5 Minutes with GM Ben Finegold: Ding vs Gukesh, Game 2

[@koalabandit9166]

This was the most exciting chess game I've ever seen! Except for one Ding...

[@locrianphyrigian3779]

10/10

[@joaoseixas7983]

I miss the analysis streams during the games, like you guys did in the carlsen nepo match, to bad the timezone is terrible this time around. Hope all is well with you guys!

[@gerhartenders2815]

Was so happy to see this on my rec page. Please keep them coming!

[@daviddiquattro964]

Thanks for doing this. Great to get a good overview of the game in 5 minutes.

[@StephanKannengiesser-o5d]

Thanks for the recaps!

[@bj18837]

go ben!

[@ingen0000]

but stay there!

[@GabrielOshiro]

the engine prefers white after f3?

[@douglaslarosa8782]

Thank you very much for these recaps, Ben! Rawr!

[@horvathliviu2101]

Thank you for recap GM Finegold!

[@siewpoh5]

I appreciate your analysis very much, great lessons,,,,

[@daardaar]

You smack while you talk Ben hehe thanks for what you do

[@ChefJorisLarigaldie]

@@daardaar it’s really unpleasant 😭

[@locrianphyrigian3779]

"To play for a draw (at any rate, with White) is to some degree a crime against chess." Mikhail Tal

[@tomasjimenez185]

Great quote

[@Me-uv6kc]

@@tomasjimenez185 Tal was a fantastic writer, Life & Games of Mikhail Tal is so funny and insightful

[@cameronford6149]

Not pressing with white, very suspicious!

[@georgehav650]

It's a long tournament. Ding already secured a win, so....

[@helenez2318]

Nice, fast one sometimes is good

[@bugsbunny6443]

Thanks!

[@David_Heisenberg]

Love your videos Ben. I am a great player 160 ECF whatever that is in new money (joke). My take on today's game is Ding playing Nc3 wanted a draw. Gukesh could have risked it and played differently for an unbalanced position, but those positions favour White. Gukesh is smart he's got twelve games, six with White to level the score, so didn't risk it. I think it will be a great match. I like Ding but would love to see a teenager become the World Champion.

[@JashThompson-c5j]

Chess

[@tastytesty]

I like this game.... It's like 2 gunslingers with the same draw speed facing off each other.

[@itodobien1396]

that was quite a let down from yesterdays game.

[@JashThompson-c5j]

Nominal

[@igorgofman]

i want 5 min with Ben to be 15!!

[@JashThompson-c5j]

Surgical Chess

[@JashThompson-c5j]

2301 Cllub

[@MurrayHerts]

Go Ben

[@ciacciom]

Everyday they’re shuffling!

[@jaa928]

Go Ben! RAWR!

[@leorwolf]

hii 5 min w ben. it would be cool to have a different color background for old and new chess game, kind of a Pavlovian effect for hr viewers

[@pelicans123]

Not as exciting as the first game, but it isn't as boring as a Berlin endgame draw (if only because we haven't seen 1 million of these draws over the last few years)

[@randybailin4902]

When the queens came off w/ no significant imbalances the final outcome was pretty predictable.

[@JashThompson-c5j]

2301Club

[@AthosRac]

gg

[@lauterunvollkommenheit4344]

This is by far the most boring game of the match so far. Let's hope it stays that way.

[@gloppengloop]

I mean that’s not saying much seeing as yesterdays game was spectacular

[@Willtaylorchat]

If the games get too exciting they have to stop the match

[@jogzyg2036]

I wouldn't hold out much hope. Half of all the games played so far have been this boring.

[@BREAKocean]

Most wc games are a snoozefest. Let's hope these won't be

[@lauterunvollkommenheit4344]

@@Willtaylorchat I agree. That's a possibility.

[@kurtozan251]

Had this video on and my dad was in the room and fell asleep lol

[@brightonshutte3000]

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[@railspony]

Thank you for the concise recap Ben! It takes that other guy a long time to recap because he's not even a grandma yet.

[@jeffreybuffkin9108]

The mic is picking up some gross sounds, not sure what they are, but it renders the video nearly unwatchable

[@matiasclavell7244]

Worst game of world championships ever

[@BREAKocean]

There are worse I'm sure

[@JashThompson-c5j]

Chess 2301IM

[@ronnielaw9318]

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