S1 E15 Benjamin Finegold vs D. Geisleman (2000)

The current icon of Ben Finegold is one of snark and sarcasm -- ... which he has always had. 
He learned about the game when he was 5, getting his first rating at 6. 
By the time he was 12, he was offering/ hustling in New York at 8:1 odds in bullet games.  
Ben graduated high school at the age of 16 and in 1993 he earned the US Chess Trust Samford Fellowship 
- a prize given to chess trainers to help them purchase coaches, books, equipment, and other study material to help support development of US players.

Finegold also has the ability to back up the sarcasm and wit through achievements - 
In 1994 and 2007, he tied for first place at the US Open Chess Championships. 
In 2002, he tied for first at the World Open. 
In 2005 and 2008, he tied for first at the National Open Chess Championships.
Ben has played in 9 different US Chess Championships 
In 2009 he earned his Grandmaster Title

After earning his GM title, Finegold has shifted to more commentary work aiding on the US Championships, Junior Championships, Sinquefield Cup, and World Chess Cup. 
He has also given lectures to the St Louis Chess Club as the Grandmaster in residence. 
In 2017, he and his wife opened the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Atlanta where many lectures are streamed. 
Currently, the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Atlanta has 77,000 subscribers on Youtube, GMBenjaminFinegold has 111,000 subscribers on Youtube, and he has 121,000 followers on Twitch. 
He has coined such phrases as "never play f3", "knife to f5", and "they could do that move, but it is illegal". 

Ben also has the distinction of being the only Grandmaster that I have played... where I was destroyed repeatedly.

In today's game, we are traveling back to 2000 in the Michigan Open. 

Benjamin Finegold versus Dennis Geisleman 

Now, if we're ready, let's begin. 

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Bg4 3. e4 e5 4. dxe5 Nd7 5. exd6 Bxd6 6. Nc3Ngf6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 Qe7 9. Bd3 Bb4 10. h3 Bh5 11. g4 Bg612. O-O Bxc3 13. bxc3 O-O-O 14. Re1 Ne5 15. Bg3 Nxf3+ 16. Qxf3Qc5 17. c4 h5 18. e5 hxg4 19. hxg4 Nd7 20. e6 Nf6 21. g5 Bxd322. cxd3 Qxg5 23. Rab1 Rxd3 24. Qxb7+ Kd8 25. Qxc7+ 1-0

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