Middlegames of the 2016 U.S. Championship - GM Ben Finegold

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  • čas přidán 4. 05. 2016
  • Grandmaster Ben Finegold shows his favorite masterful middlegames from the first half of the strongest U.S. Championship ever. Which of the "Big 3" will win the title this year?
    2016.04.19
    Fabiano Caruana vs Varuzhan Akobian, US Chess Championships (2016)
    Wesley So vs Gata Kamsky, US Chess Championships (2016)
    Fabiano Caruana vs Samuel Shankland, US Chess Championships (2016)
    Alexander Onischuk vs Aleksandr Lenderman, US Chess Championships (2016)
    Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura, US Chess Championships (2016)

Komentáře • 78

  • @rentsy3444
    @rentsy3444 Před 5 lety +35

    underrated: he perfectly calls the 1, 2, and 3rd place finishes of Fabi, So, and Naka

  • @jonathandonovan1802
    @jonathandonovan1802 Před 8 lety +81

    i want a movie about ben finegold with jonah hill as ben finegold

  • @bobwhiley422
    @bobwhiley422 Před 8 lety +99

    finegold is the best part of this channel

  • @Joslinmeister
    @Joslinmeister Před 8 lety +44

    I only watch this channel for tournaments and Finegold lectures.

  • @Scy
    @Scy Před 8 lety +47

    1. Caruana, 2. So, 3. Nakamura... he's pretty good at predicting the obvious.

  • @Fictionarious
    @Fictionarious Před 6 lety +4

    Cant get enough of this Finegold dude

  • @bubble534
    @bubble534 Před 8 lety +55

    Was laughing already within the first 20 seconds of the video

    • @bene7553
      @bene7553 Před 8 lety +8

      +immortal. I already laughed in the intro

    • @emilhaugen1201
      @emilhaugen1201 Před 8 lety +2

      ikr. chess comedy legend

  • @TheStupidLama
    @TheStupidLama Před 8 lety +43

    ben's back.. I'm so glad

  • @bombrix5195
    @bombrix5195 Před 8 lety +32

    Those flowers are very suspicious.

    • @fburton8
      @fburton8 Před 8 lety

      +Борис Каморзин I dunno, they look real to me. See the petals fluttering in the air current? If they _are_ real, they're not going to last very long now their stems are out of the water.

    • @vladislavurumov538
      @vladislavurumov538 Před 3 lety

      @@fburton8 in the way of he camera is what he meant supposedly

  • @TomasOvechkinZ
    @TomasOvechkinZ Před 8 lety +9

    Haven't even watched the video..but BEN is back!!!!!!!!! Awesome!

  • @HandsHeldHighh
    @HandsHeldHighh Před 8 lety +1

    Can't wait to see more of ya Ben. You're obviously hilarious and entertaining. Also you present insightful ideas in chess I wouldn't otherwise learn or see. Great lecture!

  • @kristianfagerstrom7011
    @kristianfagerstrom7011 Před 8 lety +6

    Ben is back!

  • @bonerici
    @bonerici Před 8 lety +17

    ben is still the best chess commentator in the world. Thank you Rex Sinquefield! Sometimes I worry that the reason we don't see Ben much from time to time is that Republican megadonor Rex buries Ben down in the vault for Ben's vegetarian liberal ways.

    • @gregbattis
      @gregbattis Před 8 lety

      +Eric Taylor But Ben is the best.

  • @RyanC232
    @RyanC232 Před 8 lety +34

    Ben is Back Baby! 3 months absence..... TERRIBLE!

  • @trenth9919
    @trenth9919 Před 7 lety

    I wished I could take a class from GM Finegold. He can keep your attention from wandering off on different lines by making his line the most interesting. A true teacher!

  • @ChessDuchess
    @ChessDuchess Před 7 lety

    Amazing video!

  • @kingcarisma8037
    @kingcarisma8037 Před 8 lety +4

    Twice a week! This is Great!

  • @Section8toMD
    @Section8toMD Před 8 lety +2

    The bishop can't dance at two weddings (19 min). Classic finegold

  • @gregsmith5639
    @gregsmith5639 Před 8 lety +2

    Welcome back, Ben! Let's see you back on Twitter, too.

  • @AgentSmith911
    @AgentSmith911 Před 8 lety +3

    Wohoo, mr. Finegold!

  • @stephenjames2951
    @stephenjames2951 Před 8 lety +2

    Woo Hoo he's back!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @Ekkerrr
    @Ekkerrr Před 6 lety

    That game by Fabi versus Hikaru was amazing.

  • @555knifey
    @555knifey Před 8 lety

    Yeeee ben is back!!

  • @dkahmedkhalaf
    @dkahmedkhalaf Před 8 lety

    Hes back!!!

  • @nardarreldan6155
    @nardarreldan6155 Před rokem

    love it how the intro is him rubbing his face

  • @hellopleychess3190
    @hellopleychess3190 Před rokem

    it's nice to see Ben being ecstatic

  • @SinSciSS0rs
    @SinSciSS0rs Před 8 lety

    Show them So-Akobian! That game was spectacular!

  • @timandro7356
    @timandro7356 Před 7 lety

    best intro ever

  • @cakfarm7816
    @cakfarm7816 Před 8 lety +2

    this guy is hilarious!

  • @SinSciSS0rs
    @SinSciSS0rs Před 8 lety

    The game of the tournament was definitely So-Akobian. I know this was made before that game, but please make a video about it.

  • @soumyashekharsaha148
    @soumyashekharsaha148 Před 8 lety

    please can somebody recommend the video where ben has shown a nice trap in french defence exchange variation

  • @tylerschwartz8610
    @tylerschwartz8610 Před 8 lety

    I.Love.Ben.Finegold

  • @user-pg2zc4oi6r
    @user-pg2zc4oi6r Před 4 lety

    I want to watch these games with ben as a commentator

  • @jamezdizzle23
    @jamezdizzle23 Před 8 lety

    please, please, please do a video on the French defense.... please

  • @plop010
    @plop010 Před 8 lety +2

    yaaaaaaaaas

  • @onegerard1
    @onegerard1 Před 7 lety

    Ty or taking some, well... just a real little more effort: Thank you, for posting

  • @abdallahalkhoja4873
    @abdallahalkhoja4873 Před 4 lety

    Is it a coincidence I watched this lecture today and at the end Ben said “Mamba out”

  • @ganjalfthegreen1574
    @ganjalfthegreen1574 Před 8 lety +1

    FINALLY BEENN

  • @MrGoldenFreeman
    @MrGoldenFreeman Před 8 lety

    The intro is saying "I'm back. Damn it!"

  • @chess_is_a_vibe
    @chess_is_a_vibe Před 8 lety +2

    I found gold!

  • @nublord365
    @nublord365 Před 8 lety

    Ben ben ben ben!

  • @kosmodury8983
    @kosmodury8983 Před 8 lety

    Ben!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @Mr.TforReal
    @Mr.TforReal Před 8 lety

    Ben is a fucking legend!!

  • @BBEros
    @BBEros Před 8 lety

    What, NO dont go away again, come on man you were born to do this , we all agreee , you teach something that can be very boring ( well not for us ) and you make it fun and funny ( an extra for us ) so talk to that man with the big wallet and tell him that I would like the 1 % a little more if they keep finegold on the pay roll .

  • @raushanjamal3160
    @raushanjamal3160 Před 8 lety

    why not Ndxf6 instead of queen takes?? at 12:58

    • @benjaminamar8667
      @benjaminamar8667 Před 7 lety

      1. Qh6+ Kg8 2. Re3 looks like it mates with the idea of Rg3 check being unstoppable.

  • @ZiggyZugzwang
    @ZiggyZugzwang Před 8 lety

    I'm sure he actually wanted to say 'Ben is back, bytches!' :D

  • @wiadroman
    @wiadroman Před 6 lety

    Let's exchange some pieces, let's take a free rook... and let's get checkmated :)

  • @imluvinyourmum
    @imluvinyourmum Před 8 lety

    I want to play this guy and smoke whatever he's smokin, he'd kick my ass but it would be fun

  • @raushanjamal3160
    @raushanjamal3160 Před 8 lety +1

    hes baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaccccccccccccccccccccckkkkkkkkkkkkkk

  • @egee4210
    @egee4210 Před 6 lety

    25:34

  • @MsUncleKevin
    @MsUncleKevin Před 8 lety +1

    Jokes were notorious in this video.

  • @misanthrop1958
    @misanthrop1958 Před 7 lety +1

    Finegold is best - fuck the rest!

  • @adamcunningham8248
    @adamcunningham8248 Před 8 lety +1

    most distracting plant NA

  • @MrHunters101
    @MrHunters101 Před 8 lety

    GM, Nakamura, Toyota ... lol

  • @ienjoyapples
    @ienjoyapples Před 8 lety +1

    Chrysler, Toyota, Nakamura... your jokes are going over my head Ben. Dumb it down a bit.

  • @Manwlatsi
    @Manwlatsi Před 8 lety

    Akobian got buuuuurned

  • @SweGoat
    @SweGoat Před 3 lety

    is he missing a tooth?

  • @edwardsimon3945
    @edwardsimon3945 Před 8 lety +1

    What is Finegold doing what looks like two black eyes!!!!!!!

  • @ianremsen
    @ianremsen Před 8 lety

    checkmate me daddy

  • @lllllllllllllllllIll
    @lllllllllllllllllIll Před 8 lety +4

    I came

  • @truthteller2022
    @truthteller2022 Před 8 lety

    It seems to me that Ben is a bit butt hurt that Akobian was in the tournament and he wasn't. It he's purposefully pointing out games and situations where Var made mistakes and poking a bit of fun at him. You both are great at instructional chess videos and often work for the same employer....just left a bad taste in my mouth. Ben seems like the kind of guy who believes in trying to make himself look better by trying to tear down the competition rather than bringing himself up to their level...perhaps he needs a beginner lesson in modesty?

    • @Burnthesof
      @Burnthesof Před 8 lety +2

      Ben always pokes at other chessplayers and himself. part of his style