Checkmating Attacks | Mastering the Middlegame - GM Ben Finegold

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  • Опубліковано 11 тра 2016
  • Grandmaster Ben Finegold shows three games by strong players where dangerous mating attacks occurred in the middlegame. Can you find the way to break through?
    2016.05.03
    Hikaru Nakamura vs Alexander Shabalov, 7th Foxwoods Open (2005): D35 Queen's Gambit Declined, exchange, positional line, 5...c6
    Robert James Fischer vs Pal Benko, US Championship (1963/64): B09 Pirc, Austrian attack, 6.Bd3
    Dragoljub Velimirovic vs Ljubomir Ljubojevic, Jugoslavija (ch) 13/523 (1972): B99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 main line

КОМЕНТАРІ • 493

  • @onefatalglance
    @onefatalglance 8 років тому +615

    "But in this variation, we're going to checkmate our opponent, because I was informed that's how you win the game."

    • @jozokrstanovic9040
      @jozokrstanovic9040 4 роки тому +37

      Usualy when you checkmate your opponent you are in a pretty good position XD

  • @ministerofleisure
    @ministerofleisure 7 років тому +1191

    i came back from the fridge at the *exact* moment he said "okay, you're back from the fridge."

    • @AZ-er3kc
      @AZ-er3kc 5 років тому +72

      Yup. He got me too. Had to think for a second: "Wait am i watching a stream?"
      Scary...

    • @magicaryeh
      @magicaryeh 5 років тому +3

      @@AZ-er3kc Cx

    • @Ianuarius
      @Ianuarius 5 років тому +5

      Yes! How does he do that??

    • @TheKayarProductions
      @TheKayarProductions 5 років тому +22

      he woke me up just before that line when i was almost going to sleep :D ahashahahaj

    • @captainzork6109
      @captainzork6109 5 років тому +15

      I was gonna ask if Ben ever actually caught anyone going to to the fridge, but that answers my question ^^

  • @javyscap
    @javyscap 7 років тому +723

    39:30 " At this point black didn't actually resign, the arbiter said 'Ok, that's enough' '"
    This line had me crying

  • @RanOutOfChannelNames
    @RanOutOfChannelNames 4 роки тому +163

    *Grabs pen and quickly scribbles "whoever checkmates their opponent..."*

    • @adamhedley8924
      @adamhedley8924 4 роки тому +9

      wait, slow down, whats "checkmate?

    • @vodam6970
      @vodam6970 3 роки тому +3

      @@adamhedley8924 I think that's when you resign the game

    • @ryancraigt
      @ryancraigt 3 роки тому

      The correct response here is what is a resign

  • @HandsHeldHighh
    @HandsHeldHighh 8 років тому +223

    "Black can resign because he's almost ready for the next game" lol

  • @AB-ui1kv
    @AB-ui1kv 8 років тому +358

    I was about to fall asleep to Finegold but he decides to wake me up.

    • @Workhorse1011
      @Workhorse1011 8 років тому +9

      Me too lol

    • @sesefara
      @sesefara 6 років тому

      Lol... dim certain went to the fridge too

    • @nathanapex2397
      @nathanapex2397 6 років тому +2

      I went to the fridge when he said that : , (

    • @William_Webber
      @William_Webber 4 роки тому

      lmao for real i was about to sleep too 😂😂😂

  • @upplsuckimcool16
    @upplsuckimcool16 5 років тому +134

    Wait.... I came back from getting milk, dude looks at me and goes... OK ur back from the fridge....
    Now THAT is a grand master!

    • @oOgabryOo
      @oOgabryOo 4 роки тому +24

      Don´t lie, we all know it was a beer

    • @ahmednuru2732
      @ahmednuru2732 3 роки тому +2

      @@oOgabryOo Nothing beats drunk watching Ben Finegold lectures LOL

    • @DarkSideChess
      @DarkSideChess 3 роки тому

      @@ahmednuru2732 I can think of a few things.

    • @ahmednuru2732
      @ahmednuru2732 3 роки тому

      @@DarkSideChess like Eric Rosen and Levy Rozman playing in the IM not a GM rn

    • @ahmednuru2732
      @ahmednuru2732 3 роки тому

      Not much other than that

  • @daviddave2789
    @daviddave2789 3 роки тому +35

    And then black super resigned because he is a super grandmaster. He resigns differently than you do.
    This line is just gold.

  • @superposition9497
    @superposition9497 7 років тому +172

    finegold is so sarcastic its hilarious

    • @kavsunagdu2384
      @kavsunagdu2384 3 роки тому +4

      And then black super resigned because he is a super grandmaster. He resigns differently than you do.
      This line is just gold.

  • @BedSheetsYT
    @BedSheetsYT 3 роки тому +14

    That was so strange! I was dozing off at the 20 min mark when he started saying "one guy is at home asleep, yeah you, wake up" and I literally jumped out of my sleep and was so confused. It felt like he was actually talking to me.

  • @missjessgem
    @missjessgem 8 років тому +135

    GM Ken West FINALLY makes an appearance. I would love to see him host his own series for this channel.

    • @sonnypro4190
      @sonnypro4190 8 років тому +10

      Was just watching "idintifiying and controlling key squares" and thought to myself 'i would really love to see that guy' cause he"s been mentioned alot ;) and finally there he his..

    • @colinmurphy2214
      @colinmurphy2214 4 роки тому

      He’s not qualified

    • @rod9829
      @rod9829 2 роки тому

      @@colinmurphy2214 yeah, he only has a fide of 2800...

  • @ienjoyapples
    @ienjoyapples 8 років тому +176

    I was wondering why my life felt so empty and meaningless for the past couple months and I realized, no Ben Finegold.

  • @LoffysDomain
    @LoffysDomain 3 роки тому +21

    Not only is he funny, but he makes me want to study chess. What magic is this!?

  • @gishena
    @gishena 3 роки тому +9

    "Rook E1 looks good but like Anna Kurnikova, never wins" - take a bow Ben, you legend!

  • @amoldhamale3202
    @amoldhamale3202 8 років тому +73

    man...this guy has seriously got a great sense of humour

  • @matejhaas
    @matejhaas 8 років тому +61

    Ken West looks a lot different from what I imagined...you should show him more often, we love that guy!!!

  • @themovementmystic
    @themovementmystic 8 років тому +669

    Is Ben a grandmaster in chess or humor? Or maybe both?

  • @06kiely
    @06kiely 4 роки тому +10

    I was falling asleep just when Ben said to wake up. Scary scary times 😂😂

  • @collaredgreens1600
    @collaredgreens1600 7 років тому +74

    I like how he says moves are "suspicious" as in I suspect the player sucks.

  • @user-rg7ru3lo9w
    @user-rg7ru3lo9w 4 роки тому +9

    38:50 "Black could've resigned because he's almost ready for the next game"
    Best joke Ben Finegold has told

  • @thanks5832
    @thanks5832 3 роки тому +5

    believe it or not this is the video that got me into chess, 3 years ago. Now im an 1800 and improving every day!

  • @edwardbottle1018
    @edwardbottle1018 8 років тому +81

    omfg Pulp Fiction and Netflix and chill jokes. Ben is amazing

  • @philiplakofsky6771
    @philiplakofsky6771 4 роки тому +20

    "If Larry Evans were here (and he'd look sort of strange because he's been dead for years), he'd say..." LOL

  • @one_for_one
    @one_for_one 5 років тому +37

    Cant say im familiar with many, but youre definitely my favorite grandmaster. The light comedy you employ keeps everything engaging, and you keep it up even in a slow crowd, really good stuff! Keep it up my guy!

  • @pedroakjr2371
    @pedroakjr2371 Рік тому +9

    He told the latent potential story in one of his recent streams. 7 years later and it's still in his repertoire

  • @MrOlivierDagenais
    @MrOlivierDagenais 8 років тому +317

    And here I was, thinking Ken West was an arrogant 16 year old

  • @stallion2907
    @stallion2907 3 роки тому +6

    How did he know 4 years ago that I was going to nod of in 2020 and call me out like that at the 20:00 mark? "You! Yea, wake up." 😳🤯

  • @zackcruise
    @zackcruise Рік тому +4

    you know it's going to be a good Ben Finegold lecture when it has this kind of energy off the bat

  • @chabib23
    @chabib23 4 роки тому +10

    i was legit about to fall asleep when he said "you at home, wake up"

  • @wooki321
    @wooki321 5 років тому +17

    20:00 i was asleep at the fridge
    very suspicious

  • @renehenriksen1735
    @renehenriksen1735 4 роки тому +49

    Sometimes I get the feeling that Ben Finegold was once a gorilla that some scientists experimented with and suddenly it became intelligent and wanted to harass it´s fellowbeings by playing chess.

  • @quinlan9860
    @quinlan9860 3 роки тому +4

    This all went right over my head. Very insightful

  • @daisveinsson1467
    @daisveinsson1467 2 роки тому

    Here in 2022! These videos are keeping me alive at work for the moment! More plz!

  • @pretty_flaco
    @pretty_flaco 3 роки тому +1

    i learn absolutely nothing from these videop , but i cant stop watching them.... his dry humor is hilarious 😂

  • @andrewschultz6608
    @andrewschultz6608 8 років тому +4

    Finegold's lectures usually keep me super happy all the way through. The only line that didn't was "Emory Tate was..."
    I didn't know. RIP, a great tactician and another great entertainer. If you haven't, google his games. He has some great ones.

    • @carbiv
      @carbiv 11 місяців тому

      Man I wonder if you have changed your mind at all. Not saying you should change your mind but interesting how emory's reputation may have changed now with his sons

    • @andrewschultz6608
      @andrewschultz6608 11 місяців тому

      @@carbiv That's a tricky one, isn't it? Perhaps Andrew Tate saw his father and had contempt for his father being so smart and not very wealthy.
      We can only blame parents so much for how their kids turn out.

  • @SteveRunciman
    @SteveRunciman 8 років тому +41

    Grandmasta Ben is da man, yo.

  • @Manwlatsi
    @Manwlatsi 8 років тому +37

    Finally we see GM Ken West!

    • @TimDeRuyck
      @TimDeRuyck 8 років тому +9

      +Manwlatsi That was a LOT of Ken West!

    • @mikhailchigorin4214
      @mikhailchigorin4214 8 років тому

      +Manwlatsi I want to see a lecture by the Grandmaster himself. XD

  • @Joslinmeister
    @Joslinmeister 8 років тому +5

    I actually dreamt that I met GM Finegold last night. I guess a video lecture will have to suffice for now.

  • @BobbyMack
    @BobbyMack 8 років тому +113

    GRANDMASTER KEN WEST!!!

  • @jonathanmarin7147
    @jonathanmarin7147 8 років тому +38

    I always believed that GM Ken West was a kid.

  • @ellissan8480
    @ellissan8480 2 роки тому

    Loves his sense of humor but also learned a lot. Subscribed!

  • @slingshotchicken4695
    @slingshotchicken4695 3 роки тому +2

    I felt like I was listening to a non stop comedian, I spent the whole time laughing I found it difficult to concentrate , I still learned but I was always waiting for his wisdom and found his humor more captivating

  • @TheBackyardProfessor
    @TheBackyardProfessor 5 років тому +2

    I just today did my commentary on the Fischer, Benko game on my own video channel! KEWL! I loved your analysis! Am enjoying your videos immensely.....

  • @DanielBSuhr
    @DanielBSuhr 5 років тому +1

    very entertaining, this guy is great!

  • @emorywalker6816
    @emorywalker6816 4 роки тому +1

    Thanks for waking me up, I needed that.

  • @infinitysalinity7981
    @infinitysalinity7981 6 років тому +9

    Grandmastering the middlegame

  • @r3d_rain488
    @r3d_rain488 4 роки тому +22

    "Shabilov played bishop e7, retreating like a frenchman."

  • @duumitri
    @duumitri 7 років тому

    Easily the most entertaining video i've ever seen :D

  • @fanofcodx5043
    @fanofcodx5043 8 років тому +13

    Ben is the best.

  • @TuhTuhTool
    @TuhTuhTool 8 років тому +18

    Ben you are savage man haha. This was one amazing lecture. That Pulp Fiction reference was on point.

  • @13kalpet
    @13kalpet 3 роки тому +8

    He said "wake up " like the moment I closed my eyes . I mean.. Wtf 😂

  • @PeterBalkusTV
    @PeterBalkusTV 2 роки тому

    Great video Ben

  • @guitarmansam2661
    @guitarmansam2661 5 років тому

    i started watching this at 3am yesterday and was falling asleep and wokeup to ben finegold telling me to wakeup. get out of my head ben!

  • @leonardoludaescher6227
    @leonardoludaescher6227 3 роки тому

    Grandmaster Ken West!
    And funny, entertaining Ben Finegold.!

  • @aswinpillai9777
    @aswinpillai9777 8 років тому +11

    hi.ben.. welcome back.. :-) like u very much

  • @bustopher5837
    @bustopher5837 4 роки тому

    great video

  • @AFrenchman31
    @AFrenchman31 8 років тому +61

    'retreating like a frenchman' 5:55 I take offense to that!

    • @cmdrfun1
      @cmdrfun1 8 років тому +4

      +AFrenchman31 one could also say you resemble that remark?

    • @liver1865
      @liver1865 8 років тому +1

      WWWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWW

    • @Handles-R-Lame
      @Handles-R-Lame 7 років тому

      +cmdrfun1 damn broooo!:D

    • @Yalami8
      @Yalami8 5 років тому

      @darknightoftroy thicc

    • @mitchlarsen3223
      @mitchlarsen3223 4 роки тому

      @darknightoftroy nicely put!
      I live Ben but I hate the "retreat like a Frenchman!" jokes. Without the French, Ben would be speaking in some silly British accent. Hmmm...maybe given the current state of US affairs, remaining a colony might not have been so bad

  • @danphillips8530
    @danphillips8530 Рік тому

    I dozed off and woke up when he said, man, that was spooky action at a distance. I care now

  • @That1GuyWhosNumber1
    @That1GuyWhosNumber1 8 років тому +3

    At 35:15, instead of ...Bxd5, black might play Qxa2. This prevents Rd2 (...Qa1#), weakens Re1 (...Qa1+, Kd2 ...Qxb2 or ...Bxd7, black loses rook on a8 after the knight fork/discover check, but that rook isn't doing anything anyway, black can recapture with the bishop, and the queen is on a more active square, linked to the bishop and still alive), probably provokes the knight fork before the rook move, so Ne7+, but black's queen on d5 or b2 can come to the defense of the black king which is on f8 after the knight fork. Black can even gain a tempo after the knight fork by d5, provoking a queen trade which GM Finegold said white wouldn't do due to tournament rules. At the very least, this stalls the attack, saves the queen, or simplifies the position to provoke a draw.
    Qxa2 at 38:00 as well strikes me as the best move.
    Thoughts?

    • @ZiggyZugzwang
      @ZiggyZugzwang 8 років тому

      +That1GuyWhosNumber1
      at 35:15 the white move is Qxg5.
      So you're saying Qxa2 now?
      It's mate in 2 or 3 moves with Bxg6+.

  • @djordjekojicic
    @djordjekojicic 8 років тому

    I adore this guy!

  • @johnmahugu
    @johnmahugu 7 років тому

    i really like this Fine Gold,i wish i discovered him earlier

  • @alexandernat3920
    @alexandernat3920 8 років тому +6

    BEN IS BACKKKK

  • @HosomaNFH
    @HosomaNFH 8 років тому +101

    Do you guys just want us to fail all of our finals?

    • @Koblizzard
      @Koblizzard 8 років тому +6

      +Iñaki Omarrementería Good luck to you in your finals, mine are in 3 days :D

    • @HosomaNFH
      @HosomaNFH 8 років тому +2

      +Captain Yawn thanks buddy

    • @mikhailchigorin4214
      @mikhailchigorin4214 8 років тому +14

      +Iñaki Omarrementería I am failing school because of these videos!!!

    • @CheapShotFail
      @CheapShotFail 8 років тому +2

      Greetings from after finals! We postponed chess and thus didn't fail finals here in this land XD

    • @liver1865
      @liver1865 8 років тому +1

      Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaatttttttt diiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiid yoooooooooooooooooou saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay????????????????

  • @darth_wager
    @darth_wager 7 років тому

    I don't know why I like this guy so much but I'm sure he does. easily my favorite instructure.

    • @Brandon-pf7oq
      @Brandon-pf7oq 7 років тому

      It is because he adds humor in his lessons. Most teacher that adds humor will be a favorite among students.

  • @nwa4life312
    @nwa4life312 8 років тому

    very entertaining Mr Finegold ... and i got the Envouge jock

  • @yoloswaggins2161
    @yoloswaggins2161 8 років тому +11

    12:18 what was the unmakeable joke?

  • @pascalgermanchess4317
    @pascalgermanchess4317 3 роки тому

    Ben Finegold is one of the best!

  • @MrIkon12izzy
    @MrIkon12izzy 3 роки тому +1

    Lie to me was amazingly educational, so true

  • @LQuintalStitt
    @LQuintalStitt 5 років тому

    This guy is super entertaining.

  • @mottian
    @mottian 8 років тому +42

    0:47 Ken West!! :D :D

  • @Coven23
    @Coven23 8 років тому

    Welcome back Ben :D

  • @gmcenroe
    @gmcenroe 7 років тому +1

    Always a pleasure to watch Ben's lectures for the chess theory and the comedy

  • @gaffigantootie
    @gaffigantootie 6 років тому

    Rf6! is one of my favorite moves ever!

  • @evansgate
    @evansgate 3 роки тому

    Uncle Ben was on fire for this one... lmao so many good lines

  • @SRgoonz
    @SRgoonz 5 років тому

    I love this guy. He is so down to earth and chill. Im going to watch all his videos.

  • @emanueltraiger6092
    @emanueltraiger6092 7 років тому

    I love this guy

  • @dzigerica666
    @dzigerica666 8 років тому +2

    i like all ppl on this channel but ben is favorite

  • @jackbandit2114
    @jackbandit2114 5 років тому

    When I was younger I used to get by on a little bit of foresight, but these analysis makes it clear how far out of my league I am these days lol.

  • @rohitkumarz
    @rohitkumarz 5 років тому +2

    Mr.Finegold is the real "gold" when it comes to learning chess..

  • @geico1975
    @geico1975 5 років тому

    Just came across these chess lectures and love them. Does anyone know if GM's ever sit around talking about World Champions? I'm sure they do, but on video here on You Tube?

  • @AkainuR
    @AkainuR 4 роки тому

    The pulp fiction quote is what got my subscription

  • @adamhedley8924
    @adamhedley8924 4 роки тому +1

    me: reads title
    also me: endgames in middle games, my kind of video

  • @Lone1yJester
    @Lone1yJester 4 роки тому +1

    Lie to me was a terribly underrated show that was cancelled far too soon. I may be slightly biased, though, I'm a huge fan of Tim Roth.

  • @brucewayne2184
    @brucewayne2184 2 роки тому

    When he said "wake up," I was actually falling asleep. Lol

  • @mikhailchigorin4214
    @mikhailchigorin4214 8 років тому +1

    I am failing school because of these videos!!!

  • @vernie7882
    @vernie7882 8 років тому +13

    20:09 HOLY FUCK HOW?!+!1!

  • @emir2591
    @emir2591 7 років тому

    This guy is a legend

  • @ingrydmaia7091
    @ingrydmaia7091 4 роки тому

    He was on fire that day!!

  • @harrodharrod5239
    @harrodharrod5239 5 років тому +21

    Ben's jokes are getting stale pretty quickly when binging his lessons, but man, do I learn a lot of chess in a very digestable way from him...

    • @CardboardOdyssey
      @CardboardOdyssey 4 роки тому +4

      Lucky for me I'm not very smart so I'm not good at chess (the lessons are useful) AND my caveman brain thinks the jokes are funny every time.

  • @herbertcharlesbrown1949
    @herbertcharlesbrown1949 4 роки тому +7

    4:59 "you are top 10 in the room" xD

  • @kzyub
    @kzyub 6 років тому

    35:35 why is Rg8 generally bad for black in the Sicilian?
    I didn't find out why :(
    Are knight forks on f6 really that common?
    or was it the threat of Qh4 attacking the pawns?

  • @bibiyohallakotze1045
    @bibiyohallakotze1045 5 років тому

    I was literally at the fridge grabbing a beer when he said the one guy is at the fridge hahahahahahahahah. love this guy

  • @shidqi1435
    @shidqi1435 8 років тому +2

    nice ben

  • @danielmatthews12312
    @danielmatthews12312 3 роки тому

    Dear lord that fellow GM has quite the belly

  • @vasilimici1032
    @vasilimici1032 7 років тому +16

    14:31 the queen is trapped, right?

  • @DanielWalvin
    @DanielWalvin 4 місяці тому

    13:39 "Hey, quiet at home, they can hear you."
    Well that's terrifying, I was saying the move White plays 😅

  • @dragoslove
    @dragoslove 5 років тому

    Stop trying to wake me up. I watch your videos to go to sleep!

  • @ohen3870
    @ohen3870 4 роки тому +1

    Pls say me what is name od that intro music.

  • @Vahe345
    @Vahe345 7 років тому

    This guy is making dorkyness great again. I love chess.

  • @eugenesis8188
    @eugenesis8188 2 роки тому

    I had the thought that the mic is only connected to a computer to record the audio, so everytime he whispers the class can't hear it.
    Then I thought about it, and I'm pretty sure that's actually true. He said half the class is in the top 10 in the room, meaning it's a class of