GM Simon Williams Blitz Speed Run 20 I 1700+

[@roylowry4798]

This is my favorite series on youtube by far!!!! very instructive. thank you !!! Simon.

[@jackgaughan2039]

Me too! Is anyone else getting adverts for hair loss? I think it’s because I keep searching for “Ginger” so hence my KZbin gets excited 😂

[@craigedwards775]

16:15 "Very natural moves" while dragging the king to e4 😆

[@Factsnotfox]

Damn, you make blitz look so easy. Of all the blitz run commentaries on KZbin yours are the most instructive. You instantly see possible continuations that would take me much longer to calculate, IF I even see them.

[@richardlee-shanok5578]

That first game with the Dutch defence was great and I will try to use it as an anchor game for the Dutch opening! Hope to see more Dutch games in the future!! Love this series!!

[@TheViorelFlorea]

The first game is a work of art! Loved it

[@lewismartin4306]

Why could he play h4 to defend ?

[@Gush27]

@@lewismartin4306incredibly weakening the king

[@johnblademusic]

Please increase the time control to 10 mins at these higher level games. More time to explain thoughts and moves. Love the series!

[@sijumathew2234]

Simon please continue this series it's very informative.I improved a lot thanks to your knowledge and explanation

[@patjcoan]

Every time I watch Simon he makes it look so easy I think I can play like that, then my game goes VERY differently

[@TheWaxlemon]

same, especially when i try and play the dutch. very counterintuitive opening in a way

[@slagorourke]

I've attempted the Dutch a few times with disastrous consequences! Nice to see it done right.

[@MarioMartinazzi]

I've also tried it and it was catastrophic 😅

[@HalTuberman]

Nigel Short once played the exchange French (as white) and castled long --for an opposite sides castle attacking game. It was really really interesting. So the exchange French isn't all snoring and snoozing. There are some fun sidelines.

[@conquerinvestments7579]

Love your stuff!! Bought your course from Chessable on the Dutch and am loving it. Can't wait for the book to come out. Thank you

[@djave_co6365]

That first game was absolutely crushing! 💪

[@coolbeans8682]

Nice wins, Simon! You made it look easy!

[@lukastux3024]

I like the recaps after the game! Very instructive! Thanks!!

[@markodragojevic5967]

Thanks Simon on everything you done for chess

[@brendanpolk2136]

People complain about your intro but I think it’s metal

[@dutchy_]

Awesome content Simon ❤

[@LoonyJack]

Still watching you daily, cant believe i met you at heflavik airport, although its been months since it doesnt feel real to me that i actually met you, thank you simon

[@Sher_Muhammad_Mohsin]

Wow really sir you are a Dutch Expert. I really love this opening and all its variation looking forward to watch more of your vidoes on it❤️

[@matthewhull9415]

I know it feels like a hard sell sometimes but that chessable course (Dutch) is fantastic.

[@banzaiburger9589]

It really is

[@BDuff2233]

I'm loving his British Grand Prix course. I've studied less than 1/4 of the lines so far, but I'm already winning 5% more of my games against my old nemesis, the Sicilian. He's got some great stuff on there.

[@usgamechamp2323]

I learn more from this guy than all my favorite chess channels COMBINED!!!

[@remcovanhartevelt588]

Nice video, you take the time to explain so much. Thanks

[@Lil_mar00]

Something is up with the video quality only going to 480p quality. Something I noticed on the last upload. hmmmm?

[@rafaelrojas7249]

Very good, thanks, i'm a london player, but against Benoni traspose to Smith-Morra, in general none of my apponent know how to play against Smith-Morra.

[@joshuamcguire4832]

glad to watch ur videos again

[@CT2507]

Wow... excelent demonstration of the dutch!

[@fenexj]

This series is essentially smurfing in ranked lol. Absolutely love it though, relaxing, informative and really enjoyable. Ta Simon.

[@brunocalver2968]

Top drawer as always!

[@tanyapunyo2074]

Nice explanation killing them piece by piece

[@wce-tube]

So instructive, thanks 👍

[@Heroball299]

Why does white always fianchetto the bishop against the Dutch? Everyone seems to automatically play it. What happens when they don't?

[@WillNewton10]

you have the best intro thingy. so dope

[@michakonieczko6875]

This guy is Magnus Carlsen of explanation

[@random9-548]

Bro I love these series but why it is only 480p? is it just me?

[@marcel2711]

no... :(

[@ygil89]

Gm , The best show ever

[@MattduCouloir]

I would not say it’s that hard to learn the dutch at lower levels. I got the Chessable course, but use it mostly for reference. d4 players don’t see it often so they don’t know what to do.

[@joebortiatynski3192]

Thanks Simon

[@noahberridge7400]

Love this

[@joelmcentire1]

Simon, do you have a course on the King’s Gambit?

[@Nimzowitz]

Excellent! Yeah, finding a better move than a good one can be bad advice especially if you're low on time 🙂

[@Socrates...]

Thank you

[@jakemoon9939]

I enjoyed that. Cheers

[@alanjohnson901]

2 days in a row, nice!

[@danjeory3659]

Really enjoyed those games. That first game showed what a weapon the Dutch can be at this level. I must study it properly. I had a signed copy of your book but I lost it. What a clown! 🤡 Keep up the great series

[@dancedany]

again 480p quality? :(

[@Jaydoug99]

Awesome

[@henrikboyelaursen7033]

Simply the best

[@SpaceCadet4Jesus]

480p resolution Simon? Your camera on the fritz? Should I send you a new one?

[@torrawel]

As a French player (player of the French 😁), I often got this variant (last game) of the exchange. Then I switched to the variation where you bring your Knight to e7 (and later g6 or f5)... Much more fun! (+ long castling and f6) (by the way, is it variant or variation? I used both here because I'm not sure...)

[@juleslondon3088]

Variation. Variant is used for stuff like 960, antichess, atomic, horde, racing kings, etc.

[@torrawel]

@@juleslondon3088 thanks! In Dutch you can use variant for both (de variant van het Frans & 960 is een variant van schaken). Variatie (equivalent of variation) is never used in the first sentence, but it might be used in the second. If you would say: "een variatie op het Frans", it would mean that it isn't the French anymore, yet something that looks like it... (which is, I guess, similar to what you in English would call a variant then... Right?) (it all sounds quite complicated 😂)

[@juleslondon3088]

@@torrawel I guess so. Maybe you should play the Dutch! 😉 If variatie is variation, what’s the Dutch for variety?

[@torrawel]

@@juleslondon3088 I try the Dutch now and then, but it usually goes horribly wrong... :) I prefer the KID or QID... variety is variëteit.

[@juleslondon3088]

I think you should increase the time control to 10 minutes as someone else has said. The descriptions are a bit rushed and you’re also making mistakes that some of your audience around this level can easily see. Naroditsky is playing 10+5 for his current speed run, increasing to 15+10 at higher levels and it works well. The content is still entertaining and educational but I think this would help you to improve it.

[@tdb517]

Yes !

[@peterkukiewicz9217]

If you go on his playlists there's one called "Longer Games" which are all 15+10

[@juleslondon3088]

@@peterkukiewicz9217 Thanks for the suggestion. If I recall correctly those games tend to be against much higher rated players, generally 2100+, so the mistakes are a lot more subtle, eg Simon has prepared/memorised better in some opening, finds a strong positional idea due to knowledge of pawn structure or engineers a bad piece for his opponent and plays against that. While they’re interesting I find it much harder to find concrete ideas to learn from in these games.

[@cemturk1907]

Nothing spectacular, I known, I known, I known and I known :) btw what's with 480p video quality?

[@alexwells9434]

How do you refrain from shouting when you win, " I am the chess dragon from history and I will smelt your bones!"

[@Haku30]

This series are so good and instructive. Please use the iron English as white!

[@thegovernorpower9161]

Getting creative with the thumbnails I see 👀👍

[@KF1]

Holy crap that first game was so mechanic

[@redcolor9400]

Man you make look so easy.

[@simoncunningham5473]

even me who I'm not a GM i have a ratting bigger .Try your luck whit player 1900 ,2000,2100,2200 and you will see the difference I don't want to say to play with 2500,2600,2700 because u don't have a chance to win

[@L30B055]

lol

[@sarcastaball]

Williams so old school his videos are 480p

[@humanrightsadvocate]

Dude, you need to get some pointers from Levy "GothamChess" Rozman. What do you mean you have less than 100k subs? What's the problem?

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