"I actually didn't like bishops. Then, I got this paper from FIDE that I was a GM and now I like bishops" XD

I've got to be honest, I've grown to love Ben Finegold's dry humor

Wit, sarcasm and lots of chess insight dripping with dry humor. Love this guy.

This dude has no chill -> "Nobody thought Anand can win. I talked to Anand's wife, she said:'Yea he can't win. Terrible.' " LMAO! I LOVE IT!

How Aronian defended his knight from like 16:00 was insanely instructive. And how Anad's bishop covered all the knight's options whether it was on a4 (Which aronian probably saw) and d1, which he probably didn't. That's why they're grandmasters, and I'm just some guy.

Mr. Finegold, I'm disappointed i no longer live in Atlanta. It's really a privilege to have all these great lectures to learn new ways to annoy chess players. Thanks for that. And thank you for sprinkling in some culture for the next generation to puzzle over as you get older.

"Aronian didn't see it and lost his knight".. I lost it there, hahaha!

Thank God Ben is back, I can start watching this channel again.

the demand for ben is high.

Ben is Back!

Hilarious and instructive commentary from Ben Finegold. Keeps the videos entertaining!

"Svidler talks nonstop forever in any language"

Ben is the only chess lecturer that I can watch. He's funny, knows what he's talking about, and is a good personality for chess. good stuff SLCC

Yes, glad Ben is back. But I also want Ronen to return!

Funny, but very instructive as well :) thanks!

Ben is awesome, thanks! Very engaging.

03:33 Viswanathan Anand vs Levon Aronian World Championship Candidates (2014), Khanty-Mansiysk RUS, rd 1, Mar-13 Spanish Game: Closed Variations (C84) 18:26 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Viswanathan Anand World Championship Candidates (2014), Khanty-Mansiysk RUS, rd 3, Mar-15 Slav Defense: Modern Line (D11) 30:18 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Peter Svidler World Championship Candidates (2014), Khanty-Mansiysk RUS, rd 6, Mar-19 Dutch Defense: Semi-Leningrad Variation (A81)

Mighty Ben is back, BEWARE! ^^.

BENNNNNNNN

Ben is really great. My favourite lecturers are Ben and Ronen!

Finegold is the best, by far :> keep em comming, I'll watch the shit out of every minute you post, fine sir!

Feingold is back!!!

Oh my Gosh, this guy is damn funny. Great commentary on chess too. Keep it up!!!

i always thought of the Dutch as an inverted/wrong side sicilian xD

Wheeee! New Finegold vid!

More Ben!!!!!!

WE WANT MORE FINEGOLD!

17:35 "And that's the end of your Knight. Hate when that happens" I see what you did there

"You'll play Carlsen and lose...and you'll get 1 million for losing" lolololol

What a great game.

thank you very much, so good and funny with taste :D

Ben may not like to hear it...but I love the way he teaches...

Half kidding! 3 years! Brilliant!

Thank you GM Ben FInegold. When does Ken West become a Super Grand Master?

The white to play Bf3 move at Lecture with GM Ben Finegold (The Candidates Tourney | Anand vs. Aronian) - 2014.03.19 removing one of the defenders on whites king was to protect against a different move. Aronian was afraid that it would become a monster but not by black moving Bf7 but to Bf3 forking whites Queen and Rook that's defending the king. It did look like a strange move though but his first mistake was moving the pawns from in front of his king. Love your lectures thumbs up Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis and Ben Finegold!!!

I know this is an old video, but at 15:50 isn't Nxb2 better? I was thinking something like Nxb2 Bxb2 Bxh3 gxh3 Rd2+ Kg3 Rxb2

27:09 why not play bxg7 then knight e7 and then qxc8?

good vid thanx

I like your humour!

At 15:47 wouldn't knight takes b2 be the best move because if bishop d4 takes knight then rook d2 forks the king and Bishop and wins the piece back?

That final position...

Even my wife laughs at your commentary, and she doesn't even know how to play chess.

Ben

Which software are they using to teach chess

"Had a drawn position and decided to blunder" well at least I'm in good company. :P

Ben Finegold for President!!!!

At 38:44 Black replying by bishop to h3 locks on the rook and the bishop at g6. So, how was h6 a blunder?

22:27 think that Bf3 was the only way to prevent Be2 forking queen and rook since the dark squared bishop prevents rook e1

39:34 black's light square bishop to H3?? attacking F1 and G6

at 36:30 Bxc4 loses the exchange to Bd5+, I wonder which computer wouldnt see that

I can't believe my eyes that I found the move wooooooow

Kf2 is also a winning move and even faster evaluate much over 1 pawn, why he said this ?

At 39:15, can black play Bh3 or am I missing something here?

Ben is also good but where is Ronen ? we missed him

In 11:14 i think this is the plan not what ben said... Black predicts white wants to move his g pawn to g3 and be ready for F pawn to f4 attacking rook so black moves his bishop to c8 and stop white's g pawn move (because g2 pawn is defending h3 pawn)... After black's bishop c8 move white decided to defend his h3 pawn with another piece to be able to move g pawn to g3 and next f pawn to f4... And after white's bishop move black decided to move his rook away from danger... Im noob in chess so sry if my opinion is trash...

I'm sorry, but is this really Anand vs. Aronian from the 2014 Candidates? Didn't they play a Spanish, not a Slav?

what about at 9:43 seconds in the vid where anand could have forked the rook and pawn with a move of bishop E3 to F4, that would have been a better move because it pins the rook to a another free pawn for Anand, I think both players missed that and so did Ben.

At 24:40 why isnt white queen E2 the best move? Looks really good to me.

Great video. Lecturer remains amusing, bright, and enthusiastic without making fun of students. Now one of the best and most insightful on youtube, if not the universe. Who says evolution is not a fact?

at 39:34 can't black play Bh3 atacking both rook on f1 and bishop on g6?

yeeeeeeeeeeeees

I can't find this game score online is it illegal? lol

When you move all your pawns in front of your king, there are no pawns in front of your king.

hahaha, good sense of humour!

It's interesting to see Ben without a chess engine to help him see which side is winning. Then he says it's equal and it's because he says so :)

"slow and bad... he must of got lessons from me" :p hahaha

Why was bishop c5 a bad move

Anand violated the Finegold rule. Played F3.

17:58

I actually liked the blair witch project.

Mamedyarov is from Azerbaijan, not Russia

moar finegold

the ending rook move i didnt see ether :o clevor

36:57 Bxc4 looks a little risky because of Bd5+

If Louis CK decided to invest his energy into becoming a Chess Grandmaster, this is what I would imagine it to be like. Great video as always Ben!

36:36 central bishop to d5 game is winn by white :)

"This is in your favorite city khanty mansiysk...". GM Finegold is unbelievably funny.

Checkmate in 2 with advantage

I’m studying the semi Slav. I’ve seen this game way too many times

30:28

Karjakin always drawing sooo Bad... who played carlsen in the end?

12:04 ... Be says, the knight wont take the bishop. But does anybody know why Ne3 does not work? If Bxe3-> Rxe3, and black traded the knight for the black bishop. if NOT Bxe3 .. the rook and the bishop are forked. If white moves the rook, black takes the bishop. If not... wel the rook. Anybody coud tell me? ------------------ And in the seond game: 37:05 ... ben says, Bxc4 is best, but black does not play it. What about ... Bd5+ ... as an answer? I don't have any chess-program (sorry. but I gess you all know the answers....)

When you move all your pawn in front of your king, there is no pawn in front of your king... or you are playing bughouse xD

ben is so funny :)

good. 16:22 awesome

After his blunder h6, Svidler should have tried Bh3...

and very simple bxe3 wins to, the fortune of kf2 is that the king is one move forward and the position hasnt change in favor for black,

When your opponent plays Rg5 like that... Time to resign

I'm going to play Ben finegold when o-o-o my idea is to resign

1:29 lol the challenger turned out to be Karjakin.

Rook g5 holy crap..

are you missing a teeth ? ;D great lecture as always

Raawwrrr!!!

that poor knight.

Rook h5, bam!

15:30 why not Rc4?

if ben played magnus 10 games how many could he win? is magnus way better?

why not Bh3 at 38:47 which attacks the rook and the bishop?

Jacob 😂😂😂

On Anand, I find him a conventional player, positional and careful, unlike the brilliant Tal, Polgar (retired), Morphy, and Fischer. Carlsen, can be both at times, a bit inconsistent but the clear favorite in the upcoming battle of titans.