I once chatted with him on ICC back when he was only an IM. I asked him why he was more talkative than most other titled players on the site. His response was something like "I don't know, I know how to type?"
nice bridge reference; Wikipedia answered why you couldn't ask Barry Crane for some advice. There was an upside however: the week of the murder, he was playing daily in the annual Pasadena regional knockout teams tournament; his team won the Saturday final with Kerri Shuman, one of Crane's favorite partners, as his replacement.
Yes,when he played against Svidler.Very good lecture;I remember when Yasser was talking about the "macro cosmos" Ivanchuck and "micro cosmos" Gelfand...A lecture about geniuses. So yeah,you're right.There is already one lecture about Morozevich,although maybe they do it in the "legend format". I'm very curious about his health problems that he had in the last years and his approach on chess. I remember he said in one interview that sometimes he feels like living an "autistic life" while staying long hours in front of the pc analyzing games.
i am new to chess , have just played my first tournament (which i didn't know i would before going there as i never took chess seriously before :P ) .. the last game reminded me of a game with 1496 , lol he played grand prix attack.. i developed all my pieces while he pushed for centre control and then i broke his centre in middlegame he had a centralized queen and a knight and a king sadly :P i sacked two rooks and a bishop(well tried to , he only took one rook .. the other two had mate in 3 type things ) he had to give back almost everything and more and we went to an endgame where i had a knight a rook 4 pawns and a queen and he had 2 pawns and a queen.. :P i got a rating in that tournament and now i am very enthusiastic about chess (watching lectures , playing with stalkfish , reading books , pgns , practising tactics and ideas to build a plan ) so that was fun for me ... :D
What's the best opening as white for bughouse, is it Scotch Gambit? Urusov Gambit? Fried Liver? I also recently watched the video you guys made of the halloween gambit so I might play that as well.
At 2:30 what happens after 6. e6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. e5? If you play dxe5, black ends up losing the right to castle after the trade of queens. So this means h6 and g5 would be forced for black?
Blocking with the bishop is worse; it allows Qe7 check. en.lichess.org/analysis/6k1/1p3ppp/8/6q1/2bRBP2/r3K1P1/5Q1P/7R_w_-_-#3 It leads to a game where white gives the queen for the rook and the bishops come off.
The end game looks pretty drawn to me actually. White can build a fortress with Kd4, his pawns on the black squares h4,g3,f4 and his bishop blocking the king's path whenever it tries to walk to either wing. I don't see how black can make any progress.
25:00 "They don't give brilliancy prizes for endgame technique." Well, maybe not, but they will win "best played game" prizes and that's usually better.
at 18.15, rc8 check seems to be more forceful giving white no chance to block. on kd3, bc4 check will be forceful. if kc2, then bb5 discover check mate.if Ke3, then qc5 check winning the q or b with check.
_Wei Yi didn't have any forks in his game. Maybe he had chapsticks?_ *-Really, nothing? Well, they're laughing at home.* Well, you see kids, Wei Yi is chinese and thus uses chapsticks instead of forks, which has double meaning. This is funny!
Ben is actually very amusing, a great comic and a fine chessplayer. I can see why the kids - and adults - like him.
0:25- "Thank you for *Wei Yi* ng in on the subject."
YES, finally a new vid with Ben!
.. I mean Grandmaster Finegold obviously.. propper respect
I once chatted with him on ICC back when he was only an IM. I asked him why he was more talkative than most other titled players on the site. His response was something like "I don't know, I know how to type?"
"Well, you know. They are laughing at home."
I was literally laughing out loud at the time I heard him say that, then I laughed more.
Yay! *Another* Finegold lecture in only a few days! Awesome! :D
This guy's sense of humour is as good as his chess!
I've watched more of Ben's lectures than I did in my law degree
10:52 As the kids would say, the pawn on f3 is part of the fork.
Please Welcome the great pedagog and chessplayer Benji Finegold. ;)
Mate you are hilarious! -Dave from Australia.
Fingold is Gold :)
3:42 I'm pretty sure Kasparov only has 2 more wins than Karpov
For you at home it was 3 and a half years ago
Suggestion and tip: Post the .pgn moves in your descriptions!
nice bridge reference; Wikipedia answered why you couldn't ask Barry Crane for some advice. There was an upside however: the week of the murder, he was playing daily in the annual Pasadena regional knockout teams tournament; his team won the Saturday final with Kerri Shuman, one of Crane's favorite partners, as his replacement.
Gawd I live Ben Finegold. He insults his pupils, without pause, all game long yet teaches them solid strategy.
Ha. Enjoyed it. :-) Nice exciting game too.
Did nobody get the joke at 0:25?
I think he intended it but as usual no one in the audience gets it.
That was the corniest joke of all time
Of course he intended it lol
It's a pun, but it's not a great one.
It was a pun, a fork, a skewer and a punchline
17:43 "we're gonna have to edit this out"
Lol he sounded like BlastphamousHD
Maybe one of the GMs can make a lecture about Alexander Morozevich?
Nicula Robert I think GM Yasser Seiravan has done a lecture featuring one of his great games!
Yes,when he played against Svidler.Very good lecture;I remember when Yasser was talking about the "macro cosmos" Ivanchuck and "micro cosmos" Gelfand...A lecture about geniuses.
So yeah,you're right.There is already one lecture about Morozevich,although maybe they do it in the "legend format".
I'm very curious about his health problems that he had in the last years and his approach on chess.
I remember he said in one interview that sometimes he feels like living an "autistic life" while staying long hours in front of the pc analyzing games.
yep..love to see a legends lesson on Morozevich!
i am new to chess , have just played my first tournament (which i didn't know i would before going there as i never took chess seriously before :P ) .. the last game reminded me of a game with 1496 , lol he played grand prix attack.. i developed all my pieces while he pushed for centre control and then i broke his centre in middlegame he had a centralized queen and a knight and a king sadly :P i sacked two rooks and a bishop(well tried to , he only took one rook .. the other two had mate in 3 type things ) he had to give back almost everything and more and we went to an endgame where i had a knight a rook 4 pawns and a queen and he had 2 pawns and a queen.. :P i got a rating in that tournament and now i am very enthusiastic about chess (watching lectures , playing with stalkfish , reading books , pgns , practising tactics and ideas to build a plan ) so that was fun for me ... :D
Subhra Jyoti stalkfish 😀
Very, very suspicious
What's the best opening as white for bughouse, is it Scotch Gambit? Urusov Gambit? Fried Liver? I also recently watched the video you guys made of the halloween gambit so I might play that as well.
At 4:30 why not Nxc6 to isolate the a pawn? Does strengthening blacks center more than make up for it? Sorry if I'm stupid
I was raising my hand the whole time for every move
At 2:30 what happens after 6. e6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. e5? If you play dxe5, black ends up losing the right to castle after the trade of queens. So this means h6 and g5 would be forced for black?
lol why cant I hold all these dad jokes
20:37 what if black blocks the check with Bd3?
+Papuna Lomouri Pretty much the end for black :)
+Papuna Lomouri Likely had planned to maintain the bishop to put pressure on the passed pawn
Well, there goes the queen.
Blocking with the bishop is worse; it allows Qe7 check. en.lichess.org/analysis/6k1/1p3ppp/8/6q1/2bRBP2/r3K1P1/5Q1P/7R_w_-_-#3 It leads to a game where white gives the queen for the rook and the bishops come off.
The end game looks pretty drawn to me actually. White can build a fortress with Kd4, his pawns on the black squares h4,g3,f4 and his bishop blocking the king's path whenever it tries to walk to either wing. I don't see how black can make any progress.
Whoosh..."They're laughing at home" hahaha
"For you at home it was like 2 weeks ago. "
25:00 "They don't give brilliancy prizes for endgame technique." Well, maybe not, but they will win "best played game" prizes and that's usually better.
Wow, I thought "rueened" right before he said it. Didn't realize Family Guy had such a hold on my mind.
Same, lol
at 18.15, rc8 check seems to be more forceful giving white no chance to block. on kd3, bc4 check will be forceful. if kc2, then bb5 discover check mate.if Ke3, then qc5 check winning the q or b with check.
what if you play the philidor's mate in bughouse
10:58 *Awkward silence*
thanks for the vids! Its good to know grandmaster isn't synonymous with empty personality...thanks for keeping it interesting!
c4 is explicit? didn't understand the joke/pun :(
+Kernzi thanks didn't got that either
+great one C4 is the name of an explosive. Like TNT is another explosive. Look it up!
doesn't at 15:14 Bb8 wins for black?
EspaTuLaFielD The black bishop can't move to b8 in this position. ... Bb1+ Rxb1 and Rb3+ Kd2 don't look promising either.
People have kids in there training and probably already better than me, how can I compete when I just start now.
problematic Practice maybe?
Maaaaagic
0:39 that eyeroll
This weey guy is pretty good
or b4
The classes are funny and instructive BUT we cannot hear the questions...
qa5
_Wei Yi didn't have any forks in his game. Maybe he had chapsticks?_
*-Really, nothing? Well, they're laughing at home.*
Well, you see kids, Wei Yi is chinese and thus uses chapsticks instead of forks, which has double meaning. This is funny!
He even drinks in an obnoxious way, jesus.
lordreverse You've got a problem.
Finegold is the most insufferable chess mentor I've ever encountered!
Then don't watch douche. Alot of people including myself love ben finegold
Ben is the best
Well atleast for me he is