I understood squares as targets for a little while now but never thought about waiting until an opportune time to occupy it when it can be contested. Or using it for 15 moves to make white live in a sort of mild zugzwang.
I'm sure you've heard this a million times already, but the value of these videos and your explanations is literally priceless. Thank you for all the work you do helping people on the internet get better at chess :)
Daniel is that announcer in the Dodgeball movie but in real life: "Let me tell you, a double-fault final-play elimination hasn't occurred since the Helsinki episode of 1919, and I think we all remember how THAT turned out! "
I just wanted to thank Grandmaster Naroditsky for taking the time to put these instructional videos together. I'm about a 1600 blitz/bullet but I'm realizing a stronger positional understanding and classical performance leads to stronger showings in the shorter time controls
I think he’s the best chess instructor on UA-cam. No condensation, clear explanation of his thought process and just amazing insight. Great work. Thanks
I assume comments and such are most helpful in close temporal proximity to the release of the video, but I have watched ... the majority of the youtube videos across multiple speedruns now and this was actually one of my favorite videos viewed. Obvs, Daniel brings historical knowledge into play often, but in this case there were multiple historical lessons that happened in quick succession. It's hard to emphasize why, when all of his videos are incredibly informative, this one stands out but. It was great.
41:25 Personally, I'd love seeing the Smith-Morra uniquely. I started playing it after your last speedrun and even got Esserman's book. There's a point to be made that the SMG transposes into the Alapin often enough, but not vice versa - so you'd get enough variety even if you only play 2.d4.
Danya, I have always been a fan of your videos and I like to see that you’re starting to spruce up your thumbnails, hopefully the algorithm rewards this as you deserve all the success in the world king 👑
At first I thought I should wait until the speedrun reached my level of 1500, but after watching this I realized there can always be a learning oppurtunity.
I thought about that too cause that's around where I'm at . But the part about using control of the square to leverage an entire plan was pretty enlightening. If there's one thing I've noticed about us 1500s is we think we're better than we really are, we understand much but apply it poorly and inconsistently.
I'm not a begginer since I have been playing and hence learning chess as a hobby for more than 20 years but I loved this kind of "overexplained" series. Subbing right away
So just so we're clear, when Danya says he was dabbling in the Accelerated Dragon in 2005, keep in mind that he is NINE YEARS OLD. The day that game was played I was 10, and I had just learned NOT to eat the crayons.
35:52 Actually, the digits of any number divisible by nine also add up to nine, and the last digit decrements by 1 every time you add a nine. 10-7=3 so last digit is 3 which means first digit has to be a 6. ( Rather, the other digits have to add up to six but hey, it aint 153 )
Another great video Mr Naroditsky, I am always blown away by your concise explanations and logic behind all your moves, you are an amazing teacher and I look forward to much more great teaching content from you. You are definitely one of my favourite players to watch when learning and developing my chess :)
The "Battle of d4" was won by General Naroditsky. Some say landing on d4 was to the match as was Normandy was to WW2 equating the landing of the Knight to DDay.
And to think he is still only below 1000 rating. Just think how good he could be if he practiced and studied more! 😳 I think I will subscribe so I can watch his chess journey unfold.
Bloody hell. I just fired up a game on my chess app I was in midgame and saw that I'd allowed the AI to trade black bishops exactly as Danya warned so I stepped the game back a few moves, advanced the h6 pawn to chase the black bishop from G5, and then traded white bishop for the knight and bobs your uncle I have an easy king attack. From watching the video directly to playing a game in this position (that I was getting wrong!). Thanks Danya.
Thank you, not only for this amazing content, but also for just naming the videos in a clear and informative way instead of useless clickbaity oneliners ❤
Amazing speedruns- after seeing the smith mora game I was so relieved to see that you were once not so perfect lol especially after you've shown us how to play the smith mora before
35:44 interesting question "how to _a priori_ find the ...b5 plan?" My answer would be to study pawn play. The old, somewhat weird book _Pawn Power in Chess_ by Hans Kmoch is a fantastic start. There he talked about pawn breaks (called 'levers') to increase space and activity. Also Andy Soltis' book on pawn structures lays out typical middlegame plans.
You have played many gambits in these speedruns, like Queen's Gambit, Smith Mora, Danish, etc. Please do a gambit-only speedrun, with both black and white. It will be awesome. ❤️
Proud of myself for independently working out that knight outposts were a good positional idea against the Sicilian, although admittedly my logic was that I like moving the knight and making horsey noises
Love these videos! I've been playing Kings Indian but you make the plan for the Sicilian sound pretty straight forward. Can't wait to see how the game plan changes in an open game. BTW the audio in the last few minutes is messed up. Its out of sync with the video
Great speedrun lesson Danya ! Thanks. Btw I like the new playing interface. Might try it myself. Thanks for showing us dragon lines. I find the hyper accelerated Dragon easiest to remember. He played well for a 1000 until h3. Thanks again !
Cool to see a botvinnik setup in your speedrun! I usually play the botvinnik english so i found this game interested to see from a mirrored perspective
Hi Danya. I was wondering if you had any advice. I'm a pretty decent over-the-board player. I can give 2200 players a good game and even win a game or two against them. I feel like I can visualize and calculate much better and quicker over-the-board, and I'm much more focused on the game. When it comes to online chess however I struggle at the 1700-1800 range and tilt a lot and go on long losing streaks. How can I be a more consistent player? Thanks! Your content is the best! Edit: I played a guy over-the-board not long ago, and beat him every game (except maybe one game; I can't remember). Afterwards, I learned his online rating is 1900-2000.
Yeah I'm not as good as you, but I completely understand. I get flustered and feel like I need to play too fast, where as otb I feel calm and confident(sometimes), and play considerably better.
I love this type of closed Sicilian, kingside bishop, queenside rooks and pawn breaks, but I tend to struggle in games with open centers when I have less space. Any advice?
@@TheMrInfantaria Yeah Ne2 and d4 are essential moves in the Staunton Cochrane variation otherwise you're going to lose. Don't play it, you're not good enough to pull it off.
In the Maroczy Bind, white traditionally sets up the battery with Be3-Qd2, but should almost *never* go in for Bh6. Additionally, in the event of some Nxd4 Bxd4 N(f)d7, white should *not* play Bxh7 and should instead retreat to e3 again. Reason being, leaving both players with only their LSB is good for black, since both black bishops are fine in the dragon structure but *white's* LSB is definitely their bad bishop. Trading white's definitely good DSB for black's "just okay" DSB is an improvement for black. I have to wonder if a DSB exchange is not so bad in this structure either, especially since with a pawn on d3 instead of being off the board, arguably white's LSB is even trashier.
7:11 you say that we can also play e5 ... but that would block the bishop even more then playing Nf6 (since the Knight can always move away but the pawn is a bit stuck on e5). So what is the reasoning behind playing e5 instead of e6?
Hey danya, I’ve been watching all speedruns since the first speedrun, I love them all, but I was wondering If u could do a speedrun focusing on tactical shootouts
Just for the record, the position on 10:50 is -1.15 for black. It's not so easy to convert... But I understand what you mean by saying that we have a positional advantage... Thank you for all these lessons Danya! PS Given the chance, I would like to see a video about the middlegame-endgame that arises after the vienna gambit declined.
At 29:57, the bishop should move to e3 instead of h4, then after O-O there is still Qd2 and you have to defend that pawn with your king, which is not that nice anymore.
“Just because a hole exists doesn’t mean you should occupy it” danya with the advice a lot of men need to hear
Hahaha
Control over it is much more important... wait.. no
bruh 💀
"You should find the most opportune moment to jump in there"
I hate my mind...
I was finally able to conceptualize the importance of Controlling certain squares after watching this. Top notch explanations here
I understood squares as targets for a little while now but never thought about waiting until an opportune time to occupy it when it can be contested. Or using it for 15 moves to make white live in a sort of mild zugzwang.
I'm sure you've heard this a million times already, but the value of these videos and your explanations is literally priceless. Thank you for all the work you do helping people on the internet get better at chess :)
My favorite parts of the speedruns are when Danya brings up positions from historical games illustrating the same concepts, incredible
Daniel is that announcer in the Dodgeball movie but in real life: "Let me tell you, a double-fault final-play elimination hasn't occurred since the Helsinki episode of 1919, and I think we all remember how THAT turned out! "
19:45 "We could've ... win the game immediately, but this ends it on the spot". Yeah, tough choice. Great content and explanation!
This Thanksgiving I'm thankful for Daniel giving us the best instructional chess content on UA-cam
I just wanted to thank Grandmaster Naroditsky for taking the time to put these instructional videos together. I'm about a 1600 blitz/bullet but I'm realizing a stronger positional understanding and classical performance leads to stronger showings in the shorter time controls
The best chess content for learning and understanding the game that’s out there bar none, Danya your content is unmatched
I think he’s the best chess instructor on UA-cam. No condensation, clear explanation of his thought process and just amazing insight. Great work. Thanks
I assume comments and such are most helpful in close temporal proximity to the release of the video, but I have watched ... the majority of the youtube videos across multiple speedruns now and this was actually one of my favorite videos viewed. Obvs, Daniel brings historical knowledge into play often, but in this case there were multiple historical lessons that happened in quick succession. It's hard to emphasize why, when all of his videos are incredibly informative, this one stands out but. It was great.
41:25
Personally, I'd love seeing the Smith-Morra uniquely. I started playing it after your last speedrun and even got Esserman's book. There's a point to be made that the SMG transposes into the Alapin often enough, but not vice versa - so you'd get enough variety even if you only play 2.d4.
I love the way you give speeches, don’t crop your videos to connect your sentences. It’s perfect the way it is
Danya, I have always been a fan of your videos and I like to see that you’re starting to spruce up your thumbnails, hopefully the algorithm rewards this as you deserve all the success in the world king 👑
This might be one of the most instructive chess videos I have seen. And I waste a lot of time watching chess videos.
At first I thought I should wait until the speedrun reached my level of 1500, but after watching this I realized there can always be a learning oppurtunity.
I thought about that too cause that's around where I'm at . But the part about using control of the square to leverage an entire plan was pretty enlightening. If there's one thing I've noticed about us 1500s is we think we're better than we really are, we understand much but apply it poorly and inconsistently.
@@barbaraGobert31 there's always more to learn
This really is some of the best chess content on UA-cam. Extremely clear, and also thorough.
I'm not a begginer since I have been playing and hence learning chess as a hobby for more than 20 years but I loved this kind of "overexplained" series. Subbing right away
So just so we're clear, when Danya says he was dabbling in the Accelerated Dragon in 2005, keep in mind that he is NINE YEARS OLD.
The day that game was played I was 10, and I had just learned NOT to eat the crayons.
I believe that when Danya said that, he was twenty something
@@archsys307 He’s 28, 2005 was 18 years ago so 9 or 10 is right assuming google age was correct
@@logan8708 No. When danya said he was dabbling in the dragon in 2005 he was 20 something
@@archsys307so how old is he?
@@archsys307 He was born in 1995 😺
This game was explained very well! Thanks for taking time to do these videos, and help less experienced players 🤝
35:52 Actually, the digits of any number divisible by nine also add up to nine, and the last digit decrements by 1 every time you add a nine. 10-7=3 so last digit is 3 which means first digit has to be a 6.
( Rather, the other digits have to add up to six but hey, it aint 153 )
Another great video Mr Naroditsky, I am always blown away by your concise explanations and logic behind all your moves, you are an amazing teacher and I look forward to much more great teaching content from you. You are definitely one of my favourite players to watch when learning and developing my chess :)
Amazing video. These speedrun videos really are the gift that keeps on giving.
The "Battle of d4" was won by General Naroditsky. Some say landing on d4 was to the match as was Normandy was to WW2 equating the landing of the Knight to DDay.
Daniel is a great chess teacher. Most instructive chess videos on UA-cam. No doubt he is a great player. 👍
And to think he is still only below 1000 rating. Just think how good he could be if he practiced and studied more! 😳
I think I will subscribe so I can watch his chess journey unfold.
Ahh Danya perfect. I was just getting into bed and looking for the perfect pre sleep wind down.
Thanks so much!
Love the speed-run series. Gotta learn more about a6 b5 ideas since I do encounter some Sicilians.
Cheers, buddy 👍. Literally just had a gams like this and didn't understand some of the engine moves. This made perfect sense 👌
It's insane how many information he process in his brain and explain it at the same time.
This might be the best instructional chess video ever.
This is the best chess class i have ever attempted thank you so much for this ❤️
Bloody hell. I just fired up a game on my chess app I was in midgame and saw that I'd allowed the AI to trade black bishops exactly as Danya warned so I stepped the game back a few moves, advanced the h6 pawn to chase the black bishop from G5, and then traded white bishop for the knight and bobs your uncle I have an easy king attack. From watching the video directly to playing a game in this position (that I was getting wrong!). Thanks Danya.
Thank you, not only for this amazing content, but also for just naming the videos in a clear and informative way instead of useless clickbaity oneliners ❤
One of my favorite things about his videos. No bullshit, just good chess.
Ive been watching chess for years this is the only time I looked at a Sicilian structure and went wow that’s beautiful
I started playing sicilian recently, love this speedrun.
Amazing speedruns- after seeing the smith mora game I was so relieved to see that you were once not so perfect lol especially after you've shown us how to play the smith mora before
Naroblitzky? Hell yeah
35:44 interesting question "how to _a priori_ find the ...b5 plan?"
My answer would be to study pawn play. The old, somewhat weird book _Pawn Power in Chess_ by Hans Kmoch is a fantastic start. There he talked about pawn breaks (called 'levers') to increase space and activity. Also Andy Soltis' book on pawn structures lays out typical middlegame plans.
This is amazing content. Thank you so much.
My second favorite part of a speedrun video is when Danya’s enthusiasm doesn’t wane when +7 in material
41:28 I personally would love to see Smith-Morra games! I've switched to it since you recommended it in your last speedrun.
To play the Smith-Morra you must also know the Alapin
You have played many gambits in these speedruns, like Queen's Gambit, Smith Mora, Danish, etc. Please do a gambit-only speedrun, with both black and white. It will be awesome. ❤️
Thanks!
haha I love the Dragon, especially hyperaccelerated, but had no idea about the b5 break, thanks a ton!
23:36 can we please talk about this, because it has been the bane of my chess existence for quite a long while.
I love that you draw the arrows everything you say a square because I can't locate the square very fast. So the arrows are very helpful.
Proud of myself for independently working out that knight outposts were a good positional idea against the Sicilian, although admittedly my logic was that I like moving the knight and making horsey noises
Love these videos! I've been playing Kings Indian but you make the plan for the Sicilian sound pretty straight forward. Can't wait to see how the game plan changes in an open game.
BTW the audio in the last few minutes is messed up. Its out of sync with the video
Thank you so much for your amazing teaching in these videos. In my opinion, you are the best chess-streaming teacher in the world! Thanks!
The thumbnail with Nar-blitz-ky is so nice
Loving this series!🙏
nice, thanks for the accelerated dragon knowledge!
If there is 1000 Danya fans I am one. If there is 100 I am one. If there’s 10 I am one. If there is one it is me. If there is none I am dead.
So gay I felt like shooting you.
Im dead
You're dead, I'm taking over👑
Nahh the D*** eating is crazy. Stop bro
Poetic
Brilliant video. This series is so instructive. You have now overtaken Chess Coach Andras as my favourite You Tube instructor! :)
Great speedrun lesson Danya ! Thanks. Btw I like the new playing interface. Might try it myself. Thanks for showing us dragon lines. I find the hyper accelerated Dragon easiest to remember. He played well for a 1000 until h3. Thanks again !
Learned a lot watching this. Great instructional video.
These thumbnails are hilarious please keep em coming!!!! :)
Cool to see a botvinnik setup in your speedrun! I usually play the botvinnik english so i found this game interested to see from a mirrored perspective
Huh, why is there a "GM Jeffrey Xiong" label on the top left?
It gets noticed by 22:30
so kind of u Danya! This is treasure!!! thank U so much!!!!!!! thank you!!!
your explanation is GM Wesley DETAIL!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Fantastic stuff, thanks Danya!
So educational. This is amazing content.
8:15 a good clarification, thanks
Hi Danya. I was wondering if you had any advice. I'm a pretty decent over-the-board player. I can give 2200 players a good game and even win a game or two against them. I feel like I can visualize and calculate much better and quicker over-the-board, and I'm much more focused on the game. When it comes to online chess however I struggle at the 1700-1800 range and tilt a lot and go on long losing streaks. How can I be a more consistent player? Thanks! Your content is the best!
Edit: I played a guy over-the-board not long ago, and beat him every game (except maybe one game; I can't remember). Afterwards, I learned his online rating is 1900-2000.
lmao.. exactly my situation
Yeah I'm not as good as you, but I completely understand. I get flustered and feel like I need to play too fast, where as otb I feel calm and confident(sometimes), and play considerably better.
ratings otb are bloated compared to online
@@Babyfacenelson1981 I'm pretty sure its the opposite, for instance I'm 1300 online and I'm sure I would be around 1000-1100 otb
I believe there's alot of cheaters online especially around the 1600 - 1800 level.
I love this type of closed Sicilian, kingside bishop, queenside rooks and pawn breaks, but I tend to struggle in games with open centers when I have less space. Any advice?
"there's no scientific formula for when to take free stuff" .... knowing when you've got enough will always be a fine art
I often play this Staunton Cochrane variation as white. It's an enjoyable variation but you need to know the theory.
Good for you
@@TheMrInfantaria Yeah Ne2 and d4 are essential moves in the Staunton Cochrane variation otherwise you're going to lose. Don't play it, you're not good enough to pull it off.
Absolutely love to thumbnail
this i gold! thank you sir
In the Maroczy Bind, white traditionally sets up the battery with Be3-Qd2, but should almost *never* go in for Bh6. Additionally, in the event of some Nxd4 Bxd4 N(f)d7, white should *not* play Bxh7 and should instead retreat to e3 again.
Reason being, leaving both players with only their LSB is good for black, since both black bishops are fine in the dragon structure but *white's* LSB is definitely their bad bishop. Trading white's definitely good DSB for black's "just okay" DSB is an improvement for black.
I have to wonder if a DSB exchange is not so bad in this structure either, especially since with a pawn on d3 instead of being off the board, arguably white's LSB is even trashier.
7:11 you say that we can also play e5 ... but that would block the bishop even more then playing Nf6 (since the Knight can always move away but the pawn is a bit stuck on e5). So what is the reasoning behind playing e5 instead of e6?
Love from Mexico Danya ❤️
Just another fantastic chess video.......thanks!
Hey danya, I’ve been watching all speedruns since the first speedrun, I love them all, but I was wondering If u could do a speedrun focusing on tactical shootouts
“Just because the hole exists, doesn’t mean you wanna occupy it ASAP.”
Learning about controlling outposts in a 1000 game but so useful for much higher ratings too
Thank you for your teaching ❤love you
That queen trap was pure murder
15:00 minute games, wonder how much time our lower rated opponents will use?
You explain so well
It's just like Paul Morphy's philosophy. Controlling the d4 square is controlling the game
Thanks Danya, from your 1st vid I increased massively but lost a lot bcz I didn't know the difference between open and closed postion.
Best content on UA-cam
Just for the record, the position on 10:50 is -1.15 for black. It's not so easy to convert... But I understand what you mean by saying that we have a positional advantage... Thank you for all these lessons Danya!
PS Given the chance, I would like to see a video about the middlegame-endgame that arises after the vienna gambit declined.
-2.0 Stockfish 14, depth 27
@@igorjakus7733 maybe, but we wouldn't be able to think this far ahead.
At 29:57, the bishop should move to e3 instead of h4, then after O-O there is still Qd2 and you have to defend that pawn with your king, which is not that nice anymore.
Nice going Danya
21:49 quotes to live by.
Eat the pawns :-DDD Superb video again, thank you Mr.!
Top notch Content on chess for improvement of players like me , thanks danya ❤
very instructional
This game was brutal positional dominance.
Great content keep it up, otz not easy to stay relamant on youtube. Thks
why is the timestamp "First Move" on throughout the first 10 moves mesu?????????
Instead of Nxe1, DN missed the crushing Nh2+ Kg1 Qd2
I'm a 2000 and this video helped me a lot
Great video, as always!
The thumbnail is hilarious
Thank you!
Rosen says not to sleep on the Najdorf.
I would of called this video. Traped queen in Sicilian. But loved it bro! Keep it up
Thank you, GM Jeffery Xiong