GM Ben Finegold Plays 1 f3!??

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  • Опубліковано 22 вер 2019
  • Check out Ben's Chessable courses here! www.chessable.com/author/BenF... GM Ben Finegold says “Never play f3.” So imagine his opponent’s surprise when he plays 1. f3....
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  • @jeffreycanfield1939
    @jeffreycanfield1939 4 роки тому +3022

    This is still theory

    • @thijsyo
      @thijsyo 4 роки тому +160

      Its exactly like the game Ben Finegold vs. This guy

    • @rajatsh5261
      @rajatsh5261 4 роки тому +81

      "Everything is a theory until it's not"
      -Ben Finegold

    • @koalabandit9166
      @koalabandit9166 3 роки тому +2

      The whole thing followed Van der Sterren's analysis, which ends with "Resign, cry and go home".

    • @hitokiriibattousaii
      @hitokiriibattousaii 3 роки тому +8

      yep it's the game "me vs this guy"

    • @gravinboginagis6568
      @gravinboginagis6568 3 роки тому +6

      @@rajatsh5261 everybody got a plan until they get punched in the faith “
      ~Mike Tyson

  • @thegaminglemon9085
    @thegaminglemon9085 4 роки тому +1628

    I hate GMs like Ben Finegold who just play theory!

  • @przemysawp5270
    @przemysawp5270 4 роки тому +2395

    He actually played both f3 and f6 in one game! Impressive

    • @SuperBlah3456
      @SuperBlah3456 4 роки тому +65

      Very suspicious

    • @Fluxion11
      @Fluxion11 4 роки тому +79

      Yeah, but it's all theory.

    • @Harrier_DuBois
      @Harrier_DuBois 4 роки тому +9

      What's wrong with f6? You guys mean like f3 but for black?

    • @Blaxpoon
      @Blaxpoon 4 роки тому +29

      @@Harrier_DuBois f3 for black is litterally f6 lol

    • @HagenvonEitzen
      @HagenvonEitzen 3 роки тому +3

      Ben played to lose and horribly failed

  • @LouisReed
    @LouisReed 4 роки тому +1676

    "This guy played pretty well until he didn't..." LOL 😂 sounds like my chess play.... highly suspicious....

    • @La_sagne
      @La_sagne 4 роки тому +36

      sound like me aswell. i play a mean 1. e4 .... and then its all disappointment from there

    • @morphsuitmeele1171
      @morphsuitmeele1171 4 роки тому +1

      Being a pro is easy. Just don't make any exploitable mistakes.

    • @michael8815
      @michael8815 3 роки тому

      i have a good opening, a solid middle protecting my pieces and developing, and then i fall apart...i'm 350 elo lmao, started playing a few weeks ago

    • @thegamingengine4537
      @thegamingengine4537 3 роки тому

      @@michael8815 atleast you are 300, im 200 :c

    • @Wick291
      @Wick291 3 роки тому

      If you are able to have a good opening and you are able to develop like a normal human being, then u dont deserve to be at 350 elo. 800 elo sounds more like it.

  • @GG-bi8tb
    @GG-bi8tb 4 роки тому +1022

    "it's the mini botez gambit, that's like the andrea botez gambit". lol

  • @johnnyfietkau1224
    @johnnyfietkau1224 4 роки тому +682

    He did the unachievable. He played theory in practice.

  • @jerrykurinsky3891
    @jerrykurinsky3891 4 роки тому +900

    This is the chess equivalent of a cursed image

  • @macleadg
    @macleadg 4 роки тому +316

    “That move speaks to me. It loses immediately.”. Wise words, master,wise words indeed.

    • @tazz1226
      @tazz1226 4 роки тому +14

      i think he just didnt complete the sentence "it loses immediately for him"

    • @macleadg
      @macleadg 4 роки тому

      Yes,I understand...

  • @vivvpprof
    @vivvpprof 3 роки тому +73

    4:00 "This reminds me of playing Botez except I'm not 100% sure I'm gonna win"
    Savage 😂

  • @robrot404
    @robrot404 3 роки тому +101

    This is why I love Ben. Man turns his board into a bowl of spaghetti and plays meme moves, and somehow still wins, and even says "He played good until he didn't"
    What a chess chad

  • @La_sagne
    @La_sagne 4 роки тому +581

    how does your king gain experience and get stronger if you dont use it, am i right?

    • @xdan-
      @xdan- 3 роки тому +15

      Fire Emblem be like

    • @BossuJmek2k18
      @BossuJmek2k18 3 роки тому +23

      He just wanted the king to be the anime protagonist for once, sadly the queen took the stage as always

    • @omarchahbani7498
      @omarchahbani7498 3 роки тому +10

      @@BossuJmek2k18 sometimes that one lonely pawn with only a rook (that one wise old guy that trains the protagonist)supporting him ends up becoming the queen and uses the power of friendship to defeat the enemy

    • @lain7758
      @lain7758 3 роки тому +1

      @@xdan- "bloody hell, Eliwood, be useful for once"

    • @wdsrocha
      @wdsrocha 3 роки тому

      "If the king doesn't lead, how can he expect his subordinates to follow?" -Lelouch
      Ben is just a weeb guys

  • @djfranz1
    @djfranz1 4 роки тому +124

    When u reach the GM realm and encounter some mortals

  • @kirkstable
    @kirkstable 4 роки тому +215

    This is the game me versus this guy

  • @XavierGoinesMusic
    @XavierGoinesMusic 3 роки тому +46

    It's still theory
    From the famous match
    "Gotcha vs. Bitch"

  • @YoutubeSucksEggs
    @YoutubeSucksEggs 4 роки тому +361

    Idk what happened here its like you psyched this guy out.

    • @SuperAWaC
      @SuperAWaC 4 роки тому +59

      it's what happens when you're a grandmaster that can see ahead 2-3 moves and play against someone who can see ahead like 0-0.2 moves

    • @justadult3493
      @justadult3493 4 роки тому +27

      yea but that guy played like really really stupid moves. He's higher rated than I am and I am still facepalming myself into oblivion

    • @Parodyst1
      @Parodyst1 4 роки тому +13

      Low rated players just blunder. He just blundered.

    • @Blaxpoon
      @Blaxpoon 4 роки тому +70

      @@justadult3493 it's not the same to watch and to play

    • @luckyjc8702
      @luckyjc8702 4 роки тому +54

      @@justadult3493 People tend to blunder more when they have more pieces because they think that they're already winning, so they tend to think less carefully. At least it happens to me...

  • @christhis9597
    @christhis9597 3 роки тому +43

    I cant believe ben doesnt ever laugh while doing these

    • @baconsauce6364
      @baconsauce6364 2 роки тому +5

      Ben looks like he's gone through his 16th divorce this week.

    • @harrisonj356
      @harrisonj356 2 роки тому

      @@baconsauce6364 nah

  • @System64MC
    @System64MC 3 роки тому +79

    "This guy played pretty well until he didn't"
    Me, except the "pretty well" is e4 and the "until he didn't" is all the other moves

  • @agentxyz
    @agentxyz 4 роки тому +46

    "He just got C3PO'd" :D pure gold. Pure Finegold

  • @SuperBlah3456
    @SuperBlah3456 4 роки тому +373

    Not sure why you posted this, Ben. Very boring video, it’s clearly all just theory! Nothing new to learn here

  • @tai_af
    @tai_af 4 роки тому +114

    this guy played well until he didn't

    • @charliedelapena778
      @charliedelapena778 4 роки тому +1

      XD

    • @stefanstojadinovic2486
      @stefanstojadinovic2486 4 роки тому +16

      He forgot the theory near the end...Lucky Ben he played this exact same game multiple times

    • @sci_pain3409
      @sci_pain3409 3 роки тому

      this is me every game but the ‘didn’t’ part comes in on move 2

    • @f3ynman44
      @f3ynman44 3 роки тому +1

      Nice profile pic, fellow metalhead! \m/

  • @joshuajuguilon8296
    @joshuajuguilon8296 3 роки тому +14

    "I fork you, you fork me 🎶
    *except that you don't fork me"
    HAHAHAHAHAH

  • @hamnohamno4004
    @hamnohamno4004 4 роки тому +79

    this reminds me [opponent blunders a knight] of playing Botez, except i'm not a %100 sure i'm gonna win ..... okay now i am

  • @Spaminator3000
    @Spaminator3000 4 роки тому +24

    And then Ben wept, for there were no more pieces to sac!

  • @hmr1122
    @hmr1122 4 роки тому +16

    Ben uses my signature opening, very suspicious!

  • @matthewbadley5063
    @matthewbadley5063 3 роки тому +11

    Could be titled "Ben Finegold tries his hardest to throw the game and still wins"

  • @MurrayHerts
    @MurrayHerts 2 роки тому +1

    1:09 "I have an active king" tickled me

  • @yohanfritsche7523
    @yohanfritsche7523 3 роки тому +2

    This is actually the main line theory

  • @joalampela8612
    @joalampela8612 4 роки тому +10

    Ater this game, this guy shut down his PC and went to have a long, pensive shower.
    "He blundered his first move and I still lost."

  • @-_Nuke_-
    @-_Nuke_- 4 роки тому +14

    "That move speaks to me"
    Oh Man I'll die from laughing my pants out XD

  • @jasondoe2596
    @jasondoe2596 4 роки тому +34

    ** _sees video title and thumbnail_ **
    Very suspicious!

  • @wcbranitly0692
    @wcbranitly0692 Рік тому +1

    "Now he's C3 -PO'd" I lost my shit

  • @user-ov2kx8ql5i
    @user-ov2kx8ql5i 3 роки тому +2

    Bongcloud Attack : Finegold Variation

  • @heath_00000
    @heath_00000 3 роки тому +1

    This clip is PACKED with Finegold-isms

  • @rishabhmehta4123
    @rishabhmehta4123 3 роки тому +2

    opponent sacks queen
    still theory

  • @sodaPikmin
    @sodaPikmin 4 роки тому +15

    Keep up these great thumbnails rawr

  • @timgehrsitz3267
    @timgehrsitz3267 3 роки тому +2

    Huge credit to you for cutting off his "yayyy" that cracked me up

  • @imsammy1343
    @imsammy1343 3 роки тому +14

    Imagine you magically come across Ben Finegold while playing and you're like OMG this is so cool! and then he plays the bongcloud 😂

  • @codyjeter553
    @codyjeter553 4 роки тому +4

    I feel like the Hammerschlag opening is Ben’s spirt animal.

  • @YellowFollower
    @YellowFollower 4 роки тому +15

    Ben wins moving king 2nd move
    Meanwhile I can't win playing London opening

  • @frogblues
    @frogblues 4 роки тому +6

    I'm just here for the comedy, I don't even play chess.

  • @DjMattio
    @DjMattio 4 роки тому

    Love this mini clips

  • @TheHigherSpace
    @TheHigherSpace 4 роки тому +1

    I like one game and short videos like this instead of posting the entire stream :))

  • @mattdavis7740
    @mattdavis7740 4 роки тому +7

    Best chess video ever, I laughed the whole time

  • @shepherdkings5892
    @shepherdkings5892 2 роки тому +1

    Hold my bong... Things are about to get real cloudy...

  • @kapa1611
    @kapa1611 4 роки тому +12

    that was scary

  • @fabiocanedo6345
    @fabiocanedo6345 3 роки тому +6

    It's pretty depressing to know that any GM can lose so mish material and still win against a player a little bit weaker than me

  • @JustinH95
    @JustinH95 3 роки тому +1

    "Still theory" cracks me upppppp

  • @F0ll0wTheWh1teRabbit
    @F0ll0wTheWh1teRabbit 3 роки тому +5

    "now he's C3 POed" oooooooh

  • @LeventK
    @LeventK 3 роки тому +4

    His goals are beyond our understanding.

    • @Wick291
      @Wick291 3 роки тому +1

      And your goal is to comment on every fckin chess video and my goal is to reply to all of it

  • @dan0_y
    @dan0_y 4 роки тому +8

    i cant wait to try this opening in my 600 rated games!

  • @WalyB01
    @WalyB01 4 роки тому +1

    that sigh when playing a fork.

  • @dojawiththecat
    @dojawiththecat 3 роки тому +1

    1:08 "I have a active king"

  • @bartekAPOKALIPSA
    @bartekAPOKALIPSA 4 роки тому +19

    1500 rating of that guy is an insult for 1200 rated me...

    • @kapa1611
      @kapa1611 4 роки тому +7

      i've played Ben on a stream before. i'm low rated too and i got crushed and i didn't really understand why xD (i guess that explains my low rating :P)

    • @jasondoe2596
      @jasondoe2596 4 роки тому +4

      I think Black played reasonably well - until he decided to drop 3 pieces/exchanges as fast as possible, that is.

    • @jakuva5722
      @jakuva5722 4 роки тому +5

      @@kapa1611 Analyses the games after u played it to get better

  • @trkg7356
    @trkg7356 4 роки тому +14

    You gotta love this man's humour 😂😂😂

  • @gm2407
    @gm2407 Рік тому +1

    Got to admire Ben's assurance that against 1500 he is sure he can give both piece and posional odds then be up on both by the end of a game.

  • @aaab6054
    @aaab6054 2 роки тому +2

    This opening seems highly theoretical.

  • @christiankortmann581
    @christiankortmann581 4 роки тому +102

    omfg ben, sacking all his stuff, then opponent is confused and resigns... *eepic facepalm*

    • @jibster5903
      @jibster5903 4 роки тому +3

      Just like he teaches us how we shouldn't play but he does anyway

    • @dannygjk
      @dannygjk 4 роки тому +6

      @@jibster5903 He doesn't want people to see his pet lines and be able to prep against them.

    • @Pokemon_Doge
      @Pokemon_Doge 3 роки тому +3

      @Comment Cop not just a rook but 2 and a knight so idk if it was the biggest brain strat

    • @ramkishoresingh6275
      @ramkishoresingh6275 3 роки тому

      @@Pokemon_Doge yeah but those two rooks were stuck and the opponents only active piece was the queen so it was a little justified but he would have lost against another GM with a queen for two rooks and a knight

  • @smartkyler391
    @smartkyler391 4 роки тому

    I wasn't expecting this turn of ending...

  • @MrDragonorp
    @MrDragonorp 3 роки тому +1

    ahahahh the Benbong opening, truly a legendary game

  • @beethoven4ever
    @beethoven4ever 2 роки тому

    "This is the game me vs. this guy..." cracked me up

  • @ivanche8051
    @ivanche8051 3 роки тому

    “Ah damn he saw it” lmao

  • @silentstorm5757
    @silentstorm5757 2 роки тому +2

    This has to be my favourite game of all time

  • @jimboli9400
    @jimboli9400 3 роки тому +2

    Just wait till he hears about the variations.

  • @TheChefCain
    @TheChefCain 4 роки тому +1

    Of course. That’s right, I remember the famous game: me vs some guy

  • @GoonaTVhi
    @GoonaTVhi Рік тому +1

    I like how this guy just makes his own theory 💀

  • @username60737
    @username60737 4 роки тому +1

    Always remember to "triple up on the bubble up"

    • @SuperAWaC
      @SuperAWaC 4 роки тому +2

      the only thing better is to quadruple up on the bubble up, because then you can call the torunament director over and win by connect 4

  • @ziwuri
    @ziwuri 2 роки тому +1

    The unbeatable Bongcloud.

  • @atticushelvig2030
    @atticushelvig2030 3 роки тому +2

    Whole game was actually theory

  • @talesoftheredpill7542
    @talesoftheredpill7542 4 роки тому +1

    "This guy played pretty well until he didnt".....lmao

  • @arturojoya5904
    @arturojoya5904 3 роки тому +1

    Bongcloud Finegold Variation

  • @dannygjk
    @dannygjk 4 роки тому

    I think you were thinking about the opening where white plays e3, Ke2, Qe1, Kd1

  • @kekwkekw484
    @kekwkekw484 3 роки тому

    "The King should lead." - Lelouch Brittania

  • @dude157
    @dude157 3 роки тому

    Agadamator: And it was on move 2. Kf2 that we enter a completely new position.

  • @matheuspenteado8174
    @matheuspenteado8174 4 роки тому +3

    The Finegold Immortal!

  • @rockstarrica8624
    @rockstarrica8624 3 роки тому +1

    1:50 nice juicer from Hikaru

  • @ruhan1618
    @ruhan1618 3 роки тому +1

    Understandable have a great day

  • @DunklerZebralord
    @DunklerZebralord 3 роки тому +1

    This is made even more hilarious by Ben winning hahahaha

  • @AK_.
    @AK_. 3 роки тому +1

    The never play f6 was so funny

  • @carlsbro1
    @carlsbro1 2 роки тому

    "I like this opennig, mi king is active" rofl

  • @MindFlowersDotNet
    @MindFlowersDotNet 4 роки тому

    Love it!

  • @tomasboerr1845
    @tomasboerr1845 4 роки тому +4

    f3 *exclam*

  • @Senny_V
    @Senny_V 3 роки тому

    "This variation speaks to me cause I have an active king"

  • @BongelaMnguni
    @BongelaMnguni 2 роки тому

    Im superised you went for that sharp theoretical line, where if black defends correctly you're only slightly better after giving away all your pieces

  • @davidtrimas865
    @davidtrimas865 3 роки тому

    “This guy played pretty well until he didn’t”. I personally identify with this

  • @Bhubnipz
    @Bhubnipz Рік тому

    I kinda feel like Ben had been drinking before this tourney and something about that makes me really happy

  • @edumw4163
    @edumw4163 3 роки тому +1

    The fact that the guy had to resign to not lose by checkmate after being up almost every piece for the majority of the game really explains why this man has Finegold in his name

  • @nukamx6205
    @nukamx6205 4 роки тому +1

    Mr.gambit will be proud of this.

  • @mrbeefal0
    @mrbeefal0 6 місяців тому +1

    This might be the funniest video of all time

  • @sci_pain3409
    @sci_pain3409 3 роки тому

    he thought chat would make fun of him for playing bongcloud wrong

  • @daviddg3474
    @daviddg3474 3 роки тому +1

    Ah yes, another variation of the Accelerated King Aggression

  • @sujitbhattacharyya3705
    @sujitbhattacharyya3705 3 роки тому

    finally I found your channel.

  • @NadavHbr
    @NadavHbr 4 роки тому +3

    Chess lunacy at its best!!!

  • @dolsimon
    @dolsimon 3 роки тому +1

    I mean if you think about it the king is just a free possible defender of 8 squares. I can't see why you wouldn't move it.

  • @sekirosshadow9319
    @sekirosshadow9319 3 роки тому

    That was painful

  • @blubbfisch98
    @blubbfisch98 4 роки тому

    Man, and I'm just touching the 1200's. Feel bad now.

  • @jcentenos962
    @jcentenos962 3 роки тому

    that's so fucked up. that's gotta be so frustrating to have a dominating position from the beginning only to still be slaughtered at the end.

  • @jamesdedonato5819
    @jamesdedonato5819 3 роки тому +1

    Is this like the bong cloud?

  • @josemiguelmaciasvocar2690
    @josemiguelmaciasvocar2690 3 роки тому

    "He's PO'ed... Now he's C3 PO'ed"

  • @lumpyleg1
    @lumpyleg1 3 роки тому +1

    Early bong cloud theory?

  • @Pixiez
    @Pixiez 3 роки тому +1

    I love this guy