Yasser Seirawan: Great Players of the Past by GM Ben Finegold

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  • Опубликовано: 28 ноя 2024

Комментарии • 106

  • @TrulyVerity
    @TrulyVerity Год назад +138

    the last time this video was uploaded Yasser was in his late fifties, now he’s in his early sixties

    • @Tube_Chaser
      @Tube_Chaser Год назад +9

      Time travelling! Go Ben!

    • @lunalove2259
      @lunalove2259 Год назад +3

      I was just going to say, today is not February 25th lol

    • @thedamnmoron
      @thedamnmoron Год назад +4

      @@Tube_Chaser Ben time travels 24 hrs every day, go ben! but stay there

    • @12jswilson
      @12jswilson Год назад +2

      @@lunalove2259 now it's February 25th! However it's not Tuesday

    • @24fps78
      @24fps78 Год назад +4

      The tooth hurts

  • @christopherpavlicas
    @christopherpavlicas Год назад +30

    Ben talking to a group of six year olds "they furrowed their brows in a vain attempt to understand the situation." I love it!

  • @mycroftholmes7379
    @mycroftholmes7379 Год назад +17

    Even in Ben's old age, his humor does not become dull! I love this guy!

    • @sorpresasfelicidad8314
      @sorpresasfelicidad8314 Год назад +1

      He's still young. :D

    • @beeble2003
      @beeble2003 10 месяцев назад

      He was 53 years old when you wrote that comment. That's not "old age". Sheesh.

  • @francescoassanti8335
    @francescoassanti8335 Год назад +8

    I tried to play as Yasser in the second game and I must say it led me to great improvements: now I get mated way faster

  • @kmarasin
    @kmarasin Год назад +51

    I remember this video mainly for Yasser's style, which led me to comment "didn't know Yasser was actually all four members of Queen"

  • @flpsnk4848
    @flpsnk4848 Год назад +20

    "You didn't get that joke, stop laughing!" - I feel ashamed.

  • @hashcr2
    @hashcr2 Год назад +6

    i love Ben Finegolds teaching style.. he is a true teacher..

  • @jefftaylor1186
    @jefftaylor1186 Год назад +6

    When Alekhine died and they wanted to make Euwe the champ again he straight up was like “that’s great but I’m not good enough”
    A King among chessmen

  • @allanturmaine5496
    @allanturmaine5496 Год назад +8

    Of all my favourite gms, I think Yasser is the one I'd actually want to meet. He seems so kind.

  • @virid6819
    @virid6819 Год назад +12

    Yasser has unrivaled drip

  • @FrankBakulov
    @FrankBakulov Год назад +4

    At instant shock hit me when I've read the caption. Breathed out. Long live Yasser, his style is unmatchable.

  • @davidengelmann1636
    @davidengelmann1636 Год назад +13

    Dudes got the best voice in chess

  • @duaflip
    @duaflip Год назад +4

    One of my favorite players ever. Yasser is massively underrated by most chess fans

  • @negus8810
    @negus8810 Год назад +8

    1:18 aged like fine wine.

  • @aarons3014
    @aarons3014 Год назад +6

    I love that Kovacevic game. Several players in the Pacific Northwest were amazed by Duncan Suttles, a Canadian player with an unusual style. Seirawan was the best of these players, and it looked as though he channeled Suttles against Kovacevic.

  • @askthepizzaguy
    @askthepizzaguy Год назад +8

    Re-upload for whatever reason. Help the channel and like the video again I suppose.

    • @chadmacgargle5311
      @chadmacgargle5311 Год назад +4

      They're moving the atl club videos over because that page is closing or something

    • @h0wnr681
      @h0wnr681 Год назад +1

      They are consolidating the videos on Ben's channel, it's more likely for people to search Ben Finegold than the name of their old chess center, and probably this channel is much more active.

  • @Jacob-bn9th
    @Jacob-bn9th Год назад +10

    If you're a beginner those 'Winning chess' books he wrote are worth getting

    • @scottrackley4457
      @scottrackley4457 11 месяцев назад +1

      I'd agree. The first one I read was Fundamentals by Cap, and My Praxis by Nim. I bought the books Yaz put out and then gave to my nephew after I read them. The brilliancies one is especially well done. Now nephew is in all of my chess books. I can't beat him anymore.

  • @ReformedSouthron
    @ReformedSouthron Год назад +2

    Yasser has always been one of my favorite players. His videos at St. Louis Chess Club were my favorite

  • @cedricgist7614
    @cedricgist7614 Год назад

    I just "met" GM Yasser Seirawan late last week and have been enthralled with his career and commentary. I just "met" GM Ben Finegold in this video - although his name was familiar to me. Enjoyed the video and commentary. No talking!

    • @scottrackley4457
      @scottrackley4457 11 месяцев назад

      GM Yaz is a cool guy, I met him a couple times in person, very friendly.

  • @yannilibbes8219
    @yannilibbes8219 Год назад

    12:30 i love that little break of the finegold character: confused eyebrows and clear smile before he's back to the bit

  • @RafaelEKH
    @RafaelEKH Год назад +3

    Yasser is a really good guy, I love his stories

  • @davidschneide5422
    @davidschneide5422 Год назад +2

    Yasser is the king of anecdotes.

  • @xavierpaquin
    @xavierpaquin Год назад +3

    I don't think I've ever seen Ben on the high road... and that's the charm of his comedy

  • @scottrackley4457
    @scottrackley4457 11 месяцев назад +1

    Pretty sure Yaz would smile at this video. I've met him, he's a funny guy.

  • @kapa1611
    @kapa1611 Год назад +9

    Ben gives great lectures

  • @liontx
    @liontx Год назад +13

    Jan Timman gets crushed in so many Ben Finegold videos, but he probably deserved his own "Great players" video.

    • @12jswilson
      @12jswilson Год назад +4

      You've got to be pretty good to be on the wrong end of so many amazing games

    • @scottrackley4457
      @scottrackley4457 11 месяцев назад +2

      @@12jswilson It wouldn't be amazing if they were playing a donkey. Jan could play.

    • @12jswilson
      @12jswilson 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@scottrackley4457 Timman and Topalov were the 2 guys to play the game of your life against in the 90s

  • @salmarwow
    @salmarwow Год назад +2

    14:14 - regarding castling queen side. That would be very funny to watch and to educate children in Ben's lectures. Because after O-O-O, white plays Ne5 and after Qe5 plays Bf4. If queen moves from the bishop, then Ba6 is mate. So black looses the queen for the bishop or resigns.

  • @tolkienfan1972
    @tolkienfan1972 Год назад +4

    Also, Yasser is a wonderful person

  • @pschneider1968
    @pschneider1968 Год назад +15

    I'm undecided why Ben's chess videos are so great: because I learn a lot, or because I laugh my ass off 😁

    • @brechtsmit9845
      @brechtsmit9845 Год назад +1

      Same here
      So funny

    • @f.d.3289
      @f.d.3289 Год назад +1

      they are so great because both :D

    • @broken1394
      @broken1394 Год назад

      Ben's humour is amazing, I had a lot of laughs...
      'How do you know he's a grandmaster? You can't say or Spell his name!'

    • @snookslayer4559
      @snookslayer4559 Год назад

      Light hearted is one thing... I didn't click to hear stand up comedy. Somehow I doubt Ben's tutor spent the whole time telling jokes. Yet, that's how we're supposed to learn. Ugh...

  • @ExtraCheeseProject
    @ExtraCheeseProject Год назад +4

    "Watching this reminds of a time when I already watched this." 😁

  • @jw41538
    @jw41538 Год назад +1

    time for the yasser lecture on ben!

  • @VARMOT123
    @VARMOT123 Год назад +5

    When is the great player of the past Arjun erigaisi video coming up ?

  • @asherreich9820
    @asherreich9820 Год назад +4

    “Ben Finegold” is one of the easiest names to pronounce. Boom roasted

  • @CharlesDorazio
    @CharlesDorazio 9 месяцев назад

    I agree with Ben: in online tournament games, resigning should not be allowed, for the benefit of beginners.

  • @markroo6091
    @markroo6091 4 месяца назад

    I agree with the statement that GM's should not be allowed to offer a draw or resign. Chess is a complete package until the endgame is won or a draw by force.

  • @noahweeks3643
    @noahweeks3643 Год назад +1

    At 28:57, I realize it was a joke, but I believe Kovacevic actually beat Fischer. He was a very good player

  • @RoostersDilemma
    @RoostersDilemma Год назад +2

    "He always gets randomly selected" 😂😂😂Finegold is too good with his quips!

    • @AG-ld6rv
      @AG-ld6rv Год назад +3

      That's not a quip... that's GM Finegold telling a story from his life. If you know anyone who travels and is the "wrong" kind of foreign, they'll have told you how they get "randomly" selected all the time as well.

  • @f.d.3289
    @f.d.3289 Год назад +1

    25:30 "That's why he's a great player of the past, and you're some kid falling out of their chair."
    Love that one of aforementioned kids totally loses it :)

  • @skakdosmer
    @skakdosmer Год назад

    Holland is only a part of the Netherlands. It means "hole land", because a lot f it is below normal sea level.

  • @frankspokes5282
    @frankspokes5282 Год назад +2

    Go Ben!

  • @TubularBarry1111
    @TubularBarry1111 Год назад +4

    Ben is good with the kiddos

  • @Elbownian
    @Elbownian Год назад +1

    Yasser is the Masser

  • @444vito444
    @444vito444 Год назад +2

    "You have never heard about 1977"🤣

  • @fahmiluthfi7991
    @fahmiluthfi7991 Год назад +1

    Ben is comedy gold

  • @euclideszoto997
    @euclideszoto997 Год назад +3

    Can you do one on Ulf Anderson and Henrique Mecking?

    • @Xmask19
      @Xmask19 Год назад +1

      there is an ulf lecture iirc

    • @emmahird2795
      @emmahird2795 Год назад

      @@Xmask19 yeah there is, it did a good job explaining the positional squeeze he put on Karpov in that famous exchange sac game

  • @MrSupernova111
    @MrSupernova111 Год назад

    Finegold must have woken up angry lighting up those kids. hahaha

  • @sublimeade
    @sublimeade Год назад

    Can you do a lecture on the kids games

  • @peruviancowboy
    @peruviancowboy Год назад +1

    can someone tell me the joke

  • @f.d.3289
    @f.d.3289 Год назад

    45:45 "If you like that video, what's wrong with you?"

  • @josevasjung9322
    @josevasjung9322 Год назад +1

    Not only for a chess class, I can see Mr. Finegold bring this lecture on a Comedy Central's stage

  • @polgarbertalan4147
    @polgarbertalan4147 Год назад

    what does sugar me do means?

  • @JustSwivel2
    @JustSwivel2 Год назад +2

    Much better than his sister Yasqueen

  • @bearingoutward1302
    @bearingoutward1302 2 месяца назад

    31:05 hit me like a brick

  • @ahmednasr7022
    @ahmednasr7022 Год назад +1

    0:33 "can't make that joke" i think he means:
    although barely alive
    or
    if you can call him alive

    • @leo-um6yt
      @leo-um6yt Год назад +1

      maybe it’s just “if you can call them people”

  • @mobileprofessional
    @mobileprofessional Год назад

    Nice biography

  • @Curtains1337
    @Curtains1337 Год назад +2

    yasser frankly

  • @marklandwehr7604
    @marklandwehr7604 Год назад +1

    Why would we not have read the forward in Bill Gates 21st century Edition my system by Aron nimzovich where Yasser does the forward about nimzovich which he doesn't much prefer or maybe downright dislikes it because he has something better to play or for whatever reason yessirs well-known he just unknown to you there in Georgia apparently he's known in places in Georgia I really enjoyed studying his pro chess, Mentor series it was incredibly awesome he's very methodical and goes over everything in great detail his classes are worthwhile to pay attention to

  • @lukacalov1988
    @lukacalov1988 Год назад

    Vladimir Kovacevic was a very good player from Yugoslavia, he beat Bobby Fischer for example and many others

  • @shanastroskyphazer8172
    @shanastroskyphazer8172 Год назад

    I've actually already seen this lol

  • @nasserghazi9832
    @nasserghazi9832 Год назад +1

    ben is good friend to yasser

  • @dark_magician_sdy
    @dark_magician_sdy Год назад

    Lovely

  • @phildo3668
    @phildo3668 Год назад

    Just one more thing..

  • @thebuddha4825
    @thebuddha4825 Год назад

    February 25th👽👽

  • @joepierecipes5432
    @joepierecipes5432 Год назад

    I am dying seeing Yasser w a fucking afro

  • @lucasmazeran3136
    @lucasmazeran3136 Год назад

    Is Yasser a great player of the past because he played B4 ?

  • @7herm
    @7herm Год назад +10

    What's the joke?

    • @leo-um6yt
      @leo-um6yt Год назад

      bump

    • @mirkovallius
      @mirkovallius Год назад

      ... but I figured that would take it too far?! :-)

  • @jamesbell1613
    @jamesbell1613 8 месяцев назад

    Them you have no pieces. You guys know what that's like.😂

  • @electorofsaxony7646
    @electorofsaxony7646 Год назад

    Fries

  • @justsomeboyprobablydressed9579
    @justsomeboyprobablydressed9579 Год назад +1

    If resignations were forbidden, I can imagine hilarious situations where the losing side helps the winning side mate him in the fewest possible moves.

  • @mariemjlassi723
    @mariemjlassi723 Год назад

    If you liked the video what's wrong with you 😂😂😂😂

  • @frodo_1e170
    @frodo_1e170 Год назад +1

    Free pawn yummy yummy.

  • @ivancoral6845
    @ivancoral6845 Год назад

    Yay first

  • @playermartin286
    @playermartin286 Год назад +8

    Amazing that ben’s still alive

  • @rick4400
    @rick4400 Год назад

    Wow. This was a fanta---shtick seires of games and analysis. Thanks BF