Hawkins-Williams: A Painful Loss
The time has come for me to look at one of my losses from Hastings. This is a moment I have been postponing for a while but I suppose it might be therapeutic for me.
The game I am going to look at is Hawkins-Williams. This game was my most painful loss as I thought that I was winning for the majority of the game. I was rather on tilt after this match and I went on to lose to a number of much lower rated players than myself, even though, a number of these players played very well against me.
I have recorded the game as a video and I hope you enjoy it!
EEG of my Brain Whilst Playing Chess for Horizon BBC
Just over a week ago myself and Stuart Conquest took part in a fascinating study for the Horizon TV Science program.
A certain Dr Amidzic and Dr Sautoy were also involved. Below is an actual EEG (Electroencephalography) reading of my brain whilst I was involved in a game of chess with Stuart Conquest.
You can read below the conclusions that were taken from the experiment.
The first surprise was that they did actually find something in my head!
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Best Game Prize Hastings
In general the Hastings chess tournament was a horrible affair for me but on the odd occasion there was the odd glimmer of sunshine. One of these rays was my last round game which managed to win me the Best Game Prize. It was a fun game in the true spirit of Coffee House chess. Anyway below is a quick video on it:
2 h3 and 3 g4!? against the Dutch. The Korchnoi Variation!
Before I dwell on my losses from Hastings I’m attempting to cheer myself up by looking at a couple of more positive moments! They were lacking but there was the occasional spark. For a start I had a chance to play against the Dutch and chose to play 1 d4 f5 2 h3!? Nf6 3 g4!? which lead to a very interesting game against my friendly opponent M. Goodger.
I have just covered this line for my DVD, ‘Killer Dutch’ and thought that it would be a good chance to try it. I saw that Korchnoi had played it. I had also had a chance to play it and win against Korchnoi in a 3 minute game! Anyway let’s take a look at the game:
The Killer Dutch!! Arriving Soon in a Good Outlet Near You!!
Last Monday was a breath of fresh air for me in an otherwise torrid and depressing Hastings Chess Congress. We successfully managed to launch our first DVD, the ‘Killer Dutch’!
A Battle in the Dutch
I have recently just returned from playing at the London Chess Classic, what an event! More on that later. To start with I thought that I would show a game that I had, with the Black pieces, against Robert Bellin.
The Classical Dutch DVD – Promo
A promotional film leading up to the release of chess grandmaster Simon Williams’ new DVD ‘The Classical Dutch’ due to be released at the Hastings Chess Tournament in December 2009.
Footage includes chess at Trafalgar Square, chess-boxing and games with UK chess team ‘The Drunken Knights’. A Chilli Pepper Films production.
NEW! There will be a DVD launch event at The Pig in Paradise, Hastings on Monday 4th January. This will be a Dutch theme blitz tournament with cash and other special prizes. More details to follow. Contact simon@gingergm.com.
Is That Legal?
And now a post from a new contributor to this site: The Bottom Board Man!
It’s 3 o’clock in the morning and I wake to find myself covered in pork pie wrappers, in Derbyshire and travelling at 55 mph. Thankfully this isn’t the usual manner of my first waking moment but one which clearly demands further explanation.
Match of the Season!!
One of the strongest local league matches ever took place on the 1st of December. Gary O’Grady’s team, the Drunken Knights – Surrey Branch took on the almighty Sandhurst team.
Myself and a number of other spectators took a trip down to the Star pub in Godalming to see how things would turn out (of course this did include sampling some of the Belgium beer on offer!).