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Great Players of the Present: Vasyl Ivanchuk, with GM Ben Finegold

May 24, 2026 ChessTerra Chess Lectures

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Grandmaster Ben Finegold presents a lecture on the career and games of top modern grandmaster Vasyl Ivanchuk. The video reviews historic matches featuring Ivanchuk against elite opponents like Veselin Topalov, Alexander Morozevich, and Garry Kasparov. Chess fans interested in studying master-level games and learning from historical encounters will find this video particularly valuable.

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Great Players of the Present: Vasyl Ivanchuk, with GM Ben Finegold

Games:
17:55 Vasyl Ivanchuk - Veselin Topalov, Mexico 2007
26:21 Vasyl Ivanchuk - Alexander Morozevich, Amsterdam 1996
38:41 Vasyl Ivanchuk - Garry Kasparov, Linares 1991

Thanks to our sponsor, Eddie Flores, who says: “Chess is a beautiful game. It is made even more beautiful by players that genuinely love the sport and make masterpieces on the board. Vasyl captures both of these qualities. I hope some of these games by Vasyl inspire that love and fighting spirit in future chess players. Ben, I love watching your past, present, and future lectures, you are an awesome teacher. Please never stop and thank you for all you do. Rawr!”

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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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