Great Players of the Present: Wesley So
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- Опубліковано 13 вер 2023
- Check out Ben's Chessable courses here! www.chessable.com/author/BenF... GM Ben Finegold covers Wesley So, a Filipino and American chess grandmaster and three-time U.S. Chess Champion. This lecture was recored on August 28th, 2023 in Roswell, Georgia.
Games:
07:45 Wesley So vs Li Chao, Singapore Masters 2006
16:32 Wesley So vs Morteza Mahjoob, Asian Championship 2007
20:40 Wesley So vs Garry Kasparov, Saint Louis Blitz 2016
29:59 Wesley So vs Var Akobian, US Chess Championship 2016
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Thanks for the lecture GM Finegold. You look amazing lately! Go Ben!
Will there be "great players of the future" also?
Benjamin Stockfish 17?
Possibly, in the future.
It already came out tomorrow
@@sasquatch2 Terrible
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Hey GM Ben, I really loved your lectures especially this one. I hope that there might be one who will sponsor a lecture to our first Asian Grandmaster, Gm Eugene Torre. He's indeed a great Filipino player of the the past. Thanks! - From your Filipino Subscriber.
That's So Wesley!
He was playing like a super GM, but he wasn't a super GM yet. But here's the rub: If you play like a super GM consistently, soon enough you will indeed be a super GM.
So if I keep playing like a 600 one day I’ll become one?
@@grahamdugan yes
Crazy. Love to see why the top guys are where they are
Wesley So is a super-GM who is not a loud mouth schnook. What's not to like?
In the recent 2023 SCC, he won against Alireza Firouzja, no slouch at speed chess.
that So - Kasparov game really was like Morphy vs. N.N. Kasparov must have been wishing he'd stayed in happy retirement. But at least he got 2 free pawns, so ultimately, they both won.
The player that fell off the chair is GM Pawel Teclaf.
As covered in Ben's "Great Chairs of the Past" series
My favorite Silent Killer, So!
"So the important thing is... everybody's angry." 1:20 😂
I’ve always wondered what Ben considers his greatest strength as a Chess Player is. What other GM’s and IM’s were most afraid to face when playing him. Technique in the Endgame, calculation in the middle game, incredible prep.. I wish he would do a video on himself for these lectures !
Thanks Ben
The funny thing about the petrosian story is that Welsey plays like petrosian (the World champ)
Always sacrifice the exchange .... GM finegold 🙏love it
You did save the best for last. What a game. I do enjoy this Wesley the most. Vladislav Artemiev is another silent assassin
He's the actual Ronaldo of the Chess World, and he really put terror to the other super GMs. His accuracy is so computer-like, like he is a legit walking computer. 💯
What is bro talking about 😂
Go Wesley!
There's 2 Bens, one is kind and funny teacher, and another's passing all pawns before checkmating when playing subscribers
Super impressed with that Kasparov beat down. He may be retired or semi retired but Garry is still a super GM with a lot of knowledge, experience and sharp memory.
Did So and Petrosyan ever have the $5000 grudge match? I'm guessing not
Thanks for this Wesley So analysis
Wesley So vs Ding Liren was the game of his life. Simply because it reflects his life! Serawan relates it to Wesley losing his mother and gains a foster mother.
At 19:18 doesn't Nxf5 work as well?
Go, Wesley!
In your opinion, Mr. Grandmaster Finegold, why did Wesley switched to a more solid, drawish style from his sharp style beforehand? And do you think Wesley would have a higher rating if he would try for a win more than go for the safe draw (i.e. would he get more wins than losses if he doesn't settle for draws)?
Being at the top, it must so difficult to squeeze out a win. Chess players tend to play more solid than being reckless attacker in the long run.
I think it is just personality. And probably now more in line with his personality ( and that is just part of chess too, for example Magnus is a true killer). He managed to break out that for some time, but I have given up that he will consisently do that again.
A pitty since peak Wesley is in my top 3 favorite players of all time
hell yeah
Whats the thing petrosian said?
At 40:02 you missed he could have given up the queen also for two bishops and rook mate, flor the pizazz
14:16 This was instructive.
2:06 This is because Wesley So is a God Damn Artist!
He DRAWS
Get it? "Artists" He doesn't win because he "Draws" ..... Ok, I'll stop now.
A bit unfortunate what Magnus did to him in the SCC yesterday.
The latest update is Tigran Petrosian is still dead
What did tigran petrosian say?
Kasparov isn't generous in defeat, and his "...that was Morphy vs Amateur and I was the amateur" makes him sound generous in the re-telling. Actually he was playing down Wesley's achievement in that game. Yasser said, "...wasn't Wesley amazing....? etc" and Gary shrugged and said what he said - ie, "I played so badly, so far below my usual level that it was like Morphy v Amateur. Not such a big deal really." And re Wesley and his friendship with Akobian - in the interview after the snitching episode he replied to the question "you're friends with Akobian aren't you?" by saying "I was". So I thought it was that way round, ie He was, Snitch, he wasn't - - not, He wasn't, Snitch, he was (friends). It was a very mean snitch.
Mainly and So forth
Wesley is the nicest guy. Ben is the funniest guy in in the chess world.
There was a time that Wesley would sac a queen in every tournament and wins the game.
Nice story
I remember Wesley saying in the post-game interview - after Akobian so pathetically had him forfeited - that they weren''t friends anymore. Odd to hear now that they 'became' good friends after all.
Hm, so Wesley has a big crush on Ray Robson. I learn so much from these lectures!
Może zrobi Pan jakiś konkurs z nagrodami?
Great idea to suggest that in polish....
Pan Spokozłoto, daj pan konkurs z nagrodami@@patrykapiezo1650
When you introduce someone (i.e. Austin), please include last name.
At 40:25 there's the silly looking queen sac, but then KxB2, BA3, KxA3, RxE6 and black is up the exchange, down a couple pawns. Edit: Sorry, after QxB2, BxB2 and I should stop pretending I play chess.
5:14 loooool hahahah
8:00 lol 2 wesley sos facts
30:00
Yo Ben could I sponsor a video called Mediocre players of the present where you analyze some of my games?
Tigran’s opponent was the best player in his chair, until he wasn’t
Since this is about great players when are you going to talk about bobby fischer? What made him so great?
Are you meming? In case you don't know, someone famously disrupted a lecture Ben was giving by demanding he talk about Fisher.
@@aarons3014 Was that uploaded on the channel? I'd love to see it.
It was when he was working at St Louis. I don't know if it was recorded, but he told the story on camera. @@virid6819
He beat Bens father. At that moment he realized that he was able to be the world champion.
@@aarons3014 yeah thats almost word for word how they interrupted ben in that instance. Then when ben got to a game where the legend he was talking about played fischer, she had already left lol
So is just too nice, he could become world champion, but doesn't want to hurt their feelings?!
Damn, is Wesley So of the past? Wikipedia says he's still of the present.
Damn. When I posted this comment 3 hours ago, the title said "Great players of the past." Now it says "Great players of the present." My voice is really making a difference in the world.
I'm sorry to whoever had to change all of those video titles because of me. Sorry Karen.
P1p1
Pampers
Why angry about Wesley???
soooooooo
Man, Wesley So is like the James Harden of chess. Savant, but never gets right to the top. All the candidates tournaments he's just laid eggs. He can't seem to get past Nepo and Ding and Karjakin and Caruana. I can see why Ben is such a big fan of his chess, but for some reason it isn't translating to the world championships.
I don't think So. Wesley So is more like Ronaldo who is improving more and more his craft. He is a savant but he acknowledges that there are some players that are better and when you look now at his battle against Firouja he is going balistic and he is unfavorable most of the time but he shows time and time again that he's a world champ.
That Jesus joke...wow so funny.
So what?
I agree with Wesley So about Jesus. Thats for sure.
Purple shirt = Purple board >:(
If So said so, is it not so? It gotta be so if So said so.
And you can read more about it in the Bible
Does he have new false teeth that are too big ?
Edit: you can see his left cheek is a bit swollen and hanging, think he just got a molar extracted. Hope it gets better soon!
What's wrong with his voice
The tooth hurts.
Guessing dental issue.
He wants to sound like Wesley So
@@vigilante8374The only time "the truth hurts" joke made me laugh
Aims to confuse the audience.
Ben developing a speech impediment?
Im not a fan of countries buying foreign players, no matter how nice they are, its just stupid.
In most cases, they leave due to inadequate support from their original country. It then makes sense to go to the countries with the best support
@@OrangeBarnacle there's thousands of football players playing outside of their native countries because their domestic leagues aren't very good. That doesn't mean they should be eligible to play for a foreign country.
@@iseriver3982so you would prefer geniuses like So never get their chance to get to the level they deserve?
Wesley wanted to move to the US, practically, for a better life. You're calling him a bad guy for wanting that.
@@reconnaisance he can live in the USA and still play for the Philippines
Just want to say that is unfair he has Jesus helping him. Terrible!
Inside Wesley there are two wolves. One of them is gay - the other one is also gay.
Just one important point in passing: the Lord Jesus Christ is not a religion, but the truth. I am enormously happy to hear that there is a top GM who has accepted this saving truth!
Thank you for saying Wesley is a Christian. I can't wait to play him in heaven. I'd like to play you too but....Jews are still partly blinded until after the church age is over, which may be in a few days...in which case you'll likely have to die for your faith but it's much better than burning for eternity. Get saved today Ben and you'll avoid having to die AND/OR living through 7 years of hell on earth. MUCH BETTER. I bet if you accept your Messiah I will beat you in chess in about a million years, but that's okay because that's only a million years and eternity is forever.
Ben is for sure an atheist. Just a jew in name.
26:53 “sacking the exchange 🫰💃 Again”