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Attacking King Hunts

GM Simon Williams

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Hunt kings with the Ginger GM!

Do you want to learn how Grandmasters bring down an opposing king? Join GM Simon Williams as he demonstrates some classic and modern king hunts. Practice activating your pieces and calculating king hunts. Be ready to stop your video and calculate your way through the puzzles. Start hunting kings like a master today!

Here is what you will learn:

Learn from the games of the greatest players of the 1800s, 1900s, and 2000s!
Learn how to expose an opposing king and checkmate!
Learn how to calculate precise variations like a GM!

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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 king hunts will help you do both as Simon shows you the beautiful and deadly ways to go after the enemy king. Learn how to calculate like a Grandmaster does in this first lesson in a can't-miss series from the Ginger GM.

21 min

5 Challenges

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 with a lesson on the romantic-style king hunts of old. Learn how to throw caution to the wind and hunt down the opposing kings in the romantic style.

21 min

5 Challenges

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 all know the gambit can result in scorching attacks for White, but Black can also get in on the king-hunting fun! GM Simon Williams shows you how Falkbeer used the chaos of this wild opening to send the white king on a walk he would never survive.

18 min

5 Challenges

Strategies For A Successful King Hunt

Everyone loves to hunt the opposing king, but how do you make these attacks successful? GM Simon Williams continues his series on king hunts, telling you the secrets to bring down the enemy monarch.

19 min

5 Challenges

Attacking Chess and the King Hunt

Do you have what it takes to successfully attack the enemy king in a chess game? GM Simon Williams concludes his popular series on king hunts with this lesson from his countryman Nigel Short, teaching you everything you need to destroy the enemy king in the Open Sicilian.

18 min

5 Challenges