Top Players of South Africa: Lecture by GM Ben Finegold

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GM Ben Finegold discusses three of South Africa's top players: Watu Kobese, Daniel Cawdery and Kenny Solomon
01:33 Watu Kobese vs Péter Lékó, FIDE KO 2001
14:35 Watu Kobese vs Kiril Georgiev, Olympiad 2012
24:24 Daniel Cawdery vs Andrey Zhigalko, Lille Open 2014
33:27 Kenny Solomon vs Ivan Sokolov, Cento Open 2011
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Пікірлер: 69

@firstnamelastname7476 3 ай бұрын

cheers to the sponsor Chris.. great idea for a lecture.

@aarongifs 3 ай бұрын

Yeah thanks Chris, this was an awesome lecture topic

@jakob.conrad 3 ай бұрын

These guys are the best players in their country! I’m barely the best player in my chair

@zainquadri1206 3 ай бұрын

Don't touch my chair...???

@aanon4019 3 ай бұрын

and that's on a good day

@EgoCZ 3 ай бұрын

Holy the tactics in 3rd game were insane

@trent797 3 ай бұрын

Great lecture and nice to learn about these South African players.

@panpan-vz3om 3 ай бұрын

love his sense of humor

@fallintoadream 3 ай бұрын

Best strategy for being paired down according to Ben: take them out of preparation early. Best strategy for being paired up according to Ben: take them out of preparation early

@mercilpb 3 ай бұрын

Never prepare

@berbs9691 15 күн бұрын

if they're the same rating, you need to play into their deepest prep

@kerryfry1857 3 ай бұрын

Got my glass of whisky ready 🍷

@akhonapezisa4598 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Ben & Christopher for such a wonderful lecture..... I'm a chess coach at primary schools in my community of high unemployment rates. Yet the kids have so much talent we just unfortunately don't have facilities to groom our young kids. I THEREFORE TOOK IT UPON MYSELF TO MAKE THAT MUCH NEEDED CHANGE. Anyone willing to assist our ooung club in any way it will be much appreciated... Thanks

@chukspeter4044 3 ай бұрын

😅I need lectures for top Gambian best player GM Ben.. please help us

@Edmonddantes123 3 ай бұрын

Wonderful lecture, thank you!

@aarongifs 3 ай бұрын

Cawdery game was insane, would make a good 5-minute with Ben for those who didn't catch the lecture. This is one of my favorite lectures you've done, love learning about talented players I have never heard of.

@Edmonddantes123 3 ай бұрын

Fantastic players and games, very creative and sharp play!

@james_dinham 3 ай бұрын

He doesn’t know I’m the best player in South Africa 🇿🇦

@Tasmanaut 3 ай бұрын

yes but, you're white. White south africans have been politically incorrect. Only black south Africans matter

@georgehornsby2075 3 ай бұрын

I thought this was a complete joke but you’re genuinely top 50 in RSA!

@12jswilson 3 ай бұрын

Sergei Zhigalko is the more famous one and was almost 2700. Andrey peaked at 2628

@QuinnMakesGames 3 ай бұрын

GO SOUTH AFRICA! I haven't seen South Africa mentioned much in the chess world

@akhonapezisa4598 3 ай бұрын

Thats sadly true...yet so much potential exists

@TruthKnower031 17 күн бұрын

Wow thanks Ben, nice lecture about these amazing South African players ❤

@pcrich7062 3 ай бұрын

Great lecture thanks Ben!

@seanosull2884 3 ай бұрын

I would love to see a lecture on the best players from my country, Ireland. That would be a very short lecture.

@NelsonBoy2734 3 ай бұрын

Go Ben!!

@timwoods3173 3 ай бұрын

Thank you

@McCainenl 3 ай бұрын

Fun topic for a lecture! I'd love to see more stuff on players from less obvious countries

@indoorkangaroo3431 3 ай бұрын

Wow some beautiful attacking games here. Greta work!

@Socrates... 3 ай бұрын

thank you

@WorldOfDeepThought 3 ай бұрын

Oh Ben you look gorgeous! 😍🤤

@ThunderChickenBucket 3 ай бұрын

nice

@zainquadri1206 3 ай бұрын

@3:58 "Peter Leko might be the best prepped player in 2001, sorry about that Kasparov" looking towards the heavens... I didn't know Kasparov died... RIP

@thetree1994 3 ай бұрын

Kasparov is alive, just duct taped to Ben’s ceiling.

@juhonieminen4219 3 ай бұрын

@@thetree1994 LOL. Maybe Ben has room upstairs?

@Nippleless_Cage 3 ай бұрын

Kasparov is God with a gun

@King.Mark. 2 ай бұрын

Ben so funny it hurts

@celinelorenzo3642 3 ай бұрын

I almost knew that they are scatterlings of africa but they are gone with the wind while i was enjoying a very known drink from...??

@GG-bi8tb 3 ай бұрын

Cento is a small italian town

@CharlesDorazio 3 ай бұрын

i love Peter Lecko

@mitchellwilson4873 3 ай бұрын

Darn, I do like the Alekhine... well, I guess I'll see how I can avoid being dismantled

@x_kenpachi_11 3 ай бұрын

neat

@leonarderasmus6119 3 ай бұрын

You should've shown Michelakis vs Finegold. Michelakis is also South African.

@owen429 2 ай бұрын

God, Watu Kobese is my new favorite player. None of his moves make any sense and he still beats players that are top 10 in the world.

@keegancampher4719 3 ай бұрын

SA in the house !!!!!!!!!!!!

@nabangshusinha1519 3 ай бұрын

Ben talking about his beard is Kanye Ben

@probaddie456 3 ай бұрын

This lecture made me look up the best players in my own country (Canada) and learned that Eric Hansen is our #2 🤮. I blame Ben blame for this. Edit: is joke.

@aarons3014 3 ай бұрын

Hansen is strong. At least a few GMs have said he could have hit 2700 if he had focused on chess instead of streaming.

@probaddie456 3 ай бұрын

@@aarons3014 I'm only joking anyway. Edit: and you're right.

@paulgoogol2652 3 ай бұрын

@@probaddie456Don't support this guy.

@sillychinas 3 ай бұрын

Hansen is #1 for homegrown Canadian chess talent. Bareev only moved to Canada when he was in his 30s

@welerichardmagwaza2315 3 ай бұрын

f6- bad move?

@coralplaysgames5883 3 ай бұрын

Never play f6

@Chessdummy 3 ай бұрын

🍔

@jasonbeardsley7059 3 ай бұрын

ED 😂

@Asallam_Sensei 3 ай бұрын

Benst by test.

@gabrielesimionato1210 3 ай бұрын

Do they play black?

@kerryfry1857 3 ай бұрын

I'm guessing you think you're being funny. Unfortunately no. Sad is more accurate.

@ahrrydepp493 3 ай бұрын

Wait a second guys, i just noticed that there no good black chess player not even a gm right? Never saw a good black chess player why? They no smart?

@aarons3014 3 ай бұрын

There's a game by a black grandmaster in the video. Maybe you are the one who is no smart.

@ahrrydepp493 3 ай бұрын

@@aarons3014 Dude there is " a grabdmaster" its like so rare so why you talkin like you told me something special

@georgehornsby2075 3 ай бұрын

You are clearly being a troll. Maurice Ashley is a GM so your racist point isn’t even correct.

@ahrrydepp493 3 ай бұрын

@@georgehornsby2075 u guys playin dumb or really dumb? Its fookin obvious that there is no good black chess player its just so rare to even find a black gm so what you all on about