
    @d3rossi 5 днів тому

    Great lesson, great help. I need an explanation tho, on 3:31 (Attacking Bg5 pin before you castle) you only explain a pawn H4 response for white; but not pawn H3 to counter attack the forking Bishop. how would one proceed?

  • @KevinB65
    @KevinB65 Рік тому +1

    1:09 Or alternatively black plays e6 after Bc4 and the position is even and both sides play on. These are nice tactics that might catch 1200s and the occasional 1400 who isn’t paying attention, so I think that it’s key to know your opponent and their relative skill level, and while simple tactics like these are helpful to know, they generally don’t see actual play at more competitive levels.

    • @davidmikan7925
      @davidmikan7925 Рік тому +1

      This is a GM giving advice, just take it

    • @davesouop7851
      @davesouop7851 Рік тому

      Instead of playing Nf6, Black Plays Nc6 after White Plays Bc4. What will be the result?

  • @antomichael5489
    @antomichael5489 Місяць тому

    Well said ❤❤❤🎉🎉

  • @hossainzunaid3960
    @hossainzunaid3960 10 місяців тому

    You are great..
    !"

  • @landen99
    @landen99 Рік тому

    brilliant

  • @kwstasber9190
    @kwstasber9190 Рік тому +1

    most times people with low elo take the knight just to mess up youre pawn structure and to capture knights becose they are the most hard to deal with if you are low elo.

  • @bliss12251225
    @bliss12251225 Рік тому

    Good stuff, man! I'm subscribed now. 😁 😎👍

  • @ByroDynamic
    @ByroDynamic Рік тому +1

    My opponent or myself use this tactic a lot so this is very informative

  • @fernandoschmidt200
    @fernandoschmidt200 Рік тому +3

    He omits some obvious defenses for several of this positions

  • @ManishGupta-ce8nt
    @ManishGupta-ce8nt Рік тому

    Good sir,

  • @theclimbto1
    @theclimbto1 Рік тому

    0:40 in. So I tend to Rook Pawn to H2 here. Because if he takes my Knight I have the option of G Pawn capture or Queen Capture, and having the Queen open to 2 Diags can be something you don't want to face early. So if he pins the Knight, by all means... let's trade. Especially since, generally, late game Bishops carry more value... so if I can trade 3 Points for 3.25 Points... as long as I'm good without Knights, that's advantage me.
    So now that my two options are given, which are probably horrible since I'm in that 800-900 ELO Range... let's see what this smart man has to teach me. :D

  • @abidhasan2476
    @abidhasan2476 Рік тому +1

    Excellent tutorial

  • @your_local_asshole114
    @your_local_asshole114 Рік тому

    Absolute savage video

  • @geminigalaxy9623
    @geminigalaxy9623 Рік тому +2

    This guy is joining my list of favorite chess UA-camrs, along with Eric Rosen, Levy Rozman, Nelson Lopez, and Hikaru Nakamura.

    • @exelmans8855
      @exelmans8855 9 місяців тому

      The best is B. Finegold. The truth hurts.

  • @uncrowned64
    @uncrowned64 Рік тому

    Can't wait

  • @sadunsabir9288
    @sadunsabir9288 Рік тому +1

    The best youtube chess channel thank you

  • @ChristianSoschner
    @ChristianSoschner 2 місяці тому

    Excellent explanation

  • @ramachandran3380
    @ramachandran3380 Рік тому

    Second one is right and simple and supere

  • @MRCY223
    @MRCY223 Рік тому +1

    I always just push a pawn to force the bishop to take a piece or go away fast, and people never seem to do one or the other. I feel more willing to trade a knight for a bishop so it works with me

  • @terrell757
    @terrell757 Рік тому

    Great info

  • @peterk9961
    @peterk9961 Рік тому

    Igor, do you have something on the London?

  • @clivethereddevil3178
    @clivethereddevil3178 Рік тому

    after ...g5 a good attempt to mcx it up is Nxg5 hxg5 then Bxg5 and the knight pin can be annoying,as well as the king being stuck in the centre. Black is forced to play ...Be6 then white plays h4.

  • @Gabriel-sn6yg
    @Gabriel-sn6yg Рік тому

    3:33 White can also do Nxg5 followed by Nxf7 and fork the rook and the queen after taking two pawn king-side...

    • @TheRomanianWolf
      @TheRomanianWolf Рік тому

      And give the queen for a rook?? Maybe white is NOT a WEAK BEGINNER!!!

  • @IMWithJay
    @IMWithJay Рік тому +1

    1:48 oh no, my queen!

  • @benjimenlockwood
    @benjimenlockwood Рік тому

    Looks good on your board. I played 20 games and didn’t get this response once lol

  • @SpaceDisco1
    @SpaceDisco1 Рік тому +5

    I accidentally understood that pushing the pawns before castling is actually a great idea.

  • @avisharya4147
    @avisharya4147 Рік тому

    Bro you're awesome

  • @siddharthannandhakumar6187
    @siddharthannandhakumar6187 6 місяців тому

    6:57 isn't c3 better than c4 here if we want Qb3 on the next move? What if black plays dxc4 preventing Qb3?

  • @SaneStrength
    @SaneStrength 2 місяці тому

    Is it still a mistake if the B on g5 is just used to exchange with the knight it is pinning, creating a double pawn?

  • @eduardaskazlauskas6266
    @eduardaskazlauskas6266 Рік тому

    This teacher is so underated. Good work!

  • @Anaris84
    @Anaris84 Рік тому +1

    Very useful stuff. I usually play the passive White Be2 at 1:10 as well and haven't considered Bc4. Though what happens if Black plays e6 and continues the pin? Would 0-0 then make sense?

    • @onglescheveux8649
      @onglescheveux8649 11 місяців тому +1

      If you castle with black bishop in E6, you lose your C4 Bishop...

  • @dylaninho2500
    @dylaninho2500 Рік тому

    Grear video