Great Players of the Present: GM Dommaraju Gukesh

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  • Опубліковано 2 сер 2022
  • Check out Ben's Chessable courses here! www.chessable.com/author/BenF... GM Ben Finegold discusses the third-youngest person in history to qualify for the title of Grandmaster, Dommaraju Gukesh (or also known just as Gukesh!)
    This lecture was recorded July 20th, 2022, in Roswell, Georgia.
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  • @anshumanbahukhandi3506
    @anshumanbahukhandi3506 Місяць тому +127

    And today he won the candidates. Unbelievable

    • @12jswilson
      @12jswilson Місяць тому +24

      He'll be competing for the world championship at 18 years old. And people don't think Ben knows what he's talking about. Frankly, terrible.

    • @n_nse_se
      @n_nse_se Місяць тому +3

      And the 2nd game is the same opening as Ian vs Caruana

    • @zacnewford
      @zacnewford Місяць тому +3

      gonna beat ding too

    • @wl4dymir
      @wl4dymir Місяць тому +1

      @@zacnewford it's not obvious, Ding will fight. He's burned out but if he plays, he fights.

    • @vibovitold
      @vibovitold Місяць тому +1

      @@wl4dymir i don't know why people are writing Ding off like he's a nobody. in my opinion Ding still has a pretty good chance to retain the title - THIS ONE TIME at least. to me it's like 60-40 in favour of Ding.
      he had a bad tournament and isn't playing much. it doesn't mean he's not preparing for the upcoming match. if anything, it implies the contrary.

  • @tylerbrown9631
    @tylerbrown9631 Місяць тому +53

    Vegas hates this one simple trick of listening to Ben's predictions.

  • @somebody6199
    @somebody6199 Місяць тому +28

    6:04 Ok Ben, I respect the game, I didn't realize you were a fortune teller, are you potentially Gukesh's good luck charm???

  • @josephdias3482
    @josephdias3482 Місяць тому +12

    Amazing prediction. He became the youngest challenger at the age of 17.

  • @ryankoski2499
    @ryankoski2499 Рік тому +267

    Babe wake up, new Finegold lecture just dropped

  • @12jswilson
    @12jswilson Місяць тому +26

    Benstradamus at 6:00

  • @MrSupahlovah
    @MrSupahlovah Рік тому +167

    Can't wait for the great players of the future lecture series!

    • @AllendeEtAl
      @AllendeEtAl Рік тому +6

      And now about 35th world champion Leyla Anyadike...

    • @answeris4217
      @answeris4217 Рік тому +2

      Who ever has a hard name to pronounce

    • @CynicalLurker
      @CynicalLurker Рік тому +3

      first episode: GM eric rosen

  • @serrie85
    @serrie85 Місяць тому +7

    at 6:02 : He probably will be fighting for the world championship.
    That was a great prediction

  • @andrewlemon4324
    @andrewlemon4324 Рік тому +54

    Ben Finegold July 20th 2022 "I expect to see him in olypiads representing India" Gukesh August 3 2022 6/6 in the olympiad representing India

    • @madhurkankane3472
      @madhurkankane3472 Рік тому +3

      That too on board 1

    • @Krishnajha20101
      @Krishnajha20101 Рік тому +2

      7/7 now.

    • @freewill99
      @freewill99 Рік тому +2

      8/8 now beating Fabi 😱

    • @chessjess510
      @chessjess510 Місяць тому +7

      He will be fighting for the world championship at 18 or 19 LOL

    • @serrie85
      @serrie85 Місяць тому

      World championship prediction was also very good

  • @edwardhill3410
    @edwardhill3410 Рік тому +31

    Finegold will go down in history as the greatest chess lecturer of all time

  • @whisky_cat
    @whisky_cat Рік тому +46

    Damn no more kids audience, I will always miss them c:

  • @alexkarthick
    @alexkarthick Рік тому +26

    Gukesh beat Fabi with black pieces today. Very convincing and a strong attacking game. Who says Gukesh is boring? GM Finegold was so accurate in his prediction and analysis. Hats off Sir!

  • @HDWpowopo
    @HDWpowopo Рік тому +82

    Gukesh has been playing amazing at the Olympiad. Perfect timing on the upload!!

    • @12jswilson
      @12jswilson Рік тому +4

      6/6 as of this comment is pretty, pretty good.

    • @Idk-os4ix
      @Idk-os4ix Рік тому +6

      @@12jswilson 7/7 as of this comment is pretty,pretty,pretty good

    • @sudhanshusharma8103
      @sudhanshusharma8103 Рік тому +5

      @@Idk-os4ix 8/8 as of this comment is pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty good

    • @thedamnmoron
      @thedamnmoron Рік тому +4

      @@sudhanshusharma81039/9 as of this comment is pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty pretty good

    • @vaibhavvb9898
      @vaibhavvb9898 Місяць тому

      Candidates winner as of this time. Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty good.

  • @remi.bolduc
    @remi.bolduc Місяць тому +19

    You really saw his upraising coming !

  • @KR-tw2fc
    @KR-tw2fc Рік тому +12

    Gukesh is now 8 out of 8 in the olympiads, with a rating of 2730 and a performance 3360... :o

  • @gagak1557
    @gagak1557 Рік тому +13

    He won 8/8 in olympiad, he really goes for the win even at slightest chance presented

  • @acsu96
    @acsu96 Рік тому +45

    Very timely with the Olympiad results! Love it!

  • @goda743
    @goda743 Рік тому +11

    Go, WREN! But stay there!

  • @mcronrn
    @mcronrn Рік тому +4

    “Better than playing the Berlin and groveling for a draw”, while looking straight into the camera 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @Harishiv18
    @Harishiv18 Місяць тому +6

    6:08 yep close prediction

    • @michaelloverjimmy-op3ww
      @michaelloverjimmy-op3ww Місяць тому +1

      Exact prediction. Gukesh will be 18 next month so before the WCC starts.

  • @mario97br
    @mario97br 2 місяці тому +4

    Thanks Wren construction

  • @michaelsheldrew1818
    @michaelsheldrew1818 Рік тому +4

    it honestly boggles my mind as to why you are so under appreciated Ben. Go BEN!

  • @srinivasarameshkotikalapud1838
    @srinivasarameshkotikalapud1838 Рік тому +21

    South Indians have been writing their names in an unconventional manner for several generations. They initialize thier family name as the first letter and write their given name. So he pribably was writing his name as D. Gukesh. Dommaraju is actually his family name or last name. In the US and even in North India his name should be Gukesh Dommaraju.
    By the way his family should be originally from Andhra not Tamilanadu.
    Another entertaining and insightful lecture by Ben.

    • @mahatmagandhi2434
      @mahatmagandhi2434 Рік тому

      gukesh is tamil by everymeans

    • @osipertin
      @osipertin Рік тому

      No every guy in the world has to know the complexities of south indian culture

    • @vaibhav8941
      @vaibhav8941 Рік тому +1

      Thanks

    • @modustrollens7833
      @modustrollens7833 Рік тому +1

      This explains a lot thank you

    • @arghodas6254
      @arghodas6254 Рік тому +1

      ​@Osi Pertin some do want to know based on your logic, which means the poster wasn't out of line. In general people like to know details about good players. They may not care about your name because you're not that great in chess...but for players people do want to know.

  • @SeddincY
    @SeddincY Місяць тому +16

    im here cause gukesh won candiates 2024 lol

  • @tomjensen618
    @tomjensen618 Місяць тому +1

    Leave it to Ben to find the next World Champ challenger. Well done Ben.

  • @JJBA1000B
    @JJBA1000B 4 місяці тому +8

    Few days after this video Gukesh played phenomenal chess at the olympiad.. With a perfect score he is the 2022 Olympic gold medalist

    • @vibovitold
      @vibovitold Місяць тому

      he didn't achieve a perfect score, he scored 9/11 (drawing against Keymer and Mamedyarov, losing to Abdusattorov) - which is still nothing short of amazing of course, he won 8 games in a row, including beating Caruana with black!

  • @AndrewIsbell
    @AndrewIsbell Рік тому +7

    Thank you for continuing to do lectures. I loved GM Finegold's lectures from years before the twitch stream and I am thankful there are still new lectures being made

  • @exuviumisopods
    @exuviumisopods Рік тому +4

    8:00 "he's uncompromising; he doesn't play slow, boring, drawish chess." That's my boy! The chess players we love! Go Gukesh! Especially liked the match with N. Abdusattorov. Two chess prodigies playing great chess.

  • @paulgarrett
    @paulgarrett Рік тому +3

    As "an old guy", especially, (a mathematician, Go player, chess player, etc.) I am endlessly entertained by your facetiousness and self-deprecation, etc. Keep it up! :)

  • @arunram.curations
    @arunram.curations Рік тому +1

    Benjamin that was a lovely presentation. I got insights into Gukesh's style

  • @cheezbomber
    @cheezbomber Місяць тому

    In April 2024,, this almost 2 year-old video is looking like one of Ben's best. The comments starting at at 5:55 (especially 6:04) and 49:27 (esp. 50:00) have aged particularly well at this point. It is good to see a player who is solid in his preparation, likes "double-edged" and exciting matches, and gets wins as black.
    Obviously his Candidates performance didn't come out of nowhere. 4.5 points as black even with one loss! Impressive.
    Ben, we'll need another video, Gukesh v2. While you're at it, give us some good Candidates 2024 content too! Good luck to Gukesh in the world championsip match later this year!

  • @OmneAurumNon
    @OmneAurumNon Рік тому +1

    Good timing for this lecture! I am definitely looking forward to seeing more of Gukesh in the next few years

  • @EliasMheart
    @EliasMheart Рік тому +1

    Hey Congratulations on 100k, Ben!
    I know I'm late (terrible!), but still!
    Always enjoy your lectures (:

  • @nimzomitch
    @nimzomitch Рік тому +6

    Love your lectures, as always!
    I think the video looks better when you're facing the board rather than facing away from it like in this video. Draws the eye in better.
    ❤️

  • @jayantpriyadarshi9266
    @jayantpriyadarshi9266 Місяць тому +15

    Who is here after he won the candidates

  • @MyGamingIsLegal
    @MyGamingIsLegal Рік тому +3

    A new lecture? Very nice! Go Ben!... but stay there.

  • @951genni
    @951genni Рік тому

    Thanks for the great video

  • @alonelhanati3864
    @alonelhanati3864 Місяць тому

    impressive that you detected this amazing player, that passed under our radar. well done Ben

  • @enyajungle
    @enyajungle Рік тому +1

    Great lecture.

  • @wolfgangi
    @wolfgangi Рік тому +1

    Man I miss these lecture

  • @ramchandermamidala2698
    @ramchandermamidala2698 Рік тому

    Thank you Sir given good information and analysis

  • @Rama020793
    @Rama020793 Рік тому +4

    His father's name is Rajnikanth, no wonder Gukesh is crushing people in the Olympiad. It was inevitable.

  • @VARMOT123
    @VARMOT123 Рік тому +18

    Dommaraju is his surname . It is a telugu surname .same as erigaisi arjun,koneru humpy,pentala harikrishna,dronavalli harika . Eastern(chinese,korean) naming. Surname first and then given name

    • @mahatmagandhi2434
      @mahatmagandhi2434 Рік тому

      but gukesh is tamil by every means , a sur name wont change that

    • @prajwalbharambe343
      @prajwalbharambe343 Рік тому

      @@mahatmagandhi2434 what's up with inferiority complex of tamils.

    • @arvindhmani06
      @arvindhmani06 Рік тому +2

      @@mahatmagandhi2434 Dommaraju is a Telugu name even if he speaks Tamil

    • @mahatmagandhi2434
      @mahatmagandhi2434 Рік тому

      @@arvindhmani06 tamils dont have any family based or caste based surnames , so we keep anything as second names , my second name is kumar which is not tamil but its just a second name , my friend has sharma as second name but he has no relation with north india , his parents doesnt have a sur name either , its just a name . his mother tongue is tamil , he and his parents both from TN , he follows tamil culture . having a surname doesnt make him telugu

    • @mahatmagandhi2434
      @mahatmagandhi2434 Рік тому

      @@arvindhmani06 there are even saurashtra people in madurai for 500 years who are originated from gujarat , they do consider themselves tamils now

  • @SoundAndFuryy
    @SoundAndFuryy Рік тому +5

    Ben saw the future :o

  • @TDansVids
    @TDansVids Рік тому +4

    Great lecture, very prescient. Thanks Ben

  • @AndresRodriguez-xj2tf
    @AndresRodriguez-xj2tf Рік тому

    Thanks Ben

  • @zwebzz9685
    @zwebzz9685 Рік тому +1

    Players who can play any position regardless of how familiar they are with it will always have a huge edge in Chess

  • @arvindhmani06
    @arvindhmani06 Рік тому +1

    Pronunciation guide:
    Gukesh: gook-AESH ('gook' like 'cook')
    Praggnanandhaa: prug-NAA-nund-uh ('prug' like 'plug')
    And repeating what others have already said - some Indian naming conventions put the father's name (or sometimes the place of birth or the name of the community/subcaste) in front of their given names. So Gukesh is his given name, and Dommaraju is possibly the name of his community. And Rameshbabu is Praggnanandhaa's (and Vaishali's) father's name.

  • @neo-eagles5088
    @neo-eagles5088 Місяць тому

    Go Ben!

  • @vibovitold
    @vibovitold Місяць тому

    Paweł Teclaf fell out of his chair, and rightly so indeed, because it happened after blundering a drawn position into a mate-in-2 or so.
    He uttered an expletive too : )

  • @kardoabas7642
    @kardoabas7642 Рік тому +1

    Gukesh will be the world champion in a few years, mark my words

  • @Batman_94
    @Batman_94 Рік тому +1

    cant have better timing. Everyone is searching for Gukesh content

  • @danielconmy8480
    @danielconmy8480 Рік тому +9

    Ben, great content as always. But this is especially with how Gukesh is playing during the Olympiad.

  • @higherbeingX
    @higherbeingX Рік тому

    Relentless attacks by Gukesh!

  • @s4623
    @s4623 Рік тому

    Which Wren Construction was he talking about? The on in Washington state or the one in UK or...? Perhaps be more specific of which area that company is servicing in future sponsorship segments.

  • @kebecois71
    @kebecois71 Рік тому

    Nice Games ! Go gukesh !

  • @manuthefourth
    @manuthefourth Місяць тому +1

    amazing prediction

  • @jonasniederson5172
    @jonasniederson5172 Місяць тому

    20:23 White: Qxc5, I love that move.

  • @Zepherlink
    @Zepherlink Місяць тому

    playing for the world chapion a month before turning 18! this video aged well

  • @sallylauper8222
    @sallylauper8222 Рік тому

    Do you have a lecture on how to draw with black? You mentioned the Petroff and the "Baltic" ??

  • @arghodas6254
    @arghodas6254 Рік тому +3

    Mr. Finegold you forgot Arjun Erigaisi. Raunak Sadhwani is another but he may take year plus to get to 2700.

  • @nikiyen6
    @nikiyen6 Рік тому +4

    Was the Wren construction sponsorship a joke?

  • @abramisme
    @abramisme Рік тому +4

    " I have done deep anayls of these positions, and I have no idea what is happening" well guess we know who would win between Gukesh and Finegold lol

  • @btejedor
    @btejedor Місяць тому

    This lecture has aged pretty well. Who hasn't aged so much yet is Gukesh himself.

  • @juanjuzgadoibiza558
    @juanjuzgadoibiza558 Рік тому +1

    Hjartarson, 59 years old, born in 1963.

  • @neweins8864
    @neweins8864 Рік тому +3

    3 days later he is world #20 2729 :)

  • @willzang3000
    @willzang3000 11 місяців тому

    gm benjamin finegold really does work well with a group to dunk on

  • @sirsiriuss
    @sirsiriuss Рік тому +3

    Doramamu Gukesh

  • @elbowdestruction9691
    @elbowdestruction9691 Рік тому

    Go ben

  • @AmanfromSouth128
    @AmanfromSouth128 Рік тому

    Dude, you never looked at that piece of paper until the show was on 🤣🤣

  • @MultiMikstar
    @MultiMikstar Рік тому +3

    Damn, Le Quang Liem played f3 and f6 in the same game :O he sure does want to loose that game

  • @mcronrn
    @mcronrn Рік тому

    Ben. U were less annoying than usual. Keep it up! 👍🏽👏

  • @Maartenols
    @Maartenols Рік тому +1

    Gukesh D. is a top 10 junior for years now, getting stronger since the day he touched a chess piece. Years later now. He won six games in a row in a super strong tournament. What a great insight and discovery by Ben... Everybody saw Gukesh coming, since 2018.

  • @braillgebra1706
    @braillgebra1706 Рік тому

    1:20 btw Gukesh’s nickname is Guki

  • @eatabeard
    @eatabeard Рік тому +1

    Watching this the day Gukesh, with black, defeats Carauana at the Olympiad

  • @alcohalic6338
    @alcohalic6338 Рік тому +1

    A knight on the 6th is like a bone in the throat.

  • @daruiraikage
    @daruiraikage Рік тому +1

    "He's barely 16"
    -Ben

  • @taztaztaz
    @taztaztaz Рік тому +1

    GO WREN!! i mean BEN!!!

  • @doh185
    @doh185 Рік тому +15

    Me before watching the video: "Gukesh is a boring player he would never do anything untoward he would play solid, Ben Finegold is crazy!"
    Me now: 🤡

  • @thomasdoggett9919
    @thomasdoggett9919 Рік тому

    Great series, The Gooch is on fire!

  • @arvindhmani06
    @arvindhmani06 Рік тому

    34:58 Didn't Fischer advocate for more randomness, less preparation in chess? Gukesh is doing a great job of emulating those beliefs.

  • @thebieniekmichal
    @thebieniekmichal Рік тому

    It was IM Paweł Teclaw that fell from his chair. Now he is GM Paweł Teclaw

  • @Nippleless_Cage
    @Nippleless_Cage Рік тому

    Thumbnail idea: Ben's face photoshopped onto the Big Ben clock tower in London. Y'all can have that one for free. Love the content Ben and Karen!

    • @GMBenjaminFinegold
      @GMBenjaminFinegold  Рік тому

      look up "Euro Friendly Bullet Chess with Ben Finegold!" on here. Be warned: it might blow your mind. Thanks for the support! - Ben's Editor

  • @vikramkrishnan6414
    @vikramkrishnan6414 Місяць тому

    6:00 OK Ben which numbers should I buy for the lottery

  • @stefanp.4094
    @stefanp.4094 Рік тому +2

    Nice show by Finegold - as always. But - chess can't be that easy with playing h6 and g5 and winning :)

  • @The6Foot4Asian
    @The6Foot4Asian Рік тому

    It’s crazy how young these GMs are. The computer generation will push chess so far.

  • @putinhhitler7775
    @putinhhitler7775 Рік тому

    In olympiad he is on 6/6 beating alexi serove with black

  • @juanjuzgadoibiza558
    @juanjuzgadoibiza558 Рік тому

    Gukesh style is like Inish giri`s!

  • @yogensood8293
    @yogensood8293 Рік тому

    "Its sort of like Ben, but its Wren"

  • @BongelaMnguni
    @BongelaMnguni Рік тому +2

    22:52 Incorrect!
    They're both Asian

  • @ExtraCheeseProject
    @ExtraCheeseProject Рік тому

    Go Wren!

  • @dub-jscrub-j2762
    @dub-jscrub-j2762 Рік тому +3

    And now he dethroned Vidit... soon to dethrone Ding for the world title!

  • @SanyaJuutilainen
    @SanyaJuutilainen Рік тому +1

    You're wrong, Ben. Source: I'm an internet person!

  • @philipbourgeois6631
    @philipbourgeois6631 8 місяців тому

    1 billion people in India. Gotta be some chess talent

  • @donramanayake1505
    @donramanayake1505 Рік тому

    Why does he recommend to always repeat the position before declining a draw by repetition. Appreciate if someone can tell me why he gives this advice.

    • @yommish
      @yommish Рік тому

      It’s kind of a joke, but also if your opponent thinks you’re willing to draw and chooses not to repeat first then they’re the one making a concession. It’s always worth it to repeat 1 or 2 times if you think it’s the best move.

    • @vaibhavvb9898
      @vaibhavvb9898 Рік тому

      He gains time on clock with the same position

  • @andsviat
    @andsviat Рік тому

    Was this an ad or sarcasm?

  • @shivanshnautiyal7204
    @shivanshnautiyal7204 Рік тому

    Gukki is his nickname

  • @teefaka
    @teefaka Рік тому +1

    Pride of India 💕💕💕

  • @noahz
    @noahz Рік тому

    Gukesh Nf3 blunder brought me here

  • @goodfriend4773
    @goodfriend4773 Рік тому

    Omg this channel is really Fine refined pure Gold for sure. Was really suffocated with some self-proclaimed Indian noisy streams always asking for money from viewers in the name of chess. Elated that found some good place finally, sanity prevails.