Spicy Gambits: Belgrade Gambit Sidelines
Simon Williams is back with another lesson on his secret weapon, the "spicy" Belgrade Gambit. Learn what to do if your opponent...
Spicy Gambits: Opening For Lazy Players: Belgrade Gambit
Which opening is SO spicy that even Simon Williams just discovered it? The Belgrade Gambit. Join GM Williams as he teaches...
Play Attacking King Hunts: Falkbeer Fights The King's Gambit
When you think of all-out attacks on the king in the old, romantic style, you can’t help but think of the king’s gambit. We...
Play Attacking King Hunts: Romantic King Hunts
Nothing in chess is more exciting than going all in for a king hunt. GM Simon Williams loves to attack, and now he is back...
Play Attacking King Hunts: Calculate Like A GM
GM Simon Williams says we play chess for two main reasons: to have fun, and to get better. This new lesson series on attacking...
Club Player Mistakes: Sensing The Danger
GM Simon Williams thinks all amateur chess players make preventable mistakes — even space aliens. The best way to stop...
Club Player Mistakes: Lazy Calculation
GM Simon Williams continues his series on club-player-level mistakes, dealing today with an all-too-familiar demon: lazy...
Club Player Mistakes: Playing Too Defensively
All levels of chess players make mistakes. Beginners might miss simple tactics or even mates in one. Grandmasters might...
Attack Like Tal
How can you attack like Mikhail Tal, one of the most ferocious chess players in history? GM Simon Williams shows you how...
How To Attack: Short vs Timman
Have you ever begun an attack only to be cruelly rebuffed by timely counterplay from your opponent? GM Simon Williams has...
Kasparov Attacks: The Immortal Game
If you want to learn how to attack, why not learn from one of the greatest attackers ever? GM Simon Williams shows you...
How To Attack And Win
Simon Williams continues his series on the very fun and important topic of how to attack in chess. Drawing upon one of...
How To Attack: Polugaevsky vs Nezhmetdinov
Do your attacks sometimes fizzle and falter? GM Simon Williams is here to help with part one of five of his "How to...
Why Simon Loves The French: Odds And Ends
If you’ve made it this far in GM Simon Williams’ examination of the French Defense, you’ve got to watch the last video in...
Why Simon Loves The French: King's Indian Attack
How did Bobby Fischer play against the French Defense as White, and what can you do to respond to his system? GM Simon...
Why Simon Loves The French: The Classical Variation
It took GM Simon Williams 25 years to master the French Defense, but it should take you a lot less time now that you know...
Why Simon Loves The French: The Rogue a-Pawn
Do you realize how fun the French Defense can be? GM Simon Williams sure does. Check out this wild lesson on the rogue...
Why Simon Loves The French: The Universal System
GM Simon Williams has played the French Defense all his life, and he has quite a few secrets to share. Learn how to play...
Why Simon Loves The French: Classical Variation With 4.e5
If your opponent meets your Classical French Defense with e5, you can always play Nd7 with a solid theoretical footing....
Why Simon Loves The French: The Tarrasch
GM Simon Williams continues his primer on the French Defense with one of the trendiest variations today, the Tarrasch with...
Why Simon Loves The French: The Exchange A.K.A. The Groan Variation
What exactly is the Groan variation in the French Exchange? You can count on GM Simon Williams to tell you how this opening...
Why Simon Loves The French: The Advance Variation
GM Simon Williams begins a comprehensive new series on the French Defense, one of the most solid and versatile responses...
Wei Yi's Immortal Game
Wei Yi is a fast-rising young star in chess, but he has already played an immortal chess game. GM Simon Williams brings...
The Complete English Defense: Other Setups
GM Simon Williams wraps up the most comprehensive lesson on the English Defense ever with this look at the last remaining...
The Complete English Defense: Early Qh4
Don’t show this video to chess students, because GM Simon Williams recommends moving your queen out early in this spicy...