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Common Patterns : Breaking the Bg4 Pin

Do you know the following Caro-Kann trap? 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. c3 Nxe5?? 7. Nxe5 Bxd1 8. Bb5+, you get the queen back and lead by at least one if not two pieces

Do you know the following Caro-Kann trap? 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. c3 Nxe5?? 7. Nxe5 Bxd1 8. Bb5+, you get the queen back and lead by at least one if not two pieces

OMG After your 7.Ce5?? in your first example, 7...Ce5!! And white is only better, pawn up, if you are going to show a Legal example, please set one which really works

OMG After your 7.Ce5?? in your first example, 7...Ce5!! And white is only better, pawn up, if you are going to show a Legal example, please set one which really works

@mepidounfeda said ^

OMG After your 7.Ce5?? in your first example, 7...Ce5!! And white is only better, pawn up, if you are going to show a Legal example, please set one which really works

No. You're confusing stuff here. All the moves above are written and memorized correctly.

@mepidounfeda said [^](/forum/redirect/post/tjWTPuji) > OMG After your 7.Ce5?? in your first example, 7...Ce5!! And white is only better, pawn up, if you are going to show a Legal example, please set one which really works No. You're confusing stuff here. All the moves above are written and memorized correctly.

In your third example, the more common trap is 5.O-O Nd4? 6.Bf7 Kf7 7.Ng5, where the tricky 7...Qg5 fails to 8.fg5 with check from the rook on f1.

In your third example, the more common trap is 5.O-O Nd4? 6.Bf7 Kf7 7.Ng5, where the tricky 7...Qg5 fails to 8.fg5 with check from the rook on f1.

A very annoying pin... Thanks for the blog!

A very annoying pin... Thanks for the blog!