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Exploiting Queenside Expansion, with GM Ben Finegold

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Exploiting Queenside Expansion, with GM Ben Finegold
Recorded on July 16, 2025 in Roswell, GA

Games:
02:42 Sandro Mareco - Surya Ganguly, Spain Club Championship 2017
23:37 Bartlomiej Macieja - Pentala Harikrishna, Bermuda 2005
31:05 Bobby Fischer - Bent Larsen, Interzonal 1958
36:23 Bobby Fischer - Anthony Saidy, US Championship 1966-67

Thanks to David J for sponsoring this lecture. He says: "I want to learn how to punish a6-b5-b4 advances when playing as White and a3-b4-b5 advances when playing as black, teach us the ways!"

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Intro and concluding music: “Da Jazz Blues,” by Doug Maxwell; Da Jazz Blues - Doug Maxwell/Media Right P.... Thank you Doug!

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20 Comments

@p9g 1 year ago

Pro Tip: Watch at 8.87x speed to get your true Five Minutes with Ben experience

@IfNedWereHere 1 year ago

Congrats on the weight loss Ben. Go Ben!!!!!! 🎉🎉🎉

@Danger-86-s3q 1 year ago

This is a long five minutes with ben

@vaughnwampole3954 1 year ago

Ben has transcended space and time

@81OH4Z4RD 1 year ago

Thanks Ben, and thanks David for sponsoring.

@georgehornsby2075 1 year ago

Ben just making sure his opponents can't exploit his expansion! 50lbs is no joke

@TheXBoy5 1 year ago

Original title: Five Minutes with Ben: Final Exploiting Queenside Expansion

@WielkiKaleson 1 year ago

You pronounce Macieja ~100% correct and his first name quite well.

@dirtyharis83 1 year ago

That's 45 minutes with Ben

@periodoftime2223 1 year ago

The great resource of recorded games from the past is the work of concentrated effort.

@railspony 1 year ago

Congrats, Ben! And thanks for the great lecture.

@AndrewJ-z7u 2 months ago

Congrats on the weightloss GM Ben! Appreciate the content

@theUnabomber1 1 year ago

Bobby's chess was truly fascinating. I don't remember who said it, but I vaguely remember this quote, that went along the lines of "His chess is crystal clear. Every move is so logical and simple to understand that even complete beginners get them, but no one else can play this way." The more I study his games, the truer that quote feels. Even this game, I have seen at least 10 times and still impresses me. By the way, if you should only ever read one chess book, make sure it's his 60 memorable games. Excellent notes there and even better quotes. I might be wrong, as I read it like 20 years ago, but I do believe it was in this game, when he played Bd5->Bb3 and said "black had his one chance to eliminate this piece, he won't get another". Sort of poetic it ended up being the strongest piece on the board.