Description
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
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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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