Simon Williams
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This morning my father Doug Williams passed away peacefully in his sleep.
My love and life of chess (including the dodgy Dutch!) are thanks to him.
RIP dad ❤
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I had just played Bg6, liking my position. What did I miss?
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Best chess joke I have heard for quite some time...
"I play chess like I make love...
In the dark, in front of my computer."
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I started the
@ReykjavikOpen
with an Exchange French and now a boring Exchange Slav.
Hopefully I will get an exciting game soon.
Blair and friends are streaming all my games over at so make sure you tune in! 🥳
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So a group of highly-intelligent, self-made millionaires were not aware that cheating isn't allowed? 🤣
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Thanks dude! 😅
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I totally agree with Levon here. Hopefully, there will always be a future for classical chess.
I hope the intensity and beauty of this
#chess
World Championship will remind people that classical chess is quite often far more watchable and exciting than blitz or rapid chess. A chess boom combined with a lack of classical events does not make sense.
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What's depressing about Norway...
Everyone's so healthy 😅.
My exercise today was walking up and down these steps 🥵.
I was over taken on multiple occasions by various people...
First, an 80+ year old running man and then a woman carrying her baby...
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I suppose the lawsuit was to be expected; any extra drama increases the chance of a Netflix series!
Naming
@DanielRensch
seems harsh especially after Danny put his neck on the line to defend Hans after he was initally caught cheating on
@chesscom
.
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Learn the 'Art of Attack' with Bob Ross. 50% off the
@chessable
videos for another couple of days. Buy here - .
Full video here - . Thanks to
@String_Dogg
for the edit!
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Probably the worst ever bit of chess advice there 🤣
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(2) It has made me angry, and I tend to play much more 'fun' chess when pissed off.
Take this 3-minute piece of mayhem on
@chesscom
(all sound of course 😇).
My immortal Kings Gambit punt!?
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What's the name of this checkmate!? Can anyone come up with a good name? 🤔
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Wtf is this madness? 😂
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It's been a hard day's work at the GoodKnight pub in Oslo!
#ChessChamps
@thelittlehat
@DavidHowellGM
@KajaSnare
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I'm contractually obligated to tweet the
@chess24com
graphic every day. They didn't bother sending me graphics. Here are some cats instead -
Also, I'm commentating on the Meltwater Final with Peter Leko today at 5pm CET.
#ChessChamps
@ChampChessTour
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Playing Blitz against Luke McShane, 24 years ago! Taken from the 1996 British Chess Championship in Nottingham; where Luke, Simon Bibby and I shared an apartment.
#InternationalChessDay
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With chess studies, I generally try to find the most stupid looking move.
It often works 🤔.
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I was 2505 about a week ago. Keep this up, and I will be World Champ in no time. 💪
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How many more days until the 'classical chess is dead' posse start their shouting again? 🤔
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Very bizarre!
I liked the way that Hans covered for Sam in the interview afterwards. That was nice of him.
The most Freudian shit you'll ever get to see: in the penultimate round of the U.S. championship, while their game was still in progress, Sam Sevian picked up Hans Niemann's king, broke it, and then he seemed utterly confused about his regicidal act.
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Thanks to
@anishgiri
for taking this photo, just before the
@ChampChessTour
opening ceremony!
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(1/2) Blair and I visited Mike Basman in the hospital on Saturday. He was clearly very ill but still shined with that special charisma his soul possessed.
He mentioned that he wanted the following things to be remembered:
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Chessable are taking things to the next level and I'm thrilled to be part of the team 👏 This will mean more streaming, Chessable videos & GingerGM expansion.
I also have an exciting project that myself and a small team have been developing for over a year going live soon! 🎉
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When you decide to play a quick 960 game on
@lichess
😂
I believe the odds of this are 1 in 960! 🤔
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A massive thank you to everyone who has helped support my work. I finally raised enough funds to buy myself a new computer and studio set up. Aiming for some big things in 2018, hopefully all in glorious 1080p. 😍
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(1/2) I enjoyed the concept of playing g6 and then Rf1, giving up my Queen to trap my opponents.
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10 million views on YouTube!🤯Cheers people, it has been a fun journey. Aim for this year 👉make the videos crazier...
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Another gem from
@AlexBelsley
forthcoming
@chessable
course 'Best Chess Moves of All Time'. It is Black to play and win.
As the author notes, "arguable the greatest interference tactic of all time."
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Exciting news!! After many attempts I have secured a sponsorship deal with
@DuvelUK
!
A lifetimes supply of their fantastic beer; all I have to do is ensure that I drink one of their beers every time I play a game.
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Saturday night tactic. White to play and win.
Dmitri Andreikin vs Sergey Karjakin, 2010. Black resigns a few moves later, just making move 10.
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The Queen's Gambit on
@netflix
was pretty bloody awesome. A pill popping, red headed, booze swigging Grandmaster who triumphs in the end. 🥳🎉
@anyataylorjoy
was sublime in the lead role. Go and check it out.
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Got to feel for Ding.
The pressure of playing chess over the board at any level is hard to handle.
I can only imagine what competing in a World Championship feels like. 😱
Intense for sure!
Ding Liren: "Actually I didn't prepare anything yesterday because I'm struggling with my feelings, my emotions, and the line you mentioned — I completely forgot it during the game"
#NepoDing
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(2/2) To spread the love of chess, something he tirelessly dedicated his life to.
To look at things differently, that's what Mike did and what Mike wanted future generations to do. RIP
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Roger Moore was a true gentleman. I remember sneaking into a tent where he was filming; "A Bond in the making I see" was his reply.
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This one should take 1 second if you know the magic formula...
Big Mike solved this puzzle in 3 min 🤵
White to mate in 2! 🤔
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Roger Moore trending... Some 30 years ago I snuck into his tent during filming of Bullseye.
On spotting my head appearing from the canopy, he called me over for this photo.
"You're a brave kid, getting passed all that security."
Cheers Bond, James Bond.
#truegent
#RogerMoore
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Typical Saturday morning blitz game... This Wing Gambit is crushing it. ☠
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Several Grandmasters laughed at me for this weird little 3.h4!? move 10+ years ago; now everyone is at it! 😂
Great to see another unique idea brought to life by Carsten 👏
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Great scenes, I dare to think what Nepo's room looked like 😢.
It was a brilliantly entertaining match. Well done, Ding. 👏
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Nepo is playing great, level headed chess.
But FFS, nearly everyone else is melting away like hot butter in the Sahara sun.
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Hes pretty handy; is this
@viditchess
chap. 🙂
5-1!! Won the match against Laurent Fressinet in Banter Blitz!
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@Jesse_Feb
Hi, I play chess like I make love; in the dark, on my own, in front of my computer. But for you, I will make an exception. 🤮
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Found some old photos of my dad playing chess in the 50s. Got to love the suits and cigs! I believe the photos are from Guildford Chess Club.
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A solid review with a very flattering photo! 🤣
Book review: Opening Repertoire: Black Lion
#chess
@EverymanChess
@CharlieChessCat
@ginger_gm
@GGMchess
@chesstutor
@richardpalliser
@TelegraphChess
@ChessScholar
@paul_mckeown
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New take on computer cheating.
It is ok if treated as a 'learning experience'. 🤔
It is ridiculous that so many are thinking that I really beat Vishy sir in a chess game, that is almost like me waking up and winning a 100mt race with Usain Bolt. 😬
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Best photo ever
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Online cheating is so annoying: I keep finding out that previous opponents in tournaments that I've entered have been booted out on cheating suspicions. Not nice when it's R1 and puts you on tilt for the rest of the competition! 😡🤬
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I was out on an autumn walk wandering through the Tolkien English countryside when I found a magical place - a hidden stone circle! 😱
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Chucky, Hans and Magnus. 😱
It's certainly going to be interesting. Starting this Sunday, I will be over in the studio with the usual suspects. 🙃
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Managed to win my first game at the
#BritishChess2019
. What winning move did I play here?
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Amazing nerves by Magnus, proving the majority of kibitzers wrong about his draw offer.
Got to feel for Fabiano who fought like a beast. Chess is cruel. 😢
Yes, there should have been more Classical games, but that is a problem with the rules, not Magnus.
#CarlsenCaruana
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Great to see
@hansenchess
and
@GmNaroditsky
invited. 👏
World Chess Champion
@MagnusCarlsen
is back for the
@Aimchessdotcom
US Rapid, the last event on the
@Meltwater
Champions Chess Tour before the Finals! It starts Saturday August 28th — full details:
#AimchessUSRapid
#ChessChamps
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I'm currently recovering from covid; no bad effects except feeling lethargic and brain fog.
I'm blundering pieces all over the shop in blitz, so trying out some trash TV -
@BelowDeck
is pretty addictive 😱 But I might need a week of University Challenge re-runs for recovery! 😂
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One pairing with a lower rated player that I had to accept.
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😒
Someone take Simon back to the VIENNA TOWN HALL
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A tribute to Mike Basman - "To the man, the myth, the legend. A true character of chess. Inventive, positive and witty. A heartfelt loss." - Blair Connell.
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(1) From today I can tick something off my bucket list... Say hello to a part share owner of a pub! Norway's first ever chess pub. Located in Oslo Center, near Youngstorget. - So excited. 😎 More information to come very soon.
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Today, the chess will speak for itself.
Tune in to watch Magnus vs Nordirbek! 😱
@ChampChessTour
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Chess fans outside our hotel waiting for
@DanielRensch
to get out of bed and sign some signatures 😍.
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Been knocked out by a cold for about a week, just starting to feel human again...
My first job is to edit a new YouTube video. I haven't done much on my channel for a while, so time to kick it up a notch.
Here's a scene from a forthcoming chilly chess video... (with beer) 🤔
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For some crazy reason I have decided to enter this tournament. ⬇️
I am the 184 seed.
The good news is; if I come near the top ⏭ World Cup. Win that ⏭ Candidates ⏭ Win that, match with World Champ ⏭ Win that, I am the Champ. 🥳
Lots of levelling up! 🤣
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It seems to be a sign of the times to concentrate far too much on the negative rather than the positive. The Tara Steel tournament was a fantastic 'LIVE' event! 👏
Great coverage, what looked like brilliant playing conditions and an excellent mix of players.
#TataSteelChess
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Probably not the best idea to have my COVID vaccination the day before playing a legend in the
@MrDodgy
Invitational tournament; my fever is hotter than my chess right now... but I will battle on! ♟
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Arrived to a beautiful day in Oslo. The hotel receptionist asks me, "You're part of the Play Magnus group. You don't actually play Magnus do you!?" 🤣
Chess is big in Norway!
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I'm doing a Simultaneous display at HMP Wandsworth today, a far cry away from the Chess Olympiad!
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Most people are aware of Shirov's 47...Bh3!! against Topalov in 1998; I just stumbled across a game where he was on the receiving end of this idea.
Shirov vs Andersson, Biel, 1991. Andersson won with 44...Bxh4!! - Inspiration for Shirov's 'Greatest ever chess move'?
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WTF is wrong with people!?
Seems like more people had help from their silicone friend yesterday which makes Vishy's result even more impressive. Guy held a simul against multiple Stockfish engines 🔥
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Amazing! Well done
@Tunde_OD
👏. There is something quite magical about how one brilliantly dedicated person can use chess as such a life changing tool for so many kids.
Keep up the good work!
We recognize & celebrate
@Tunde_OD
as one of Africa's 100 Most Impactful People in 2022, having made an extraordinary impact & contribution to the betterment of society through his creativity and craft & bringing about a new era where purpose is the foundation for progress.
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A calm game of chess on a Sunday morning. 😴
A fun, yet unsound gambit line...
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Here is the game. Absolute nonsense of course, but fun nonsense nevertheless. 🤡
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