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Essential Mating Patterns, with GM Ben Finegold

June 18, 2026 ChessTerra Chess Lectures

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Grandmaster Ben Finegold presents a lecture on essential checkmating patterns using classic examples and famous historical games. Viewers will examine well-known checkmates like Scholar's Mate and Fool's Mate alongside instructive encounters involving legendary players such as Bobby Fischer and Anatoly Karpov. This instructional video is ideal for players seeking to improve their tactical finishing ability.

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Essential Mating Patterns, with GM Ben Finegold
Recorded on May 27, 2026 in Roswell, GA

Games/Positions:
03:59 Scholar's Mate
10:28 Fool's Mate
20:52 Viktor Korchnoi - Anatoly Karpov, World Championship 1978
25:25 Nigel Short - Jan Timman, Tilburg 1991
30:44 Ben Finegold - Yuri Balashov, Cappelle-La-Grande 1992
35:59 Donald Byrne - Bobby Fischer, Rosenwald 1956

Thanks to "Anonymous" for sponsoring this lecture. He says: “For those of us that by now haven't hung a queen, here's how to get to a mating combination."

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

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