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The End Is Near| mfinegold |
Posted: Sep 25 2009, 03:28 PM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 9 Member No.: 52 Joined: 12-July 07  |
IM Ben Finegold is now one draw away from his final GM norm at the SPICE Cup "B" tournament, taking place at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. He has 5.5/7, and he will have White tomorrow against FM Danny Rensch. In the final round on Sunday, Ben will have Black against GM Eugene Perelshteyn. Interestingly, Danny himself is in the hunt for an IM norm, and will need half a point tomorrow if he wins against GM Vinay Bhat today.
Good luck to all norm-seekers. Sincerely, Non-GM Mark J. Finegold |
 
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| catlin |
Posted: Sep 26 2009, 05:47 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 189 Member No.: 39 Joined: 12-June 07 |
 From www.chessbase.com site. Their report also includes some photos, including two of Ben. |
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| mfinegold |
Posted: Sep 26 2009, 04:06 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 9 Member No.: 52 Joined: 12-July 07 |
That's it. FM Danny Rensch agreed to a draw after losing a pawn and being forced into a boring endgame with zero winning chances. Having reached six points, IM Ben Finegold is now a GM-elect. I'm sure the entire Michigan chess community will join me in extending congratulations to our state's only home-grown International Grandmaster.
Mazel tov, Mark J. Finegold |
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| SethHoma |
Posted: Sep 27 2009, 03:48 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 5 Member No.: 28 Joined: 30-May 07 |
The end is NOW! Feel free to go to Ben's blog to congratulate him: http://finegoldchess.blogspot.com/
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| Dave Crutcher |
 Posted: Oct 4 2009, 04:14 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 42 Member No.: 21 Joined: 21-May 07 |
New York Times article about Ben Finegold winning the GM title:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/04/crosswor...chess.html?_r=1 |
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| mfinegold |
Posted: Oct 9 2009, 12:13 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 9 Member No.: 52 Joined: 12-July 07 |
Ben's player profile at fide.com has been updated to include his pending GM title. See http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=2000261.
Sincerely, Mark J. Finegold |
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| mfinegold |
Posted: Oct 19 2009, 08:35 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 9 Member No.: 52 Joined: 12-July 07 |
The 80th FIDE Congress, recently concluded in Greece, has approved Ben's GM title. The full list of approved titles is available at http://www.fide.com/component/content/arti...-fide-congress-. Congratulations once again to Michigan's only home-grown International Grandmaster.
Sincerely, Mark J. Finegold |
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