Simon Williams

This game was taken from round two of the Titled Tuesday chess.com competition. I was paired against the almighty Hikaru Nakamura. Could I pull off a surprise result!? I certainly had my chances... Chessable - Link to latest Chessable course - https://www.chessable.com/lifetime-repertoires-modern-reti-part-2/course/222325/ GingerGM - … [Read more...] about Cats Bum Saves Hikaru Nakamura

Watch some Grandmaster commentary! In this video, I play and comment on my attempt at the chess.com Titled Tuesday competition, the strongest online chess tournament in the world. 0:43 CM topce 2368 12:20 WCM ritanovikova 2206 23:30 GM Binary010 2907 34:20 CM SHIVACalypso 2448 51:00 GM FGHSMN 2893 1:01:51 FM sjoerd893 2508 1:11:58 Charlie the Chess Cat makes an … [Read more...] about Titled Tuesday: Chess is an Easy Game, Isn’t it?

Watch some Grandmaster commentary! In this video, I play and comment on my attempt at the chess.com Titled Tuesday competition, the strongest online chess tournament in the world. 1:15 WFM AlexandraSamaganova 2373 11:36 IM the_blue_pill 2272 21:23 GM BilodeauA 2926 32:20 NM chess_blitz00 2466 49:05 GM Elsa167 2910 1:00:08 GM yobdc 2528 1:11:19 FM KevinGeorgeMicheal … [Read more...] about Titled Tuesday: 11 Games of Top Level Chess!

Simon continues his now-famous speedrun series, tackling more tricky games on chess.com. Inspired by Hikaru, Eric Hansen (Chessbrah) and Daniel Naroditsky. Online chess speedrunning blitz chess on chess.com, video lectures, how to get better at chess and win with checkmate, attack tips and tricks! In this video, we look at some typical mistakes that players make around the … [Read more...] about Chess Speed Run 46: Enter the Dragon

In this video, I play a long-play game against my good friend Blair Connell. The game follows the Mikenas-Carls Variation of the English Opening, an Opening that is not as positional as people may think... Hopefully, you will gain some useful tips. The time limit is 15+10, my aim is to really explain the thought processes behind the moves that I am … [Read more...] about Longer Chess Games #73 Just think 3-4 moves ahead, no more!