Converting Winning Positions with GM Ben Finegold

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Check out Ben's Chessable courses here! www.chessable.... GM Ben Finegold shows his own games from the 80's and 90's and talks about the three main things you can do when you know you're winning.
This lecture was recorded on March 23rd, 2022, in Roswell, Georgia.
Games Shown:
1) Ben Finegold vs. Robert Bemben, MI Open 1984. 2:40
2) Robert Fischer vs. Ben Finegold, Midwest Masters 1986. 14:20
3) Mihai Suba vs. Ben Finegold, Hastings 1988-89. 22:34
4) Ben Finegold vs. Lothar Vogt, Dortmund 1990. 32:31
5) Ben Finegold vs. Erik Knoppert, Antwerp 1991. 37:34
6) Christian Troyke vs. Ben Finegold, Groningen 1992. 44:54
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Комментарии : 192

@Beashtman 2 года назад

Bit of a pointless lecture here Ben. I'd say most of us here watching are already experts at converting winning positions into completely lost positions. I can even do it blindfolded.

@ahrrydepp493 2 года назад

Lmao

@iainkeddie1 2 года назад

Duh. If you’re blindfolded, then only your opponent was **actually** watching the lecture. Explains the results.

@cidd04 2 года назад

Terrible

@muratozdemir3958 2 года назад

Very well said 👏 👍

@Mukki.Berlin 2 года назад

Lol I read the First sentence and was confused at first.

@anthonyhuhn3882 2 года назад

Ben is on the elite category of chess personalities who make me laugh out loud regularly. The line, "he didn't think much of me, because he knew me," was fantastic.

@thoimaisnam2670 Год назад

"what about the Nh3 smells" 46:28 haha

@seancarling147 Год назад

@Thoi maisnam Hahaha that bit made me laugh so much! By far the his best line ever lol

@Odinshi 2 года назад

Ben was so good in 1992 that he could even beat Magnus Carlsen! Magnus was 2 years old at the time, but still.

@exoplanet11 2 года назад

Frankly, I'm surprised he didn't make that joke in this video ....or perhaps he has already.

@atomicpiano 2 года назад

Yes definitely still a challenge

@aluminiumknight4038 2 года назад

He could beat him both in chess and in reality. Go Ben!

@Psychedelicide Год назад

😂😂😂😂 The 1984 reference. Also acceptable is; “That game was so important that it even made the rain turn purple. And then a tiny genius made a big movie about it!”

@hideomituns2184 2 года назад

Professional version of GM Finegold is still very funny and instructive.

@primary_magic1227 2 года назад

Can't believe I missed you while you were in groningen in 1992. Too bad I wasn't born for another 6 years!

@prot07ype87 Год назад

Groeten uit Rotterdam!

@jahismighty1576 2 года назад

I really appreciated the critical thinking exercise of trying to break down exactly *why the position is winning*. Rhetorical questions like this are really helpful for me as a newer player and I hadn't considered this frame of reference before. Thanks for the lecture and all of the educational content.

@emmahird2795 2 года назад

Is that a hiatus kaiyote profile picture I see? Good choice

@wicked5999 2 года назад

@@emmahird2795 not monkeying around

@TheFilipFonky Год назад

You might want to look into what a rhetorical question is

@benjaminwilkin2960 2 года назад

You should teach magnus how to convert losing positions into losses, he's always struggled with that

@FruitOfTheSpirit 2 года назад

One of Ben’s best lectures imo

@jaafer2385 2 года назад

Those lectures are awesome, you're too good in this format. Go Ben

@sciencetube4574 2 года назад

Finally a lecture I'm good at. I have been converting winning positions to losing positions since before you were born.

@kylen6430 2 года назад

I played in the bill wright stl open last weekend. I was comfortable in all games but lost two. One was because I missed a move that gave decisive counterplay, and the other, i miscalculated a tactic in a crushing position….so I really needed to hear this advice. Thanks GM Ben

@stolenhandle 2 года назад

After all the videos and practice games and training, training, training, converting a won position is my weakest link. Thank you so much for doing this. It's crucial for people like me.

@dannyshaw4057 2 года назад

What I like about Ben is he might make a joke or two, you might even be the punchline in that joke, but he does take you by the hand and make crystal clear the aspect of chess he is teaching - he is a very good chess teacher. Another good thing generally about Ben's videos is you can watch them now, and then 6 months (or more) when you feel you have improved, you can watch them again and there will be nuances that perhaps you didn't catch the first time.

@SCthatsMe 2 года назад

I started watching Ben back when i didnt know what an opening was lol now Im strong like tree and quick like rock! Ty GM Ben for all ur vids and time! Gl all my chess brothers/sisters

@KMONTE07 2 года назад

No one watching is so accomplished that this lesson is not only valuable but essential. Thanks for sharing this Ben.

@brianlineburg9964 2 года назад

How does he not have more followers? Ben is the BEST!

@itze_ 2 года назад

Best endgame against bob fischer! Went Ben!

@chrisdubois3645 2 года назад

This is one of my favorite lectures yet

@pschneider1968 2 года назад

Great lecture, beautiful games. That rook sacrifice was just plain wonderful, I would have never seen this (but maybe now I would!) Thank, Ben!

@Rattlefatblobcow 2 года назад

Ben’s such a good teacher when he turns it on. More of this!

@tommyhill34 2 года назад

Just love your sage advice sprinkled with the humor because I don't play competitive chess. What a mensch!

@fireballxl-5748 2 года назад

Great lecture. Thank you GM Finegold.

@karlooo79 7 месяцев назад

Love it. Thanks Ben

@camdenndean 2 года назад

This was a really stellar video

@winstonsmith5854 2 года назад

I guess this one was the most helpful for me. Thanks, Ben!

@GaryTheGray 2 года назад

Loving the tips and appreciate that I'm old enough to understand all your jokes.

@dmr80121 6 месяцев назад

Loved it Ben! And the chess too! 😅 Keep it up!🎉

@liefur 2 года назад

thanks gm, very good lesson

@doublechinmask3744 2 года назад

Nice lecture ,great games and stories.Thanks a lot Ben

@yoniziv 2 года назад

very nice lecture, thank you!

@guiladshmaya1 2 года назад

9.40: "most of you are American?" You underestimate your international audience Ben 🙃

@AndrewIsbell 2 года назад

RU-vid tells him what countries his viewers are from and in what proportion. Unless you are using a VPN or something

@mreyybree 2 года назад

@@AndrewIsbell you mean nord VPN hey hey hey!

@answeris4217 2 года назад

I'm Canadian so technically in the Americas...but not an American which makes no sense unless you are American

@farhanwkwk2233 2 года назад

Terrible, hey I'm indonesian 🖐️

@istvanmagi473 2 года назад

@@AndrewIsbell If it is indeed true that most viewers are American (I said "if"), I am shocked. This sounds unbelievably unlikely.

@OctalInfinity 2 года назад

32:08 made me genuinely laugh out loud

@1CO1519 10 месяцев назад

Chess in 4k resolution! That's what I'm here for :D

@jeffprai 2 года назад

Great stuff, much needed topic, fun as always

@mychessnotebook8653 2 года назад

Brilliant!

@f.d.3289 Год назад

Spot on! In recent days I had three winning positions against guys rated 1500 (I'm barely 1200) and I didn't manage to win or even draw a single one of them...

@TommyLikeTom 10 месяцев назад

When you said "6 hour game" I realized I have to stop playing chess.

@WiebesworksChess 8 месяцев назад

Here after losing on time in some winning positions

@stevelavalette6898 Год назад

Seriously considering doing a video on converting winning positions into losing positions.

@AUniqueHandleName444 26 дней назад

Damn, looks like you never did

@davy1409 2 года назад

“I was good in ‘92. In ‘92, I kick yo ass.” lol

@f.d.3289 Год назад

26:54 "Always checkmate on f1". Ben, I think you could shorten that rule to "Always checkmate".

@fabriciomac8927 Год назад

the best teacher of all times

@giuseppeindelicati7845 Год назад

You defeated Robert Fischer!

@chriscross1424 8 месяцев назад

LOL 46:26 ok Ben finally got me with one of his dumb jokes. For some reason I died laughing at "and it smells!..."

@pakasokoste 2 года назад

He offered me a draw on move ten, and since he's German I said "nein!" And he said "no, it's move ten" And I said "are you inzehn??" LOOL

@cw6136 6 месяцев назад

I'm curious how long it took him to notice these concepts during game play. Did he think for a solid 10 minutes?

@anispinner Год назад

Covering Winning Positions into what? Into Losing? Thanks Ben, I'm good.

@jrod9777 2 года назад

ooh I love the new music

@boafzelius2198 Год назад

" i talked to shaggy it wasn't me " 😭

@jefftaylor1186 7 месяцев назад

Ohhhh. I’m suppose to convert a winning position into a WIN. I’ve been doing it all wrong.

@travispick5160 2 года назад

You don't know where Robert Fischer is now? Maybe you could find him

@bradyhartsfield7891 2 года назад

God bless that zehn joke and God bless Ben Finegold

@hurricaneplayer066 2 года назад

How to convert winning positions: sac the exchange 🙌

@Mikesco10 2 года назад

i saw rh1 surprisingly

@janikut_ Год назад

i love when ben does the poggers face

@elpachanga 2 месяца назад

11:28 25:37

@doofus9007 2 года назад

danke ;)

@B0xxar 2 года назад

I definitely can't play like that, so maybe I should pick up teaching.

@TrippyDork 2 года назад

Those Dad jokes are top notch =)

@Gabe-zm9vh Год назад

Always checkmate on f1.

@lostone9700 2 года назад

NO counterplay! Everything they do shut it down! Everything they think about shut it down. pretend youre taking a cat to the vet

@ozn8985 2 года назад

"fishy anand" is best🤣😂

@FrankBakulov 7 месяцев назад

Is h3-smells some local joke? I didn't get it

@exuviumisopods 2 года назад

Audience: Hello Ben, we're here, not where you're looking at.

@GMBenjaminFinegold 2 года назад

He’s looking at and talking to the people attending the lecture live.- Ben’s Editor

@jygllic5197 2 года назад

@@GMBenjaminFinegold clearly, the 48,000 audience members online deserve to be looked at more than the live audience

@MrCupidd 2 года назад

The answer is fries

@pascaltomasovic3586 2 года назад

lmfao insulting 2500's "now my brothers like 2500, back then he was only like 2200"... xD aight imma head out. *cries in 1400*

@chessbrilliance8783 2 года назад

I went from fishy to fishy anand lol!

@mandag34 2 года назад

Most of you are American. I didn't know this... I thought I was Norwegian....

@forgoodnessache5399 2 года назад

He said most, and probably has reports from RU-vid analytics to prove it.

@mandag34 2 года назад

@@forgoodnessache5399 nonsense I am American the great Ben has spoken!

@12jswilson 2 года назад

@@mandag34 congratulations on being from The Greatest Country on Earth™ (according to people that have never been anywhere else)

@mandag34 2 года назад

@@12jswilson Yay go me but I will stay here 😂. I am having a little to much fun with these comments here 😂

@jamesbyrd405 2 года назад

😁

@dmr80121 6 месяцев назад

Hilarious!!

@not2tired Год назад

Make sure to follow you? Should I follow you around with my unicycle?

@braddonovan1786 2 года назад

I'd like to get into a winning position. But let's talk about chess, not life...🤣

@coltoncampbell964 2 года назад

Big fax for weenie people

@grandmastermario3695 2 года назад

Grandmaster hey heh ha

@melk100 2 года назад

Love pretty--I did not see a thimg... sorry

@BadMathGavin 2 года назад

24:14 He saw Rook h4, he just didn't like it. You are not a psychic...

@martinr113 2 года назад

Thats what "didn't see" means, though, he thought the move wasn't any good (or best) when it actually was. Or do you think a titled player would forget how a rook moves?

@BadMathGavin 2 года назад

@@martinr113 sorry idk what you're talking about. I was just refering to this lame song lol ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BBy5JzZy0ZY.html

@brandonhaygood6824 2 года назад

Ben where's the good stuff ?? Play some live blitz

@askthepizzaguy 2 года назад

Going from "a little fishy" to a little "fishy-Anand" was a great joke.

@brodyr.5540 2 года назад

Ben Finegold is the 🐐 Been following his chess since before the internet.

@juhonieminen4219 2 года назад

How to win an end game, being up a king, with rooks of opposite colour.

@rumpelRAINS 2 года назад

I think FM Peter Giannatos said about rooks and bishops of opposite colors endgames that, "It's bishop's of opposite color but rooks of the same color" I always think of this in those positions.