Finegold Takes on the Basics | 1 P.M. Kids' Class - GM Ben Finegold

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  • Опубликовано: 25 дек 2016
  • Grandmaster Ben Finegold shares a glimpse at the (in)famous beginner kids' class, also known as "the one o'clock." See basic principles of the game in action, like aggressive play and controlling the center.
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Комментарии • 465

  • @kovyiscool
    @kovyiscool 5 лет назад +946

    I’m 27 and I belong in the 1 o’clock class.

  • @jfein7273
    @jfein7273 5 лет назад +761

    "Did I leave my bishop there and lose my bishop? No, I retreated like a Frenchman."
    - Ben Finegold to elementary children

  • @bryanoberholtzer
    @bryanoberholtzer 6 лет назад +673

    I felt good because I could answer every question Ben posed, then the one kid said he's five.

  • @Schindlabua
    @Schindlabua 7 лет назад +422

    "I'm a grandmaster at giving up. That's why I'm getting married in two weeks!"
    This guy. :D

  • @grouseghoul215
    @grouseghoul215 7 лет назад +690

    I remember a wise cracking kid Named Ben Finegold at the East Detroit ( Michigan ) Chess Club in the late 1970's ( 1978 ) who was a joy to behold. He would play blindfold speed. He gave the ridiculous advantage of 5 minutes, and he only took 1 minute for himself. He would call moves and his helper would hit the clock. He either won outright, or forced you to lose on time. He was unbeatable. The adults couldn't win, the other teens couldn't win, he was simply a gift we all enjoyed while he was with us. I was the only person in the whole club who could out-wisecrack him. I think he didn't like it too much, but we both had fun with it. I used to tease him about being a good player for his age, and he would come back with something being a good move for it's age when the occasion arose. Ben would use an electronic clock, and his reflexes were so great, he made 6 moves and hit the clock 6 times in 1 second. The clock didn't move until he made his 7th move. Ben, I just found the chess section on youtube, and you are all over the place. Congrats on the life you've made for yourself, almost 40 years on, and you're still wisecracking your way through the game. I haven't played professionally in over 30 years, but play online all the time. I'm glad our paths crossed all those years ago, you made the life I had playing chess a lot more enjoyable, and I even learned a couple things. And you're wonderful for all the work with kids you're doing. That is a good move by anyone at any age. I would enjoy hearing from you.
    GG (Mike)

    • @kobbieamoah9025
      @kobbieamoah9025 7 лет назад +10

      Grouse Ghoul that's really nice what is ur rating now

    • @NinjaTurtling
      @NinjaTurtling 7 лет назад +3

      Kobbie Amoah f

    • @nonamed56
      @nonamed56 7 лет назад +23

      rating or didn't happen

    • @misanthrop1958
      @misanthrop1958 6 лет назад +32

      + Grouse Ghoul Ben didn`t answer to your post - suspicious...

    • @anonsensename5101
      @anonsensename5101 5 лет назад +2

      Grouse Ghoul The Ben from this video was born in Belgium I believe

  • @normanwiedemeyer3338
    @normanwiedemeyer3338 6 лет назад +587

    26:09 : "How could I attack this pawn?"
    one of the children: "With an airstrike"
    damn this guys first move must be c4!

    • @elrah2467
      @elrah2467 5 лет назад +24

      Explosive move!

    • @hamazhamza5162
      @hamazhamza5162 5 лет назад

      Lmao

    • @renehenriksen1735
      @renehenriksen1735 4 года назад +1

      I didn´t know airborne rangers were that young.

    • @inanis9801
      @inanis9801 3 года назад +1

      I saw this clip in a funny moments video from 2 years ago and had to track down the clip by the colour of the board and his shirt.

  • @red1728A
    @red1728A 7 лет назад +244

    "Did he play correctly?"
    "No."
    "Does he ever play correctly?"
    "No."

  • @JD2jr.
    @JD2jr. 7 лет назад +139

    holy shit. No wonder everyone was begging for more Finegold on all your past videos... He's witty *and* a great teacher. Laughed my ass off as he made joke after joke that none of the kids understood, but just doubled down when they acted confused. Thank you for existing, Ben.

  • @rydersonthestorm7175
    @rydersonthestorm7175 7 лет назад +310

    Ben Finegold...the only man to ever ask a 5 year old what Lawrence Olivier said to Dennis Hoffman :)

  • @contactkeithstack
    @contactkeithstack 6 лет назад +104

    So much shade being poured on defenseless children.

  • @ramil17998
    @ramil17998 7 лет назад +153

    Omg! 7:25 "Every move I make, every breath I take." I'm crying. How can you expect anyone in 1PM class to get it? XD I've been watching you, Finegold, I've been watching you.

    • @dLzzzgaming
      @dLzzzgaming 6 лет назад +22

      He doesn't, but he just keeps them coming, it's so fucking great

    • @terrysouth7201
      @terrysouth7201 5 лет назад +6

      It's like watching spongebob squarpants...a whole lotta adult themed innuendo and references that goes right over the young heads..thankfully.

    • @noushigavakyan2269
      @noushigavakyan2269 5 лет назад

      Ramil Aleskerov its ill be not ive been

  • @Scy
    @Scy 7 лет назад +161

    The mythical 1 o'clock class. I really thought it would be worse.

  • @kochtrevor
    @kochtrevor 7 лет назад +139

    I'm a Grandmaster. I saw things before they were even filmed.
    Hilarious.

  • @bonerici
    @bonerici 7 лет назад +43

    instructive Finegold video . If you remember back in 1963 Max Euwe came out with a book called "Chess Master vs Chess Amateur" the idea being that most beginners (or actually most chess players, especially club players) don't actually learn anything from watching a grandmaster play another grandmaster. The mistakes that the grandmasters make are so small and difficult to understand, well if watching great chess made you better then we should just watch those 3000 Elo chess computers play each other but those games are like watching aliens play, absolutely impossible to understand for humans. It's not the great games that educate it's the common games, with common mistakes and these two games really nail down the rules like move each piece once, castle, make sure that the pieces are coordinated (that is they all protect each other) this is the basic stuff you learn when you first being taking chess lessons but it is very difficult to follow the lessons, and the main reason I think is that we try to learn with grandmaster games, instead of watching masters dissect club players. There the lessons are all obvious. Not developing your pieces is punished. Moving the same pieces over and over is punished. In just two games, you have a dozen examples of what to do and what not to do.
    Hope to see more of these great examples. I am pretty sure I caught most of the jokes, but it's like trying to catch bullets from a machine gun they come by so fast.

  • @parkerbeck3580
    @parkerbeck3580 7 лет назад +63

    I'm 28 year old man and NOT a beginner, but these are my favorite videos on the internet.

    • @Bradley_UA
      @Bradley_UA 4 года назад +3

      You don't have to be a 900 kid to enjoy the most entertaining, funny and instructive chess grandmaster on RUclips.

    • @mmgubin
      @mmgubin 4 года назад +3

      Even if I didn’t like chess, these videos are so good I would still watch. Love GM Finegold. Rawr

  • @gideoncheung8731
    @gideoncheung8731 5 лет назад +22

    I'm watching this 90% because of the humour and 10% because I'm 20 and belong in the 1 o'clock class.

  • @brainsfordinner7196
    @brainsfordinner7196 6 лет назад +18

    He's so good with the kids! He is constantly giving simple questions to give confidence while at the same time not worrying about going over their heads. He doesn't condisend to them. He jokes around as if they were adults, so what if they don't know who Tony Danza is, they'll catch up eventually, and the sooner the better.

    • @deenasiddharthbandi4098
      @deenasiddharthbandi4098 3 года назад

      True

    • @12jswilson
      @12jswilson Год назад +1

      He also said he needed to Long Island up the iced tea he was drinking. I don't think he was kidding with that joke.

  • @andyisyoda
    @andyisyoda 7 лет назад +256

    fantastic lecture style - so many teachers could learn from his question and answer technique. This should be mandatory watching for student teachers!

    • @TheMrthatdude17
      @TheMrthatdude17 6 лет назад

      andyisyoda this

    • @Metalhammer1993
      @Metalhammer1993 6 лет назад +18

      well while his platonic teaching style (asking in a way, the student can get a vague idea of what´s right and fill in the blanks) is great, from my experience as a tutor (maths and chemistry) it´s the best working teaching method for most kids, he makes WAY to much adult jokes. like political jokes or wordplays or flat out racist jokes, that go way over the kids heads. like how would kids know what "retreat like a french man" means. they hardly even know there was a world war. let alone the second one. at least i´d guess that from the kids voices i heard in the video. i mean jokes like "when do you make a loosing move? i take 2 answers" "never" "i´ll take that, or when playing me" that´s a joke the kids can work with. but trump jokes, or the frenchmen joke are too much for children. i´m not saying they are not funny quite the opposite this guy nails my sense of humor perfectly. if he ever gets tired of chess he should become a comedian, i´m saying they are not suited for a childrens class. many jokes like that i´d only do with older students. like i´d even do really offensive jokes or borderline insulting ones. "you do the rest. you´ve got something between your ears yourself" "something between my ears?" "if you ask like that: pudding" but only with students ,that are old enough for this type of humor. i had a latin teacher who did that with exery student and a lot of the younger ones cried on a regular basis. cool dude great teacher for older students, strict, fair and funny if you are old enough for dark humor and sarcasm, burt totally not suited for younger children. Finegold reminds me a bit of him

    • @losingisimproving5147
      @losingisimproving5147 6 лет назад +35

      Metalhammer1993 he makes those jokes for us. I think they’re funny

    • @jezmillz
      @jezmillz 5 лет назад +30

      He makes those jokes because this video was going on the internet. He's not just demonstrating for the kids, he's demonstrating for the internet audience as well.

    • @neilsterooyjohnny1379
      @neilsterooyjohnny1379 5 лет назад +5

      Metalhammer1993
      The Jokes wasnt for the kids.....

  • @samsmusichub
    @samsmusichub 5 лет назад +27

    He sets up jokes like 5 moves ahead, like he's playing chess with conversation.

  • @gentleqez5172
    @gentleqez5172 7 лет назад +142

    0:19 says kids will be quiet as the class will be on the net. Then says they won't see themselves, but hear themselves. Thats a real incentive to be quiet.

    • @lemeandre
      @lemeandre 5 лет назад +4

      you didn't understand. He meant they would be able to hear they were doing something wrong...

  • @douwehuysmans5959
    @douwehuysmans5959 6 лет назад +105

    26:08 "How could I attack this pawn?", "An airstrike!!"

  • @syyhkyrotta
    @syyhkyrotta 7 лет назад +48

    It's great to have Grandmaster Finegold back!

  • @Larkstream
    @Larkstream 5 лет назад +9

    Retreated like a Frenchman caught me off guard, my new favourite channel

  • @u.a.8525
    @u.a.8525 7 лет назад +29

    the legendary one a clock class

  • @superposition9497
    @superposition9497 7 лет назад +39

    i like the 1pm class just because I love when I see kids like chess

  • @DavidVaughan00
    @DavidVaughan00 7 лет назад +25

    Loving that "tabula rasa" humor at the beginning

  • @JimLink
    @JimLink 7 лет назад +42

    When my Rook and Queen are protecting each other, that's powerful!

  • @mannyv.2769
    @mannyv.2769 3 года назад +1

    I'm 40 years old & thoroughly enjoy his classes. 😄

  • @oicwutudidder
    @oicwutudidder 7 лет назад +19

    I'm going to watch this again on my birthday just so I can prove Ben Finegold wrong.

  • @janikut_
    @janikut_ 4 года назад +3

    The legendary 1 o'clock class

  • @thyhashbrown8298
    @thyhashbrown8298 4 года назад +6

    Finally the one o’clock class we’ve been waiting for

  • @dodu8105
    @dodu8105 7 лет назад +168

    1.Never play f3
    2.Always play Kb1
    3.c4 explosive
    4.Always play a4
    5.d4 exclam!
    6.some random pawn move:solid

    • @gregbattis
      @gregbattis 7 лет назад +17

      Never move pawns.

    • @dodu8105
      @dodu8105 7 лет назад +27

      That's not an alligator ,it's a crocodile

    • @dodu8105
      @dodu8105 7 лет назад +22

      I'm a grandmaster,i saw films before they were filmed.

    • @dodu8105
      @dodu8105 7 лет назад +31

      I'd talk hours about this position because i get paid by the hour.

    • @fibonacci112358s
      @fibonacci112358s 7 лет назад +12

      h4! Put in an H!

  • @Elandrianthetrue
    @Elandrianthetrue 5 лет назад +6

    Gotta love the grown up humor presented to kids. Not the way to make kids laugh but sure makes me laugh.

  • @mychessnotebook8653
    @mychessnotebook8653 2 года назад +1

    I'm 49 years old and found this very entertaining.

  • @tharindanimnajith3525
    @tharindanimnajith3525 7 лет назад +19

    Ben Simon, Please film all the 1'O Clock Classes from now and put them on youtube!

  • @bobdylan6237
    @bobdylan6237 7 лет назад +4

    This was the best Christmas gift! I've missed your videos Ben, please make some more!

  • @JayBopinwar
    @JayBopinwar 3 года назад +1

    Man.. This is better than half the stand ups i watch

  • @josephisadorebaldez8403
    @josephisadorebaldez8403 7 лет назад +3

    A peek inside this infamous class is the best Christmas gift this year

  • @mmgubin
    @mmgubin 5 лет назад +1

    I love this man so much. The infamous 1 o’clock class. May be my favorite Ben Finegold lecture. I laughed my ass
    off. I sometimes listen to these videos without even watching...and I don’t have the ability to play blind, but love them. And I do learn a lot.

  • @thomasscholz2569
    @thomasscholz2569 7 лет назад +43

    How did he know I'm 43? Very suspicious!

  • @soui6739
    @soui6739 6 лет назад +10

    9:47 "Alright, uh... Partial credit" LOL

  • @IIIRobIII
    @IIIRobIII 4 года назад +2

    from the perspective of someone in his late twenties who didnt even know that castling was possible on queenside and what en passant was, these lectures are worth gold.
    very good for absolute beginners like me.

    • @Fddlstxx
      @Fddlstxx Год назад

      did you grandpa lie to you about castling, too

  • @mmgubin
    @mmgubin 5 лет назад +59

    9:47
    “You with some crazy comment”
    Kid: “you’re actually attacking the rook”
    Ben: “hey that was pretty crazy, thank you, good job”
    Bahahahaha

    • @mmgubin
      @mmgubin 5 лет назад +8

      Partial credit

    • @Bradley_UA
      @Bradley_UA 4 года назад +2

      @@mmgubin frankly, ridiculous

  • @lkjsdf1
    @lkjsdf1 7 лет назад +3

    He's just too good! I can only imagine how much these kids get out of this class!

  • @gamingbutnotreally6077
    @gamingbutnotreally6077 5 лет назад +5

    If only all my teachers were like Ben

  • @freetherobots7441
    @freetherobots7441 3 года назад +1

    I just love learning from Finegold! He's so funny w his commentary

  • @6u6u7o
    @6u6u7o 7 лет назад +6

    Oh Finegold you're such a great pedagogue

  • @TheHornetSquad
    @TheHornetSquad 7 лет назад +17

    Ben is bringing the salt with him today!

  • @CesarDainezi
    @CesarDainezi 6 лет назад +10

    "I'm a Grandmaster in giving up. That's why I'm getting married in two weeks" LMAO

  • @spacecaptainseth213
    @spacecaptainseth213 7 лет назад +15

    Ben youre far too much and not quite enough all at the same time. I love you.

    • @spacecaptainseth213
      @spacecaptainseth213 7 лет назад +1

      Thank you for making this more about me at home then the small ones. This is why youre the best, i feel LOVED

    • @spacecaptainseth213
      @spacecaptainseth213 7 лет назад

      I am trying hard to compliment him but its so much easier to insult grandmaster finegold

  • @DemetriusFuller
    @DemetriusFuller 4 года назад +2

    Great teacher - love the dry humor with the kids, winking to adults. This is the most impressed I've been with hi humor. I now understand it. Please may I use this in my little chess club. Thank you.

  • @djrea4815
    @djrea4815 5 лет назад +9

    I don't even play chess this guy is just hilarious.

  • @soemoe8237
    @soemoe8237 4 года назад +1

    What a great teacher! Your lessons are very helpful even for adult beginners like me. Thanks.

  • @douglasdiggins8296
    @douglasdiggins8296 5 лет назад +4

    I've just started watching Ben classes; this guy is hilarious and I want to play chess now...

  • @19andthe16
    @19andthe16 5 лет назад +2

    The most hilarious class ive ever had. Period.

  • @TheMrthatdude17
    @TheMrthatdude17 6 лет назад +43

    Silly how i answer the questions as if i were there and one of those kids

    • @sharonjuniorchess
      @sharonjuniorchess 4 года назад +2

      He has turned chess lessons into a Punch & Judy show 5:50 "I wonder what my Bishop's attacking?" "It's behind you ... its the Queen!" He takes audience participation to a completely different level and that's just the adults who are watching...Lol

  • @xStealthyy
    @xStealthyy 5 лет назад +2

    This guy makes chess fun, i love watching his teaching methods and his jokes are so good.

  • @Crisisbiker
    @Crisisbiker 7 лет назад +2

    Literally just starting to learn how to play chess and I never thought I would find stand up comedy at the same time! I was laughing so hard at some of his jokes and the comments from his (fans?) viewers as well.

  • @dmyingjow
    @dmyingjow 5 лет назад +1

    I liked the a salt and battery as well as all the other wisecracks. Thanks for spending your time and entertaining us as well as teaching us.

  • @AM-sp6je
    @AM-sp6je 6 лет назад +6

    The infamous 1PM Kids Class :))

  • @bryanoberholtzer
    @bryanoberholtzer 7 лет назад +1

    I'm nowhere near the target age for this class, but I express tell how much I enjoyed this video

  • @ulfhansson4016
    @ulfhansson4016 4 года назад +1

    This is pure gold🙌

  • @petersmythe6484
    @petersmythe6484 7 лет назад +3

    Ben's lessons are quite fun.
    He is really good at teaching chess, possibly comparable to how good he is at chess in fact.

  • @jphb95
    @jphb95 5 лет назад +1

    Throwin’ seinfeld references to 5 year olds...you’re a legend, Mr. Finegold

  • @joebrett3614
    @joebrett3614 7 лет назад +10

    "Gotta Long Island-up that iced tea."

  • @hobodawg9364
    @hobodawg9364 5 лет назад +2

    Assault and Battery ---- This guy is a legend!

    • @SelfReflective
      @SelfReflective 5 лет назад

      Well, he's had many wives, I'm sure he knows legalese.

  • @TimedSquare
    @TimedSquare 5 лет назад +13

    33:29 "but he played for the win, also known as playing for the loss" 😂

    • @orionp.9476
      @orionp.9476 3 года назад +1

      man that's actually a useful concept in chess for beginners to understand why GMs draw so much.

  • @marcelguikema7027
    @marcelguikema7027 7 лет назад

    Great channel! Never saw this before but you just got a new student. Keep up the good work!

  • @rossmitchell5453
    @rossmitchell5453 5 лет назад +1

    The humor is just so above them it’s hilarious 😂😂😂 like every sentence has a genius joke in it like when he was talking about Star Wars and said “they were saying I went Rogue”😉

  • @NorgeTVP
    @NorgeTVP 7 лет назад +11

    Amazing! Congrats on getting married!

  • @hendarinriandi1100
    @hendarinriandi1100 5 лет назад +1

    Always enjoy Ben Finegold videos ...... funny casual .... a bit crazy😀

  • @JohnSmith-tz7iy
    @JohnSmith-tz7iy 4 года назад +1

    I love this because its dumbed down for the kids but it's also dumbed down for an adult new to chess like me. Thanks ben, also nice zingers as always

  • @rooseveltstokes7181
    @rooseveltstokes7181 5 лет назад +1

    He has such a good sense of humor...

  • @spyroninja
    @spyroninja 7 лет назад +60

    (everybody complains) lol

  • @adrianmarmolejo5035
    @adrianmarmolejo5035 5 лет назад +1

    im really enjoying this man

  • @121moham21
    @121moham21 7 лет назад +1

    Great teacher for kids and adult. very live teaching and funny!

  • @triptychlux
    @triptychlux 6 лет назад +1

    great man! I hardly ever play chess but I wish I had a chance to attend one of his lessons.

  • @isaiahgunn6435
    @isaiahgunn6435 6 лет назад +1

    i love the ben videos !!!

  • @juggsmcbulge82
    @juggsmcbulge82 7 лет назад +5

    I love this guy

  • @giorus
    @giorus 6 лет назад +4

    I don’t even play chess but this is so brilliant I subscribed!

  • @user-bw9oz1kw8l
    @user-bw9oz1kw8l 7 лет назад +432

    I think ive lost 200 elo from watching this video

    • @taufiqutomo
      @taufiqutomo 7 лет назад +20

      Never mind, perhaps I had something like 199 elo at the start of the video.

    • @user-bw9oz1kw8l
      @user-bw9oz1kw8l 7 лет назад +4

      39 likes and top comment? it wasn't that funny

    • @drsniffles23
      @drsniffles23 7 лет назад +4

      I've gained 200 ELO! 👍🏻😁

    • @user-bw9oz1kw8l
      @user-bw9oz1kw8l 7 лет назад +8

      then you must have been a 100 elo before watching this

    • @collaredgreens1600
      @collaredgreens1600 7 лет назад +6

      I am 200 elo... but I'm vegetables so it's good for my kind.

  • @coostrowski9453
    @coostrowski9453 5 лет назад +2

    Love this guy and his jokes

  • @dusanmijatovic7913
    @dusanmijatovic7913 7 лет назад

    I AM VERY EXCITED AT HOME!!!

  • @richnern4601
    @richnern4601 7 лет назад +1

    Prime example of how the new generation is gaining an edge over the others. If only I watched this video when I started to learn chess, what kind of player would I become

  • @TheBackyardProfessor
    @TheBackyardProfessor 5 лет назад

    FUN stuff Ben!

  • @Naridus
    @Naridus 8 дней назад +1

    The opponent is almost playing the cow opening!

  • @MultiAnonymous8
    @MultiAnonymous8 4 года назад +1

    There needs to be a website that sorts all of Ben's quotes. And also explain them because I don't understand 3/4 of the puns

  • @futurecollector
    @futurecollector 5 лет назад +4

    This dude for sure taught a night time comedy traffic school 😂😂

  • @ericwisel7124
    @ericwisel7124 6 лет назад +2

    Ben “welcome to the 1 o’clock class” Finegold

  • @Aliens-Are-Our-Friends2027
    @Aliens-Are-Our-Friends2027 7 лет назад +5

    ONE O'CLOCK CLASS REPRESENT!!!

  • @brothershannon1990
    @brothershannon1990 5 лет назад +1

    Man Ben Sure Misses That Club And They Really Miss Him

    • @mmgubin
      @mmgubin 4 года назад

      A Peculiar People definitely

  • @JeredL
    @JeredL 6 лет назад +1

    You are too amazing!

  • @jemand8462
    @jemand8462 Год назад

    Ben Finegold to 5 year olds: "Did you ever watch the lowtalk episode on Seinfeld? Because you could do that. ... also what?"
    This guy is gold!

  • @dago6410
    @dago6410 7 лет назад +1

    I want to see more 1o clock classes! I love'em (person who aint play chess here, but klnows the rules and watches this channel just to learn sth bout this game)

  • @connor991
    @connor991 7 лет назад

    It makes me feel comfortable in my journey to learn to be good at chess that even Ben Finegold can make a move like Rd1.

  • @satadhi
    @satadhi 7 лет назад +5

    this is epic !

  • @alexbuerckholtz5734
    @alexbuerckholtz5734 4 года назад +2

    "Gotta Long Island up that Ice Tea" 12:24 -Mr. Finegold to kids :0

  • @justinpinard6434
    @justinpinard6434 6 лет назад +3

    "By the way the kids get nothing, they get nothing..." lmfao his banter is unreal

  • @terrysouth7201
    @terrysouth7201 5 лет назад +1

    not gonna lie...I'm learning some good stuff here with the kids and Ben, no shame in my game.

  • @Fddlstxx
    @Fddlstxx Год назад

    6:44 i can't believe he used his bishop to block instead of his horsey. 11:21 love the Ken West slander too