Me vs. Ben Finegold: Ben lived in Michigan. I lived in Michigan (college in Flint) Ben lived in Belgium. I've been to Belgium. Ben is a grand master. I like pizza.

Even grandmasters miss king to b2.

He's so deadpan it took me a second to realize he was joking about Houdini suggesting resignation.

ben finegold - finding things "uh terrible" since 1969

34:51 "In 19... 87, I was playing in the New York Open against Jay Whitehead, rest in peace, and... (he was alive then, when he played me)"

how am I just finding this guy? I like chess again now. Suspicious!

I love GM Finegold's Lectures. He is highly entertaining.

Great lecture as always. Can't fall asleep with Ben's commentary. Entertaining and informative. the best way to remember a lecture. now if I can just remember all this for my games.

Finegold is GOLD, the best.

more Ben pls !!!!

just imagine that Ben is perpetually eating pizza. while he talks, while he analyzes, while he moves the pieces on the analysis board, everything. Even when hes not eating pizza. everything he says will suddenly make so much more sense.

46:42. "What's the best defense for white?" "Kb2 [from h1]." "Yeah, I agree. That's probably the best defense." Hahaha

Lovable,educational,tremendously humoristic. :)

i have to give credit to the kid who played the first game for holding out so long.

I've never even met this guy, but I love him

Paul Whitehead was actually my first chess teacher back in ~1999. Never thought I'd hear his name again!

A draw by three repetitions of stalemate claim HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! Genius!

haha this guy is like a semi comedian

First time I learned something looking at a fine gold lecture...

Holy shit! Iskandar went to my high school. I remember how he would win chess tournaments like the state chess tournament. Crazy to see him mentioned in a video series I watch so much.

Thank you Ben for your instructional masterpieces. I very much enjoy learning from you. Rarrr! :)

Ben, you are GREAT at breaking things down . Thank you!

You are hilarious and awesome Ben! Keep it up brother.

Funny guy, I always find GM v's amateur games instructive. Thanks for the upload.

I adore you, Mr. Ben Finegold.

He played a move I expected, I couldn't believe it, that's deep

One of Ben's best.

"Attack with all your pieces. And occasionally you should defend with some pieces too" -Ben Finegold

thank you very much, great lecture!

MORE BEN!!

Smart chess teacher. Thanks for sharing

Ben Finegold the boss!!! Been listening pure Ben Finegold since day.

Wait a minute! *I* miscalculate everything! Hooray! I think like a Grandmaster!

King to b2, lol. Thanks GM Finegold for another instructive and entertaining lecture and thanks to CCSC of Saint Louis as well.

19:46 Ben Finegold discovered the wooden shield before QVC, he just stole his idea. I guess that's why Ben hates him.

damn so happy to fnd more Ben Finegold lectures :) not quite as charming as him teaching a bunch of kids but just as entertaining and informative.

Love this guy teachings and jokes😂😂

"Ahhh... I didn't see king F2!" I lost it completely, I laughed for 10 minutes.

27:13 I have two bishops, two bishops and two bishops

Draw by three fold stalemate claim!!!

Rotating GM! :D

amazing simpson`s reference, I think that was from season 2. old quote! Lisa Simpson:" Well, a blockaded bishop is of little value, but I think you are referring to a pawn."

Awesome.

Love this guy!

Bens lecture are toooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo good

A half chess master and a half comedian. I like Ben!!

ben has analyzed the first game before in the kids class.

30:00 after Black playing Rb8, can white play Rxg4? if black plays hxg4 then Nd7 works as it is equal material and the a pawn woulod be hanging, so it works for white anyway. I am not sure because I haven't got a computer engine to analyse this. Any suggestions? I would appreciate it. Thanks in advance and thanks Ben , you are the best teacher ever.

It's so weird to hear "Let's call a random student" and not have it be followed up with "You!" or "Arjun!"

Okay, here is a perfect example of something I always wonder about.At 13:42, if the knight on f2 was somewhere else, say h3, would black come out better to play 1....Nxe4 2.Bxe4 Nxc4+ 3.Kc3 Nxa3. I know that white can play Rxc4, but not only does that look bad for white, it is besides my point. Are the 3 pawns worth the night? You leave white with anisolated d pawn, and black has 3 passed pawns.

This is very entertaining! And I also think I learned something :)

best teacher

Can you do a video about austrian defense please?

"Kb2 is probably the best move, yeah" hahah

31 he said its a the correct move but what if knight went to D7 forking both castles

31:36 after Rb8 white to move Rxg4 if (gxf4 Nd7 Ra8 Nxf8 Kxf8 white slightly better) else (Rxb6 Rd4 white slightly better) though this line is tricky with time trouble because the game will require a lot of moves.

Ben is great :)

What is the program being used here, where you can make proposed moves, see the resulting position, then return to the original position?

At 31.11 what's wrong the bishop e2? That's the move I blurted out when he ask. Some.one correct me and show me why plz

31:00 sequence. Did Ben overlook the fork on D7? Or am I missing something?

queen h4 is a good move because after rook to g2 queen can sack on h2 when rook takes back its mate on g1 with the rook

How do you find gold? With Benjamin’s

what is the name of the song in the intro?

at 43.57 instead of doubling rooks what if whit plays 1)N*e5 Q*e5, 2Nd7 .....forking rook and queen and then taking rook on f8

at 31:03, is it possible for white to go Rxg4 with a fork Nd7 in mind when hxg4?

what about defending the a pawn with bishop e2

f**k kb2 is such a good move... (cracks me up haha)

What is the story of Ken Wesley? 0:50

Someone please put out of my misery as I cant find the mate 45 minutes in when g2 x f3. If white defends with his Q he seems to end up with a solid defence and a good queen sided attack supported by the knight. Ben says its mate and he is never wrong but I cant see it!! E.g. g2 x f3, Rg8; Qb4 Qg7; Qe1. Doesnt that stop the mate? Even if black gets a rook to g2 cant white just ignore it? White maybe needs the Q on d1 to cover the knight sacrifice and he can just sit it out while he pushes his Queen side pawns supported by the knight. All black's pieces are now tied up out of the game. What move have I missed for Black? I've been looking for ages and its driving me nuts. Loving your lectures Mr Finegold and you are slowly draggin me out of retirement. Thanks.

"Women." Lol. Great instructive video trumped by comedic wit!

I’m sorry but what’s between KEN west and finegold? Any reason why he keeps picking on him?

this guy rocks

Finegold channeling his inner Kasparov at 11:05 with Bd8 as in Ivanchuk v Kasparov, Linares 1991.

This man is the Rodney Dangerfield of Chess

19:35 wow forking two pinned pieces thats actually a new one for me

Nice!

Wait... There is a Simpsons Episode about chess and I haven't seen it? What's the name of the episode?

best gm

You are awesome! Yes, it strokes your ego, but so what? You are awesome. I enjoyed this video very much, thanks man.

Why are comments open on Ben's game but closed off on that foxy GM"s game?

Good sense of humor :D

This dude is hilarious!

29:43 anyone know why the knight is the only defense for A6? Ben says it's the only thing that defends A6.... what about rook A8 or Bishop E2? EDIT: ok maybe not rook to A8.... whoops ;D Also, bishop E2 would stop his rook to C4.... I must be missing something, there is no way that's too sneaky for ben to see, and I'm sure he's analyzed it with the computer.

That's a beautiful position oh my god

Ben is so funny, I love his tutorials

8:38 I take ur rook making a queen lool haha

Can you please provide the pgns for your avanced game analysis at the st. Louis chess club especially the game that appears the 10:34 ticker in the 50 minute video. It lcooks like an mirrored tit for tat stonwall defense. What is the opening called. Another chess player on KZfaq from the midwest 3jbenett on lichess is alsoan otb chess player at his checlub & regional tournament play. He gives live commentary durig his matches about his moves as well as his opponents He can tell within a few moves that is sicilian dragon variation, which openigs start out as a queen gambit accepted orva queen gambit declined. In the live game he seems to know on thevfly. This opebing becoms transposed into another opening with movinh a certain piece or a combination of moves. He suggested that I get modern chess openings by waler korn. Modern chess openings a blue book. They have openingsvwith a table showing a myriad of subsequent moves. The last book i bought in this vein was fundamental chess openings. I have fritz 15 &16. Ibwould love an app that has the counter noves to;the sicilian, kings Indian etc

20:05 I think that’s called the dirty doubling doodler

In parallel universe Ken East is a super GM

that pin was hilarious

43:34 would rook takes h2 be a good move here?

Aren't those half open files instead of open files? Great video. Ben Finegold is the best, but he has never beaten me.

Far out, some of these checkmates are so technical

at 31:30 why cant the knight go to D7 and attack both rooks?

He randomly mentions Andrew Tate's dad Emory 22:41

Kinda felt with him, when he made the simpson joke.

23:23 "..women", i spilled my milk

Thats me!

DAT BIZ SNATCH CrAzZy luv ya man

fun vid