Even More Games of the Berlin Candidates Tournament 2018, with GM Ben Finegold

February 7, 2019 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Chess Club and Scholastic Center of AtlantaThu, February 7, 2019 1:38pmURL:
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GM Ben Finegold discusses even more games from the Berlin Candidates Tournament 2018. This lecture was recorded March 25, 2018 at CCSCATL in Roswell, Georgia.

Games Discussed:

Grischuk, Alexander vs. Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar
FIDE Berlin Candidates (2018)

Kramnik, Vladimir vs. Ding, Liren
FIDE Berlin Candidates (2018)

Grischuk, Alexander vs. Kramnik, Vladimir
FIDE Berlin Candidates (2018)

Ding, Liren vs. Aronian, Levon
FIDE Berlin Candidates (2018)

So, Wesley vs. Caruana, Fabiano
FIDE Berlin Candidates (2018)

So, Wesley vs. Grischuk, Alexander
FIDE Berlin Candidates (2018)

Caruana, Fabiano vs. Ding, Liren
FIDE Berlin Candidates (2018)

Karjakin, Sergey vs. Kramnik, Vladimir
FIDE Berlin Candidates (2018)

Kramnik, Vladimir vs. Aronian, Levon
FIDE Berlin Candidates (2018)

Ding, Liren vs. Grischuk, Alexander
FIDE Berlin Candidates (2018)

Caruana, Fabiano vs. Kramnik, Vladimir
FIDE Berlin Candidates (2018)

Aronian, Levon vs. Karjakin, Sergey
FIDE Berlin Candidates (2018)

Karjakin, Sergey vs. Caruana, Fabiano
FIDE Berlin Candidates (2018)

Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar vs. Ding, Liren
FIDE Berlin Candidates (2018)

GM Ben Finegold’s personal Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/benfinegold2600

Please consider a donation at: https://atlchessclub.com/donate/

Intro and concluding music: “Da Jazz Blues,” by Doug Maxwell; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Mopxtd1dZM. Thank you Doug!

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