Why Ben Finegold is a Grandmaster
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- Опубликовано: 5 мар 2022
- In this video, I play a game of Hand and Brain chess with the legendary @GMBenjaminFinegold
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The entertaining part is how little synergy they actually have. It creates this weird energy that is funny.
Sometimes the anti-synergy is the most powerful combo.
Eric and Ben could not be more different people
It's so weird but great.
So true lol
To the contrary. Both have a very enjoyable sense of humor. The statements "that's what an IM would do" and "of no my bishop" are made of the same stuff that I can't get enough of.
@@milankowww "oh no my X" is kind of a lame joke tbh
Confusing the audience
- It says we played 99.9!
- Really?
- no
"I thought of that, too, but that seemed like a move an IM would make, so I couldn't do it." Ben is great.
man's a savage :D
It’s very hard to make me laugh with comedy movies or stand up shows or whatever. I rarely find something funny, but Ben… oh Ben is something special. He’s different gravy.
@@AmazonRainforest715 exactly the same with me
Omg that line freaking killed me
@@darkwingdawg8797 Do you think part of it is he remembers how long he was technically at IM?
Ben's over there thanking donations, talking shit, cracking wise, and calculating at engine strength all at once. Quad-core brain
"Quad" ? Nah, we're well past that.
This guy's brain is epyc 😄
Eideet
This is hilarious because it's like a TV episode with a good cop and a bad cop.
That's so accurate :D
@@scarecrow2313 0 '
finegold is both and rosen is being interrogated
Ben telling Eric to "try to be funnier" is hilarious and also insightful in a way haha
Don't be fooled by Eric's deadpan...
Ben: He speaks every language: Russian, German, English, I think Italian, et cetera
Erik: Yeah, that's pretty much every language.
7:30
You missed Ben's punchline though.
"Russian, German, English, Italian, etc. I think mostly etc."
@@RobMacMusiche uses that joke a lot, whereas I think most people would miss Eric's joke because he's so deadpan and dry in his delivery.
Wow. I'm liking Ben the more I watch him. I laughed out loud at times. And seeing the rook move analysis at the end shows how deep he can think in the midst of joking around.
Yeah damn he saw that quickly in the midst of things
Ben’s videos are hilarious, but I think some of his fan base gets wrapped up in his perceived cynicism/meanness. Analogous to an anti semite laughing at Borat. This being said Ben has incredibly useful chess knowledge and I love his videos
I didn't realize how much people slept on him, very funny person
The Ben Finegold compilations are gold, just for the humor
@@ozmorse7250 yeah exactly, he's actually a pretty wholesome guy. his edginess is just for jokes.
I analyzed the game with the fish. Neither Rxg6+ nor Rxe4 were the best move. Maybe Ben would have played the best move, f5, if Eric said pawn? Eric’s rook idea leads to a dead drawn position whereas Ben’s rook idea is the *only* rook move that holds an advantage. Very fascinating.
Look at checks and captures. Not that insane that the only capture would be the best move and Ben would find it
one is a move a GM would play and one is a move an IM would play lol
@@jedinxf7 I’ll get ur mom played now gtfo nerd
I wanted f5 and I'm 1400, so Ben probably would have found it
“I wanted a different rook.”
“I know.”
To be honest I wasn’t a big fan of Ben from my first impression, but he’s actually super funny and a really good guy! You guys have such good chemistry together for content, really entertaining!
I was really put off by him at first, then gave it another shot. Once I kind of understood his humor a bit better, I realized it wasn't him it was me.
i dont hate him but i dont like his humor. its too offensive sometimes
@@emrevurgun8328 Yeah, but he laughs at himself that way too. So it's kinda fair play. The truth hurts.
@@emrevurgun8328 lol his humour is "too offensive"? Where do you live? Rainbow land.
yeah the curmudgeon persona is played up quite a bit, but he plays it well haha. I thought he was a total dick at first too.
5:57 Eric's reply just shows he's too pure
I think these guys are actually the 2 funniest chess streamers out there, even though they have wildly different senses of humor
Hikaru is very funny, but he doesn't try to be.
@@xekind 🧢
I don't think I consider Rosen funny? He's more like chill or relaxing to me
9:34 "This position isn't as bad as it is" is the funniest thing I've heard all day
12 min of Eric taking Finegold's jokes seriously.
Finegold is a character. Truth is brutal, and Ben don’t lie. This is a good combination of personalities.
"I met a kangaroo in Australia, but it didn't speak any languages.. just kinda hopped around." :D
“Hey my son donated $50! Now I can go to the movies by myself 😃” lmaooooo
The two of you were great to watch. And thank you very much for your charity stream.
hi Gary!
(jumps up and down and waves at Gauri)
I laughed out loud at least 5 times! Go Ben!
I mean whats the standard though Gauri, for you 5 times seems like a really low bar compared to what you do on stream.
But stay there!
@@jamesknapp64 lol. Also go Eric!
Have you watched Ben vs GingerGM videos? Epic jokes!
Genuinely an amazing display of a content creator, and one so opposite of Eric too! Ben Finegold can be a bit of a character but this character is a genius in chess and entertainment. He sounds offensive but most anything he could truly offend somebody with he tactfully does not say. There is a lot that goes in his mind, and I respect that as hard as someone might work physically, he works mentally. Which is as much as anyone can ask of someone at his age.
I was just watching some of Ben's old lectures, this is a dream come true.
ben is a gold mine of humor...and eric NEVER LAUGHS at anything its so weird lol
Fine*gold*
They’re personalities are too opposing 😆😆😆
The nonsense and non sensory made a collab that mad sense! I laughed so hard at both of you!
7:32 mainly he speaks et cetera .. lmao
I enjoy watching Eric's videos because he's a funny, agreeable, chill guy without a huge ego, which is why I subscribe. I don't watch many other chess streamers because they are often very different from that. Each to their own I guess.
Agreed. I like Eric for the pace of his explanations, the enlightenment of his self talk and his calm demeanor.
I agree... Gauri is also very humble and great to watch
Naroditsky also comes to mind. Very instructive as well as entertaining.
@@OmarPreto he's very neurotic tho, sometimes its stressful to watch him haha
Ben is hillarious, what a guy.
It's nice how your twitch followers have reached that age when they start asking questions all the time.
@Sushant Sapkota childrens?? bruh RIP english
@@Sensei-eh3tg What a bully
@@chaoticstarfish3401 all he said was rip English he ain’t no bully
@@chaoticstarfish3401 nah he himself cannot speak english because he thinks that someone else is gonna make fun of him so he makes fun of others too just to blend in. mentally ill tbh.
@@trimach3148 I know your not serious (hopefully). But I like starting fights in the comment section. So how do you know that's the case with SPIDER-BULLY??!!
,,my mom said i was special after she dropped me on my head" That totally killed Eric XD
Not just dropped him. Spiked him.
What exactly mean? I'm struggling to get the real meaning...
@@mrnobody5763 some people call mentally disabled people ,,special". If you Fall on head you can become disabled.
@@mrnobody5763 It's usual to call the kids who have a learning or developmental disability (like autism) as being "special kids". So after Ben's mom dropped him on his head he became "special"
@@meciocio Thank you.
the final "make me refresh" literally made me spill my coffee.
The juxtaposition between the two characters makes this hilariously entertaining and super interesting to watch
2:26 This made me chuckle. Both games I have played against Matt Larson involved a kingside pawn storm in that exact way against my kings indian.
That was awesome it actually shows how and why Ben Finegold is a grandmaster!!
It’s funny that there’s even any question about it 😂
I think people look at Eric Rosen, and John Bartholomew and that guy with the mole on his face, as better players then Ben because they have more content, and Ben looks like some Old Fart.
'I met a kangaroo in Australia, but it didn't speak any language.' Rosen style joke
0:20
Ben Finegold: "Come on, try to be funnier."
[Hard cut; smile gone]
fun watching
Honestly I really liked this, 10/10 would watch more
Wow, Ben certainly has very full-on humour. I used to think it was simply obnoxious and rude but watching him interact like this with Eric (whom i assume he has respect for) I now get that hes 99% witty sarcasm. Still not my cup of tea however, too class clown-ish for me
Rosen is one of those people that everyone respect, ever heard of Danya shouting "thank you eric rosen" after using rosen trap on a losing position? but it's just funny to see Ben's humor self collide with Eric's calm and chill personality
I stopped watching Ben, because his jokes were too repetitive for me.
It's kind of an entertaining dynamic they have going, but I feel like actually interacting with Ben would be exhausting.
@@dirk9787 Yeah I respect him and his content but it doesnt take too long before you're hearing the same jokes again and again.
@@dirk9787 Don't worry Dirk, EVERYONE stopped watching Ben 😂
The mom dropping him joke was so unfunny until he said it happened a week ago.
Going to watch when I get back home
fun fact:
how we call the pieces in german:
rook: "turm"= tower
knight: "springer" = jumper
queen: "dame" = lady
pawn: "bauer" = farmer
bishop: "läufer" = runner
only king is the same meaning: "könig"
by the way, what is pawn meaning? google is not giving a satisfying answer.
a pawn is someone that is forced to do your bidding (like a subserviant worker or something)
@@Geosquare8128 thx:)
@@A51838 wow, thx:) i really love the history of words!
In Poland:
pawn: "pion" (same meaning)
knight: "skoczek" - jumper
bishop: "goniec" - runner/messenger
rook: "wieża" - tower
queen: "hetman" - advisor/commander
king: "król" (same meaning)
"you are worthless peon and you'll always be a worthless peon!"
- ted , scrubs
"My mom said I'm special, after she dropped me on the head"
-Ben Finegold
his mom gotto be pretty strong!
would be interesting for eric to draw arrows on his own board and see wat he differences are
Wow the roast, someone call police😂
never thought id see this collab, what a funny duality
"now i can go to the movies by myself" Bens a fkin legend lmao
This is a dynamic duo
"Put it in H" had me rolling!
Really good!
"Ah, e3". How many times I've felt this feeling..
As a Canadian - let me tell you we are all about eating Beaver...
2:48 the way they keep upping eachother its so funny hashsahsaydh
"It's never too late to castle." 🤣
I want to see Eric play f6 on the first move 🤣🤣🤣
Ben Finegold reminds me of the Violator from the live action Spawn film with his humor and mannerism, but friendlier.
Ben is a GM because he always knows whose turn it is
Lmao him going in on how his mom called him special and thrust him on his head😂😂😂😂
Eric, about Australia being the only country eating their own national Animal.
Us in the gulf mainly in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, eat camels as well.
They're delicious. That's a fun fact for the day !
eric with the owen wilson wows
I definitely want to see a "hand and brain" team world championship
"Let me refresh"
This is some Jay and Silent Bob energy lmao
Ben is just pooping on Eric and he’s just taking it 😂
Their energies are so anti-matching, it’s so funny
Ben is so funny and great at chess, I really recommend his channel
i love listening to ben finegold!
the juxtaposition of their personalities and playing styles created the funniest banter
The C3PO pun was absolute fire
Now I can go to the movies, by myself! Classic!
Did you get the reference?
The thumbnail is a masterpiece ;)
We French are having "Coq au vin" quite often. So we think about replacing the rooster with a raptor.
5:57 LOL what did Ben say???? 😂😂 He's too funny
Oh man. Abbot and Costello.
The legend
Ben is a nice guy, and that rook analysis highlighted his wealth of chess knowledge. When he asked you to speak faster while also not listening to your callouts in the early-mid game was a little annoying, but he seems like a great guy.
I had to pause to see why Ben moved a different rook. Queen E3, wow
ERIC ROSEN 🔥😎
You guys are like two sides of the same coin. Loved your vid together.
their personalities clashing is so funny
“That was a year ago” fok lol
"he mainly speaks 'etc'. 🤣
"Yeah that's pretty much every language" lol
Finegold pretends to be a silly grandpa, but if I played him two hours a day every day for the rest of my life, I would never win a game.
Ben Finegold plays inspiring chess also his streams are ASMR af
Did Eric say he doesn't know who C-3P0 is? (4:05)
ben's a funny dude. "he thought he was bidding on not receiving a lesson from me"
When Eric missed the C3po/r2D2 joke it hurt me too, Ben.
i thought jokes were supposed to be funny
@@DarkSideChess who hurt you
I made the RUclips video! Chat support was great!
eric's subtle sarcasm is cracking me up
Go Eric! But stay there...
Such different personalities XD
Hello from Ukraine and thanks for support!
You know he's the one who killed your country right? CIA, NATO, WEF are not your friends.
“Come on try and be funnier” 😂
I actually read "Why Ben Finegold is a Grand Monster", I came for drama
Ben Franklin wanted our national bird to be the turkey.
ben is soooo funny LMAO
Ben is most funny when he’s not trying to be funny. I prefer the more quiet sarcastic humor he used to have
“Mainly he speaks etc” got me tho
fun fact: Here in South Africa, we also eat our national animal. The Springbok
I'm sure there are plenty of others. Several countries have various kinds of deer as national animal. You can't tell me the French don't eat roosters. Bahamas has blue marlin. In the USA they eat bison.
@@BruceHoult this is true XD
in soviet russia, national animal eats you.
I thought about that move, but it seemed like a move an IM would make so I couldn't do it 😂
"NO. It says: Which one of you is a gm?"
rofl