Grandmaster Ben Finegold presents a lecture at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis covering some games from the Chess Club Ladder. 2014.01.29
At 14:06, Ben says, "You have three pieces that can take (the black pawn) on D4. Somebody suggested to take it with the white C pawn. Ben kept a straight face, and said, "with the pawn", but that's risky because it gives black a "slight" advantage. Then, he kept a straight face while we discovered what an enormous understatement that was. Hilarious! This was entertaining to watch.
I had a hard time finding the moves but when Ben asked "What's the most violently, lashing out move white could play" I was like "that sounds like me" and I found B4 immediately
Actually, as a fellow 1300, when I analyse my game, I noticed I'm making the most mistakes with knight. Pawns are usually pretty good for me(except last game, where I missed one good pawn move five moves on a row, until my opponent made it impossible).
@@liver1865 What is this discussion about. It looks like NH4+ means NH4 (I guess we'd annotate it Nh4) with check! These look like chess moves. I guess the + means this molecule is a positively charged ion or something? Not that it's giving check?
Many of his jokes are obscure references that barely land even when you know the source, and despite the fact he has a right to be cocky, I could see him intimidating more potential chess players rather than inspiring. His shtick gets old fast. but, I’m glad you love him. Different pov are important.
Ben Finegold will play against somebody who plays TERRIBLE!!! And Ben will checkmate him "with advantage" because checkmating is good because you win. Then his opponent will cry. Then Ben will call the director. Let's go Ben!!! More of his & Akobian's videos please...
I don't like how this guy teaches. What exactly did anyone learn, outside of the opening option of black playing c5? I still like bishop to f5 a lot more.
Man I love your lectures! I started playing chess 3 months ago and I'm already 1150 on lichess.. all my friends say I've had a great improvement in such a short time! Thanks Gm Ben
was in the library with headphones on drinking coffee and when Ben went "i like colors" i almost spat it everywhere. gotta be careful while watching his lectures lmao
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at 13:12 if the white knight moves as the black bishop is threatening it the black bishop cannot take the pawn on g2 as after white moves the knight to g5 and then black takes the pawn on g2 with the bishop, white can play f3 trapping the bishop and it can then be taken by simply playing rook to g1. just something I picked up there as he said after white moves his knight away black can then take the pawn which he cannot
Who doesn't like the movie Contact??????! Other than that, great video. I've been playing 1...c6 for years and years. One day I might actually be decent at it.
Wow Ben played very accurately in the second game. While he was doing his consolidation everything except for Nh8(which as Ben said the computer didn't like altough it's still not that bad) was top move for my Houdini, and indeed the best plan for white was a4-a5 all the way until Ben started attacking.
Why would not at 13:00 black go ...c4 (explosive!) and then next move install the bishop on d3? There is no light-square bishop and both knights are totally unprepared to attack that bishop. I suppose white could go Kd1 followed by Ne1 but that still seems excellent for black. Or b3 followed by bxc4 (to which bishop would respond Bd4 but the bishop looks excellent on that diagonal.
GM Ben Finegold: "And for the intermediate lecture, I'm gonna make things a little easier than usual because normally when I ask questions You, you know there are these these thought bubbles above your heads...with like you know a donkey and with flies around it and.. you know like there and you know there is like tabula rasa everywhere You know what I am saying Mat" Mat: Yeah GM ben Finegold: "yeah, he's like "man I took the words out out his mouth". Stand up comedy right here!
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In twenty years time there will be lectures on this channel from GM kenwest.
Chessiah I agree. GM Kanye West will happen one day.
@Rizky Satya Who is Arthur ???
@Rizky Satya You supposed to be say "Exactly "
Qa4 in that first game was pretty nice.
2 weeks ago Arjun gave a lecture.
At 14:06, Ben says, "You have three pieces that can take (the black pawn) on D4. Somebody suggested to take it with the white C pawn. Ben kept a straight face, and said, "with the pawn", but that's risky because it gives black a "slight" advantage. Then, he kept a straight face while we discovered what an enormous understatement that was. Hilarious! This was entertaining to watch.
That's what good teachers do. They don't belittle someone for trying to learn or answering something wrong.
A mix between stand-up and chess... BRILLIANT! ;O) Instructive AND funny... what more can you ask?!
Cccxc
Ben actually could do standup
I had a hard time finding the moves but when Ben asked "What's the most violently, lashing out move white could play" I was like "that sounds like me" and I found B4 immediately
I found b4 based on his description, but I'd never consider that move. If I was feeling aggressive, I'd probably play Rg1 in that position
I fucking love this guy. I do not even care that much about chess I just like hearing these.
+Vicious Lamp Hahahahaahha this is hilarious dude
He talks like Saul from Breaking Bad
like saul from better call saul
16:16 :
"This pawn structure isn't bad enough, so lets make it worse." -1300 me every game
Actually, as a fellow 1300, when I analyse my game, I noticed I'm making the most mistakes with knight. Pawns are usually pretty good for me(except last game, where I missed one good pawn move five moves on a row, until my opponent made it impossible).
"I have to give my opponent a chance, this pawn structure isn't bad enough" - me losing every game
@@legrandliseurtri7495 I get smashed by knights as a 1000, still randomly lose pieces to them
But still amazing how he manages to control nine pawn islands with only 6 pawns. xD
Ammonia = NH3
Ammonium = NH4
+Cam Staubus NH4+ :)
ok, Technical Tom
There's no NH4. only ammonia (NH3) and ammonium (NH4+)
uh, thats not right
@@liver1865 What is this discussion about. It looks like NH4+ means NH4 (I guess we'd annotate it Nh4) with check! These look like chess moves. I guess the + means this molecule is a positively charged ion or something? Not that it's giving check?
Only thing that makes me happier than seeing a new Ben lecture is the next Ben lecture... /fanboy :cheers:
King Mango fat jew lover
@@ophiolatreia93 wow your judgemental
Very pleased to see Ben back!
At 36:37, Ben's move Nh8 is indeed the computer move! Good job Ben :)
>"Bb4 gives black a slight advantage"
>Queen is in a pin xD
I'm crying
Mr. finegold i think you are so funny. You could be in the movies or something.
+Luis Múzquiz He reminds me of my 8th grade humanities teacher
"..or something," for sure.
He is a GM? Anyone know his current ELO?
Many of his jokes are obscure references that barely land even when you know the source, and despite the fact he has a right to be cocky, I could see him intimidating more potential chess players rather than inspiring. His shtick gets old fast. but, I’m glad you love him. Different pov are important.
@@Jealod24 unpopular opinion ^
GM Jonah Hill
This is a good one, great Ben humor. His lectures are just fun to watch even if you do not want to learn anything, but yet you do.
"Now we know the 'GM' is in quotes". Best line of the video.
So good. Poor Ken West
Ben Finegold will play against somebody who plays TERRIBLE!!! And Ben will checkmate him "with advantage" because checkmating is good because you win. Then his opponent will cry. Then Ben will call the director. Let's go Ben!!! More of his & Akobian's videos please...
Tharinda Nimnajith bh b g
I hate when that happens
I don't like how this guy teaches. What exactly did anyone learn, outside of the opening option of black playing c5? I still like bishop to f5 a lot more.
rawr
Then ben finds out he is the director
Man I love your lectures! I started playing chess 3 months ago and I'm already 1150 on lichess.. all my friends say I've had a great improvement in such a short time!
Thanks Gm Ben
You should also check John Bartholomew youtube channel
@@SaurabhXDD I wish he'd post more!
And now where are you? I'm 1300.
Very inspiring and informative instructions! GM Finegold is “gold standard” of a great player and a greater teacher of chess!
I watch all these videos over and over and I’m still like an 1100
These lectures are for entertainment, not chess
@@hemant05
Yeah that’s why he’s teaching them to a class
14:38 loves it when Ben says it gives black a 'slight advantage' when it's actually a game ending blunder
This guy's hilarious! It'd be great to see more of his lectures.
Don't worry Ben, the people at home got your Topalov-Shirov reference
I call this game: The Wrath of Caro-Kann
was in the library with headphones on drinking coffee and when Ben went "i like colors" i almost spat it everywhere. gotta be careful while watching his lectures lmao
Ben's students will make him feel proud😂
Really funny guy. That chemistry joke cracked me up.
Why is Finegold like every grumpy martial arts teacher I've ever met
Best teacher in my opinion
Year 2023. Still a perfect chess stand-up comedy show 😁
Ben Finegold is my spirit animal
PHAHAHAHAHA
i wish this guy was my life coach
this guy is pretty funny and good
Here in 2021, great lecture 👍🏾
Ammonia is NH3, ammonium is NH4+.
Grandmaster and Great Comic all in one....stunning!
love your talks! edutainment at its finest
Anna Kournikova joke "Looks good but it's not gonna win" caught me by surprise. 38:06 for anyone who gets that old reference.
Excellent lecture
Wow, GM Finegold is a very entertaining lecturer and boy does he know his stuff :D
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RIP Ben Finegold
Occam's razor and the Bayes theorem?!
ah, soo entertaining and still learned so much! Love this guy
This guy is awesome
Ben is great! Thank you Ben!
Enjoyed this lecture quite a bit. Great combination of instruction and entertainment.
The last 5 minutes are hysterical
Commentary is so epic
Caro-Kann and team Ben FInegold are the best! Go Ben!
15:52 I called the move and now I am rolling on the floor laughing))))
You are actually almost correct about the NH3/NH4 pun, NH3(Ammonia) is a gas and NH4(Ammonium) is a salt.
7 years ago...Wow
😂😂😂😂😂
Very funny man. I really enjoyed this lecture, he really has sense of humor
"The king is like Anna Kournikova, looks good but he'll never win" How is this guy a chess machine and a comedy genius at the same time?😂😂😂😂
New Ben Finegold lectures? WHAAAAAAAAAT
We now have the Chess Club and Scholastic Centre of Atlanta, what an age we live in.
at 13:12 if the white knight moves as the black bishop is threatening it the black bishop cannot take the pawn on g2 as after white moves the knight to g5 and then black takes the pawn on g2 with the bishop, white can play f3 trapping the bishop and it can then be taken by simply playing rook to g1. just something I picked up there as he said after white moves his knight away black can then take the pawn which he cannot
black takes rook
30:05 GM Finegold played f6!! :D
Very suspicious
You are an unrealized huge comedian! Such a great Jewish humour :) thanks for the lecture; you really made me laugh and more educated.
Who doesn't like the movie Contact??????! Other than that, great video. I've been playing 1...c6 for years and years. One day I might actually be decent at it.
The king bit at 37:52 is hilarious
If anyone wonders GM Sax, Gyula. It's not pronounced they way Ben did, but kudos for mentioning him.
As a Caro-Kann player, when Ben said "we're just inventing moves here"I died
The freakin patter is unbelievable!
The NH4 thing was too much. It positively SLEW me!
"now we know why the GMs in quotes" hahahahahahahahahahah
i love his comedy
Ben Finegold: " - I am the rotating GM," The chess-audience: " - Wow what a great chess-muscle."
Behold, the rotating Grandmaster
Funny guy, the type of funny that could be in movies lol.
Can we please have a ken west vs finegold analyze this video?
I guessed a4, a5 etc right away! Great video!!
more finegold!!!
Wow Ben played very accurately in the second game. While he was doing his consolidation everything except for Nh8(which as Ben said the computer didn't like altough it's still not that bad) was top move for my Houdini, and indeed the best plan for white was a4-a5 all the way until Ben started attacking.
What a King
Fast forward to 15:37 for the Mike Kummer reference. Everyone was waiting for it.
Wow, the care oh can!
Rotating gm is my favorite gm after Gm Ken West
that guy kenwest is really famous now
+Abhishek Rana lol i was thinkin the same hes a legend in the st louis chess club haha
You tube Ken west, scroll to the 60 second video of the black mans, click and read my comment, spread the awareness
I didn't know Ben was from Michigan. Represent!
Bens lessons are Platinum
Get it Ben fine! gold
9 pawn islands! LOL I'm so done. Great stuff Finegold.
+FaultyOffset Using the "F" word in this forum is highly inappropriate as children visit this site. Please clean up your language!
+Gregory Granger You're not wrong, but children undoubtedly use a whole host of sites.
Eliminated regardless.
In the second game I think that Rfd1 is a better plan than a4-a5.
oh man the trash talking is just amazing
15:15 I think that's the best point
"Pawn takes is dangerous because of this move... *White loses a queen*"
Lololololol
Anyone have a link to the game Preston wins against GM?
I have checked and can't find the damn thing..
This was the first defense I learned the C pawn is a weapon,.
Go Ben!!
The gulps are the best!!
cxd4 is risky! lmao most understated sentence, almost ever.
I played Nh8 in a game recently to defend a queen and rook attack on f7 and it worked perfectly. Then I took all his pieces and won
“My king’s not as stupid as he looks! Two years of community college...” Fucking LOL
He makes chess so funny :)
... Because he had other advantages, but he didn't take advantage of those advantages - Ben Finegold, 2014 ;)
Hello GM, thank you for sharing. Hello everybody. I have a question,
Why not 8. Kxd4 ? .....exist some problem?
Why would not at 13:00 black go ...c4 (explosive!) and then next move install the bishop on d3? There is no light-square bishop and both knights are totally unprepared to attack that bishop. I suppose white could go Kd1 followed by Ne1 but that still seems excellent for black. Or b3 followed by bxc4 (to which bishop would respond Bd4 but the bishop looks excellent on that diagonal.
Ben, I want to play carro-kann Tal line (e4 c6 d4 d5 e5 Sf5 h4) But I can't found any materials on this line
GM Ben Finegold: "And for the intermediate lecture, I'm gonna make things a little easier than usual because normally when I ask questions You, you know there are these these thought bubbles above your heads...with like you know a donkey and with flies around it and.. you know like there and you know there is like tabula rasa everywhere
You know what I am saying Mat"
Mat: Yeah
GM ben Finegold: "yeah, he's like "man I took the words out out his mouth".
Stand up comedy right here!
"drew a game and got 800 points" lol tehehehe
21:30
i was waiting for an explosives joke....
especially after he said it was very dangerous
It surely happened at 21:53 "His rooks are pretty active" with a violent head shake :)
Nice video. Need more of Akobian!