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Best Games of Fabiano Caruana, with GM Ben Finegold

November 6, 2018 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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GM Ben Finegold discusses the best games of GM Fabiano Caruana as chess fans around the globe anticipate the 2018 World Chess Championship in London on November 9-28, 2018. This lecture was recorded Sunday, November 4, 2018 at CCSCATL.

Games discussed:
Magnus Carlsen vs. Fabiano Caruana, Sinquefield Cup (2014)
Fabiano Caruana vs. Veselin Topalov, Sinquefield Cup (2014)
Fabiano Caruana vs. Emil Sutovsky, Isle of Man (2017)

Join GM Finegold from Nov. 9-24, 2018 as he analyzes the world championship games in a live stream: https://www.twitch.tv/gmbenjaminfinegold

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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