Sounds like a finegold class

"See, he was there, playing good chess, so I robbed his house"

Law of zugzwang

Truer words have never been spoken.

What a coincidence I'm also under 2000, 500 here

I vsed an insanely strong 500 today in a tournament. I've always thought 500s just didn't know the rules but damn

Allirix 500s play like 1000s, except they are liable to make horrendous blunders at any time. I know because I used to be a 500 (now I’m the best player ever because I’m a 750).

@@jarretberenson1214 hey, identity theft is a crime

the boss man ?

Fide rated 1700 to be precise.

truth hurts

wdym? He is funny enough here too. I laughed and learned

guilty as charged

He doesn't do many higher level videos or more people would watch them.

I watch his videos because he's funny, but then I realize he's making fun of people who are bad at chess like me, and I'm just like my guy I just want to learn some chess. Still it's entertaining and instructional if you can deal with being made fun of.

@@siLence-84 LOL, lefty got triggered.

Yeah, smart kids.

Then he broke a pen. What a disruptive kid. lol

I think Ben is the rude one here

I like that he told the kid to stop in no uncertain terms. I guess this is the advanced class. In the easy classes he seems overly tolerant.

Sol Feinberg nope he tells the kids to be quiet all the time, a lot of the time they're just noisy but they're only kids so they gotta learn somehow

He is well on his way, got all the answers before the older guys

Anybody here knows who the kid is? It is better for him now to manage his own content in KZfaq. Dollar.. dollar.. ;)

Also one of the funniest.

I can tell you havent watched many lol. The "vast majority" are instructive. But if the info goes over your head ....... 🥴

@@Jhoto he didn't say the other ones weren't instructive he just said this one was especially useful for him. But if you can't read comments... 🙃 Sometimes I read a comment and I'm like damn. Must suck to be that guy. Not only is he stupid he has so much hubris. That's what I thought when I read your comment.

Does he have any other under 2000 lesson?

@@Jhoto rude

icrlp05 knowing jazz musicians, it makes sense.

Every teacher in elementary school is a history teacher. Except for maybe gym, music and art teachers.

Just remember its all about positioning and tactics

You can look him up on USCF he's 1800

@@radar9561 lol us ranking

Are you any good at chess?

@@siLence-84 what's your profile pic from?

Where am I?

Yes, this was a fantastic lecture for me as a class B soon to be A player.

I don't believe in psychology. I just believe in good moves. - Bobby Fischer

warrenginmartini dumb quote to be honest

Priceless.

So many weeks ago I can't count that high

@@kmarasin That sounds like something Ben Finegold might say

The lecture was recorded before I was born

Except for maybe 'you at home'. Why weren't you at the lecture 'you at home'? How come?

That's my favorite way to beat people. My second favorite is my opponent walking into a one move tactic.

@@12jswilson My favorite is walking into a one move tactic to mate them a few turns later

@Billy Farrington Right, it's strange Ben didn't mention this variation.

Billy Farrington thats mate in 5, so it doesn’t work

Joran De Braekeleer watch it again, 1:01:47

@@noobmasteryoyo5136 Yeah you're right, thnx for the correction!

I like the fact that he jokes

Supernova it’s funny that my engine actually recommends the “bad move” Nxe6 in the critical position.

1 Kd6, Kb6; 2 Qc4, Ka5; and I don’t see a 1 move mate (Qa4+, Kb6) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p9KIkpthm8Dbf58.html

Well, like GM Ben Fingold use to say: "The truth hurts!". If you play enough, the underratingness will eventually turn into realityness. Besides, ELO = EGO, which is pathetic as pathetic liveforms we are, and every games is really played against oneself.

how long did you "study" and "exercise" before playing your first tournament? beginning from when you picked up chess for the first time?

Hi Felix, I played my first tournament almost immediately after I learned chess then abruptly stopped for over ten years - no chess whatsoever. That's why my rating was 1000~ when I picked up again last year. When I returned to chess tournaments I had about 4-6 months of experience as a kid then 1 year since I started playing online (mostly blitz and some bullet). In terms of how long it took me to study chess before playing tournament games again I would say countless hours over the span of that previous year. As of today, I have about 2 years of experience and I have read several chess books about strategy, pawn structure, game endings, tactics puzzles, opening systems, and have watched countless chess videos on youtube. Essentially I spent the majority of my free time studying chess. Chess is a difficult game to master and not everyone has that kind of time to spend learning the game. As of right now I decided to take a break from tournaments so that I can focus on other life priorities. I expect that when I'm ready to return to serious chess I will easily break 1800 USCF and probably 2000. That sounds like a lot but refer to my original comment. If you are wondering how long it takes me to prep for a tournament then I would say 2-3 days or study sessions. I make sure I know my opening system very well and review important concepts up to the night before the tournament. Best thing to do is make a list of areas of improvement and work on that before any tournament. There is also the psychological aspect that you have to prepare for. Expect underrated players in the lower categories for the reasons I mentioned in my original comment. I was already playing at an 1600-1800 level before I decided to play in OTB tournaments and even then I struggled to beat some players. If you want some advice to improve I would say learn as much as you can about pawn structures and game endings. Then spend some time mastering the specific openings you like as white and black. That's in addition to solving tactics puzzles on a regular basis - I usually solve 2-3 per day but they are tough puzzles. This alone should take upwards of 6 months or longer if you spend your time wisely. Avoid too much playing because at the end it doesn't help as much as learning from the masters. I got to the point that I often could play the variations in my head straight from the book. I tried very hard to memorize the board coordinates by color - this actually helps a lot when you are reading chess books. Also, you can look up the games from your chess books online at chessgames.com or chess365.com and play the game there while you read the book - it will save you valuable time.

Supernova especially that last tip is great, thanks! I just wanted to estimate my own progress. I started chess in February 2018 and got to 1300-1400 so far, doing lots of tactics and endgame training, watching KZfaq lectures and I bought a book as well (need to focus on my engineering exams right now though, so chess has to wait another 6 weeks). Thanks for sharing your experience!

Not sure what you are complaining about when you are the perfect example of what you're criticizing. You had a rating of 1000 and now you are at 1650, so you were highly underrated due to studying and playing online instead of offline.

"...so if I'm black, then the lower opponent might draw. But if I make the game really interesting, and they play really well...that's not possible. Why is their rating so low if they're playing so well?" You're such a dick...but you are SO relatable to the average player. Thank you for that...because it's hysterical while teaching us what we never knew.

sorry if I just double posted

no he wont

"Don't be a debil" lmao great advice

Yes bring Ken West to atl

Ka8

That's mate in 5 not mate in 4.

Ok but after Qxa4 white can play Qxe6

1. White doesn't have a light squared bishop 2. Open the file! 3. The Dutch like to take it one step further with f5, regardless of bishops.

Sicarius Noctis he is somewhat ok with f5, but he almost always attacks people for playing f6 lol

I played the number one rated player in austria, a few months ago in a simul. After all the games ended, we got to ask him questions about the games we played and whatnot. In the game I got completely crushed in a sicilian as black. He didn't even develop half his minor pieces and just steamrolled me with his pawns on the kingside. So I asked him how it comes that a lot of top rated players don't always develop all their pieces as fast as possible and still crush everyone. His answer was that to every general rule in chess there are exceptions and better players just find those exceptions more often. So I guess there's that.

you a chest master too?

@@GoDbax if you mean me, no I'm not. I'm rated somewhere between 1700 and 1800.

coca cola

Everything you just wrote = very suspicious.

Not that suspicious, just a side effect of him using cocaine

The truth hurts

Yayo, yayo, all I know is yayo

Qb6+ désolé

Sure that will win the game at some point. But that is not the question, because the position is obviously winning for white. The puzzle on the other hand is about finding that mate in exactly 4 moves. You just changed the premise..

@@DeglintoNisto I see, thanks

Plus, look what squares a move takes, and what squares it gives. Doesn't help playing against Fritz 10, though. That program is relentless and I get crushed even though I tried to adjust the rating, lol.

He holds it in the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Atlanta.

Pawn to c1 (promote to knight) puts you in check. Then you have to make another move, so not mate in 4.

@plectrumura 2 years later but I saw this aswell and I think it works.