Ben Finegold, US latest Grandmaster

Ben Finegold is currently US newest grandmaster after being co winner of the prestigious SPICE Cup 2009 GROUP B. Here is that final game match that brings home the title



Below is group B's final rankings:

Final standings:

1-3 Finegold, Ben IM 2515 USA 6.0
1-3 Bhat, Vinay GM 2459 USA 6.0
1-3 Perelshteyn, Eugene GM 2542 USA 6.0
4 Robson, Ray IM 2527 USA 5.5
5 Papp, Gabor IM 2562 HUN 5.0
6-8 Rensch, Danny FM 2388 USA 4
6-8 Antal, Gergely IM 2486 HUN 4
6-8 Kuljasevic, Davorin IM 2547 CRO 4
9. Diamant, Andre GM 2526 BRA 2.5
10. Ippolito, Dean IM 2459 USA 2.0



Of course, a celebration couldnt be prevented. Again Kudos to Ben for his fine showing at SPICE CUP.