GM Simon Williams - Finding Mistakes When Starting Out In Chess | Blitz Speedrun

[@JimmysGarden]

I gave up Chess up 40 years ago, never looked at a chessboard or played. I decided to start playing again. I have lots to relearn. You have explained this very well. Thank you 👍👍

[@EEFTARUNA]

Good luck.friend

[@brabhamfreaman166]

Good on ya fella. V best of luck with your games and respect for the courage to pick up the greatest, most popular & beautiful board game on Planet Earth after a 4 decade hiatus.

[@juleslondon3088]

I did the same thing about 3 years ago. The free online resources are so good these days it’s amazing and Simon is both educational and fun to watch. 🙂

[@NightRider0101]

I returned to Chess after 25 years, thanks to CV lockdown.

[@joeb4142]

Exactly the same with me! We’re rooting for you 👍🏻♟

[@coolmind2476]

Love this series and how Simon explains his moves. Great stuff.

[@swolejszo]

The French Defense - An opening so good a 1000 rated player go even up for most of the game against a GM who employs it ;) Thanks once again for the great video! I enjoy these speed runs and especially the commentary. Keep up the great work!

[@adamblomquist5581]

This is the first video I've seen of yours, AMAZING!! It's so rare to find a GM that is also ELITE at teaching chess. You make it look so simple. Thank you! You have a new life time subscriber & fan. I have watched hundreds of Levy vids & even bought his openings courses. But I realize I've been spending way way to much time on openings. I have been playing for 4 months now & need to play simple like you just showed. Thank you again sir. You have given this ol boy hope.

[@RobBCactive]

If you play according to opening principles, you'll find your opponents diverge first. Unfortunately short time controls favour memorisation of trappy lines to put opponents into time trouble

[@danandeliseprickett2105]

I find it very educational the way the moves are narrated. Understanding why the moves are made is very valuable. I find myself asking similar questions when I am playing chess. Thank you very much for these videos.

[@moi7748]

I really like your style of teaching. It’s easy to understand and the explanations behind the moves are priceless!! 🙂🙏🏻👍

[@yosefcohen483]

Another wonderful speed run, thank you Mr. Williams.

[@rickstermandude]

Wonderful video. Sometime, could you expand on your remarks about choosing an opening that leads to the types of middlegame positions we like? How can we characterize middlegames, and what openings lead to each type?

[@edf9577]

These are the best chess videos out there, I learn so much from these. Bravo mate

[@richardlee-shanok5578]

Really enjoyed this video! It was great to see some attacking (and defending) ideas that I need to work on at my level. Please make more of these low-level tutorials for us weaker players!!

[@equitaspropertyspain2335]

These are my favourite videos you have done. Looking forward to the 1300/1400 range ones.

[@ssb9016]

Really learning a lot from these speed runs, excellent explanations as always GingerGM👍

[@20traduzir]

Please update more videos, they’ve been helping a lot! Improving so much. And you’re a great coach. Thanks a lot

[@islandking872]

amazing how you can quickly point out terrible mistakes that look like decent moves to me

[@nickmoore5105]

You and Daniel are my favourite chess educators on YT.

[@mustaphaabdulazeez527]

whos daniel please i need channels like this

[@swangambit]

Daniel naroditsky, imo the best Chess teacher out there

[@Kokurorokuko]

@@mustaphaabdulazeez527 Daniel Naroditsky. You can also check out Hanging pawns and GothamChess - he is both entertaining and educational.

[@treasonouspigeonpeckers957]

You are the reason I started to play the French. I love it and I love your content

[@mikek4025]

On the sandbagging issue, it’s not as though it isn’t clear who they’re up against. Your handle says it all

[@adrianathans8910]

Really enjoying these mate. Thank you so much.

[@craigjones5498]

Simon I love your series. I also find bad etiquette when I am playing especially running the clock down. Keep up the series and thanks for reigniting my love of the French defence...👍

[@onlyonetruth1026]

Thank you for doing this. I have purchased many of your DVD/Video Lessons and find them very helpful. Yes, many Players are rude online but I manage a lot of online tournaments and find that many GM's disrespect online chess and only play to dominate the cash prizes.

[@haddymcbatty]

Enjoying the explanations as you go. Thanks

[@Bobthebhb]

Entertaining and informative content. Commenting for the algorithm gods. Hope your channel grows faster and faster. Cheers!

[@michaelkemp5408]

Great videos, 800-1000 is relatable chess!

[@RaptureReady2025]

Brilliant training lessons! Keep them coming!! 👏👏👏👍🏼

[@kuromaru5950]

I think beginners should learn gambits or other aggressive openings. It helps to improve their tactical awareness and does not end up in long, tedious games. Opening theory can be learned step by step onwards.

[@bikashsherpa2489]

Agreed, better to play open games where tactics will be available

[@sathishkumar5742]

@@bikashsherpa2489 But not the gambits as KURO MARU said.It ruins their games.

[@bikashsherpa2489]

@@sathishkumar5742 yes agreed ..no gambits..principled open chess..

[@sathishkumar5742]

@@bikashsherpa2489 All right ✅😀

[@GeorgeSmyth]

As the reading goes up I hope that longer time limits are involved. Yours explanations are the most important part of the video, and higher rated players do not sandbag very often.

[@scottkabel]

What is sandbagging?

[@sathishkumar5742]

@@scottkabel Wasting your time ⏲️when they are in a lost position.You have to wait until they flag out.(I think so man from the experience of my watched videos.)

[@RobBCactive]

@@scottkabel Sandbagging is appearing weaker than you are, lowering points relative to your level, costing higher rated players a lot when they then lose. By then losing deliberately you can boost ratings of a beneficiary. It's like hustler tricks.

[@RobBCactive]

@@sathishkumar5742 No, that's just time wasting. It's a bad problem at longer limits without auto-resign as they quit perhaps hoping you won't sit it out.

[@briandwi2504]

Really helpful. I bought your Botvinnik English on Chessable and use it as my main white attack. Cheers!

[@ryankelly3743]

How’s the course? English is my favorite opening, but I haven’t pulled the trigger and bought it yet

[@briandwi2504]

@@ryankelly3743 Hi! I am no expert in this, but SmithyQ, of Chessable fame, spoke highly of it, especially its Quickstarter. I didn't buy the video part due to the cost, which is a shame as Simon's presentation helps put across the ideas. The course is huge and I am barely a fifth of the way through it but I really like the ideas within it and the course shows you how to react to lots of possible responses. I got it for Christmas and I will still be using it this Christmas, so it's a great Christmas present and it doesn't need a lorry to deliver it😄! Chessable have another English coming out shortly, I believe.

[@ryankelly3743]

@@briandwi2504 thanks for the response, I’ll be keeping my eyes out for the new one, and when gingers goes on sale I might just jump on it. I know a few lines from his videos, but there’s sometimes where an unfamiliar move trips me up, or we end up in a middle game structure where I don’t have a plan.

[@JorgeCacho]

Great series of videos! Thanks!!

[@uligrun6750]

Another very interesting Lesson. Think you very much.👍

[@danjeory3659]

"Ello bishop, where d'ya wanna move to?" Pure gold. Definitely trying that OTB 🤣

[@tyrelljeffries2527]

This video was much better than the last 4!!!

[@Filchmeister]

Loving this series Simon!

[@GuitarraConAndres]

This was amazing. Thanks Simon!

[@ItzaelMendivil]

Great stuff Simon 👌🏽

[@ToivoChess]

Great game Simon! It's always a nice surprise when I see you're comenting on a tournament.

[@psychosid7516]

explaning so nicely❤️

[@martinlemaire7051]

Great series!

[@michaelford495]

Great stuff learning all the time 👍

[@yoniziv]

Perfect video, thanks so much

[@harrychess9532]

Simon ❤️ loving this speedrun series

[@sacthequeen4295]

Sometimes I watch for the education, and sometimes I watch to see Simon dunk on some kids

[@cmstevekerrchess5889]

It's worse when they time out when playing a Arena as it makes it hardier.

[@alexis1102]

I love this serie!

[@mlsanica7618]

24:22 What if he just takes with the queen ?

[@Gush27]

“You know who I’m talking about” 😂😂

[@fvhaudsilhvdfs]

magnus for sure

[@Gush27]

@@fvhaudsilhvdfs It’s Magnus right chat? Like Magnus, it’s it’s Magnus, clearly Magnus. I think it’s Magnus right chat?

[@thebfunk5228]

I thought it was Ben

[@slagorourke]

Timewasters are sooo tedious. At least you didn't get a game against Steve Stockfish today!

[@sathishkumar5742]

Who is that guy?

[@Gush27]

@@sathishkumar5742 engine user it’s a joke

[@avinash3396]

its so pathetic god damn

[@sathishkumar5742]

@@avinash3396 You are right..But if you grow big in rating as Simon said that problem wouldn't come for ya.But engine using idiots are in all rating range.

[@JonathanShyman]

awesome, thanks, more please

[@MrEniosky]

Nice explanations , Very nice

[@belue2429]

Love these videos!! Keep it up

[@stevesidare2493]

I like how you explained the Why behind your moves - very helpful! (PS: I'm surprised you played Nf3 before he played e6 in the London game. I though we weren't supposed to do that)

[@RobBCactive]

b6 had been played, so it made sense

[@murdymacnicol674]

Class content. Thanks big yin

[@KvdV96]

A person letting the time run out like that I've never had happen on chess com, what a rude son of a gun

[@bubbahottep8644]

Is that background thumping, the po-po swinging a battering ram into the door downstairs?

[@03BrianPatrick]

Is a Board memorization series possible ?

[@emi662002]

When are you playing the next level? I hope i can meet you there to play And learn

[@AphelionBlackMetal]

I'm lower rated, but I'm not a sore loser! I'm also not a child, so I'm sure that helps. Cheers for your videos!

[@maceyrickard6836]

What is Simon battling at now 270 300 old school I found it tough against 160 170 rating so 300 might be extreme?

[@cappbell9360]

Where can I watch your content live?

[@piotr.kaczmarski]

This is so educational! I often don't know what to do when I play GM level chess against a beginner. Those beginners do get tricky, with their blunders and all...

[@64Sq]

Awesome video

[@03BrianPatrick]

Yes !

[@GLOKD]

I share Simon's hatred of cheaters, bad losers and time wasters. The Ginger GM speaks for me.

[@tyrelljeffries2527]

The peeps on Lichess are super friendly and courteous!

[@treasonouspigeonpeckers957]

Most of them. Although I did have one person refusing to resign so I kept giving them more time until they resigned. I wasn’t going to tolerate it

[@robinmorritt7493]

Let's not be too harsh. Chess Time is relativistic. One minute of Grandmaster time at Panic Factor 1 is equivalent to six seconds of Rookie time at Panic Factor 10. The Rookie's clock is going down ten times faster than Simon's. It depends on the point of view of the observer. 😵

[@josephsalmonte4995]

Looking forward to this. The best English GM until I make it. Only 1000 ELO to go 🤣👍

[@sathishkumar5742]

ONE OF best kind of Videos of chess.

[@chessmonster8690]

Nice speed up

[@bc1173]

what grandmaster is he talking about at 6:00 ? It could be many, Hikaru, Finegold the leftist, Fischer?

[@ramosz6983]

Haha with the French I (rated 1745) was able to beat a 2140 player in rapid chess so it's a really solid opening

[@NoirOrchestre]

6:08 : I don't, who ?

[@tikkj]

Probably hikaru, he's pretty notorious for being unpleasant

[@NoirOrchestre]

@@tikkj Oh so I'm not the only one who can't stand this guy...

[@_Ozka]

6:00 they Literally dont care

[@roberts1711]

We know the gm you are talking about. :)

[@svenbardos6637]

Is he alive? If not, I think I know who it is.

[@mislavivkovic9996]

It is always like that i lose one time of 1600 when i was 1300 and he laugh to me make fun now i am 1700

[@tyrelljeffries2527]

Simon can we please see 9 min games?

[@stfuayussshh94]

There are beginner level videos everywhere Make a speedrun video jumping from 2000 to 2300 (lichess).

[@bc1173]

no.

[@ВиталяШерстнев]

That's not a speedrun, that's a grandma's walk in a park goddammit

[@maceyrickard6836]

My French is good but the big hole is against the Rubenstein I get nothing whatever I think about

[@fign66]

That last guy is probably looking for some specific opening to play against and is just immediately leaving any game they don't get it. Very annoying.

[@Ulujmf]

The chess rating in chesscom is not right especially beginner. Most of the time i got smashed by 1000 player when i do well against 1400

[@SweGoat]

"Grandmasters don't waste your time". Well von bardeleben did.

[@rafbuelens4908]

I subscribed because the last wally was wasting your time.

[@igorrebolj78]

Great video like always but please stop hitting the desk

[@gm_ahmed]

Guess who's back....

[@Dudevid]

Please watch out for Slack/Discord notification sounds in your videos! Small thing but I'm thoroughly engaged and then get pulled out of it to frutilessly scour work Slack to find out who's DMing me at 8pm while I eat my dinner and watch sweet, sweet chess videos!

[@flodstromsconce]

I asked my 7-year-old daughter if she liked your beard, and she said it looked like a hot pepper.

[@EddieDubs]

All the bad sports seem to have something in common. 😉

[@pancakelover5285]

He has a big beard so he must be wise!

[@joeb4142]

First cheaters, now run-out-the-clock discourteous ar$eholes. WTF!

[@cwwiss1]

just block them

[@cwwiss1]

ps, a new player to the game isn't going to recognise what an 'odd' move is

[@mrdeer5585]

Sometimes I waste other people time because I get distracted by...many things. Family, kids, boss at work etc. Grand masters have a dedicated time to play chess. I play whenever the opportunity arises. But never rage quit. That's a different thing.

[@milkyBK370]

I only play when I know there will be no interruptions and I can concentrate on the game.

[@Infamous_V.I.P]

So slack if Simon to be destroying such low rated players.

[@Bert86]

It's always Indian players.

[@jeffbreedlove7437]

Awesome. Thank you. These are the most helpful videos. Also, I love chess.com because of all the features and ability to analyze each game.