11/16/2020 – In this "Simon Says" show the Ginger GM takes a look at another interesting and dangerous opening weapon: the Jobava London System. | Watch "Simon Says" on-demand and with a ChessBase Premium account). (Normally 18:00 UTC (19:00 CET / 14:00 ET).
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The Jobava London System
Simon Says: "In this Simon Says I am to teach you all the main points behind the 'Jobava London System'. A tough task in under an hour, but I am confident that after this show, you will have another tempting opening to play!"
Here's the warm-up: "What did White play in this position?"
B. Jobava - S. Mamedyarov, Dubai 2014
Position after 25....Nc4
(See the full game and the solution below)
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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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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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Simon's latest DVD series, "The Exciting Budapest Gambit" is now available. Check it out, starting with the sample below:
Williams main teaching method behind this set of two DVDs is to teach you some simple yet effective set ups, without the need to rely on memorising numerous complicated variations.
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1.e4
1,191,166
54%
2421
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1.d4
963,348
55%
2433
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1.Nf3
287,995
56%
2440
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1.c4
185,828
56%
2442
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1.g3
19,936
56%
2427
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1.b3
14,668
54%
2428
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1.f4
5,977
48%
2376
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1.Nc3
3,945
50%
2383
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1.b4
1,796
48%
2378
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1.a3
1,258
54%
2406
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1.e3
1,085
49%
2409
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1.d3
970
50%
2378
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1.g4
670
46%
2361
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1.h4
469
54%
2381
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1.c3
442
51%
2424
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1.h3
289
56%
2420
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1.a4
120
60%
2461
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1.f3
100
47%
2427
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1.Nh3
93
66%
2506
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1.Na3
47
62%
2476
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Please, wait...
1.d4Nf62.Nc3d53.Bf4Bf54.f3e65.g4Bg66.h4h67.e3c57...a6.8.h5Bh79.Nb5Na610.c3Be711.Bd3Bxd312.Qxd3Nd713.Ne20-014.a4Bf615.Bd6Re816.f4!?Nb6?!17.g5Jobava does not need a second
invitation to take advantagehxg518.h6!g619.fxg5Bxg520.h7+Kg721.Be5+f6?!22.Nd6!?Rh8?23.Nf4Bxf4The knight had to go, but now
Black's kingside will be fatally levered open in any case.24.Bxf4g525.0-0-0Nc426.Rh6!?Kxh627.Nf7+Kg728.Nxd8Raxd829.b3?!Nb630.Rg1Rxh731.e4Kh8?!32.e5!gxf4?33.Qg6Rf834.exf61–0
Simon Williams presents the London System, providing the theory you need for your games (7 h 16 min). In addition Williams also introduces into typical tactics and patterns in a seperate product. (53 games, 96 training questions and 3h 14 min)
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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