Surprising Sacrifices: The Ultimate Blunder
GM Ben Finegold wraps up his course on premature resignations by showing some amazing tactics that could have saved the...
Fortresses: The Ultimate Blunder
How can you find a fortress to escape a bad position? GM Ben Finegold shows you how even the best players in the world don't...
Shocking Tactics: The Ultimate Blunder
How can even a world champion resign in a drawn position? GM Ben Finegold is back with even more shocking resignations when...
What Is The Ultimate Blunder?
What is the ultimate blunder? GM Ben Finegold demonstrates several examples of players resigning in good positions!
Hall Of Fame - 1: Garry Kasparov
Garry Kasparov was the world number 1 for 225 months.
Hall Of Fame - 2: Magnus Carlsen
Magnus Carlsen was the reigning World Champion when this series was recorded.
Hall Of Fame - 3: Bobby Fischer
Robert James Fischer.
Hall Of Fame - 4: Emanuel Lasker
Emanuel Lasker remained World Champion for 27 years.
Hall Of Fame - 5: Alexander Alekhine
Alexander Alekhine defeated Capablanca in 1927 to become the 4th World Chess Champion.
Hall Of Fame - 6: Anatoly Karpov
Anatoly Karpov dominated chess throughout much of the 70s and early 80s.
Hall Of Fame - 7: José Raúl Capablanca
Jose Raul Capablanca is remembered as a great champion and one of the most accurate players ever.
Hall Of Fame - 8: Mikhail Botvinnik
Mikhail Botvinnik won or drew 4 World Championships and stayed at or near the top of chess for 30 years.
Hall Of Fame - 9: Viswanathan Anand
Vishy Anand has won everything there is to win in chess.
Hall Of Fame - 10: Paul Morphy
Paul Morphy is one of the biggest phenomena the chess world has ever seen.
Hall Of Fame - 11: Vladimir Kramnik
Kramnik defeated Kasparov in 2000 to become the Classical World Champion.
Hall Of Fame - 12: Tigran Petrosian
Tigran Petrosian was the World Champion from 1963 to 1969.
Hall Of Fame - 13: Wilhelm Steinitz
Wilhelm Steinitz is the first undisputed World Champion.
Hall Of Fame - 14: Vasily Smyslov
Smyslov is the 7th World Champion.
Hall Of Fame - 15: Mikhail Tal
Mikhail Tal is the eighth World Champion.
Hall Of Fame: 16: Boris Spassky
Boris Spassky is the 10th World Champion.
Hall Of Fame - 17: Max Euwe
Max Euwe is the fifth official World Champion.
Hall Of Fame - 18: François-André Danican Philidor
Philidor is by far the greatest player of the 18th century.
Hall Of Fame - 19: Fabiano Caruana
Fabiano Caruana is the current World Number 2.
Hall Of Fame - 20: Viktor Korchnoi
Viktor Korchnoi is widely considered one of the greatest players to never become World Champion.
Hall Of Fame - 21: Veselin Topalov
Veselin Topalov was the FIDE World Champion in 2005 and lost World Championship matches against Vladimir Kramnik in 2006...