America’s newest Grandmaster Ben Finegold!
Round 8 photos set 2 (43 pictures): http://picasaweb.google.com/SPICEChess/2009SPICECupRound8Set2
Round 8 photos (31 pictures): http://picasaweb.google.com/SPICEChess/2009SPICECupRound8
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Good job! How much money does he now need to pay FIDE for his GM certificate?
FIDE is happy also!
Congrats to the new U.S. GM Finegold!!
What happened to the eyes 🙂
Susan Polgar, you are truly a GM maker!
What a valuable contribution you make to U. S. and world chess.
Congratulations Ben!
We must celebrate with wine women and song!
Or at least with a double large pizza!
Thanks, Susan, for giving Ben and the others an opportunity to win a norm. The GM title has been a long time coming for Ben. Good work, Ben and thank you, Susan!
According to this site…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_chess_grandmasters
…there are 61 living US chess GMs. Ben would make 62. Is this accurate? Can someone verify please?
IM at 20, GM at 40!
Congratulations Ben!
Checkout the following link on the USCF site to search for GMs by state:
http://main.uschess.org/datapage/top-players.php
State Top Rated Players List
Select ALL States and FIDE GM title.
Search there are numerous search criteria.
Michigan Chess Dad
According to FIDE, there are 66 GMs in the USA.
Ben is now #58?
According to FIDE, there are 66 GMs in the USA.
Congratulations Ben!!
According to that USCF link there are 57 grandmasters in the US….
hmmmmm….how to reconcile?
“We must celebrate with wine women and song!
Or at least with a double large pizza!”
I think he choose Pizza’s.
Some GMs might live here and play under a different flag? Or some may only be active on the FIDE list but don’t play in USCF rated events.