Pin Heads

I'm curious about players who have a, let's say, "brain fart" when they cannot think of any other way to develop a bishop other than a pin. As the title suggests, I give them the name "pin head".

Of course, there are lots of opening lines which involve a pin but this thread is mostly aimed at players who develop a bishop with a pin EVERY SINGLE GAME. If you hit my king's knight with a pin to the queen (when I'm not castled) I'm just going to gain space with tempi by hitting your bishop with the pawns and castle queen side.

In order to cut a long rant short, could you pin heads please explain to me why you have such a "brain fart" when it comes to developing a bishop to a more positional square other than a futile pin?

Its often a psychological attack more than anything else. I do it often in OTB play, like 3 trivial fast moves and an arrogant futile pin, just to get a player into macho mode.

Trading pieces instantly with a smirk can also have the same effect.

Are they beating you??? They are annoying you. Their stratagy is working. Whos the Pin Head????

You end up with a bishop eyeing your center and a weak pawn on f7/f2, also the knight is uncomfortable on f6/f3. In return you gain kingside space and get a pawn storm going. Fair trade, but in the long run these may turn into a solid positional deficit.

By pinning, they keep the option of terminating the knight should it ever get stronger, and the threat of doubling your pawns if you develop carelessly. That, or later on they may also opt for the bishop pair and retreat the bishop to a better square.

If there is no better move to develop a bishop, Bb4 and its counterparts are all good to get one step closer to finishing development.

   In the opening, when I see the opponent clear the B diagonal, I often move the corresponding Rp to prevent a pin such as the Ruy.

   btw, I don't care what moves the opponent makes or doesn't make. As such, I don't need to rant, call them pin heads or describe what they play as a brain fart.

   You need to take control of your emotions. You will face much more serious situations in life. How are you going to react to them? For example, become a road rager?

This pin head will gladly let you throw your pawns forward. ;-)

So, if I want you to castle long all I have to do is pin your Knight to your Queen? Noted.

The op has a valid point, why pin a piece if you cannot take advantage of the pin?  Makes NO SENSE!

Here's the brain fart:

if we didn't have brain farts then how would you ever win a game? I don't see your whiny ass complaining about that?

I don't have any problems in dealing with a pin. I've dealt with "pin heads" for so many games it's become the norm'. I'm just amazed at the lack of creativity when it comes to developing a bishop other than a futile pin.

OK, you might give it up for some structural damage, doubled pawns and what not but I promise you, I thrive on this compensation. I have ZERO phobia of doubled pawns.

And for the guy who said you'll swing the bishop onto the diagonal across the centre after I've gained space with tempi after hitting your bishop; I'll be swinging mine onto that same diagonal as a developing move and force the trade for the DICK HEAD amount of times you've been moving that bishop around.

You will struggle to improve for as long as you think like that. You should not happily accept doubled pawns or any other weakness.

Really?

Have you watched the Norway games recently?

No I haven't watched any top level top recently. I haven't watched much top level chess at all. I don't need to have though to know that you're talking crap. They will always have compensation if they voluntarily invite such a weakness. Maybe you should concentrate on your own game more than that of GMs.

It's not always about the bishop pair (if you know how to make accurate use of them that is) for the doubled pawns.  You gain more space, another semi-file, extra diagonals to swing the bishops and queen onto. People are so scared to have doubled pawns! I really don't know why. It's counterplay, duh!

Lol okay... You have played more games of chess (and tactics problems) on this website alone than I have in my entire life, yet all of my ratings are significantly higher than yours, but you think I'm the one who doesn't understand? Get a grip.

No you don't understand. I'm more creative, it just takes a bit longer to perfect.

Wow...