GM Simon Williams - Finding Mistakes When Starting Out In Chess

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

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The hit series is back!
After being kicked out of Lichess Speedrunning we return; only this time on Chesscom!
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.
In this video we look at the rating range of 800-1000 ELO and run into a few very strong players along the way...
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@JimmysGarden 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

Good luck.friend

@brabhamfreaman166 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

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

@joeb4142 2 жыл бұрын

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

@swolejszo 2 жыл бұрын

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!

@coolmind2476 2 жыл бұрын

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

@adamblomquist5581 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

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

@islandking872 2 жыл бұрын

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

@equitaspropertyspain2335 2 жыл бұрын

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

@nickmoore5105 2 жыл бұрын

You and Daniel are my favourite chess educators on YT.

@mustaphaabdulazeez527 2 жыл бұрын

whos daniel please i need channels like this

@swangambit 2 жыл бұрын

Daniel naroditsky, imo the best Chess teacher out there

@Kokurorokuko 2 жыл бұрын

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

@danandeliseprickett2105 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@yosefcohen483 2 жыл бұрын

Another wonderful speed run, thank you Mr. Williams.

@moi7748 2 жыл бұрын

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

@mikek4025 2 жыл бұрын

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

@edf9577 2 жыл бұрын

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

@richardlee-shanok5578 2 жыл бұрын

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!!

@rickstermandude 2 жыл бұрын

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?

@kuromaru5950 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

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

@sathishkumar5742 2 жыл бұрын

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

@bikashsherpa2489 2 жыл бұрын

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

@sathishkumar5742 2 жыл бұрын

@@bikashsherpa2489 All right ✅😀

@treasonouspigeonpeckers957 2 жыл бұрын

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

@ssb9016 2 жыл бұрын

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

@michaelkemp5408 2 жыл бұрын

Great videos, 800-1000 is relatable chess!

@20traduzir 2 жыл бұрын

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

@GeorgeSmyth 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

What is sandbagging?

@sathishkumar5742 2 жыл бұрын

@@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 2 жыл бұрын

@@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 2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@craigjones5498 2 жыл бұрын

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...👍

@danjeory3659 2 жыл бұрын

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

@adrianathans8910 2 жыл бұрын

Really enjoying these mate. Thank you so much.

@slagorourke 2 жыл бұрын

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

@sathishkumar5742 2 жыл бұрын

Who is that guy?

@Gush27 2 жыл бұрын

@@sathishkumar5742 engine user it’s a joke

@avinash3396 2 жыл бұрын

its so pathetic god damn

@sathishkumar5742 2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@onlyonetruth1026 3 ай бұрын

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.

@RaptureReady2025 2 жыл бұрын

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

@uligrun6750 2 жыл бұрын

Another very interesting Lesson. Think you very much.👍

@haddymcbatty 2 жыл бұрын

Enjoying the explanations as you go. Thanks

@Bobthebhb 2 жыл бұрын

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

@tyrelljeffries2527 2 жыл бұрын

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

@Gush27 2 жыл бұрын

“You know who I’m talking about” 😂😂

@fvhaudsilhvdfs 2 жыл бұрын

magnus for sure

@Gush27 2 жыл бұрын

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

@thebfunk5228 2 жыл бұрын

I thought it was Ben

@JorgeCacho 2 жыл бұрын

Great series of videos! Thanks!!

@ItzaelMendivil 2 жыл бұрын

Great stuff Simon 👌🏽

@ToivoChess 2 жыл бұрын

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

@briandwi2504 2 жыл бұрын

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

@ryankelly3743 2 жыл бұрын

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

@briandwi2504 2 жыл бұрын

@@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 2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@GuitarraConAndres 2 жыл бұрын

This was amazing. Thanks Simon!

@harrychess9532 2 жыл бұрын

Simon ❤️ loving this speedrun series

@Filchmeister 2 жыл бұрын

Loving this series Simon!

@KvdV96 2 жыл бұрын

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

@michaelford495 2 жыл бұрын

Great stuff learning all the time 👍

@psychosid7516 2 жыл бұрын

explaning so nicely❤️

@martinlemaire7051 2 жыл бұрын

Great series!

@yoniziv 2 жыл бұрын

Perfect video, thanks so much

@sacthequeen4295 2 жыл бұрын

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

@alexis1102 2 жыл бұрын

I love this serie!

@cmstevekerrchess5889 2 жыл бұрын

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

@piotr.kaczmarski 2 жыл бұрын

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...

@murdymacnicol674 2 жыл бұрын

Class content. Thanks big yin

@stevesidare2493 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

b6 had been played, so it made sense

@JonathanShyman 2 жыл бұрын

awesome, thanks, more please

@AphelionBlackMetal 2 жыл бұрын

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!

@belue2429 Жыл бұрын

Love these videos!! Keep it up

@MrEniosky 2 жыл бұрын

Nice explanations , Very nice

@robinmorritt7493 2 жыл бұрын

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. 😵

@03BrianPatrick 2 жыл бұрын

Yes !

@josephsalmonte4995 2 жыл бұрын

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

@sathishkumar5742 2 жыл бұрын

ONE OF best kind of Videos of chess.

@emi662002 2 жыл бұрын

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

@64Sq 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video

@GLOKD 2 жыл бұрын

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

@tyrelljeffries2527 2 жыл бұрын

The peeps on Lichess are super friendly and courteous!

@treasonouspigeonpeckers957 2 жыл бұрын

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

@bubbahottep8644 2 жыл бұрын

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

@03BrianPatrick 2 жыл бұрын

Is a Board memorization series possible ?

@chessmonster8690 2 жыл бұрын

Nice speed up

@cappbell9360 2 жыл бұрын

Where can I watch your content live?

@maceyrickard6836 2 жыл бұрын

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

@mlsanica7618 2 жыл бұрын

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

@roberts1711 2 жыл бұрын

We know the gm you are talking about. :)

@svenbardos6637 2 жыл бұрын

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

@ramosz6983 2 жыл бұрын

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

@Ulujmf 2 жыл бұрын

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

@stfuayussshh94 2 жыл бұрын

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

@bc1173 2 жыл бұрын

no.

@fign66 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@mislavivkovic9996 2 жыл бұрын

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

@EddieDubs 2 жыл бұрын

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

@igorrebolj78 2 жыл бұрын

Great video like always but please stop hitting the desk

@NoirOrchestre 2 жыл бұрын

6:08 : I don't, who ?

@tikkj 2 жыл бұрын

Probably hikaru, he's pretty notorious for being unpleasant

@NoirOrchestre 2 жыл бұрын

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

@rafbuelens4908 2 жыл бұрын

I subscribed because the last wally was wasting your time.

@tyrelljeffries2527 2 жыл бұрын

Simon can we please see 9 min games?

@maceyrickard6836 2 жыл бұрын

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

@_Ozka 2 жыл бұрын

6:00 they Literally dont care

@SweGoat 2 жыл бұрын

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

@user-mc3hl5pf9t 2 жыл бұрын

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

@bc1173 2 жыл бұрын

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

@Dudevid 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

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

@pancakelover5285 2 жыл бұрын

He has a big beard so he must be wise!

@gm_ahmed 2 жыл бұрын

Guess who's back....

@mrdeer5585 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

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