MITTENS VS GM BEN FINEGOLD

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  • Опубліковано 5 січ 2023
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  • @josueramirez7247
    @josueramirez7247 Рік тому +390

    It is so cool to see Ben use his full powers of concentration. Usually when he's playing against weaker opponents he doesn't have to buckle down and stay quiet.

    • @DavidRa73
      @DavidRa73 Рік тому +12

      I do like this much more than the normal deprecation and sh** talking. But it's Ben''s channel not mine!

    • @TheHadMatters
      @TheHadMatters Рік тому +1

      @@DavidRa73 40 minute games are probably not something he can deliver every time he logs on, even if he enjoys it. There's a reason pros prefer to spend time playing bullet when they aren't preparing for tournaments.

  • @kentlofgren
    @kentlofgren Рік тому +403

    Noone can erase the historical fact that you beat Mittens as black. You're incredible, Ben.

    • @armstrongarmstrong3089
      @armstrongarmstrong3089 Рік тому +13

      Literally he beat engine stronger than houdini he is a monster Gm

    • @maestrosock9360
      @maestrosock9360 Рік тому +31

      Mittens at this time was nerfed.

    • @armstrongarmstrong3089
      @armstrongarmstrong3089 Рік тому +2

      @@maestrosock9360 you just jealous that's all and most probably you using engine against people's in games and now youbl terrifying that you gonna lose even with the engine in your side

    • @armstrongarmstrong3089
      @armstrongarmstrong3089 Рік тому +1

      @@mikebyrne4557 stop using 2 accounts

    • @maestrosock9360
      @maestrosock9360 Рік тому

      @@armstrongarmstrong3089 How does this fact suggest jealousy? And how does it suggest that I’m an engine cheater? You are mentally ill.

  • @ravecrab
    @ravecrab Рік тому +252

    Winning with black after playing the Sicilian. Very, very impressive.

    • @jarirepo1172
      @jarirepo1172 Рік тому +5

      The thing is, bot always plays fast, but human has as much time to use as one wants to. So it's not impossible to win but certainly requires playing good. EDIT: I chuckle at people in chat, Hikaru plays quite fast and manages to play well enough to draw, Finegold here spends time and wins. Nothing to see here folks, Mittens simply plays instantly, even bots are beatable when they are made to do that.

    • @cococop6679
      @cococop6679 Рік тому +9

      @@jarirepo1172 You do realise that computers also use opponent’s time right? If the computers don’t magically have every single move prepared for in advance, it simply makes the calculations in Ben’s time, thus the moves are made instantly due to the faster calculation speed of computers.
      Mittens seems to have had a change in ELO since Hikaru played. If that assumption is correct, that’s most likely why Hikaru drew and Ben won. They played different bots, not the fact that the bot played instantly lol.

    • @FutbolDePasillo
      @FutbolDePasillo Рік тому

      With his wife talking out loud near him

    • @TommyLikeTom
      @TommyLikeTom 6 місяців тому

      the computer definitely does precalculate before you move. @@cococop6679

  • @CnR12345
    @CnR12345 Рік тому +105

    “Theoretically, you could be banned.” -Karen

    • @CnR12345
      @CnR12345 Рік тому

      I’m commenting (again) to congratulate Ben. Keep up the good work, Ben! 2923… wtf

    • @Katzendaugs
      @Katzendaugs Рік тому +3

      Banned in theory, but not in practice.

    • @prot07ype87
      @prot07ype87 4 місяці тому +1

      Still theory.

  • @-_Nuke_-
    @-_Nuke_- Рік тому +110

    Someone in the chat said to -Karen- Ben:
    "Stop thinking she's trying to talk"
    At Re8 someone said:
    "Probably a meow-slip"
    xD
    Edit: Wow he won!
    Here's the game
    1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 e6 7. h3 Bh5 8. O-O cxd4 9. cxd4 Nc6 10. Nc3 Qd6 11. Bg5 Be7 12. Qb3 O-O 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Ne4 Qe7 15. Nxf6+ Qxf6 16. Qxb7 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Nxd4 18. Qxa8 Rxa8 19. Bxa8 h5 20. Rae1 g5 21. Be4 g4 22. hxg4 hxg4 23. Re3 Kg7 24. Bd3 Qg5 25. Rc1 f5 26. Rc7+ Kf6 27. b4 Qf4 28. Rh7 Kg6 29. Rxa7 Kf6 30. Rh7 Kg6 31. Rh8 Kg7 32. Ra8 Kf6 33. Rc8 Qd6 34. a3 f4 35. Re1 g3 36. Re8 f3 37. Rg8 Ne2+ 38. Kf1 fxg2+ 39. Kxg2 Nf4+ 40. Kf3 Nxd3 41. Re3 gxf2 42. Ke2 f1=Q+ 43. Kxf1 Qf4+ 44. Ke2 Nc1+ 45. Kd2 Qd4+ 46. Kxc1 Qxe3+ 47. Kb2 e5 48. Rf8+ Ke7 49. Rc8 e4 50. Rc7+ Kd6 51. Rh7 Qd2+ 52. Kb3 e3 53. Rh6+ Ke7 54. Ka4 e2 55. Rh1 e1=Q 56. Rxe1+ Qxe1 57. Kb3 Kd6 58. a4 Kd5 59. a5 Qa1 60. Kc2 Kc4 61. Kd2 Kd4 62. Ke2 Ke4 63. Kf2 Qb2+ 64. Kg3 Qe2 65. Kh4 Kf4 66. Kh3 Qf2 67. a6 Qg3#
    Ben found many engine moves, very impressive! And the position with f3, g3 was poetic! Go Ben!

  • @johnybalohny
    @johnybalohny Рік тому +168

    I like that Ben had a scrunched up thinking face all game.

    • @awpmerst
      @awpmerst Рік тому +5

      his face kinda twitching at 23:35, wonder why
      seems like hes trying to make it stop, hope hes alright

    • @-_Nuke_-
      @-_Nuke_- Рік тому +24

      @@awpmerst The tooth hurts!

    • @johnybalohny
      @johnybalohny Рік тому +2

      @@awpmerst I think that's just his deep thought face, and his lip tightens as he thinks of different things. A friend of mine puts his thumb up to his tooth, and raises his upper lip similar to Ben when he thinks of something deeply, I think we all have unique sorts of facial expessions when doing something intense.

    • @awpmerst
      @awpmerst Рік тому +1

      @@johnybalohny I would accept this as true but I watch him alot and its usually more relaxed its never been that twitchy or stuck. Im not saying hes on drugs or something but maybe there is dehydration or other minor metabolic issue.
      It might sound like im overreacting but facial twitching is usually indicative of something

    • @johnybalohny
      @johnybalohny Рік тому +1

      @@awpmerst I'll admit you could be correct, I don't know much about that, I always thought of it as his unique sort of tick.

  • @PkGam
    @PkGam Рік тому +122

    All the times you have claimed to be bad at chess got thrown out the window when you became one of the few to beat Mittens without a engine, lol! Huge congrats on this!

    • @thatloserpig
      @thatloserpig Рік тому +15

      Fr this is so wholesome and crazy that this guy casually beat mittens

    • @mikeog2617
      @mikeog2617 7 місяців тому

      Anyone that Reaches GM level can't be bad lol

  • @KevinChantal
    @KevinChantal Рік тому +76

    Ben played fine and the video was gold

  • @lukahj
    @lukahj Рік тому +42

    Go Ben!

  • @MasterrFlamaster
    @MasterrFlamaster Рік тому +26

    2:30 we hear a chess GM sing a Cypress Hill chorus while he's playing a super strong chess engine modeled after a cat named Mittens. Truly this is the greatest timeline

  • @cooperjudson5807
    @cooperjudson5807 Рік тому +58

    Another great win for humans over cats!

  • @nunyabusiness8538
    @nunyabusiness8538 Рік тому +15

    Dude had no idea what he was up against and walked through it no problem lol

  • @ukymon
    @ukymon Рік тому

    Fun to watch. Thanks y'all

  • @dankokozar
    @dankokozar Рік тому +1

    Super interesting and funny. Thank you!

  • @15kalas15
    @15kalas15 Рік тому +1

    that was actually sick

  • @Klatubarada1979
    @Klatubarada1979 Рік тому +1

    Well done!

  • @theredwisper6484
    @theredwisper6484 Рік тому +5

    this is amazing

  • @Figgy20000
    @Figgy20000 Рік тому +23

    It's crazy that Ben even outplayed Stockfish at certain parts of the game.

    • @TheHigherSpace
      @TheHigherSpace Рік тому +4

      Mittens is a weaker Komodo it's not stockfish at all ..

    • @Figgy20000
      @Figgy20000 Рік тому +25

      @@TheHigherSpace It's not that he outplayed Mittens, it's that he outplayed Stockfish in the analysis at some points in the game. Stockfish suggests a different move until it sees Bens, then it agrees with Ben and changes it's mind.
      He played this entire game near perfect and it's not surprising he won considering this fact when other top GMs have been lucky to get draws.

    • @maurorios2447
      @maurorios2447 5 місяців тому +1

      3:42 he used engine

  • @sirbruce70
    @sirbruce70 Рік тому +26

    Great job Ben!

  • @bk_emeritus5400
    @bk_emeritus5400 Рік тому +7

    I was there! Go Ben!

  • @u.v.s.5583
    @u.v.s.5583 Рік тому +19

    Today I learned something new. I didn't know GM Finegold could crush Mittens himself.

  • @cmdrfun1
    @cmdrfun1 Рік тому +6

    Karen making fun of Nancy Grace was the best part of this video

  • @TheMg49
    @TheMg49 Рік тому

    Nice game!

  • @bluesroadbackingtracks1999
    @bluesroadbackingtracks1999 Рік тому +2

    Ben, you're the hope of humanity💯💯💯

  • @hermancharlesserrano1489
    @hermancharlesserrano1489 Рік тому +3

    Ben Finegold referencing Cypress Hill, now that’s something I didn’t expect 😊

    • @michaelbauers8800
      @michaelbauers8800 2 місяці тому

      His brain is crammed with lyrics from all sorts of songs.

  • @hollowman1345
    @hollowman1345 Рік тому

    I really enjoyed that game and I’m sorry I doubted that you would beat it on your first attempt. Fantastic chess. Also glad you played for the win. 👍👍

  • @zacharysherry2910
    @zacharysherry2910 Рік тому +2

    I insanely good as usual Ben. This is the best game I've seen played against mittens!

  • @davidweanker6505
    @davidweanker6505 Рік тому +9

    "no time control... well, than I wont lose". good one but mostly true.

  • @cengizeren366
    @cengizeren366 Рік тому +5

    yayz!! good job!

  • @vasilisdimitriou
    @vasilisdimitriou Рік тому +1

    Really excellent game. More games with mittens please!

  • @SeanLynchXY
    @SeanLynchXY Рік тому

    Thanks!

  • @BornInOz
    @BornInOz Рік тому +1

    Way to go Ben!

  • @leeii337
    @leeii337 Рік тому +9

    whats the difference between magnus live games and Finegold?
    Magnus comes across as arrogant, Ben doesn't, and Ben has both intelligence AND beauty on his side.

    • @drdre4397
      @drdre4397 Рік тому +2

      I mean, every chess player has an ego and Ben has shown his many times. I never understand the point of comments like yours, because not only are they factually untrue, but they do nothing but drive needless divisiveness and bitterness.
      I'd say what you are perceiving as arrogance is more so confidence on display.
      You can have personal preferences for which streamer you enjoy more, but I never understand why people choose the ignorant put down route.
      Magnus is great, Ben is great, hikaru is great, agadmator is great, danya is great, gotham is great, and the list goes on.
      They are all bringing more eyes to what they love, chess. People can have their personal preferences that don't make any of them worse than one and other.

  • @sawyer9times
    @sawyer9times Рік тому +5

    Go Ben!!!

  • @PaulFCalder
    @PaulFCalder Рік тому +16

    Man mittens is really making the rounds on stream and UA-cam, must be worth a lot of views.

  • @Compassiron1
    @Compassiron1 Рік тому +15

    I assumed Ben had actually been Mittens all along.

  • @jesgluckner
    @jesgluckner Рік тому +53

    I'm more of a dog person.

  • @kevinstrand4596
    @kevinstrand4596 Рік тому +1

    Wow, pretty great game by Ben

  • @svenpoelmans3688
    @svenpoelmans3688 Рік тому +1

    "They found them there in their home" Evil Laugh

  • @jacobmosovich
    @jacobmosovich Рік тому +2

    At 8:38 instead of moving the queen id have sacrificed the knight in a check. White pawn takes i take open up the kings file. If the rook makes the same move to c1 unstoppable mate. Queen checks king if he moves to the corner the pawn mates if the king tries to hide behind the pawn queen to g2 check. King to e1 queen to g1. King sacrifices the pawn to protect the rook moving to d2. Queen to f2 check and captured pawn. The rook is free to take and g1 is covered on blacks king file so no checking out of it.
    Any counter arguments with my logic would be appreciated. Im 1800 in chess puzzles.

  • @yyyyyk
    @yyyyyk Рік тому +18

    I was trying to ignore Karen's story about the serial killer, because I'm not interested in stuff like that and I was more interested in Ben's game, but as she kept talking I found myself drawn into the story and saying "What do you mean his wife believed in him?? Despite the evidence?" 🤣🤣🤣
    Cool game, Mittens is furrrocious
    but Ben killed it like the stray cat that it is. Go Ben!!! 🤣

  • @weignerleigner3037
    @weignerleigner3037 Рік тому +1

    Damn good job

  • @rickytampubolon4958
    @rickytampubolon4958 Рік тому

    This is super cool Go Ben!!!!

  • @zeus1141
    @zeus1141 Рік тому +2

    no freaking way! D: My mad respect to you Ben. Congrats!

  • @ponseltangan5477
    @ponseltangan5477 Рік тому +4

    38:55 only winning move

  • @venkatachengalvala4289
    @venkatachengalvala4289 Рік тому +1

    The queen and knight vs two rooks and bishop middlegame was balanced or even a bit better for black (at least until black lost a pawn). With multiple pieces on the board, a queen is better than two rooks; with a single pair of pieces for each side it depends. After white gained a pawn, I don't know; I feel that white is narrowly winning but it's tricky with the queen and knight playing tricks.

  • @mustafaismail3752
    @mustafaismail3752 Рік тому

    Amazing, nice to see you winning that cat

  • @shanastroskyphazer8172
    @shanastroskyphazer8172 Рік тому +7

    Great game ! well played Ben ! Mittens getting distracted by Karen purrhaps !?

  • @samuelbruyneel
    @samuelbruyneel Рік тому +2

    16:33 I can barely describe how annoyed I was by her continuously babbling, and hoped she would finally shut the F up, to let Ben talk about his thought process of candidate moves he was calculating.

  • @kmarasin
    @kmarasin Рік тому +3

    Excellent job! Good demonstration of Queen v 2xRook: why, all other things being equal, the Queen is usually better.

    • @peristiloperis7789
      @peristiloperis7789 Рік тому +1

      Ben was actually lost, but the cat made some mistakes in the ending.

    • @abcdefghilihgfedcba
      @abcdefghilihgfedcba Рік тому +3

      @@peristiloperis7789
      Ben was never lost. He actually missed a win once and potentially a few other times too, he was better from the opening and never let go of advantage.

  • @Zamiroh
    @Zamiroh Рік тому +2

    The problem with all these videos is we don't know what rating mittens was at. From my understanding mittens has been adjusted multiple times since release on how difficult the program is.

    • @toaster4693
      @toaster4693 Рік тому +2

      Yeah I wish they would've left it alone. It's leading to a lot of confusion.

  • @AVERYhornyMrDinosaur
    @AVERYhornyMrDinosaur Рік тому +5

    is this game going to be covered in the 1 o' clock class?
    I'd like to think so..

  • @ptpilate
    @ptpilate Рік тому

    I'm happy to hear that Ben listens to Grand Funk Railroad.

  • @bhaiyu1499
    @bhaiyu1499 Рік тому +5

    This shows what caliber player Anand was a world champion against with.

  • @Ayaengels
    @Ayaengels Рік тому +1

    Go BEN !!!

  • @darylallen2485
    @darylallen2485 Рік тому +3

    Well done Ben! That was awesome!

  • @SahnigReingeloetet
    @SahnigReingeloetet Рік тому +2

    Ben the type of playa to say „I dunno“ and then play the most brilliant move ever

  • @bizona.3387
    @bizona.3387 Рік тому +3

    Impressive Ben, playing the Sicilian while Karen's talking about serial killers and taxes on $25 dollar donations 👏👏

  • @J0Sh1p
    @J0Sh1p Рік тому +5

    What a game... well played Ben !

  • @newterry2008
    @newterry2008 Рік тому

    Welldone GM BEN FINEGOLD!! The experience killed the cat!!!

  • @cincinnatidrones8979
    @cincinnatidrones8979 Рік тому

    well played Mr Finegold.

  • @MrScott-pq1zu
    @MrScott-pq1zu Рік тому

    Very cool!

  • @TheMarto0804
    @TheMarto0804 Рік тому

    Cool game Ben.

  • @toaster4693
    @toaster4693 Рік тому +11

    Mittens had the difficulty lowered quite a bit to only have an 84% accuracy. The old version was around 95-96% accuracy I think.

    • @ciretaorg
      @ciretaorg Рік тому +5

      this morning, I played mittens, and it was 95% accuracy again

    • @twitter.comelomhycy
      @twitter.comelomhycy Рік тому

      Really what? Explain to me I'm confused

  • @jasondeanhallquist8382
    @jasondeanhallquist8382 Рік тому

    I agree with the words of a wise subscriber, you have won my praise and admiration Sir.

  • @pineapplesareyummy6352
    @pineapplesareyummy6352 Рік тому +16

    I am honestly surprised Ben was able to beat Mittens considering Hikaru had losses and draws to it. I guess it's an engine that plays ridiculously well most of the times, and then just blunders. So there is an element of luck whether you get a game where a human GM can beat it.

    • @customer5236
      @customer5236 Рік тому +4

      At Hikaru channel there is explanation.

    • @freyamiles3718
      @freyamiles3718 Рік тому +1

      Mittens has been tweaked a bit

    • @1001011011010
      @1001011011010 Рік тому +8

      When you play slowly, you play better than when you play quickly

    • @addisonmigash8227
      @addisonmigash8227 Рік тому

      Mittens is a 3000+ rated engine that is only allowed to take one or two seconds per move. It’s never going to make a random blunder, but it will make positional mistakes because it doesn’t have very long to calculate.
      The unequal time control is what makes beating mittens possible

  • @waveexistence5742
    @waveexistence5742 Рік тому +2

    I always knew Ben was 1000x better than I am but I also thought Mittens was 1000x better than the average GM. Really impressive win, Finegold is a beast!

  • @alancosta4760
    @alancosta4760 Рік тому +1

    I love Ben he's hilarious but not that time he seemed pissed off 🤣

  • @badmoon4547
    @badmoon4547 Рік тому

    Ben is a beast. Good God

  • @monkerud2108
    @monkerud2108 Рік тому +1

    Very nice, the knight move was cool

  • @coleyamos
    @coleyamos Рік тому +1

    Pewponmychest subscribed. Hurray!

  • @TommyLikeTom
    @TommyLikeTom 6 місяців тому

    It's cute how she says "oh right I see" when you explain

  • @Bai_Su_Zhen
    @Bai_Su_Zhen Рік тому +1

    All the people saying Ben is the worst GM have been real quiet since this dropped.

  • @wesleythomas9131
    @wesleythomas9131 Рік тому

    Bens the GOAT confirmed

  • @user-pl6hc4kj1o
    @user-pl6hc4kj1o Рік тому

    Fun fact, in the 'cat game' scene from super troopers, he actually says "meow" eleven times, not ten.

  • @RajnaTMS
    @RajnaTMS Рік тому +1

    GOAT !!!

  • @georges64
    @georges64 Рік тому

    Impressing!

  • @GlobalWarmingSkeptic
    @GlobalWarmingSkeptic Місяць тому

    Looked like Mittens was winning most of the game until Ben found a fortress and then Mittens just self destructed.

  • @stevesteve788
    @stevesteve788 Рік тому

    How many times did u play mittens before? That was amazing

    • @drdre4397
      @drdre4397 Рік тому +1

      This was his first go at mittens

  • @paparoevlogs2524
    @paparoevlogs2524 Рік тому +1

    "I was black that's why it took me so long" pure legend!

  • @anonnomous6223
    @anonnomous6223 Рік тому

    LETS GO BEN WOOOOO

  • @preadaptation
    @preadaptation Рік тому

    Thanks

  • @TheHigherSpace
    @TheHigherSpace Рік тому +1

    I'm guessing this is Komodo that they made few years back to play "aggressive against humans" so it's not a 3000 engine ..

  • @alm5851
    @alm5851 Рік тому

    Go ben!

  • @willzang3000
    @willzang3000 Рік тому

    i just came from 'smack talkin beginner beatdown 8 years ago' bennyFG and the contrast is cattening

  • @osamudiamenazamegbe5337
    @osamudiamenazamegbe5337 Рік тому

    go ben!

  • @thomasdaturtle8216
    @thomasdaturtle8216 Рік тому

    are you on twitch?

  • @mikahamari6420
    @mikahamari6420 Рік тому +2

    Congratulations Ben for winning! 🏆

  • @redpenink12
    @redpenink12 Рік тому

    How come you don’t play some slow time controls online instead of your blitz the whole time?

  • @Iamwood1005
    @Iamwood1005 Рік тому

    Ben is mittens secretly

  • @kite7838
    @kite7838 Рік тому +1

    Ben plays like Morphy

  • @hcshenoy
    @hcshenoy 18 годин тому

    @GMBenjaminFinegold fxg2 at 20:49 works? If Kxg2, you take the bishop. If Kxe2, check with the queen, take the rook and promote?

  • @coosoorlog
    @coosoorlog Рік тому +1

    Humans are definitely better at defending obviously lost positions than (the normal) chess engines because the chess engines aren't likely to create complications in a losing position that might make the opponent to slip up but rather just draw the game out. It of course depends on the position but I would rather play a well known theoretical endgame win against a stockfish than against magnus or hikaru.

  • @tenacious645
    @tenacious645 Рік тому

    I couldn't imagine seeing Ben lose to Mittens

  • @valentinrafael9201
    @valentinrafael9201 Рік тому +2

    Ben beat it with black, damn. Go Ben!

  • @rickytampubolon4958
    @rickytampubolon4958 Рік тому

    Next Ben vs Magnus

  • @davidnagy771
    @davidnagy771 4 місяці тому

    I just sub for this win, gg buddy.

  • @twitter.comelomhycy
    @twitter.comelomhycy Рік тому

    Who's the person talking about Ben's videos on every stream!

  • @ajaybenjamin3087
    @ajaybenjamin3087 Рік тому +7

    👏🏾🏋🏼🦾♟🧙🏻‍♂️

  • @jefftaylor1186
    @jefftaylor1186 6 місяців тому

    Mittens dishing out an Alapin Sicilian lesson