The leningrad joke at the start "Where were you born" "St. Petersburg" "Where did you grow up" "Petrograd" "where do you live now" "Leningrad" "Where do you want to live" "St. Petersburg"
When i saw Ben, i was like "WTF dude? That was supposed to be a joke?" And two days after that i cant stop watching this guy. He's really likable and his lectures are great not like the Yasser Seirawan (sleepy). Keep it up Ben!
Belfor09 how dare you calling Yasser's lecture bad! Yasser's lecture is better in term of detail (he's explaining every possible move clearly). Ben is more entertaining. Maybe you belong in sunday's kid class lmao
Belfor09 well, anyone reading: "and his lectures are great not like the Yasser Seirawan" will interpret it as Yasser's lectures are bad because the opposite of great is bad, not boring :D
thanks GM Ben from Nairobi!!! Korchnoi was the face of my childhood chess....I wish to have classes with u at some point in the future... Thank u once again...
Late here and you might know it now, but Istanbul is at the border of Asia and Europe (iirc part of it is in Asia and part of it is in Europe, connected by some kind of a bridge)
@@Tesudzi Ah sorry, yeah, I was thinking about the "not being able to decide whether in Asia or Europe" joke I guess this joke is more or less meaningless
Ben Finegold lectures are best lectures.
Doomy I don´t watch anything else than the ones from him :)
The leningrad joke at the start
"Where were you born"
"St. Petersburg"
"Where did you grow up"
"Petrograd"
"where do you live now"
"Leningrad"
"Where do you want to live"
"St. Petersburg"
My life is going to go down the toilet if I spend any more time watching GM Finegold lectures, but what the hell. Chess > life.
Leelee Phoenix What does that mean exactly?
Leelee Phoenix terrible!
I have maybe 6 hours left of homework... That is due in 12 hours... I feel your pain
But Finegold too gggoooooddd
+Danial Brown I resigned from college so I could watch Ben.
Hope you’re doing well these days, buddy😂
RIP the legend:( you will be in our hearts forever
zoroarkt he ain't dead
잘못 I thought u were talking about Ben LMAO
잘못 yepp
i hate when that happens
After watching many Ben Finegold lectures from the chess club of St. Louis, all I know about chess are the names Julien and Kent West
lol
Its Ken West
Incorrect!
When i saw Ben, i was like "WTF dude? That was supposed to be a joke?" And two days after that i cant stop watching this guy. He's really likable and his lectures are great not like the Yasser Seirawan (sleepy). Keep it up Ben!
Belfor09 how dare you calling Yasser's lecture bad! Yasser's lecture is better in term of detail (he's explaining every possible move clearly). Ben is more entertaining. Maybe you belong in sunday's kid class lmao
***** I never said they were bad. I said Yasser's lectures are boring.
Belfor09 well, anyone reading: "and his lectures are great not like the Yasser Seirawan" will interpret it as Yasser's lectures are bad because the opposite of great is bad, not boring :D
***** Yea and i also wrote "(sleepy)" in the end of the sentence :P But i guess you're right, i should've been more specific. Cheers!
+Belfor09 I had EXACTLY the same experience! First I was like, who is this idiot? But now I can't get enough of GM Ben Finegold's lectures
This is Ben at his best. This lecture is hilarious and great as well. Plus anytime Grandmaster Ken West is there is always a delight
It's rare to get such talent combined with such a hilarious sense of humour! I love Ben Finegold's lectures.
I just learned of Korchnoi's passing on June 6. Requiescat in pace, Grandmaster V. L. Korchnoi. Thanks for the great chess you left for us.
thanks GM Ben from Nairobi!!! Korchnoi was the face of my childhood chess....I wish to have classes with u at some point in the future...
Thank u once again...
I like how he addresses the fourth wall, very entertaining
RIP Viktor the Terrible
Ben is a great guy. What I really like about him is his honesty and dynamism. :)
"The lesson is: never try."
Finally a rule I can follow.
I’ve watched so many finegold lectures with no laughter FINALLY a good audience!
TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE POSITION!!
RIP my favorite chess player ever
GamerOnDemand my favorite chess players are as follows, Magnus Carlton, Martin Ashley, Hikaru Nagasaki, Ken West, and Toby Mquire.
You meant Kanye* West, yes? Great list, however I myself would add Eddie Morphy, José Raúl Tacoburrito, Bobby Kennedy and Fabiano Americana.
@@vsyncci and you meant Fabiano Marijuana.
@6:28 "if there was a referee, he'd stop the fight" gold, fine gold. :D
Glad to finally see this!
Finegold as a goalkeeper, very suspicious!
Educational, Entertaining, who can ask for anything more?
GM Ben Finegold at 19:05 "The lesson is... Never try."
Homer Simpson: "Trying is the first step to failure."
It's a word for word reference from Homer talking to Bart about trying and failing.
Korchnoi likes being a pawn up because he knows better than anyone how to convert the advantage in an endgame.
Gets a pawn up then begins the defensive masterclass to hold on to that pawn, refuting attacks that look very scary and impossible to defend..
Just sooo witty! When you're on form Ben, you're half GM (the truth hurts!) and half standup comedian. Much better than just being just another GM...
i was literally just wondering when we were gonna get a korchnoi video yesterday.
The Yusupov story was hilarious "That's all you got?"
31:09 The Cyrillic for Yussupov is юсупов .
He's too funny...
Ben seemed super energetic this lecture
At 5:05 is Nd6 totally terrible? It seems like it keeps black from castling.
No it is totally winning.
Like Leningrad , Korchnoi is also famous for his White Knights.
More Ben Finegold Videos! He makes chess interesting!
Rest in Peace
at 9:00 Min. why doesn´t white play Qxd8+ Kxd8 Bxf5 and if Bxf5 then Nf7+ winning two rooks for a bishop ?
bishop f7 checkmate .. with advantage!
:D
Finegold should be president of FIDE, that would promote chess all over the world. No more UFO abductions thats terrible.
Well done GM Ben Finegold! Kind regards from your distant European cousins.
@41:31
why not Nc5 for white
Ben come back please why did you delete everything!??
yo ben is actually hilarious EVERY TIME
Ben's lectures are gold - fine gold! ♟🧡😀
38:38 "Before Black castles, we have to punish him...he's already in Istanbul so halfway done."
"He tried, and he failed mieserably. The Lesson is - never try" - future famous quote by Ben Finegold, circa 2015
21:21 ooo oooo o ooooo I'm gunna diddlysipp that pown right durr!!
40:42 what if Qc4 exclam?
White plays Nd2 and proceeds to win a piece.
Can somebody explain the istanbul joke at 38:39
U literally can put any non American city here and the joke stays the same.
Late here and you might know it now, but Istanbul is at the border of Asia and Europe (iirc part of it is in Asia and part of it is in Europe, connected by some kind of a bridge)
@@srsa2436 lol so how this is a joke? Ben talks about a punishment, and dude is in Istanbul so he is already punished
@@Tesudzi Ah sorry, yeah, I was thinking about the "not being able to decide whether in Asia or Europe" joke
I guess this joke is more or less meaningless
25:17 idk what's so funny about the excuse "because it's a Benoni", but I laughed there too
never play f6. I haven't played for over 30 years, yet that one will stick to my mind :)
#leavekenwestalone
lol
"And the lesson is.... Never Try." WOAAAHHHHH!!!! Savage. xD
Ben is doing better job promoting chess, than any Super GM incl Carlsen :D
Obviously. SuperGMs have a tougher job of playing precise chess.
East or west Ben is the best
5:04 Nd6 check and white is winning
Yea, crazy how no one seems to have noticed.
"No dogfood for Viktor tonight..." :DDD
11:05 "Korchnoi played e4 exclam"
Can someone tell me who's the girl laughing @16:45? I'm inlove with her. (Seriously)
PLEASE!!
It's a boy I think...
Ogerax Babuyen bruh it’s a kid of the male gender
But who is ken west ?
RIP Korchnoi
RIP
please ,you should show the audience
I lov u ben..whats his email??i wanna persobally thank him. Lots of love from Iran
Finegold has a great sense of houmor
Condolences to Ben and Vishy. Istanbul is not such a bad place to be.
Best intro ever hahaha!
39:49 is desperado
is Zwischenzug ^^
31:07 In Russia it's Юсу́пов
Nice lecture but the kid with the super fake laughter was too obnoxious.
Rip vishys mom. :(
When are we going to get a video on the greatest GM never to win the Championship...??? GM Ken West....!!!!!
muy fuertes la posición muy complicada maestro
All those jump cuts. Keep the good stuff in lol
My wife thinks I'm suspicious.. what should I do
32:20 "That's all you got?!" 🤣
I thought Ben was 69 , not born in '69 , sorry Ben
"I fononanser! Fween dee h!" 29:32
7:10
It looks like I share my birthday with Mr. Finegold. Checkmate, atheists!
That first game was total destruction for white
45:35
19:37 gm getting naughty
Julian Incorrect
Laugh out loud commentary. Very witty
...and he hasn't been paid in two months. Terrible.
Kanye West?...
HAHAHA TERRIBLE! HAHAHA, SWINEGOLD YOU'RE THE BEST, HAHAHA! SUSPICIOUS! VERRRRY SUSPICIOUS! SWINEGOLD YOU'RE MADE OF GOLD! PUN INTENDED!
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