im not sure wheres the wisdom in this... I know the saying, but honestly I am thinking more like: "failure is to be expected. So trying is your only option." perhaps its about the cup half empty/full. For me its none of that, you can always get a new cup. called realist :D
TheSaifear Re the realist card on this line I usually play 'the cup is completely full; half is in a liquid state, the other is in a gaseous state'. And I suppose you could add some dark matter in there somewhere too :)
TheSaifear there's no wisdom in this LOL I don't think he was serious when he said this. This is like one of the worst advice you could tell someone Pretty much don't try anything because you might fail That's seriously the most pessimistic/demotivating quote I've ever read.
From failure comes improvement. The worst failure you could have is death, which in a society is really f***ing hard to do without some a**hole trying to keep you alive!! xD
Yes, it's not that I don't know what he's talking about, it's perfectly clear just that it's shit way in future of possible moves that I can't fit in my brain, or would take me like 7 minutes to work out in my head alone. He does it in like fraction of second. @@pan_jam
I paused the video right then to figure it out myself. It took me under a minute which I was happy with, but when he spit out the moves literally one second later it made me LOL .. Very cool.
*Constructive Feedback:* Best if you use "show cursor" on your videos. Psychologically we are wanting to see what you are leaning toward before you move, but instead we see the abrupt movement of a piece we were not expecting. Sometimes it goes so fast that we have to stop and backtrack for 5 seconds to see what happens.
Big surprise whyaremeninmyshoes didn't even realize that Ben made the joke already. "Woooosh", the sound of another feminist having no fucking idea what is going on.
RUclips recommended me this and I've been enjoying your videos. I learned how to play chess in jail and haven't played since, but you're an entertaining guy. Congrats on your success.
40 years ago when Ben and I were both members of the East Detroit Chess Club, one of my favourite things to watch was Ben playing blindfold speed. He gave the player who could see the board 5 minutes, he took one minute for himself. He called out his move and an assistant moved the pieces and hit his clock. He would sit and crack jokes while playing, and more often than not he would win on time or mate outright. The cliche` can be overused at times, but when we were watching Ben or playing against him, we knew " we were in the presence of greatness. " I have already tried to contact the St. Louis Chess Club, and I'm waiting to hear back.
hey ben, you make extremely valuable and entertaining videos! i hope you realize a great number of people only got interested in chess because of you. you're my favourite grandmaster i watch! (that also makes you my least favourite) keep up the good work!
I liked this video a lot. To be honest I've been playing chess very poorly and just for fun against my dad and brother because I always thought i would be too weak to play online and got frustrated quickly against the computer as a kid, but recently i rediscovered my love for this beatiful game and wanted to learn and see more about it. So I started to watch chess youtube videos not only in the hope of improving my game at least a little but also because it is super impressive to see you playing and knowing all this stuff. Thanks for uploading these videos, i am really enjoying them especially your humor. cheers from germany!
3 minutes is definitely better for a youtube show, you speak a lot and that's *awesome* because we get to see how a pro player thinks which is cool, plus your humor is top notch, so well done! Keep it up!
The question mark means your rating is provisional, I think. Rating changes are bigger with a provisional rating, so you get up to the correct rating quickly.
Doesn't that also impact the difference between the points you gain and the points your opponent loses? If your rating is provisional and too high, for example, that indicates that by jumping into the pool and taking all of your corrective rating points from other players until you find your true rating, you would cause ratings deflation - I think? So by adjusting to make your games in particular less zero-sum, so that every game you win adds to the overall rating pool, that should help offset deflation. I'm kind of interested in the details of rating systems, but I'm totally talking out of my behind.
The narration of your internal thinking process, its power AND hilarity, reminds me so much of my brother's old friend J. Kenward, who was valedictorian and also hilarious. I listen to these for "hometown comfort" actually. Thanks for uploading.
Loving these lichess videos! I did like 3 minute more than 1 minute, but both are cool. Also, I should probably add that I enjoy your "normal" videos too. Variety is nice.
Good stuff man ☺👍 I liked both 1 min and 3min version. Both r fun but this is a bit more instructional because u can explain what r ur plans and such .
Ben Finegold is a very interesting specimen. He could be talking about anything and his personality would still be my number one reason to watch his videos.
It's 10 seconds into the video and I have to pause for a comment. I love ya Ben! You are literally the sole reason why I continue chess. I learned how to my play chess in gradeschool. I ended up winning my gradeschool chess tournament a little more than 10 years ago. I've fallen away from the game for a long time, and you are the reason why I continue to play and learn this amazing sport. I'm a sarcastic and joking person at heart and I enjoy your personality. I can't stay away from your content. You are the reason that I continue playing chess, please don't stop posting videos.
This is utterly insane, Sir! Bloody hell, never seen such a confidence in online playing even from Hikaru or Magnus :) Did I say jokes are hilarious too :D
When you played the Karo Cann opening at 12:30, I was curious about what it was. This has led me down a multi-hour rabbit hole that is nowhere near completion. First, I checked out the opening on ChessNetwork, creating my own personal study on LiChess so I could follow along. I noticed that he glossed over some of the variations such as the "advance variation" so I start looking that up and found even more variations, such as the "Two Knights Attack". After fumbling around on the internet, I found a 24 episode playlist by the youtuber "Hanging Pawns", each video between 10-20 minuites long detailing every variation of the Caro Kann opening. I also found a multitude of reasources relating to Grandmaster games playing each of the variations. My personal study is now over 18 chapters long and is nowhere near completion. Why did you have to nerd snipe me! Nerd Sniping: (xkcd.com/356/)
That was educative brother. you are really good. no wonder you are a GM :). your analysis and calculations during each game conveys so much knowledge. Simply, more than what I can possibly fathom :(. But it was really interesting and fun to watch and learn new moves :) Best of luck. I hope to see you one day playing for the world championship ;)
That was entertaining as it was educational...glad I got to watch. Nice job. Nice to see a fun relaxed game with your own thought process and commentary. I stumbled across you by way of a chess club discussion and you were equally funny in both.
Bravo to you sir! Specifically in this upload as far as I've watched it anyway... I cheered for you [defined as clapping and a bow] starting at the nineteenth second of the twenty fourth minute...
from 22:32 i was like WTF , its like you entered beast mode,i blunder so much when im seeing my clock only 20 sec then panic takes over and while i try to move my pieces by predicting i end up giving away my piece just like the opponent did with his rook
Personally, although I liked the 1 minute very much, I liked it better when you had a little more time to think about your moves and your commentary in the 3 minute. But you can obviously do both.
thanks for the video! I think a 5 minute, or even a 10 minute, would be awesome! the reason being, is that you ran into time trouble a lot in these games, and that would allow viewers more insight into your thought process, gleaned by your great commentary. The quick time control leaves much to be desired if one's goal is to learn and get into a GM's thought mode.
6:58 What an instructive, grandmasterly thinking process "should I play Nd5? Nah I'll play Ne8 because that's funny"
Indeed. I learned a lot from this game. Now I have gone back down to 1500
Terrible!
hahaha
he would make up to do this in a tournament.
Only GMs knows where is the funny
"He doesn't know Knight F5 because I made it up"
Genius
631 likes but no comments
Im the first
@@iliaabbasi64 well im second
@@0x19 So? im third.
You pronounced it wrong it is knifef5
"trying is the first step to failure"
- Ben Finegold 2018
that's been quoted since decades ago from early seasons of The Simpsons
im not sure wheres the wisdom in this...
I know the saying, but honestly I am thinking more like:
"failure is to be expected. So trying is your only option."
perhaps its about the cup half empty/full. For me its none of that, you can always get a new cup. called realist :D
TheSaifear Re the realist card on this line I usually play 'the cup is completely full; half is in a liquid state, the other is in a gaseous state'. And I suppose you could add some dark matter in there somewhere too :)
TheSaifear there's no wisdom in this LOL I don't think he was serious when he said this.
This is like one of the worst advice you could tell someone
Pretty much don't try anything because you might fail
That's seriously the most pessimistic/demotivating quote I've ever read.
From failure comes improvement. The worst failure you could have is death, which in a society is really f***ing hard to do without some a**hole trying to keep you alive!! xD
TFW you are 1500 and get matched up against another 1500 but they have GM next to their username..
Dangshnizzle hahaha that could be me
HAHAHA
I once played a FM like that, and wasted half my time freaking out.
There are FMs that are legitimately 1500 (generally they are really old tho)
No it was CM or Ga..or sth...duh.
I haven’t heard this many Rawrs since 2008
word
@DDanielG Lion King 2500 How to rawr like a GrandMaster edition
Alexander Alekhine
Its not „RAW“ But „Roaaar!“
"if you play f6.."
me: *w h e e z e*
"I was stupid before he was born" That's such a great damn line.
This is strangely satisfying listening and watching a seasoned chess player even though i have no clue what he's talking about lol
thats precisely what i thought
Fr
I don’t know why but I’m actually watching the video without skipping once, it’s strangely addictive
Yes, it's not that I don't know what he's talking about, it's perfectly clear just that it's shit way in future of possible moves that I can't fit in my brain, or would take me like 7 minutes to work out in my head alone. He does it in like fraction of second. @@pan_jam
hahahaha
"I'm 1776. That's the spirit!"
The Finegold pun game is revolutionary.
Godlike
@@GMBenjaminFinegold ,I am 2368 GM. The game full of mistakes. You would stand no chance if playing with me or GMs
@@quriousquo You're cringe, go away.
@@quriousquo 3 min blitz, he is GM, and much smarter than you. You would lose to scholars mate
@@quriousquo 2368 GM? What are you a joke? Losing so many games like that makes your rating like an average IM.
I love how when the king gets put in the middle of the board, he instinctively knows there has to be a checkmate somewhere and finds it in 10 seconds.
You’re a legend
hey royal
Not even close
Never won first place
@@Yungtisa that's the MOST stupid thing i've ever Seen
Holy shit my childhood agario youtuber
Ben you're my favourite GM after Bobby Fischer, if you become crazy one day you will probably be my favourite
You mean crazier
He's already in that League
Does he seem not crazy to you?
:-)))))
Love this comment
Ben has a very well developed sense of humour.
pbaylis1 development is the key
very suspicious..
Ugh, his humor is awful. He’s the type of person to think sarcasm is synonymous with comedy.
Bad jokes are good.
@@frankjohnson123 thats funny
"cry like a grandmaster" seems like a good book. "raaaaagrhh"
5:48 “trying is the first step to failure” - Ben
the 1500 GM, very suspicious ;-)
Slightly worse than that Ginger GM, but only slightly.
hell yeah...
keedt 🔬👁️👁️
It is the rating of the website
No that is absolutely not suspicious
27:28 - the way you calculate the position is insanely impressive
yes more of that c4 Ke5 f4 e takes f en passant knight check Ke4 Bd3 mate.
I paused the video right then to figure it out myself. It took me under a minute which I was happy with, but when he spit out the moves literally one second later it made me LOL .. Very cool.
@@hockey4wings And he thought of it in literally 10 seconds off the top of his head...
+
I want to learn and understand the game like he does. Truly skillfull player
“Trying is the first step to failure”
-Ben
You sir won a subscriber
and another "mainly etc"
Not his quote...
is also first step to vistory - Me.
if you are not trying because you are affraid to fail you will not achieve anything in your life.
@@kinga4796 that's probably the joke
He isn't even subscribed.
"Ooh this guy's 2076! I might lose this game. *rolls eyes*"
and he almost did
@@AndyChamberlainMusic almost is never enough.
@@FlukyChannel never enough is a GM in lichess
I'm that 2076 rated guy..Now 2400 on lichess. Was fun playing with Ben
@@FlukyChannel yes it's true 100%..
*Constructive Feedback:* Best if you use "show cursor" on your videos. Psychologically we are wanting to see what you are leaning toward before you move, but instead we see the abrupt movement of a piece we were not expecting. Sometimes it goes so fast that we have to stop and backtrack for 5 seconds to see what happens.
12:11 This guy wants a rematch. I agree because he resigns for no reason.
Made me spit my drink out.
"Whoever gets aborted first, sorry, at least... Let's see, I can't make that joke"
Good call
now I wanna know what the joke is :(
whyaremeninmyshoes I'm so offended...
That was the joke
Hahaha I really love his humour
Big surprise whyaremeninmyshoes didn't even realize that Ben made the joke already. "Woooosh", the sound of another feminist having no fucking idea what is going on.
RUclips recommended me this and I've been enjoying your videos. I learned how to play chess in jail and haven't played since, but you're an entertaining guy. Congrats on your success.
3 and 5 minutes games are definitely better!
Arthur Demörgun german?
Better to have fun yes, but you can't increase your lvl with it
Yeah, but mainly etc.
Indeed. One minute bullet is just madness
My 1300 brain cant follow all that 1 minute crazyness cant follow all that
Yay Blitz! I am so happy that I accidentally donated $25!
Oh man! I win my day reading your comment! LOL
The 3 min video was excellent, Ben. Longer games definitely add to the instructional and entertainment value. Rawr!
40 years ago when Ben and I were both members of the East Detroit Chess Club, one of my favourite things to watch was Ben playing blindfold speed. He gave the player who could see the board 5 minutes, he took one minute for himself. He called out his move and an assistant moved the pieces and hit his clock. He would sit and crack jokes while playing, and more often than not he would win on time or mate outright. The cliche` can be overused at times, but when we were watching Ben or playing against him, we knew " we were in the presence of greatness. " I have already tried to contact the St. Louis Chess Club, and I'm waiting to hear back.
ur a virgin and so is this guy, lololololololol
Dirty Mick bet if natural selection was still a thing youd be gone before this fatass who plays chess
@@dirtymick4791 lmao
hey ben, you make extremely valuable and entertaining videos! i hope you realize a great number of people only got interested in chess because of you. you're my favourite grandmaster i watch! (that also makes you my least favourite) keep up the good work!
Totally agree with you :p
"he must have read by book: Cry like a Grandmaster"
- Ben Finegold 2018
Lmao XD
Rargh
Lichess, GM Ben Finegold, comments... Such a perfect combination
I liked this video a lot. To be honest I've been playing chess very poorly and just for fun against my dad and brother because I always thought i would be too weak to play online and got frustrated quickly against the computer as a kid, but recently i rediscovered my love for this beatiful game and wanted to learn and see more about it. So I started to watch chess youtube videos not only in the hope of improving my game at least a little but also because it is super impressive to see you playing and knowing all this stuff. Thanks for uploading these videos, i am really enjoying them especially your humor. cheers from germany!
3 minutes is definitely better for a youtube show, you speak a lot and that's *awesome* because we get to see how a pro player thinks which is cool, plus your humor is top notch, so well done! Keep it up!
14:23 I first heard this as "The problem with his position is that his position is bad." and I was laughing so much
He said his bishop's bad not position deaf bitch
@@computerexperts903 First of all, chill. Second learn how to read
3 min is good, i really like you play the game and talk about it. It's really nice content, thank you.
"i played the albin countergambit before that guy was born" lol
Wow, Ben actually can play and not just talk. DOES add to his credibility though. Not sure that's intended. Roarr!
Very suspicious
Much better with the 3min. Also helpful seeing how you dismantle lower rated players.
Love the phrase "dismantle"
Thank you for listening to us :) you the best :)
It was nice to hear him talk about his son. The only time I’ve ever heard Finegold be genuine.
12:03
Ben finegold: "he resigned?!!!"
Totally cracked me up.🤣🤣🤣
hehe I watched this classic 5 years ago when I was learning chess... time flies
The question mark means your rating is provisional, I think. Rating changes are bigger with a provisional rating, so you get up to the correct rating quickly.
Obviously
it's based on your rating deviation, if you keep jumping rating you retain the ? just to state that your rating hasn't hit steady-state yet.
Doesn't that also impact the difference between the points you gain and the points your opponent loses? If your rating is provisional and too high, for example, that indicates that by jumping into the pool and taking all of your corrective rating points from other players until you find your true rating, you would cause ratings deflation - I think? So by adjusting to make your games in particular less zero-sum, so that every game you win adds to the overall rating pool, that should help offset deflation. I'm kind of interested in the details of rating systems, but I'm totally talking out of my behind.
No, it's because the computer knows all his moves are bad!
eggory, you don’t take ratings from other players. The people Ben played only lost 10 points or so because their glicko is established.
The narration of your internal thinking process, its power AND hilarity, reminds me so much of my brother's old friend J. Kenward, who was valedictorian and also hilarious. I listen to these for "hometown comfort" actually. Thanks for uploading.
I learn from ben in this video is :"Rrrrraaaarrrgghh"
Thank you ben
It's interesting to watch him think about his moves by imagining it instead of looking at the board. Amazing!
Loving these lichess videos! I did like 3 minute more than 1 minute, but both are cool.
Also, I should probably add that I enjoy your "normal" videos too. Variety is nice.
This man's mind moves faster than a nun's first curry.
Good stuff man ☺👍 I liked both 1 min and 3min version. Both r fun but this is a bit more instructional because u can explain what r ur plans and such .
"This seems stupid, I was stupid before he was born" Now thats a flex.
3+0 is much better!
Ben Finegold is a very interesting specimen. He could be talking about anything and his personality would still be my number one reason to watch his videos.
@28:00 11.Ndf3+ Kc6 12.Ne5+ Kc7 13.Bd8#
That's what I thought but I'm only about 1200 so I don't know what I'm saying :)
"Trying is the first step to failure": I love it. I have adopted it as my motto.
Ayy, more lichess videos!
It's 10 seconds into the video and I have to pause for a comment. I love ya Ben! You are literally the sole reason why I continue chess. I learned how to my play chess in gradeschool. I ended up winning my gradeschool chess tournament a little more than 10 years ago. I've fallen away from the game for a long time, and you are the reason why I continue to play and learn this amazing sport. I'm a sarcastic and joking person at heart and I enjoy your personality. I can't stay away from your content. You are the reason that I continue playing chess, please don't stop posting videos.
3 minute for sure
i tried to donate 2 dollars but it wouldn't let me :((((
bob dole that's a mean computer!!
He doesn't accept 2 dollar donations
@@bobross1550 and what does he accept?
Trying is the first step towards failing
Loved this video. I follow you for couple of years now, you're the best. Greetings from Bulgaria!!
OMG I didn't know Dan Harmon played chess!?!? And he's great at it as well!
Bjorn B separated at birth?
watching this in 2021. Ben your quotes didn't change whatsoever haha
28:00 mate in 3, Nf3 -> Ne5 -> Bd8
Highly aprishiated! (sorry for spelling)
Nice
I only know the absolute bare minimum about Chess but you are still incredibly entertaining to watch.
29:00 - when your keyboard is also your microphone
The OG chess youtuber!! And still one of the funiest 👍🏾
I preferred this over the one minute.
For what's its worth, I watched this this video absolutely hammered and I laughed my ass off.
Me: Unable to see more than 1 move ahead at any time.
I throughly enjoyed your sense of humour and being really good at the game was of course nice addition.
Love the content, already donated to lichess this month, but your Atlanta club is in next months budget!
"This guy wants a rematch? I agree because he resigns for no reason." lol great stuff :)
"I guess I should check a couple of times because I'm a professional player, and that's the right thing to do" 27:17 🤣
Love your play, love your humor, and love your lessons. I want to be like you! SUBSCRIBED
3 min is more instructive, but bullet's more fun. WRAAAR!
Man, I remember watching you destroy people in blitz games between rounds at the Michigan Open in the 90's. Glad to stumble across this channel!
"He must've read my book, Crying like a Grand Master." lololol
Dude ur awesome! Love the move by move analysis, very entertaining and jaw dropping to see how fast your brain goes through your options!
This is utterly insane, Sir! Bloody hell, never seen such a confidence in online playing even from Hikaru or Magnus :) Did I say jokes are hilarious too :D
this video inspired me to play chess again after a pause for 2 years. Its a pleasure to watch you play and listen to your thoughts while you play!
When you played the Karo Cann opening at 12:30, I was curious about what it was. This has led me down a multi-hour rabbit hole that is nowhere near completion. First, I checked out the opening on ChessNetwork, creating my own personal study on LiChess so I could follow along. I noticed that he glossed over some of the variations such as the "advance variation" so I start looking that up and found even more variations, such as the "Two Knights Attack". After fumbling around on the internet, I found a 24 episode playlist by the youtuber "Hanging Pawns", each video between 10-20 minuites long detailing every variation of the Caro Kann opening. I also found a multitude of reasources relating to Grandmaster games playing each of the variations. My personal study is now over 18 chapters long and is nowhere near completion. Why did you have to nerd snipe me!
Nerd Sniping: (xkcd.com/356/)
Sawyer West learn my defense. 1. e4 Nf6
That was educative brother.
you are really good.
no wonder you are a GM :).
your analysis and calculations during each game conveys so much knowledge.
Simply, more than what I can possibly fathom :(.
But it was really interesting and fun to watch and learn new moves :)
Best of luck.
I hope to see you one day playing for the world championship ;)
1:23 "let's see...i can't make that joke." Lmao, I've said that to myself on many occasions.
That was entertaining as it was educational...glad I got to watch. Nice job.
Nice to see a fun relaxed game with your own thought process and commentary.
I stumbled across you by way of a chess club discussion and you were equally funny in both.
8:10 "i played the albin counter gambit before that guy was born" XD
24:42 "Now my opponent's not moving. He's choking on his own rage." lol
"That way I can do Finegold's Gun! That's what she said, RAWR"
*Starts fortnite default dancing*
Bravo to you sir! Specifically in this upload as far as I've watched it anyway... I cheered for you [defined as clapping and a bow] starting at the nineteenth second of the twenty fourth minute...
"You better watch out for my gun... that's what he said."
Congrats on a million views!
"HE RESIGNED!!!!
alright I'll agree for a rematch cuz he resigned for no reason""" Epic y'all!!!!
This is amazing to watch, Ben. Thanks for posting!!!
You are the Tyler1 of chess.
T1 Alpha as f :D
That dudes just alpha as fuck all around the board.
I don't even play chess but I love watching this video because of how you explain things. You have alot of dedication and I respect that
from 22:32 i was like WTF , its like you entered beast mode,i blunder so much when im seeing my clock only 20 sec then panic takes over and while i try to move my pieces by predicting i end up giving away my piece just like the opponent did with his rook
Thanks for the longer format, much more enjoyable for me... but I do like the 1m crazy too... mix it up!
Personally, although I liked the 1 minute very much, I liked it better when you had a little more time to think about your moves and your commentary in the 3 minute. But you can obviously do both.
I really enjoyed this video, do more of these! I particularly liked the 3minute format.
OMG, who is this man lol, he's hilarious
thanks for the video!
I think a 5 minute, or even a 10 minute, would be awesome! the reason being, is that you ran into time trouble a lot in these games, and that would allow viewers more insight into your thought process, gleaned by your great commentary.
The quick time control leaves much to be desired if one's goal is to learn and get into a GM's thought mode.
have no clue why this is in my recommended and i have no idea what he is talking about but it is enjoyable weirdly
Felt like that since I found Ben Finegold :D
I always feel inspired after watching you play and I kick ass for a few games, usually 3, then my inspiration wears off and I start losing again.
Love this new video format