Bogo-Indian Defense: Lecture by GM Ben Finegold

[@plankman78]

Go Ben! But stay there.

[@paulgoogol2652]

"The bogo-indian-defense is good for the better player." Well that's exactly why people play the London opening. If you can call them people.

[@jameslockhart2223]

Many thanks, Patrick Wheeler. Great lecture as always, Ben.

[@jrd3807]

23:14 very suspicious

[@veexish]

It was named after Mr. Indian.

[@paulgoogol2652]

Nice Kasparov game. Usually you see him smash with sharp prep but here he simply outplays a guy seemingly effortlessly in a queen endgame and didnt even have to try hard against the king.

[@jdpaterson]

Thanks for that. i've been trying the Bogo for only a little while now as i've been using Christof Selecki's book as i wanted to learn the Nimzo, and he gives the Bogo as the alternative if White avoids the Nimzo. I've actually had pretty good results even though i am still getting a feel for it and make positional mistakes here and there. anyway this video helps clarify some things that are a bit tough to decipher in the book. cheers!

[@alexandertg1076]

He's a Grandmaster, and we're not.. "The truth hurts" 🤷‍♂️

[@Zeugisssmith]

Very much Mr. Ben!!!!!

[@robertomariani626]

18:26 I'm VERY surprised I understood what was black's intention here before finegold could say, as in I'm probably around half the rating of these players and I expected it'd be a blunder on something hard to see for someone my rating, instead it was a pretty simple tactic.

[@mekelius]

"Saying Bogoljubov takes a long time." For me that time was over a year since I always misremembered it as like "boboljugov" or something 😅. Until yesterday when I finally joined the dots and realized he's the "bogo" in bogo-indian. And now I can say the name finally.

[@chadmacgargle5311]

Really cool video Ben

[@MrCupidd]

NFD2 takes the kings knight away from the center and essentially undevelops the piece so I don’t think it’s very good but I’m a idiot what do I know

[@abcdefghilihgfedcba]

I’m sure it’s a playable move to get someone out of their prep. Doesn’t have to be the best move, just different and not immediately losing, which it obviously doesn’t.

[@Qhsjahajw]

Shouldve also included kasparov vs petrosian

[@benhaceneaymen8517]

Catalan

[@SolarPlayer]

I'm that guy who actually wanted to take en passant illegally at 8:05 !

[@Doodloper]

F I R S T !!!

[@RonvirBilkhu]

This is a good video, he’s cut out his sh*tty jokes and is more to the point

[@ericR1999]

bogo good enough in equalizing in your opinion beyond just reducing theory. Do you prefer the nimzo, QID, or Bogo-assuming the modern benoni is not a preference. QID is dead at the higher levels ….correct. Always seems very closed and boring.

[@Qhsjahajw]

Shouldve also included kasparov vs petrosian