Seville, 1971. At his Candidates' Quarter-final match v. Robert Hรผbner, ex-World Champion Tigran Petrosian (centre) is flanked by his seconds, Aleksei Suetin & I. Zaitsev.
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"Playing for complications is an extreme measure that a player should adopt only when he cannot find a clear and logical plan."
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In the press centre at the 1984/85 World Chess Championship in Moscow, ex-World Champion Mikhail Tal.
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Photo from the personl archive of A S Nikitin. How many GMs, including elite ones, are gatherred here?
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๐น Simon Williams
๐น English chess grandmaster
๐น Chess author
๐ฐ Simon Kim Williams (born 30 November 1979) is an English chess grandmaster and author.
He became a Grandmaster in 2008, achieving the final norm at the Hastings International Chess Congress 2005/2006 and the 2500+ rating at Hastings 2007/2008. His peak rating so far is 2550, achieved in November 2009. In 2009, he organised the Big Slick International in Purley, London, which comprised an invitational GM tournament and FIDE Rated Open.
๐ In 2003, he finished second at the British Chess Championship, and equal second in 2009.
๐ In 2009, Williams finished equal first at the Southend Chess Congress all-play-all tournament.
๐ He was joint winner with Gawain Jones of the London Chess Classic FIDE Rated Open in December 2010, with a rating performance of 2690.
๐ฐ Williams works as a chess commentator at tournaments and through online streaming. Most notably, he has provided official commentary at the Gibraltar Chess Festival alongside Irina Krush, Elisabeth Pรคhtz in 2016 and Jovanka Houska in 2017 and 2018. He has covered a number of other tournaments for ChessBase and Chess.com. Williams also maintains a YouTube channel where he uploads blitz chess games with commentary as well as analysis of his previous games. He has also given commentary on the chess.com Isle of Man tournament.
โฆ๏ธ A memorable game by Simon Williams๐
โช๏ธ Ivan Sokolov vs Simon Kim Williams
โช๏ธ XXII Reykjavik Open (2006), Reykjavik ISL, rd 2, Mar-07
โช๏ธ Dutch Defense: Classical. Huisl Variation (A96)
โฆ๏ธ Review and download PGN file๐
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๐น Simon Williams
๐น English chess grandmaster
๐น Chess author
๐ฐ Simon Kim Williams (born 30 November 1979) is an English chess grandmaster and author.
He became a Grandmaster in 2008, achieving the final norm at the Hastings International Chess Congress 2005/2006 and the 2500+ rating at Hastings 2007/2008. His peak rating so far is 2550, achieved in November 2009. In 2009, he organised the Big Slick International in Purley, London, which comprised an invitational GM tournament and FIDE Rated Open.
๐ In 2003, he finished second at the British Chess Championship, and equal second in 2009.
๐ In 2009, Williams finished equal first at the Southend Chess Congress all-play-all tournament.
๐ He was joint winner with Gawain Jones of the London Chess Classic FIDE Rated Open in December 2010, with a rating performance of 2690.
๐ฐ Williams works as a chess commentator at tournaments and through online streaming. Most notably, he has provided official commentary at the Gibraltar Chess Festival alongside Irina Krush, Elisabeth Pรคhtz in 2016 and Jovanka Houska in 2017 and 2018. He has covered a number of other tournaments for ChessBase and Chess.com. Williams also maintains a YouTube channel where he uploads blitz chess games with commentary as well as analysis of his previous games. He has also given commentary on the chess.com Isle of Man tournament.
โฆ๏ธ A memorable game by Simon Williams๐
โช๏ธ Ivan Sokolov vs Simon Kim Williams
โช๏ธ XXII Reykjavik Open (2006), Reykjavik ISL, rd 2, Mar-07
โช๏ธ Dutch Defense: Classical. Huisl Variation (A96)
โฆ๏ธ Review and download PGN file๐
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@Sokolov-Williams 2006.pgn
724 B
โช๏ธ Ivan Sokolov vs Simon Kim Williams
โช๏ธ XXII Reykjavik Open (2006), Reykjavik ISL, rd 2, Mar-07
โช๏ธ PGN format
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โช๏ธ XXII Reykjavik Open (2006), Reykjavik ISL, rd 2, Mar-07
โช๏ธ PGN format
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40.Rxh3! A correct decision. White exchanges the opponent's active rook.
[40.Ng3? Qd7 41.Nf5? Rxf5 42.exf5 Qxf5 43.Rxh3 gxh3 44.f3 e4!=/+]
40...gxh3 41.Nh2 Qd7 42.Qg4! White intends to exchange the queens and enters a superior endgame
42...Qxg4 43.Nxg4 Nd8 44.Rh1 Kg8 45.Rxh3 Kf7 46.Ke2 Ke7 47.Bd2 [โณNe3]
47...Rf4? A mistake. Black won't have enough compensation for the exchange. It would have better to just wait and see!
[47...Kd7 48.Ne3 Nf7 49.Rg3 Bf6 50.Nf5 Kc7 51.Kf3ยฑ]
48.Bxf4 exf4 49.e5! An excellent pawn sacrifice to block the enemy bishop and clear a path for his own king to penetrate into black's camp.
49...dxe5 50.Kd3 Nf7 51.Rh1+โ Bh8 52.Re1 Bg7 53.f3 Kd7 54.Nf2 Nd6 55.Ne4 Nf5 56.Rg1 Ne7 57.Nxg5! hxg5 58.Rxg5 Bf6 59.Rg4 Nf5 60.h6 Nd6 61.h7 e4+ 62.fxe4 Nf7 63.Rxf4 Ne5+ 64.Ke2 Bg7 65.Rf8 1โ0
[40.Ng3? Qd7 41.Nf5? Rxf5 42.exf5 Qxf5 43.Rxh3 gxh3 44.f3 e4!=/+]
40...gxh3 41.Nh2 Qd7 42.Qg4! White intends to exchange the queens and enters a superior endgame
42...Qxg4 43.Nxg4 Nd8 44.Rh1 Kg8 45.Rxh3 Kf7 46.Ke2 Ke7 47.Bd2 [โณNe3]
47...Rf4? A mistake. Black won't have enough compensation for the exchange. It would have better to just wait and see!
[47...Kd7 48.Ne3 Nf7 49.Rg3 Bf6 50.Nf5 Kc7 51.Kf3ยฑ]
48.Bxf4 exf4 49.e5! An excellent pawn sacrifice to block the enemy bishop and clear a path for his own king to penetrate into black's camp.
49...dxe5 50.Kd3 Nf7 51.Rh1+โ Bh8 52.Re1 Bg7 53.f3 Kd7 54.Nf2 Nd6 55.Ne4 Nf5 56.Rg1 Ne7 57.Nxg5! hxg5 58.Rxg5 Bf6 59.Rg4 Nf5 60.h6 Nd6 61.h7 e4+ 62.fxe4 Nf7 63.Rxf4 Ne5+ 64.Ke2 Bg7 65.Rf8 1โ0