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This week\u2019s return guest is the always entertaining and informative, GM Ben Finegold. Ben is a popular Twitch Streamer and YouTuber who has just released his first Chessable course, Starting out with 1. D4. Ben is always among my favorites to interview because he offers a unique blend of entertaining stories, hot-takes on top level chess and improvement advice. This episode is no exception, as Ben discusses the status of his OTB retirement,\xa0 whether Magnus Carlsen\u2019s best OTB days are behind him, the resurgence of Hikaru and Fabiano, and why doing a course on 1. D4 was an easy choice for him. You can find a full list of topics discussed below, as well as timestamps.\xa0\n\n0:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessable.com!\xa0\nGet Ben\u2019s new Course Starting out with 1.d4 here:\nhttps://www.chessable.com/course/156667\nYou can check out some of my recommended courses here: https://go.chessable.com/perpetual-chess-podcast/\xa0\n\n0:03- Patreon mailbag question: \u201cDoes Ben ever regret pursuing chess, or think that adult amateurs should not devote so much energy to it?\u201d\nMentioned: IM Stuart Rachels, GM Patrick Wolff, Stuart Leaf\xa0\n\n0:08- Is Ben having any second thoughts about retiring from OTB chess?\xa0\nMentioned: The National Open\xa0\n\n11:30- Patreon mailbag question: \u201cWhat is Ben\u2019s advice for amateurs who want to improve at chess?\u201d\xa0\n\n17:30- How does Ben think back on the four years he was covering lots of events for US Chess in Europe in the 1990s?\xa0\nMentioned: Chess Life Magazine Archive, Kasparov-Karpov 1991\n\n22:00- Ben shares more memories from the 1988 World Chess Festival\xa0\nMentioned: Ray Stone, Fred Lindsay, GM Jonathan Speelman, GM Valery Salov, GM Vasyl Ivanchuk, Ivanchuk-Kasparov Linares 1991, Linares, Linares\xa0\n\n30:00- Ben\u2019s updated thoughts on the Magnus-Niemann controversy\n\n33:00- Why did Ben decide to do a course on 1. D4 ?\xa0\n\n42:00- Patreon mailbag question: \u201cDoes Ben have a refutation to Marc Esserman\u2019s refutation of Finegold\u2019s line in the Mayhem in the Morra book and Chessable course?\u201d\n\n47:00- We discuss Norway Chess and whether Ben is surprised by GM Fabiano\u2019s Caruana\u2019s resurgence.\xa0\n\n48:00- Has Magnus peaked?\nMentioned: GM Alex Fishbein, GM Dmitri Gurevich, GM Eric Lobron\xa0\n\n50:00- How does Hikaru stay so strong?\xa0\n52:00- Which junior has the best chance of being World Champion?\xa0\n\n55:00- Ben\u2019s wife Karen won a seat to the World Series of Poker Main Event! Will Ben go? Will he play poker?\xa0\n\n57:00- Other summer plans\xa0\nMentioned: Episode 292: Adult Improver Interview with Karen Boyd\xa0\n\n58:00- Thanks, as always,\xa0 to Ben for joining the pod! Here are the links to keep up with him.\xa0\nTwitch\nhttps://www.twitch.tv/itsbenandkaren\nYouTube\xa0\nhttps://www.youtube.com/c/GMBenjaminFinegold\nChessable Course\nhttps://www.chessable.com/starting-out-with-1d4/course/156667/\nChessable Course and Master Class Bundle-\nhttps://www.chessable.com/starting-out-with-1-d4-queen-s-gambit-fundamentals-masterclass/course/182439/\n\xa0\n\nIf you would like to help support Perpetual Chess via Patreon, you can do so here:\nhttps://www.patreon.com/perpetualchess\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices