Middle Game Plans, with GM Ben Finegold

Middle Game Plans, with GM Ben Finegold Recorded on July 9, 2025 in Roswell, GA Games/Positions/Ideas: 02:31 Alexander Alekhine - Fred Dewhurst Yates, London 1922 16:23 Mikhail Botvinnik - Milan Vidmar, Nottingham 1936 25:54 Emanuel Lasker - Siegbert Tarrasch, St Petersburg 1914 33:14 Wolfgang Unzicker - Bobby Fischer, Varna Olympiad 1962 Thank you to Dave Neary for sponsoring this lecture! If you're interested in sponsoring a lecture of your choice, email Karen at [email protected] Check out Ben's Chessable courses here! https://www.chessable.com/author/BenF... Signup or gift a chess.com Premium membership to get access to their lessons, remove ads, improve your chess, AND help Ben at the same time!! Upgrade your chess.com membership or join! - http://go.chess.com/finegold. Watch live at   / itsbenandkaren   Donations are appreciated at: https://streamlabs.com/itsBenandKaren... Follow me on Twitter:   / ben_finegold   Intro and concluding music: “Da Jazz Blues,” by Doug Maxwell;    • Da Jazz Blues - Doug Maxwell/Media Right P...  . Thank you Doug! #benfinegold #chess #lecture

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