5 Minutes with GM Ben Finegold: Larsen vs Spassky, USSR ROW (1970)

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Bent Larsen vs Boris Spassky, USSR ROW (1970)
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[@Kriby88]

These videos would teach me a lot if I knew how the pieces moved or what en passant was. At least the videos are really fun (the colors and horses are exciting!). Thanks Ben!

[@donovan665]

We like these manoeuvres that, only the best, know how to play and only Ben knows how to make it interesting enough to keep watching.

[@thenick3216]

I love this 7-minutes and 19-seconds with Ben video. The game was pretty good too.

[@kenallen4175]

Really like these 5min vids. Keep um coming Ben!

[@fb2062]

Agree! Thanks Ben

[@davewestner]

Best 7min video I've seen!

[@hurricaneplayer066]

I love these 5 min with Ben videos, Ben!!

[@arm0011]

Love this format!

[@MurrayHerts]

5 minutes with Ben, over 7 minutes, very suspicious

[@SanyaJuutilainen]

The inflation these days, man

[@SRMi]

I love this video format, keep them coming!

[@noahz]

Great feature, thank you!

[@Martin-be5hd]

I live in Denmark near Thisted where Bent Larsen was born 👍

[@nicks3294]

7 minutes of 5 minutes with Ben, hooray!

[@johnathant6735]

Over 7 minutes?! I put this video on 1.5x speed to make it as close to 5 minutes as possible.

[@jinjocat]

New series concept: 5 boring minutes with Ben

[@zanti4132]

Interestingly, while Spassky's rook sac at 3:42 has received universal acclaim, Stockfish only considers it the third best move in the position, giving higher marks to Qh4 and Bxe3. I take some comfort in knowing that there is no way I'd have the imagination to play Rh1, but the routine Qh4 that I probably WOULD play is actually a better move (according to Stockfish).

[@howardgraff4084]

Thank you for this comment. Very interesting.

[@ribbonsofnight]

What sort of evaluations? mate in 5 or mate in 12 or +20. Can stockfish give up enough pieces to run away in any line?

[@mercylessplayer]

5 minutes of ben with 2 minutes and 19 seconds extra on the side? dont mind if i do, thank you :)

[@mfburk2010]

I never tire of this game. I could watch every video about it.

[@mitchellwilson4873]

Yessss! I love this game, even as a b3 player

[@fireballxl-5748]

No surprise Fischer said okay to Larsen. I expect he figured the Russians would be counting on him being board one so Bobby thought to throw them a curve.

[@zanti4132]

Surely, Fischer's long term goal was to become World champion, which meant defeating Spassky in a match. My guess is that was his motivation for agreeing to play on board 2 - avoid confrontations with Spassky until the championship match, then come out with guns blazing.

[@Rubrickety]

"This _is_ a five minute video; I can't end now!" Timestamp: 6:08. 🤣

[@MoneyNeverSleeps]

This series is the best thing youve ever made aside from great players of the past.

[@CnR12345]

Truly, you have a dizzying intellect.

[@kenallen4175]

I think I remember this line in the princess bride

[@johnh5259]

Wait 'til I get going!

[@kenallen4175]

@@johnh5259lol that's the one!

[@owen429]

Which video did he rank the top chess players of all time?

[@scottpaul7427]

five minutes except for one thing

[@danjeory3659]

That was 7 minutes. I feel cheated.

[@xwngdrvr]

Crushmate.

[@wl4dymir]

Fischer has been soft for 10 seconds in his entire life, and agreed for Larsen to play board 1.

[@richardberger616]

Larsen is my favourite player ever and this game always kills me but... I simply cant deny spassky wasnt as bad as he played. The truth hurts

[@BorisBoris-sl1sf]

He lost 6 games in a row. I mean, come on.

[@beeble2003]

I love how you say you can't end the five-minute video at six minutes something, and keep going for another minute.

[@andreastatsch2112]

"except for one thing" is extremely funny and correct. 😂

[@jire9831]

This video is 5 minutes.... Except for one thing.

[@aero7848]

Put it in H!

[@zacharyheflin6794]

Yes I like this style of making videos, also your last Fischer joke made me laugh the most ^_^

[@keithwald5349]

If you get checkmated but succeed in preserving your queen, the score should me more like 0.1-0.9 for a bit of credit. I shall lobby FIDE for that rule change.