Breaking Down The Averbakh Variation | King's Indian | The Sensei Speedrun | GM Naroditsky

[@maxmillan9378]

Naroditsky for Nobel chess prize.

[@henrycook859]

ong this man has taught me so much

[@rustanji6723]

Agree

[@brandonbarker7817]

Naroditsky is great at this coaching stuff. He should consider writing a book for intermediate levels.

[@Foto_gui]

Not even joking though. Hall of famer :D

[@Yea___]

Know belle

[@BrianStone0]

2 man operation?! This is the best chess content on KZbin. I've learned more from this channel by far than any other source

[@Pumbear]

He probably has an editor who makes the videos

[@pepega3344]

The opponent has to play a good game too

[@yeshiva1]

@@Pumbear The show notes say edited by Clyde Barber

[@billbuyers8683]

this is saying a lot, because there are so many decent to very good resources on chess all over the place rn

[@swithin2645]

I've been in love with the Averbakh since the last time Danya showed it, but always struggled to make progress after h5-g5 closed the kingside. I'd end up sac-ing the bishop too early and usually lose, but this taught me so many cool ideas like delaying f3, how to reroute the knight, the Rb1 resource to deal with black's a3 and the need to connect the rooks without castling before Bxg5. So excited to take these ideas into my games!

[@KeepChessSimple]

If the kingside is closed; castling queenside,walk the king all the way to g2 and then attack the queenside is also a legit plan.

[@Not3xactly]

Ive known that Danya is a KID player from the various speedruns but this is the first time I feel like he has really shown how deeply he knows all the lines.

[@noone-ld7pt]

Agreed. As an aspiring KID player myself I was nodding my head along with almost all of blacks moves as they seemed to make so much sense to my limited understanding and Danya just absolutely dismantled him! Really cool to see, but also a little bit scary!

[@Lt-Leinad]

What a KID player?

[@ryanbourque87]

@@Lt-Leinad King's Indian Defense

[@niranjanrajesh1058]

obviously,did you expect a grandmaster who plays blitz and bullet to not know many,many,many lines

[@Not3xactly]

@@niranjanrajesh1058 of course I did and obviously Danya shows impressive knowledge of nearly all openings, but it was really evident in the video that he REALLY knows the KID because it's part of his main repertoire

[@lux8346]

This is my favorite speedrun episode of all time, and I watched all of them! Much love from Italy, thanks for all of the amazing lessons ❤

[@aravindsfirst]

I think that was the longest laid plan which was successfully executed on a speedrun video, with a couple of ad-breaks on the queen-side. Absolutely unbelievable plan which worked out so well like a movie script. How can Danya ever top this?

[@drubenw]

One of the most frustrating things about facing the KID is how easy it is as black to play near book moves for 10-15 even at low ELO. Very tough to gain a significant advantage against even with great accuracy.

[@ashishjain518]

This was such an in-depth line and it blows my mind how casually you explained all the moves and ideas which pay of 5-7 moves later. Absolutely awesome!! I hope you make a series or some long videos explaining some of the famous openings used at high level. I'd definitely watch them all.

[@arleyantes9321]

16:05 "This bishop is terrible, it's a big pawn." LMAO

[@TheDestroyer7102]

Your channel may not be the biggest but it definitely is the best for top level instructive content Danya, thank you so much for your continued dedication!

[@rgqwerty63]

22:40 he mentions having an immortal idea but he never explains it in the post game analysis :(

[@somangshuchakraborty1334]

i think he was referring to saccing the bishop to remove the defence from f5 and to put the knight there

[@bugfacedog44]

@@somangshuchakraborty1334 same

[@chibzyt5699]

This lesson felt like a proper chess army tactical plan put into perfect execution

[@AndyKotz]

For me this was one of your most impressive games. Great manoeuvring game.

[@bggines_1260]

Thank you mucho for this averbakh variation Danya! I was really struggling so much against the king's indian

[@tommydashed4205]

I think the potential of pieces is the hardest concept for new players to understand. The activity of a piece directly and strongly correlates with its future prospects. Just because a knight is on an outpost for example doesn't make it active if it can't go to any squares and sometimes it needs to come back and be redeployed. A piece pointed at a weak pawn often has the best kind of activity because it has the potential to capture a pawn and when weak pawns fall there tends to be a cascade effect because often the defending sides entire position collapses since their play leading up to that point was to defend that pawn. Thus the position of their pieces no longer makes sense and now the absence of that pawn creates more weaknesses in their position. The knight on f5 in this game would be pointed at two weak pawns and every forward square in Black's position is a potential landing space. That knight might be the most valuable knight possible behind only a knight giving checkmate. Therefore, just the potential of going to that square already constitutes a lot of activity as black's options become very limited because they cannot allow the knight to land on f5 free of charge. Very instructive illustration of how the threat can be stronger than the execution even if the threat is just positional.

[@sub.consciousnz1312]

I learned so much from this video Danya! I regularly encounter the position (or very similar) that you reached after about 10 moves (usually transposing from 1.c4). Right through to the very end of the game I was constantly picking up new positional and tactical ideas from your explanation. Thanks very much

[@Fia-p9f]

Kuda f3 variasi ortodoks 26:22 pion h3 variasi makagonov 26:55 gajah d3 variasi yasser sarawan Kuda g e2 variasi garis Andrew tang

[@ChessJourneyman]

So glad Danya toned down on absolute beginner-friendly explanations. These last few games have been some of his best content to date.

[@LJpain]

As someone really trying to improve my chess I find you to be the most articulate teacher here on yt. Thank you for these videos Danya

[@chinmaybiradar3288]

Daniel Naroditsky you are an incarnation of a literal chess god. Plz don't ever in your life stop this series. It is a haven of knowledge for us commoners.

[@rodneybrown2364]

Thank you, Daniel! What a great insight into those types of closed positions. I have learned so much about this wonderful game from the angle you teach at. #1 DN.

[@jimgu2578]

Such an instructive game, especially with your commentary. I learnt a lot!

[@diggitus]

Can't say enough about how great these videos are! Thanks man!

[@Nimzowitz]

You are probably the world's leading expert in KID. Would love to see more games in this opening from white side and black side 🙂

[@lukastux3024]

GM Gawain Jones is also a strong contender for that title

[@monstermagnet3150]

Danya is great but many superGM are probably stronger (Nakamura, Vishy, Radjabov...)

[@marcofrey2903]

This was perfect. I don't play, nor against, the King's Indian, but this perfectly demonstrated several motifs the aggressor should follow when attacking a squirmy, closed "come at me" type defense such as this.

[@thechessgoat]

You are my favourite KZbin chess teacher ❤️🔥

[@blakejhonshen2710]

I love the premieres! You get to discuss the game with other people in chat and it's a fantastic experience. Please do more premieres!

[@bartomiejkasinski1738]

That was one of the most elegant win I think I ever seen. Like the position played itself. Beautifull game - thank You!

[@zBrain0]

I don't really have anything to say other than I love this series and I try to leave a comment on each video because it helps the KZbin algorithm.

[@michaellaymen9756]

Very instructive, clear explanations , we appreciate you Danya 🙌

[@andy0519]

Im 1650 rapid and always play this with white. I had a couple ideas of how to attack, but this gave me more insights and also a name for my opening. Really great breakdown

[@XlogicXX]

There are levels to this chess thing. Wow, Danya!

[@zacgarden3903]

An unreasonably instructive game. Nicely done

[@kzsd1227]

i love this series!! so interesting and helpful to hear you explain your moves to such a high degree. keep it up :)

[@Davidaspe]

Terrific content Danya. Keep it coming!

[@shreenathshenoy5072]

One of the best videos ever thank you so much sir!! Please don't stop making these videos .....We all love you

[@RobFlaxMusic]

That Nxg4 counter-sac is *immediately* going into use in my games. Wow!!

[@PeterPerhac]

loved this video! great stuff Danya. Can't believe you haven't reached 1M subscribers yet. Where else can one get such great chess advice from a real super GM... Thanks

[@danphillips8530]

I'm surprised that at 7 mins in and still no castle unless there was something I missed. Also at around 15:22, I saw a tactic I think that also lead to checkmate for Black. It starts Ne6, dxNe6 - f7xe6, Ng4, 00, Nxg4... I wonder if anyone else sees this. I just realized the pawn would be in the way of the bishop after the pawn takes back Ng4, the rook is not enough it also needed the queen to back it maybe. My rapid rating is around 900 and I'm trying to improve my calculation skills and really like what I think is a deep dive, good times!!

[@KancerKowboy]

Very instructive King's Indian game. I think this was more instructive than the previous one's I've seen. Much simpler to understand the key concepts in these variations at least.

[@drubenw]

So happy to see another Averbakh! The last Averbakh video truly helped me win a ton of games and lots of ELO :)

[@Oldlard]

I'm confused, I'm either getting mad deja vu or this is the same video?

[@drubenw]

@@Oldlard whoa. Perhaps? But I thought the move order was a bit different. I didn't search, did you?

[@drubenw]

@@Oldlard kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGGklYOwqbGmftU

[@kevingallagher3742]

If I could only keep one KZbin channel it would be this one. Awesome content.

[@daft2114]

Recently discovered already my favorite chesschannel. would love to see more about the averbakh

[@chilliram]

I'm certain I haven't missed a single upload from the Sensei but this game and the explanations were so incredible, I've watched this 3 times in a row. Sounds mental but it kept getting better with every repetition. Thanks to the black player who played such an awesome game as well.

[@barsbyjester]

I don't understand how this guy's channel is not growing faster, he is doing such a great job with these videos. Love you Danya (even my autocorrect is correcting his name to Santa lol)

[@SahnigReingeloetet]

I think this whole h4-Nf5 idea is on par with that one insane Queen‘s Indian Greek Gift if anybody remembers that. Outstanding. And I‘d like to quote that previous video here: „Just because computers exist doesn‘t mean there no longer is any magic hidden in chess. Actually it means that now we can appreciate the magic even more!“ In my opinion, seeing the engine spit out Nxg4 as a critical resource for Black isn‘t souring the combination for me, it lets me learn without worshipping false idols so to speak.

[@BroederAbraham]

Great video! Every time a watch this speed run I learn something, this video just tops it all off!!! 😁

[@ahmedsayeed1330]

Naroditsky on demand creates live instructive games and gives masterly demonstrations. His commentary is superlative - concentrating on themes and being light on 'lines'.

[@mouwersor]

Danya: "If a plan costs more than a few moves you should abandon it." Also Danya: *takes 7 turns to move a knight to a better square* smh, how can one heuristic not be applicable in all possible situations. Now I have to think for myself instead of memorizing some rules.

[@ImJackBaby]

He also said before that in certain closed positions like this one, you have the luxury of making these slow improving moves without compromising your king safety when there is no immediate danger

[@franbrok]

Daniel it is sooo fantastic how you explain all !!!!.....you do sooo incredible videos for chess hobby players... this makes chess much more exciting for everybody!!!!! It is one fo the best chess video cannals ever !!!

[@starchildsix]

I've watched all the speedrun videos and this is one of the best. Nice one, Danya.

[@dkpandey1996]

The mark of a good teacher is anticipating the doubts of his students in advance and covering them, and he does that quite effortlessly, covering all the nuances and possibilities in a position. I can watch this all day.

[@uriyaba7335]

This game was incredible! Thanks for the high quality content, Danya.

[@BHP2412]

This game is an excellent example of a GM's skill. A magnificent vision of the position's future. Learned a ton!!!.

[@gogaboga8809]

great video! As a d4 player I really enjoyed this game

[@scheimong]

34:06 I would like to know what is the drawback (if any) of the alternate plan of getting the knight to g3: Bf3, Ne2, Ng3. The bishop on f3 seems like an equally good defender of e4 and g4 as a pawn; and if necessary, you can always play Be2 f3 later since e4 is always defended by both knights. So unless I'm missing something tactical, this plan seems to save 2 tempi in the best case (if you can leave the bishop on f3), and is equal to the Nf3 Nd2 f3 Nf1 Ng3 plan in the worst case.

[@stormixgaming8389]

It's all about piece optimization and harmony, there is no reason to get the bishop to perform a job that would be better performed by a pawn. The light squared bishop is very valuable on the f1-a6 diagonal as we see throughout the course of the game. If you defend e4 and g4 with a bishop anytime a knight ever attacks the bishop you may lose a tempo, as you then have to consider if that's a trade you are willing to make. Pawn chains are so strong because pawns are generally less valuable then pieces, the moment you start defending a pawn with a piece you introduce many tactics such as adding additional pressure to either the g4 of e4 pawns knowing a bishop would recapture instead of a pawn. In short you weaken your pawn chain by defending with a bishop and you are depreiving it of an important role to perform a role less suited for it instead of utilizing the f-pawn which could do a better job performing the task. It's important to note that there is no rush in getting the knight to g3 either, by the time it got there it's not like it went to f5 immediately, it was simply a strategic placement for the knight to add pressure to the black position by threatening to bring the knight to that outpost. Given that this is the case it doesn't make sense to purposely make our bishop less active worsen our pawn structure just to save 1 tempo in a somewhat closed position.

[@emericgarcia9325]

I'd add that this bishop belongs on e2 to keep control of the b4 square, in order to slow down black's counterplay on the queenside (b4 push). Also one of the plans is to trade this bishop for black's light square bishop. Now why do we want to trade this bishop you may ask? This a very typical plan of the middle game: exchange your worst piece. In this instance we have a clear case of a "bad bishop", very passive due to the nature of the pawn structure: all white pawns on light squares (same color as the bad bishop) + the structure is locked, no pawn breaks available, to open up this bishop's scope = we absolutely wanna get rid of it. Look at black's light square bishop in comparison, you'll understand that the trade is clearly in white's favor.

[@derekrios8691]

Thanks Danya for continuing to give your time to give us the great content. By far my favorite chess content provider. You explain chess so well.

[@daniilmihalev2552]

Very instructive game. Thanks for the quality content.

[@tahafakhran6778]

Would love to see more d4 openings, great content keep going !

[@robdubent]

Fantastic content man thank you!

[@peggym1999]

My favorite chess KZbinr....and it's not even close! Thanks for all of the great content.

[@garogiritlian8314]

Very instructive video!

[@michaeluranio]

Hey Master, I really appreciate your lessons, you got me fighting side to side with strong players in my village!

[@The_BFG]

My favorite content on KZbin hands down.

[@AH-gk6qs]

Absolutely fantastic video.

[@stephenschultz9901]

I just had bicep surgery on friday and I can't do anything. I've been sitting here watching your king's Indian games and learning a lot. These videos are so instructive and I really appreciate it. Thank you

[@Pogonotrophy]

amazing as always

[@valeronk.9164]

Thank Danya, you make very useful content!

[@lukastux3024]

This was a great game. Strong opposition familiar with the opening, tactics and fantastic explanations of strategic ideas

[@monerotango1578]

Moves like Rb1 or the subtlety of playing Kf2 instead of Kf1 are mind blowing.

[@olee8268]

This is a FANTASTIC chess channel.

[@Justchillin145]

I learned a lot from this video, thank you sensei.

[@Gooeybots]

Love this series

[@charlesfromm6133]

Can someone explain why at 10:50 Danya goes for the Nf3-Nd2-Nf1-Ng3 maneuver rather than the Bf3-Ne2-Ng3 maneuver? The latter is one move faster, so there must be some drawback to playing it (like maybe it's important that the bishop stays on e2). I'm curious to know the thought process of differentiating between such maneuvers.

[@matthewb5451]

I thought the same thing, but that maneuver really messes up the coordination of white's pieces. For example, after Bf3 Nf6 Ne2, the g4 pawn hangs. Also the bishop would have to go back to e2 at some point so the pawn could go to f3, so it's the same number of moves.

[@BorisNVM]

i love seeing him playing the kings indian, it is like seeing magic

[@jaredjaes3864]

All my homies love GM DANIEL NARODITSKY

[@petersall1055]

danya: "i remember a game where i was down 3 queens and a rook, but i managed to draw/win against my opponent"

[@arachnid-xv9qm]

Can’t tell you how good the quality of these videos are.

[@Neozitu]

15min games is perfect! Very well explained, love your vids!

[@anthonycohen771]

Amazing game, superbly explained!

[@prplt]

11:51 "black is gonna murder us on the queenside" 😂

[@GioABida]

Oh and I love the way that you are so interesting and instructional

[@Daniel_Mumba]

Thanks a lot Daniel, this content has really helped me improve! now a 2200 and going

[@ВасилийВишневский-н2ф]

So what was your rating before your improvement?

[@atul9426]

You are really awesome. You are my favourite chess teacher. Good work man ❤❤❤

[@Drawfill]

Wow. truly a beautiful game. Connecting the rooks with Kf2 before opening with the attack was like watching a boxer tape his hands before a fight.

[@starship1701]

Would love to see more kings indian games from either side. So many different lines to explore

[@gophermonger]

this guy. this guys is a wild man

[@valentino-fc2me]

Great video as always my friend

[@24yroldchessimprover84]

On move 13, Nxg5 was winning according to SF. Aside from that insane sac for long term compensation, these closed type of positions remind me of computer chess games where it seems that black has a blockade/fortress, but usually does not. See games 98 and 100 from the TCEC Season 23 Super Final and see how Stockfish crushes Lc0 in a closed position to learn more.

[@Gretchaninov]

Great explanations as always! It's making me want to consider playing d4 or the KID.

[@brunobenetti4814]

I can watch these videos all day ... great content

[@BigAsciiHappyStar]

23:09 you wanted to show an awesome idea after the game that didn't quite work. I assume it was 1. Qxg5+ Kh7 2. Nf5 Rg8 3. Qg7+ Bxg7 4. hxg7+ Kg6 5. Rh6+ Kg5 and White has run out of ideas. Correct?

[@antisha82]

Thank you for this chess lesson, you are the best, God bless you 🙏👍

[@myfavsandlikes7478]

Can anyone explain to me why white is winning in the position @ 33:57?

[@aldogutierrez6637]

Thank you Daniel

[@hichamanf794]

Hi Mr Daniel. I really love and enjoy the way you re playing chess. I learned a lot from you, tremendous thanks. believe me i have seen and predict all your moves. I think I am on my way to be like you. yestrday, I beat 1600 elo on 16 moves due to a trick i have seen on your chanel. furthermore, I want to say thank you so much for your clear english I realy enjoy developing my listening since I m an Enlish learners from Morroco ( arabic country).

[@claudioblechle2536]

NO way. My favourite variation Thanks Danya

[@andypitty3885]

Amazing attacking showcase

[@nomer440]

This game was a symphony

[@tobiass3540]

The only thing I try to remember from my KID prep, is to go for the e6 break against aggressive lines like the averbakh or four pawns. But definitely without h6, cause you always wanna recapture on e6 with your f-pawn rather than your bishop

[@TiConZero]

Danya playing my favourite line as white in my favourite opening? Dreams do come true 🙃