Early career
In 1993, he received his first international FIDE rating of 2255. During the same year he finished seventh in the European Under-14 Championship. Williams regularly participated in youth tournaments throughout the 1990s, finishing seventh in the 1997 European Under-20 Championship and finishing second in the Smith and Williamson Young Masters in 1998.Grandmaster
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,National performance
In 2003, he finished seventh at the British Chess Championship. Williams later improved his performance in the tournament, finishing equal second in 2009.International performance
In 2009, Williams finished equal first at the Southend Chess Congress all-play-all tournament. He was joint winner with Gawain Jones of the London Chess Classic FIDE Rated Open in December 2010, with a rating performance of 2690.Blitz and rapidplay
In 2005, he won the British Blitz Championship.Chess commentary
Williams works as a chess commentator at tournaments and through online streaming. Most notably, he has provided official commentary at the Gibraltar Chess Festival alongsideChess publication company
In 2008, he founded a chess media publishing company called "GingerGM" with International Master Simon Ansell. The company produces print books,Pension company
Williams was director of the company SKW Investments, which was implicated byWorks
Books
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* * * * * * * * * *Williams, Simon (2017). The London System with 2.Bf4 (DVD). Hamburg: Chessbase.Other publications
* ''The Jobava London System'' (2019) on Chessable. * ''The Killer Dutch Rebooted'' (2019) on Chessable. * ''The Iron English: Botvinnik Variation'' (2020) on Chessable, co-authored with IM Richard Palliser. * ''The Black Lion'' (2020) on Chessable * ''Grandmaster Gambits 1. e4 Part 1'' (2021) on Chessable, co-authored with IM Richard Palliser. * ''Grandmaster Gambits 1. e4 Part 2: Aggressive Lines'' (2021) on Chessable, co-authored with IM Richard Palliser. * ''Best of British'' (2021) on Chessable, co-authored with IM Richard Palliser. * ''The Best Chess Moves of All Time'' (2021) on Chessable, co-authored with Alex Belsley. * ''The Killer Colle-Zuckertort System'' (2022) on Chessable, co-authored with IM Richard Palliser. * ''The Harry Attack: Fighting Kingside Fianchettos after 1.d4'' (2022) on Chessable, co-authored with IM Richard Palliser. * ''The British Grand Prix Attack'' (2022) on Chessable, co-authored with IM Richard Palliser. * ''Lifetime Repertoires: Modern Reti - Part 1'' (2023) on Chessable, co-authored with IM Richard Palliser. * ''The Killer Barry Attack'' (2023) on Chessable, co-authored with IM Richard PalliserCheckmate Show
In 2017 and 2020, Williams filmed two seasons of a show named Checkmate with Anna Richardson as co-host. Each season showcased a prestigious tournament with both male and female competitors, including Richard Rapport, Ju Wenjun,References
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