The d4 Pawn and the d4 Square - GM Ben Finegold - 2013.10.02

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  • @danielturner1891
    @danielturner1891 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    The foresight of a Grandmaster is incredible. He sacced the exchange because he knew Spencer would be at a specific lecture years later.

    • @12jswilson
      @12jswilson ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If you can't see over 2 decades into the future, your prospects of becoming a GM aren't good

  • @mychannel594
    @mychannel594 10 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    "I drove my chevy to play levy but then levy resigned." Nice.

    • @Blaisem
      @Blaisem 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      levee

  • @engboino
    @engboino 9 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    The Chevy and Levy story will forever be in my memory. Thank you, GM Finegold!

  • @manmoth_1990
    @manmoth_1990 9 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    08:12 "Ke1!! threatening to castle either way. Now, what's funny is: if he castles queenside it's mate. Castles mate."
    Only Ben thinks like this. Hilarious.

  • @-_Nuke_-
    @-_Nuke_- 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    This is how you teach chess.
    I have tons of respect for this guy.

  • @BalladCreek
    @BalladCreek 11 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    GM charge something like $50.00 plus per hour I just cant believe how many of these lessons / lectures are available for free :-) thank You !!!!!!
    I got youtube down-loader and am building a nice collection :-)

  • @Gosusensei
    @Gosusensei 9 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Finegold is so funny. Love to see his videos.

  • @feliciozo
    @feliciozo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This one is about d4 square. So after 64 lectures you guys will be great. This one is about this square.

  • @tobyohio
    @tobyohio 10 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Drove a Chevy to play Levi; appreciate the humour, adds pleasantry to lecture where at home I am still present. Keep up the good work.

  • @paulgoogol2652
    @paulgoogol2652 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Mr Finegold is so informative and entertaining. Good thing to drop the "I hate when it happens" running gag just as I started to hate when it happened. But from time to time I like it to be around.

  • @WillToWinvlog
    @WillToWinvlog 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for yet another awesome lesson!

  • @WillToWinvlog
    @WillToWinvlog 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    What an awesome video! It covers a lot of ground, and is fast paced and entertaining, which makes it good for re-watching.

  • @johannorman3067
    @johannorman3067 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Simply brilliant.

  • @JimJWalker
    @JimJWalker 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Looking forward to the next 63. =)

  • @TimothyRyanFisher
    @TimothyRyanFisher 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks for all the vids I have learned a lot.

  • @andrehoffmann9048
    @andrehoffmann9048 11 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Hi Ben, i like your style of teaching, because you always make me laugh!
    best regards from germany!:D

  • @Athenian888
    @Athenian888 9 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Ben for President! :)))

  • @devanshraizadavaid3197
    @devanshraizadavaid3197 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Glad to find this video. I usually open up d4 or f4 for white and the sicilian or e5 for black.

  • @Harrun
    @Harrun 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    that slow mo 😂😂 2:23

  • @Ikerus0
    @Ikerus0 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    "I drove my Chevy to Levy but Levy resigned"

  • @lostblue5651
    @lostblue5651 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    nice lecture

  • @blackhammer6390
    @blackhammer6390 10 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Why is it that I understand these lectures but when I play chess matches online I still find a way to lose

    • @mychannel594
      @mychannel594 10 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I do the same thing (I'm assuming you mean you lose when you shouldn't, like to lower rated players, or you make bad moves when you know better). I think it's about powers of concentration; mine aren't strong enough to maintain one hundred percent attention for every move of the game, so I end up blundering somewhere. Or at least that's one of the reasons.

    • @TheShadowblast123
      @TheShadowblast123 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      "I hate books; they only teach us to talk about things we know nothing about." - Jean-Jacques Rousseau. When you watch lectures like this you have to understand that this is specifically focusing on one possible problem in your play. The lesson of the lecture is to not have a weak d4 pawn, but is that the reason why you're losing games? Analyze your games, find your mistakes and find lectures that specifically focus on the issues you have

    • @xDMrGarrison
      @xDMrGarrison 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Agreeing with Ben is not the same as finding the moves and ideas he talks about. Terrible.

  • @JimmyLundberg
    @JimmyLundberg 11 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    04:55 "My d4 pawn is protected by a pawn, so I'm good". Not sure if joking as usual or actually made a mistake :P

    • @STLChessClub
      @STLChessClub  11 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Ben is rarely mistaken and almost always joking, so I'd bet he's making a joke! Thanks so much for watching our channel, and please help spread the word. We've got a ton of great videos lined up!

    • @JimmyLundberg
      @JimmyLundberg 11 ปีที่แล้ว

      I thought so too, just wasn't sure this one time. I'm loving this channel, much of it is over my head, but I'm learning a lot too. Great stuff!

    • @nateyoung3675
      @nateyoung3675 10 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      It was a slip of the tongue, not a joke or an error, he was referring to the black d5 pawn.

    • @JimmyLundberg
      @JimmyLundberg 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I know what he was referring to ;p that's what I meant by 'mistake', but I think he actually said it jokingly.

    • @thekkl
      @thekkl 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Jimmy Lundberg He meant to say d-file.

  • @tinytim8173
    @tinytim8173 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    An entire lecture about one square?

  • @zackcruise
    @zackcruise 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    "I would play the same openings he would; even though he wasn't born yet, I still did it." 17:18

  • @sawyerwest3990
    @sawyerwest3990 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    @10:42: I like to play the Albin Counter Gambit in Black's position, what is your reasoning for playing the Estoniannan?

  • @SongsForBoredTimes
    @SongsForBoredTimes 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    24:00
    isnt it like game 1 in anand-carlsen? not exacrylt but pretty similar isnt it?

  • @ricardochapa
    @ricardochapa 11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    drove my chevy to play levi

  • @GuitarSlinger2112
    @GuitarSlinger2112 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This guy reminds me of my roomy. Great sense of humor. Plus my roomy is probably 23 something so makes good chess coach. As long as he isn't looking over my shoulder berating me while I try push wood on FICS... lol :cheers:

  • @anonymousAJ
    @anonymousAJ ปีที่แล้ว

    I always hang all my pawns starting with the a or h pawn so none of them are ever isolated, then when I have 2 pawns to 8 I resign since I can't have an isolated pawn, that would be terrible

  • @chinadan86
    @chinadan86 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Who was humming American Pie at 16:09?

  • @rohit1697
    @rohit1697 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    game starts at 3:36

  • @emir2591
    @emir2591 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It's all about the Benjamin's

    • @-_Nuke_-
      @-_Nuke_- 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      που λεν και στο χωριό μου

  • @JohnSmith-yd2cu
    @JohnSmith-yd2cu 11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    If someone takes your king and u can promote a pawn, can u promote it to king nad avoid losing the game?

    • @shawnhaferkamp8599
      @shawnhaferkamp8599 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      In chess, we don't ever take the king. When the king is attacked, and the attacker can't be blocked, taken, or the king has no where to move safely, then you are checkmated and lose the game. Cheers!

    • @sameash3153
      @sameash3153 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@shawnhaferkamp8599 You can take the king. If the king is in check and you make an illegal move, taking the king wins the game.

  • @Digifier
    @Digifier 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    LOL, at the end: "You agree ?"
    Subtle joke :P.

  • @GuitarSlinger2112
    @GuitarSlinger2112 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    or I should say "push pixels" yes?

  • @slayzgames
    @slayzgames 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Greetings from Serbia! I love those lectures, nah, joking I came here for bad humor:)

    • @liver1865
      @liver1865 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Slayzer SERBIA?????!!!!!

    • @slayzgames
      @slayzgames 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wut?:)

  • @emir2591
    @emir2591 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Get paid by the hour

  • @BalladCreek
    @BalladCreek 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    GM Ben is a Great guy he should have his Cholesterol level checked would hate to lose him :-)

    • @argh9743
      @argh9743 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah,arrogance isn’t the issue.

  • @DirkDjently
    @DirkDjently 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    17:59

  • @tramquangpho
    @tramquangpho 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    why white play h4 at the start

  • @f0revern0ty0urs2
    @f0revern0ty0urs2 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Whites kg1 was a stupid move, should have moved his bishop from d6 to safety

  • @GuitarSlinger2112
    @GuitarSlinger2112 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why assume everything should be free? You going to pay their bills for them?
    The internet is not all about getting things for free. It's a great place to find free stuff, but it's just as much a business as it is a charity.

  • @GuitarSlinger2112
    @GuitarSlinger2112 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    "I don't assume everything should be free. It should be shared for free."
    only on discussions of politics or religion can something so incredibly stupid be spoken. Truly.