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  • 5 months ago

    makrham

    why be greedy with the queen?

  • 5 months ago

    bob_mac

    nice game, in the opening, a greedy queen is always close to the death square, watch out guys...!!!

  • 6 months ago

    Boomer49

    How does a FIDE GM screw up so bad as Black?? This shows how you have to recognize mistakes when they happen. Great example!

  • 7 months ago

    Samsch

    NICE!!!

  • 7 months ago

    pumpupthevolume247

    This video is truly epic!! Ben you are an amazing chess player and you have that brilliant laid-back attitude and humour that completes you as a person, a brilliant trait that unfortunately so many GM's lack... YOU - are a TRUE GRANDMASTER!! Cool

  • 7 months ago

    lisle12345

    lmfao... I'm really looking forward to more videos

  • 7 months ago

    elindauer

    You have a nice easy demeanor, and a very pleasant delivery.  I'm looking forward to watching you handle more advanced topics!

  • 7 months ago

    DrFrank124c

    good game!

  • 7 months ago

    LAZARE82

    Even masters blunder great vid

  • 7 months ago

    jdm

    I always admire self-effacing humor in any context.  GM Finegold combines great humor with chess instructional brilliance, a rare and wonderful confluence.

  • 7 months ago

    Wzntz

    I was dissapointed when it ended so soon ! great video.

  • 7 months ago

    dzindzifan

    Ben great video!  Your game last night was brave and stunning!  That sacrifice that won the game for you was very very nice and you could have drawn with that guy easily but you went for the win as black.  We were watching it on chess.com/tv and wow! Nice job.  Nice win here too!

  • 7 months ago

    SunburstStrat

    "They can't take my title away no matter how bad I play now"

    LOL!

  • 7 months ago

    CharlieJohnson

    When you show this position to masters, do you tell them they're trying to trap the queen, or just show them the position? Because with the knowledge that I was trapping the queen, it only took me a minute. 

    SPOILER WARNING

    First, I checked the most forcing line. Ra1 leaves black with only one move, Qb2. Then, I realized that if I could play Ra2 safely, the queen would be trapped. So, Bc4 covers the a2 square, and the queen can't take advantage of the extra tempo to get out of the way.  

  • 7 months ago

    mineralfellow

    Great game and explanation!  I'm looking forward to more of your instruction.

     

    By the way, your player profile says you won the 1944 US Open.  Maybe a typo..?

  • 7 months ago

    freetringers

    I was thinking about Bb4 instead of the much better Ra1 there, but as soon as you played Ra1 I could see that Bc4 was going to be a beautiful move. Gotta get one rung deeper than I am, to trap a strong player's queen.

  • 7 months ago

    harleydavidson07

    how  i get win chess?

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  • GM Ben Finegold

    gmfinegold

    A true "Chess Professional", Grandmaster Ben Finegold has been competing on the highest levels of chess for nearly 25 years. As a player Ben has won numerous major open events, including the 1994 and 2007 U.S. Opens, the 2002 World Open, and the 2005 and 2008 National Open Championships in Las Vegas. He has competed in 8 U.S. Closed Championships and was the first "GM in Residence" at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. His laid back, humorous teaching style is his trademark and he is excited to join the Chess.com Video Author Team!