Beating The Scandinavian Defense | The Sensei Speedrun | Grandmaster Naroditsky

[@shashlik7959]

The opponent is using the famous "if I don't know what I'm doing my opponent definitely doesn't know what I'm doing" strategy

[@DeuceGenius]

That's the best chess imo lol

[@luizfelipemedeiros7506]

Genius

[@LetsTravelTogether]

😂😂😂

[@elidrissii]

I laughed so hard at 8:25.

[@fawazahmed4978]

i love watching these with very minimal knowledge of chess. from my pov its like someone moves a pawn up by one tile on his second move and i think oh inconsequential and then the chess mans reaction is “he has absolutely crippled his entire structure beyond recovery. terrible move and now we’ll exploit his foolish behaviour”

[@TPM4594]

"The chess man" 😂

[@DD-ze1ki]

​@@TPM4594 xD

[@aravindsfirst]

Kind of a shame when you expect them to think of a higher calibre of blunder but then they just hang mate in 1, I would have loved to see that line where bishop-queen battery was created

[@hypnoticlizard9693]

Will just have to wait till higher rating levels lol

[@kbk239]

@@hypnoticlizard9693 Even at 2000 rating they are bad

[@dickurkel6910]

@@kbk239 Ah if only they could play against you, the smartest person on earth who has no equal.

[@frankjohnson123]

8:06 I can't believe Danya would lie to us like this

[@dickurkel6910]

"almost guarantee"

[@miskathonic]

And then he followed that up with "I'm not a profit" Excuse me?

[@noqueens8005]

@@miskathonic Prophet*

[@slowfreq]

1:24 White has a plan that in- *vomits* -involves trying to...

[@francisbiotech8211]

I'm quite impressed by Daniel's ability to not just play brilliant chess, but to explain things. In my humble view, he's one of the best at explaining chess principles on the planet. Hats off...

[@jaylen_1370]

The best coach imo

[@bruce285]

opponent's name is literally drunkorslanted so idk why everybody is so disappointed in them for blundering the game, they clearly telegraphed their playstyle

[@justinssongsarehis2]

The Dutch Tilt was a very stylistic and bold move for this video.

[@CliffMusial]

It symbolizes the inner state of his opponent’s psyche as they make stranger and stranger moves

[@JiveDadson]

So was the Rembrandt lighting.

[@samuelgee6463]

the virgin scotch game vs the chad dutch tilt

[@artificiallychallenged]

I usually also use the Dutch tilt when I’m sick of the queens gambit.

[@nguyenquangminh4814]

Again, such an instructive "this reminds me of.." game segment. Love your lessons. Take care sensei

[@josh_finnis]

I've said it before, but this is such amazing educational content for us all, available for us all for free! I literally take notes while watching your videos, the openings I play in response to stuff like the Scandi I get from your suggestions, it's all really good stuff!

[@user-zj7rw3rz8i]

As always, amazing content delivered clearly. Thank you for the wonderful series, I look forward to all these videos

[@alexwiththeglasses]

Appreciate the clarity of this g6 response to the Scandi - seems solid and not the usual. Nice!

[@insight827]

G3

[@null_s3t]

8:41 Daniel "The Prophet" Naroditsky being humble

[@NebbyG69]

Thank you so much Danya I’ve been having some trouble with a scandi recently so this is perfect for me! Keep up the awesome instructive content!

[@chakaula8642]

You're carrying on a teaching mastery that is the most understandable and relatable! WITH TEACHERS LIKE YOU, CHESS IS IN GREAT HANDS. Thanks, Aloha

[@benkelley6561]

I love your "thanks for that" Like the Dr. Phil meme. Haha. Great content Danya!

[@psionl0]

Thank you for improving the volume on your videos.

[@divergentlife493]

Thumbs up! This is a helpful video for me. Since I only know one opening which is Danish for white and Carokan for black by Gotham. Host must have been watching Gotham too because of how he talks is similar to Gotham. This is a nice tutorial because sometimes enemies play the other pond so I can't do the Danish technique. So I know what to do now. Likewise, the previous video is helpful because sometimes enemies go double corner bishop. And it is also helpful to know what to do about that.

[@RaptorsReport]

I like this video series because of your detailed explanations and strong, principled play, but I can’t help but feel that the videos are being held back by your competition. I found the videos at the end of the last speed run much more compelling because you were playing against better opponents rather than players who hang mate in 1.

[@only1kingz]

I think having different competition levels helps the viewers who are facing these different levels in their own games. Danya can give us more advice related to these levels rather than super advanced lines in those higher Elo games that really won't work for an 800-1200 Elo player since they have such a lack of depth in experience and practice. It helps a lot seeing players like these cuz a lot of times they can be intimidating to us, but Danya helps us see their weaknesses

[@josh_finnis]

I like having a mix of both. While I might personally take away more at higher ELO levels, even at the lower ELO levels, it helps me brush up on my fundamentals. I've also been teaching my girlfriend chess so I appreciate when there's content aimed at the absolute beginners.

[@dickurkel6910]

@@josh_finnis True, both are interesting, but I mainly prefer right in the middle (~1600 elo), where opponents are in the sweet spot by being good enough so that deeper calculations are possible, but also not too strong so that games become far too advanced.

[@BiggyJimbo]

Amazing, thanks for another great video Daniel.

[@angosalvo5734]

I tried g3 here in bullet and I win everytime lol ! Not sure why, but it puts opponent in thinking mode everytime I play it. Really thank you for this.

[@cobeferraro3464]

Nice setup against the scandi! New opening setup for me against the dreaded scandi!

[@jamesempty4013]

Appreciate the lesson man!!

[@aristodemosii.1980]

Thank you for turning up the audio!

[@MattRinoldo]

I wish these were longer... Thanks Danya

[@davemeder9082]

Thank you very much for recording at a higher volume.

[@Tshiknn]

i don't get why people aren't noticing that opponent lost over 100 rating points after this loss. seems like one of their first games on the site

[@thebcwonder4850]

Pretty solid play from a beginner

[@sayantopics77]

You call it solid play huh!​@@thebcwonder4850

[@whatlez]

I swear the Scandi gets crushed at all levels these days

[@DetachedJoy]

As someone who learned Chess by playing the Scandi as black I can confirm even in the 600-700s it gets crushed. Not a good opening in the modern day.

[@VideoMan-e]

I win all the time playing scandi

[@dickurkel6910]

@@DetachedJoy If you lose at 600-700 then openings don't really matter though. You could win with basically any opening when you're under 1000 elo as long as your fundamentals are good enough.

[@SEAKPhotog]

Nice line. Gonna have to try it. Thanks!

[@jonathanhenderson9422]

Opponent's username checks out.

[@alexf0101]

love the examples from other games

[@rebeccamasse1557]

I really enjoyed seeing that two Bishop mating pattern in action theory

[@jackcook3471]

So happy to see this video right as I’m going to bed

[@twoduece]

12:20 the backwards pawn on g3 there seems really bad though, how do you approach evaluating if this weakness is worth the h3-f4 idea?

[@booter5956]

19:34 what about Bxd7 after Rae8?

[@thedoophus]

somewhere john bartholomew is quaking

[@SuperCakeFTW]

Lova ya, Daniel.

[@jimgu2578]

I’m gonna try it in my games! Been seeing a lot of scandis.

[@Mgtr14]

thanks for another video babe

[@brucewayne2184]

10:09 lol john Bartholomew is a subscriber

[@bhaskarsinha4530]

I am a 1400 and I played this opening against a 1600 club player playing scandi tonight and had an amazing game, ended up winning.

[@JazzCabbagE7]

One of the most common openings i face at 800

[@ed.uribe0742]

Danya's total disappointment with those two final moves by black 😅

[@danjeory3659]

This guy definitely tilted at the end after losing his pawn. Probably thought he was playing a cheater

[@UpperGroundNGU]

I'm only 700elo but haven't played against anyone in about 6 months. Just.. anxiety. But recently beating the 1600 level engine and stockfish level 4 so I'd say I'm 800 now but why do I get so anxious playing real people?

[@Trewq79]

Delayed response I know, but figured I'd chip in. I'd recommend just playing more games. I was the exact same way starting. I realized that I didn't play many games, so I felt like I absolutely must win what few games I did play. That's what made me so nervous/shaky every time, I was so afraid of losing because I don't get many chances to play. If I played more often though, I didn't panic as much over every game; even the ones I lost I shrugged off, learned from them, and moved on.

[@whenthebuildingscried4.048]

This is fucking genius!!! I love it and am going to play it!!! Thanks little brother!!! :-)))

[@ericwagner7747]

maybe black was hoping for Nxe4 Nxe4 dxe4 Be2 and didnt see white had Qc3 there followed by Re1 or something.

[@iamalittleboat]

I've played the scandi hundreds of times, and I've never seen g3, so it certainly is uncommon. Would really throw me off, but I wouldn't have played c6. If white doesn't take the centre with d4, black usually wants their knight on that square to defend e5.

[@nickd5422]

Would love to see John’s take on this game! Especially E5, I’ve never seen him play that.

[@keithhunter8759]

Daniel you are so smart, like damn

[@francisbiotech8211]

So, I looked at some of Daniel's matches. Even if he doesn't win the whole match, some of his wins are basically works of art -- more so than other GMs. I'd say that Daniel is even more talented than Alireza. It's not Alireza that's the next king of chess. It's Daniel.

[@Anteater23]

What’s the difference between Sensei and Lands speedrun?

[@CHr0mi0n]

I would really like to see some more games where danny has to play from a worse position. I remember one game where he lost a bishop in the beginning and still won which was one the nicest lessons. Maybe you can play the opening and then let the chat play 3-4 moves which would result in a not so optimal position

[@horribleville]

Well the whole point of this series is to make sensible moves so that doesnt happen

[@gnikdroy]

@@horribleville I would like to see a similar thing. Not losing material per se. But just playing defensively. Whether it be down material or just down a bunch of tempi giving the other player attacking chances. Just to get better at defending positions (which i think i'm weak at)

[@josh_finnis]

I agree that the teaching of solid opening concepts is important, but for pretty much everyone below 2000 ELO, recovering from mistakes and playing solidly to still give you the chance to win is a very important concept. I wouldn't mind seeing similar content from Danya.

[@dickurkel6910]

@@horribleville Yeah but only teaching how to play through equal positions or positions where you're ahead isn't usually as instructive since mistakes aren't as detrimental. And you can't expect everyone to play sensible moves so people are bound to fall behind in some games.

[@JinxLiam]

Wake up babe Daniel Naroditsky posted

[@Hyp3rborean]

Bartholomew wants to know your location

[@wooderness2824]

I cannot believe a 1100 got back rank mated. That’s insane.

[@mariuszpudzianowski8400]

He played c6, you do that in Scandi to have a way to retreat your queen to d8 - but I guess he forgot why he moved that pawn? Another case of people blurting out opening moves without knowing why they matter

[@crazyboysince1998]

I don't understand the scandi. It's as if the player with black says no! it's not enough to lose one tempo I want to lose two instead

[@aerolyzer]

audio was WAY TOO DANK this episode

[@FizzleIsGaming]

scandi players never fail to be terrible. wtf was that dude doing?

[@abdullahibrahimhassan7301]

Scandi doesnt work in higher time formats but in bulket it works like a charm at lower levels because it throws them off. Scandi and caro kan helped me win so many bullets when i started lol

[@gnikdroy]

Scandi is not that bad of an opening (in all time formats), it's just that most beginners don't play it correctly. It probably has a similar evaluation to pirc, owen, or alehkhine. It is dubious for sure though. Also, "scandi players are bad" is the exact thing scandi players want you to think. Making it likelier for you to overextend and prematurely attack.

[@martincooper2175]

I agree. The only time I’ve ever beaten a ~2000 on a rapid game was when they played the scandi. Kinda awful, although I agree with the fact it’s not inherently bad, it’s just the people that play it rely on tilting you to win

[@FizzleIsGaming]

@@gnikdroy its not bad, just the players that tend to play it are bad.

[@josh_finnis]

I face a ton of Scandis at the ~1500 level. I'm gonna try out this response.

[@DeuceGenius]

I've strangely never had trouble vs the Scandinavian. It's a legit opening. I have a very high percent winrate vs it though.

[@chucktowne]

He must have been really drunk or slanted this game!

[@crushedscouter9522]

sad john bartholomew noises :(

[@loganodinson4661]

I want to see Daniel play the Scandinavian

[@brucewayne2184]

It seems terrible

[@Marth5555]

Great vid dude! I beat andrea botez from your teachings Danya!

[@SuperYtc1]

She crushed me... ...then we played chess.

[@TheGumboVariator]

Thank you so much for this video. Everytime I'm playing against the scandi I either push e5 just to be a contrarian or tilt and try to trap the queen.

[@tahafakhran6778]

Your the best ❤️❤️

[@tuckeyuk]

Such a shame when the opponent blunders

[@LINGTOLLS]

that first guy seemed drunk

[@armwrestlingfan6804]

I don't think that's how u beat the scandi. Dude just gave up

[@ApexTrading]

How the heck is this dude 1100… gives up rook for bishop and then blunders back rank what? 😂

[@justinssongsarehis2]

I'm so early that I started with B4

[@neckenwiler]

"After rook e4, it's all over. I just don't understand this." See, the thing to understand is, 1200s sometimes play bad moves :( lol

[@dickurkel6910]

It's such an obviously bad move though, he's directly trading a piece for a worse one which doesn't make any sense. It's not really a blunder because they intentionally threw away their piece.

[@Emad_22.]

💚💚💚💚🔥

[@Diffusion8]

No goodbye?? 🤫

[@TheXboxfan2011]

Has a scandi player ever won a game?

[@siddhantjhaveri]

LMAO

[@VideoMan-e]

I win all the time playing scandi

[@violetasuklevska9074]

The only way to win is to admit your opening travesty and try to redeem yourself by sacking a pawn with c6 or Nf6 perhaps.

[@Carl-Gauss]

John Bartholomew: Am I a joke to you?

[@Liwet.]

When Daniel makes a weak move, it's patient; when his opponent makes a weak movie, it's passive and weakening.

[@Lauseman]

I know content matters, but you really need a better microphone!

[@Maveric78]

Content for Chess development: Yr 1 - Levy Yr 2 - Eric Yr 3 - Danya

[@rahuldonde1352]

Eric rosen or eric hansen?

[@Maveric78]

@@rahuldonde1352 Rosen

[@SerLaama]

Levy is a great way to get misled into shitty habits. Eric Rosen isn't even vaguely educational, so I'm assuming Hansen, who is primarily entertainment, too...

[@mryellow4633]

I started from watching Saint Louis Chess Club videos, then watched Ben Finegold before he started streaming, and now consume all of Danya’s content. Also love ChessNetworks commentary, particularly on Magnus games, which is where I first learned of Danya (as RebeccaHarris)

[@DavidBergeron87]

Eric Rosen for the gambits. Dayna for theory. Levy for entertainment.

[@trunghungpham9414]

I wish a 1100 elo rapid can be that weak like that guy

[@AFastidiousCuber]

Really strong opponents tend to push weaker opponents into positions where it is really easy to make mistakes. I think that's why you tend to see so many crazy blunders in these games that you don't see opponents do in your own games. Also, Danya probably notices mistakes and punishes them more often then you do.

[@eldiablo9125]

why he is never black?

[@thegoldenboy3206]

First!

[@victorcontreras5703]

As a 1250 rated played I feel disrespected that this player played so poorly 😒

[@wasp7969]

scandinavian defense is the most cringe opening for black