GM Simon Williams Blitz Speed Run 24 - How to improve your chess at 1800-2000 level

[@GingerGM]

leowoq1 has been confirmed as a cheat. The account is already closed for violating Fair Play violations... FFS 😫

[@Lil_mar00]

Can't catch a break haha

[@creepylavalamp]

It was so obvious. You were too kind to call him a cheater even though you knew he cheated.

[@vassiliosavlonitis5813]

Simon, a4 was a natural move though. Pawn storm with opposite side castling. That is what I would play.

[@zokisvasta]

You know what, a4 was my 1500 top choice in that position. I'll play that any time my opponent castles into an already weakened side with no other thought behind it besides trying to open the king up even more. I wouldn't plan to get the knight into b5, but I'd play a4 10/10 times, that was the least suspicious move to me lol.

[@GenericAssUsername]

Tough break, there. Thanks for still making it instructional. It's all we can really do in hindsight.

[@kevindunn1013]

One of the things you've taught me is to simply have fun and not to be 'perfect'!

[@Kendross22]

Check out that account from Game 1. Opened Oct 30. Has about 6 games and all above 90% accuracy.

[@random9-548]

that Queen sac at the end spotted in 5 seconds hahahah Im 2100 and I didnt even considered that lmao.

[@animezoneamv9116]

I am 2000 too. And I didn't also consider. If it was our game, maybe we would have. What's your username? Mine : nithieshchess006

[@dg1431]

You gotta play more puzzle rush, see that pattern all the time.

[@matteovrizzi]

there are hundreds of puzzles with that back rank idea, surely as a 2100 you would have seen that mating pattern before many times?

[@Para-rt9uk]

leowoq1 has only played 6 games, with an accuracy rating high into the 90's in most of those games. The only game he has lost is when both players had around 98% accuracy.

[@Picaroon9]

Future world champion for sure. 🤣

[@animezoneamv9116]

He might be a strong FM too. But very less possibility.

[@tdb517]

Maybe another speedrunner

[@mugsybalony]

Yup... the account is already closed for violating Fair Play violations

[@juhonieminen4219]

@@tdb517 Damn those speedrunners. I crash into them daily. Naroditsky copy cats with their educational videos.

[@geraldruiz2911]

The Man, the Myth, the Legend...! Great stuff as always.

[@kennethkakande]

Yaaay! New snail-run video from my fave grandmaster!

[@Socrates...]

Love these videos , thanks

[@sacidick]

Yep!

[@andybud1983]

Another top class video.

[@ramosz6983]

IMHO in the first game the queenside castling was risky as well as the undermining of the white's center by playing f6. I always castle kingside while playing Advance French, the pawn structure of Black is solid and hard to crack. But I am only in the 1700-1800 rating range 😀

[@rostives8049]

Yeah. So that's why you should stfu

[@teo6616]

first game was sus!

[@irjake]

I bet that account gets closed within 24 hours.

[@masone4718]

Account has only 5 blitz games, 95.9% avg accuracy

[@ceazykid]

Account is closed

[@joeyblogsy]

It does genuinely happen though that an 1800 can beat a player like Ginger GM, it does occasionally happen but yeah that particularly game was sus and now that his account is closed verifies that.

[@ceazykid]

@GingerGM.. wow 5 subs!! You must be real

[@jakusthekingpakus1]

That first person is almost certainly a cheater. They've only played 6 games and their accuracy in those games was: 94.4, 98.5, 98.9, 98.5, 97.3 and then the 90.8 against you. Just went through the games as well and they very rarely think for more than 12 seconds.

[@juhonieminen4219]

Maybe he got scared against Simons wild tactics and chose the second best move more often? There was a long think at the end. Or maybe the fast game analysis does not know what to think about accepting the exchange sacrifice, for only 90%.

[@animezoneamv9116]

@@juhonieminen4219 It is still 91%. But he is a real cheater.

[@seanwilliam27]

the first game was sus but in my lower rated 1k games ppl usually push pawn like that as soon as you castle opposite or sometime as soon as you castle(While they are not yet)

[@random9-548]

it's not about 1 move, it's about excellent moves one after another... with a tremendous speed... I bet for the cheat.

[@seanwilliam27]

@@random9-548 yes obviously, an 1800 crushing a GM and from Simon comment I could say that person is cheating, i was just commenting on that one move where Simon was suspicious.

[@animezoneamv9116]

The first game is surely a bit suspicious. However, if you ask about a4 to me, I would say I would not think to play that move. I mean it's natural. But the speed with which he played is surely very suspicious.

[@hagen0011]

Every gotham subscriber, which is everyone, throws the pawns forward to pawn storm when opposite side castling

[@christoslazo2081]

nah that was the least suspicious..i mean when long castle, the first thing comes to mind is pawns forward

[@rlevans0602]

Aren't you always more likely to get cheats in blitz games though? It's why I play the longer format online. Cheats can't be bothered waiting 5 minutes for you when all they need is 10 seconds to enter a computer move.

[@danjeory3659]

nice tip!

[@rlevans0602]

@@danjeory3659 thanks. I once had a guy in a half hour game trying to hurry me up with "can't you move a bit faster"?, to which I replied "why did you choose a half hour game"?

[@gregdavis1341]

Your Awseome Simon !!👍👍👍

[@tai.diep21]

To me, at 1500-1700 rating range, there are a lot of people that just throw their a or h pawn right away after opponent castle. They just really get aggressive and attack your castle king right away and I lost a lot. I don't know if they still do that on higher rating. Anyway, the 1st game is still very suspicious.

[@daveireland1983]

Yeah i didn't think that move was that unnatural tbf

[@rlevans0602]

Well done against Stockfish Simon! Seriously what is the point? Reminds me of all the guys getting cheat codes to get through levels in computer games. Why bother playing the game?

[@edouardlorge4059]

The first game made me think of a game: boris spasky vs petrossian in one of the world championship in a torre attack

[@briant4326]

Haircut looks good homie

[@joketer34]

First guy was using an engine + making bad moves to compensate for his suspicious play

[@zada4a]

GingerGM i was just coming to post that your first opponent most likely cheated, I can clearly spot the signs as an ex cheater myself. But I see your pinned comment and its nice to see that my suspicions are correct!

[@THEBOYDALEK]

As a matter of interest why were you cheating? What did you get out of it? It’s such a ludicrous thing to do?

[@zada4a]

@@THEBOYDALEK I felt like a grandmaster lmao

[@tanyapunyo2074]

Ginger gm what should we do in neutral position

[@danjeory3659]

Engage the clutch, select 1st gear and pull away. But only if the light is on green

[@bbbrown3408]

what do these cheaters get out of it? oh i played a great move there well the comp did played a good game there well the comp did etc beyond me

[@zzashkittyzzonna2474]

First game opponent cheated

[@jitsmapper4438]

ello simon

[@jamesgrist1101]

Simon doesn't consider smurf accounts which are a norm these days. A smurf account is a 2nd account used to play untested ideas and semi-casual games at a lower elo; this includes elo climbs (speedruns and slowruns).

[@fieldendawson6304]

Woop!

[@animezoneamv9116]

Nah that first guy was a sore cheater. Seems like he is a fan of Agadmator. I don't know why you got paired with this cheater.

[@fenexj]

Gingers hair's looks as clean as Leo's play!

[@L30B055]

lol

[@dutchy_]

leowoq1 has been banned for cheating hahaha

[@ShantiaSadeghi]

🔥❤️😍

[@Michael-hr6lq]

I'm a rubbish blitz player and I kid you not I had 1 game at 100% it was an obvious position and the moves where easy but still if I can get 100% anyone can get 90% without cheating, though the fact he played better than svidler is somewhat suspicious

[@THEBOYDALEK]

….and then you woke up and realised it was 10% accuracy!

[@digineet8421]

Cheaters intentionally throw in some of their own moves to not be so obvious. I’ve had really high accuracy games too but it’s mostly when its a prepared line and my opponent messes up so the game plays itself. Simon is a GM so getting that high of accuracy against him is vastly more difficult. The opponent was playing brilliant positional moves in seconds that simon had to think over for almost a minute. This is exactly what cheating looks like, and it turns out it was a cheater.

[@meu02136]

Cheat finder speed run

[@creepylavalamp]

1st game was a cheater no doubt!!

[@tai.diep21]

To me, at 1500-1700 rating range, there are a lot of people that just throw their a or h pawn right away after opponent castle. They just really get aggressive and attack your castle king right away and I lost a lot. I don't know if they still do that on higher rating. Anyway, the 1st game is still very suspicious.

[@animezoneamv9116]

I think it's a very good move. It's opposite side castling and makes sense. Even 2000s play this often. Like I have experience.