Titled Tuesday: Tag Teaming Up On Kramnik!

[@GingerGM]

If anyone is questioning why I gave Charlie the Chess Cat (check him out on Instagram 🙃) priority over my game with Kramnik, it's pretty simple. Charlie is a 21-year-old cat and a good mate, whilst chess online is a laugh and at the same time a load of bollocks. So of course the cat takes priority! Anyone with a cat will understand... 😆 Time code 19:35 to check it out. I've played and beaten World Champions before, no big deal.

[@edf9577]

No question of who gets priority here. Charlie every time !!

[@jms4406]

Haha. I loved seeing Charlie. That's pretty amazing 21 yrs old. My boxer is 12. My cat Alice is a shit. Loved how you explained to charlie who you were playing. He was keeping your priorities straight

[@Wilco114]

Off course Charlie gets priority. I'm curious if Charlie gets the same age as the cat I had, it achieved the incredible age of 23 (and 21 is already incredible). All the best to Charlie!

[@adomaskuzinas2137]

Brilliantly outplays the world champion, chooses to pet his beloved mate over sweating hard to force a win. Mans got his priorities straight.

[@Dman89P]

Well said Simon. Anyone with a pet should understand. 😊

[@theuobtube]

Playing against famous former world champion, spends half the time talking to the cat. Legendary

[@LOOKING-FOR-GLAZE-GALAXY]

32:11 who else was on the floor with laughter best chess channel ever!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@wce-tube]

I could hardly breathe😂😂😂

[@KenDeNegri]

Mate I never comment on KZbin vids but I love your content, you a class player and more importantly a genuine bloke, looking forward to the next vid

[@DutchBushcraftKnives]

10/10 thumbnail again, my word that is funny

[@oisin9533]

Laughed loudly.

[@adomaskuzinas2137]

0:09 after years, Simon pronounced "subscribe" correctly for the 1st time ever. Big congratulations from me and the rest of community. Our man is improving every day!

[@AboSir]

Love how Simon clearly panics when the time runs down and then says "Never in doubt" haha

[@joegreenwood86]

Love the sainsburys story. Reminds me of when I worked for Ladbrokes at Elland road on match days, in the executive box encouraging the suits to place bets. They had free flow drinks and my break was during the match, since you couldn't place bets in play. So I went back to the box during my break and one of the executives said to me, "Let's have a bet. I drink a bottle of beer every time Leeds get a corner, you drink one every time PNE get one." PNE proceeded to get many consecutive corners and the rest is history. They never put me in the box again though!

[@cwwiss1]

Oh my god Simon i'm in tears here imagining you let loose in Sainsbury's sampling anything you like !!

[@bipinanand]

Btw, you're such a good wordsmith I think you should be commentator on high stakes chess games, like the Speed Chess Championships last weekend. Your chess knowledge mixed with quick witted humour would make you an amazing presenter!

[@FFMan82]

He was a commentator, but he had some legal issues that make it impossible for him to commentate at this moment.

[@bipinanand]

​@@FFMan82 Oh right! That's a shame. Hope it all works out.

[@augustlindmark438]

@@FFMan82 ?

[@Danumurti18]

​@@FFMan82wow, what legal issue? Ganja?

[@cz19856]

​@@FFMan82 don't leave us hanging

[@antonblue11]

31:45 the analysis here is simply brilliant 😂😂😂

[@baseket2ball12]

You crack me up man, your TTs are the most enjoyable

[@ElderScrollsVINews]

I watch every week and every week you make me feel better Simon. Thanks for being my online friend 😊😊

[@alemore1146]

1:28:09 It's not threefold repetition because it is Black to move, and before it was White to move. They count as different positions

[@guillaumecornu9919]

Almost got Kramnik down with the Charlie Gambit hey. In my heart you did. Excellent game

[@guillaumecornu9919]

Hi Simon ! Thanks man hehe can't wait to watch it. Nice thumbnail

[@adomaskuzinas2137]

49:52 absolutely insane comenback victory!

[@LoFiSymphony]

One of the most fun TTs ever Simon! Can't wait for the next one.

[@briandwi2504]

The more Simon relaxes the more entertaining he becomes. Such fun times with him.

[@jonnywhite952]

We love a swashbuckling titled tuesday with the one and only Ginger!!!

[@propagandacritic5511]

Seeing Charlie was worth a loss to Kramnik.

[@ivobabarovic8848]

Thanks for the laughs. You must be one hell of a beer buddy. Cheers from Ljubljana

[@cz19856]

That censored kramnik speech is only available for gingerGM premium subscribers

[@walterbrownstone8017]

Always good to see these videos. One thing I learned today is world champions play killer endgames.

[@JeffPHamm]

Another great stream which always provides loads of entertainment. And Charlie is definitely the proper priority.

[@maxytwist]

Nice one Simon, nice Prince Andrew reference at 45:12 too.

[@johnnyhatz]

Best thumbnail ever! 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@playtimbo7345]

What a bloody nice surprise 🥳

[@tristansnow]

🎶Take 'em down to the paradise city where the chess is green and the tactics... work in your favor. 🎶

[@notgodzod]

1:34:50 Spin Spin Sugar - great tune!

[@kdubjbass]

This was hilarious and awesome. Killin it 😂!!

[@edwardwelsch5893]

The bit that starts at 31:47 is one of my favorites. Clip that, Simon!

[@seafoam9736]

You need to provide a link to that game where you offered a draw and then checkmated him before he accepted. That was absolutely beautiful!

[@JohnSmith-ph7dk]

Simon you should make some rapid style videos, I'd enjoy watching some longer form games with more considered moves and commentary.

[@edf9577]

Fantastic stuff YET AGAIN !! 😊 Titled Tuesday goes into Wine Wednesday! Kramnik lookout next time, he was there for the taking dude. But then again you would have been reported probably. Hugs for Charlie ❤

[@leocossham]

You're fucking hilarious, love the chess too

[@colin-yc9bv]

Ginge, you should cover the part of the screen where the name/rating of your oppo is, so it does not effect your game pal.

[@hard2flatter516]

Thank you as alwaysfor the entertainment! I love how "world" in the UK is written so complexly but pronounced almost exactly like the german counterpart "Welt". In the US of course you have to eat your tounge to say that word

[@mikemurray2027]

He's a Londoner. Can't be expected to speak English properly. We all must make allowances for them, poor things.

[@adomaskuzinas2137]

Sargis Sargisyan's play was suspicious, no way a 2200 rated FM knows 20 moves of theory in an obscure line (that Simon has played a lot and knows most lines very well) and confidently plays f4 in seconds. Possibly was getting assistance for some of the moves.

[@mysteriousmeteor6783]

shut up Kramnik

[@Heroball299]

I can an understand an FM knowing a sideline in the Sicilian pretty well. If it was a sideline in the Dutch defence and they play perfect opening that would be more suss to me than this.

[@garrywhite5331]

Perfect, as usual

[@MikeColetti]

When I win a game of chess, I move onto the next game. When I lose a game of chess, I experience pain and it’s very hard for me to just move onto the next game. When I watch Simon Williams and he loses, again I feel pain! But with him, that ability to lose and move onto the next game and play at the same high level, that is just amazing to me.

[@sons-braddalton]

Best chess thumbnail. Bravo 👏

[@zoranherceg7221]

Charlie did the same thing when you were playing against Hikaru. I guess he likes high stakes games

[@fburton8]

Maybe he senses Simon’s nervous excitement.

[@theoryofmine7473]

Doom Jazz: have you heard Zu?

[@aaronsontube2647]

That kramnick game was REALLT frustrating to watch 😂 it was similar to the kne against hikaru a few weeks back. You get winning positions then for some odd reason you start not paying attention and play with the cat

[@gorillazfanjames]

My god, I love this content

[@chrisd6982]

Vladmir Kramnik - that name just oozes poison and evil. Lovely man if you get to know him, I'm sure - just a bit of a bond villain really.

[@64Sq]

Hilarious as always. Love it matey ")))

[@Michelt007]

Great song "Mate the f***er!" Does it really exist?? Somewhere on the big wide web??

[@stephencarter3575]

"Hope chess,like when I was 8".😂😂😂

[@rlevans0602]

Never thought Charlie was real. But now I've seen him..... and playing Kramnik!

[@LittleLambLamenting]

Fking hilarious, had me in stitches, again.

[@binks2413]

1:34:10 im not gonna think followed by i should have thought more😂😂😂. Chess just scrambled your brain 😂. Love watching these vids

[@aorange8630]

Thank God! I was getting withdrawal symptoms here from the tiny dose earlier.

[@nocurve2329]

Great games! Had the old world champ on the ropes.

[@rafao7966]

I was belly laughing you are what bring greatnezz to chezz.

[@Michelt007]

@32:08, the chessboard becomes a beautiful garden of arrows!

[@jamesmaskell3743]

He became possessed by Hikaru! 😂

[@adomaskuzinas2137]

1:22:40 is Nxf7 Qxf7+ Kc8 Qxe6+ Kg8 really that bad? At least you're not down a rook with a relatively safe king

[@b25671]

Legend

[@garrywhite5331]

I love the new avatar!

[@davygravy7812]

Brilliant intro pic from Wheel of Fortune

[@ZakBaiShaolin]

LOVED the post-Toiletgate buttplug mention when ya went berserk like a racehorse announcer going off on possible lines of attack!! "...and... none of that happened." !:3

[@notgodzod]

El bottler 😂 Your streams are class

[@highfade]

Sweet thumbnail.

[@johnnyhatz]

Simon, this might change your life... you can use the arrow keys on your keyboard to cycle through the moves in the game review! 🤯

[@arkadye]

If anyone's wondering whether Simon gets help from Charlie or not, I speak Cat and his meows at 22:42 clearly translate to "how did you end up 15 seconds behind on the clock? Obviously you just play Qc1 here and enjoy a small advantage. Let go of me and focus on the game, you [untranslatable to avoid getting banned from KZbin]."

[@tomwaters8409]

Wow, game against Kramnik almost the immortal game, brilliant

[@deccyboi4218]

HAHAHA Legendary Game against Kramnik. I do wish you had played 20.d5 and beaten him. Next time :)

[@jamesmaskell3743]

To be honest, Charlie saved you from Kramnik hassle. Probably for the best!

[@jms4406]

I loved that ypu told Charlie it was kramnik when he whined

[@wce-tube]

Sometimes you just need to have a glass of wine, for goodness sake (c) GingerGM 2024

[@LoFiSymphony]

Hell yeah dude

[@BamThwok76]

i'd like to solve

[@Jack-h8g3r]

when you lost that position against kramnik was because you got anxious. if you struggle with keeping your cool talk to your doctor and see if they would recommend a medication to help you stay calmer in general, even outside chess

[@t00mgoos]

i may have won that position vs kramik lol ... i was praying for d5 😂

[@HoneyBadger727]

You gotta watch out for Charlie! Some people eat cats I’ve heard!

[@AgentSmith911]

I really wanted you to win against Kramnik and make him accuse you for the drama and laughs 😂

[@fredd3.14]

Perfect tining. Just ordered takeout!

[@booktrunk]

Arrrrrrgh the Kramnik game soooooo close

[@alphgeek]

Good boy Charlie

[@fleddermuus4616]

best moments from 31:48 hahaha

[@someoneelse293]

Harry!!!!!!!!

[@tinbadger8097]

Charlie secret Kramnik fan?

[@theplayzpaidoff]

I have vodka not wine. :P

[@cwwiss1]

Whine n chess party !

[@zzashkittyzzonna2474]

Fischer best player all time

[@parthapratimnath1998]

cheating with charlie.....you were really winning......hv given due respect to Kramnik Sir. Talking while playing is not at all an easy job and you are doing it perfectly Sir.

[@wonkymanwonkyman2251]

taking his rook was pretty crap

[@najmantube]

Why start playing around with the cat during a game against Kramnik? Is it to provide an excuse in advance for losing? I've been following this channel for a few years and I love it, but I do feel that Simon sometimes decides he's going to lose before he even starts, when confronted with higher-rated opponents.

[@danjeory3659]

swear to god some of these are cheats. Why was one of them taking so long on obvious moves in a clearly winning position and then starts playing crap when his clock starts getting low? Gutted you blundered when you thought it was 3xfold...

[@danjeory3659]

jfc Simon, just leave the cat for 5 minutes until the end of game!! It's Kramnik ffs!

[@1985rostislav]

Pretty sure the Armenian guy is cheating.

[@alanjohnson901]

Why you messing around with Charlie while you’re trying to beat Kramnik? Simonnn

[@RhizomaticAssemblage]

You going to be the one to say no to the cat? He's not a monster.

[@Etherglide]

And then you picked up the cat. Really daft.

[@MattduCouloir]

Ok Simon, if you happen to read this I got to tell you that it’s « En prise » like en prizzz and not « En pri ».