Simon Williams

This game is my best effort from the 2014 British Chess Championship. My young opponent was Joseph McPhilips. Quick attacking play with a couple of sacrifices thrown made this game interesting. … [Read more...] about McPhilips vs Williams British Champs

The Classical Dutch is a exciting opening that favours the brave and fearless chess player. During my career as a Grandmaster I have used this opening to defeat such Grandmasters as Boris Gelfand, Ivan Sokolov and Radoslaw Wojtaszek to name but a few. In this video I have aimed to cover the main points to remember in the opening and hopefully after 25 minutes viewing you will … [Read more...] about Learn the Classical Dutch in under 25 minutes!

This is my game from the deciding match of the London League, Drunken Knights vs Wood Green. Drunken Knights were heavily outgraded but fought with honour. My game was very interesting with pieces flying all over the place, may have had something to do with all that Belgium Beer... … [Read more...] about Simon Williams vs Nick Pert. Plough Pub, London, 2014.

This game was played in the 2014 French League. White was the experienced Polish Grandmaster, Michael Krasenkow. The game followed a main line Classical Dutch opening, with my favourite move 7...Ne4. I managed to gain a very nice position but was not able to win the game. Very dissapointing as it meant my French team, Rueil Malmaison, got relegated from diviseion one! … [Read more...] about Classical Dutch. Krasenkow vs Williams. 2014. French League. 0.5-0.5

This video is taken from my game against James Jackson, from the final day of the 4ncl. James, a rising and improving talent, played the early part of the game in model style. Only later did he go wrong in allowing me to entomb his queen on the h8 square. My play does show an interesting way of playing against the Kings Indian Defence, a way that could just become more … [Read more...] about Williams vs Jackson