The d4 Pawn and the d4 Square - GM Ben Finegold

The d4 Pawn and the d4 Square - GM Ben Finegold - 2013.10.02

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10 жыл бұрын

Chess Grandmaster Ben Finegold presents some of his classic games with a focus on attacking the d4 pawn. This lecture courtesy of the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis.

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@danielturner1891 3 жыл бұрын

The foresight of a Grandmaster is incredible. He sacced the exchange because he knew Spencer would be at a specific lecture years later.

@12jswilson 11 ай бұрын

If you can't see over 2 decades into the future, your prospects of becoming a GM aren't good

@mychannel594 9 жыл бұрын

"I drove my chevy to play levy but then levy resigned." Nice.

@Blaisem 5 жыл бұрын

levee

@-_Nuke_- 6 жыл бұрын

This is how you teach chess. I have tons of respect for this guy.

@engboino 8 жыл бұрын

The Chevy and Levy story will forever be in my memory. Thank you, GM Finegold!

@Gosusensei 9 жыл бұрын

Finegold is so funny. Love to see his videos.

@manmoth_1990 8 жыл бұрын

08:12 "Ke1!! threatening to castle either way. Now, what's funny is: if he castles queenside it's mate. Castles mate." Only Ben thinks like this. Hilarious.

@BalladCreek 10 жыл бұрын

GM charge something like $50.00 plus per hour I just cant believe how many of these lessons / lectures are available for free :-) thank You !!!!!! I got youtube down-loader and am building a nice collection :-)

@feliciozo 3 жыл бұрын

This one is about d4 square. So after 64 lectures you guys will be great. This one is about this square.

@tobyohio 9 жыл бұрын

Drove a Chevy to play Levi; appreciate the humour, adds pleasantry to lecture where at home I am still present. Keep up the good work.

@paulgoogol2652 10 жыл бұрын

Mr Finegold is so informative and entertaining. Good thing to drop the "I hate when it happens" running gag just as I started to hate when it happened. But from time to time I like it to be around.

@Athenian888 8 жыл бұрын

Ben for President! :)))

@WillToWinvlog 10 жыл бұрын

What an awesome video! It covers a lot of ground, and is fast paced and entertaining, which makes it good for re-watching.

@WillToWinvlog 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks for yet another awesome lesson!

@andrehoffmann9048 10 жыл бұрын

Hi Ben, i like your style of teaching, because you always make me laugh! best regards from germany!:D

@johannorman3067 10 жыл бұрын

Simply brilliant.

@TimothyRyanFisher 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the vids I have learned a lot.

@devanshraizadavaid3197 8 жыл бұрын

Glad to find this video. I usually open up d4 or f4 for white and the sicilian or e5 for black.

@blackhammer6390 9 жыл бұрын

Why is it that I understand these lectures but when I play chess matches online I still find a way to lose

@mychannel594 9 жыл бұрын

I do the same thing (I'm assuming you mean you lose when you shouldn't, like to lower rated players, or you make bad moves when you know better). I think it's about powers of concentration; mine aren't strong enough to maintain one hundred percent attention for every move of the game, so I end up blundering somewhere. Or at least that's one of the reasons.

@TheShadowblast123 5 жыл бұрын

"I hate books; they only teach us to talk about things we know nothing about." - Jean-Jacques Rousseau. When you watch lectures like this you have to understand that this is specifically focusing on one possible problem in your play. The lesson of the lecture is to not have a weak d4 pawn, but is that the reason why you're losing games? Analyze your games, find your mistakes and find lectures that specifically focus on the issues you have

@xDMrGarrison 4 жыл бұрын

Agreeing with Ben is not the same as finding the moves and ideas he talks about. Terrible.

@Ikerus0 7 жыл бұрын

"I drove my Chevy to Levy but Levy resigned"

@JimJWalker 10 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to the next 63. =)

@lostblue5651 7 жыл бұрын

nice lecture

@Harrun 5 жыл бұрын

that slow mo 😂😂 2:23

@tinytim8173 5 жыл бұрын

An entire lecture about one square?

@JimmyLundberg 10 жыл бұрын

04:55 "My d4 pawn is protected by a pawn, so I'm good". Not sure if joking as usual or actually made a mistake :P

@STLChessClub 10 жыл бұрын

Ben is rarely mistaken and almost always joking, so I'd bet he's making a joke! Thanks so much for watching our channel, and please help spread the word. We've got a ton of great videos lined up!

@JimmyLundberg 10 жыл бұрын

I thought so too, just wasn't sure this one time. I'm loving this channel, much of it is over my head, but I'm learning a lot too. Great stuff!

@nateyoung3675 10 жыл бұрын

It was a slip of the tongue, not a joke or an error, he was referring to the black d5 pawn.

@JimmyLundberg 10 жыл бұрын

I know what he was referring to ;p that's what I meant by 'mistake', but I think he actually said it jokingly.

@thekkl 8 жыл бұрын

+Jimmy Lundberg He meant to say d-file.

@sawyerwest3990 5 жыл бұрын

@10:42: I like to play the Albin Counter Gambit in Black's position, what is your reasoning for playing the Estoniannan?

@SongsForBoredTimes 10 жыл бұрын

24:00 isnt it like game 1 in anand-carlsen? not exacrylt but pretty similar isnt it?

@zackcruise 3 жыл бұрын

"I would play the same openings he would; even though he wasn't born yet, I still did it." 17:18

@ricardochapa 10 жыл бұрын

drove my chevy to play levi

@GuitarSlinger2112 10 жыл бұрын

This guy reminds me of my roomy. Great sense of humor. Plus my roomy is probably 23 something so makes good chess coach. As long as he isn't looking over my shoulder berating me while I try push wood on FICS... lol :cheers:

@anonymousAJ Жыл бұрын

I always hang all my pawns starting with the a or h pawn so none of them are ever isolated, then when I have 2 pawns to 8 I resign since I can't have an isolated pawn, that would be terrible

@rohit1697 10 жыл бұрын

game starts at 3:36

@emir2591 8 жыл бұрын

It's all about the Benjamin's

@-_Nuke_- 6 жыл бұрын

που λεν και στο χωριό μου

@emir2591 8 жыл бұрын

Get paid by the hour

@JohnSmith-yd2cu 10 жыл бұрын

If someone takes your king and u can promote a pawn, can u promote it to king nad avoid losing the game?

@shawnhaferkamp8599 10 жыл бұрын

In chess, we don't ever take the king. When the king is attacked, and the attacker can't be blocked, taken, or the king has no where to move safely, then you are checkmated and lose the game. Cheers!

@sameash3153 2 жыл бұрын

@@shawnhaferkamp8599 You can take the king. If the king is in check and you make an illegal move, taking the king wins the game.

@Digifier 10 жыл бұрын

LOL, at the end: "You agree ?" Subtle joke :P.

@slayzgames 10 жыл бұрын

Greetings from Serbia! I love those lectures, nah, joking I came here for bad humor:)

@liver1865 8 жыл бұрын

+Slayzer SERBIA?????!!!!!

@slayzgames 8 жыл бұрын

Wut?:)

@GuitarSlinger2112 10 жыл бұрын

or I should say "push pixels" yes?

@chinadan86 8 жыл бұрын

Who was humming American Pie at 16:09?

@tramquangpho 4 жыл бұрын

why white play h4 at the start

@BalladCreek 10 жыл бұрын

GM Ben is a Great guy he should have his Cholesterol level checked would hate to lose him :-)

@argh9743 Жыл бұрын

Yeah,arrogance isn’t the issue.

@DirkDjently 5 жыл бұрын

17:59

@f0revern0ty0urs2 10 жыл бұрын

Whites kg1 was a stupid move, should have moved his bishop from d6 to safety

@GuitarSlinger2112 10 жыл бұрын

Why assume everything should be free? You going to pay their bills for them? The internet is not all about getting things for free. It's a great place to find free stuff, but it's just as much a business as it is a charity.

@GuitarSlinger2112 10 жыл бұрын

"I don't assume everything should be free. It should be shared for free." only on discussions of politics or religion can something so incredibly stupid be spoken. Truly.