Beating Lower Rated Players | Beginner Beatdown - GM Ben Finegold

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  • Опубликовано: 22 дек 2024

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  • @thebrownpilot6969
    @thebrownpilot6969 5 лет назад +2018

    Shout out to the singular guy deadass carrying his class by laughing and answering his questions. Mad respect.

    • @gooja9966
      @gooja9966 4 года назад +49

      He is likely the only one to succeed in chess later on

    • @High_Priest_Jonko
      @High_Priest_Jonko 4 года назад +105

      NOTE: THERE ARE 6 PEOPLE IN THIS CLASS

    • @hugohindi
      @hugohindi 4 года назад +18

      @@High_Priest_Jonko 7*

    • @_trismegistus
      @_trismegistus 4 года назад +40

      This guy is obnoxious as hell though. Some people just want to hear the chess discussion and not have to fake laugh because the presenter is also trying to develop a comedy routine.

    • @bobbydiamonds1176
      @bobbydiamonds1176 4 года назад +132

      @@_trismegistus you don't expect some personality in a class called "Beginner Beatdown"?

  • @nyaboron9239
    @nyaboron9239 4 года назад +1203

    imagine playing chess vs a 12 year old and getting roasted about it 40 years later

    • @evilpandakillabzonattkoccu4879
      @evilpandakillabzonattkoccu4879 3 года назад +20

      .....or being a near 40 year old dad, teaching his son chess, losing while getting roasted about it. that hahaha....would suck...haha...I bet. how would I know?.....

    • @ReinodeEpifania
      @ReinodeEpifania 2 года назад +3

      Hahahahahahahahahahahahhaha i lost it

    • @moreplatesmoreface
      @moreplatesmoreface 2 года назад +4

      @@ReinodeEpifania have you found it yet?

    • @Kyle-ys3cv
      @Kyle-ys3cv Год назад +1

      Zero class

    • @oye4103
      @oye4103 Год назад +1

      @@moreplatesmoreface legend says he never found it

  • @pewpew9711
    @pewpew9711 5 лет назад +2423

    Ben Finegold: "I attack his pawn with"
    Me: "Going for Rh4"
    Ben Finegold: "You at home, incorrect."
    *Plays Rh4*
    Me: "I have much to learn."

    • @tinujijo
      @tinujijo 4 года назад +11

      Can anyone tell me what Rh4 is?

    • @Willsberg1260
      @Willsberg1260 4 года назад +41

      @@tinujijo rook h4

    • @mr_niceman
      @mr_niceman 4 года назад +63

      Tinu Jijo lmao hello random guy who knows nothing about chess but still watches, me too!

    • @tinujijo
      @tinujijo 4 года назад +4

      @@mr_niceman Well i know some but not short forms and stuff.

    • @mr_niceman
      @mr_niceman 4 года назад +16

      Tinu Jijo lmao sorry did RUclips just send you the notification of my reply a month later?😂

  • @CanadaBeef
    @CanadaBeef 6 лет назад +453

    I don't even play chess, I clicked on this video out of mere boredom and watched the whole thing for this guys hilarious commentary, what a beauty

    • @CanadaBeef
      @CanadaBeef 3 года назад +8

      @Mehdi Soufiane I started playing 2 months ago, I wasn't as bad as I thought but not a grandmaster :(

    • @AbdulMalik-uz5ok
      @AbdulMalik-uz5ok 2 года назад +1

      @@CanadaBeef what’s your rating now

    • @CanadaBeef
      @CanadaBeef 2 года назад +2

      @@AbdulMalik-uz5ok I stopped playing shortly after that comment. Still watch the occasional chessbrah video though.

  • @michaelh6611
    @michaelh6611 5 лет назад +66

    Out of all the jokes he cracked, not even a single chuckle. I respect him for powering through and continuing to make jokes

  • @ramonbalane8977
    @ramonbalane8977 4 года назад +180

    Favorite quote: "how many moves did my queen make? one... and it was checkmate." mic drop

  • @anthonysegrest862
    @anthonysegrest862 6 лет назад +540

    "...can't escape this way, can't escape this way, unless its intoxicated..."

    • @Alolyn
      @Alolyn 6 лет назад +19

      Anthony Segrest it’d be a heck of a move though

    • @anthonysegrest862
      @anthonysegrest862 6 лет назад +3

      @@Alolyn lol

  • @thaneq
    @thaneq 4 года назад +338

    It hurts to see a candidly funny teacher just getting bombarded with silence

    • @Qhsjahajw
      @Qhsjahajw 3 года назад +22

      it feels like the office. Maybe he was trying to make the people on youtube laugh

    • @aytaf5430
      @aytaf5430 3 года назад +16

      in some other videos, when they laugh he tolds them to shut up.

    • @mau5099
      @mau5099 2 года назад +1

      class full of awkward nubs most likely

    • @evansgate
      @evansgate Год назад +1

      it's actually kinda funnier

  • @GFCOLCQuote
    @GFCOLCQuote 6 лет назад +604

    "You at home, guess"
    Rook?
    "Wrong."
    Shit.
    "That's right's rook."
    How did I not see that?

  • @badassoverlordzetta
    @badassoverlordzetta 6 лет назад +256

    Idk why youtube recommended this to me, but this guy is a hilarious teacher!

  • @DavidVaughan00
    @DavidVaughan00 9 лет назад +2509

    I think if there were a movie about Finegold, Jonah Hill could play him pretty well.

    • @victorraphals-kath2097
      @victorraphals-kath2097 6 лет назад +61

      where's the double thumbs up button

    • @levb1610
      @levb1610 6 лет назад +10

      You're fuckin' right

    • @Spiral81C1
      @Spiral81C1 6 лет назад +37

      I thought this the entire time I watched this lmao. "That's a decrepit Jonah Hill!"

    • @scottw7606
      @scottw7606 6 лет назад +8

      Pre-tapeworm Jonah

    • @stephiesmith6302
      @stephiesmith6302 6 лет назад +2

      guys Jonah Hill not fat anymore... :D

  • @MauricioMartinez0707
    @MauricioMartinez0707 6 лет назад +1409

    Dude you are waaaaay funnier than that class is giving you credit for

    • @SalivationNation
      @SalivationNation 5 лет назад +8

      MauricioMartinez0707 amen 🙏

    • @High_Priest_Jonko
      @High_Priest_Jonko 4 года назад +31

      NOTE: THERE ARE 6 PEOPLE IN THIS CLASS

    • @leomillett8553
      @leomillett8553 4 года назад +2

      Lmao

    • @leomillett8553
      @leomillett8553 4 года назад +23

      @Paras Mento You seem suited for this lesson's audience...

    • @High_Priest_Jonko
      @High_Priest_Jonko 4 года назад +3

      @Paras Mento I agree. Chess is very serious business. No talking, please.

  • @Alternamaton
    @Alternamaton 7 лет назад +5118

    What an awful crowd...Finegold is no comedic genius, but he said lots of stuff that was actually funny and got zero reaction.

    • @djkramnik1
      @djkramnik1 6 лет назад +503

      To me Finegold seems tired, and just annoyed to be there. He also has a distracting gap tooth, his body is falling apart and his meticulously acquired grandmaster chess skill is being used to instruct a group of complete beginners.

    • @vertsang5424
      @vertsang5424 6 лет назад +24

      :(

    • @venyl8204
      @venyl8204 6 лет назад +366

      djkramnik
      ... damn, where does all this hate come from

    • @T30BO55
      @T30BO55 6 лет назад +44

      Ispidre how is that hate

    • @Stevenonymous
      @Stevenonymous 6 лет назад +225

      because his jokes arent that good and he's an asshole about it. don't expect a laugh at every joke you have, stop being entitled. why would i laugh at stuff you say when you call me slow

  • @brokenbutler
    @brokenbutler 6 лет назад +1347

    That moment you're German and he asks what language "Zwischenzug" comes from and you don't guess it right cause he bottles it so badly...

    • @hitsuji4728
      @hitsuji4728 6 лет назад +77

      hahahaha dachte ich mir auch :D

    • @TheOnlyToblin
      @TheOnlyToblin 6 лет назад +65

      Yeah, that hurt to listen to, and I'm not even german.

    • @MrXPlays
      @MrXPlays 6 лет назад +57

      His pronunciation combined with his uppity personality gave me ligma.

    • @SkyKing1225
      @SkyKing1225 6 лет назад +137

      people still trying this ligma joke are literally giving me sugondese...

    • @arconalliances3616
      @arconalliances3616 6 лет назад +35

      @@SkyKing1225 I hear that Saw-Con is handing out free ligma and sugondese vaccinations. Are you going to Saw-Con?

  • @ew6230
    @ew6230 6 лет назад +75

    Finegold is fking hilarious. Got me into learning chess for fun because he made it fun. His humor takes a lot of references to movies and music and shows to understand, but if you don't get what he is saying, you do not get the reference.

    • @DoggoWillink
      @DoggoWillink 5 лет назад

      Reign Lionheart What was the ice skating joke referencing

    • @DoggoWillink
      @DoggoWillink 5 лет назад

      Reign Lionheart Ok I’ll just admit I was trolling you to check if you actually knew. It’s a South Park joke about Brain Boitano (spelling?).

  • @berightback5479
    @berightback5479 5 лет назад +48

    “If I take his queen, what does he do instead”
    “Castle?”
    lol 😂

  • @bernie4366
    @bernie4366 6 лет назад +228

    It's amazing to me that grandmasters sometimes seem like such regular guys. Ben Finegold is so intelligent that I'm not even intelligent enough to understand how intelligent he is, but he's about as haughty as a truck driver.

  • @scorch6208
    @scorch6208 5 лет назад +37

    "This may confuse some of you, but I was born" Lol

  • @jasondoe2596
    @jasondoe2596 9 лет назад +292

    Awesome lecture by Mike Kummer!

    • @StygianStyle
      @StygianStyle 9 лет назад +5

      +Jason “cyberspace entity” Doe Does anyone know any jokes about Mike Kummer? Why is he so happy all the time? etc.

    • @Anolaana
      @Anolaana 6 лет назад +2

      ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

  • @sk8rdman
    @sk8rdman 6 лет назад +23

    This video has been floating around in my suggested videos for a while now.
    I finally decide I've got the time to check it out, expecting it to be something like an online streaming session of him just slaying noobs.
    Turns out he's teaching a class and I actually learn a few things about chess.
    I've wanted to try to get good at chess for a while now, but never really knew how to start.
    Maybe this is how I start.

    • @pedroloto
      @pedroloto 2 года назад

      How is it going? Any update after three years?

    • @sk8rdman
      @sk8rdman 2 года назад +1

      @@pedroloto Not really. I think I might have played for a little while after making that post, but I never stuck with it.

    • @SenatorBluto
      @SenatorBluto Год назад

      ​@@sk8rdman
      Oh well

  • @lovesYxel
    @lovesYxel 6 лет назад +174

    "So slow audience today" and no one reacted. LOL gold!

  • @sovereigndaoforsale
    @sovereigndaoforsale 6 лет назад +27

    I havent played chess since chess club in highschool and i feel like i would eat this dudes class up. how is everybody so quiet with such little laughter? teacher is killing this presentation

  • @mystdragon8530
    @mystdragon8530 8 лет назад +704

    you were wrong I GOT IT RIGHT. Rook to H4. Its like you aren't even listening to me.

    • @itecnus3490
      @itecnus3490 8 лет назад +19

      ikr

    • @mg_100
      @mg_100 7 лет назад

      Bearing

    • @PragmaticAntithesis
      @PragmaticAntithesis 6 лет назад

      Yup, Rh4 is the only sensible move here.

    • @michaelsullivan6734
      @michaelsullivan6734 6 лет назад +7

      As soon as he said “you at home” I immediately thought Rh4 and he said “wrong” and I honestly thought he was right because it was a snap judgment. Made me laugh when I realized I was right.

    • @ibuprofen303
      @ibuprofen303 6 лет назад

      Yes, HOOK TO R4 definitely the correct position to move the pieces to, I agree.

  • @ofDepreciationatTaxRate
    @ofDepreciationatTaxRate 6 лет назад +27

    Ben Finegold was born to play fighting games with his banter, but sadly found chess too soon and had to settle for that more noble sport. Shame we can't see him let out his BM against Daigo.

  • @KiatHuang
    @KiatHuang 6 лет назад +4

    Thank you SLCC! These videos with experts who explain things so clearly and with humour (if they've got it!) are absolutely excellent. I'm just above beginner level and these are instructive and inspirational. Lessons learnt:
    * Exchange bad pieces for good pieces
    * Protect your king early by castling
    * Castling diagonally opposite means a draw is less likely
    * If you've castled and your opponent has not, open up the centre
    * Prefer to mate rather than gratuitous piece taking

  • @peterglen8396
    @peterglen8396 5 лет назад +3

    This is the best thing I have ever experienced. You, sir, have a gift when it comes to teaching.

  • @raderT90
    @raderT90 5 лет назад +28

    Doctor: You have 38 minutes and 59 seconds to live, what will you do with your time left on Earth?
    Me:

  • @william77ification
    @william77ification 5 лет назад +31

    you're a great teacher, full of jokes, advice, and disses

  • @jacobtarallo4370
    @jacobtarallo4370 9 лет назад +1417

    lol Doesn't Ben know that kids don't understand sarcasm?

    • @adrianasgari1150
      @adrianasgari1150 9 лет назад +264

      Jacob Tarallo That is why it is so funny to watch.

    • @missjessgem
      @missjessgem 9 лет назад +93

      Jacob Tarallo very suspicious

    • @jacobtarallo4370
      @jacobtarallo4370 9 лет назад +49

      As usual, we're more confused here at home.

    • @missjessgem
      @missjessgem 9 лет назад +51

      Jacob Tarallo by "we're", i assume that you mean "I'm". Terrible.

    • @adrianasgari1150
      @adrianasgari1150 9 лет назад +12

      Jessica Crawford with a *roll of the eyes*

  • @GeorgiosMichalopoulos
    @GeorgiosMichalopoulos 2 года назад +2

    It's adorable seeing him putting all this effort into making this entertaining. Not many GMs are willing to make their explanations truly clear for beginners - ppl in the comments calling him arrogant are absolutely out of their minds.

  • @CheckeeAintAmused
    @CheckeeAintAmused 5 лет назад +172

    "This game was played in st. paul 1982, and I was white".
    And you still are Ben. You still are.

    • @condor2279
      @condor2279 5 лет назад +19

      He's Jewish.

    • @TexboyGamer
      @TexboyGamer 5 лет назад +6

      CheckeeAintAmused he is definitely not white lmao

  • @hobodawg9364
    @hobodawg9364 6 лет назад +47

    8:31 is my favourite Finegold moment.

  • @Trisador9
    @Trisador9 6 лет назад +125

    Aus welcher Sprache kommt das Wort "Suischensugg"?

    • @similes94
      @similes94 6 лет назад +16

      Dschehrmann, vielleicht?

    • @MySisterIsASlytherin
      @MySisterIsASlytherin 6 лет назад +13

      Finegoldisch, naturlich!

    • @aleksm.1863
      @aleksm.1863 6 лет назад +1

      Ich bin ein fliessender Redner.

    • @MrValiLP
      @MrValiLP 5 лет назад +5

      Habt ihr es auch anfangs nicht verstanden? Also klar aus dem Kontext aber alleine das Wort

    • @carterhall9258
      @carterhall9258 5 лет назад +2

      Vad sjutton?

  • @et5555yang
    @et5555yang 6 лет назад +40

    21:15
    "I'm not Frankenstein, I'm a grandmaster."
    "Are you white?"

  • @Majora1988
    @Majora1988 9 лет назад +294

    I actually answered when he said YOU! AT HOME!
    And I was disappointed when he said incorrect after I said Rook H4, lol.

    • @leventeadamszabo1914
      @leventeadamszabo1914 7 лет назад +7

      Majora1988 I was shouting out loud the correct answer even before he said 'you at home'! Also felt bad but luckily I didn't take it personal. :)

    • @obedguilen7193
      @obedguilen7193 6 лет назад

      BROO ME TOO!!

    • @chrisegg7936
      @chrisegg7936 6 лет назад

      same =(

    • @johnlawlor7931
      @johnlawlor7931 5 лет назад

      same

    • @AkainuR
      @AkainuR 5 лет назад

      !!!!!!!!!!!

  • @richardcramer1604
    @richardcramer1604 6 лет назад +5

    Saint Louis Chess Club, this was a 5 star treat, great chess presented by a rye, sarcastic grandmaster made this a joy to view. Grandmaster Ben Finegold proved with his witty quips that his obvious intellect isn't limited to chess. I clicked on this and immediately went to full screen without reading the description, I was then surprised to see that this came from the St Louis Chess Club, I thought this was straight from New York City. More kudos to you for providing such a great guest lecturer.

  • @thebeautypart2817
    @thebeautypart2817 9 лет назад +394

    I didn't know that Chris Christie played chess.

    • @geraldtone5914
      @geraldtone5914 9 лет назад +1

      +the beauty part
      people from other regions of the US won't get that.

    • @KillianDefaoite
      @KillianDefaoite 7 лет назад +12

      Nah Chris Christie is nowhere near as funny

    • @skepticmoderate5790
      @skepticmoderate5790 6 лет назад +1

      Gerald Ty.Sh. Every American knows Chris Christie.

    • @Minecraftrok999
      @Minecraftrok999 6 лет назад +2

      Gerald Ty.Sh.
      I'm from Germany and got it, trust your fellow citizens to be at least a little bit informed :)

    • @jestercow
      @jestercow 6 лет назад +6

      The problem is, anyone from the US who is at least a little bit informed knows the rest aren't...

  • @MrCarrot14
    @MrCarrot14 6 лет назад +773

    7:35 "A lot of people are going to vote for Trump by accident" God this aged well.

    • @nolan3915
      @nolan3915 6 лет назад +3

      MrCarrot14 ehh

    • @Vanderfox
      @Vanderfox 6 лет назад +71

      #WalkAway... Not by accident. Will never vote Democrat again after voting Democrat all my life. Finegold is a great chess teacher!

    • @juaheroman5153
      @juaheroman5153 6 лет назад +34

      Thank god they did!

    • @juaheroman5153
      @juaheroman5153 6 лет назад +4

      John Sampson yup check my Twitter (“TrumpAsianchick”) if you don’t believe me 😉

    • @juaheroman5153
      @juaheroman5153 6 лет назад

      @John Sampson sorry, TrumpsAsianChic (i told you trumpasianchic)

  • @kmarasin
    @kmarasin 8 лет назад +528

    Ben: 18:35 YOU AT HOME... INCORRECT!
    Me: *raises middle finger*

    • @olopaxx
      @olopaxx 6 лет назад +28

      kmarasin I actually got that right

    • @ippo4502
      @ippo4502 6 лет назад +15

      Same here and I lost 106 games in a row to a level 6 computer. Still haven't won a single game against it...that's probably why I was able to guess it because I've lost so many times.

    • @thecyuber558
      @thecyuber558 6 лет назад +5

      I actually guessed Rh4

    • @zgcolorforce214
      @zgcolorforce214 6 лет назад +6

      It was hilarious though. X)

    • @inin-id6bw
      @inin-id6bw 6 лет назад +3

      It fit perfectly with me, since it synced with my thoughts exactly, and I was incorrect

  • @hobbyist518
    @hobbyist518 5 лет назад +10

    4:06 - The opponent takes a poison pawn for his troubles.
    6:26 - Black is up a pawn, but he's in a lot of trouble.

  • @jackbandit2114
    @jackbandit2114 5 лет назад +7

    I guess I had like pretty good chess/strategy instincts when I was younger. Often beating people older than me or giving them a run for their money. I was the only one to beat our 8th grade math teacher. But like when you start getting into advanced chess theory and people who study it, it's so incredibly humbling how out of my league I am. Always fancied myself a chess player, but not anymore. Your videos are interesting, entertaining, and humbling, thank you Ben Finegold.

  • @kahlildozier1397
    @kahlildozier1397 6 лет назад +4

    I have no idea how he managed to be that effortlessly funny throughout the entire video, especially with zero reaction, but he did

  • @glassius85
    @glassius85 8 лет назад +15

    At around 26:30 when he is comparing c6 to Rg7 he mentions that a computer probably prefers Rg7. I got curious and checked using Stockfish and it actually prefers c6 over Rg7. But neither move is the best move as SF prefers bringing the the rook to h1 by either castling or moving the king to d2 or e2.

    • @bot1024
      @bot1024 4 года назад

      This also explains why Ben is the best.... But not the world champion :(

    • @KrazyCouch2
      @KrazyCouch2 2 года назад

      The move I thought to play was castling. I want my GM title now please. I am clearly the superior Chess player.

    • @KrazyCouch2
      @KrazyCouch2 2 года назад

      The move I thought to play was castling. I want my GM title now please. I am clearly the superior Chess player.

    • @KrazyCouch2
      @KrazyCouch2 2 года назад

      The move I thought to play was castling. I want my GM title now please. I am clearly the superior Chess player.

  • @digbyovenden1600
    @digbyovenden1600 3 года назад +6

    "Man what a slow class... I mean good job, good class" 😂

  • @Impact009
    @Impact009 6 лет назад +6

    "I'm Ben Finegold filling in for Mike Kummer."
    "I'm gonna take a page outta Mike's book and insult, as much as possible, total beginners, because that seems the fairest."
    Finegold is attempting to fulfill his substitution duty to its fullest, including the usual atmosphere of the class.

  • @Pressondude
    @Pressondude 6 лет назад +5

    Yeah I hate how nobody's laughing. I'm not even that into chess, but I'm sitting here cracking up at this guy. He's great

  • @ArmorOfGod7
    @ArmorOfGod7 6 лет назад +16

    I don't even play chess, but this was fascinating.

  • @CitizenLUL
    @CitizenLUL 4 года назад +1

    You gotta love Ben Finegold. I didn't want to watch the entire video, but he caught me and so I did watch it all.

  • @qtDiabolik
    @qtDiabolik 6 лет назад +10

    Lmao if I was in that crowd I would be the only one giggling at Ben's jokes.

  • @ganeshpillai7545
    @ganeshpillai7545 10 месяцев назад

    His humour keeps the class awake. Amazing lectures he delivers.

  • @JasonLayton
    @JasonLayton 5 лет назад +22

    "Now I did a discovered double triple a ya know lutz with a twist, impressing the judges." at 16:17 had me dying

  • @joshuasullivan8098
    @joshuasullivan8098 5 лет назад

    At 31:48, why didn't white move knight to E6? He would be attacking the rook, queen, and bishop. Am I missing something that would deter him from making that move?

  • @dLzzzgaming
    @dLzzzgaming 6 лет назад +38

    Jesus this guy's fucking hilarious! I'm definitely gonna look up more of his stuff

  • @alexwheatley541
    @alexwheatley541 6 лет назад

    I don't know why this showed up in my recommended but this guy is funny I'm glad I gave it a watch.

  • @jabloko992
    @jabloko992 6 лет назад +25

    18:30 I responded by saying out loud 'The bishop...I mean the rook, sorry!'
    a couple seconds later: You at home! Incorrect!
    O.O Spooky

  • @tiagojoseazevedoalvares1021
    @tiagojoseazevedoalvares1021 6 лет назад +2

    At 9:38, to escape checkmate, what about Kc8?

  • @TimothyRyanFisher
    @TimothyRyanFisher 8 лет назад +200

    Shit, all I see is nerds yet I am one of them, I am watching and enjoying. Chess is such an addictive game at least for me, I love it yet I am terrible.

    • @JaBarge303
      @JaBarge303 8 лет назад +4

      Timothy Ryan Fisher you are not a need for liking chess...

    • @elbay2
      @elbay2 8 лет назад +2

      Join the club!

    • @nik3234
      @nik3234 6 лет назад +6

      try quakelive, it's chess but with guns :D

    • @kingshearer2
      @kingshearer2 6 лет назад

      guns are bad

    • @manictiger
      @manictiger 6 лет назад +1

      I mean, knowing that a computer can play this, go and League of Legends all at the same time and defeat the world champions of all three...
      Yeah, this is all for fun, now. It takes less mental power to just make money from trading stocks. But Chess is still a valid game, just like every other game. Computers are better, but computers can't enjoy the game (yet).

  • @JkennGG
    @JkennGG 5 лет назад +1

    This video was hilarious and packed with a lot of nice info. I'm subbing to this channel and Ben Finegold right now lmao

  • @itecnus3490
    @itecnus3490 8 лет назад +39

    Is there a playlist of all his lectures? I'd like to watch all his videos :D

    • @dhrt5577
      @dhrt5577 8 лет назад +12

      He is totally destroying any kind of self-esteem those beginners had, a fucking poor way to give a lecture. But the material he spewed out there was good.

  • @augustorohden7404
    @augustorohden7404 5 лет назад +1

    33:00 calculation is so... amazing. The bish sacrifice followed by fork or mate is... I have no words!

  • @overdosingontomatoes8619
    @overdosingontomatoes8619 6 лет назад +4

    during 22:00 he moved pawn to e3 right why didnt he do Qa4 that way he could eat easy bishop xD

    • @casias002
      @casias002 4 года назад +1

      I wondered the same, but, Knight to C6.

  • @Mofe-Mofe
    @Mofe-Mofe 3 года назад

    This is the second video of Ben I'm watching
    And he's already my favorite GM right now

  • @benportz2145
    @benportz2145 6 лет назад +7

    Actually MR. Professor, Chess GrandMaster Ben Finegold the 1st. I did guess Rook h4. So I took great offense to your declaration of my guess to be incorrect SIR. Tough crowd BTW

  • @velafie7513
    @velafie7513 5 лет назад

    Can someone explain to me why at 27:02 if black moved Rook to F7 how it would be a bad move? He protects queen from Rook to G6 and if he takes the rook with the queen you can move king or queen to take queen.

  • @blessedisyou
    @blessedisyou 5 лет назад +6

    "You at home incorrect"
    "Fall of my bed. try not to.cry .cry alot"

  • @elliotbaker5416
    @elliotbaker5416 2 года назад

    26:55 the funny thing is that Stockfish 14 says the best move for white in this position wasn’t c6, but O-O-O, a move I really don’t understand

  • @darwinarriola1057
    @darwinarriola1057 6 лет назад +35

    Lmao this dude is so sarcastic it's hilarious

    • @beanlegume9965
      @beanlegume9965 5 лет назад +1

      So he's just like every other Jew. Except that he's also very good at chess.

    • @og8263
      @og8263 4 года назад +1

      @@beanlegume9965 5 greatest players are Jewish and 50% of all world champions are Jewish too. Does that upset you?

  • @basedhutao775
    @basedhutao775 4 года назад +1

    What if you fork the queen and the rook with knight at 17:49

  • @MasterQuestMaster
    @MasterQuestMaster 6 лет назад +6

    I'm not playing Chess, why am I watching this?
    Damn you, RUclips recommended videos!

  • @peteypivots
    @peteypivots 5 лет назад

    love pausing the game and then foreshadowing the move! Great videos mans :D

    • @peteypivots
      @peteypivots 5 лет назад

      actually I think you should slow down opponents counters because there are prime moves to be played even in hindzight.

  • @B3Band
    @B3Band 9 лет назад +36

    I like the thumbnail. "Are you white?"
    Seems like the answer to many of life's questions.

    • @chippchipp1
      @chippchipp1 6 лет назад +6

      How can a question be an answer?

    • @yunwuxin3348
      @yunwuxin3348 6 лет назад +3

      It's more that the question leads to such an obvious answer that the answer its self is not needed, or a rhetorical question, if you like.

    • @Jaycee2694
      @Jaycee2694 6 лет назад

      I came here looking for this comment.

  • @AuroraDarkStar
    @AuroraDarkStar 3 года назад

    @ 3:17, wouldn't white be threatening Qh5? I'm still a beginner, but that looks pretty good to me.

  • @netjunkie9
    @netjunkie9 6 лет назад +4

    Ben is a legend in his own mind.

  • @YouSeeSorrows
    @YouSeeSorrows 6 лет назад

    At 18:46, moving white queen to take pawn E6 should stop checkmate, no? That puts black king in check, and it has line of sight to the H3 pawn that’s being attacked.

  • @MauricioMartinez0707
    @MauricioMartinez0707 6 лет назад +299

    This guy predicted Trump lol

    • @sportagus3
      @sportagus3 6 лет назад +3

      @Deos In what sense?

    • @Todestuete
      @Todestuete 6 лет назад +1

      Very limited.

    • @ZorbaTheDutch
      @ZorbaTheDutch 6 лет назад +7

      @@sportagus3 Bribing

    • @wEXTRACTw
      @wEXTRACTw 5 лет назад +16

      ZorbaTheDutch orange man corrupt because money

    • @ZorbaTheDutch
      @ZorbaTheDutch 5 лет назад +27

      @@wEXTRACTw Trump is corrupt because he has a criminal mindset.

  • @Keemin
    @Keemin 5 лет назад

    at 9:16 couldn't black have done queen E5 followed by knight E8 to stay in the game?

  • @NpPyro
    @NpPyro 6 лет назад +8

    Even though the audience wasn't REALLY listening; I was. Great job, Ben!

  • @NightwindArcher
    @NightwindArcher 6 лет назад

    This guy is so entertaining... I want to see more of these from this guy!!!

  • @Manwlatsi
    @Manwlatsi 9 лет назад +52

    More ben finegold please

  • @robertmitchel2471
    @robertmitchel2471 4 года назад

    @5:16 When Ben says “Free knights are good,” if some1 said “especially at hotels,” would’ve been Hilarious. I only say that bc Ben’s humor-he would’ve def cracked up or added a 1-liner haha. Thanks 4 all the great videos!! Always educational & entertaining

  • @missjessgem
    @missjessgem 9 лет назад +18

  • @DebraNeely45283
    @DebraNeely45283 6 лет назад

    These videos are strangely satisfying to watch...

  • @rumabanerjee1080
    @rumabanerjee1080 5 лет назад +4

    29:26 Ben-So what i do?Rook here?"UNCASTLE?"

  • @jackcioci3327
    @jackcioci3327 4 года назад

    At 18:21 I think white’s best move was knight to d2?

  • @loopkill
    @loopkill 8 лет назад +42

    Both educational and fucking hilarious! Such a horrible audience though.... Ben deserves better!

  • @deseanlothian
    @deseanlothian 4 года назад +1

    As a beginner beginner I understood so much of what he was saying it suprised me; he is really good and engaging. I can only imagine how entertaining this would be if I understood more of his jokes.

  • @thomasscholz2569
    @thomasscholz2569 8 лет назад +49

    The letter Z is spoken as "ts" in German, so Zwischenzug is pronounced as "Tswischentsug". Same for "Tsugtswang".

    • @LunngFern
      @LunngFern 8 лет назад

      Thomas Scholz

    • @okuno54
      @okuno54 8 лет назад +4

      Interesting, however...
      As Meredith said, "I'm an American, we don't study any of this"
      Seriously, none of them even know it's German (does the kid who said "German?" really count?).
      And then English doesn't have a /ts/ phoneme, so even if they did know this stuff, a native English speaker would have to specially train their articulatory tract just to code-switch into German to two words, which is a bit suspicious if you ask me.

    • @thomasscholz2569
      @thomasscholz2569 8 лет назад +9

      "itself" and "outside" are two common English words with that phoneme. You can find it also in many plural or genitive case words, like "contents", "lots", "pants", "shorts" and so on. I don't think this needs any special training. :)

    • @okuno54
      @okuno54 8 лет назад +8

      English does not have a /ts/ phoneme. It has /t/+/s/ clusters. Notice that in every example you gave the [ts] appears either across a syllable boundary or morpheme boundary. Notice also that syllable-initial *[ts] is disallowed in English, though it is allowed elsewhere, which would be extraordinarily odd if [ts] were a phoneme.
      In contrast, it is well-accepted that German has a /ts/ phoneme. Notice that it appears syllable-initially twice in "zugwang". English speakers have no experience with this pattern of sound production, so some time must be set aside to practice production if they are ever to get it right.
      I am trying to decide if you are a German, or a native English speaker who has learned German and is trying to show off their accent. If the latter, you've got no excuse; if the former, just remember that Germans pronounce loanwords from English "wrong" too, at least by your standards.

    • @thomasscholz2569
      @thomasscholz2569 8 лет назад +7

      I am a German, and yes, my English is terrible. :) I get your argument, yet I don't believe that it is hard to learn this. I'll ask friends who are native English speakers the next time I meet them.

  • @adamkim7960
    @adamkim7960 4 года назад

    @21:25 Qa4 gets a free bishop, right? Please reply if I'm mistaken.

  • @tj_enju
    @tj_enju 4 года назад +9

    firsttime i watched this it was for the jokes... after playing lots n lots of games im back and those "basics" about developing, castling, hanging pieces... if youre a beginner this stuff is essential, pay attention

  • @robbie_
    @robbie_ 6 лет назад

    This guy is so entertaining. Thanks for sharing.

  • @pearcelutz5693
    @pearcelutz5693 6 лет назад +11

    Me: "Rook H4."
    Finegold: "You at home! Incorrect! I played Rook H4"
    Me: "Goddamnit."

  • @babbycakes173
    @babbycakes173 6 лет назад +1

    With years of hard work and dedication I might be good enough for this guy to call me a beginner.

  • @atf300t
    @atf300t 5 лет назад +4

    22:57 "g5 I wish you were better at chess so you would realize how bad g5 is. So someday when you're a grandmaster come look at this lecture on youtube, look at g5 and go: "O man, now I know what he meant" [...] g5 here's if I had an engine which I do but it would take me seconds to find so I'm not going to look for it. They would say g5 is the worst."
    Actually, g5 is the best move in this position accordingly to Stockfish 8:
    10.... g5 11.Bg3 Ne4 12.Ne5 Nxe5 13.Bxe5 f6 14.Bg3 e5 15.Qh5 Bf5 16.Bxe4 dxe4 17.Qxh6 Rf7 18.Qh5 exd4 19.cxd4 Rh7 20.Qe2 Be6 21.O-O Bd5 22.h3 Qe7 23.Rfc1 Rf8 24.Rab1 Qf7 25.Rb2 Bc6 26.Qd1 f5 27.Be5 Qe6 28.Qc2 f4 29.Rcb1 fxe3
    There were three bad moves in this game by Black: 8...a6; 15...b5 (instead of e5); 16...Qe7 (instead of Kg7), which led to the Black defeat. Following 18...Qg7 (instead of Qe8) and then 19...Ra7 (instead of e5) made the very bad situation even worse.

  • @IlliniDog01
    @IlliniDog01 5 лет назад

    At 27:42, couldn't Black go QH6 and take the Rook then move his Rook to F7 freezing the White Queen that just took his Queen? Or is it just assumed that being down a Queen he will eventually lose.

  • @StanislavSpassov
    @StanislavSpassov 9 лет назад +18

    The linguistic origin of "Zwischenzug" (and "Zugzwang") is easier to recognize if pronounced the German way (with "ts" as in "cats" instead of "z" as in "zoo")

    • @casualmajestic9223
      @casualmajestic9223 6 лет назад +1

      Stanislav Spassov haha so true, my ears turned around
      As I heard that

  • @mryellowdickswagger7162
    @mryellowdickswagger7162 5 лет назад

    i used to watch this channel on my other youtube channel everyday when these videos came out. came back right now and dont see any more ben finegold. im depressed

  • @JamieClark
    @JamieClark 5 лет назад +4

    18:35 Rh4, come one, I was so excited to be included, and then I don't even get credit?
    He giveth, he taketh away...

  • @HeavenStudiosOfficial
    @HeavenStudiosOfficial 6 лет назад

    Sorry. I'm bad at chess but at 18:25 wouldn't the correct defense would be White Knight E2 not to protect the pawn but attacking the rook instead? In fact, the play before that where he moves his queen away from the queen trade I'd still make the Knight E2 play because I would still trade queens but I would move the rightmost rook to a more central position and still have the knight attacking your rook. Am I wrong?

    • @gabrielefiappo813
      @gabrielefiappo813 6 лет назад

      Heaven Studios after Ne2, Qxh3; Nxd4, Rxd4; then the only way to prevent checkmate the next move (.., Rg4#) is to sacrifice the queen to move the rook and make space for the king to escape. Then again, you're just delaying the inevitable

    • @gabrielefiappo813
      @gabrielefiappo813 6 лет назад

      A better move then Kh7, nonetheless, so you're right

    • @gabrielefiappo813
      @gabrielefiappo813 6 лет назад

      There is another continuation actually, after .., Qxh3; f3, but .., Rh4; then everything beside Qxh4, losing the queen, lead to checkmate in one (if Rf2 or Qf2 are played, simply .., Qh1#; otherwise, .., Qh2#)
      EDIT: .., Qxh3; Nxd4, Rxd4; f3, Rh4 this is a better continuation, since the checkmate can now be prevented by Qd2. Then I guess the game will be open again, so probably Qxh3 isn't the best answer to Ne2, which probably is the best move in that position. Bravo!

    • @HeavenStudiosOfficial
      @HeavenStudiosOfficial 6 лет назад

      @@gabrielefiappo813 ah! So he was wrong. I wasn't wrong. x'D

  • @sureshtvmala
    @sureshtvmala 5 лет назад +2

    Believe it or not I just won a knockout tournament final today using this technique. I watched the video in the noon and the match was in the evening. My opponent kept his King in the center. I used two rooks, a bishop, a knight, and the queen to attack and he just resigned.

  • @XxUPGMATAHASHIxX
    @XxUPGMATAHASHIxX 6 лет назад

    Board state at 27:00. What happens if black moves his rook forward to F7? It protects the queen and is protected from being taken by whites queen.