"But in this variation, we're going to checkmate our opponent, because I was informed that's how you win the game."

39:30 " At this point black didn't actually resign, the arbiter said 'Ok, that's enough' '" This line had me crying

i came back from the fridge at the *exact* moment he said "okay, you're back from the fridge."

"Black can resign because he's almost ready for the next game" lol

*Grabs pen and quickly scribbles "whoever checkmates their opponent..."*

I was about to fall asleep to Finegold but he decides to wake me up.

Wait.... I came back from getting milk, dude looks at me and goes... OK ur back from the fridge.... Now THAT is a grand master!

GM Ken West FINALLY makes an appearance. I would love to see him host his own series for this channel.

I was wondering why my life felt so empty and meaningless for the past couple months and I realized, no Ben Finegold.

Ken West looks a lot different from what I imagined...you should show him more often, we love that guy!!!

man...this guy has seriously got a great sense of humour

And then black super resigned because he is a super grandmaster. He resigns differently than you do. This line is just gold.

That was so strange! I was dozing off at the 20 min mark when he started saying "one guy is at home asleep, yeah you, wake up" and I literally jumped out of my sleep and was so confused. It felt like he was actually talking to me.

finegold is so sarcastic its hilarious

Not only is he funny, but he makes me want to study chess. What magic is this!?

I like how he says moves are "suspicious" as in I suspect the player sucks.

38:50 "Black could've resigned because he's almost ready for the next game" Best joke Ben Finegold has told

I was falling asleep just when Ben said to wake up. Scary scary times 😂😂

He told the latent potential story in one of his recent streams. 7 years later and it's still in his repertoire

Is Ben a grandmaster in chess or humor? Or maybe both?

This all went right over my head. Very insightful

Cant say im familiar with many, but youre definitely my favorite grandmaster. The light comedy you employ keeps everything engaging, and you keep it up even in a slow crowd, really good stuff! Keep it up my guy!

"Rook E1 looks good but like Anna Kurnikova, never wins" - take a bow Ben, you legend!

believe it or not this is the video that got me into chess, 3 years ago. Now im an 1800 and improving every day!

you know it's going to be a good Ben Finegold lecture when it has this kind of energy off the bat

omfg Pulp Fiction and Netflix and chill jokes. Ben is amazing

"If Larry Evans were here (and he'd look sort of strange because he's been dead for years), he'd say..." LOL

Loves his sense of humor but also learned a lot. Subscribed!

And here I was, thinking Ken West was an arrogant 16 year old

Here in 2022! These videos are keeping me alive at work for the moment! More plz!

Sometimes I get the feeling that Ben Finegold was once a gorilla that some scientists experimented with and suddenly it became intelligent and wanted to harass it´s fellowbeings by playing chess.

Thanks for waking me up, I needed that.

I just today did my commentary on the Fischer, Benko game on my own video channel! KEWL! I loved your analysis! Am enjoying your videos immensely.....

I actually dreamt that I met GM Finegold last night. I guess a video lecture will have to suffice for now.

Easily the most entertaining video i've ever seen :D

very entertaining, this guy is great!

How did he know 4 years ago that I was going to nod of in 2020 and call me out like that at the 20:00 mark? "You! Yea, wake up." 😳🤯

i was legit about to fall asleep when he said "you at home, wake up"

Finegold's lectures usually keep me super happy all the way through. The only line that didn't was "Emory Tate was..." I didn't know. RIP, a great tactician and another great entertainer. If you haven't, google his games. He has some great ones.

Finally we see GM Ken West!

i learn absolutely nothing from these videop , but i cant stop watching them.... his dry humor is hilarious 😂

Great video Ben

I always believed that GM Ken West was a kid.

Grandmasta Ben is da man, yo.

I felt like I was listening to a non stop comedian, I spent the whole time laughing I found it difficult to concentrate , I still learned but I was always waiting for his wisdom and found his humor more captivating

I love this guy. He is so down to earth and chill. Im going to watch all his videos.

BEN IS BACKKKK

Ben Finegold is one of the best!

great video

Ben you are savage man haha. This was one amazing lecture. That Pulp Fiction reference was on point.

Welcome back Ben :D

Grandmaster Ken West! And funny, entertaining Ben Finegold.!

Always a pleasure to watch Ben's lectures for the chess theory and the comedy

i started watching this at 3am yesterday and was falling asleep and wokeup to ben finegold telling me to wakeup. get out of my head ben!

hi.ben.. welcome back.. :-) like u very much

i really like this Fine Gold,i wish i discovered him earlier

I adore this guy!

20:00 i was asleep at the fridge very suspicious

Ben is the best.

I don't know why I like this guy so much but I'm sure he does. easily my favorite instructure.

"Shabilov played bishop e7, retreating like a frenchman."

Grandmastering the middlegame

I love this guy

At 35:15, instead of ...Bxd5, black might play Qxa2. This prevents Rd2 (...Qa1#), weakens Re1 (...Qa1+, Kd2 ...Qxb2 or ...Bxd7, black loses rook on a8 after the knight fork/discover check, but that rook isn't doing anything anyway, black can recapture with the bishop, and the queen is on a more active square, linked to the bishop and still alive), probably provokes the knight fork before the rook move, so Ne7+, but black's queen on d5 or b2 can come to the defense of the black king which is on f8 after the knight fork. Black can even gain a tempo after the knight fork by d5, provoking a queen trade which GM Finegold said white wouldn't do due to tournament rules. At the very least, this stalls the attack, saves the queen, or simplifies the position to provoke a draw. Qxa2 at 38:00 as well strikes me as the best move. Thoughts?

Lie to me was amazingly educational, so true

very entertaining Mr Finegold ... and i got the Envouge jock

GRANDMASTER KEN WEST!!!

This guy is super entertaining.

This guy is a legend

Rf6! is one of my favorite moves ever!

i like all ppl on this channel but ben is favorite

Do you guys just want us to fail all of our finals?

'retreating like a frenchman' 5:55 I take offense to that!

Just came across these chess lectures and love them. Does anyone know if GM's ever sit around talking about World Champions? I'm sure they do, but on video here on You Tube?

me: reads title also me: endgames in middle games, my kind of video

When I was younger I used to get by on a little bit of foresight, but these analysis makes it clear how far out of my league I am these days lol.

nice ben

Uncle Ben was on fire for this one... lmao so many good lines

He said "wake up " like the moment I closed my eyes . I mean.. Wtf 😂

I dozed off and woke up when he said, man, that was spooky action at a distance. I care now

The pulp fiction quote is what got my subscription

Ben Finegold is a good guy

fantastic lecture

12:18 what was the unmakeable joke?

He was on fire that day!!

Mr.Finegold is the real "gold" when it comes to learning chess..

4:59 "you are top 10 in the room" xD

I had the thought that the mic is only connected to a computer to record the audio, so everytime he whispers the class can't hear it. Then I thought about it, and I'm pretty sure that's actually true. He said half the class is in the top 10 in the room, meaning it's a class of

Gud video.

That caught me off guard, I was blank staring at the board lmao

35:35 why is Rg8 generally bad for black in the Sicilian? I didn't find out why :( Are knight forks on f6 really that common? or was it the threat of Qh4 attacking the pawns?

0:47 Ken West!! :D :D

This guy is great! 😂

I am failing school because of these videos!!!

This guy is making dorkyness great again. I love chess.

I was literally at the fridge grabbing a beer when he said the one guy is at the fridge hahahahahahahahah. love this guy

I feel good because when he said it was a retreat I guessed bishop E1. But in retrospect it was like the only retreat

Stop trying to wake me up. I watch your videos to go to sleep!

Finegold is fine gold

He is hillarious, and lessons are amazing. *****