Simon Says - The modern development of h4!?
7/22/2019 – In this Simon Says, Grandmaster Simon Williams, himself a great fan of 'Harry the h-pawn' examines the modern theoretical trend of launching h2-h4 earlier and earlier in the opening. Watch live for free (for a limited time) starting at the usual hour: 16:00 UTC (18:00 CEST / 12 Noon EDT).
The Colle-Koltanowski system is very easy to learn, yet an extremely dangerous opening.
Harry coming at you!
We saw recently Grischuk use 3.h4 in an important game against MVL. This idea has been played before at the top level by Topolav against Giri. In this Simon Says we take a deeper look at this idea and discuss whether it has a valid place in modern chess.
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About Simon Says
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.
ChessBase Premium members have permanent access to the videos in the archive. Over 60 shows and counting have been published to date. Their lengths differ but most of them run for about 60 minutes.
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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).
Still more Simon
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.
On another note, Simon recently published his newest DVD "The Torre Attack".
Here's a teaser:
The Torre Attack is an extremely effective way of taking your opponent into an uncomfortable situation right from move one.
