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Jobava is a breath of fresh air in what can often seem like a rather stale elite group of players. His play often sparkles of greatness and genius, yet on occasions this has been let down by unpredictability. In this 'Simon Says' we take a look at some of his recent games and also some of his best games. I hope you agree that the world needs more 'Jobavas'!
In the diagram below, what move did Jobava now unleash on Ponomariov in the style of Kasparov and his famous defeat of Nigel Short in the Tarrasch French.
Play it out against the diagram!
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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.
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.
Read more in Meeting Simon Williams.
Much more from Simon's shows in the archive at Videos.ChessBase.com
On another note, Simon recently published his newest video series on the "Colle-Koltanowski System".
Here's a teaser:
