Levon Aronian vs. Richard Rapport, 2016 Euro Club Cup | Mastering the Middlegame - GM Ben Finegold

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  • Grandmaster Ben Finegold reviews Aronian-Rapport from the 2016 European Club Cup, what he calls "Game of the Year." To start, Ben shows his game against WGM Tatev Abrahamyan from the Saint Louis Autumn Invitational.
    2016.12.06
    Tatev Abrahamyan vs. Ben Finegold, 2016: B19 Caro-Kann, classical, Spassky variation
    www.uschesscham...
    Levon Aronian vs Richard Rapport, European Club Cup (2016): D07 Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin defence
    www.chessgames....

Komentáře • 112

  • @Manwlatsi
    @Manwlatsi Před 7 lety +146

    I am a simple man. I see Finegold, i press like

    • @geores9152
      @geores9152 Před 7 lety +11

      M. My all time favorite chess players are as follows Hikaru Nagasaki, Magnus Carlton, Martin Ashley, Ken West and Tobey Mquire

    • @HipHopAn0n
      @HipHopAn0n Před 7 lety +2

      Right Arjem?

    • @levsedmak8324
      @levsedmak8324 Před 6 lety

      YOU TOO? MAN, THERE SURE ARE MANY OF US JUST LOVIN'GRANDMASTER SWINEGOLD AND HIS JOKES! ARHARKRAHAHAHAHAAA!

    • @trulsstenersen3525
      @trulsstenersen3525 Před 5 lety

      @@levsedmak8324 YOU! - with some CRAZY comment!

    • @xDMrGarrison
      @xDMrGarrison Před 4 lety

      Terrible.

  • @CrystalSergeant
    @CrystalSergeant Před 7 lety +72

    i am subscribed to 'Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis' just because of Ben.

  • @yungsam64
    @yungsam64 Před 7 lety +32

    "G5; here comes the mating attack." I laughed so hard my chest hurts. I love you, GM Ben Finegold.

    • @Blaisem
      @Blaisem Před 5 lety

      I dont get it. Explain please?

    • @huracan200173
      @huracan200173 Před rokem +1

      @@Blaisem that's a "nothing" move, it achieves nothing. Worst move ever hehe

  • @omedakreyi5152
    @omedakreyi5152 Před 7 lety +51

    nice, a ben finegold lecture on my birthday :) best present ever

    • @PoprawnyPolakHD
      @PoprawnyPolakHD Před 7 lety +4

      Happy birthday!

    • @chessanalyst9648
      @chessanalyst9648 Před 7 lety +1

      Happy birthday!!

    • @jasondoe2596
      @jasondoe2596 Před 7 lety

      omedakreyi ...and a nice (early) Christmas present for the rest of us :D

    • @COCOLEAF1169
      @COCOLEAF1169 Před 7 lety +5

      omedakreyi what if he came out of a birthday cake singing happy birthday to you? That'd be better no?

  • @villaholland
    @villaholland Před 7 lety +41

    I dare you to play me
    and if you accept
    I'm sick that day
    😂😂

    • @kiranfhh9059
      @kiranfhh9059 Před 7 lety

      Robb V. didn't get this joke explain

    • @BenNCM
      @BenNCM Před 7 lety +3

      It means that he is telling people he is confident in his chess abilities and will challenge anyone, but if someone actually challenges him he will admit that he is not confident at all in his abilities and will make an excuse not to play you.

  • @syyhkyrotta
    @syyhkyrotta Před 7 lety +17

    MORE FINEGOLD!! :D
    Thanks for the great videos!

  • @Snitor
    @Snitor Před 7 lety +17

    Rapport is amazing. I hope he gets to play more top level tourneys.. His other game against Aronian, for the Bundesliga, was very very beautiful, aswell..

    • @cchirag4
      @cchirag4 Před 3 lety

      Rapport is showing his class in norway chess classical.. leading straight for 7 rounds..

  • @austinglugla
    @austinglugla Před 7 lety +11

    FUCK YES BEN I LOVE YOU

  • @eliask5867
    @eliask5867 Před 7 lety +2

    Never stop Ben coming!!!!!!

  • @jasondoe2596
    @jasondoe2596 Před 7 lety +2

    Loved the ending - good point, Ben!

  • @Aizen343
    @Aizen343 Před 7 lety +14

    Best lecturer ever 😂

  • @sidneyfife2114
    @sidneyfife2114 Před 7 lety +3

    The king has returned.

  • @andrewdanger2830
    @andrewdanger2830 Před 7 lety

    GM FINEGOLD: Thanks so much for the funny, but very informative lecture. Hard to keep up with your jokes and hard not to laugh at your self deprecating humor!

  • @fo0l913
    @fo0l913 Před 7 lety +19

    Making the Middle Game Great Again 👍🏻

  • @jeremyc4429
    @jeremyc4429 Před 7 lety +12

    A "They might be giants" joke, nice !

  • @georgegochitashvili8327
    @georgegochitashvili8327 Před 7 lety +1

    soooo great lectures from you GM Ben. One correction:, please don't use term "soviet" with Georgia. I'm from Georgia and big part of our country is occupied by Russia and once Russia is associated with Soviet Union, i think it's inappropriate. I'll thank you for it. P.S if I knew you were here, in Georgia, I'd definitely meet meet you.

    • @hahaclintondix2815
      @hahaclintondix2815 Před 7 lety

      George Gochitashvili what a fucking loser you are. No one cares about your dumb country

    • @ramishvili
      @ramishvili Před 7 lety +2

      haha clintondix no one cares what you think about comments here too. Keep your shit to yourself

  • @bibbip78chess10
    @bibbip78chess10 Před 7 lety +2

    Yeah ! Ben Finegold : simply the best !So nice guy !

  • @renehenriksen1735
    @renehenriksen1735 Před 7 lety +1

    Charismatic man this Finegold-guy.

  • @muradnnolaki6788
    @muradnnolaki6788 Před 4 lety

    Greetings from Türkiye 🇹🇷 Mr. Gm Finegold...👏👏

  • @Nemtomi
    @Nemtomi Před 5 lety +3

    Rapport just won a XX tournament in China drawing lots of games, apparently he learned to draw. Can you analyze his winning games please? Thanks.

    • @rainingglass5554
      @rainingglass5554 Před rokem

      Is the tournament finished? Where can I watch it live?

  • @xDMrGarrison
    @xDMrGarrison Před 5 lety

    I've been waiting for years for the series grandmastering the middle game, but it never came out. Rawr I'm mad, I want my money back.

  • @KillianDefaoite
    @KillianDefaoite Před 6 lety +1

    Ben Finegold. Simply the best.

  • @NamasteBbooktube
    @NamasteBbooktube Před 7 lety

    Ben Finegold should cover the decisive games of world chess championship 2016. Please.

  • @jonathandonovan1802
    @jonathandonovan1802 Před 7 lety +5

    the country of georgia has fewer inhabitants than the state of georgia

  • @simsisthecommander
    @simsisthecommander Před 7 lety +1

    new lectures!!!

  • @ChrisRS7
    @ChrisRS7 Před 7 lety +1

    In the first game you claimed - after trading rooks - Rb1+ does win a whole rook. I'm afraid but that's not 100% accurate. Bc1, Rxc1+, Ke2, Nc3+, Kd2 and black is "only" up a piece :P

  • @user-xk2hs9qu8m
    @user-xk2hs9qu8m Před 7 lety

    Steadfast talk through a delightful game (I mean the second one). Very good.

  • @Rapidchess
    @Rapidchess Před 7 lety +1

    New digital chess set. Nice!

  • @shrayanmajumder7517
    @shrayanmajumder7517 Před 7 lety

    Ben is awesome!

  • @JudgeHolden13
    @JudgeHolden13 Před rokem

    Five years later, they did the same to Hans, checking beads

  • @abdullahalmuhit6921
    @abdullahalmuhit6921 Před 7 lety +8

    Love Ben:)

  • @xDMrGarrison
    @xDMrGarrison Před 5 lety +3

    after 2 years, there is still no lecture on grandmastering the middlegame. terrible.

  • @stefanf922
    @stefanf922 Před 5 lety

    I had to go and listen to Istanbul by they might be giants first, now I'll watch the video.

  • @jonathandonovan1802
    @jonathandonovan1802 Před 7 lety +4

    also can someone explain the konstantinople joke to me? i'm not a native and i feel there was a pun i missed

    • @JD2jr.
      @JD2jr. Před 7 lety +4

      Pretty sure it's song lyrics, most likely by They Might Be Giants (based on his next comment).

    • @jeremyc4429
      @jeremyc4429 Před 7 lety +4

      Yep, a great song named "Istanbul not Constantinople"

  • @kiranfhh9059
    @kiranfhh9059 Před 7 lety +1

    nice video

  • @lordrudolph1037
    @lordrudolph1037 Před 7 lety

    Yup, I admit it.... I'm a [call me grandmaster!] Finegold fanboy. Seems like he's calmed a bit since he got engaged. Still edgy. It's his nature. Hope he's happy (smile). I watch every Yasser-wan-kenobi vid too, but give me my Finegold vids!!

  • @blueromeo1974
    @blueromeo1974 Před 7 lety +4

    very suspicious at the top level chess club...let new players challenge them and we have new results lol...nice video

  • @kobbieamoah9025
    @kobbieamoah9025 Před 7 lety

    OMG WOOOOOOW AM SHOCKED

  • @edwardbottle1018
    @edwardbottle1018 Před 7 lety

    Man the move of the year was really easy to find.

  • @DavidVaughan00
    @DavidVaughan00 Před 7 lety +1

    Eyyyy They Might Be Giants

  • @diorsesh
    @diorsesh Před 6 lety

    Right, Arjun?

  • @noobpro9759
    @noobpro9759 Před 6 lety

    I loved that they might be giants joke.

  • @hamzaissam4993
    @hamzaissam4993 Před 7 lety +1

    why do I hate and love this guy at the same time ?

  • @irfaanjamarussadiq5500

    @ 3:29 What about Nc3?

  • @vincehgrutherford6184
    @vincehgrutherford6184 Před 7 lety

    9:54 he said we could put our hands up at home. I literally did by our didn't know the answer

    • @kevinxu221
      @kevinxu221 Před 7 lety

      I answered. "Because he's Ben Finegold" in my head

  • @be1obi622
    @be1obi622 Před 7 lety +3

    where'd my rook go??

  • @davorstanley
    @davorstanley Před 6 lety

    "Very hard to stop" :D ... best face ever...

  • @mmak1113
    @mmak1113 Před 7 lety +1

    never play f3 but what about opening with f4?

  • @janiheiskanen1326
    @janiheiskanen1326 Před 7 lety

    i just played f6😬

  • @skakofilsanonims4434
    @skakofilsanonims4434 Před 7 lety

    I'm a top chess player in the world and I accept the challenge. Just say when and where.

    • @geores9152
      @geores9152 Před 7 lety

      Skakòfils Anònims My pawns will crush you!

  • @mylinkoebele3858
    @mylinkoebele3858 Před 6 lety

    Heeeellloooo ben fingold

  • @BenNCM
    @BenNCM Před 7 lety

    This guy is fucking hilarious!

  • @emir2591
    @emir2591 Před 7 lety

    Istanbul is raw

  • @dottemar6597
    @dottemar6597 Před 7 lety

    Not true, I saw a real game between Finegold and Nakamura once.

  • @klausdiekmann7370
    @klausdiekmann7370 Před 6 lety

    I don't want to be a nit pick but neither of the two georgias is soviet

  • @kevinbyrne4538
    @kevinbyrne4538 Před 7 lety

    I entered "Richard Rapport" into Google, and it responded with "Richard Rapport girlfriend" and "Richard Rapport married", which suggests that he has more than a few female fans. (Blonds do indeed have more fun.)

  • @jinjocat
    @jinjocat Před 7 lety +1

    They Might Be Giants :)

  • @vincehgrutherford6184
    @vincehgrutherford6184 Před 7 lety

    hah funny guy.
    fucking love Ben finegold

  • @jimmyalderson1639
    @jimmyalderson1639 Před 7 lety

    So when the top ten play the top ten it's a draw then when the top ten play the bottom 2 they get destroyed?
    While that makes no sense, Magnus Carlsen does lose to himself on the Magnus App so idk chess is hard - never try

  • @Admiralmeriweather
    @Admiralmeriweather Před 3 měsíci

    I got it. RIP to the foolish Aiken

  • @mareklawera5411
    @mareklawera5411 Před 2 lety

    He talked about Andrew Tate’s Dad

  • @emir2591
    @emir2591 Před 6 lety

    Aye

  • @matthewmyers7075
    @matthewmyers7075 Před 7 lety +1

    I love your videos but you pronounce the word "moves" weird. It sounds like "muvs" and rhymes with "hooves."

  • @sabahdeanatassi8292
    @sabahdeanatassi8292 Před 2 lety

    King wanted to run away, but then the black peaces gave the king night mares and this is also funny I want to get my three rating point's from Magnus then I'm world champion is I beat him once

  • @ep-spdchess52
    @ep-spdchess52 Před 6 lety

    floating milk particles in hot tea

  • @RaidingPig
    @RaidingPig Před 3 lety

    15:50 I saw rook a4 I just didn't like it

  • @zacharycat
    @zacharycat Před 6 lety

    There hasn't been a Constantinople for over 500 years. Hope the rest of the lecture is more up to date.

    • @basehead617
      @basehead617 Před 6 lety

      zacharycat it was a reference to song lyrics

  • @blackswordsmanhypertrophy6095

    bd6 doesnt look right

  • @Mal1234567
    @Mal1234567 Před 7 lety +1

    Never say "never."

  • @robertbentley5604
    @robertbentley5604 Před 6 lety

    LOL Ben "Blundering is the most fun you can have" Finegold :)

  • @garthorama11
    @garthorama11 Před 5 lety

    Ben making fun of everyone for not understanding his jokes and a great chess lesson, very suspicious 😋

  • @gowri75
    @gowri75 Před 6 lety

    Dont read this. Never ever. Something scary.
    I told u not to

  • @iDeathSparky
    @iDeathSparky Před 7 lety +2

    Get back to your complaining!

  • @robertbentley5604
    @robertbentley5604 Před 6 lety

    LOL Ben...… Particle man.... Particle man.... doing the things that a Particle can...….. what's he like? It's not important....
    Particle man..... (cheesy accordian music)

  • @ImmortalWazir
    @ImmortalWazir Před 7 lety +2

    first

  • @bonerici
    @bonerici Před 7 lety +2

    Ben Simon I have a great idea for you. I know hard how it is to serve two master the loose mouthed ben finegold and staunch conservative rex. How about just bleep out Ben's political remarks (maybe blur out the mouth too if you know how to do that to prevent lip reading, I can give you some pointers if you need help doing the blur)? It would be hilarious we could fill the comments section with guesses as to what he really said. And I think less people would beat you up over the editing as they might see how it's not you that is doing this but the management forcing it on you.
    Also only two jokes sailed over my head. New world record!
    I actually like Ben missing the "whole rook". He played a very good and very human move. There are two schools of thought in chess. 1) "When you see a good move, look for a better one” (Emanuel Lasker) 2) If you see a move that wins, quit thinking and make it.
    "2" is a way better philosophy. Why? Because otherwise you run out of time! Lasker played back when you had an hour or two per move and they had this weird thing called "adjournent" where they quit playing after 10 or so hours so they could start up again the next day. This sort of advice is not to be taken seriously for modern chess.

    • @Scy
      @Scy Před 7 lety +1

      Yeah let's make this into something other than a chess channel.

    • @bonerici
      @bonerici Před 7 lety

      Scy chess is life and life is chess

    • @robertbentley5604
      @robertbentley5604 Před 6 lety

      SCREW OFF with that crap. The SKILLED PLAYERS are here to learn...... the patzer TROLLS are here for everything else. Which do you want to be? Get out of here with the political crap. Nice try at a snide attempt of a "smart arse comment" but The adults are talking. KTHX.

  • @dodu8105
    @dodu8105 Před 7 lety

    Solid ,Boring ,Slight advantage move 😂

  • @xmishras
    @xmishras Před 7 lety

    @12:24 Ben Finegold's golden rule:
    1. Show your game to a girl.
    2. If she is very impressed, marry her.

  • @scowell
    @scowell Před 7 lety +1

    Ben's a TMBG fan! And of *course* he hates Trump... my life is complete.