I visited St. Louis to go to the CCSCSL. I was fortunate to meet many people we hear of in these videos attend this lecture. Thereafter, Ben invited me to play a blitz game in which he beat me down and joked about it/insulted me the entire way. Made my trip absolutely worth it.

"That's why he's Kasparov and we're sitting in a class cold and confused." Vintage, classic Ben.

"We have a lot of great sacrificial masters in the chess club, if only they knew they were sacrificing..." Pure gold

lol I just realized why c4 is explosive after 10 lectures :D

Will Ben eventually adopt Arjen so that the kid can enjoy a permanent chess camp?

Seeing a ring on Ben's finger after a long while... Very suspicious ;) Congrats for your marriage Ben! Best wishes. We all love you!

Ben Finegold doing Kasparov lectures? This is heaven.

Another great Ben Finegold video! Would love to see you analyse more Kasparov games.

this man has the energy of a young ben finegold!

Another Finegold video makes my day a happy oneçI always lough at his jokes especially when Ben Simon cuts them.

I love these videos. Between Finegold and Jonathan Schrantz on this channel, and IM Fins and NM ChessNetwork on their respective channels, I have improved dramatically over the past year or so - went from a strength in the 1400 range to about an 1800 strength, USCF. Looking forward to proving that at some point soon in a tournament! Thanks, folks, for posting these up for those of us who love chess and look to improve.

You never fail to make me laugh. Strangely enough, I think your lectures are GREAT!

Adorján didn't play for the hungarian national team in 1980. Portisch, Ribli, Sax, Csom, Pintér and Faragó did. However, Adorján was a member of the hungarian national team that has won gold medal in 1978.

I regularly watching this channel and in my humble opinion it's one of the best chesschannels out there, you do a great job. It would be nice if you could cover some games from Paul Keres in which he destroys the chesselit of the early 20th centuary.

Seeing him here in great form and healthy (and unforced funny) is great, but also somewhat disconcerting to see how much he worsened in a short time (comparing the videos in 2019). Get well soon Ben!

"As usual, I've dumbed down the lecture since I'm a Grandmaster.". Oh, Finegold, you kill me.

I've actually read Winter Is Coming, even have Garry's signature in it. I obviously wouldn't have bought it without his signature.

Ben Feingold has made an interesting and helpful presentation. Gotta love it

Thank you, sir. Only on 0:53 and feeling so happy! GM Finegold is teaching! Yup, I am a huge fan. Teach on, sir. All blessings to you, always. [that's Jedi talk]

Hi Ben!! Nice insightful lectures with your trade mark sense of humour.. I just have one question to ask though.. Wasn't the game with csom from the Baku tournament and not the Olympiad.. I recollect reading so in test of time but I could be wrong since I also 20!

Ben is so fun to watch. He have the ability to make boring strategical games looks very funny. I really wanna I´v could have a teacher like him.

it will be nice if u do a "Mastering the Middlegame" lecture on the grunfeld defense. #superGMBen

great video!

Ben: Right Arjun? Arjun: Right hahahahhahahaha

Can anyone tell me what program they use for the UI (arrows and colored boxes) and what engine they use for analysis? Is it Stockfish? I've had Arena, theirs seems so much better after watching the London tournament and lectures.

Hey, love your videos! I was hoping you could go back to the boards with the notation on the side. Its a big help for newer players like myself! Thanks and love you guys!

notes out of this lecture: Ben's a liar, Ben's a liar, Ben's a liar..........

In the first game, isn't the finisher (after black's Qc3) Qd5 Ke2, Qe4 Qe3, Qxe3# ?

Worth noting that in the first game Kasparov wins after Qc3 much faster with Qd5+ and then Qe4+ with mate in 1 instead of Rd3+.

Sir, sorry to say,you are good story teller than a teacher.

after the obvious Qc3 (23.21) - the obvious response from white is NOT Rd3, but Qd5+ which leads to MATE in 2 ! :)

19:00 How about Bf6? It stops mate on f7, and white can't take it, due to Rxd5 and the queen defends f7. I also saw Nd7, but after Rxd7 Rxd7, Qe5 Rxf7, Kxf7 Qxc8, it seems that black might have some drawing chances. Or is that just a lost endgame? Also, please correct me if I didn't find the best moves, but as far as I can tell, this might actually be the best chance black has. The 3 connected passed pawnes could be scary, but black has an active queen, and the rook on f1 might be misplaced after a move like Qd4.

At 23:22 Qd5 is a forced mate,like 1.Qb3+ Qc3 2.Qd5+ Ke2 3.Qe4+ Qe3 4.Qxe3#,but it doesnt matter since the position is hopeless

more Finegold 😊

I heard once that Kasparov was so scary because once he has the initiative you're done for it it's true he got rusty but he's still my favourite if he never retired and worked hard would he be scary still ?

love ben. he s a funnny man

I really like Mr. Finegold's humor and all his little jokes he is leaving by, but kids don't understand irony until they are like 11 years old. You have to tell them, when you make fun and when not, at least sometimes.

23:17 Qd5+ Ke2 Qe4+ is faster, isn't it?

Ben I don't know you but I love you :D

At 23:14 the rebuttal to the ...Qc3 move should be Qd5 not R1d3 or R4d3, right? Not so obvious as Ben thought apparently :)

Some players reach their peak at 40 or later although lost at mid to late thirties. Karpov at 43, Anand 42, Kasparov 37/38 etc, although it varies due to many factors. This is why I say that Fischer was far from peak when he stopped. Although Fischer is responsibke for his leaving chess and Morphy also.

Why after 35.Qc3 Rd3+?? in the end? ? It is not better to play Qd5+ and Qe4+? (First Game)

Right, Arjen?

Hope we get to see how Arjun looks.

Arjun, you're too young to see that. its rated a very strong attack...haha I love it

23:23 R1d3+? What am I missing, isn't Qd5+ mate in 3? (Ke2 Qe4+ Qe3 Qxe3++)

big probleme we lost the indicator 1-8 a-g on the side of the board. very annoying , since i still need it.

14:41 Stockfish doesn't agree that Bxg7 is unnecessary until it gets to depth 25 or so. Before that it likes Bxg7 a lot, after that it suddenly starts preferring Rh5.

At 23.24 isn't Qd5+ better? Black is forced to go ...Ke2 and after Qe4+ the only defence is ...Qe3 which is met by Qxe3#

from bxh7 that was a best move, kasparov played stockfish 8 first choice moves till the end.

On Qc3. White plays Qd5 check Ke2 Qe4 check and mate next move.

kasparov is still my favorite chess champ .

Is Danny Machuca the guy Ben's joking about at 11:55?

does anyone know Arjan (probably spelled that wrong) 's rating ?

Hey Ben congrats on gettin hitched! Also, keep the hair long. Lookin good bro

they should have the numbers/letters for the board's files and rows. it makes it difficult to follow for beginners who dont have the board squares memorized.

The guy walking in was Danny Matchuka :)

hey what is wrong with Qb3+ Qc3 2)Qd5+ and Qe4+ and mate on e3????????????😊

2017... "how could it be worse."

I only watch these videos to see how many times Finegold will mention that he's a grandmaster.

In the Portisch game if Qc3 then Qd5

who knows the "lose different" joke? was it intel or microsoft i already forgot XD

In the final position the first sequence I thought of was after black plays Qc3, Qd5!, Ke2 (only move), Qe4!, Qe3 (only move), Qxe3#. If I saw something a Grandmaster didn't see when they were lecturing on a game does that make me not just better than them but super better and a Super Grandmaster? I think maybe

Daily Finegold, highly recommended!

Position shown at 24:06 is a forced mate regardless of black's play. 1. ... Qc3 is met with Qd5+, Ke2 is the only reply, Qe4+, black must block with Qe3 then white takes the queen and completes the mate. Verified with Stockfish. Nevertheless, great lecture.

(9:50 - 9:54) But would Finegold vs Carlson or Finegold vs Karjakin be interesting or would it .... "NOT!"?

I know IT is an old video but white bishops are clearly attacking King side so why Black didnt castle on queen side?

When isn't winter coming?

at 21:37 why cant black go Knight B2?

23:20 isn't Qd5+ instead of Rd3 mate in 3?

It's funny how Ben says that the video would get banned if he revealed who the person with the initials D.M is and he says who it is a minute later.

The dynamic duo Arjun and ben

My year is 2019...Ben didn't think of that, so that means I would win against him in chess.

That person who walked in! Was he Karpov?

Hmm. I wonder why KZfaq recommended me a Kasparov video today...

At 24:00 if ...Qc3, doesn't white have Qd5+ Ke2 Qe4+? Even more winning than Finegold's variation.

At 34:07, Ben is looking for mate and I think Rh6 works

In 2020, Anish Giri is still a draw master.

In game #1 there is actually a mate. After Qb3+ - Qc3 white plays Qe5+ and the king have to go to e3 and than Qe4+ and the last move is Qe3 plus Qxe3++. 23:23 Hey i saw this and ben not, iam better...not really. ;-)

Why isn’t the obvious move at 23:15 Qd5+ Ke2 Qe4+ Qe3 Qe3#

you truly remined me of homer from the simpsons love u an

Enjoy Ben most when he lends insight without the BS.

23:20 The obvious move isn't always the best move , Ben! Qd5+ leads to mate. Qd5+ Ke2 Qe4+ Qe3 Qxe3#

Confusing the audience as a goal then calls on Arjun to agree. Ben made that kid famous with that meme lol.

Anyone wondering who is D.M?

Ben forgot to mention Judit Polgár has beaten Kasparov. She has a very attractive style like Mikhail, Kasparov etc

Can someone tell me who is this Ken West??

ahahhahah I am beginning to like this guy " The truth hurts" what a free soul!

Who is Ken West?

Deadpan grandmaster!

I am watching from Liverpool, England. Where is everyone else from ?

i think the obvious move for kasparov would be Qd5+ and mate in 2

24:00 fits with never play f3

Sorry to hear about your marriage Ben.

Who's DM?

Ben, please don't edit the part you talk shit about Karyakin and Carlsen.

right, grandmaster ken west?

D M Danny Machuca at 12:02

35:50 Just 4 the record I'm watching this in 2020 Ben. Trust me it got worse...

it's danny machuka lol