GM Ben Finegold

Title: 
Grandmaster
Rating: 
2483
Federation: 
United States of America
Age: 
47
Status: 
Invited
Bio: 

GM Finegold’s first major tournament win came in 1989 when he finished in a first-place tie at the U.S. Junior Closed Championship. In 1991, Finegold won his first major, international, Swiss-paired tournament in Antwerp, Belgium at just 21 years old. In 1993, was awarded the Samford Chess Fellowship. Finegold has offered outstanding commentary for several of the Club’s elite events.