Secrets of the Sicilian: Lecture by GM Ben Finegold

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Check out Ben's Chessable courses here! www.chessable.com/author/BenF... GM Ben Finegold discusses the Sicilian Defense.
This lecture was recorded April 7, 2021, at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Atlanta (CCSCATL) in Roswell, Georgia. Originally posted on the CCSCATL Channel on April 28, 2021
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1:15 Discussion begins
3:40 Ben explains why you play the Sicilian and its different variations
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@randybailin4902 Жыл бұрын

One of the best Sicilian lectures I've watched in the last hour.

@Chris.4345 9 ай бұрын

Easily one of the Sicilian lectures of all time.

@richharr 9 ай бұрын

Confusing the audience

@titusgray4598 8 ай бұрын

Which one did you watch in the first 6 minutes? :)

@aesaehttr 5 ай бұрын

@@titusgray4598it was Gothamchess 😂

@kerryfry1857 3 ай бұрын

The truth hurts.

@0Space0dyssey Жыл бұрын

I was a 700 player since 2013 when I started playing chess.. I am from Tunisia north africa and chess is not popular nor do we have chess clubs in my state.. but then in 2018 I started watching your videos.. now I'm 1834 rated and peaked at 1912 all thanks to you and your lessons and advices.. you also made me play the sicilian defence with black lol.. and every time I give up on it you drop an other video giving me more ideas and making me like play it again.. I really wanna thank you so much.. your contribution to the chess game is just on an entire level on it's own.. a chess GM giving free lessons for almost all levels.. thank you so much.. you are the besttestest.. est

@kirkstable Жыл бұрын

/wave

@ankurd2889 Жыл бұрын

I swear to god I’ve seen this video like 4 times..and the depth increases every time I watch it.. This is where I actually learn..!!

@toptrump1499 Жыл бұрын

Never play f6

@JeremyJJMill5035 Жыл бұрын

But always play f6 against me. 🤔

@metemercan1147 Жыл бұрын

F6 = informal resignation

@sumwon6973 Жыл бұрын

What if I’m white

@rakib17874 Жыл бұрын

NO COMMENT!

@markjackson4085 Жыл бұрын

I was expecting to learn the Sicilian. Instead I learn I can play whatever I want. Sounds good to me.

@lorefox201 10 ай бұрын

it's chess of course you can play whatever you want, nobody is pointing a gun at you ordering you to play e4. Some choices are better than others tho

@moistmellow1198 Ай бұрын

Can't play whatever you want to win though... sicilian just has MANY variations, so it is very flexible.

@Geelse_zot Жыл бұрын

If I could vote for "Lecture of the year" this would be it

@jamespanoulias7577 Ай бұрын

Every single lecture/lesson/"truth hurts" discussion I'm fortunate enough to watch, really connects the dots/neurons in my brain regarding opening intentions and uses for each format/variation. My son will be watching your videos in a few years when he can comprehend what you're really unveiling. Thank you!

@ChessLifeInsurance Жыл бұрын

Another great GM Finegold video! 20 years ago Danny Kopec was my chess coach and I asked him how he invented the Kopec System. He said he had trouble remembering opening variations and saw that after 2.Bd3, he could quickly get the piece to safety and then just go Ruy Lopez the rest of the way. The Kopec System is definitely an opening that doesn't get enough credit... It's especially useful for players who need something quick & easy against the Sicilian. Thanks for covering it!

@rdm5687 Ай бұрын

Amazing lecture and approach. I want more "Secrets of..." other openings! ❤

@miroslav_g Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Ben.

@bertross9727 Жыл бұрын

Best chess teacher around, hands down!

@mogo6642 Жыл бұрын

Very thorough.

@zfighter3 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful video. Thank you.

@mosiyo9678 11 ай бұрын

I played Sicilian defence about 15 years i studied a lot of variations and still learning, what an amazing opening!!

@thethinker3888 Жыл бұрын

Is this a reupload…? I remember watching this exact video before.

@l4te4oot91 Жыл бұрын

Greatest 1hr on the Sicilian! Well done Ben… Currently learning Sicilian for both sides and can see how much you have to learn on 2nd and 3rd moves. Will give some thought to pet systems and anti-Sicilians. Much love fam

@Socrates... Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much

@lewisr1353 11 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@goplex1 Жыл бұрын

I do enjoy Ben’s style, he’s great! Main takeout for me, there is an infinity of more or less equal variations, explore and get to know your way around the smaller roads if you want your opponent to get lost

@zilmiahsimpson6991 Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated.

@mislavivkovic9996 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ben you are great

@mcronrn Жыл бұрын

I’m here for the Secrets 👍🏽👍🏽👏👏

@ramons.5002 Жыл бұрын

Ben breaks it down so anyone can understand.... Thank you

@ediw2246 Жыл бұрын

It's good lecture. Thank You.

@UnoCholoLocco Жыл бұрын

f yeah, my fav opening lectured by my fav gm

@dafnisk3773 Жыл бұрын

insane video ben

@ramons.5002 Жыл бұрын

Great lesson 👍

@Freakinawesome333 Жыл бұрын

It's a miracle!

@peacefulmatthias5206 Жыл бұрын

Love how you pronounced 'the Scheveningen', we do have a strange language. Very instructive video! :)

@justsomeboyprobablydressed9579 Жыл бұрын

Great lecture! I noticed that Rapport, Aronian, and Svidler have all tried the Kopec System!

@johndykesdeelon3114 Жыл бұрын

Make a series of such videos, unique

@heavyhands1383 Жыл бұрын

Great lecture Ben, thanks. Nearing 1700 on lichess I have only *just* started facing open Sicilians. Been playing c5 since day one, but for all that I have very little practice against the main lines. So this was a big help!

@ShaiVardi Жыл бұрын

This lecture is better than it is

@daxypoo Жыл бұрын

thought i recognized this lecture; it is a really good one

@miguelrodrigues4796 Жыл бұрын

yup it's not the first time it's uploaded, I also recognized it

@0FFICERPROBLEM Жыл бұрын

old intro :)

@WhizzerdSupreme 9 ай бұрын

Grandmaster Finegold is the best lecturer in his chair

@kmarasin Жыл бұрын

Reupload! Solid.

@tylerbrown9631 9 ай бұрын

I love how a third of the video is GM Finegold encouraging the viewer not to play the Sicilian.

@MM-gk1tm Жыл бұрын

If you look up "avuncular" in the dictionary there's a picture of Grandmaster Ben Feingold. Thank God for these videos in a grim world.

@kmarasin Жыл бұрын

26:57 you forgot Bd2 or Bd3, losing a knight, or Bf4, getting forked

@GiacomoCalabrese Жыл бұрын

Nice

@alexanderskladovski Жыл бұрын

Weren't this lecture already on this channel? I think I remember it...

@andrewmlopez1 Жыл бұрын

Best live ,

@f.d.3289 9 ай бұрын

I keep understanding "We have some tactical issues" and I'm not even sure it wasn't intentional

@King.Mark. 7 ай бұрын

100 👑 its not learning what to do its learning what not to do

@anicheintime72 Жыл бұрын

I'm hoping no one else watches this so I can use this in my arsenal of somewhat secret moves.

@willfulliam Жыл бұрын

What no pizza?

@rick4400 Жыл бұрын

I benefit from Mr Feingold's lectures, plus he's got a great sense of humor which helps when dealing with a serious game. I watched part of a Nakamura lecture on the Sicilian and, unfortanately, I stopped watching it because Nakamura was demonstrating in Blitz fashion showing a barage of combinations without appropriate explanation in my opinion.

@user-uo4fc2dg4s 11 ай бұрын

Bb5

@lavitaingiallo2767 Жыл бұрын

The sicilian is ridiculously complicated. Back to QDG. Great lecture as always, Ben!

@siddharthamishra1999 Жыл бұрын

Hard to play the QGD vs e4 though lol

@benchinho Жыл бұрын

@@siddharthamishra1999 but maybe the QDG... ;)

@irvinquintanilla1956 9 ай бұрын

Great lesson with the sicilian opening and different types of play. I usually play much more with the sicilian with the black pieces and I feel like I have a slightly much better advantage. I also like to play the kings indian with black and it seems to be a nightmare for the white pieces.

@howboutdis3908 Жыл бұрын

Nice t-shirt

@shawnburnham1 Жыл бұрын

29:00

@ezeribechibuike2748 3 ай бұрын

Is it not common knowledge that this video should be having black pieces at the down part of the board since black is the main character here?

@mcronrn Жыл бұрын

Glad to see the Kopek System make another appearance ☺️

@manemobiili Жыл бұрын

Lecture got really interesting in the end, white sicilian looks like fun! Last year i started playing sicilian with black, i went for accelerated dragon but didn't have great success with it. Kan sicilian is easier to play and almost nobody knows it. I wouldn't have studied any sicilian lines if it wasn't for Kan sicilian. Shoutouts to Levy's video where he mentioned the Kan variation. TOP 8 BEST Chess Openings

@1010tuta Жыл бұрын

How old is this lecture?

@pschneider1968 Жыл бұрын

I like to play the Wing gambit against the Sicilian AND the French! Because it confuses my opponents and because I am the lazy type of guy... 😁

@mosiyo9678 11 ай бұрын

Ah i hate when i face wing gambit but my score against it is above 80% in rapid and blitz and for some reasons i dont know why i cant learn the theory for how to play against wing gambit! If you are expert at wing gambit definitely you crush many Sicilian players:)

@ChristopheThomas0 Жыл бұрын

who is Craemer ?

@chaotickreg7024 Жыл бұрын

Opponent plays e4 like "Ruy Lopez?" I play c5 like "Absolutely not."

@jasonminturn311 Жыл бұрын

Ben, what version of the Sicilian do you recommend for a complete coward?

@maxrusty3596 Жыл бұрын

Probably dont play the sicillian if ur a coward lol, Mayb checkers?

@jasonminturn311 Жыл бұрын

@@maxrusty3596 Lol. I typically play the French against e4, but it can end up in a Sicilian basically because C5 is good against Nf3 in the French, but then it's no longer the French really.

@hueylongenjoyer3747 Жыл бұрын

a6 sicilian, also called the kan

@XVRMEDIA Жыл бұрын

This was reuploaded

@bdpv025 Жыл бұрын

Hoooraayy

@samuelfelton6158 Жыл бұрын

It was the shirt that earned my respect. GM

@nicserbo2689 Жыл бұрын

sustainable flag skills

@jefftaylor1186 5 ай бұрын

2. c3 Truth hurts.

@yotoober1 Жыл бұрын

I have a question about center flank pawn openings. Why is the Sicilian 1)...c5 ok to play as black, English 1) c4 ok as white but from what I read from GMs books, the Dutch 1)... f5 is trash against d4?? I guess that you could even throw the 🕊️ Bird in there as trash, 1) f4. GM tnmts never see the Dutch Def or birds opening. 'splain it to me Lucy 🤔

@thelight288 Жыл бұрын

Easy board isn't symmetrical c pawns open Queens diagonal, F pawns weakens diagonal to the king. Thats why they are more risky

@johnybalohny Жыл бұрын

I'm no expert, but here's my guess. Dutch and Bird's open on the kingside, and weaken the king early by opening the diagonal in front of it, and you usually have to make moves to defend against an opponent's queen coming down that diagonal and causing you a lot of trouble. Sicilian and English open queenside which instead opens the diagonal for the queen to develop, and leaves the King in safety still.

@tomas-wi8dy Жыл бұрын

the 1.c4 // 1. ... c5 is more dangerous for opposite king. the 1.f4 // 1. ... f5 is more dangerous for own king

@yotoober1 Жыл бұрын

But can't you just castle long and avoid those open diagonals? Also, history World champion Botvinnik didn't seem to have a problem defending d4 with the Dutch

@kmarasin Жыл бұрын

Yeah it's basically the difference between king and queen every time. If you want to know the mechanics of it, I suggest trying out the theory of each in a mirrored position, taking both sides.