The Queen's Gambit: Part 1 with GM Ben Finegold

GM Ben Finegold discusses three of his games in the Queen's Gambit. This sponsored lecture was recorded June 18, 2020, at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Atlanta (CCSCATL) in Roswell, Georgia.
17:28
Ben Finegold vs. Robert Lau
US Open 2009
25:47
Ben Finegold vs. Eric Fischvogt
Romulus 2000
31:38
Ben Finegold vs. Burt Izumikawa
USA-ch 1987
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[@lqtmn]

"it doesn't matter if I'm having it very often, if I'm having it for 40 years, ten times a year..." an inspirational message for us all. Definitely just about chess.

[@EricPlessz]

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[@eniopasalic]

When I was a child in a chess club in the early '80s, I thought this was the only opening in chess.

[@mcronrn]

Guys, this is Magnus. I remember everything I’ve ever seen or read or thought, so there was no need to repost this - I watch all your content. Nice for everyone else tho! 👍🏽

[@kylecomber6371]

Great video Went over the whole video over the board I must remember now

[@LounoirRecords]

my favorite opening ever :)

[@ganeshpillai7545]

You will never get tired watching his videos n u will never get old.

[@anthonybaldoza4812]

Thank you sir I learned a lot

[@danjeory3659]

I clicked on this video initially just to see if I could detect any despair in Ben's face at having to condense the Queen's Gambit into 2 lectures. I was right!

[@beeble2003]

1:08 "When I was a kid, between the ages... nine and sixteen." Who are you, and what have you done with the real Ben Finegold? We all know that the real Ben Finegold was NEIN!!! when he started to play the queen's gambit.

[@raimundoletelier7696]

Love all your work Ben, i like the way you explain

[@donovan665]

A nice addition to your D4 course, great stuff!

[@zegpi1821]

There is a d4 course?

[@donovan665]

@@zegpi1821 yeah Ben has a cool 1 d4 course.

[@admaiora777]

Very interesting lecture, as it helped me understand why the bishop+queen battery is so succesful in the Queen's Gambit. Maybe a way to defend from it is keeping the knights and try to exchange the white bishop? Many mates come from that battery. Interesting!

[@kim-tech-eu]

thank You

[@Naa-ee7nq]

33:07 in the other game black had a pawn in c6, i think black had an extra tempo because the white bishop had gone e2 before taking on c4 instead of taking on c4 directly

[@angrygary122]

Ben, you are slowly transforming physically and mentally into Roman Dzindzichashvili. Go Ben! But stay there

[@FlowerBoyWorld]

i love how he's like oh the tarrasch, not very popular nowadays and oh the queens gambit accepted, grandmasters just gives the pawn back but 4 years later, many top gms play those regularly lol

[@vapidviewer]

Bahaha love the Clinton reference

[@iceicebaby6980]

less than 10-years experience, not yet 2000, but we play the same opening!!!! I feel like a GMzlqbdfcr

[@VFomalhaut]

I saw this video before and what I remember the most are the jokes

[@anthonybaldoza4812]

Yooo he found a good defense to queen g8 resign😂

[@kevinyang7006]

He has the typical nerd jokes here and there lol I love it

[@anthonybelz7398]

Thanks GM-BF - I play QG almost exclusively as white (for too many decades now), & I like the tactics demonstrated around blacks trapped bishop & the commentary around the black e5/c5 pawn advances - Think I'll be watching these 3 games alot in my continued QG journey reviews .. ♟🐄

[@Foggydew931]

The queens gambit, aka marriage.

[@rafaelkloth8974]

Looks like an Artur Yusupov Lecture. ;-)

[@thedigitalnerds]

Damn, Ben was good in 2000 and Nein!

[@michelleearl4244]

I'm from Indianapolis 😊😂

[@yotoober1]

I understand that you were 2500 and a GM in that first game, but geez, the other guy is 2200, that's a Jr Master. I mean I know that with your rating, sooner or later you will beat him, but being honest funny you think that a Jr Master should have seen that tactical shot at least? It wouldn't have saved the game but to allow a mate so quick for a 2200 rating???

[@fallintoadream]

Frankly, terrible

[@abdullahasfour3084]

I think I was born 😂😂

[@blunderghostchess]

I grew up in Indiana. I agree with Ben. Don't go to Indianapolis, ever!

[@pschneider1968]

Beth Harmon would have approved that!

[@Aizen343]

I play queen's gambit almost exclusively with white, and the trap 7:49 happens about 30% of the time on anonymous play in lichess.

[@anthonybaldoza4812]

Yooo he found a good defense to queen g8 resign😂