Benjamin Finegold

GM Ben Finegold discusses queen sacrifices from five games. This lecture was recorded April 30, 2019 at CCSCATL in Roswell, Georgia. Special thanks to Nick Ragone for donating to make this video possible! Games Discussed: Fernando Visier Segovia vs. Juan Betancourt Curbelo (1968) Bent Larsen vs. Heikki Westerinen (1969) Walter Shawn Browne vs. James Tarjan (1969) Mikhail … [Read more...] about Queen Sacrifices, with GM Ben Finegold

Clip with Ben, Karen, and Dina! [11-22-2023] To see the full game, view the twitch VOD: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1987073809 If you're interested in sponsoring a lecture of your choice, email Karen at [email protected] Signup or gift a chess.com Premium membership to get access to their lessons, remove ads, improve your chess, AND help Ben at the same time!! Upgrade … [Read more...] about 2023 US Masters: Dina Belenkaya Round 1 Recap

In the Bogo-Indian Defense, named for GM Efim Bogoljubow, Black develops the kingside quickly. As with most hypermodern openings, the "Bogo" (as it is known informally) seeks to fight for central squares with pieces before occupying them with pawns. Games: 01:51 Magnus Carlsen vs. Arkadij Naiditsch, Grenke Rapid 2015 11:37 Wesley So vs. Magnus Carlsen, Pro Chess League … [Read more...] about Bogo-Indian Defense: Lecture by GM Ben Finegold

GM Ben Finegold looks at old games where he defeated a Grandmaster! Clip 6 of 6 with Ben and Karen [11-21-2023] If you're interested in sponsoring a lecture of your choice, email Karen at [email protected] Signup or gift a chess.com Premium membership to get access to their lessons, remove ads, improve your chess, AND help Ben at the same time!! Upgrade your chess.com … [Read more...] about Ben Beats GMs: Alex Yermolinsky vs Ben Finegold

GM Ben Finegold looks at old games where he defeated a Grandmaster! Clip 5 of 6 with Ben [11-21-2023] If you're interested in sponsoring a lecture of your choice, email Karen at [email protected] Signup or gift a chess.com Premium membership to get access to their lessons, remove ads, improve your chess, AND help Ben at the same time!! Upgrade your chess.com membership … [Read more...] about Ben Beats GMs: Ben Finegold vs Ray Robson