Great Players of the Past: Paul Keres

[@Lembo101]

Growing up in the Estonian diaspora meant hearing about Keres being great and all, but no one would give me a 1 hour explanation as to why that might be the case. Thanks Ben!

[@mno7pro323]

Remember the more you donate the more he talks about how great your favorite player is!

[@ttul-vy7ns]

@@mno7pro323 does it make Keres less great?

[@kallebanan1924]

I’m an Estonian from Sweden and he is a bit of a legend to us. We have a painting of him in Eesti Maja in Stockholm

[@BaronOfGods]

@@kallebanan1924 It is also fair to mention that Keres was pictured in our, Estonian, currency, the five krona bill. He left imho a very good legacy for the whole country along side other well regarded Estonian cultural figures. Albeit chess not being that popular "sport", if you will, I think the fact that we as a nation decided to "immortalise" him, again, if you will, is absolutely astonishing! On that note, thank you for pointing out that Stockholm has Eesti Maja, it will be a top list spot for me to visit next time I am in Stockholm!

[@kallebanan1924]

@@BaronOfGods Palun! You're very welcome to visit.

[@TheGhrumble]

For the love of gravy, when Ben dies, someone write him a long, LONG, exagerated, overarticulated Wikipedia artical.

[@moonbaseryan]

Already on it.. it starts with "Arguably the best player to never be World Champion.. of course it's arguable, you can argue anything."

[@hideomituns2184]

It will have all of his Finegold rules on it as well! He doesn't need a long article. His Finegold rules will enshrine him.

[@mno7pro323]

@@moonbaseryan Grandmaster "Ben" Finegold is arguably the best chess player of all time, but not because of his chess... ooh snap!!

[@thedancingveganatheist6310]

I agree -- it should be SUSPICIOUSLY long.

[@Thomas-bz3xt]

A loved this , was in stitches man lol

[@Slywolf1992]

It's very cool that this lecture included that bill with Keres on it.

[@ivan_7769]

Keres is one of my favorite players of all time! been waiting for that video for long ! Thank you so much Ben!

[@rubenmatias6126]

Hey I gave Ben that Keres bank note! My greatest contribution to chess.

[@kirbyculp3449]

Thank you, we appreciate you.

[@CorneliuZeleaCodreanu9]

Well done

[@DrJens-pn5qk]

I learned chess from Keres' books, which were very popular in the GDR. He shaped my style (if you can talk about 'style' when it comes to an ELO 2000 something player).

[@Muhammad_Hanif_1]

Book name please

[@lukacalov1988]

44:33 In this position Ben missed a great moment for a "named after Mr Attack joke"

[@tarnumj7319]

Keres died shortly after winning a tournament. That's why I make sure never to win one.

[@SrinivashM29]

That's why Ben also doesn't win tournaments.

[@quivalla]

In 1975, Keres won a tournament in Vancouver. It was his last tournament he would ever play. They are having the 46th annual Keres Memorial in Vancouver which ended today.

[@kirbyculp3449]

@@quivalla Who won?

[@zenarrow3356]

Very nice, interesting and informative about a player that I have never heard of. Thank you

[@keithwald5349]

For Finns, Estonian is frustrating because it's close enough to sound reasonable, but still different enough to be confusing. I'm not Finnish. I'm just showing Finnish empathy because I'm a caring person.

[@alanESV2]

Oh, he died in Finland, you could say he “Finnished”

[@pschneider1968]

I love those lectures! ♟🧡♟🧡♟

[@bertross9727]

Literally just searched 'finegold keres' yesterday watching a middle game video of yours. Had his book 'The Art of the Middlegame' sat on shelf for years, the weird notation slowed me down n was wondering whether it was worth picking up again. Maybe I'll watch this vid now n Finegold out!?

[@Aphixx]

2 years ago.. and 4k? How did I not notice these have been 4k for so long?

[@stevemartinish]

I played in a Paul Keres memorial in BC once. I won't talk about my results there.

[@kirbyculp3449]

Its a win if you didn't die.

[@zackcruise]

you and Keres had the same score

[@ViciouslyBuoyant]

Yay lectures

[@bigknocker2264]

I love Keres because he was a correspondence chess player, which I did extensively in the 70s after learning the game at the age of 19. When Keres was an unknown player, I recall a chess writer mentioning that other players had no idea of his strength, and were "summarily punished."

[@dennispresotto5574]

Fun fact: Since 2016 there also is a 2 euro coin featuring Paul Keres

[@AriMakela]

It is a small special edition. I do have the note and the coin :)

[@thomasbeckett1245]

Thanks for mentioning Kéres today, it made me remember Syd Gardiner, who was on the winning team curling 🥌, he won a pound of gold… and let me see it. He out lived my cousin Brad, his son. But has already passed on. We played many winning curling games together. 😢, ❤❤. I really enjoy your summaries .

[@WTBKaraoke]

26:40 I think Spasky played Rd8 so he could play Na6 on the next move and not have to worry about Qa4, forking the knight and pawn on d7

[@MrSupernova111]

Fantastic lecture! Thanks!

[@TheJoaovasco]

Go Ben! But stay there

[@muesli_snipes]

Paul: Keres Nakamura: not even Keres

[@StrongerThanLogic]

Paul Keres is a legend 🔥🔥

[@ahrrydepp493]

My fooking favorite series

[@kmarasin]

8:57 Spassky became world champion in 196NINE, not 1966

[@carlmanheim2635]

Great players of the past?! Paul Keres?! YES PLEASE

[@ironman2818]

One thing I've learned in just the first few minutes, the truth hurts

[@ElColombre27360]

Yeah, finally! Nobody talks about the unlucky Keres in chess videos, I've been waiting for this for a long time!

[@izzymarz6788]

keres is the reason i play Qe2 followed by Rd1 a lot

[@cranberogelio]

does this kind of lectures still hapen with in-person attendance?

[@samuelhumphrey5908]

Wow. No game?

[@leonardocontreras9690]

Paul Keres and Tigran Petrosian are the only chess players that appear on money

[@nl3064]

9:01 Spassky became champ in '69. Petrosian was still champ in '66.

[@Mathemagical55]

Spassky wasn't "world champion for many years" before losing to Fischer. He was WC for three years, the shortest period possible at the time.

[@jackanderson719]

I found a move. Instead of F5 around 19:00 what about Qween D1 check trade Qweens knight E2 capture the c1 bishop and material is equal.

[@largestcamil4854]

Wes Berger who's this guy

[@SelfReflective]

@9:00 Spassky did not become world champion in 1966. Petrosian retained his title. Shame on you, Ben :)

[@wesleythomas9131]

Go Ben!

[@reybandaying8457]

I love chess because of Paul KERES🎉

[@hideomituns2184]

Thank you sponsor for the game! Ben Finegold is an excellent teacher money well spent! Ben Finegold is like the Yojimbo summon in FF10 if you get what I mean.

[@mychannel594]

no idea

[@Alkuf100]

Who is this Zabó mr GM Ben Finegold was talking about when showing the Keres-Szabó match

[@bomnitoperro9422]

Sabo* from One piece

[@dash_r_media]

Lazslo Szabo

[@bomnitoperro9422]

@@dash_r_media from one piece

[@bomnitoperro9422]

@Oissev Onos From One Piece

[@GraemeCree]

Belyavsky didn't really beat 9 world champions, he beat people like Ponomariov and Khalifman who held the FIDE title but were never undisputed world champion. Keres and Korchnoi are the only ones with 9. Petrosian beat 8 world champions, but didn't make it 9 because he couldn't play himself. I think Reshevsky beat 7 world champions, but never beat Petrosian, Spassky, Tal, or Karpov, even though he played them all at least once. But just to have played 11 world champions must be some kind of record. Up through 1985, Reshevsky had played *every* world champion except Steinitz.

[@MrCupidd]

Is Arnold Horseshack trying to learn chess?

[@bertross9727]

At 22m40, if black gets greedy and takes another pawn, isn't the problem after white plays Bc4 more an immediate issue of his king safety than his badly placed rook? Black has Nxe3 forking the queen and rooks, until it gets pinned. I must be looking down a dumb line tbw, think i need a bit more spoon-feeding on that part!

[@bertross9727]

@Oissev Onos true dat

[@jordanBpsofjnss]

don’t know how. but Rb4 was the first move i thought of.

[@Dybbouk]

Personally, I think Keres would have beaten Alekhine (and Euwe) in the late 30s.

[@romd4031]

Keres winning AVRO 1938 was a clear statement that he was next in line for the WCC.

[@fundhund62]

​@@romd4031Alekhine beat Keres rather handily most of the time (even in the 1940s). I doubt Keres would have had much of a chance in a match. Alekhine was another calibre.

[@DWeirich76]

Ben should do a great players of the past on himself.

[@hideomituns2184]

Just watched Dan Heisman's FM presents "3 types of chess vision" Then watched this. It was fun comparing the two videos in the lens of a class player.

[@hipster_valdez]

It's ironic that they guy makes fun of jazz as a signature bit uses jazz as the theme music for his videos.

[@user-ts2co4ov5h]

Good videos on great players... But I notice every time you put one of these videos you only analyze their most famous wins which many people are familiar with and are shown in many videos and books... Please find lesser known games.

[@askthepizzaguy]

27:40 Threatening the following move (spoiler if correct.... I do not know yet...) Always play Bishop F1, which was the point of moving the rook. I only got it because Ben says "youre ALWAYS threatening it." Thats a hint. Thanks for the hint, I was paying attention this whole time. I even got better at chess puzzles. If you did not say it, I still would have been looking for it because the rook lift could be trying to double up on the bubble up, or, it could be making space. Those are the only 2 reasons that could jump out at me for that rook lift. But since you said always, I wasnt thinking lift and double up. Plus the queen is right there.

[@askthepizzaguy]

Nice. I mean, the odds of that being wrong seemed long. I dont know where the queen was going after that.

[@beloglavisup2]

Next best player of the past, Yusupov.

[@robbrown8483]

At the risk of sounding conspiratorial, there was no way the Soviets were going to let an Estonian beat their favourite son, Botvinnik.

[@SenatorBluto]

I'd hate to play postal against Keres.

[@giovannicorno1247]

Keres lost probably the best occasion when Alekhine refused his challenge after Keres won the AVRO 1939.

[@danielgautreau161]

How many world champions did Judit Polgar defeat?

[@12jswilson]

A lot but didn't defeat all of them in classical. Some were rapid. A lot were also the winner of the tournament they had during the title split like Khasimdinov rather than winning through matches so there were more world champions to play against

[@countingongod3900]

Keres in Hebrew is "rhyme" חרז. Alekhine in Hebrew is "my nephew" אלהחיין

[@thomasbeckett1245]

Thanks 🙏

[@donsimons9810]

radiohead…. meh ok. STP????? oh, Ben you’re becoming my favorite chess guy with jokes like that

[@Admiralmeriweather]

wait I thought Polgar beat that many world champions at least

[@HughMorristheJoker]

Nice chair

[@predragnikolic3040]

Paul Keres result with Fischer is 2-2

[@sameash3153]

Some of the best truth hurts jokes

[@henkoosterink8744]

I still play a6.....

[@mothecat776]

BEN. Paul Keres. Who Keres? your a "pun" loving guy...

[@samuelhumphrey5908]

Does Finegold not know we know who Keres is? WTF!!!

[@JosephTruelson]

RAR!

[@Dybbouk]

Of course Bobby called him a 'Russian'.

[@bomnitoperro9422]

This is who hikaru thinks he is. But the truth hurts.

[@ulrichschmidt5559]

Spassky became world champion in 1966?? Ahem... You need to get your numbers straight... Spassky became world champion in 1969...

[@celinelorenzo3642]

How can live à lonely nazi on earth,when we are sure that a only ben "that we all love " is alive ?the truth hurts !from south of france with love .

[@chesswars]

truth hurts

[@philrobertson2995]

Spassky was only World Champion for three years.

[@henkoosterink8744]

Only?

[@philrobertson2995]

Feingold states that he was WC for "many" years, @@henkoosterink8744.​

[@philrobertson2995]

You don't need to keep saying "the truth hurts".

[@Evilanious]

Yes, he does.

[@fink7968]

You are on the wrong channel if you're gonna get irritated by repeated jokes/phrases

[@philrobertson2995]

Evidently, @@fink7968!​

[@nuwandalton]

Ale-KEEN, for fu** sake!

[@Dybbouk]

Nice plant in the corner. Alekhine would have pissed in it!!

[@jasonbeardsley7059]

Wow come you’re so knowledgeable, yet so crap? The truth hurts! Only kidding!!! Thanks x

[@zoulee2502]

Posso annoverare Keres tra i campioni del mondo anche se non lo è mai stato?