GM Ben Finegold's Endgames from the 2010's

Check out Ben's Chessable courses here! www.chessable.... GM Ben Finegold discusses several endgame positions he reached in his games from the previous decade. This lecture was recorded January 7, 2020, at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Atlanta (CCSCATL) in Roswell, Georgia, as part of the Endgame class.
Games discussed:
4:18
Finegold, Benjamin vs. Lesiege, Alexandre
PRO League KO Stage (2017)
17:36
Bartholomew, John vs. Finegold, Benjamin
Saint Louis Invitational GM (2014)
26:14
Finegold, Benjamin vs. Ulrich, Tommy
Chicago Open (2013)
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[@gunnarandersen6570]

17:50
Ben: "John Bartholomew is trying to get a GM norm, and he's still trying. The truth hurts. Do you know what the problem with trying is, Oliver?"
Oliver: "Trying is the first step to failure."
Ben: "There you go, that's my student!"
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[@DonaldSjervenE]

Wow. I'm old enough that the date mentioned seems oddly specific. Stuff from 30-40 years ago would be easier to remember. Not many can do the things Anand has been doing lately.

[@dashyz3293]

11:28 Wiki says this variant is named "Monster Chess" or "Super King Chess". Beyond that and its rules, it doesnt show or say much. I think this is pretty interesting and should be more widely known to show how devastating initiative is.

[@vincentduhamel7037]

Interesting. I was in the "I don't know" camp, then he explained it and it became obvious. The example : "You can take a piece, hanging your queen and then move it away" is simple and makes a lot of sense.

[@knightrider585]

Yeah the player with two moves would be able to pass by moving a piece and moving it back.

[@dashyz3293]

Problem being you would almost never want to do that. 2 moves is a ridiculous amount of initiative.

[@fireballxl-5748]

A vegan and a vegetarian both climb a high bridge. Both jump off. Who wins?
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Society.

[@EndAnimalHolocaust]

A bacon guzzling troglodyte's heart gives out. Who wins? The animals.

[@FixYourGameplay]

Was that supposed to be funny?

[@FixYourGameplay]

Franky, terrible