4/8/2019 – In this Simon Says, Grandmaster Simon Williams will take a look at various exciting ideas, starting with Magnus Carlsen's great win over Anish Giri from Round 7 of the Shamkir Chess (Gashimov Memorial). He will then move onto a game of the late Eva Moser and some tactical problems, and finish with a look at some of the greatest games of chess that have ever been played. Live today at the usual time: 16:00 UTC (18:00 CEST / 12 Noon EDT).
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Exciting ideas
What brilliant idea did Magnus now play?
Carlsen vs Giri, Shamkir 2019
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In early 2015 Simon Williams launched his own show called "Simon says" after producing the first of his ChessBase video series. On a weekly basis (with breaks for tournaments and chess events) Simon entertains the chess world with attacking ideas, play strategies and witty manoeuvres on the chess board.
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"Simple yet aggressive!" Enjoy this new exciting DVD by Simon Williams. Let the famouns Grandmaster from England show you how to gain a very exciting yet well founded opening game with the London System (1.d4 d5 2.Bf4).
Opening with the Chigorin shows your intention to play for a win right from the outset. After 2...Nc6 Black's pieces fly into the game putting pressure on White's position from a very early stage. This opening is ideal for the type of player who strives for an unconvential yet attacking game right from the start.
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1.c4e52.Nc3Nf63.Nf3Nc64.g3d55.cxd5Nxd56.Bg2Bc57.0-00-08.d3h69.Nxd54 A29: English Opening: Four Knights Variation
with g39.Bd2Be610.Na4Bb611.a3f512.Qc2Qd613.Rac1Rad814.Nxb6axb615.e3f416.gxf4exf40-1 (24) Zupe,M (2260)-Fenil,S (2346) Skopje 2018
9...Qxd510.a3a5NPredecessor:10...Bg411.b4Be712.Be3Qe613.Qc2a614.Rfd1Rad815.Qc4Qxc416.dxc4Bf617.Rxd8Rxd80-1 (52)
Bordes Guasch,J (1774)-Mari Copa,A (2016) Eivissa 201511.Bd2The position
is equal.Qe612.Rc1Qe713.Bc3Nd414.e3Nxf3+15.Qxf3Bd616.Qh5c617.f4exf418.gxf4Qxe3+18...Kh7=19.Kh1±aiming for Be4.Rd8?19...f6!20.Rce1+-Qc5
Double Attack. White has strong attack.28...Be729.Qxc6Qxc630.Bxc6Kg731.fxg6fxg632.d4a432...Bd6±33.Bd5Re733.d5+-b433...Bd634.Bxb5Re734.Be8Bg535.h4But not35.axb4Re7+-35...Bxh435...Re7might work better.36.hxg5Rxe837.gxh6+Kxh636.Rxg6+White is clearly winning.Kh737.Rc6Bg438.Rf4Rg7
Accuracy: White = 70%, Black = 44%.1–0
Simon WilliamsSimon Williams became a IM in 1998 and a GM in 2008. For the last 15 years he has concentrated on teaching, playing and making instructional chess DVDs. He also has a lot of experience commentating about chess. Being the regular commentator at the strongest and best open tournament in the world, Gibraltar. Simon Williams is the author of numerous chess books. His first chess book. 'Play the Classical Dutch' got voted, in New in Chess, as one of the top 10 chess books of all time. His playing style is very aggressive, preferring attacking chess to positional grinds. No wonder he produced two widely acclaimed ChessBase DVDs on the King's Gambit. More information about Williams can be found on his website.
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