Its very clear....dont give white absolute control of the e5 square .

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Spencer, these are excellent games -- thank you very much.

Very well explained! I learned a lot!

Are you related to Benjamin Finegold?

Can someone explain it to me like I’m a 3 year old, why didn’t bardeleben take the rook on E7 or G7?

27:37 - anyone have a link?

Interesting see this video again because I remember watching the US Championships a few years ago (dont remember which), and a recurring theme was actually the defending side being forced to sac the exchange for a pawn or two but being dominated and losing in the end.

Karen is beautiful.

Why posting videos on the channel stop🎉?

Fabiano Marijuana

Way under 2000.

He had a farm

Or bishop takes pawn

Rook D1

Time stamp 10.22

I like knight takes h7 too , then knight takes f6 forking black queen. If black queen d6, white queen just takes F6. Might have got this wrong but I am just an average Joe. Be kind.

Feels good to say Carlsen hasn’t beat me!

ben is so good with kids actually. he tells them what they should do and kinda makes fun of them but it clearly works

Is it true Ben doesnt need glasses but uses them to look smarter?

Of course Kasparov had a massive opening prep, but he was One of the best players ever, even strategically, so for sure he went out of his Prep with ivanchuk s Plan, but still this doesnt explain why he found himself in such a bad situation in few moves

Ben is so amazing. He is so good at entertaining people and knows so much about chess.

5:22

loool the way he tries to say Adhiban is cheating... 4:27

Black is petty

Nice work this Fidel guy seems like he got rolled by your abilities and calculation.

Bro this is insane I'm eating goldfish crackers "flavor blasted XTRA CHEDDAR"

I actually bought the issue of Chess Life and Review magazine off eBay because of this video

Assalamu alaikum brotha

22:07, ahah, 2nd finegold video where he says the answer is fries while I'm eating fries!

Greetings from Turkey

Candidate for the greatest chess tourney, could listen to Ben all day - great balance of humour and knowledge makes for a joyful watch. Vivan Ben. ❤

I know this is an old video, but why does the move a5 not work for black in the critical position versus Ruiz Castillo?? If bishop takes a5 to renew the threat cant the queen just go to f8?

40:50 it has a lot of threats, except for 1 thing, it doesn't, good to see Spencer learnt from Ben, that's stuff he says too!

I wish your nonsense was cut out. Good content other than that.

Mir Sultan Khan is indian he played in the indian national chess championship 🏆 Where only indian citizens could compete Sultan Khan couldn't read and write so He couldn't read chess books He was usually trained by Players who would rival him in competitions He didn't believe in Castling as he thought King was a Strong price and attracted opponents pieces and made them lose their way Sultan khan was a master od indian chess where chess was different But I think he could have easilu destroyed anybody at that time and beyond if he was serious or received any proper training for Chess

Fun fact : After leaving Chess , Mir Sultan Khan was shown the game from Botvinik and bronstein World championship mstch His reply: they both look very weak 😂😂😂

1st round Bye's are overpowered.

40:39 😂😂😂

This guy need some sleep

If there is a lightning storm the safest place you can be is in your car. It acts like a faraday cage. Electricity always looks for the easiest way to travel. It's easier for it to travel through the metal car than through a person. Both you and car will be perfectly fine. It's been tested on numerous shows including Mythbusters and Top Gear.

10:00

This video makes me want to become a father. Goddammit, I love kids.

The kid was playing illegal

Ben is the teacher I always wanted, or maybe the father I always needed. 🤔

sadly, listening to the kids' answers to Ben's questions I see they are more advanced in chess theory than I am.....

Twenty years ago, you'd have to pay hundreds of dollars for videos like this. It's not easy to get good at chess, but I'm grateful to Ben, Karen, and Spencer for lessons like this.

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6 years ago now...

This is really helpful, and not just for the actual chess game. Ben's insight into the differences between lower- and higher-rated players is really wonderful. I know I tend to want to play extremely actively, even in a quiet position. Sometimes that just isn't best.