The Drunken Knight on Acid Going Around the World Chess Variation: Titled Tuesday 

Why oh why are you not more popular than Hikaru you are so much more entertaining.

"of course he plays it, bastard" Simon, you are the best!

Enjoying these weekly videos. 😊

Best streamer out there, educational, funny and different.

Simon is an absolute legend. A proper gent and a funny dude. He’s helped me improve my chess no end and given me many a bellyache with chuckles along the way. A true gem.

Game 11 was a masterpiece. I'm glad I/you stuck around for it. Keep it up the great work.

As a 69-year-old, who's returning to the game after almost 50 years(!), I have so much respect for your level of playing - without a young person's memory... You are an inspiration for all of geezers!

Great end to the video with the two drunk knights just barely defending the king

These titled Tuesday vids are getting me though right now. Just legendary entertainment.

"does the pope have a balcony?" 😂😂

So glad that you're back to these weekly TT streams. I watch very little other chess content on RU-vid because most other presenters are boring AF. Keep up the good work Simon!!

That drunken knight is so loco, I love it 😂

Hey Simon, you mentioned your videos helping people to get through tough times, and I felt that I must write this comment. I found you on RU-vid in 2016 when my wife and I lived apart on the opposite sides of the globe for a whole 9 months. I felt very low then as it was mostly caused by my not-so-well-thought decisions, but watching your videos was one of the very few bright moments that I had those days. We have been reunited since then and moved to the UK (London, actually), but I have kept watching your videos ever since for 8 years straight. Just wanted to say thank you. Keep it going, and I wish you luck in your chessboxing match! Would love to support you, but North Norfolk is a bit too far!

I see the Ginger and I click thumbs-up and I know for sure that I won't regret it. I have followed this guy since dinosaurs walked the earth. It has been a pure pleasure ever since then. "Pawns, I don't care about pawns." No one can make chess as entertaining as Simon!

Beating GMs with the drunken knight as if it was a piece of cake

Ginger GM is the most entertaining chess player out there. Love this guy!

Sometimes i want to call chess police for crimes Simon is doing against chess but then i remember that i faking love this lunatizm

Oh come on the drunken knight on acid variation had to be a permanent ginger gm line now

so great to see you getting back into Titled Tuesday. You're playing pretty great at the moment. Keep it up!

Just for the record...cows don't have balls bulls do

"Those knights, they're giving me a bit of a head rush" lmao

Watching you lose and win helps me be easy on myself more. Even GM have to fight, shed blood, cry, and overcome. Thank you

7 knight moves without crossing the 3rd rank has to be some sort of record! 🤣

Last game was a good classical Drunken knight on acid round the world variation. The point is to eventually develop the knight onto h2 to defend the king. Very thematic play by S. Williams.

Acd dosage: check Metal: detected Ending: Brilliant!!

Such a fun stream. Thank u Simon! I also watched Zhigalko reactions on his stream during your crazy game with him. He actually though you were a troll at the beginning)

1:40:00 Hahaha, just love the image of a badly serious russian grandmaster looking furiously at the board for 20 seconds with the knights flying randomly around all over the place while Ginger is praising the power of the Reverse LSD Alekhine Mushroom drunken knight on acid flying around the world. If anyone ever thought chess was boring, just wacht Ginger GM playing Titled Tuesday.

The whole bit about Jim Morrison had me fucking lolling so hard... I love the Ginger GM man.

"House Of Fun" song is by Madness bruv.

Na3 is also sometimes called the Durkin opening (after the American Robert Durkin)

One of the greatest Tuesdays ever, pure fun! Bloody good player+witty comments=perfect Ginger experience 😂

Mr. Williams is definitely the most entertaining chess streamer, brilliant stuff Simon!

Was hoping you played this TT.

It was mighty fun to watch the knights hoping around. I think you could have gotten an even better score with it ! Let's be honnest : it's impressive. Go Giiiiingeaaa

Haha the drunkin knight. Simon’s opponents must be thinking wtf 😂

Great spirit! When I've got in to chess (less than a year ago, I am 39, soon), GingerGM hosted one of major tournaments and I really disliked his style of promoting the event. Fortunately for me I found a rare video related to my interests and turns out that this Guy is exactly opposite what my first impression was! Well played, GingerGM! I have spent good hundreds of hours in various chess channels but after Acid Knight variation this should be my top channel for getting chess knowledge! Good Luck, GingerGM! And let's hear from another tripping piece! =D Peace! Cheers!

I love the drunken knight! Please play this at least once next week!!!!!❤

would love more instructive content like a dutch/bird speedrun

I actually did guess Na3. Guess I'm mental too haha. Great fun Simon!

Madness! Utterly brilliant as usual.

Hey Simon these vids helped a lot from being bored. That game against Zhigalko was a hoot! Glad to see you having so much fun with this

"What's all this jazz on the chess board?" Danny and his buddy the CEO want to turn chess in to some kind of gacha video game.

Ahaha I called 1.g4 as opener. Was way off. Excellent stuff as always Simon. Best few hours of the week without fail. Swiss gambit for the sneaky win 👏😎

I was pretty happy with my purchase of your MM series the other week, but am even happier knowing it’s enabling you to drink miso soup straight out of the cup 😂

I can't remember who did House Of Fun either. Clearly the madness is getting to both of us.

You do a great job of explaining some tactical/positional tradeoffs like the whole (I am gambitting a pawn rather than suffer forever after trading on a4) thing. If you did cover games you could break them down by lots of these types of discussions (over the straight tactical analysis with many lines that others give). Like, a series titled: "The ideas behind the tactics..." or some such.

Love watching your clips mate ... Funny, wisdom, sarcastic, Great chess knowledge, taking the piss.... Fantastic! Keep them coming Simon! 🙏🙏🙏

Brilliant content . Thanks Simon.

Much respect for the self-sacrificing fight with _the drunken knight on acid going around the world variation_ i really really enjoyed these funny games, especially against GM Zhigalko. so sad, you had him on the ropes, but it was super close. funnily enough you inspired me to create, what i call, _Rétis knightmare, after dancing the whole night tango in a finnish sauna variation_ it goes: 1.Nf3 xx 2.h3 xx 3.Nh2 xx 4.Rg1, only to use when you are full of piggies.

I really love you’re videos and I can’t get enough of them. So thanks a lot man!!

I could not have resisted Qxe7+ instead of 0-0 in game 2 (at minute 17:00)

Simon is the real GOAT !! Best qoute of all time...'he is playing a good move...the bastard' !

I hope your titled Tuesday is now a regular upload. I am looking forward to them

I would love to see the drunken knight more, I feel you should have finished that game vs Zhigalko, he had 3 seconds on the clock. In any case great videos as always, Simon!

I actually did guess Na3. It used to be called the Sodium Attack. It has a surprisingly good record in databases, or at least it did when I looked into it a few years ago.

House of Fun by Madness :)

drinking a shot of arsenic everytime simon says "good play from my opponent"

Levy? Hikaru? I'd rather watch the Ginger anyday!

'I lived in a car for a year' Ginger GM 2024

19:03 "Apparently I lose a lot of my advantage if he finds Qb6 which is not an easy move to find .... but it is actually as his queen's attacked and it's the only square for his queen" 🤣

Asking about other types of video, I'd love to see you take on Duck Chess and Drawback Chess. I think your creative approach would really serve you well in both variants.

Game 11: Fair to say that knight (let's call him Jerry) went on a long strange trip.

You are sooooooo fun to Watch!❤ Thx for all your efforts! I love your Videos of the French Defense…is it possible for you to Play it again inTT?

What a fun Titled Tuesday! I've heard rumours that the Drunken Knight on acid going around the world variation is going to be the centre piece system by both players during the next WC match. :) On a sadly serious note, you asked what other sorts of vids, beyond game reviews, you might consider, and I think something that would be both fun and informative would be if you went through the ideas and variations of the DKOAGATWVar, to explain why, other than just to get out of theory, it was playable (you did score 50%, and were even winning the 2nd game, so could have gotten a 3/4 score with it. In all seriousness, by going through an offbeat fun variation, you could cover the "idea" of the opening phase of the game, demonstrating ideas with novel positions rather than simply re-hash the Italian, Ruy Lopez, Sicilian, etc. I think that could be both very educational and a lot of fun for everyone.

Never mind Chess boxing, would pay to see you do Chess on Acid in a barn!!

Even though I mentioned the Jobava I did buy the the new course on GingerGm the other day, just fun and exciting to watch you play it 😄

Drunken knight was good fun. You should see what percentage you got to an advantage with it before (perhaps) later going wrong...

Thanks, Simon! You do help a lot... in good and in bad times! Cheers, mate!🎉

Brilliant opening innovation btw I hope we see more of it

Looking good, Simon! The gymming is paying off! Mind if I ask what you did in a car for a year? I am considering vanlife to avoid Sydney renting prices

Dammit Danny WHAT ADVANTAGE

Keep up the great chess and boxing training!

Nice opening. Yes I would like some outdoor content.

He even played the variation against Sergei Zhigalko. I cannot believe it^^

love this moment 2:01:40 . Excellent upload Simon.

Not only Simon is a chess enertainer, he is also a fun of classic rock

A very entertaining and enjoyable upload as usual. The like from me is a formality 👍

Psychedelic chess...groovy

Best variation namn ever!

The thea suggestion: some slices ginger root, a part orange and some fresh mint. It is amazing!

Top man, Gindge 👍🏼

This video was quite the trip ;)

re tea: I recently tried Yerba Marta. I mainly drink regular tea but it makes a nice change once in a while. Is a tiny bit like green tea but not bitter (I don't actually like green tea). Apparently it's very popular in Mexico.

Id love to see some fischer random games or you play blinfolded chess with randomers on the street(or pub)

Want a D-V-D on this opening!

Drunken night on acid travelling around the world Variation. Its a funny Name but ty to say it in german: Der betrunkene Springer auf extasy reißt um die Welt - Variante. Sounds Like an old Jackie chan movie.

Well, I had fun!! Hope you did, too! Thanks!!

Timestamp each game with opponent and opening like last time is best

This needs a chessable course.

I looked it up and 1.Na3 is called the sodium attack... You may want to cut down on the miso soup :D

I tried the drunken knight on acid going around the world variation. It didn't work out well but sure was fun. 😄

Story in subway was funny with scary looking guy

I enjoyed the drunken Knight's 'theme' at 1:41:17 :)

good thing you have that chess boxing match come up, sweat that miso salt out of your system

Acid is so strong, it kinda negates the drunkenness.

Instructive game vs, Igor...

Simon WIlliams the greatest chess palyer in all the universe including the blackholes

I didn't find it, but I was close. Because of the title of the video, I went for Nh3 which would have been even wilder ! Maybe an inspiration for a new course : Nh3, g3, Nh4, d4, Nd3, Bg2 🤣🤣🤣

33:05 he is not Radjabov, he is Rasulov

Trees are great! 🎉