This guy is so funny. and the fact that he tells a joke and doesn't smile, laugh, or even acknowledge the joke he just made makes it that much funnier.
Ben's humor is a lot easier to understand when you get all of his random movie references. Being a chess and movie geek, I just found him tolerable at first, then eventually found him really amusing and enjoyable to watch.
Billyray Martin, I felt the same way when I watched Ben the first time. I didn't know if I was learning anything between insults. So I watched the other GMs for a while and a few weeks later I went back to his. Then I found him quite entertaining and informative. If you "get" his humor you start to love him. I'd like to meet him some day.
I liked the lecture. He didn't insult anybody and was quite humorous and engaging. More lectures with him please. To make it even better, there was an appearance by the incomparable GM Seirawan. Thank you for the uploads.
I love this man! Even if he is "rude" at times, I don`t see it as rude. He just puts it in a humorous way, so I really don`t mind, because I know he does not mean it "bad"... Furthermore he makes fun about himself at times, so you see he is just a funny man. So you get entertained and learn something at the same time, isn`t that great!?
One thing I rate about Ben Fine gold is that he has strong NERVES. He will tell a joke, have you laugh off the table and will look at you not laughing.
You ROCK Ben, God Bless you. You need to put out some DVDs and get some moola rolling in. U derserve it! Thanks for these Lectures. Thanks to the STL Chess Club and to Yasser. You guys are treasure troves!
@ Cory Kent.. I thought the same at first, but when I watched more of his videos, I started to look at it differently. He's not really trying to "diminish" other people, because he makes fun of himself as well... It's just light hearted humour, nothing more.. I think when you watch more of his videos, you'll start enjoying it.
LOL! Yes me. I am watching at home and I am a fish. Guilty as charged, however, I love your videos and Yassers and Irenas and thank you, hopefully I can learn something. God bless you all and keep the videos coming!
Such a funny moment. At 24:41 Ben says "Especially watching at home. Yeah you." And I was like "Hey that's me." Then he's like "He knows who I'm talking about." And I was like "*insert head explosion* I know EXACTLY who you're talking about." That was funny.
Ben knows how to get his point across in style. I admit when he said I'll bet you can't find a checkmate in one, I paused the video for the longest time and was swearing at the monitor. lol
lol at the hyperbolic topology comment. as a 1st year grad student moving into Algebraic Geometry, was excited to hear a nerd topic within a chess video!
“Trying is the first step to failure… Truth hurts.“ -Ben Finegold… A joke “modified“ by me strictly using ONLY Ben’s words! This dude is hilarious! The truth does hurt unless in this case it doesn’t(Another statement inspired by Ben! L to the friggin OL Feingold‘s humor is fine gold! Lol
6:50 he says his rating was 2000 at the US open in 1982...and he was also 12 years old at the time. Is that not a chess prodigy/genius?? I know that's not grand master 2500+ but a 12 year old being rated 2000 in 1982 seems incredible.
Maybe he's talking about me. Although that being said, in that position, if I were playing black after Bxh6 I probably would have tried something like Bf6 instead of gxh6 to bring more forces into position to defend my king.
Notice how nervous Ben gets when Yasser walks into the room. It looks like he developed a tick, starts sweating profusely, and talks even quicker about something that has nothing to do with his game (probably a Yasser lecture from earlier on Short vs. Kasparov).
Ben, if you still want to be one of the best, you can be. Take a Sabbatical, come back and attack the hec out of chess. Regain the passion and the vision. Like Adam Sandler's friend in the movies "You can doo eeet!"
I also played Albert Chow in Chicago in an exhibition match where he had one minute and I had 10 minutes. I somehow managed to win both games, even though I was, and still am a below-tournament-level player (a noob).
Lively video. You would list the games on the summary, so that the viewer can look up the full games easily. The jokes were fine, but some of the comments (e.g. about Chow) were rude. Players should treat opponents with respect.
Ben giving a lecture while GM Ken West is in the audience is like LeBron sitting in on a basketball clinic at the one YMCA in Montana. Just kidding. There isn't a YMCA in Montana.
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"I used to be good back in those days. Now I lecture you guys. So you see what happened." Under breath: "What did happen?" lmao
38:12 for those wondering where he said it😄
That wasn't really under breath but yeah
You blunder enough pieces, you don't need to sacrifice any 😂😂😂
This guy is so funny. and the fact that he tells a joke and doesn't smile, laugh, or even acknowledge the joke he just made makes it that much funnier.
It's funny because now, he never leaves his jokes unacknowledged! Haha, watch his most recent ones at his school in Atlanta.
It took me a long time to realize that.😎
Definitive dry humor. I agree.
There are a couple episodes on this channel when the camera zooms in, and it gives off a "The Office" feel to it accidentally LMAO
He keeps telling me I'm bad and I love it :)
Finegolds hair line is very suspicious
"Those of you watching at home... yeah, YOU!"
Brilliant
Terrible
Very suspicious...
Ben's humor is a lot easier to understand when you get all of his random movie references. Being a chess and movie geek, I just found him tolerable at first, then eventually found him really amusing and enjoyable to watch.
Damn, Yasser only makes it to the intermediate class? Tough audience
lol@Colin Murphy
"Ra7 is risky because of Qd8 mate" lmaooo
Billyray Martin,
I felt the same way when I watched Ben the first time. I didn't know if I was learning anything between insults. So I watched the other GMs for a while and a few weeks later I went back to his. Then I found him quite entertaining and informative. If you "get" his humor you start to love him. I'd like to meet him some day.
I liked the lecture. He didn't insult anybody and was quite humorous and engaging. More lectures with him please. To make it even better, there was an appearance by the incomparable GM Seirawan. Thank you for the uploads.
Even the most dim witted individual with an advanced degree in hyperbolic topology can see this move.
New drinking game . Whenever Ben says terrible or suspicious take a shot .
I just read the reply, chuckled, and then saw who wrote it
@@victorraphals-kath2097 look if you want to not die in the next couple minutes, I suggest you not play this game
RIP
I love this man! Even if he is "rude" at times, I don`t see it as rude. He just puts it in a humorous way, so I really don`t mind, because I know he does not mean it "bad"...
Furthermore he makes fun about himself at times, so you see he is just a funny man. So you get entertained and learn something at the same time, isn`t that great!?
Only the insecure feel offended by these jokes :)
he's my old jewish grandfather that i've never met
thumbs down L.S.F.
"I am too old for this position"
The amount of easter eggs in his speech is pretty amazing.
27:06 "I'm still confused"
"yeah you should be"
Kek.
No this guy is really super funny and entertaining. I like him so much :)
Are you alive ?
Just wondering
@@hiddenlight5630 no
@@hiddenlight5630 why would you ask that?
haha ^^ never seen a chess comedian before !! great combination of knowledge delivering and keepin' the audience awake.
This man has got to be super tactical because he's super humourous
Nah! Ben Finegold will laugh her out of her skirt.
John Brown I get the joke
cmdrfun1
***** pretty sure he has a wife and kids..
One thing I rate about Ben Fine gold is that he has strong NERVES. He will tell a joke, have you laugh off the table and will look at you not laughing.
Thank you for all of your great words of wisdom Mr. Dr. Professor. Grandmaster Finegold!!!
I must say GM Finegold, I have been diligently and watching ALL your lessons here on youtube and I just had to say, I am LOVING IT! You are FANTASTIC!
Ben and Yasser have a beautiful bromance.
still watching this playlist.....almost nostalgically :)
maggot productions same man
When I attack I wave my arms around and go RAAWWR!
HAHAHAHHA im dead
LOL
Lol
And then your opponent says no talking.
This made my day hahahajaja
This was a great video! It was very instructive to me. I loved all the example games and in-depth explanations for each move.
Nothing but love for Ben, please keep him coming!
6:40: "Well Bisguier wasn't Bisguier anymore and Soltis was never Soltis..." Bad Ben... Bad!
One of his best lines.
Suspicious
another great lecture....my favorite part....Ben knows Canadian Geography!!!
You ROCK Ben, God Bless you. You need to put out some DVDs and get some moola rolling in. U derserve it! Thanks for these Lectures. Thanks to the STL Chess Club and to Yasser. You guys are treasure troves!
Another entertaining from the 40 year old GM. Many thanks.
Giving your students such a good confidence boost
"you play badly, but I played worse... Not really" lol
In another video " I can't even call you guys beginner's, let's call you beginner beginners" lol
When will we get a lecture from GM Ken West?
+Colin Evans He's too good, whatever Stockfish's rating is, add 100 for GM Ken West!
+The Anti-Theist Ken West got his first positive norm against the under 8s last year. You gotta be proud for his achievements.
Greg Battis In all fairness, these kids are getting better as every year and decade passes. But yeah, Ken West, not so good. :P
+The Anti-Theist Ken West should play me in a tournament. I like gaining free rating points ;D
He’s tied in rankings with GM Arjun
Fine gold has lot of sense of humor which makes his lecture much much better............. he is unique....... I like him.......
"The lower rated players in this class - which is all of you" lmao
"In 1950..." That impression was on point
ok, he was my favorite so far. Terrible.
thanks a lot for sharing all of these great vids.
"Now you're making some sense - not much, but some" :-D
im studen from vietnam, really admire to you, to your lecture, respect!
Ben, love your videos and teaching style....!!!
gotta love how he rips on his students constantly
I watched this video and then only made 9 mistakes in the first 10 moves. Thanks Ben!
I fucking love this guy. Such a contrast from Akobian. If I was going to be taught, it would be by Ben.
+uutarn Me too
Or Seirawan
He makes jokes but he does it in a nice way letting the people try and find the correct moves and not making them look foolish
I like him.
Kate Wild what would grandmaster Ken West say?
@ Cory Kent.. I thought the same at first, but when I watched more of his videos, I started to look at it differently. He's not really trying to "diminish" other people, because he makes fun of himself as well... It's just light hearted humour, nothing more.. I think when you watch more of his videos, you'll start enjoying it.
LOL! Yes me. I am watching at home and I am a fish. Guilty as charged, however, I love your videos and Yassers and Irenas and thank you, hopefully I can learn something. God bless you all and keep the videos coming!
"Knife f5." lmao
[44:58] Where does Ben get these jokes. Now if he mates me, I mate him first.
Such a funny moment. At 24:41 Ben says "Especially watching at home. Yeah you." And I was like "Hey that's me." Then he's like "He knows who I'm talking about." And I was like "*insert head explosion* I know EXACTLY who you're talking about." That was funny.
The lectures off Ben are amazing, he is very knowledgeable but he is also really funny!
"I like white. That rook on B7 is so powerful it scares the bejesus out of me."
...That's pretty close to how I analyze.
This was uploaded on my birthday =)
Great lecturer 💝
Ben knows how to get his point across in style. I admit when he said I'll bet you can't find a checkmate in one, I paused the video for the longest time and was swearing at the monitor. lol
Ben's jokes are always immortal😂😂😂.No matter how was ur mood VERY SUSPICIOUS!, the beginning of the video brings smile to everyone's face! TERRIBLE!!
lol at the hyperbolic topology comment. as a 1st year grad student moving into Algebraic Geometry, was excited to hear a nerd topic within a chess video!
The Vassilis Kotronias ref came out of the blue - like what?? I love these unexpected refs make you want to listen more.
Super cool guy, pleasure to watch...
13:51 "Such a nice guy." LMAOOOOO
Lol, "Morphy Style, which was pretty popular until Gangnam Style!" Such a funny guy :p
Excellent instructor!
“Trying is the first step to failure… Truth hurts.“ -Ben Finegold… A joke “modified“ by me strictly using ONLY Ben’s words! This dude is hilarious! The truth does hurt unless in this case it doesn’t(Another statement inspired by Ben! L to the friggin OL Feingold‘s humor is fine gold! Lol
LOL Morphy style was popular before Gangnum style, fo sho.
i love this guy.
This guy is incredible
hes great i love this dude
2:30 simpsons reference to the mad professor ( I can’t remember his name, maybe prof frink )
Hiki catching strays back in 2013!
"Yeah you! That's right!" The truth hurts.
"Made a 9 question mark move." LOL
"I was good back in those days. Now, I lecture you guys" :D :D :D Legend!
At 28:30 doesn't Bxe5 work faster than the recommended f4? Just curious, as I don't use an engine.
Oh god this was in 2013, time flys
6:50 he says his rating was 2000 at the US open in 1982...and he was also 12 years old at the time. Is that not a chess prodigy/genius?? I know that's not grand master 2500+ but a 12 year old being rated 2000 in 1982 seems incredible.
He was the winner of the 1993 Samford Fellowship, so yes, he is very good.
I find analyzing games that you lose more instructive than the ones you win.
24:38 :'c
This guys effortlessly funny
this is a good video
1:00-1:15 Had me in stitches!
I remember the pasadena us open in 1983. Peter Falk (Columbo) was there observing.
Finegold is gold bruh
I think he is talking to me at 24:42! D:
+Absit Reverentia Vero ehhh.....
+Absit Reverentia Vero I thought he was looking at me....
Maybe he's talking about me. Although that being said, in that position, if I were playing black after Bxh6 I probably would have tried something like Bf6 instead of gxh6 to bring more forces into position to defend my king.
But which Kanye did the audience guy guess?
(from the 35 minute - 36th minute extended joke part)
Notice how nervous Ben gets when Yasser walks into the room. It looks like he developed a tick, starts sweating profusely, and talks even quicker about something that has nothing to do with his game (probably a Yasser lecture from earlier on Short vs. Kasparov).
@ 20:40 why not move h4 bishop (somewhere/anywhere but xf6) for 1 move mate threat?
Ben, if you still want to be one of the best, you can be. Take a Sabbatical, come back and attack the hec out of chess. Regain the passion and the vision. Like Adam Sandler's friend in the movies "You can doo eeet!"
That reference to Nigel Short's gem haha
This should be shown to all people who think chess is boring
He's cool!
the audience was not yet prepared for BEN...
14:56 out of nowhere that frightened me
I also played Albert Chow in Chicago in an exhibition match where he had one minute and I had 10 minutes. I somehow managed to win both games, even though I was, and still am a below-tournament-level player (a noob).
Man, he really likes to pick on Ken.
GM Ken West asks for it!
Lively video. You would list the games on the summary, so that the viewer can look up the full games easily. The jokes were fine, but some of the comments (e.g. about Chow) were rude. Players should treat opponents with respect.
Yasser is the only man the camera moves for
28:10 when you mate in one look for better
Classic finegold
FUN!
pretty cool lecture, way better than the karpov video.
Ben giving a lecture while GM Ken West is in the audience is like LeBron sitting in on a basketball clinic at the one YMCA in Montana. Just kidding. There isn't a YMCA in Montana.