GM Analysis #32 - Dundee R1 - Ketevan Arakhamia vs Simon Williams: Classical French

CHESS ANALYSIS STARTS AT 12:50
Ketevan Arakhamia vs Simon Williams. Classical French Defence.
Grandmaster chess analysis of an interesting game that I had against Grandmaster Ex-World Champion Ketevan Arakhamia.
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[@francesco9652]

Finally a new GingerGM video. They make my days! Welcome back Simon! ^_^

[@Mr-fy6zb]

The video was definitely not too long, it was great to see a video in real depth! I missed the ginger in my inbox!

[@antaniserse]

I may be biased because I've always been a faithful French player, but this has to be the best video in the whole "GM analysis" series. Great stuff.. and no, never "too long" when it comes to slow games analysis

[@victorstroganov8135]

The length and detail is good. I like it more than shorter videos. Keep it up with the great work Simon! Congratulations on 20k subscribers!

[@anouarben779]

Your videos are never too long as compared to too entertaining Simon Great Job

[@davidanderson_surrey_bc]

Welcome back Simon! I've grown accustomed to your face. Some things to be seen in that lovely little video intro: a grave marker for Harry; French and italian flags (for the French and Sicilian openings no doubt); a pipe; a wandering mouse; a duck (f*** status undetermined); a flying dragon (named Dorf perhaps?); Charlie the Chess Cat; and a demonic figure looking out from a top-right tower window -- Ben Finegold maybe... heh heh). I must be starting to absorb some of your wonderful teachings. This time I was able to anticipate a LOT of your recommended moves. Even that Rook versus King-and-pawn ending was instructive, as that sort of ending comes a lot more often than one might think. BTW as of this posting this video has 218 likes and ZERO dislikes. Guess Mr. Swinemold -- er, Finegold -- hasn't watched it yet, har de har har. Hope you do some material from the British Open as well. You did okay there, but not as well as the collective strength of your opponents suggested you should have. I'm pretty sure nobody wants to see you have to change your nickname to GingerIM... and, well, GingerPatzer just doesn't have the same cachet (even if it is funnier).

[@stinkycheese127]

Great to have you back!!!!

[@jochenseibel2635]

Welcome back Simon! Looked for you all over the place :)...Finally found you playing the penultimate Round at the BritishChampionship :) A Dutch with inverted colours....Oh boy nice win...

[@blahblah4767]

This might be one of my favorite of your videos. Great illustration of how to get an attack going in the French.

[@brianduncan5758]

Good to have you back!

[@grahamstuart2650]

Well as a French Classical player, this is an excellent demonstration of an OTB game. Glad to see you are back after your two tournaments.

[@jimkyle8008]

This was a really good video. I would have loved to have heard a grandmaster speak his thoughts after a game in this way when I was young. The closest thing to this, I think, was the BBC chess series "The Master Game" in the late 1970s / early 80s, but the grandmasters in that series didn't explain their plans and objectives in anything like the detail that Simon does in his present day videos. Well done, Simon!

[@robinmorritt7493]

At last. Great video. Thanks. Love the intro.

[@theorb21]

20,000 subs! Congrats Ginger

[@mandem2735]

unbelievably good intro sequence!

[@zwishking6032]

IT'S ABOUT BLOODY TIME!!

[@Firas95k]

We missed you man!

[@bigmac329190]

Another excellent video Simon. Thank you for your service to the chess community.

[@hylen26]

Love these game analysis videos.

[@angkari7244]

The king returns.

[@the0cool0guy]

Really liked both analysis videos. Thanks!

[@AMusicalPsychosis]

Best video in a while. Let's see a massive blitz session

[@IaKhanic]

welcome back GingerGM!! :)

[@ea2763]

Wow...what an awesome new intro!

[@rittervsp]

Great video! Love it! I doubted at some moment if Harry is gong to take a part in game )) And i hope you'll crush Ben heavily )

[@nicholasmahoney4143]

Fantastic stuff Simon. Nick Pert's Killer Endgame DVD's are fantastic - they are far easier to absorb than any book and will never go out of date. When can we expect Keith Arkell to add to the Ginger GM pantheon with his angle on the endgame?

[@anatsusha09]

Congrats on getting 20,000 subscribers

[@Imalrightma]

Great vid again man thanks really takin a lot from your teachings cheers

[@IaKhanic]

I think it's a really good way to get more people interested in chess! When one calls another person out, similar to boxing or MMA! I would want to see more people calling each other out, it will be more entertaining to watch the games!

[@genluna1221]

Very educational. Great free lesson.

[@jempv3569]

Best teacher..!

[@kelsonresende8764]

Good to see you back Simon. I was missing your vídeos. I wiil root for you against finegold but be careful he is very good blirz player

[@StefanNikolaev]

This video should be called "I don't care what the computer says!" Awesome stuff Simon!

[@パフ最高]

Oh I love the trailer very much...

[@Pedone_Rosso]

That intro! It really rocks, man. Thanks for your videos! (BTW: beside the sexy duck, I see flags for the first defences you made DVDs on for your website, French and Dutch, and obviously a BUY DVD sign on a rooftop)

[@lowercaserho]

Many of the buildings are chess pieces. French and Dutch flags, for the openings. The dragon, similarly. "Buy DVD" advert. Gravestone for Harry. A pipe into which things could be put and smoked. Think those were the only ones I spotted on a quick watch.

[@psychessdelia835]

Not bad, you got most of 'em! About four references remaining.

[@MTC12345678912345678]

+ the cat and the lion and the duck :D

[@psychessdelia835]

Ginger cat and black lion, check! Duck was given away at the start. That's two remaining. Wait no, three. Three references left.

[@tharindanimnajith3525]

Simon's face as the moon, a Tiger for the Tiger's modern, Scenes from London for London system..

[@tharindanimnajith3525]

I think there was a mouse as well..

[@Gray-dr2ri]

Love the trailer

[@augustsbautra]

At 10:52 Simon goes over his prep flow, very instructive.

[@toequantumspace]

Thanks a lot - great video. Not too long at all.

[@Etherdusk]

Good to see you back Simon. Your videos are so great! I hate it when people take chess too seriously - after all, the most important thing is to have some good fun! Also, why don't you head over to lichess.org sometimes - it's a great open-source and ad-free site. Cheers man ;)

[@rog944]

This video was perfect!

[@TheRealStraits]

This was great Simon :)

[@Mr-fy6zb]

Omw you are alive!!

[@jmanthirtyseven]

WE MISSED YOU GINGER!

[@IRailroad]

LOL ! GM Finegold v/s GM Williams: Video not too long...well explained!

[@GranthamAtHome]

Fantastic introduction!! Is that a mouse slipping across the board?

[@IntSavior]

Mr Simon Williams and Mr Akobian Varuzhan are my teachers. I learnt a lot from them. Who cares if Mr Williams' rating drops to even 1500? (Obviously Mr Finegold does) He's still an amazing teacher and player. I believe that Mr Williams just doesn't take his matches seriously+ he played against Stockfish many times. My best wishes for you, sir. Go get them, tiger!

[@kernadan000]

Finally! I needed my ginger fix. It's been too long.

[@chinmaymehta1605]

Love ur videos

[@Ihuehue]

12:52 game starts

[@vinylseeker867]

HELOOOOOOO nice to see you to!!

[@FirstNameLastName-tc2ok]

"The only thing he would be favourite in, is an eating competition. He might even eat me" - That's screwed up lol

[@7percentSolution]

Missed you, Simon!

[@martinet1985]

you're back! fucking awesome!

[@bobi5202]

the best intro

[@tharindanimnajith3525]

WE MISSED YOU!

[@miguelembuido6170]

that intro was lit

[@DarshanSenTheComposer]

OMG SIMON!!! UR ALIVE!!!!! Btw, Simon, if you need some music for ur intro, u can definitely use some of mine. Hope u like em!

[@johnwilkinson4021]

I followed the British chess championship purely for your games. I think a lot of people did.

[@tharindanimnajith3525]

same here.. :)

[@chesspro22k64]

John Wilkinson ditto here as well

[@johnwilkinson4021]

Anyone else pulling their hair out over the commentary of our hero's games? They went off on tangents and failed to see the moves actually made. Very as Simon would say..'Frustrating.'

[@TheGPel]

I already bought the DEEEVEEEDEEE on the french will that mean, I get the update for free?

[@chrisiver8506]

The GINGER BEARD!!!

[@shiffin_chippe]

I was waiting for u

[@ChatterboxAleman]

Yes, but he put in another shocking, I mean average performance at the British Championships.

[@JOHHNYLONG03]

Yep saw Harry the H pawn

[@TheGPel]

I don`t like having the engine there, I can`t stop looking at it.

[@jddrew00]

Simon, in the mainline Tarrasch, do you think you could also update with the relatively new 12.h3 from white?

[@sebastiandierks7919]

Simon you should definitely start practising some bullet then before the match with Ben Finegold. You could turn this into a new series on this channel.

[@Raddlesby]

I hope you do "spank Ben's bottom." He has a lot of bottom to spank, as he's never missed a trip to the donut shop, if you know what I mean.

[@codemechanic5327]

I saw Harry's ghost in the trailer.

[@sandmann6851]

Nice intro

[@samgibbs9420]

Boom!

[@JohncTrumpet]

I hope you beat that imbecile in October! I totally agree with you, slagging off a fellow professional is not clever! You are what I love in a chess player and a human being! Go Ginger GM!!

[@sooooooooDark]

imagine games wouldnt be recorded in a database OR at least make them only available after a player retired/died mightnt that be more fun over all for players?

[@FirstNameLastName-tc2ok]

I missed you simon :(

[@poibbn]

Holy shit finally

[@sahtan62]

The intro😂😂😂😂

[@Bzzzpuk]

that duck :D

[@AkamiChannel]

I was wondering why videos about missiles in North Korea were coming up in the suggestions lol

[@broughtonmark8]

I love that British fury from you simon! Show them that the British are still the boss

[@thenpguy5852]

OMG I CANT BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING. Williams vs finegold > mayweather vs mcgregor

[@Electronite1978]

Ben is a funny guy

[@flavioparenti]

Crush Ben!

[@madhavsahi7400]

I thought u forget that u have a KZbin channel 😜

[@perception2599]

After 11. ... Na4 12. Nxa4 bxa4 13.a3 white has no problem to defend the position if he wants,he can trade pieces with Bc5 whenever he wants and maybe try to go to a superior ending, he can start an attack with pawns ,... I simply don't see how black can make threats or any problems to white who has a pretty easy attack, with 11...Nd7 the game is still interesting it seems. My two cents

[@theorb21]

VARIERETY!

[@psychessdelia835]

Even the word itself can use some varierety, surely!

[@BorjBoy]

Psychessdelia love the username!

[@JaehyunLim1]

VARAARITY

[@thewariomanofdoom]

Go kick Ben's ass Simon. We're rooting for you!

[@Trikamatari]

Noone insults Harry

[@sooooooooDark]

32:32 so often this "i could not resist it" 😂 its like simon is possessed by daemons that tell him to do all the risky double edgy moves 😂

[@sooooooooDark]

even if ur rating was only 1900 ud still be the favourite 1900 rated gm of our hearts 🤗

[@Breeelax]

Jesus christ Simon. That's one ugly ass moon you got there in your intro :D Kidding. Love you and your videos!

[@andyjewell7111]

I hope you whoop that ass Simon!!!!

[@sleepy4x]

A black lion was there too.

[@aakashdalvi6556]

24:46

[@samuelbruyneel]

Don't you ever insult Harry the h-pawn. It's a very brave soldier...

[@zwishking6032]

How dare Ben Finegold insult Simon! Let's insult him instead!!

[@Mr-fy6zb]

Kudos psychadelia (misspelled af)

[@daviswonghongkong]

are you in love with Finegold LoL

[@blazeroe5405]

Simon you will have to play Bullit chess against Ben 5 mins Ben can not go that long without Food

[@Enderboiiii]

Heeeeesssss alllliiivvvee

[@kernadan000]

Wasn't this a round 2 game? Title says Round 1. chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/dundee-150

[@Pawnlust]

Simon, I appreciate the video but your claims about what "the computer" says aren't well-explained and I've seen this in your London DVD too (off-hand references to supposed computer evaluations which don't make any sense and can't be reproduced using any modern engine). At 27:30, you said that your software has a "different assessment system" (please specify the setup) and gave it a -.80 evaluation. Normally that means Black is up nearly a pawn but you said the computer favored White so I'll take it to mean +.80. I'm not getting anywhere near that ballpark even at low depth on older engines such as Hiarcs 14. In fact, Hiarcs, Komodo, and Stockfish all clearly suggest Na4 for Black so if you're trying to claim that this is a move engines dislike, it's not true. If there is an engine which gives the evaluation you mentioned, it's certainly not a credible one (especially with that extreme of a discrepancy). Plus, why would a GM choose to use a terrible engine when Stockfish is free and among the best? I want to give you the benefit of the doubt but my patience is wearing thin as I see these sorts of claims repeated in different contexts. If you're not sure about what the engine evaluation was, just say so or don't mention it. It looks like you're trying to claim originality or superior analysis over the computer through fraudulent means (misrepresenting engine evaluations). Considering that you portray yourself as an upfront and honest person, this is disappointing. Again, I hope this isn't intentional but only so much can be excused as accidental.

[@gillsejusbates6938]

human player =/= stockfish

[@Pawnlust]

That has nothing whatsoever to do with the point nor was there any argument to the contrary. I simply want honesty.

[@Pawnlust]

Are you actually lashing out at someone for discouraging potential deceit? While I could have anticipated many different responses, criticism of honesty as an ethical value isn't something I seriously considered. Imagine if everyone had that mindset. Is that the kind of world you want to encourage? I like Simon's content as much as anyone else but that doesn't mean he gets a free pass for everything. A pattern of odd claims about engine output is especially problematic when he takes the role of an instructor. I have no issue with him having wildly different evaluations than what an engine gives. We are playing vs humans after all. However, it's not OK to claim an engine evaluates a position or move in a way that isn't true. Hopefully, there's an explanation. If it was all unintentional, he should certainly be aware of the problem now.

[@chesspro22k64]

Pawnlust the computer eventually agreed with him it took a few seconds. It went down to -.47 from +.27

[@ch2263]

Why would he try to deceive you about things like that? There are plenty of other engines, Komodo 8 gives +0.6 to Na4 and recommends Nd7. Not sure which one he uses but it really doesn't matter.