Simon Williams

This time I tired out, 'Ye Old Faithful' variation of the Classical Dutch. My position was fine until I started to go a bit crazy on the kingside... * Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ginger... * Twitter - ginger_gm * Website - www.gingergm.com … [Read more...] about LIVE GM Blitz Chess! #11 Another Dodgy Dutch! Help, where has my Dutch magic gone!

Following a suggestion from chess historian Olimpiu G. Urcan, I decided to play an opening that I have never tried before... 1 Nh3!? with the idea of getting some action after 1...d5 2 g3 e5 3 f4 Bxh3 4 Bxh3 exf4 5 0-0! my opponent had other ideas though. Apparently the late and great Tartakower used this opening in some of his Paris simiultaneous displays in the 1930s (Olimpiu … [Read more...] about LIVE GM Blitz Chess! #10 Rocking with the ‘Dunst’/’Drunken Knight’ Opening – 1 Nh3

This is a short 6 minute clip of my fortnightly show for chessbase, the 'Simon Says' show! The show concentrated on 'Central Breaks'. To watch this show and previous ones in full, you have to be a member of http://en.playchess.com/ then this and other great material is at you're disposal. … [Read more...] about A short clip from my ‘Simon Says’ Show on PlayChess.

The Dragon Opening has been one of my favourite ways of meeting 1 e4 for quite some time now. In this game my opponent plays an early g4 move, which I counter in typical Dragon fashion, with ...d5. Everything looks like it is going well until the unspeakable happens... … [Read more...] about LIVE GM Blitz Chess! #9 ‘Meet a wing attack with a central attack’ – Then blunder like a patzer…

Well to tell you the truth in all this excitement I kinda lost track myself. But being this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world and would blow you head clean off, you've gotta ask yourself one question: "Do I feel lucky?" Well, do ya, punk? … [Read more...] about LIVE GM Blitz Chess! #8 Dirty Harry the h-pawn