I don’t want a lot for Christmas, there is just one thing I need: a meticulously instructional video on the ‘DragonDorf’ structure by my favorite chess streamer, Daniel Naroditsky.
glad to see you back to posting, Danya! your vids have really helped me improve (went from 1200 to 1400 in the past few months) and I enjoy your calm, methodical approach to explaining your analyses of different positions.
It is a concept you pretty much have to know if you play the Sicilian, there are many positions where the sacrifice is the only viable counterplay against king side attack
This is the structure I find myself very often when playing Sicillian, great to see you play and analyze it and against a strong titled player no less! Old school viewers are very familiar with this guy, he gave Danya haaard games in the first speedrun back in the day!
Opening theory. Middle game tactics. Brute force of calculation. Endgame mastery. I always love when Danya's videos have all that mentioned above. 🙏🙏🙏 Love from India.❤❤❤
This is so amazing to listen to a GM explain their reasoning and thought process whilst playing through a position, and the analysis of the variations afterwards is quite instructive too. Thank you for the video, i will be coming back to this one a few times!
Danya is the best and most informative content creator/teacher out there. Each video is thoroughly explained and easily digestible. I can't believe he doesn't have a million plus subscribers like some of the other chess streamers...but selfishly I'm okay with it...because our opponents don't get his priceless insights and explanations. Keep up the great work Danya!
I really enjoyed the comparison analysis between the two lines andfrom binging your content you always say to look at a move that in a previous position didnt work. That translates so well to that analysis because the difference between the two positions is so small but makes a world of a difference for knight f5 incredible
the danya's blessing! inspired i played online rapid right after watching this analysis and stumbled upon the opportunity to sac in the same manner, winning a game
Absolutely love it when you go deep into the theory. Outstanding example of how to analyze an opening line. I’m currently 2100/2200 strength and have learned so much from your videos. Thank you
I'm still clawing my way across the beginner ranks, but I've been appreciating the depth these high-level games go. It's quite fun when I get to predict what Daniel would say about the position. Thank you so much for your hard work!
I’ve watched all of your speedrun videos religiously and I’m proud to say I just won an online game against an opponent 300 rating points higher than myself! Solving tactics regularly combined with your methodical, clear chess reasoning has been the secret sauce I needed. Thanks Danya!
Just fascinating to get insight into the many intricacies of a chess game. Thank you so much for this unique content 🙏 Love Najdorf but never played it combined with dragon, I'm looking forward to try it out!
Danya: Lets see what the opponent opens with... Opponent: e4 Danya: See this is already a mistake, and practically resignable at this point Me: 🍿🍿🍿🍿 I love your videos Danya, you are a gift to us all. I have hugely improved my positional game recently and it's thanks to you and your approach to playing dynamically depending on what your opponent does rather than just stick to subborn openings just 'because'. Thank you for everything you do. Happy new year from the UK.
danya i improved my games by watching how you deal with each games. what i think most important in chess is controlling your temper and looking into the game with pure logic and analysis. my problem now is i calculate opponents best moves in my opinion and decide my move but opponent makes a better move or my calculation based on visualising goes slightly wrong in board afterwards thereby weakening my position. pls give some advice. i want to be like you danya
e5 d5 is such a common important thing with bishops, closing a diagonal is often the best move if it is in service of opening it later, sometimes that isn't possible, then it is usually bad, but that is why principles on their own are never sufficient.
watched this video at like 3 am and went to see if i could get this position in an online game. 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nf5 d5 8. Nxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxg7+ Bxg7 10. exd5 Nd7 Content so instructive that a non-najdorf player can have success with it based on pattern recognition.
I love playing after watching a Danya vid - my inner monologue going "oooh see - he's just weakened his position there. Common mistake." - then I get checkmate in two 😐😂
Hello Danya, thanks for uploading high quality content. I have been learning a lot with you! If your restart the speed run, would you consider going for a positional repertoire? I think it could be a nice change. My suggestion is: catalan for white, and for black nimzo indian + caro-kann
I think D5 is a good move avoiding giving up a pawn and a knight for the bishop. If the opponent plays E5 to hit the Knight you put the Knight on the outpost E4 guarded by the pawn and Bishop as well as attack black's E4 pawn.
post more bullet brawl videos and titled tuesdays!! They are fun to watch even tho they are 2 hours long. But its content and fun to watch for people who miss the stream!
Danya: "I try to make my opening explanation relevant to the level i'm currently playing at". Also Danya, playing a 2400-rated opponent: "Don't confuse king-side with queen-side just because our opponent long-castled". JK, love the content as always :)
@@musical_lolu4811 In Najdorf both exact lines and ideas are required... Because messing up the move order can completely change the course of the game
Waiting. A new Danya video is like the launch of a new tech device.
Once every year 😂 🎉 🔫
😂😂
Even better, because I'm never disappointed with the final product
I hate this board pieces....hope he can change to the previous one...
Babe wake up! New Naroditsky video just dropped!
Thank you Danya for all your effort and for being the best teacher! Merry Christmas !
Hands down, my favorite Chess channel.
"Hands Up. Don't checkmate me"
I don’t want a lot for Christmas, there is just one thing I need: a meticulously instructional video on the ‘DragonDorf’ structure by my favorite chess streamer, Daniel Naroditsky.
glad to see you back to posting, Danya! your vids have really helped me improve (went from 1200 to 1400 in the past few months) and I enjoy your calm, methodical approach to explaining your analyses of different positions.
That rook sacrifice is a game changer. I usually get lost in the middle game and this move I think can help me a lot.
It is a concept you pretty much have to know if you play the Sicilian, there are many positions where the sacrifice is the only viable counterplay against king side attack
This is the structure I find myself very often when playing Sicillian, great to see you play and analyze it and against a strong titled player no less! Old school viewers are very familiar with this guy, he gave Danya haaard games in the first speedrun back in the day!
Opening theory. Middle game tactics. Brute force of calculation. Endgame mastery.
I always love when Danya's videos have all that mentioned above. 🙏🙏🙏 Love from India.❤❤❤
Dragondorf?! Should be a fun one!
29:33 if that wasn't the micro then it was the most hilarious voicecrack I've ever heard 😂
everyone's been sayin it but this is the best chess channel ever
This is so amazing to listen to a GM explain their reasoning and thought process whilst playing through a position, and the analysis of the variations afterwards is quite instructive too. Thank you for the video, i will be coming back to this one a few times!
Danya is the best and most informative content creator/teacher out there. Each video is thoroughly explained and easily digestible. I can't believe he doesn't have a million plus subscribers like some of the other chess streamers...but selfishly I'm okay with it...because our opponents don't get his priceless insights and explanations. Keep up the great work Danya!
You are an extremely talented teacher!! And player of course.. don't stop!
Love the middle game exchange sacrifice concept, thanks!
It is absolutely amazing how you can play in such a high level while still commenting and explaining every single move
What a pleasure it is, always,.to listen to the only UA-cam creator who flawlessly and naturally uses the full range of English vocabulary.
Danya's voice in my head has taken me well beyond my New Years goal of 1400 to 1700+ Rapid.
This guy is a wizard. He can talk while playing against a national master and beat surgically like a walk in the park
ещё не помотрел, но закину лайк вперед! спасибо Даня❤
High-quality content, as always! Thank you for all these instructive videos!
I really enjoyed the comparison analysis between the two lines andfrom binging your content you always say to look at a move that in a previous position didnt work. That translates so well to that analysis because the difference between the two positions is so small but makes a world of a difference for knight f5 incredible
Great analysis, I think speaking for everyone , we want more videos like this.
Extremely instructive!!!
Keep this rooling😊
the danya's blessing! inspired i played online rapid right after watching this analysis and stumbled upon the opportunity to sac in the same manner, winning a game
Absolutely love it when you go deep into the theory. Outstanding example of how to analyze an opening line. I’m currently 2100/2200 strength and have learned so much from your videos. Thank you
An absolute clinic on how to analyze deeply. The analysis itself is amazing-and even greater is the way we are being taught how to learn on our own.
Simply brilliant content!
"Pins are temporary" just made full-circle sense to me TODAY.
I now get why you say that frequently in your speed runs.
yesss a new video!!
You are so awesome for doing these. Thank you so much man.
I'm still clawing my way across the beginner ranks, but I've been appreciating the depth these high-level games go. It's quite fun when I get to predict what Daniel would say about the position. Thank you so much for your hard work!
The Prophet returns just before Christmas!
Been playing the dragon (poorly) for 35 years.
I've learned more from this than the last 20 years.
opponent collapsed massively
Great video as always! Nobody can stop you!
Best educational Chess content out there.
Struggling as a 1700 that i am to follow everything ar this level but yet It helps a lot. Great content as Always, thanks!!!
I’ve watched all of your speedrun videos religiously and I’m proud to say I just won an online game against an opponent 300 rating points higher than myself! Solving tactics regularly combined with your methodical, clear chess reasoning has been the secret sauce I needed. Thanks Danya!
Your videos are dopamine shots don't stop man 👍👍
Why i the actual god damn hell wasn't this recommended to me as soon as it was uploaded xD
This is pretty advanced but I still learned from it even though I'm not at this level.
This really is a good christmas
I love the DragonDorf.. It's also easily merchable in the form of a stuffy.
Always fun to watch!
You're the best gm in the world, thank you for teaching us stuff
Thanks Danya. Always a blast buddy!
naroditsky eres el mejor enseñando al ajedrez :)
Love your videos GM.Danya.thanks alot
New Danya vid just dropped wooohhhh🎉🎉. Btw congrats on the bullet brawl win Danya, you deserved it.
You are a scholar and a gentleman.
love the sicilian content, very useful
Thank you
Just fascinating to get insight into the many intricacies of a chess game. Thank you so much for this unique content 🙏
Love Najdorf but never played it combined with dragon, I'm looking forward to try it out!
A new dania video ... Means a new ideas to understand chess .... Thanks
The best Christmas gift. Thank you danya
Thanks. The Dumbledorf is a great opening.
The GOAT is BACK ❤
Danya: Lets see what the opponent opens with...
Opponent: e4
Danya: See this is already a mistake, and practically resignable at this point
Me: 🍿🍿🍿🍿
I love your videos Danya, you are a gift to us all. I have hugely improved my positional game recently and it's thanks to you and your approach to playing dynamically depending on what your opponent does rather than just stick to subborn openings just 'because'. Thank you for everything you do. Happy new year from the UK.
Definitely help get that knowledge up with these videos
Thank you! Favorite chess content out there for sure. Appreciate any uploads~~
I learned so much from this game and analysis, thank you.
20:37 if you are struggling to understand when it is good to trade a bishop for a knight - good example
Thank you for this Christmas gift ❤
Cheers Danya and Happy Christmas
danya i improved my games by watching how you deal with each games. what i think most important in chess is controlling your temper and looking into the game with pure logic and analysis. my problem now is i calculate opponents best moves in my opinion and decide my move but opponent makes a better move or my calculation based on visualising goes slightly wrong in board afterwards thereby weakening my position. pls give some advice. i want to be like you danya
The Dragodorf is an even better name. If they die, they die.
e5 d5 is such a common important thing with bishops, closing a diagonal is often the best move if it is in service of opening it later, sometimes that isn't possible, then it is usually bad, but that is why principles on their own are never sufficient.
We enjoy the most instructive chess videos on youtube at the expense of hearing him say "Russian schoolboy" over and over.
4:28 the bishop will start to complain 😂
Love it, thanks!
greatest chess teacher on youtube
Sick game Danya
The 🐐
Got a new chess board for Xmas, can’t wait to go through the latest speed run again and play out the games.
I don't why I heard Welcome to the Jungle... Welcome to the Sicilian baby! You gonna GET CHECKMATED IN THE USUAL FASHION!
Awesome
thank you for this game I learned alot ❤
The long awaited speedrun rematch with FischerSeb :D
Love your videos. Will be buying your Jobava course
watched this video at like 3 am and went to see if i could get this position in an online game.
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nf5 d5 8. Nxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxg7+ Bxg7 10. exd5 Nd7
Content so instructive that a non-najdorf player can have success with it based on pattern recognition.
Its a Christmas miracle 🎉
Love for using the word panacea ❤
Your opponent must be spewing. It looks like he played really well
Ladies and Gentlemen, we got our dose again 🎉
Waiting for Danny’s content! 🎉
I love playing after watching a Danya vid - my inner monologue going "oooh see - he's just weakened his position there. Common mistake." - then I get checkmate in two 😐😂
Lets go danya sensei!!
Hello Danya, thanks for uploading high quality content. I have been learning a lot with you! If your restart the speed run, would you consider going for a positional repertoire? I think it could be a nice change. My suggestion is: catalan for white, and for black nimzo indian + caro-kann
I think D5 is a good move avoiding giving up a pawn and a knight for the bishop. If the opponent plays E5 to hit the Knight you put the Knight on the outpost E4 guarded by the pawn and Bishop as well as attack black's E4 pawn.
Got to 1800 because of this man
post more bullet brawl videos and titled tuesdays!! They are fun to watch even tho they are 2 hours long. But its content and fun to watch for people who miss the stream!
I got insulted by 12:05 a lot of people who are newer to chess :d it was exactly what I was thinking about
Sicilian players and +2000 players salivating for new ideas. I wait for next speedrun! I hope we will see some Queen's gambit
we're backkkkk
Bishop H8 from what I recall is always good if the rook isn't x-rayed by the opponents Bishop.
Danya: "I try to make my opening explanation relevant to the level i'm currently playing at".
Also Danya, playing a 2400-rated opponent: "Don't confuse king-side with queen-side just because our opponent long-castled".
JK, love the content as always :)
I was learning the Najdorf and didn't know what to do against a3... Then this video dropped ❤❤
You're probably memorising more lines than ideas in the opening.
@@musical_lolu4811 In Najdorf both exact lines and ideas are required... Because messing up the move order can completely change the course of the game
Played like Petrosian reincarnated! What a game!
we eating good today boys
favourite ❤