Simon Williams

Grandmaster Analysis of Game 2 of the 2018 World Chess Championship in London. Magnus Carlsen had the White pieces against Fabiano Caruana. This a 12-game match played at a time control of 100 minutes for 40 moves, 50 minutes for the next 20 moves, and 15 minutes for the rest of the game with a 30-second increment throughout. Photo Credits: Mike Klein/Chess.com. Carlsen - … [Read more...] about 2018 World Chess Championship: Game 2: Magnus Carlsen vs Fabiano Caruana

Grandmaster Analysis of Game 1 of the 2018 World Chess Championship in London. Fabiano Caruana played White against the reigning champion Magnus Carlsen. This a 12-game match played at a time control of 100 minutes for 40 moves, 50 minutes for the next 20 moves, and 15 minutes for the rest of the game with a 30-second increment throughout. Photo Credits: Mike … [Read more...] about 2018 World Chess Championship – Game 1: Fabiano Caruana vs Magnus Carlsen

CHESS STARTS AT 4:00 Analysis of a game that I recently played at one of the strongest ever chess opens, The Isle of Man Open. I play White against Indian GM, Suri Vaibhav, trying out a new opening that I have been playing with. In this game the real heroes are Garry and Harry! Simon Williams vs Suri Vaibhav Isle of Man Open, 2018. 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. b3 b6 4. Bb2 Bb7 5. … [Read more...] about GM Chess Analysis #44 ‘When Garry met Harry’ Williams vs Vaibhav

In this video I explain some interesting opening theory that I have been recently studying. I then get a chance to test the opening against my friend Aldo (around 2100 elo). If you're looking for an exciting and maverick way of playing with the Black pieces then this opening could be just the thing for you... In this online game I pick a longer time limit, 15+10, my aim is to … [Read more...] about Longer Chess Games #36 The St. George Defence in Action. Theory and Game

WARNING BAD LANGUAGE!! Suggested age 12+ A compilation of some highlights from my streams during September 2018. Do try and catch the live action at www.twitch.tv/gingergm! * https://www.facebook.com/GingerGMchess * Twitter - ginger_gm * Website - www.gingergm.com * Twitch channel - www.twitch.tv/gingergm … [Read more...] about #4 Chess Stream Shorts – September Highlights