i knew ben finegold before he was born

@seunghunlee2408

10 ай бұрын

And you are younger than him.

@bomnitoperro9422

4 ай бұрын

I knew fen binegold before he died

@The94Beanie

16 күн бұрын

And his childrens children

I might be dating myself here- but I have that same Chess Life magazine that was on your thumbnail. Crazy to watch Naka grow up and do big things. I also remember playing the Super Nationals tournament a long time ago- Hikaru was real little and he and his brother were playing. One of them lost a game, and I remember after the round, walking outside the playing hall and their mother was scolding them. I remember thinking ‘no wonder they play so well, strict parents’

It did seem like you met and played a ton of people from your prior stories. But this confirmed my guess, lol! Also a pretty neat game of attacking tactics how everything comboed with each other smoothly!

I loved Sunil back when they recorded Muskrat Love with The Capstan.

Good afternoon from Brazil

Everyone has a Hikaru story.

@PistisAdelphos

7 ай бұрын

This one time at band camp....

"My question is... it's about the budget" This is why I watch

The K. K. Karanja part around 8:07 was funny

Ben taught chuck norris to play the Halloween gambit before chuck Norris was born

3:04 oh man, he really trusts the enemy's amateurism :D

wasn't there mate in 3 there instead of the queen? Ben must not play the stafford

Ben lectured Chuck Norris, but Ben's wit turned into physical force during lectures.

@robdubent

11 ай бұрын

🤨

10:49 I laughed out loud... and then got very sad 😢

@josueramirez7247

11 ай бұрын

Adult improvers are still a thing though, no? I guess it’s just that one does need to sacrifice a lot to improve and that’s true even when one have talent from a young age.

@true9536

11 ай бұрын

@@josueramirez7247 sorta but also not really. There are sooo many adult improvers (me being among them) putting in all the (if not more) time and effort that the young players put in. You can meet these depressed 1400-2050's all over the world and at most tournaments. It's possible to improve to a point, but that diminishes with age.

@reesthomas8467

6 ай бұрын

​@josueramirez7247 adult improvers above club level kinda arent a thing. Even people between 1500-2000 uscf actively getting better are kinda anomalies

That ChessLife cover with Hikaru as a young kid is so cute! Looks like a goofy kid - and look at him now!

@samiesta9996

11 ай бұрын

He still looks a little goofy tbh

@hayhorca915

Ай бұрын

He looks like a goofy kid but larger and older looking

Nice game! Castling was the blunder. d5 would have kept black in the game.

chess is a microcosm of society ,people drop out and others are the level of fame.

ben finegold try not to gossip about hikaru's personal life, challenge level impossible

More tattoos or more muscles ? I have TUSSLES.

Urgh, giving people marmite is banned under the Geneva convention. No one deserves that kind of abuse.

@beeble2003

5 ай бұрын

When you tried Marmite, how much did you use? Lots of people use way, way too much. You want about half a teaspoon for a whole slice of toast. If you tried it that way and still don't like it, fair enough.

Ben Finegold is famous for knowing Hikaru Nakamura.

Cool stories ✌🏻Have you been invited to Hikaru's wedding?

@12jswilson

11 ай бұрын

That poor woman!

@dwaynekeenum1916

11 ай бұрын

@@12jswilsonweird comment and he’s married to a chess master how is that a hypothetical

@dwaynekeenum1916

11 ай бұрын

@@12jswilsonyou don’t even know him

@vercot7000

25 күн бұрын

@@12jswilson "I know Naka's bad because of one chessexplained incident a decade ago and him copystriking someone! I've totally never done bad things in life!"

this guy use to be a good bullet player you know before it even existed, lol you couldn't even make this stuff up

stop saying GD, thats when i switch to another video. Truth hurts