Quick Checkmates from Single Blunders - GM Ben Finegold
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- Grandmaster Ben Finegold spends a short time on many games where a player blundered and lost several moves later. See if you can solve these mate problems faster than the class. You must be at least four years old to answer!
2016.01.10
Paul D Mechem vs. Ben Boaz, 2015
Alex Shimanov vs. Matthew Wendell Larson, 2015
Kevin Wang vs. Larson, 2015
Mark Waechter vs. Larson, 2015
Benjamin P Finegold vs. Gary Kitts, 1987
Ossip Bernstein vs Jose Raul Capablanca, Moscow (1914)
"I played e6"
*child sneezes*
"That's nothing to sneeze at that's a good move"
loved u in big lebowski dude
lol, is this really steve buscemi?
No
@@klodm.2064 i laughed so hard at that, and was going to post the time, but you beat me 2 it 2 years ago fam
I’m a child and I sneezed. No?
No one gets his jokes but he says them every time. They are all the same. The sarcastic jokes. We love you Ben. Keep up the good work.
I don't get his jokes either tbh, I be watching like "Wtf is he TALKIN' about!?!?!" but I keep watching coz I'm interested in his theory lol
@@russellreal I can't tell if you're being sarcastic; I am laughing almost every time at his ingenious jokes
The audience is made of children.
I get his jokes everytime. I just don't laugh because I don't think they are funny at all.
Maybe he's just not funny
"Anyone know what my excuse was?" -- "It wasn't my turn to move!"
The kids won't ever forget Ben! That's the kind of teacher who creates love for the game in kids.
😂
"And my student for 5 years."
*cuts to blundering queen*
Ringing endorsement for you there, Ben XD.
I love how he says "it's too risky" when the kids want to blunder a piece, I feel like he wants them to keep the window open for when they're ready to learn sacrifices
"let's call a random student", always Arjun
Whoa.. is his name "Arjun"? I thought it was "Argian" or something.!
Makes me laugh every time.
@@hoola_amigos -- There's a photo of Arjun Puri here --
David Edmonds (2016 May 12) "Creating the world's new chess capital" BBC News
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@@kevinbyrne4538 thanks a lot dude.!! (Y)
@@kevinbyrne4538
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>first result: Go Figure: How can you explain cancer clusters?
lmao
13:58 "Checkmate's good because you win" - The most important thing I learned today.
"You're the best player in your chair!"
😂😂😂 relatable
This is the best video ever because GM Finegold, showing his superior knowledge, says 1921 exactly at 19:21
Amazing.
damn that's cool
No one gets any of the jokes, which makes it funnier
"That's nothing to sneeze at!"
+cmdrfun1 17:52 ;-D
He's so quick with the jokes. That sneeze joke came within a split second of the actual sneeze.
i am german - i even don´t understand the german jokes ??? - are there realy german words in chess???
Ja, Zugzwang ist ein weiteres Wort, Akobian nutzt es z.B. häufig.
oder "luft". deutschland prägte das schach sehr.
10:00 Ben says: "King i8" and all the kids go crazy lol
9:52
he says 1921 right at 1921, 19:20
Dude.
We're all living in a fractal, a fractal, it is fractalbar.
Seriously well spotted
It always amazes me what people see when there are thousands of eyes on the same thing... all research should be done in teams of 10,000 researchers
Wow
As someone who hopes to have a 4 digit rating someday, I've been watching many of the Saint Louis beginner videos. This one was particularly entertaining and informative. Thanks to the Saint Louis Center for making these videos publicly available.
four digits??, did you get harpooned through the brain as a kid?
@@stopwritingthatreplyjohnat6638 You got me with your account name. I thought for a second there. Also, I thought the base chess rating was 1500
@jqbtube 1000 FIDE is stronger than the average amateur
People at home saying what is th one o'clock class?? Ben, you mention it in every video, we know exactly what the one o'clock class is!
+Alberto One time, the one o'clock class was recorded because we thought you'd like to see it. Afterwards, we were like, "Why did we record the one o'clock class?"
+Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis please upload that too !
it will be fun
+Satadhi Halder Upload the past consensus reaction to something that happened a while ago? What?
+Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis terrible. *Looks up, shakes head*
suspicious !
I used to play chess a long time ago and fell out of it for some reason. Watching Ben Finegold has got me interested in it again :) I got a chess app a week ago in hopes of rekindling my love of the game and looked up offensive openings to give me the spark I was looking for. I bounced around several lecturers on TH-cam and almost called it quits until I found Ben Finegold. With a personality like that, it's hard to watch any other lecturer on chess! I always lose interest after a couple mins but I can watch Ben for hours. What a guy!
Logan
If you're starting chess again,I'd recommend familiarizing yourself with tactics first if you're looking for really sharp openings since it would require a really large amount of calculation.There's a grandmaster in this channel I'd recommend for that.Look up GM Alejandro Ramirez
and his video Tactics Training Session.
The tactics there are absolutely gorgeous and you'd learn a lot.That is if you're really willing to go back to chess.
This. Ramirez is the best ''serious GM lessons'' while being a very likeable person.
Hey Ben, perfect advice "never play f6". I just came home from a tournament, where I won a game in about 20 moves, and my opponent actually blundered quite badly by playing f6 on move 10 or there about.
I've been watching Ben classes for years now, I don't care if it's for 400 rated players or 2000+. I love this guy, he's an amazing teacher and personality. Take care Ben, we need you to continue making chess fun but interesting!
Ohhhh. I played Carlson the other day and now I know my mistake. Being down a rook against a world champion is bad.
jmarkellos
I played carlsen last week
At the endgame he was down 2 rooks and a queen but he checkmated me with his king
+Ji Delgado chess set was rigged
Uhhh! I hate when that happens
Noooo...you were down all pieces except the rook and that's TERRIBLE
@@maverick-mma rooks are extremely powerful in the endgame. Don't doubt a piecies power
Arjun will be a GM
+Kalle George Yeah I saw a comment saying he was only 6. He will go far.
Any update on this?
@@Michael-uw6vi He's not a GM but is classified as an expert and actually has at least one video uploaded to the channel where he teaches about 12 type of endgames everyone should know how to win or draw with
You are 1/3 correct, he has a different last name and plays for India!
It's all about the Benjamin's. Finegold is a good teacher lol!
Puff Daddy ft Kim
watching this makes me wish I was a kid in that class. You're a good teacher, Ben Finegold.
Master Hand < Crazy Hand < Giant Child Hand
Giant Child Hand for SSB5. Do it Sakurai.
What about wall master??
The year is 20XX. Everyone plays Ben Finegold at Stockfish levels of perfection. Because of this, the winner of a game depends solely on color. The RPS metagame has evolved to ridiculous levels due to it being the only remaining factor to decide FIDE ratings.
what about a flush?
Arjen (however you write him) needs to get a girlfriend named Tina. She's Arjen-Tina then. Ben would love that pun!
Read the bhagavad Gita bro, arjun is the main character
Your pun game is good. Ignore the others
No llores por mí Arjun-Tina
"Giant child hand in the way!" Savage.
that last checkmate got me there...felt dumb when finally saw paw equal knight #....
jqbtube Bit of a tit aren't you?
9:49 - the first time I've seen one of Ben's jokes fall on truly appreciative ears. Kids are cracking up. Ki8 or Ki7.
He forgot about Kg9
But this was in 1987, and Barney the dinosaur hadn't existed yet.
Which is strage because dinosaurs existed a long time ago.
Anyway, so there's no "I take you, you take me", there's none of that.
I TAKE YOU, YOU TAKE ME
WE'RE A DAMN CHESS FAMILY
I get every one of his jokes, and I laugh out loud all the time. Totally hilarious!
I could listen to this guy talk chess all day
Ben you know your a great influence when you ask them a question and "All about the Benjamins!" is the answer you get. lol
17:50 girl sneezes "that's nothing to sneeze at!"
He _is_ really good!
We know exactly what the one o'clock class is. That's when Pat Buchannan plays F6 and then resigns to Mike Kummer, then they go out and eat Froyo with a fork.
LMFAOOOOO!!!!! The end of this video man hahaha...... What a boss....
The feared giant hand :'D
"See you're the best player in your chair.." after coming up with an amazing mate-in-one. Hahahahah
Never seen a checkmate like that last one!!!!
Thanks CCSCSL for all this videos with GM Finegold!! =D
And also thanks GMM Finegold for the always funny and instructive lectures! =D
I don't even play chess very often but this dude rules. I wish this was the guy throwing jokes and math problems my way when I was a kid.
31:33
“My knights retreating like a Frenchman”
Bruh 😂😂 the jokes get makes to a room full of kids that just go right over their heads are hilarious
Poor Matt, losing during the lecture, tough I tells ya'!
Ohh yes, Ben Finegold
+Kehkioishii ps. I put my chips on that one kid who is intuitively calling the right moves without realizing why they're good
+Kehkioishii same he might be a future GM and he can also move the pieces easlily thanks to his hands :D
Arjun is a genius tbh. He might not realize it but he is. And he's hilarious.
thanks for letting me know there was a giant child hand in the way, i would not have noticed
"King to I8...Wait is it I7?? "
You gotta love this guy
An entertaining lesson, as usual.
This dude has dad joke on lock
“Which non of you got by the way” this man is more than gold... he is a fingold
What does Ben mean when he says next week is his last week at the chess club? He's not actually leaving, is he???? Please say "no"!!!!!
+SteveRunciman Moving to Charlotte, North Carolina, I think. Terrible!
+SteveRunciman He has a residency in Charlotte for a few months. Ben will be back.
Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ben gonna be back! I'll just re-watch his old videos until he returns.
+Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!SSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!
He's back, and he commentated the recent Juniors championship alongside Aviv Friedman and Alejandro Ramirez.
Ben should go down in the chess hall of fame. He has helped so many of us enjoy and get better at the game
Is the live chess game in this old video still being played live? I have to know, this is important stuff and I can't figure it out. XD
More Finegold :D
"his excuse for everything he wasn't born yet" 😂😅
is the last game really finegold vs carlsen?
Grandmaster Finegold (showing the proper respect) - please could you recommend one or two of your favourite chess books for an intermediate player with very suspicious openings? Love your videos by the way. Can't watch anyone else without falling asleep now.. I know I'm missing out because of the bias.. Stop being so entertaining. It's not fair on the other lecturers! XD
Ben you were in Novi Sad in 1988! i had 5 years then i was watching tournament with my dad maybe i saw you !!!!!!
Every one of Ben's comment section is filled with the quotables in the video.
"it's all about the Benjamins"-. Random kid
Lolol that got me rolling hard
Ben - I had a good excuse
Kid - it's all about the Benjamins?
Good answer
Superb. Best chess vids on the net.
+Joe Davies The only comparison are Yasser's vids.
Wow I admire how Ben has patience to explain kids captures that don't make sense like exchanging a queen for a knight... Other teachers just yalk about the main things
I really enjoy these videos. Benjamin Finegold is amazing.
Why can't we see Ben Simons and other people often addressed by him in the videos? Let us know
who the students are.
Shyam Das Ben is the camera guy...
'' his excuse for everything, he wasnt born yet ''
I'm going to disguise myself as a little kid, and take this class. I would be awesome. I'd get the answer to questions he didn't even ask. I'd have my hand up the entire time, and sometimes I'd pump it even higher and go "Oh oh oh" when I was desperate to show that I was smarter than the other kids.
At the position at 22:50 would rook D3 be a solid move? If rook captures white then queen can recapture and also be in position to defend at F1. If black queen takes on E2, rook on D3 can take rook D8 and checkmate.
not too solid, simply Qb1 check and white loses all of his pieces
"Discovered attack fork......" ".... Everyone's happy..."
Except for the spoons.
27:36 "queen b4 what? Nice"
It's all about the Benjamins lmao
at 14:31 black can just play knight f6 and block that attack almost entirely? Am I missing something with that move? Why would black play pawn h6 over knight f6? Thank you if anyone sees something that I don't.
Bishop takes rook a8 for free
This guy is freakin hilarious xD
19:57 -- "His excuse for everything: he wasn't born yet."
At 1:41 Ben doesn't go into black's other losing variant:
1. Nxh6+ - Kh8
2. Nf5+ - Kg8 (check is discovered, also knife f5!)
3. Rxe7, threatening 4. Rxb7 and 4. Nh6+ Kh8 5. Nf7+ Kg8 6. Qh8#. If 3. -, Rf7 then Qxf7+, Qxg7+, Qh7#. If 3. -, Q?? 4. Nh6+ gxh6 then 5. Qg6+, Qh7#.
At 9:00, what should black have done instead of Qb2-e5? White might like Bg5 and Bf6+ and either mate or winning black's queen. Ne4 is an annoying defender, so maybe first Bxa6 Nxa6 to distract it, depending on what black plays first-which should probably be R?8-but white also has Re1, threatening Re8+ Rxe8 Qxe8#, and of course Qf8# if black's rook leaves the 8th rank. White can also look at Bxa6, Qxa7, Qxb6 and cash in the passed b-pawn for a piece if all else fails.
One of these days I'm going to offer GM Finegold time odds.
Hodor: Hold the door!
Giant Child Hand: Hold the camera!
A good video.
Child’s giant hand in the way with Ben Finegold video
this guy is hilarious
Maybe few years from today, there might be many grandmasters from the one o clock class, and they would be the one laughing at us
In regards to the Capablance game at 22:41. After Queen B2, what if white plays Rook C8???
+MrJoshAbbott Qa1+ Qf1 Qxf1 Kxf1 Rxc8 Blck is up a rook.
30:48 He is never right, that's solid looollll, Ben is great
Never would I ever have thought about knighting the pawn...
i feel like arjun. Where's the nine o'clock class?
14:40 black needs to play knight f6
8:09 How come 2300 blundered his queen?? Terrible!
Kasparov Blundered a queen and a rook versus Anand in a blitz game. Ivanchuk missed a mate in one versus Anand. Everyone makes mistakes, including Grandmasters and World Champions.
If I remember correctly, Kramnik walked into a mate in one playing Deep Fritz - and he wasn't even in time trouble
@@michaelwisner7551 The interesting thing is, i never ever experienced such a big mistake from a elo 2000+ ... they quiet never blunder a piece or mate... They make occassionally strategical blunders - yes , weakening their position from time to time... but never ever blundered a queen. So im very surprised to see it, when others play with eachother, and they are 2100+ or more, and make rock-blunders etc
@@PygmalionFaciebat Probably cause you're not able to put them on enough pressure to make them blunder
@@Parralyzed Yes, maybe thats a point. Psychological pressure indeed plays a role at chess. Thats how Emanual Lasker often won out of losing positions (and the opponents tended to say : 'he was just lucky' ) ... But still i found it interesting.. i mean: i also won enough times, without the opponent blundered his queen... So even if he didnt felt under pressure, he lost ... Thats interesting... Feeling the whole game 'better' and 'comfortable' against the opponent (me), but still losing against me - but atleast he didnt blundered his queen xD
''Everybody has a king'' my favourite game of chess
at 24:12 queen to C2 was one way to defend it but then black to queen A1 then white queen to C1 and then black rook to D1 is a force mate
b8 > knight, i was a smidget happy when i found out that before they answered
8:50 Ben when a kid opens his or her mouth in his class
"I was not born yet", his excuse for everything.
Anyone just know him from qvc?
I love you, Ben
So 'removing the defender' is a particular case of 'interference' right ?
no
Ben rocks! What if he stay in Charlotte for good?
Knight's retreating like a frenchman. classic.
...Was that game really against Carlson?
This is too funny. Please post a video of the one o'clock class...
At 24:01 when they're at queen B2 and say white loses now, why not have white play rook C8? If Black takes the rook, white takes the queen and stops checkmate by defending the black rook's entry square on C1. If black takes the queen, white takes the rook with checkmate. Am I missing something? I think it works.
That rook is hanging. Just force a trade of queens by giving check, then take the rook.
16:02 Why the kid said its all about the Benjamins?? lol
These videos make me think Arjun (if that's how you spell his name) is gonna be a great player when he is older.
What software do you use for analyzing games?
In the Capablanca game, I think white has a better chance with Rc8. Now if black takes the queen, Rxd8# and if black takes the rook he's down a queen. It's still losing for white (NOW you check the king and trade queens and win the rook) but when black has more blunders than good moves that's better than having no obvious blunders on the board!
A Queen! Knight is 5 points and pawn is 1. But Queen is 10 points!