Answers.Body: <p>I do not see it at GM level nor IM level.</p>
  <p>At ALL games chesstempo shows a winning % of 75 for black, and 100% for g4.</p>
  <p>At your level it is definitely playable.</p>
  <p>As an aside you would not see me play that variation as white.
  The two pawn attack seems to be far better than this variation.</p>
  
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Body: <p>This is one of my games</p>
  
  <pre><code>[FEN ""]
  1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Bc4 Nb6 5.Bb3 Nc6 6.Bf4 dxe5 7.dxe5 Qxd1+ 8.Kxd1, Bg4+ 9.f3 Bh5 10.g4 Bg6 
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Black to move, I played <code>dxe5, dxe5, Qxd1 Kxd1</code> and now I played <code>Bg4+</code> so that he plays <code>f3</code> and block his knight, well if he blocks the check with his knight i take it.</p>
  
  <p>flip the board to see from my point of view, i don't know how to flip it by default.</p>
  
  <p>and after <code>f3</code> I played <code>Bh5</code> so that he plays <code>g4</code> stretching his pawns and then <code>Bg6</code> </p>
  
  <p>Is this setup good for black? Is there a better setup?</p>
  
  <p>I rarely play this defense and there isn't too much material on balogh variation, so i was trying to avoid some common traps if I fianchetto the black bishop so I tried to block the knight.</p>
  
  <p>I'm not asking to analyze this particular game because my opponent is below 2000 so if you play correctly you could beat him, I'm asking is <code>Bg4+</code> playable at the GM or masters level? If not, why not?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: @RauanSagit done
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Comments.Text: I haven't analyzed the position much, but e6 looks strong for white. Black's dark square bishop will have trouble moving and c7 gets attacked.
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Comments.Text: At first, `c6` looks good, but after `0-0-0`, `Nd4` I'm starting to like black better.
Comments.UserDisplayName: Pablo S. Ocal
Tags: <opening><analysis><alekhines-defense>
Title: Is Bg4+ good in this position in the Alekhine Defense?
ThreadText: # Is Bg4+ good in this position in the Alekhine Defense?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2014-11-09)
  
  This is one of my games
  
  ```
  [FEN ""]
  1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Bc4 Nb6 5.Bb3 Nc6 6.Bf4 dxe5 7.dxe5 Qxd1+ 8.Kxd1, Bg4+ 9.f3 Bh5 10.g4 Bg6 
  
  ```
  
  Black to move, I played `dxe5, dxe5, Qxd1 Kxd1` and now I played `Bg4+` so that he plays `f3` and block his knight, well if he blocks the check with his knight i take it.
  
  flip the board to see from my point of view, i don't know how to flip it by default.
  
  and after `f3` I played `Bh5` so that he plays `g4` stretching his pawns and then `Bg6`
  
  Is this setup good for black? Is there a better setup?
  
  I rarely play this defense and there isn't too much material on balogh variation, so i was trying to avoid some common traps if I fianchetto the black bishop so I tried to block the knight.
  
  I'm not asking to analyze this particular game because my opponent is below 2000 so if you play correctly you could beat him, I'm asking is `Bg4+` playable at the GM or masters level? If not, why not?
  
  **Tags:** opening, analysis, alekhines-defense
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: @RauanSagit done  
  > **username_1**: I haven't analyzed the position much, but e6 looks strong for white. Black's dark square bishop will have trouble moving and c7 gets attacked.  
  > **username_2**: At first, `c6` looks good, but after `0-0-0`, `Nd4` I'm starting to like black better.  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_3 on 2020-10-09. Score: 1
  
  I do not see it at GM level nor IM level.
  
  At ALL games chesstempo shows a winning % of 75 for black, and 100% for g4.
  
  At your level it is definitely playable.
  
  As an aside you would not see me play that variation as white.
  The two pawn attack seems to be far better than this variation.
  
  
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