Of all the chess players I’ve ever seen, Ben is one of them

@SalivationNation

Жыл бұрын

Lol

@Harryjay6

Жыл бұрын

Nailed it.

@geniuschinez

Жыл бұрын

No shit

@churchbeller

Жыл бұрын

Haha 👍

@hans471

Жыл бұрын

Me too!!

I am fascinated how Ben remembers how every piece moves

@anastasiacaron6631

Жыл бұрын

He listens to a lot of Bob Seger

@bdpv025

Жыл бұрын

Suspicious

@terrysouth7201

Жыл бұрын

@@anastasiacaron6631 well played :P

@davidp.7620

5 ай бұрын

Even the horsey

"try not to know anything, it's more fun that way" The best thing to say during a lecture

ben can be proud holder of the title "funniest grandmaster ever"

@Stop_being_younger_than_me

Жыл бұрын

Him and Yasser are definitely the funniest.

@thedamnmoron

Жыл бұрын

as ben finegold himself says, he's definitely funny looking.

@SalivationNation

Жыл бұрын

@@thedamnmoron frankly ridiculous

@duncanglen3452

11 ай бұрын

Funniest guy in his chair

@sklikizos

10 ай бұрын

​@@duncanglen3452funniest Ben in his chair

I'd like to thank my favorite Pope, Christopher Pope, for sponsoring the lecture for us! He's a great Pope, one of the best.

@CorneliuZeleaCodreanu9

Жыл бұрын

He s the only pope a jew would like😂

@qqqmyes4509

9 ай бұрын

You sound like Donald trump

@donsimons9810

Ай бұрын

hey hey. Popes’ suck on a secular level and Trump would agree. Wow, terrible audience

I put my king in front of the pawn and got checkmated. Gotta remember do that on the endgame and not the opening though

"If not possible.. do it anyway" that's one of the advices of all time

There is no one better at teaching chess than Ben is. I am watching this after being awake for more than 24 hours and I still understood the lesson! ..I might even retain some of it for use in games. But even if I don't it was still fun to watch. Best on YT easy. Thanks, Ben.

28:02 An incredibly specific and situational chess joke 👨‍🍳👌 *chef’s kiss* Good stuff Ben

Getting better at endgames is key to getting better at chess. When Siegbert Tarrasch in 1910 wrote his famous book "The Game of Chess", he started it with several extensive chapters about technical and basic endgames. These chapters make up roughly one third of the whole book. That should tell you something. Thanks Ben for this great lecture on the basics, AGAIN!

@howardgraff4084

Жыл бұрын

Comments without the word "should" get more likes. Just saying.

@hans471

Жыл бұрын

@@howardgraff4084 then you are disqualified, just saying...

@michaelkrailo5725

Жыл бұрын

I just bought that book and hope I can learn something from it. I'm just starting to learn the game and need all the help I can get.

@pschneider1968

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelkrailo5725 It's a great book to start with!

@jedinxf7

Жыл бұрын

​​@@hans471 a reference is not semantically or syntactically equivalent to its referent. the quoted word "should" is not even the same part of speech in that reply (or in this sentence, in which it is the subject and obviously a noun) as the word "should" when actually used by OP as a modal verb.

I'm going to print this lecture and put in on my shelf. Highest quality content right there 🤓

Thanks for posting this. It was an excellent refresher.

More videos like this one please it was very informative and helpful thank you

One of the very best teachers I have seen on youtube and there are many good ones, Ben explains endgame essentials in a non-boring way that makes you want to learn and hopefully understand. Thanks Ben!!

Within 10 minutes I'm understanding and extending concepts I thought I knew to a deeper level thanks to Ben's excellent example choices and explanation. This is a great lesson, thank you Ben.

Very good lecture, and on point throughout. Thank you GM Ben and kind sponsor.

Thank you Ben! This was a very informative video!

Easily the most educational chess channel I’ve seen, you break the game down so it’s easy to understand.

Looking forward to watching this. Thank you.

When you watch Ben on Stream, you will always get good advice sprinkled in with the jokes - but when Ben sits down to teach, I really don't think there is anyone better; the first few examples in this video and then showing you WHY that is the case really made me think. I went through this vid in about 3 sessions, following the examples and the line of reasoning, and now I look at the pieces in a different way, and looking from when the first few pieces that come off how the end game might look.

Great lecture . Keep up the good work❤️

amazing lesson - also as usual a lot of fun with Ben

Just great, thank you Ben!

Love this Guy. Not only does he explain chess in a way so us mere mortals can understand it, but he does it with a smile on his face and has a great sense of humour 😂 He makes learning fun. Keep up the great work 👍

must say, Ben, this is just Brilliant; entertaining, insightful, comical, historical... And legit Poem Unlimited

Reeaally good! Thank you.

This is an outstanding lecture!

One of the best videos you made in ages.

Nice lesson! Thanks!

great endgame summary, thanks to sponsor and GM Finegold

One of coolest lectures ever.

@andsviat

Жыл бұрын

Also, stalemate is BS. It should be a loss for the guy who gets stalemated.

@colinmurphy2214

Жыл бұрын

@@andsviat it certainly doesn’t feel fair but it is

@CodexPermutatio

Ай бұрын

@@andsviat Stalemate means that you cannot capture your opponent king even with infinite time. In chess, it is illegal to move your king to a squared controlled by your opponent. So, the stalemated king is safe FOREVER and you have no right to think you've won.

Very helpful lecture. Good info in a concise and understandable way. Not surprising, but always welcome

24:25 Mr. GM, this is the basic Philidor 2 pattern and Black draws with Re2. Rf2 check looses. The point of Re2 is that White cannot go Ke7 after 2. Ke6 Ra8 3. Kg7. Nothing wrong with using the engine to confirm your assessment man, told you before :)

thank you!!

Very good lecture!! I am going to "bookmark" this lecture and review it periodically.

That’s by far the most useful and interesting explanation of endgame essentials I’ve seen. Well done Ben! 🙂

Great examples!

Thank you, Ben.

Ben is Endgame 🐐 Thanks for the great video 🥰

No bishop endgames, hope Pope wasn't disappointed...

Ben, I like how you allways explain the difference between playing against a computer and against other players ... not to blunder or avoiding zugzwang. And I like your ability to recognize patterns ... wish I would have this myself.

This is fine gold!

Ben, you look MARVELOUS. Good to see you again!

It's always the top of line when Ben puts out the gosple. Both Chess and humor-wise, et cetera, mostly et cetera :D :D :D

Thanks to the sponsor and Finegold

Ben really know his way around chessboard

Very Instructive lecture! Go Ben! but stay there.

This was extremely instructive for a relative beginner like me. I'm going to need a lot more training though.

Nice demonstration. I didn't know this.

The way Ben retold the last endgame position was hilarious

40:49 Kf3 where the K stands for knight! Looks like Kc3 would be trickier. Good lecture, I relearnt some stuff I forgot.

I've learned a lot from this

@18:15 Here's a stalemate trick (found with engine): 1.Kf2 Ka3 2.Ke2 Kh7 3.Kd2 Kg7 4.Kc2 Kh7 5.Kb2 Ra6 6.Kb3 Kg7 7.Kb4 Ra1 8.Kc5 Kf7 9.Rh8 Rxa7 10.Rh7+ Ke6 11.Rxa7 stalemate. This trick makes it difficult (impossible?) for the White king to walk in and win the f5-pawn. But many positions are probably still winning for White even if he gives up the a7-pawn.

These are some real gems. That whole mirroring techinicque (not sure what it's called) is awesome!

@danbrooks5060

Жыл бұрын

he says it like a hundred times 😂 it's called "opposition"

@andrewk6870

Жыл бұрын

@@danbrooks5060 I'm a 101 times guy I guess 🤣. Thanks for the clarification.

"and I like alliteration because, I dunno maybe I'm brain damaged" this made me laugh out loud

“He can win my rook, but then I know how to mate with a queen.” 😂 Brutal.

"If there were no pawns, then every position is the same because the chess board is a perfect square" I swear to you Ben is the only person in the universe who could make me understand such nonsensical sentences. Jesus Christ I love this guy :D

Hi Ben, at 24:15 the correct and only way to draw is Re2 getting behind the pawn, and if white plays Ke6 then Kf8 is the drawing move, moving to the short side of the board. You would know this but maybe got the position mixed up there. Still thanks for a great lecture, love your work. Edit: I see a very similar position 54:04 and i still would keep the rook behind the pawn with Rf8 but the check on the g file is a draw here you're right. The only difference of the positions is one's a Bishop pawn and the other a center pawn!

@thefrontiersman4388

Жыл бұрын

I was just about to write this comment, but I saw you already did this. Only other thing I can point out though is that in that particular position after Ke6, both Kf8 and Kd8 are drawing. It is only with e and d pawns that this is the case, as with c and f pawns the king has to go to the short side in those types of positions. A key difference to note for c and f pawns versus central pawns is that for c/f, the rook does not need to be behind the pawn, but can be on g1/b1 (analogously to the mistake ben made as you pointed out at 24:15, where he played Rf2+, in this position he would be playing Rg2+).

I think your new videos about lectures are so good, i am learning alot . I watched you in the past also , but new videos are way better. i dunno if its the style or what , but the content is captivating enough that 20-30 min pass in flash

24:19 Uhm, this I'd never thought a patzer like me would have to correct Ben, but this doesn't seem to be a draw. After 1...Rf2+ 2.Ke6 Kf8, White plays 3.Ra8+! forcing 3...Kg7, and after 4.Kd6 Rd2+ 5.Ke7 Black has no checks, the king has no chance to get in front of the pawn, and White will promote, with the white king using both the pawn and the black king as a shield from rook checks. The only move to keep the draw actually is 1...Re2!. I checked this with Stockfish and a tablebase.

The lesson of this video is, if you want to sponsor a lesson, check your timezone and don't turn up for the Zoom call an hour late because Ben won't let you in. But thanks for the sponsorship anyway, that is, and always will be much appreciated.

Thanks

@emineliyev9461

Жыл бұрын

Its dubai currency,so do you live in dubai?)

Ben finegold played Robert (James) Fischer in 2022. Legendary!

Great lecture! If I may make a small observation, at 17.40 after black's f5, white can play g6! and put black in zugzwang right away.

GREAT chess lecture ! endgames are the same in chess 960 ! hahaha Go Ben !

i had a situation sort of similar to the one in this vid around minute 9. I was black but i had more pawns. like 2 more but i wasnt able to break through with my pawns. My king was obviously tied down to the 2 spaces and my rook to defending the pawn in the corner. If i hadnt seen this video i would have tried to grab the pawn and lost. Luckily i watched this vid!

Worth noting, at minute 56:50 what about trying f4-f3 for black? White can take the pawn, and black can't take back due to stalemate. Great video Ben.

This Fine rule with the King two squares in front of the pawn is worth its weight in Gold

This man is hilarious 😂

Killer shirt, Ben!

You look great in purple Ben. Also, very useful lecture. Thanks!

My man Ben inthispositon finegold!

Of all the Finegolds in the world, he's the Finegoldiest.

24:20 Black should play Re2, not Rf2. ...Rf2+, Ke6 Kf8, Ra8+ Kg7, Kd6 Rd2+, Ke7 as the R on the a-file shortens the long side.

"When every move is a blunder, that's bad" 🤣

Thought I was watching this video for like 10 minutes and then it was the end of the video

So im stuck with position 3 (where you have the f-pawn and should win). What happens when your opponent checks repeatedly with their rook, you would then have no option but to hide your king on the g-file, at which point your pawn is pinned so you cant advance it like in the video?

Great lecture as usual Can you suggest a good book for R endings ?

@davidblack2970

Жыл бұрын

John Nunn's 'Secrets of Rook Endings'

I thought end games were boring, but I’ve been dying of laughter since the first position

Ben is definitely one of the teachers I’ve seen on KZread. 😉

18:00: After Kf3, isn't Ra4 still winning? The rook prevents the King from getting to the black pawn. Does that fail because the King can use the first 3 ranks to approach the rook?

Do chess programs know how to play the best moves in these endgames?

Was a nice video tho, with nice quality sound

"I don't mean rating, I mean the year" 😂

Go Ben. You are the best player on your chair.

57:01 chess really is no joke😂😂

It’s hard to disagree that it’s nice to win or not to lose ;)

18:00

Regharding the position at 17:43, stockfish claims it to be win. Unfortunately it is one piece too many for current tablebases afaik

"Try not to know everything" Carlsen - oh

Cool.

would some chess site offer a 'play random endgame' feature so that we could play endgames against each other instead of whole games? 90% of my games end in middle game so I don't get much endgame practise

@vvBoost

Жыл бұрын

Lichess puzzles. You can change the puzzle to suit your needs like "end game" puzzles

Subscribed for the purple shirt

I like the Finegold rule, I liked the video. EDIT: I even disliked the video to like it again. That is how much I like this video.

Poor Chris Pope missed the lecture 😂😂😂

If you want to take one thing away from this lecture, it's, "Everything is always very complicated no matter how much you know." If you can't make peace with this, then chess is not the game for you. I struggle with it all the time.

@sprcow

Жыл бұрын

In some ways, it's liberating to know that there's no way to study yourself out of complexity.

@aanon4019

Жыл бұрын

that and "try not to know anything -- it's more fun that way" lol

Like the shirt.

"And now he got too cute, he was cute before, he liked how cute he was, he said I'm pretty cute and here..." 56:44

cant you let them take g5 and stil play f5 im gonna check it out but i have a feeling it could win for white

How do I memorise a tablebase?