Attacking the Kingside! | GM Naroditsky's Top Theory Speedrun | Owen's Defense

[@golos9]

You deserve a million subscribers and more, Daniel. You are not just one of the most generous, educational, and positive creators for chess, but for KZbin in general imo. From all of us, thanks for everything coach, and congrats on the well earned 300k. Upwards we go!

[@DanielNaroditskyGM]

Thank you so much 😀

[@SteadfastGhost]

Let’s goooo well earned 300k let’s keep it going! ❤

[@michaelkempton937]

Indeed !! 1,000,000!!

[@motivation_10]

​@@DanielNaroditskyGMmy man

[@kruksog]

The smaller community is nice because we can actually discuss chess. On some channels there are so many comments that new comments get lost, and few people are discussing the chess anyway.

[@mikecantreed]

My butt rash has been flaring up lately

[@devmehta7406]

Cough gothamchess cough cough. Literally, I love gotham's content, but his top comments are always shitty jokes or self deprecating repetitive humor. There are very less comments about chess(instructive)

[@mcronrn]

Smaller is nice

[@Yea___]

@@mcronrn thats what my girlfriend said

[@Cunningstunts23]

True

[@casualwoody3357]

A huge plus for me is the non clickbait titles. I can wholeheartedly recommend any video on your channel to my friends for improvement and never have to make excuses for cringey content. The chess is the most educational and still super entertaining. Proud to be a part of this community. Thanks Danya.

[@criscesc]

Grats on 300.000! :) you do the teaching game like no one else, and I personally hate clickbait game anyway :)

[@worsethanjoerogan8061]

Cough GothamChess cough cough.

[@jacobleedgaard5968]

Awesome content. Am an avid viewer. And thanks for calling out the clickbaiters btw. Sad when creators go from excellent content to degrading themselves and their viewers with empty nonsense.

[@grasshopperdad1479]

Sturm Graz

[@davidmays2660]

This wholesome community is not by accident - you foster this with your attitude, your gentle and firm boundary-setting when chat gets out of hand, and your extremely high-quality, concise and eloquent teaching style. Congrats on 300k, here’s to the next 300k!

[@kiddtoroi9473]

I used to watch all the other chess channels. Now, this is the only one I can stand to watch. You make amazing, straightforward content and truly try to teach us all. I’m happy you don’t do any of the click-bait tactics. You offer quality content. 300k is well deserved. Greatest chess teacher ever.

[@bryaneslinger6509]

I've said before and I think it's very true in the context of having a smaller community: Levy is the undergrad professor everyone loves; Danya is the graduate professor everyone wants as PhD advisor.

[@gabriellefundes8309]

so true

[@hendo1877]

And hikaru is the TA that your girlfriend told you not to worry about

[@ruthxk7844]

@@hendo1877 Technical Advisor?

[@Ramin2340]

@@ruthxk7844 teaching assistant

[@kdawghomie]

Levy is the *middle school teacher* everyone loves (FTFY)

[@semyon.zvyagin]

Daniel: Making it as simple as we can Also Daniel: *calculates checkmate in seven moves* 😅

[@lyingcat9022]

I’m proud of Daniel! I subscribed when he only had 1 video giving a lesson to that blonde girl. He only had a few hundred Subs I believe. He is still my favorite Chess personality :) Only person I have watched ever single video they post. Worth every minute of my time!

[@mcronrn]

No blond girl plays chess, sorry 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@hectorgray8542]

Tori's? His coverage of the Goldman Caro-Kann with her is crazy good.

[@justintucker3781]

It is no exaggeration to say that you have the best and most accessible chess learning content for the beginner and intermediate levels in the history of the game. In a world where people will charge money for every little thing, having a grandmaster create instructional content like this for free is nothing short of incredible. And the community being wholesome and fostering a culture of learning is amazing to see. Too often, large communities can devolve into toxicity and memes, and this doesn’t seem to be the case for yours. And I think that’s for a reason-they’re following your lead. Keep up the good work! Every sub is well-deserved, and I know the channel will keep growing!

[@Urbanghxst]

Ive been watching you for over a year now. With that being said I appreciate the non click bait titles. I enjoy your style, very efficient.

[@MadGunny]

Yesterday I finally broke 1,000 elo! I’ve been playing chess off and on for about a year but have been stuck in the 900s for a couple months. Daniels videos have been probably the biggest factor in me improving, outside of just playing a lot of chess. Next goal is the 1200’s. Thanks Danya!

[@mountandew42]

I remember that feeling! Now I'm over 1500 and I feel great about it

[@MadGunny]

@@mountandew42 it’s such a good feeling. I was running around my apartment yelling lol I think I got into the 990’s like 3 times and cracked under the pressure and fell back to low 900’s. Such a relief. Congrats on the 1500 elo

[@baboon1233]

1000 elo 😂

[@HoboJIm117]

Doing puzzles and tactics also helped me when I started

[@MadGunny]

@@baboon1233 🤡

[@peterlafrance5392]

​danya the goat for entering titled tuesday while commentating SCC

[@onowahoo]

He was playing?

[@waschkarte3989]

One of the new subscribers here - I did hear your name a lot in other guys streams, yet never seen any video until about a week ago. This series is just amazing and I have watched a lot of videos. I'm 2200 and I learn a lot - and I do feel that also applies to players way below my level. You're doing an amazing job commentating on your games so that a lot of people will learn. Which is amazing and 300k people around the world agree.

[@waschkarte3989]

Ah, going through the game, I thought "Nxd5 feels so much better than direct f4 because you keep the bishop pair AND still have the attack on the f-file", seconds later you say you missed Nxf4. :)

[@misterroboto1]

A wholesome community centered around a wholesome chess professional and youtube content creator. Nothing wrong with that! You get what you deserve, sometimes.

[@usageunit]

I was first brought to the Sensei (and back to chess in general) less than a year ago after the algorithm served me the "Throbbing Game" of Charles White vs. Félix Lengyel. I'm just crossing 1500 as we speak and a big chunk of the credit goes to this channel. It's fine to watch other chess personalities for entertainment, but if you're watching chess content to improve your game, this is the channel for it. Congrats on 300k!

[@canberkarpat]

Best instructor imo; thank you for the streams and being so generous

[@LitCactus]

Danya is far and ahead the best chess creator. Congratulations on 300k, nobody deserves more

[@blasbolso13]

i can't go to sleep without watching a speedrun video from you

[@arfarfanarf]

They’ll put you right to sleep

[@murattuna3524]

Kinky

[@joshuaartesi5212]

I do the sane

[@edthenoob3525]

Really appreciate the love, Danya. Congrats on 300k and I hope you continue to enjoy your community and enjoy making this content. I really love it. Very clear, very direct, never patronising. You make a great teacher.

[@calluma8472]

Still by far the best CHESS content and teacher on KZbin and twitch.

[@aramamihai4728]

The content in this whole series (and the other Daniel created) is just unbelievably helpful. I think better than just following opening courses, as the explanations here just take you through the logic of the positions and ... It's just invaluable

[@TylerG13]

Your content simply doesn’t get old, Danya. I could genuinely study chess while watching your videos for hours and I’ve already done it multiple times. Congrats on 300K, I just crossed 700 ELO thanks to your help!

[@chessandmusicwithoskiez6241]

Even though this content is more geared toward intermediate players, I’m 2000 and I’m learning a lot. The psychological tidbits are really helpful, and just refreshing and expanding on principles is nice, especially with how good Danya explains it. Also the content is great!

[@bat51]

love that he doesn’t resort to shitty clickbait in order to get more views like *some* channels. feel like it’s a very short term strategy anyways

[@dancamma]

Well deserved! From an educational point of view, the best youtube channel by a large margin.

[@Eric-ev9hr]

36:51 has the best "woop" I've heard a human produce.

[@jakegarverr]

Just subscribed I’ve tried a lot of KZbin content creators but watching your vids has helped me jump from 1200,which I was stuck at for months, to 1400 in just a couple weeks of studying your game. Appreciate you immensely . Much love my man

[@curiousnerd3444]

Love that you are all substance and no fluff! I respect you the most of all the streamers!!

[@TimJapan]

I will watch most chess streams but Daniel is just head and shoulders the best.

[@impishlyit9780]

Yay, 300k! Congrats Danya, it's an honor to be here for it!

[@Iranon666]

I love how Daniel can play a whole online chess game in 10 seconds with incredible accuracy, but struggles to draw an arrow when there's no time pressure.

[@jaydinmcgillvrey1508]

The amount of strategy you're speaking out loud here around 18minutes is unreal. That must be how your brain is operating at all times in high level. Fun to witness.

[@darkfirer2416]

I love you so much for not going the probably more profitable clickbait and thumbnail game and are instead committing yourself to educating all of us. You’re the one thing that keeps bringing me back to chess

[@Arasieus]

Thank you, once again, for all the content you provide. This might not be the biggest chess community on KZbin, however it is my go to "Chess Academy", I love the content and how you present it. I would love to engage live (streams) but I am on GTM +2/3 which makes it not very likely, thank to this channel, I can dedicate a portion of my time every day to improve my chess in a quality way. I believe I already said in the past but you are a great teacher, not necessary just for chess. All the best and hope you achieve whatever goal you set to yourself.

[@matthewsimpson9093]

Congratulations on 300,000! I know its been said countless times but yours is my favorite chess channel on KZbin. I started with Levy but then he became too attached to gaining subs and catered much more to entertainment value than actual improvement in chess. Your analyzation of each and every move is unmatched as is the educational value. Thanks for being awesome!

[@3bringmemusic3]

36:49 that whoop the cutest thing I've ever heard from Danya

[@nohalfmeasures6]

Danya is a classy GM, commentator and teacher. 300k subscribers is well deserved.

[@TheRovardotter]

Of topic, but I feel Danya has nailed the audio settings lately.

[@ondrejhurinek]

I just want to say, I really appreciate the way you stay decent with your content.. To me, it s one of the things that make me come back and watch every single video!! Thanks and keep up great work!!

[@Relisimy0001]

Kingside queenside center really new good chess strat for me I never thought abt

[@TomJones-tx7pb]

Daniel is the best instructional KZbin channel to teach people how to play chess well. Titles are good.

[@thetotalitarianturtle3755]

Watched it live but gotta watch it again for the algorithm. You deserve the absolute best Danya!

[@Tacos4brekky]

A big reason I find your content so easy to watch is because you don't aim for clickbait or over hyped commentary. Just raw informative chess with some beautiful lines.

[@carl-williamcarlsson3322]

I just visited the local chess club for the first time, you and Eric Rosen were and are big inspirations!

[@jackknipe8815]

I try my best to watch and like all your videos man! You're doing the lord's work for the chess community! Congrats on 300,000! On to 400,000 we go!

[@stanlee9513]

High quality training. Top notch communication skills. Makes complex topics easy to understand.

[@megatruble22]

Congratulations on the 300,000 Danya. Thanks for all of the content you produce!

[@RobFraser]

A wholesome chess community. That’s what I’m here for. Daniel you are a true gem. ❤

[@jurassicmurricorn7139]

Danya has the most educational chess channel available, truly appreciate the content you put out ! The community may seem small, but your impact is large :)

[@thebaileyclarke]

I love this man so much

[@vinith3773]

Well deserved :) This is one of the few channels I know with ***ZERO*** BS. No clickbait titles or thumbs or anything like that. And of course quality and regular content and also objective analysis (not just the chess) all the time.

[@empowers67]

21:22 that alliteration was so satisfying

[@ReBen13662]

Daniel, I've been watching you for a while and I absolutely love the no-BS, no clickbait, just high quality content. Thumbs up!

[@fuadyhidayat]

You are still the best Chess teacher and explainer in the online world. Your way of explaining is understandable. We learn so much from it.

[@Valentin-uv7wl]

Congrats to your big milestone! You deserve it totally - even more! One question about improving...is it possible for you to add the moves (or PGN or link of the game) in the video description? I analyzed a lot of your games in order to add it into my repertoire and it could help me - making my life easier there. But great speedruns and you are by far the most instruktive master on YT combining high individual class with understanding the thought process of amateurs like me :) Best wishes for the future! PS: Btw great commentary on the SCC! I like your passionate style combined with pracital insights instead of fixating on the enige :)

[@austinwheeler3665]

Surprised to realize I wasn’t subbed already, subbed immediately. Your d3, g3, Bg3, b4 system against the Scandi has been an absolute lifesaver. Thanks for the great content!

[@realisticfiction7813]

That Ernest Hemingway things was damn good at 19:20. What an insight into chess. Wow ❤️

[@kyledev]

I appreciate that it's Ne2 and not Nge2, thanks for pointing that out :)

[@djephalpha]

"I don't think I'm ever gonna play the click bait game or the thumbnail game as well" that's one of the things I love about your content, the lack of sensationalism. I know exactly what I'm getting. I don't feel like I'm being pandered to or sold to. Your content has incredible fundamentals and I and many others appreciate that immensely.

[@cosasverdes]

This speed run is amazingly educational. Thanks so much.

[@ryanbourque87]

Congrats on 300k. Well deserved. You managed it with instructive content and avoiding clickbait.

[@ianfischerschilling9779]

Congratulations on the 300k!! I really love your content and it has helped me a lot! I am on the verge of passing 2000 OTB and I have so much to thank you!!

[@chessify518]

Hey , just wanna say that you are best teacher i got on KZbin, thousands of thanks can't reflect,how grateful I'm that i got you as a teacher , infact all of us got you as teacher thanks danya , keep going 🎉🎉

[@davewestner]

Hey man, congrats on the 300k, and wanted to mention that the fact that you haven't done any click bait or overly hyped BS hasn't gone unnoticed. Really appreciate that. Just good content that speaks for itself. Slow and steady wins the race.

[@lolobuggah2670]

You're the best chess teacher! I love your content! Are you saying Levy's community is not wholesome?? 😁

[@zamer5052]

I always play 5 min games because I always thought "I don't have the time to play multiple 10/15 min games in a row." But watching this video made me realize that I shouldn't be playing chess just to play chess but also to practice my envisioning of the board when thinking a couple moves ahead. No wonder I'm stuck at 1100 lol. Also congrats on 301k subs now haha, you have the most quality content on yt and it's for free. As humble as you may be, you definitely deserve more!

[@sethchristian3056]

Happy you’ve reached 300k subscribers! Next up 500k ! Your love for the game and your ability to explain or simplify difficult concepts and positions is incredible and I’m so thankful we live in a time where I get to learn from you. Keep up the great work danya

[@randyugno4955]

Learned a lot from GM Naroditski since the beginning. Thank you.

[@ruthxk7844]

19:27 yes, exactly what happens when I watch your videos; even if I don't play exactly the moves that you would play in my games, watching I get much more feeling of how chess actually works and I feel somehow a chess personality is growing inside me... for example I inmediately saw that he could take with the knight, and that is something that wouldn't happen before (it's been only a year that I watch chess videos).

[@katori991]

3:32 damn, you noticed that🙌🥶🥶🥶

[@MrWebbtang]

Gratz on 300k Danya, you and Agad are the best chess creators out there, in my opinion, and I learn so much from your games. I love it when I'm playing a online and a certain position comes up and I hear your voice in my head saying something like 'that pin is not scary at all' or 'that bishop is fine there, it doesn't need to be distributing the covid vaccine', and various other nuggets of wisdom! Very best wishes for the future, don't ever stop doing what you do #400k

[@UNKNOWN5427]

I started playing chess in 2020 and was introduced to this channel through the GM vs amateur video. I have watched almost every video on this channel and am now 1900 rapid. Thanks Danya and congrats!

[@manupareek9326]

My story is exactly the same dude, I started playing in 2021 and was watching some chess video and yt algorithm suggested me that video ( Gm vs amateur) and recently I hit the 1900 rating in rapid, all thanks to danya

[@UNKNOWN5427]

@@manupareek9326 that’s crazy man, it took me more than two years to get here and I’m addicted. Can’t imagine how addicted you are😂. Great work though, 1900 in less than two years is insane.

[@michaelshuey1614]

Daniel, you are certainly the best commentator for modern chess and for me, easily an equal of the top sports commentators in the major media outlets. You’ve got the chops and time will prove your unique talent when you reach the top. There is no other chess personality that comes close to your skill set.

[@123321anhct]

Really love the instuctional content you're putting up! Your explanations are always insightful and very easy to follow

[@yannilibbes8219]

shoutout to susan polgar's learn chess the right way #3 for moments like 14:40 for teaching neat defensive tactics like this for exactly this elo. great video danya, love that we're spending more time in these rating ranges.

[@nickmoore5105]

I loved the Ne2 notation point :)

[@MyGeniusLeads]

FYI you will reach 1 million subs. You have to stay consistent, and keep creating great content. Also see what your most growth comes from, and focus more on those areas of content as well testing new chess content that maybe no one else is doing. Keep up the great work!

[@doodler5000]

Congrats Daniel!! Thank you so much for your instructional videos, they have helped show me how fun chess can be and I really enjoy watching you go through moves and lines for every scenario. Such a positive influence for not only the chess community but for KZbin as well. Thanks again, see you at 1 million!

[@binitrupakheti4246]

Opponent: *moves* Danya: That's a tactical blunder by our opponent.

[@brazilianmonk7670]

Hey Daniel, I just wanted to say whats up. Your an amazing teacher and you have helped me figure out some chess problems that were causing me issues. I crushed someone today with your Kings Indian Benoni Version System with the black pieces. You awesome Daniel thank you.

[@andrewbrooks7469]

congratulations on 300k, every chess player should be watching you. great educational content and the 1st one I look for on youtube. Please keep it up.

[@carson784]

Congrats on 300k, Danya! Haven’t been here long, but I love your style and authenticity. See you at 500k!

[@christor2907]

Loved that Intro Danya. You are the only Chess content creator i religiously watch and it is purely because of your relatability, unparalelled teaching skill and fact you don't clickbait like most others. Top bloke!

[@Lehi18]

Loved your comments at the beginning of the video. Well said Danya!

[@TheRusherBros]

Hey Daniel, i have only been playing Chess for a few month now and thanks to you it really became a passion of mine! I Love your content and your love for the game. It really spreads to the viewers and is really contagious. Please never stop posting! Greetings from Germany

[@Kindred1a1]

Protect this man at all cost

[@mosesotieno1810]

I think you're the best chess coach el mundo,good sense of humour and considerate..keep up the good work...

[@jmnizgr8]

So surprised you don’t have millions of followers Daniel, you’re awesome!

[@realisticfiction7813]

1 million subscribers is not worth it if your videos are not binge watched. For me now every evening is dedicated to Danya's channel. Small but loyal community is hard to build. Don't fall pray to clickbait game ever. We love you for your simplicity and passion for chess tutoring. May you reach a million mark soon but not with useless subs. Thanks

[@ArchangleTyrel2]

Ah another Speedrun video, exactly what I needed to help me get through Tuesday.

[@janikdemondt3989]

Congrats. I’ve been following you now for little over 2 years. When there was not even 100k. But please never go away from this educational content. There is not one video that I miss on this channel, which I can kot say from my other channels that I follow. Your video’s are massive. I wish there were even more. But probably it will never be enough. 👍💪👍👍👍

[@jimgu2578]

I could listen to Danya talk about chess all day.

[@rosskennedy8548]

Wow! 300K - so happy for you Daniel. Great work. Keep up the great work.

[@HansHenrikBay]

Not the biggest chess community, but the best and most serious. Thank you so much for this great teaching.

[@billywalton87]

Man I’ve been watching these videos for weeks and thought i was subscribed. Thanks for the great content and not doing the click bait!

[@MAJCrAiN]

You worked hard for it Danya. I’m glad that the knowledge you’ve accumulated over your entire life is being spread through thousands. That’s a good feeling to have.

[@desmundreid3368]

Congratulations!!!! In due time you will be well over 1,000,000! Keep up the great work! I am loving this Speedrun so far!

[@Daywalkr]

I totally agree with everything you said at the beginning. Thanks for the amazing content!

[@summitaryal9140]

Congrats Danya! You're by far the best Chess educator on KZbin. My chess game improved a lot after I started following you. Thank you for your videos!