My New Secret Chess Opening: How to Attack 1 d4

[@stanleybadacsonyi480]

Thanks for the game! I probably shouldn’t have castled as quickly as I did and your attack was crushing!! 😅

[@Sparkinside-wp5wr]

That's very magnanimous of you to say, and I am sure many of us will be watching your progress too!

[@krumpy8259]

@@Sparkinside-wp5wrMagnanimous Carlsen

[@TSMC123]

Your position was discombobulated. Tough luck.

[@ianpierson9935]

You're not the first to get Ginger GM'd. Classic Simon!

[@jaybingham3711]

After the Dutch materialized and then Nf6, did you consider Bg5 to chop? Have you used/explored that line? Just wondering if that's a good trade while playing a KIA.

[@yiguanas812]

Always great when Simon drops an unexpected vid!

[@tongpoo8985]

I love the way Simon plays chess. That's how I try to play too, I'm in it for the love of the game, and to create art on the board... And to make my opponent shiver their timbers 😂

[@davinconvey6887]

Great game Simon. This really highlights your skill level in these very complex lines!!

[@walterbrownstone8017]

This option of the stonewall is what I really like about the Bird/ Dutch. I usually just randomly decide to play the stonewall. But Simon actually plays it when it actually makes sense!

[@iknowyourerightbut4986]

Love your videos Simon. Thanks for all your help with the Dutch. Here’s to exciting chess!

[@Sparkinside-wp5wr]

Brilliant game, Simon, Bravo!

[@davelee1290]

hahaha , i luv the final mate on your own back rank -- a fisherman would appreciate the slow reeling in of the target :)

[@knightofthelonelyweb3792]

Love the Peep Show reference, Simon! Great show!

[@maxytwist]

There are always pawns left over

[@JeffHamm-g1d]

Great to see this great game! I used to play the Stonewall all the time but having learned from your instruction, I've been going with the Classical. Now with this idea, I might brush off the dust and keep my options open. Great stuff as always Simon!

[@jameshogan8168]

Best thumbnails in the game

[@meiklaner8130]

well done, Simon!

[@Imalrightma]

awesome game Simon and very clear analysis thanks

[@Sisyphus64]

The Rapport Dutch is covered in both "Playing the Stonewall Dutch" (Quality Chess 2020) by GM Nikola Sedlak, and in the interesting repertoire "The English Defence" (Everyman Chess 2023) by GM José González.

[@MartinZanichelli]

You are a total boss! Regards from Argentina. I play the Modern Reti following your Chessable course.

[@-Mohog]

Beautiful game, thanks Simon.

[@matteovrizzi]

Great game Simon and great analysis

[@mobydallas]

Great game Simon!!

[@MediocreApologist]

Well done Williams!!! Your play inspires my chess

[@ThomasGahagan-qc2wv]

thanks for sharing.

[@64Sq]

Great game. I liked the checkmate you won with best, but so many juicy options. Incredible.

[@alexandershorse9021]

Simon for people’s choice world champion!

[@michaelw.emerson]

Wow, great video I watched the whole thing.

[@DubbelDutch1]

Thx. Nice addon to my own repertoire!

[@martinfuchs3983]

I can't wait for the course to come out!

[@michaelblankenau6598]

Really a very beautiful game ! Certainly White could have attempted a few alternative ideas in the opening to stymie the onslaught . But you pressed aggressively and steamrolled him . Very nice .

[@johkih]

You're looking good Simon. Healthier. Well done.

[@jms4406]

Beautiful game ginger!!!

[@PeterPerhac]

bad etiquette ;-) kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYexkGOnq9qbntksi=s-DworplwdUq1-h7

[@PaulDirac-e1g]

We love you simon

[@nickmartin884]

A lot to dissect in a very complicated and beautiful game!

[@Badbentham]

3:45 Actually, ...h7-h5 is not really that "new" in the structure; - I still vividly remember a lesson in a Rowson book, maybe 15 years ago, where Harry on his rampage made it all the way to h3, with some serious crampage of White's position.

[@saitamabeach2200]

'So I played Simon the other day, you know that ginger gm fella' 'And...er...did he by any chance ..push Harry?' 'Yes! He blimmin' did!' 🙄😂

[@nickmortimer4831]

Best thumbnail yet. Four naaans! 😂

[@tomwebb5148]

Simon Williams charges the h pawn, shock horror..great stuff

[@zaryghesegoo]

Your video inspired me and I went and played chess and reached my highest rating ever,2201,I'm very happy

[@robertmauersberger953]

Well, i know which day-vee-dee im gonna buy next!

[@Evilanious]

I can't believe you'd leak your fondness for the Dutch defense!

[@tomas-wi8dy]

thank you!

[@mikhaillastname8719]

Push Harry! Never seen on this channel!

[@JohanFreund-i7q]

very nice game!

[@MamboRasco]

Looking forward to the new course, oh if you do it please go into what to do if while plays the double stonewall. I used to play the regular stonewall as black but playing vs the double stonewall was painful. You do not get to play all your fun stonewall stuff and white can really make the game very boring.

[@garrywhite5331]

Nice!

[@BrianBailey-r2c]

Beautiful multiple mating nets .

[@interbudelblag]

Ginger is a master of how to crush kings indian setup.

[@alvarobastida1963]

Great! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@MamboRasco]

Nice one, would love to see a course on this wink wink.

[@grimlips6596]

I answer 1.d4 with 1..., c5 every single game. Then i play g6, fianchetto and go into a modern benoni, but i delay Nf6, completely avoiding the very uncomfortable 'flick knife' variation (even though Rapport recently proved that it is playable). I do give white a ton of freedom to develop however they like, but i just love the benoni structure. I do wonder why c5 is so unpopular on move one. These crazy dutches are also amazing! Awesome game

[@LoFiSymphony]

Oh thank god you're back, life has felt worse without you!

[@AboSir]

Please play the Dutch in Titled Tuesday's. You always catch them off guard with the H pawn attack and swinging that Queen over.

[@triggertalksfpl6562]

It is not a new idea Nikola Sedlak has a chapter on it in his stonewall book

[@MaxWright7]

Nice game.

[@elrodtherocker]

No big surprise that it is another quick h pawn move!

[@zzashkittyzzonna2474]

That game was brilliant I don’t see a lot the tactics that you saw

[@Alekhinegun]

Guys, check out game GM Blagojevic vs GM Sedlak. Nice one.

[@iceicebaby6980]

the whole point is a "mistake". I'm in

[@BrianBailey-r2c]

Always click instantly ginger GM loving world championship,from a boat on the Thames.

[@Theo-wo8hc]

FOUR pawns Simon, four?! That’s insane

[@lukeempty3386]

It's deliciously rich and creamy

[@guitargod3545]

Im never confident enough to go into a position like this lmao.

[@raphaelhudson]

I am not entirely sure this is viable for a course when it depends on crazy high level tactical play to be playable haha . Great game Simon but lots of moments here where you stop the analysis a bit short for us mere mortals.

[@JimmyBillyDawnie]

30 minute think to play Qd2 when planned ? Did Charlie need feeding ?!

[@modolief]

This is how a GM makes good use and _non-use_ of the chess engine.

[@TheBlade1985]

It's crazy how Simon has merely got 86K subs...

[@Yu-Cuber]

Can this variation be played against Nh3 somehow ?

[@1Rene9Night5cart0]

Have you ever played the Dzindhi-Indian: 1d4 g6 2c4 Bg7 3 Nc3 c5 4d5 Bxc3+ 5bxc3 f5 (?) I play it all the time getting original positions. It is undoubtedly dubious .. never seen any theory on it .. just love playing it.

[@berndwind]

There’s an awesome small course on this on Chessable by the one and only David Vigorito! Love it, really interesting games come out of this line.

[@DuffmanChess]

This opening reminds me of the King's Indian. The engine is very critical of it, and gives an advantage for white. But for a humans, isn't so easy to come up with the right ideas when the clock is ticking.

[@josketobben]

Crazy complications. Stonewall steamroll!

[@patrikschoupal9926]

But this line is just not good after h4, so not sure how do you plan to make a course about it. As with preparation, it is not playable. I´ve made quick research and only playable h5 in these positions is here, which improves the main lines. Who wants to learn "secret chess opening" which is good for just one game? 1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 d5 5. Nf3 c6 6. O-O Bd6 7. Ne5 (7. b3 Qe7 8. Bb2 b6 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. Nd2 O-O 11. Rc1 Rd8) (7. Bf4 Bxf4 8. gxf4 Nbd7 9. Nbd2 Ne4 10. e3 O-O 11. Rc1 Qe7 12. Qc2 Kh8) 7... Nbd7 8. cxd5 (8. Bf4 Be7 9. Nd2 Nxe5 10. Bxe5 O-O) 8... exd5 9. Nd3 h5 *

[@DavidBendl-bl1ov]

That's why Simon Williams is my favorite streamer for naturally exciting games.

[@jbiesmans5901]

Trust yourself (more often)

[@northeastchristianapologet1133]

Love the video! It’s just a little disappointing every time Simon calls Harry “The H Pawn”.

[@karpovgambit9190]

The best opening by Black against 1.d4 is the English Rat...

[@howardgraff4084]

Simon beating up a 15 year old chess player. Shouldn't be allowed!

[@patjcoan]

Simon really is the most entertaining, and educational in the chess world. Truly don’t get how he’s not way more popular

[@michaelbaum2539]

Cool stuff, but it's not nice for me to allow the French. Is there a problem with 1...f5? I guess you simply want the opponent to try the French, right?

[@Evilanious]

He probably wants to avoid the Hopton attack, the Staunton gambit or both.

[@brandonbuckmaster3077]

Simon chooses that specific move order to avoid dangerous sidelines like the Hopton, Staunton, Raphael, etc. He's mentioned this in some of his speedruns. But not only that, Simon grew up with his dad teaching him the french defense. So even if they play the french, Simon is quite comfortable and at home playing it. So this move order is a good way to reduce memorizing theory and guarantees you a comfortable game that you'll know the plans for.

[@vinzanity68]

I love Simon. But when u praise a position by saying u dont agree with the AI three or four moves in a row...that position is probably not that good.

[@ReverseDutchRulz]

Will there be a chessable course?