Study Karpov's middlegame with Ben and Dina!

Clip with GM Ben Finegold and WGM Dina Belenkaya [01-02-2024]
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[@mcronrn]

Ben tells inappropriate joke. Dina - ok, let’s focus Ben tells another inappropriate joke

[@xwngdrvr]

Ben IS focused...on being inappropriate.

[@chadmacgargle5311]

Ben watching Karpov with Dina because she's too good at tactics. And she suggests tactics the whole time. Love it

[@JojenReed]

Dina and Ben, a winning combination! Hurray, Dinen!

[@nimzomitch]

....go Dinen? But stay there?

[@seif9923]

yes fr fr

[@NeoXSpirit]

12th world champion, International grandmaster, merited master of sports of the USSR, ANATOLY KARPOV !!!!!!!

[@user-ct1ns6zw4z]

R.I.P. Misha

[@victorfinberg8595]

2:30 "you're older since the last time i talked to you"

[@AWelter713]

You're a good dude ben. Thanks for all you've done for the game

[@doc032848]

Dina has a great teacher now!! Listen to him as he not only speaks "from the book" but from both experience and study of the great games. GM Ben is made to teach.

[@GEM4sta]

If you just apply his rules you're sure to be the best

[@frankspokes5282]

Two underrated GM's make a killer combination! Love it

[@sleeponthefloor9622]

April fools! These two are magic together.

[@pinofshame6253]

Finestein: Karpov > Carlsen Finegold: Carlsen > Karpov Confusing the audience

[@PTfan54]

Tough game to learn from for us mortals! Lots of "And in this position, Karpov played a move I would never even consider, but it's the right move." What is the lesson here? "To get better at the middlegame, simply Be Karpov."?

[@donovan665]

Some amazing play from Karpov, yeah lets see some more.

[@snoopstp4189]

Dina, "you know it's hard to twitch alone, you merged w/ your wife" Ben.. (*ok what joke do i use now*)

[@rahulalbussrk]

More of Dina and Finestein please.

[@gavinjones8543]

"sharks, i dont see it"!

[@DrugzMunny]

Man, that April Fools joke might be the smartest ever. Especially since April Fools is supposed to be pranking the fools who think it's 01/01 on the old calendar. So 04/01 and 01/01 are connected in two different ways.

[@gm2407]

More tough games please Ben.

[@Jack-Onee-san]

I really liked this.

[@mu99ins]

@0:55 ~ The pawn on c6 is pinned, when the b5 pawn is taken with the c3 knight.

[@Rubrickety]

I love the way these two playfully intersperse some chess content amid their flirting.

[@carsonbath6345]

i like and upvote all videos with dina and ben, i guess ill watch it now

[@xwngdrvr]

Ben is a GM, also a JM (JokeMaster). Dina is a WGM, also a CG (stone cold Chess Goddess). Still trying to focus.

[@MrBonified66]

Always enjoy collaborations with your student, if you can call her that.

[@h0wnr681]

This was cool, I actually found some of those moves. I got stuck after Kf8 though, I even looked at Bh7 for a sec but then I hallucinated a defense for black

[@mcronrn]

Don’t stand… don’t stand… don’t stand so close to me 🎵🎵

[@pastorofmuppets4552]

That’s it, I’m calling the Police

[@XVRMEDIA]

Dina combing her hair 😄

[@TheJoaovasco]

Live his videos with Dina

[@gm2407]

@4:13 Ben's chess has more profalaxes than his jokes.

[@nikolabucabuca]

IT IS FULL 9 MONTS FROM APRIL FULLS TO NEW YEAR.....LOL

[@wlycdgrTheEverydayWorld]

Good joke but I do wish you'd talked about why Dina was so smart to suggest h3

[@andress4780]

april fools joke was 10/10

[@gavinjones8543]

Dina is getting coached in Humour. She is about 1300.

[@szalaytamas3184]

26:15 haha xd somebody is full of Levy's shit :D me too.

[@FermatWiles]

why does she keep calling him Finestein?

[@techno557]

only problem with this is there is a very well known grandmaster that is known for his exeptional chess and funny videos and next to him dina who is a woman trying to teach a bunch of 900s how 2800s potitional chess works the games are way too high quality for players on the tripple digits to 1800 level even and that might be low even

[@josueramirez7247]

Stacy Mucci?

[@pepegpala]

Can someone explain why they are not fan of Karpov's character?

[@user-ct1ns6zw4z]

He supports the Russian government and the war in Ukraine

[@boredash4020]

isn't this the guy that hung a piece in 8 moves?

[@mcronrn]

Karpov? Probably - most have done it at some stage…

[@paulgoogol2652]

Karpov may have been more accurate than Carlos but also much more boring. I think I know why Ben loves Karpovs style. It is boring.

[@B-fq7ff]

Carlos

[@paulgoogol2652]

Karpov is really the wrong example. She needs to learn from Kasparov. He is more of her type. Always trash talking. And messing up the board as with Judith Polgar appearantly in 1994.

[@B-fq7ff]

If only Dina had asked you to be her coach

[@paulgoogol2652]

@@B-fq7ff I think she is good enough to look up some famous game from chessgames or whatever and have Stockfish tell her what is the best move. I've never expetienced coaching but if this is it, I really don't want to. He may show me your games and we may have a good laugh about some easy tactics. Even your 500 on lichess is closer to my 1000 than Karpovs 9999999.

[@lugga8241]

​@@paulgoogol2652you really shouldnt be talking like that as a 1000💀

[@paulgoogol2652]

@@lugga8241 just lichess rating anway. Like i give a fuk about that. It means nothing.

[@paulgoogol2652]

@@lugga8241 what 500 rated player on Lichess do wrong is that they have to flip their 2 screens (one for Stonkfish) upside down and back again which costs them time when 1000s and above just flip the board with a button click. Online chess in a nutshell.

[@dordiwesterlund2528]

All that useless chatter, I can't stand it. Loss of time.

[@rodneyfungus8249]

I agree, but I suspect many viewers enjoy the banter and so the video gets more views.