Speed Run - Finding Mistakes #2 - Typical mistakes played at 1600-1700 on LiChess

A speed run on LiChess, but with the main idea of trying to identify the typical mistakes that my opponents are playing at the lower levels.
Hopefully, this will help you find and repair any such mistakes that you are making yourselves.
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[@dwreed9100]

I just started playing chess in my 50's, and quite enjoy it. Out of all the channels on KZbin, I really appreciate your style of teaching, and how you break down positions and situations in an understandable way. Great stuff. Thank you,

[@travisdurrans8866]

As someone still in their early 20s, I think it's really cool that someone your age is choosing to play what many people consider a "young man's game." I hope I'll still have the motivation to improve at intellectual pursuits when I'm older! Alongside Ginger GM, I also really enjoy some of Ben Finegold's older lectures very entertaining and educational, I would recommend you check out those as well!

[@judahslion5611]

Look up "John Bartholomew chess fundamentals"... That video series helped me gain over 300 rating points in one summer. Simon, John, Kingscrusher, and Eric Rosen have always been my favorite chess youtubers.

[@royturv]

@@travisdurrans8866 Don’t know why many people would consider chess a young man’s game? I’m 72 & still playing, played a little as a youngster, before computers, then restarted when I retired. Good way to keep the brain active

[@travisdurrans8866]

@@royturv well I've heard people around me speak in that way, like my dad saying he won't play against me because he's too old, grandmasters like Magnus Carlsen complaining that their brains are getting slower with age, and more recently people talking about Gary Kasparov's recent performance and how it's not what it used to be

[@ym276]

@@royturv Nowadays, it's a young man's game as you need to know so many theoretical lines and keep up to date with all the latest games and theory to be competitive

[@cwwiss1]

One of the most important phrases I learnt from a very good player is " you may have won it but you've still got to win it" !

[@Nick2014B]

I like that, I get into winning positions and start watching tv and shit and blow it and it'll ruin the whole day and i can't play for the day because i get tilted

[@SuperYtc1]

That just translates to: You haven't won it yet, focus until you have. 'You may be winning, but you've still got to win it' is more accurate.

[@jamesandrewferrer4860]

This is the most educational Chess Speedrun I saw in KZbin.

[@raym6205]

Yup. He takes time to explain things instead of bullying bad players

[@mlsanica7618]

@Jack FitzGerald very good recommendation

[@ahrrydepp493]

Agree

[@jamesandrewferrer4860]

@Jack FitzGerald very good as well I just prefer this because it's a bit slower especially for slow people like me 😂

[@shhiknopfler3912]

@@jamesandrewferrer4860 Check again. Narodidski is pretty much slow explaining every move.

[@rabranch32]

This Speed Run series is great. I love hearing the thinking process from a real game.

[@Dylan-oi2uy]

Timestamps for those that want them 0:58 Game 1 - Dutch defense 6:44 Game 2 11:14 Game 3 - Deutz gambit 19:01 Game 4 - Queen's gambit Sorry if I used any of the wrong names, he didn't say all their names and I'm still a scrub.

[@Sothey727]

Game 3 was not the evan's gambit, the evan's gambit occurs after ...Bc5 b4, his plan with d4 is called the Deutz Gambit

[@Dylan-oi2uy]

@@Sothey727 thanks. I updated it.

[@edforbes1563]

"My opponant has lashed out" 😂 just found your channel. Well late! Really enjoying it. 👍🏻

[@andresrossi9]

I personally love those educational videos, specially long play chess. Keep going with a lot of this content Simon! ❤️

[@mikethomas6566]

Seeing common problems and how to exploit them is fantastic. Thank you for doing this series!

[@ShadowLink678]

It’s so funny watching this GM trying to identify what 1600 players would see or not see. (I know he was once a low rated player at some point, but still.) Sometimes he is underestimating basic things that we would definitely see and then hilariously totally overestimating what we would see - suddenly recognizing essentially every pattern, pin, and fork left and right at a whim. It’s actually genuinely funny - and no, not in a bad way - (of course it’s difficult to revert oneself into an older mindset with less comprehension/understanding of the game).

[@RobBCactive]

Especially in blitz games, many of the pointless pawn moves like h3/h6 are simply to play something quickly which seem safe.

[@sooooooooDark]

0:27 alternative title: ginger gm shows his audience how to get it up

[@bc1173]

what a bigoted comment.

[@sooooooooDark]

@@bc1173 "bigoted" - "big-got-it" ahh i got it! u smartypants u 😎

[@bc1173]

@@sooooooooDark bigoted.

[@avinash3396]

@@sooooooooDark how do you get it up tho

[@Etazoz]

Struggling to get it up @@bc1173?

[@aadarshchunkath1737]

Was enjoying Simon's Art of the Attack course today. This series is also fun and very instructive. 🌟🎆

[@weeblelehmann466]

I work through these vids a segment at a time and marvel at how quick and simple you make it look. Fantastic teaching aid!

[@ahmadazab7853]

Was waiting for this. The thumbnail says #1 I was confused..

[@dxnification]

As a long time sufferer of premature attaculation, I would like to offer my sincerest thanks for putting up this content. You are a boss.

[@asacschrader468]

Love this series Simon, please do more!

[@timmarshall4881]

Really instructive well-made video, thank you, probably the most instructive that I’ve seen on KZbin.

[@josephking5078]

Really enjoying this gentleman dismantling the way I play chess

[@shazirnazir3501]

Simon Williams you are my guru in chess. I have learnt so much from you. Evans gambit, french defense, dragodorf, budapest gambit and many more keep on this amazing work

[@lucasortigoza4379]

Please Ginger GM, don't stop this videos

[@andrewliu3333]

Love this series, thank you so much!

[@xiaoguangyang7917]

I like Simon teaching a lot. Very instructive and I bought most his opening and mid game lessons and he used them in his games here and I learned from his play in video

[@francisjtuk]

This channel is definitely become one of my favourites. The ginger GM definitely is dropping some great knowledge in an understandable way.

[@Gretchaninov]

Great explaining. I think you're one of the best teachers of chess! More of this kind of content would be great, playing against lower rated opponents and explaining their errors.

[@RaWMajkeL]

I already see I'll be watching this series more. Thanks for the content

[@brianbanks700]

Love these videos! Keep them going!

[@magic_hotel]

Loving this series. Quite funny that you hadn't seen the early ...Bf5 before. It happens a lot playing at this level. It's another typical mistake - Black is focusing on getting the bishop outside the pawn chain without considering move orders or tactical nuances. Very often, these mistakes can be categorized as being "on auto-pilot".

[@venkatachengalvala4289]

though the tactic here was quite tricky, especially in a blitz game. so a good practical blitz choice although an objectively bad move.

[@adrian7610]

Your teachings helped me improve my game so much!

[@northlord804]

I really enjoy your explanations and breakdown of your fundamental motives behind your moves! Thank you for sharing. Love your video's!

[@voxploxx]

Another great lesson from Simon "bang us a queen in the position" Williams

[@meathead919]

It's so refreshing to see this new type of content. Thank you so much, Simon!

[@joegreenwood86]

Love this series! Please keep playing more openings from your chessable courses. I've bought your grandmaster gambits 1+2, club player's dynamite and dutch and reviewing every game I play to see if I played the right moves. To see a series like this with middle game ideas for those lines is amazing. You make it look so annoyingly bloody easy too :)

[@mcneese68]

I know it’s not in the spirit of the video, but I was really hoping you’d play the Evan’s Gambit at 11:40. Would’ve been fun to see how a grandmaster would use it against an average rated player!

[@dregaus]

Great new series. I don't really understand the lichess rating system but I'm here to learn either way.

[@jeffbreedlove7437]

I can follow along with you and understand what you are doing, and think to myself that I can do that. But in my own games, I get completely off track and lost faster than you can blink.

[@edf9577]

This is such a cool series, bravo Simon :)

[@northlord804]

I've got to say, I really enjoy your videos and I quite feel I am learning a lot. KZbin recommended one of your videos today so I watched it and I am so glad I did. Thank you GGM!

[@joe1657]

I love the new series, maybe play with increment though- you will get fewer players who premove the whole opening

[@MatteoGariglio]

Keep going this series.. very very instructive!

[@ignis6144]

Thank you for this series Simon

[@RodrigoSantos-mr8si]

Glad you're continuing this series in a more gradual build up! Thank you for these classes 👍

[@seanyhawx]

These kind of videos will help me improve my chess alot

[@Socrates...]

Thank you so much for continuing the series

[@RaptureReady2025]

This is my fav GingerGM KZbin series by far … 💪🏼😂💥👏🎉

[@מנדיסגל]

This is the best lesson i ever heard thank you so much 🙏🙏

[@rafaelrojas7249]

Very good explanations and how to punish mistakes, thanks.

[@Vinterfader]

Fantastic video, Ginger!

[@alon3304]

Very nice idea, best channel on KZbin!

[@kennethlauer4735]

I imagine Katherine waiting patiently on the other end for Ginger to make a move while he verbally and publicly makes and example out of her

[@alexf0101]

good content, especially about the correct thought process. please do more of these, maybe in slower rapid games so there's more time to explain.

[@matthew5775]

Your commentary is very nice. Love the humor.

[@masterbeernuts9344]

Subbed. Why didn't i know about you before today?! Great stuff!! Prefer the 5min games as 3min is too short. Superb video mate.

[@WhiskeyBrothersRecords]

These are rich with information. Definitely love your resources. Gonna check out your chessable courses!

[@briandoile5011]

"What is my opponent trying to do?" LOL If I only knew. Seriously, thanks, this video and others you've done are really informative and make me hopeful that I will improve!

[@IvicaArmanas]

*I love your videos, man, cheers from Serbia!*

[@milkyBK370]

I find that all you really need at this level is a basic understanding of the first few moves of the most popular openings. That way, when the opponent plays a bad/odd looking move it kind of stands out and often it's an opportunity to gain an advantage.

[@mineshaftrisotto]

Ginger GM is just Ben Finegold if he had a heart of gold

[@arictang7295]

So true

[@Micah-kt2uw]

The opponent while Simon is explaining why their move is really, really bad: "Hey, that one got him thinking, that must've been solid"

[@seanyhawx]

Awesome video need more speed runs

[@slightfimulator4888]

Very informative about the artificial frets, good frets, bad frets.

[@TheBjossi80]

I love these educational speed run !

[@daviddelille1443]

Great series, Simon. I would love to see more. I did have two suggestions: 1) Consider playing a longer time control. You chastised your opponents for playing too quickly in the opening, but at 1600 they need that time later in the game. If they followed your advice, they would lose more often on time than they would lose due to opening mistakes. Alternatively, don't punish oppening mistakes; just get an equal middlegame position. 2) Do you know the distribution of chess ratings of your audience? It might be worth holding a poll. I would guess that many (myself included) are too weak to really benefit from a speedrun starting at 1600 blitz. Daniel Naroditsky is doing a 10-minute speedrun which started at 800 rating and that series has taught me so much.

[@daviddelille1443]

@Robert Bst2 I am aware of Simon's longer games; I was merely pointing out that 1600s who take their time during the opening will likely lose rating due to flagging. Their regular opponents are unable to exploit small opening mistakes, so I don't think the advice (though well intentioned) will benefit lower rated players. A speedrun with a shorter time control may be more entertaining to some, but I believe it will be less educational. As for the intended rating range of this channel, that is up to Simon to decide. However, the advantage of a speedrun is that it can cater to all levels from 800 to 2200+, but not if he starts halfway through. You may personally prefer if he started at your level, but if the majority of his audience is below 1500 (for example), it may not be in his best interest as a creator.

[@ym276]

1500 on lichess is around 1100 on chesscom, which is basically beginner level so I doubt most of his audience are at that level or below

[@camerondavis6607]

@Robert Bst2 but surely as a 1600 on lichess, that counts as beginner

[@daviddelille1443]

@@ym276 I'm not familiar with these rating conversion equations, nor do I put much faith in them. To me, 1600 seems a little high to start a speedrun. Regardless, my suggestion was for Simon to hold a poll to find out what ratings his views have and make a decision based on that.

[@camerondavis6607]

@Robert Bst2 but if you're those ratings online you will certainly be benefiting from these lessons I think

[@NormanNeal2tim215]

GM GINGER I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR DEDICATION TO TEACHING CHESS WHEN I GET A COUPLE OF DOLLARS AS I AM DISABLED I DEF WILL BE HITTING YOU OFF FOR ALL YOUR WORK AND HELPING ME SO MUCH BE BLESSED BE LOVE!!!

[@Davidaspe]

Love the content Simon!

[@anshumm]

Very nice Sir! Really appreciate! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@Justchillin145]

These are very instructive and entertaining! Thank you!

[@lionelbowhunter468]

Cristal clear: thx Simon, very usefull. Greeting from France^^

[@stewartadamson9465]

Hi Simon and hello from just down the road in Basingrad. Great instructive video as usual, thanks. Could I tempt you into a "Beer run" where we discover how many beers it takes for me to beat a GM? I'm a blunder-prone 1200....I think it would cost me a lot😁(although I do have your Jobava and French defense courses)

[@philippeterson7503]

Great series. I'm guessing in the first game at 2:20 he didn't want to sack the g4 pawn by playing Nf3. Though I suppose if you are tossing in the h & g pawns down the board right away you have to be willing to sacrifice them, poor blighters.

[@mislavivkovic9996]

What a sadistic play you are grat really explaine to me i never know some things like when your oponent make a move with a pawn look to the weekneeses

[@bonniehitman7807]

amazing teaching method simon. thank you so much

[@FarisHusaini]

"Oh Shit" 🤣 it's great to see GM blunders and reacts just the same as us commoners when we blunder and then realise it right after haha

[@FlamingMonocle]

I'm so fast I spotted the mistake in the video thumbnail immediately! ;) Surely #1 should be #2...? Great video!

[@phillissuper9084]

This series is great, keep it up!

[@hankmoody666]

the GChess site looks cool, but it's confusing when the engine takes 10 seconds to run and swings so much before it gets it right

[@razorrook218]

Great stuff!! Keep em coming Simon 😊

[@FruitCakeReaper]

The best chess personality hands down

[@noahberridge7400]

me sitting here as a 1000 : yep i agree yeeeaassss very goooood.

[@milkyBK370]

Great job Simon.

[@raphaelhudson]

very good simon.

[@roylowry4798]

Thank you so much! I really learn a lot!

[@ybowman7592]

I just learned about G Chess today thank you I love it I will be using it thanks Ginger GM your the greatest are you ever planning to play in public games like in New York at Washington square park levy did it and Alexandra Boetz was at 14 union square

[@earthwormsim8068]

Doesn’t he live in the uk? Long way to go for a public match

[@marko9912]

Hi Simon, in the first game of this video where he takes your Knight with the Bishop and you then attack his Queen, would it have been worthwhile for him to allow you to take the Queen while going on to take your Bishop and Rook as well? So 3 pieces for his Queen, you then take his Bishop with the other Rook and his King takes your Knight. Who's better after all that?! By my calculations he'd have 2 Rooks and 2 Knights, and you'd have a Queen and Rook. Or if he surprised you by allowing the Queen sacrifice by taking your Bishop, would you then step up one square with your Rook?

[@ATankUber]

at 4:16 I think white has Bxb7 winning tactically

[@mikeock2087]

In bedween waiting for Amans habits I'm going to check this one out

[@E8oL4]

Love it. Might even buy the Attack book :D

[@jetdo8479]

absolutely loved this video! if u happen to read the comments could u play the reti opening ninzo larsen variation? its my favorite at the moment

[@mlsanica7618]

Hello SImon, you are definitely on top of the list when it comes to my favorite chess youtubers, but I have one little question that's been bugging me when I watch your videos, who is Fred ?

[@deimos2126]

Probably a friend of Harry's

[@StephenPiper1901]

Thank you GGM

[@warrenginmartini]

Stockfish advises 4.Qb3 instead of 4.cxd5. I saw the right move in a millisecond. That makes me think at a Super GM level I guess if GingerGM doesn't even see 4.Qb3 as a candidate move. ;-p

[@akashsrivastavavines5021]

Calculation was easy that calculation is what makes you gm ginger😂

[@wiggininin]

Really enjoyed this. Here's a comment for the algorithm.

[@timwoods3173]

Thank you Sir Simon!

[@MrMartinmozz]

Really interesting thanks Ginger! p.s 13:47 love the Thermopylae reference lol

[@humanrightsadvocate]

You're the best Simon! Let's get the number of subscribers to 100k.

[@paulboro5278]

The opponent's moves are so bad that Mr. William can't even predict them.

[@leskobrandon8454]

You are so freaking awesome!!! Love you brother

[@ndumisomtshali383]

Premature attackulation!🤣🤣... This one is not going to get old.

[@rv706]

And here I am again correcting this little pronunciation mistake on a chess channel: *"fianchetto" is pronounced with a "k" sound* (it's Italian, not Spanish or French).

[@brysonlozano7]

simply the best chess vids

[@kingkura]

Very instructive