The Three Best Games of 2018, with GM Ben Finegold

Check out Ben's Chessable courses here! www.chessable.com/author/BenF... GM Ben Finegold discusses the three best games of 2018. This lecture was recorded January 6, 2019 at CCSCATL.
Games Discussed:
Paravyan, David vs. Golubov, Saveliy
Korchnoi Memorial (2018)
Aronian, Levon vs. Kramnik, Vladimir
FIDE Candidates (2018)
Short, Nigel D vs. Timman, Jan H
Tilburg (1991)
Hillarp Persson, Tiger vs. Tomas Laurusas
Chess Olympiad (2018)
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[@mercuryatamolos3687]

“White used all his pieces to mate black, and black used all his pieces to defend his a pawn.”
One of the best Finegold jokes I’ve heard

[@scottbloodgood8851]

“and the guys like, ohh”

[@ExtraCheeseProject]

2018, a simpler time, a 'happier' time (relatively).

[@DrPhr0]

at 15:35 there's another cool mate with Rh5+ instead of Qe7+

[@dumbledorelives93]

I'm so sad that the scholastic center got shut down before I could visit! I'm in Atlanta, do you know of any other chess spaces here Ben?

[@Halibut86]

That last game is something else.
Black is mating white with 1 more tempo!

[@sicoles]

this lecture was so funny😂

[@blakefrank7051]

NICE

[@lyricsbpt]

Ben finegold you should do more roaring like the tiger. Roar !!! 😂

[@SevenTheJester]

And then: ooh, snap.
Oh no he ditn't.
Yes he did. 😂
This, after "white used all his pieces to checkmate, black used all his pieces to...defend his A pawn.
That A pawn was *safe.* White never took the A pawn."
I can't breathe. I'm dying. 😂

[@tomswiftyphilo2504]

and then checkmate is good for black

[@schyllic]

Did the Nigel lecture happen?

[@michaelf8221]

Yup. It was posted on the old channel. Maybe they'll transfer it over soon

[@smott7730]

A bulbous entity patronising kids. Bene. Incomprehensible.