GM Simon Williams Blitz Speedrun 16 | 1500-1700

[@matthauke]

Really enjoy these video Simon. Very accessible and instructive for this novice level. No real prep or high level tactics just spotting errors and playing simple, logical chess

[@Art_Of_Stew]

1500-1700 is novice? I’d say it’s more of an intermediate/advanced level

[@matthauke]

@@Art_Of_Stew Perhaps not, maybe amateur, hard to really define. The point being it's great people who play and learn for fun, but want to improve!

[@MarcFromBerryland]

5:08 Cool king walk

[@justsomeboyprobablydressed9579]

These speed runs contain the most instructive chess content on the internet. Thanks so much!

[@sirk390]

I didn't see the issue with a4 at 14:25 and was going to ask but then I saw Bxd5 , exd5, Rxf1, Rxf1, g6 , axb5, due to the backrank issue. It's not that easy to see

[@erpampa94]

I improved so much with your videos, almost reached 1500 bitz, thank you!!

[@erpampa94]

Little update, got to 1540 and then dropped 150 points in one month, I just can't do it and it's so tilting and demoralizing to have now less points than when I wrote the first message. Chess is brutal for real

[@kigakiku2011]

Nd6 at 22:02 - discovered attack on queen w/ simultaneous attack on rook.

[@sistemann1234]

Love your take on the speed run. Incredibly instructive. Liked and subscribed.

[@MrJustKS]

Great stuff as always Simon. My favorite chess-channel by far. Can't recommend enough.

[@tristansnow]

I play the Scotch, and I've only played ok against the Petrov. 3.d4 is an appealing option. Thanks for the inspiration, I'm going to give it a shot. You're my favorite chess instructor/content creator by the way. Keep up the great work!

[@tdb517]

Nice video as always I love this serie, it's the only one I watch steadily on your channel !

[@moosewild4239]

Your videos are always instructive and fun to watch.Been playing london ever since i watched your vids on it. Great teaching style.

[@zaratustra1117]

Thank you for the content Simón. Its always lot of fun.

[@ChessJournal]

Another great content by the great Simon Williams! One request though: could you please resize the chessboard a bit larger? Ta mate

[@EricBalcon]

Thanks Simon, I love your videos like these ones.

[@SnailBen]

this format is perfect. ty

[@zackeryvollstedt59]

Thank you for the content Gingy!!! Love these

[@matteovrizzi]

Thank you Simon this is a great series!

[@gregoryharris4838]

Thank you so much Simon !! These speedruns are very helpful to us ..Cheers 🍻G.

[@schroederluck7984]

Love this series

[@mz8061]

Thank you Simon

[@Walkman0007]

Hey Simon. Thanks for the great chess classes!

[@Joe-zu7lx]

The concept of whether a move deserves to work is a good, useful one and I’ve only ever want heard it from you :)

[@rafao7966]

Really enjoy learning from you great video hope you could stream at least 3 times a week.

[@mitenko]

Dear GM Williams, I really enjoy these videos. Would you consider doing a speed run using just the Classical Dutch (and / or the Black Lion)? I learned so much from watching the Alex Banzea speedrun that was exclusively the Jobava and it would be really informative to see how you handled certain positions in something as flexible as the Classical Dutch.

[@bethechange7985]

love your vids. can we get some queens gambit with white and Sicilian with black Simon. much appreciated brotha.

[@Andyah08]

Love these videos and your content! I am an Evan's gambier and Max Lange attack player thanks to your videos :)

[@milkyBK370]

Excellent, as always!!

[@wesleyvickers1398]

You make this game look so easy Simon, thanks for the video

[@jimmyyates9520]

simon, in the second game when your opponent played bishopxbishop and u captured with fxe, did you have rook e8 pinning the bishop to the queen.

[@londncallin]

Really enjoyed this, thanks!

[@christophernoah-sayers2227]

Keep them coming!

[@KF1]

That was great. I understood at least one reason why you played every move

[@marcellocerina7566]

Hi, thanks for all these contenents!! you really rock!! I'm studying your "killer dutch" book and it is a really great experience.. so I'm searching for your "killer dutch rebooted" book to buy (and study it as soon as I finish this one), but i can't find it anywhere.. I don't know if it's possible, in the case can you post here a link from where to buy it (even e-book would be great).. sorry for my english.

[@Fluyts]

This is gold!

[@day1.1]

Anyone know about an aggressive d4 and french defence player?

[@Joe-zu7lx]

Thank you Simon!

[@slagorourke]

Simon's 1600 opponents = play like 800s & lose in 10 moves. My 1600 opponents = play like 2800s and crush me in 10 moves.

[@tdb517]

That's because you make blunders and Simon doesn't

[@brianpetersen570]

love this

[@eiadkhateb1142]

Thank you so much I am a big fan

[@Jeroen_stam]

I have made a "Ginger GM speedrun roadrunner " picture. Maybe you can use in your thumbnails/background of the video. How can I send it to you?

[@Xolomilco]

Audio is very quiet in this video, Simon, FYI.

[@thegovernorpower9161]

You're the man Simon 👊

[@thechesslobster2768]

Fave GM, and it's not even close.

[@stephenwells1559]

Love the content. Can you do one extra thing though? Tell us the rating of your opponent at the start of the game as well as your own rating.

[@UltrabaumatOmega]

U can just read it from the board, always there, always will be

[@raulerquiaga6007]

Thanks Simon super helpful as always. Would like to see you kill em with the Dutch so I can see the master at work even more!

[@at0micsheep]

Isn't that a missed checkmate at 5:34

[@hceely]

If you mean Re3+ no because Kxf2

[@phoenixalpha6857]

Is it threat or freat? I know I know, it's a menace 🤣

[@Silveria9999]

Саймон, я застрял на чесском на 1770 пунктов, я перворазрядник, как мне пробить 2100 на чесском по 3+0??

[@Nature-of-reality]

yes!! ledge.

[@irjake]

I liked the video, as per request, but I can't subscribe a second time 😜

[@walterbrownstone8017]

Your opponents don't know even a little theory? Why play the exchange French when the advance is stronger? It just makes sense to me to know what my strongest move 3 is regardless of what black plays. And I'm only a 1300 player.

[@oldsuitman7762]

Let's see a Botez gambit

[@Ulujmf]

This ideo are nice but when i play play as he says delping pices ... k got destroy but 1000 rated. Something not right at lower rating

[@hooptron9]

Simon you need a new PC, dragging the pieces has a bad delay

[@kenallen4175]

Making it look easy

[@aebalc]

It really angers us mere mortals when GM's make it all seem so simple - don't believe him, it is not.

[@ShamGam3]

The analysis is a bit rushed. But thanks!

[@joeyblogsy]

I don’t think on your speedrun accounts you should call yourself your name because then people notice and play badly and it isn’t really a true representation of how people play at that level subsequently. Just something to think about for your next speedrun

[@SuperYtc1]

His king wanted to have a party with your king but instead it was a trap and he got mercilessly murdered by a horse.