The Legend: Richard Réti - GM Ben Finegold

The Legend: Richard Réti - GM Ben Finegold - 2015.06.04

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9 жыл бұрын

Grandmaster Ben Finegold profiles the great problem composer Richard Réti. Check out these winning games for white from the Czech legend.
Richard Reti vs Karoly Sterk, Vienna (1910): C66 Ruy Lopez, closed Berlin defence, Bernstein variation
Reti vs Savielly Tartakower, Vienna - (1910): B15 Caro-Kann defence
Reti vs Arthur Dunkelblum, Vienna (1914): C46 Three knights game
(post-game fantasy) Reti vs H L de Leeuw, Amsterdam simul (1919)
Reti vs Jose Raul Capablanca, New York (1924): A15 English opening
Reti vs Max Walter, Bratislava (1925): A35 English, symmetrical, four knights system

Пікірлер: 159

@JesusJuenger 3 жыл бұрын

Argumentative Guy: "I'm sure there's a lot of games that start with e4 c6" Ben, without missing a beat: "No, no, there's not; just this one." 😂

@Jate0000 9 жыл бұрын

25:43 "He lived in Prague so czech-mate"... He has a million of them!

@meenay2728 6 жыл бұрын

Luciano Damian

@brisclan7813 4 жыл бұрын

He's Savage

@GaeasBlessing 8 жыл бұрын

"Can I set this up before you give the wrong answer?" Savage. GM Finegold's a G.

@ssik9460 3 жыл бұрын

.....M

@user-zr2lg8tl9h 8 жыл бұрын

It is a joy listening to this guy analyze chess...

@teo5146 7 жыл бұрын

Such a fantastic resource. There's nothing like this on the net, and I thank you all very much for putting it all up! I hope you guys keep it this way for years, the potential for learning is great. I can't thank you enough, such quality lectures, and such world-class teachers!!! PD: It took me a while to "get" GM Finegold's humor. But after looking at so many lectures, the guy just cracks me up. He has a million one-liners, and "GM Ken West" always gets me.

@larrybui5243 9 жыл бұрын

I literally choked on my water when he made that Vishwa-nothing joke

@dusanmijatovic7913 8 жыл бұрын

+Larry Bui :)

@cartrinity 7 жыл бұрын

Larry Bui lol me too

@Thaumazo83 3 жыл бұрын

One of his staples

@missjessgem 9 жыл бұрын

GM Ken West used to play speed chess with Richard Reti

@mikebaker2436 2 жыл бұрын

They had to get Chuck Norris to manage the time controls.

@Schwarzwaldkind 8 жыл бұрын

Too bad, Saint Louis is way too far from my home town to travel. These "sessions" are fun! Make more of them!

@ChrisHanks_ColonelOfTruth 7 жыл бұрын

the guy who won't be quiet probably needs to be quiet. ben has a lot of patience. great lecture.

@moriatyalpha 6 жыл бұрын

arujun & ken west are now more famous than bobby fischer

@SpecialAgentBillMaxwell 7 жыл бұрын

Ben: Which first world champion approved of K-G8? Kid: George Washington? Ben: George Washington, that's right.

@oisinoc8533 5 жыл бұрын

This is my favourite finegold video

@scottpaul7427 5 жыл бұрын

I got scarlet fever twice in the late 70s or early 80s. Usually you develop immunity after the first time, but I didn't. I didn't die from it either time... as far as I can tell.

@fefferryerr1818 9 ай бұрын

"I thought he was still alive, but he died young at age 40 in 1929." He says that as if he'd still be alive in 2015 if he hadn't died young.

@quattroboog4412 9 жыл бұрын

Nice patience shown by Ben with the extremely rude audience member who would never stop interrupting.

@Exodus5K 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah that kid needed to shut the fuck up

@eljay2150 6 жыл бұрын

Unfuckingbearable... ruined the whole tutorial

@-_Nuke_- 6 жыл бұрын

That kid is Ben's kid so your argument is invalid

@eljay2150 6 жыл бұрын

NUKE... every comment made here is true you bozo... "invalid" pfff nice choice of words tho... smh

@-_Nuke_- 6 жыл бұрын

@elbay2 9 жыл бұрын

One of his better vids!

@ajaysubramanian9157 9 жыл бұрын

Awesome video

@PhysicsMathMan 6 жыл бұрын

New kid in class was likable: INCORRECT Level of disruption/humor of new kid: SUSPICIOUS Verification by Arujun: YEAH Official GM Certification of these statements: KEN WEST Overall assessment: TERRIBLE

@xDMrGarrison 5 жыл бұрын

That's a very suspicious spelling of Arjun, Mr Feynman,

@JJ-yy2sl 9 жыл бұрын

Ben Finegold the man of the year

@briansheldon6804 7 жыл бұрын

We need a written list of your "Finegold Rules"

@dusanmijatovic7913 7 жыл бұрын

chessconfessions.blogspot.rs/2009/04/finegold-rules.html Yeah bro

@NathanHeaver 6 жыл бұрын

According to the rules moving the knights for a bunch of moves would be finegolds great game.

@-_Nuke_- 6 жыл бұрын

"12 Never move pawns!" why?

@xDMrGarrison 5 жыл бұрын

@@-_Nuke_- Because they can't go backwards.

@-_Nuke_- 5 жыл бұрын

@@xDMrGarrison true

@georgeheridis7973 3 жыл бұрын

Right Arjun? Yeah... Wonder what he's up to these days. Hope all is well. May all your moves be checkmate.

@Dicomaniaque 4 жыл бұрын

6:40 « retreat like a… ? » « Grandmaster » 🤦🏻‍♂️ And I’m laughing, laughing 😂

@ploopybear 3 жыл бұрын

AMAZING

@rydersonthestorm7175 7 жыл бұрын

these are the best videos on youtube

@sheikmanzoor5003 2 жыл бұрын

20:38 ..... Ben was about to say Morphy Ben be like sometimes all I think about is you 😀

@miche1df Жыл бұрын

idk what everyone's complaining about, I'm enjoying listening to Ben argue with Homestar Runner

@gxtmfa 6 жыл бұрын

You know, I wasn’t as annoyed as everybody else was by the guy in the audience.

@buddygordy3253 3 жыл бұрын

Me either, I didn't even really notice.

@ashwinkusuma320 9 жыл бұрын

nobody got the "paris" joke at 32:49 , its a reference to "Casablanca"

@elbay2 9 жыл бұрын

Ashwin Kusuma Excellent, well spotted!

@-dash 3 жыл бұрын

I’m shocked, shocked that I didn’t catch the reference right away.

@NiculaRobert 9 жыл бұрын

It seems that there's a new guy in the audience who doesn't like Ben that much...

@saikat93ify 7 жыл бұрын

I was expecting to see the Reti opening. Lol.

@adriaanj 2 жыл бұрын

So no one's going to talk about how funny Ben Finegold's lectures are?

@acsu96 5 жыл бұрын

I too owe GM Ben Finegold...I was like what I don't know this game what the heck is Qd3 and then after Bd2 I too was like oooooooh right I know this one

@futurefox128 9 жыл бұрын

9:05: I hate it when there is a vote and everybody gets it wrong, including the teacher - in this case Ben. Terrible. ;) I checked with stockfish because it felt odd to me, and indeed Nxe6 is stronger and gives white almost +2. Rxe6 is probably winning too, but only around +1. Also important to note, after Rxe6, c5 was a big blunder (skyrockets white's adventage to over +5). Black should have played Ne4 instead: Getting the knight to the strong outpost and threatening/getting the valuable f4 pawn in exchange for c6.

@jboortz83 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the follow up. That was a little dubious to me also.

@handsome_man69 11 ай бұрын

Handsome man

@tomsmith4452 9 жыл бұрын

ben is just too cool :D

@MrMorlaf 7 жыл бұрын

This kid Argen? almost every video mentions him and this little voice pipes up from the background to answer questions etc. Even in some classes when he is NOT there, Ben mentions him! Can we please see Argen and perhaps go over a game of his. He is (or should be!) as famous as Ben himself!

@jancivianci3028 6 жыл бұрын

MrMorlaf it's Arjun

@leventeadamszabo1914 6 жыл бұрын

MrMorlaf Just search for: Arjun plays the Benoni.

@shawandking 8 жыл бұрын

arujun = best. :) i love these lectures. i dont even play chess. or CHESS.

@SmilingIbis 2 жыл бұрын

Pitching shade at Tartakower?! Which one has a major variation of the QGD named after him?

@Scy 7 жыл бұрын

1. e4!! What a move!

@angryface7135 3 жыл бұрын

e4!! - amazing.

@nyuzoo Жыл бұрын

The line above the letter e is a legit letter in the hungarian alphabet é (“ey” in “hey.”).

@leonhines8190 6 жыл бұрын

3:37 "He doent stack paper to the ceiling, he doesnt ride on 24 inch chome ... he's got nothing!" LOL

@dudeframe9511 Жыл бұрын

At 23:05, black to D6 is not an option to defend?

@DineshSingh-ev9ud 7 жыл бұрын

beat down followed by the smack down took place

@xxxxclayxxxx3338 9 жыл бұрын

Ben is the man!

@JimMalmPHOTO 7 жыл бұрын

Black takes @ 3:02. Earned him the Finegold Look of Contempt.

@Parthasorenchess 4 жыл бұрын

4:17 we have a discovered attack because I just discovered it

@valentinrafael9201 6 жыл бұрын

20:37 you say "So Mor...Reti" thinking about Morphy all the time, aren't you?

@Supware 6 жыл бұрын

"I thought he was still alive, but it turns out he died in 1929 at the age of 40" xD

@DWeirich76 7 жыл бұрын

always love e4 exclam. 1:55

@jaylenlenear7850 11 ай бұрын

If this youtube channel needs a editor to go back and time stamp old videos let me know!

@BrezHurley Жыл бұрын

What is up with the one guy in the class?

@xdplaya87 7 жыл бұрын

37:38 what about Qc2-f5? I gotta engine check that one

@Blaisem 4 жыл бұрын

Doesn't he just take your queen with the pawn, and if you check with bishop h5, he blocks with rook g6?

@eriknordh9 9 жыл бұрын

Finegold 2016

@varungaikwad1244 6 жыл бұрын

xD Réti or not here I come hahahahaha

@alexfrasca673 7 жыл бұрын

e4 exclam!

@VincentFarrugia 6 жыл бұрын

18:20 He was born in Slovakia, so it still exists

@bhaswatmandal8751 4 жыл бұрын

Wait a second...Reti did not play Reti opening!!!

@yasirlateef8641 5 жыл бұрын

e4 exclam!!! :D

@hemant05 2 жыл бұрын

Ben discussing pandemic six years ago in beginning of video 😂

@DWeirich76 4 жыл бұрын

Q: what do you call it when you find Richard Reti's dead body

@rawdaaljawhary4174 2 жыл бұрын

The Reti Closing

@xDMrGarrison 5 жыл бұрын

A surprising number of people are hating on "disruptions", when Ben has a huge amount of interaction with the audience and is calling on them and asking what they think is the right move like every 5 seconds. Frankly terrible.

@DansHobbies 5 жыл бұрын

1:55 e4 exclam 😂😂😂

@jarleg80 9 жыл бұрын

He died in 1929 at the age of 40. Strange to assume he still was alive considering he was born 1889.

@jboortz83 9 жыл бұрын

Are you the guy from the audience?

@jarleg80 9 жыл бұрын

TheBeebs No, but i kinda feel like it now, since I missed the humour :)

@ajaysubramanian9157 9 жыл бұрын

Was Capablanca the worlds best player before?

@MK-13337 9 жыл бұрын

A world champion at the time

@skmishra1991 7 жыл бұрын

@0:20 Lol Réti -- "a thing over the letter, thing that makes no sense, all the Norway people have them, that's brain damage I assume"

@Saracelio 8 жыл бұрын

show the audience

@shonl8460 5 жыл бұрын

Feel bad for Ken west

@ImMarkiee Жыл бұрын

Poor Tartakower good enough to have a name, but not two 🥺

@ShawnyUBeR 7 жыл бұрын

He talks chess like Saul Goodman talks law.. (from BB)

@yasirlateef8641 5 жыл бұрын

VIshwa-nothin? :D

@bilalentilka Жыл бұрын

"some like space, some don't... my ex girlfriend for example.. ah, nevermind"

@napoliav 9 жыл бұрын

i always like to trade bishops for knights

@BEstudent 9 жыл бұрын

AMDdotcom I like bishops man! Two bishops are killing in open positions!

@richardwang8731 8 жыл бұрын

Make sure you can create nice outposts and close the center, or open up the center to create long diagonals then.

@paulgoogol2652 9 жыл бұрын

why is c4 a good move? it attacks d5?? INCORRECT! learn the script kid. this guy is good though.

@mandolinsam7901 3 жыл бұрын

They don't talk about French? What of it's just "in passing"?

@tomassusko1390 5 жыл бұрын

Richard Reti was from Slovakia so he is not Czech legend. Czechoslovakia only.

@Ripthatshitsfr 3 жыл бұрын

Arjun makes the lecture twice as long

@mottian 8 жыл бұрын

32:39 joke combo! :D :D Capablanca will always have Paris ahahahah :D I love that movie

@conman1395 2 жыл бұрын

I've never met the dude who wouldn't shut up, but I feel like I know exactly who he is and we all know someone like him

@smwg4187 8 ай бұрын

15:05 Ben: "Reti or not here comes the queen" sassy NPC: "You already made that joke" has he never been to a Ben lecture before? It's literally 5 jokes told over and over. He's clearly also never been to a lecture on good manners.

@missjessgem 6 жыл бұрын

Julian is giving lectures now.... very suspicious

@george3737 Жыл бұрын

Savielly Tartakower VS Richard Reti (1910) Reti lost this game

@Oggylv1 7 жыл бұрын

reti was german with jewish and slovak roots

@adamrubinson6875 9 жыл бұрын

Guy in the audience is annoying

@kalmah6662 9 жыл бұрын

Adam Rubinson He is new i think, never heard him before really really annoying.

@elbay2 9 жыл бұрын

Adam Rubinson I agree; he's like a heckler at a stand-up's routine, trying to be more vocal than the performer.

@pplm0853 9 жыл бұрын

Adam Rubinson Argh, now I'm focused on his annoying comments even more!

@jboortz83 9 жыл бұрын

Just another needy kid with low self esteem. Chess clubs are full of them.

@KanjoosLahookvinhaakvinhookvin 7 жыл бұрын

I believe it is Finegold's famous protege Julian.

@moondigit007 8 жыл бұрын

The loss to Reti by Capablanca made newspaper headlines at the time."Finally the chess machine lost a game!!"

@scottscheule 4 жыл бұрын

When I hear that kid in the class, I can’t help but think of that smug idiot who keeps popping up in ads trying to sell me the Epoch Times.

@timr7111 7 жыл бұрын

guy in the audience is extremely annoying I understand that he wants to comment from time to time but he talks way too much in the video...

@louiss2595 9 жыл бұрын

Where's yasser? Or the armenian?

@SathvickSatish 6 жыл бұрын

ULTRA-96 its Jonathan schrantz

@NekysAcherontios 5 жыл бұрын

some of those puns are so terrible they are actually funny

@wowyaywowyaywow 9 жыл бұрын

Class dismissed

@RockinOtaku 8 жыл бұрын

that's weird. I actually said ruined like in family guy. suspicious

@m4rv2n 9 жыл бұрын

I'm a HUGE fan of Ben, but I'm also Hungarian, so I cannot dismiss the fact that Richard Réti (at the time) was born in the HUNGARIAN part of Austro-Hungarian empire thus he was born as a Hungarian. And then war came...

@OptimusPriori 8 жыл бұрын

Marvin He was a slovak Jew. It's true it was Austro-Hungary at the time, but it doesn't mean that he was Hungarian :) I know you hate the fact that Czechoslovakia and later Slovakia exist and Austro-Hungary doesn't no more, but deal with it ;)

@jancivianci3028 7 жыл бұрын

Marvin Seriously? Even chess video?

@dontbeadebil5046 5 жыл бұрын

Marvin =Debil

@meenay2728 6 жыл бұрын

Arjun

@cristhiansanchez8567 8 жыл бұрын

you argin, incorrect hahahahahahhhahaha lol

@victordevries8890 6 жыл бұрын

@yahushaking4367 6 жыл бұрын

Accent makes sense fool

@NewGrow-kb1bg 3 жыл бұрын

It was funny hearing that whiny kid answer so sure of himself and be so wrong. Trade queens when you are checking mate the opponent. . Lol!

@jaymichael2649 3 жыл бұрын

It's amazing anyone would watch this guy. Brilliant as he is at the game of chess, not humble at all. NOT everyone knows the game like you, be kind and share your knowledge instead of being annoying.