Simon Says — Tales from Bunratty

by Simon Williams
2/25/2019 – Simon was once again a guest of Bunratty Castle Hotel this weekend, and lived to tell the tale! And he will tell it live today at the usual time: 18:00 CET (17:00 UTC). If you miss the show, you can watch it in the archive with a ChessBase Account. Don't have an account? You can register a free 90-day account to watch! | Photo: Gerry Graham / Irish Chess Union

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The interactive format encourages the viewer to study and find the brilliancy, following the footsteps of some of the greatest players of the game.

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Bunratty highlights

In this Simon Says, I take a look at some highlights from the recently concluded Bunratty Chess Festival.

To get you in the mood, here's runner-up Mark Hebden's last crusher against me. There are many ways for White to win, but Mark's last move is a great finish!

 

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Simon is live most Mondays at 18:00 CEST / 5 pm BST time / 12 Noon EDT

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.

Read more in Meeting Simon Williams.

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Still more Simon

On another note, Simon recently published his newest DVD "The Tactical Chigorin". 

The Tactical Chigorin

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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Topics: Bunratty Chess Festival 2019, Simon says
Simon 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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