Endgame Essentials Lecture by GM Ben Finegold

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Жыл бұрын

Check out Ben's Chessable courses here! www.chessable.com/author/BenF... Filmed live on January 23, 2023. Thank you Chris Pope for sponsoring this lecture!
Ben looks at fragments of two of his past games along with other potential endgame positions!
32:09 Ben Finegold vs Robert Fischer, Charlotte 2022
53:22 Faris Gabbara vs Ben Finegold, Warren, 2003
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@tobiasbk8441 Жыл бұрын

Of all the chess players I’ve ever seen, Ben is one of them

@SalivationNation Жыл бұрын

Lol

@Harryjay6 Жыл бұрын

Nailed it.

@geniuschinez Жыл бұрын

No shit

@churchbeller Жыл бұрын

Haha 👍

@hans471 Жыл бұрын

Me too!!

@depressivepumpkin7312 Жыл бұрын

I am fascinated how Ben remembers how every piece moves

@anastasiacaron6631 Жыл бұрын

He listens to a lot of Bob Seger

@bdpv025 Жыл бұрын

Suspicious

@terrysouth7201 Жыл бұрын

@@anastasiacaron6631 well played :P

@davidp.7620 5 ай бұрын

Even the horsey

@kundan906 Жыл бұрын

ben can be proud holder of the title "funniest grandmaster ever"

@Stop_being_younger_than_me Жыл бұрын

Him and Yasser are definitely the funniest.

@thedamnmoron Жыл бұрын

as ben finegold himself says, he's definitely funny looking.

@SalivationNation Жыл бұрын

@@thedamnmoron frankly ridiculous

@duncanglen3452 11 ай бұрын

Funniest guy in his chair

@sklikizos 11 ай бұрын

@@duncanglen3452funniest Ben in his chair

@denissovm Жыл бұрын

"try not to know anything, it's more fun that way" The best thing to say during a lecture

@thehumanpractice2985 Жыл бұрын

I put my king in front of the pawn and got checkmated. Gotta remember do that on the endgame and not the opening though

@thetransferaccount4586 6 ай бұрын

"If not possible.. do it anyway" that's one of the advices of all time

@RobsMiscellania Жыл бұрын

I'd like to thank my favorite Pope, Christopher Pope, for sponsoring the lecture for us! He's a great Pope, one of the best.

@CorneliuZeleaCodreanu9 Жыл бұрын

He s the only pope a jew would like😂

@qqqmyes4509 9 ай бұрын

You sound like Donald trump

@donsimons9810 Ай бұрын

hey hey. Popes’ suck on a secular level and Trump would agree. Wow, terrible audience

@aaronwoods7967 Жыл бұрын

There is no one better at teaching chess than Ben is. I am watching this after being awake for more than 24 hours and I still understood the lesson! ..I might even retain some of it for use in games. But even if I don't it was still fun to watch. Best on YT easy. Thanks, Ben.

@NumberJuanSpot Жыл бұрын

28:02 An incredibly specific and situational chess joke 👨‍🍳👌 *chef’s kiss* Good stuff Ben

@pschneider1968 Жыл бұрын

Getting better at endgames is key to getting better at chess. When Siegbert Tarrasch in 1910 wrote his famous book "The Game of Chess", he started it with several extensive chapters about technical and basic endgames. These chapters make up roughly one third of the whole book. That should tell you something. Thanks Ben for this great lecture on the basics, AGAIN!

@howardgraff4084 Жыл бұрын

Comments without the word "should" get more likes. Just saying.

@hans471 Жыл бұрын

@@howardgraff4084 then you are disqualified, just saying...

@michaelkrailo5725 Жыл бұрын

I just bought that book and hope I can learn something from it. I'm just starting to learn the game and need all the help I can get.

@pschneider1968 Жыл бұрын

@@michaelkrailo5725 It's a great book to start with!

@jedinxf7 Жыл бұрын

@@hans471 a reference is not semantically or syntactically equivalent to its referent. the quoted word "should" is not even the same part of speech in that reply (or in this sentence, in which it is the subject and obviously a noun) as the word "should" when actually used by OP as a modal verb.

@regnitteo Жыл бұрын

I'm going to print this lecture and put in on my shelf. Highest quality content right there 🤓

@Hailmich10 Жыл бұрын

One of the very best teachers I have seen on youtube and there are many good ones, Ben explains endgame essentials in a non-boring way that makes you want to learn and hopefully understand. Thanks Ben!!

@andsviat Жыл бұрын

One of coolest lectures ever.

@andsviat Жыл бұрын

Also, stalemate is BS. It should be a loss for the guy who gets stalemated.

@colinmurphy2214 Жыл бұрын

@@andsviat it certainly doesn’t feel fair but it is

@CodexPermutatio 2 ай бұрын

@@andsviat Stalemate means that you cannot capture your opponent king even with infinite time. In chess, it is illegal to move your king to a squared controlled by your opponent. So, the stalemated king is safe FOREVER and you have no right to think you've won.

@georgehornsby2075 Жыл бұрын

No bishop endgames, hope Pope wasn't disappointed...

@dannyshaw4057 Жыл бұрын

When you watch Ben on Stream, you will always get good advice sprinkled in with the jokes - but when Ben sits down to teach, I really don't think there is anyone better; the first few examples in this video and then showing you WHY that is the case really made me think. I went through this vid in about 3 sessions, following the examples and the line of reasoning, and now I look at the pieces in a different way, and looking from when the first few pieces that come off how the end game might look.

@sklikizos 11 ай бұрын

Within 10 minutes I'm understanding and extending concepts I thought I knew to a deeper level thanks to Ben's excellent example choices and explanation. This is a great lesson, thank you Ben.

@carlosnavarrete7400 Жыл бұрын

Easily the most educational chess channel I’ve seen, you break the game down so it’s easy to understand.

@honestloz 3 ай бұрын

Love this Guy. Not only does he explain chess in a way so us mere mortals can understand it, but he does it with a smile on his face and has a great sense of humour 😂 He makes learning fun. Keep up the great work 👍

@coolclearfacts6105 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting this. It was an excellent refresher.

@fredgandolfi2356 Жыл бұрын

Very good lecture, and on point throughout. Thank you GM Ben and kind sponsor.

@stevelavalette6898 Жыл бұрын

More videos like this one please it was very informative and helpful thank you

@AlSuChess Жыл бұрын

Thank you Ben! This was a very informative video!

@Erik_001 Жыл бұрын

Looking forward to watching this. Thank you.

@ChristopheThomas0 Жыл бұрын

amazing lesson - also as usual a lot of fun with Ben

@juleslondon3088 9 ай бұрын

That’s by far the most useful and interesting explanation of endgame essentials I’ve seen. Well done Ben! 🙂

@mustafaadil6080 Жыл бұрын

Great lecture . Keep up the good work❤️

@rickdynes Жыл бұрын

must say, Ben, this is just Brilliant; entertaining, insightful, comical, historical... And legit Poem Unlimited

@nbeqo 2 ай бұрын

24:25 Mr. GM, this is the basic Philidor 2 pattern and Black draws with Re2. Rf2 check looses. The point of Re2 is that White cannot go Ke7 after 2. Ke6 Ra8 3. Kg7. Nothing wrong with using the engine to confirm your assessment man, told you before :)

@NatanoMai Жыл бұрын

Just great, thank you Ben!

@bruceazumbrado5387 Жыл бұрын

Very good lecture!! I am going to "bookmark" this lecture and review it periodically.

@The_Invisible_Man Жыл бұрын

One of the best videos you made in ages.

@davidheath5429 Жыл бұрын

Reeaally good! Thank you.

@mattbaker32 Жыл бұрын

Very helpful lecture. Good info in a concise and understandable way. Not surprising, but always welcome

@BrianStone0 Жыл бұрын

This is an outstanding lecture!

@michaelkrailo5725 Жыл бұрын

This was extremely instructive for a relative beginner like me. I'm going to need a lot more training though.

@MrSupernova111 Жыл бұрын

Nice lesson! Thanks!

@TarrafTarraf Жыл бұрын

great endgame summary, thanks to sponsor and GM Finegold

@rkalle66 6 ай бұрын

Ben, I like how you allways explain the difference between playing against a computer and against other players ... not to blunder or avoiding zugzwang. And I like your ability to recognize patterns ... wish I would have this myself.

@andrew_owens7680 Жыл бұрын

Ben, you look MARVELOUS. Good to see you again!

@AndersHPhotography Жыл бұрын

It's always the top of line when Ben puts out the gosple. Both Chess and humor-wise, et cetera, mostly et cetera :D :D :D

@GreenHope42 Жыл бұрын

Ben is Endgame 🐐 Thanks for the great video 🥰

@davidwagner6116 Жыл бұрын

Great examples!

@depressivepumpkin7312 Жыл бұрын

Ben really know his way around chessboard

@Unstapables 8 ай бұрын

I think your new videos about lectures are so good, i am learning alot . I watched you in the past also , but new videos are way better. i dunno if its the style or what , but the content is captivating enough that 20-30 min pass in flash

@raiedfadhil6248 2 ай бұрын

Thank you, Ben.

@gossedejong9248 Жыл бұрын

thank you!!

@JonatasXadrez 2 ай бұрын

"If there were no pawns, then every position is the same because the chess board is a perfect square" I swear to you Ben is the only person in the universe who could make me understand such nonsensical sentences. Jesus Christ I love this guy :D

@robertobasile3311 Жыл бұрын

This is fine gold!

@undencem Жыл бұрын

Thanks to the sponsor and Finegold

@bdpv025 Жыл бұрын

Very Instructive lecture! Go Ben! but stay there.

@charlesdarwin180 Жыл бұрын

Nice demonstration. I didn't know this.

@Hananotaka Жыл бұрын

“He can win my rook, but then I know how to mate with a queen.” 😂 Brutal.

@cameronofarrell4775 Жыл бұрын

"and I like alliteration because, I dunno maybe I'm brain damaged" this made me laugh out loud

@Durian_Defense Жыл бұрын

The lesson of this video is, if you want to sponsor a lesson, check your timezone and don't turn up for the Zoom call an hour late because Ben won't let you in. But thanks for the sponsorship anyway, that is, and always will be much appreciated.

@user-uv4qv7mc6d 7 ай бұрын

Ben finegold played Robert (James) Fischer in 2022. Legendary!

@andrewk6870 Жыл бұрын

These are some real gems. That whole mirroring techinicque (not sure what it's called) is awesome!

@danbrooks5060 Жыл бұрын

he says it like a hundred times 😂 it's called "opposition"

@andrewk6870 Жыл бұрын

@@danbrooks5060 I'm a 101 times guy I guess 🤣. Thanks for the clarification.

@sipkejorgmund753 Жыл бұрын

40:49 Kf3 where the K stands for knight! Looks like Kc3 would be trickier. Good lecture, I relearnt some stuff I forgot.

@MAGICBaNaNAz64 4 ай бұрын

The way Ben retold the last endgame position was hilarious

@galaxytractor Жыл бұрын

Of all the Finegolds in the world, he's the Finegoldiest.

@kenwah6637 Жыл бұрын

Thought I was watching this video for like 10 minutes and then it was the end of the video

@Tx66 Жыл бұрын

This Fine rule with the King two squares in front of the pawn is worth its weight in Gold

@Chessdrummer83 Жыл бұрын

Hi Ben, at 24:15 the correct and only way to draw is Re2 getting behind the pawn, and if white plays Ke6 then Kf8 is the drawing move, moving to the short side of the board. You would know this but maybe got the position mixed up there. Still thanks for a great lecture, love your work. Edit: I see a very similar position 54:04 and i still would keep the rook behind the pawn with Rf8 but the check on the g file is a draw here you're right. The only difference of the positions is one's a Bishop pawn and the other a center pawn!

@thefrontiersman4388 Жыл бұрын

I was just about to write this comment, but I saw you already did this. Only other thing I can point out though is that in that particular position after Ke6, both Kf8 and Kd8 are drawing. It is only with e and d pawns that this is the case, as with c and f pawns the king has to go to the short side in those types of positions. A key difference to note for c and f pawns versus central pawns is that for c/f, the rook does not need to be behind the pawn, but can be on g1/b1 (analogously to the mistake ben made as you pointed out at 24:15, where he played Rf2+, in this position he would be playing Rg2+).

@itze_ Жыл бұрын

I've learned a lot from this

@richardserlin1317 3 ай бұрын

Worth noting, at minute 56:50 what about trying f4-f3 for black? White can take the pawn, and black can't take back due to stalemate. Great video Ben.

@shanastroskyphazer8172 2 ай бұрын

GREAT chess lecture ! endgames are the same in chess 960 ! hahaha Go Ben !

@justsomeboyprobablydressed9579 Жыл бұрын

@18:15 Here's a stalemate trick (found with engine): 1.Kf2 Ka3 2.Ke2 Kh7 3.Kd2 Kg7 4.Kc2 Kh7 5.Kb2 Ra6 6.Kb3 Kg7 7.Kb4 Ra1 8.Kc5 Kf7 9.Rh8 Rxa7 10.Rh7+ Ke6 11.Rxa7 stalemate. This trick makes it difficult (impossible?) for the White king to walk in and win the f5-pawn. But many positions are probably still winning for White even if he gives up the a7-pawn.

@timt8027 Жыл бұрын

i had a situation sort of similar to the one in this vid around minute 9. I was black but i had more pawns. like 2 more but i wasnt able to break through with my pawns. My king was obviously tied down to the 2 spaces and my rook to defending the pawn in the corner. If i hadnt seen this video i would have tried to grab the pawn and lost. Luckily i watched this vid!

@alexadshead2093 9 ай бұрын

So im stuck with position 3 (where you have the f-pawn and should win). What happens when your opponent checks repeatedly with their rook, you would then have no option but to hide your king on the g-file, at which point your pawn is pinned so you cant advance it like in the video?

@bjorngillefalk8965 Жыл бұрын

Great lecture! If I may make a small observation, at 17.40 after black's f5, white can play g6! and put black in zugzwang right away.

@Joseph-sj9uf 26 күн бұрын

I thought end games were boring, but I’ve been dying of laughter since the first position

@ChristopheThomas0 Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@emineliyev9461 Жыл бұрын

Its dubai currency,so do you live in dubai?)

@jasonminturn311 Жыл бұрын

You look great in purple Ben. Also, very useful lecture. Thanks!

@justchessminiatures1167 Жыл бұрын

Go Ben. You are the best player on your chair.

@MrCaptainSpiff 7 ай бұрын

57:01 chess really is no joke😂😂

@f.d.3289 10 ай бұрын

24:19 Uhm, this I'd never thought a patzer like me would have to correct Ben, but this doesn't seem to be a draw. After 1...Rf2+ 2.Ke6 Kf8, White plays 3.Ra8+! forcing 3...Kg7, and after 4.Kd6 Rd2+ 5.Ke7 Black has no checks, the king has no chance to get in front of the pawn, and White will promote, with the white king using both the pawn and the black king as a shield from rook checks. The only move to keep the draw actually is 1...Re2!. I checked this with Stockfish and a tablebase.

@sasodiarvas Жыл бұрын

Killer shirt, Ben!

@wojciechkubica9499 6 ай бұрын

"I don't mean rating, I mean the year" 😂

@tomhubertemail Жыл бұрын

"When every move is a blunder, that's bad" 🤣

@calvinbaxter7151 Жыл бұрын

My man Ben inthispositon finegold!

@predragjerinic199 Жыл бұрын

This man is hilarious 😂

@flpsnk4848 Жыл бұрын

I like the Finegold rule, I liked the video. EDIT: I even disliked the video to like it again. That is how much I like this video.

@midofattouh3810 Жыл бұрын

Great lecture as usual Can you suggest a good book for R endings ?

@davidblack2970 Жыл бұрын

John Nunn's 'Secrets of Rook Endings'

@justinfedenyszen7049 5 ай бұрын

Ben is definitely one of the teachers I’ve seen on KZfaq. 😉

@monkerud2108 Жыл бұрын

Was a nice video tho, with nice quality sound

@lastcraft Жыл бұрын

24:20 Black should play Re2, not Rf2. ...Rf2+, Ke6 Kf8, Ra8+ Kg7, Kd6 Rd2+, Ke7 as the R on the a-file shortens the long side.

@MaxWright7 3 ай бұрын

Do chess programs know how to play the best moves in these endgames?

@dneary Жыл бұрын

18:00: After Kf3, isn't Ra4 still winning? The rook prevents the King from getting to the black pawn. Does that fail because the King can use the first 3 ranks to approach the rook?

@XVRMEDIA Жыл бұрын

Poor Chris Pope missed the lecture 😂😂😂

@myriamakalyl7240 8 ай бұрын

min 29m55s : this is Lucena Position

@nickmeyer1030 Жыл бұрын

If you want to take one thing away from this lecture, it's, "Everything is always very complicated no matter how much you know." If you can't make peace with this, then chess is not the game for you. I struggle with it all the time.

@sprcow Жыл бұрын

In some ways, it's liberating to know that there's no way to study yourself out of complexity.

@aanon4019 Жыл бұрын

that and "try not to know anything -- it's more fun that way" lol

@AI-xi4jk Жыл бұрын

It’s hard to disagree that it’s nice to win or not to lose ;)

@ziielu 10 ай бұрын

"Try not to know everything" Carlsen - oh

@talstory Жыл бұрын

would some chess site offer a 'play random endgame' feature so that we could play endgames against each other instead of whole games? 90% of my games end in middle game so I don't get much endgame practise

@vvBoost Жыл бұрын

Lichess puzzles. You can change the puzzle to suit your needs like "end game" puzzles