I watch because you play like a human, you play methodically, but like any normal player, you blunder like the rest of us. And you are entertaining to watch.
Ben, you can do anything you put your mind to. Including losing from a completely winning position. When you were talking through the opening defence, I was in a cold sweat watching you almost making disastrous blunders before just catching your error. A times it’s like a thrills and spills rollercoaster action film and other times like a pantomime - Ben: …he’s got this move Me: Oh no he hasn’t, but he can win your Rook with a skewer! It’s all good family entertainment.
First movie quote was from 'A Fish Called Wanda' - couldn't guess the second. Why do I watch? I always learn something from watching your games, even if they aren't the openings I play. E.g, I've recently started playing the Traxler and Jaenisch, and even though you didn't play that in this game, you found yourself in a very similar 'pickle' to what I've been finding myself, so it was fantastic to watch how you negotiated your way out of it. In the previous 'Pircy Blunder' video, I enjoyed watching how you tackled black's kingside fianchetto, even though I'm a 1d4 player. And the golden nugget of wisdom was when you mentioned the h4 push only works against the modern, not the Pirc. This is something that will stay with me.
Nice, happy to help. I can't remember what the second quote was. Oh, I think it was some dialogue from the start of one of the songs in "Chess: The Musical".
I find that with the Sicilian your opponent is immediately unsettled, so if you are not fluent in the main lines your opponent is on the back foot if you are familiar with the starting moves, so much of the time you have a slight advantage.
I watch bc I need a channel where I can have the moves explained and see how players closer to my elo play (Im only 700/800 but have only played 230ish games)--esp endgames. You playing rapid gives me time to think abt what I'd play in your position. The british accent helps, but my oh my the blundering rollercoaster and the amount of times I yell at you for bad endgame moves is why I stay. Can't forget abt the accents and movie quotes haha
You were telling yourself that you should make moves slower and were doing the opposite... I think in cases like that one you should make a rule: not to make a move faster than at least 15 seconds (if you're sure you're winning and you have enough time) and to consider at least three candidate moves with your opponent's response. P. S. I keep watching youtubers like you (trying to improve at chess) because I want to help with your improvement. And this is entertaining and motivating me to play chess myself.
Most entertaining game of chess I've seen in a while, way better than all this gm rubbish. I've never seen two players compete harder to throw the game.
I watch because I see what I would have done, especially when you make quick moves in the endgame. Several minutes on the clock. Slow down. Endgames are just as important as openings and middle games. Especially if you have time on the clock.
Why do I keep watching? You underestimated your opponent's threat and were down material out of the opening. Your opponent should have taken your rook but got greedy and saw mate where there was none. He allowed you to trade into a winning endgame. A rook and a pair of bishops apeice but you have an extra knight and two outside passed pawns. Then you hang your only advantage and suddenly it's equal. You're getting outplayed in the endgame, and your pawns are falling fast. Your king bravely marches forward to escort your final hope to the end of its journey. Your opponent slips for a moment, and while his guard is down his king is assassinated behind enemy lines. For me it's not about the destination.
I watch because you play like a human, you play methodically, but like any normal player, you blunder like the rest of us. And you are entertaining to watch.
Aw, thanks.
You can lose this, and don't call me Shirley.
Ha ha, nice.
5:05 Your knight move was *_already_* covering that square. You wasted a critical tempo mate..
Ben, you can do anything you put your mind to. Including losing from a completely winning position.
When you were talking through the opening defence, I was in a cold sweat watching you almost making disastrous blunders before just catching your error. A times it’s like a thrills and spills rollercoaster action film and other times like a pantomime - Ben: …he’s got this move Me: Oh no he hasn’t, but he can win your Rook with a skewer!
It’s all good family entertainment.
Thanks pal, appreciate the support.
Hunty!!!!
@ 4:40 if you move the knight on C6 to E7 you win the queen as you cover the F5 square!
I Learnt my knights forks from you!
Aaagh! I looked at that, but thought I was blocking the queen's defence of the f6 knight, didn't notice my g7 pawn was also defending it.
At 29:08, bg2 opens a discovery on your king and wins the Queen outright
Yeah, not my finest hour.
First movie quote was from 'A Fish Called Wanda' - couldn't guess the second. Why do I watch? I always learn something from watching your games, even if they aren't the openings I play. E.g, I've recently started playing the Traxler and Jaenisch, and even though you didn't play that in this game, you found yourself in a very similar 'pickle' to what I've been finding myself, so it was fantastic to watch how you negotiated your way out of it. In the previous 'Pircy Blunder' video, I enjoyed watching how you tackled black's kingside fianchetto, even though I'm a 1d4 player. And the golden nugget of wisdom was when you mentioned the h4 push only works against the modern, not the Pirc. This is something that will stay with me.
Nice, happy to help. I can't remember what the second quote was. Oh, I think it was some dialogue from the start of one of the songs in "Chess: The Musical".
surprised he didn't just take the rook at 12:46
That's why I like playing against flesh 'n' blood hoomans.
I find that with the Sicilian your opponent is immediately unsettled, so if you are not fluent in the main lines your opponent is on the back foot if you are familiar with the starting moves, so much of the time you have a slight advantage.
Fair point.
Best advert for Veganuary I've seen this year! 😜
Ha ha, nice one. On January 1st I was actually on 1600, so have lost a few rating points overall, although appear to be gaining now.
I watch bc I need a channel where I can have the moves explained and see how players closer to my elo play (Im only 700/800 but have only played 230ish games)--esp endgames. You playing rapid gives me time to think abt what I'd play in your position. The british accent helps, but my oh my the blundering rollercoaster and the amount of times I yell at you for bad endgame moves is why I stay. Can't forget abt the accents and movie quotes haha
Accent? What accent? :-)
You were telling yourself that you should make moves slower and were doing the opposite... I think in cases like that one you should make a rule: not to make a move faster than at least 15 seconds (if you're sure you're winning and you have enough time) and to consider at least three candidate moves with your opponent's response.
P. S. I keep watching youtubers like you (trying to improve at chess) because I want to help with your improvement. And this is entertaining and motivating me to play chess myself.
I think that's excellent advice, thanks.
4:55 instead of taking the knight, you trap the white queen with knight to e2
I keep watching because the journey is entertaining. The cultural references are fun too. Thanks Ben.
Great, thanks pal.
IT'S FUN TO SEE WHY BLUNDERS HAPPEN.
Happy to entertain :-)
Most entertaining game of chess I've seen in a while, way better than all this gm rubbish. I've never seen two players compete harder to throw the game.
Thanks, I’ll take it as a compliment 😊
You could have got the rook behind the h pawn and just pushed it.
Yeah, wasn't on fire in that game, eh?
I watch because I see what I would have done, especially when you make quick moves in the endgame. Several minutes on the clock. Slow down. Endgames are just as important as openings and middle games. Especially if you have time on the clock.
You're absolutely right. I know I need to focus more on my endgames, and IN my endgames.
Good movie...A Fish Called Wanda. Good game Ben.
Great movie 👍🏼
Train wreck. Can't look away.
Family entertainment!
Lol this game is great.. chess at its finest😆 very entertaining, 25:30 Rd3 as well
Thank you!
Like or Dislike: Like. I watch because I can relate and because your thumbnails aren't cringe.
Thank you. I try to avoid clickbait titles too.
Know the feeling, Lol!
Yup!
Why do I keep watching?
You underestimated your opponent's threat and were down material out of the opening. Your opponent should have taken your rook but got greedy and saw mate where there was none. He allowed you to trade into a winning endgame. A rook and a pair of bishops apeice but you have an extra knight and two outside passed pawns. Then you hang your only advantage and suddenly it's equal. You're getting outplayed in the endgame, and your pawns are falling fast. Your king bravely marches forward to escort your final hope to the end of its journey. Your opponent slips for a moment, and while his guard is down his king is assassinated behind enemy lines.
For me it's not about the destination.
Thrills and spills!