Controlling Dark Squares | Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon | Top Theory Speedrun | GM Naroditsky

[@dankummer1266]

“Just because a hole exists doesn’t mean you should occupy it” danya with the advice a lot of men need to hear

[@Taquilou]

Hahaha

[@freedomnow5]

Control over it is much more important... wait.. no

[@tanya8628]

bruh 💀

[@resir9807]

"You should find the most opportune moment to jump in there"

[@stunningstranger...1835]

I hate my mind...

[@RC-filthyry]

I was finally able to conceptualize the importance of Controlling certain squares after watching this. Top notch explanations here

[@barbaraGobert31]

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.

[@vitalylomov4124]

19:45 "We could've ... win the game immediately, but this ends it on the spot". Yeah, tough choice. Great content and explanation!

[@Dencyftw]

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 :)

[@bryander9041]

My favorite parts of the speedruns are when Danya brings up positions from historical games illustrating the same concepts, incredible

[@MasterJack2]

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! "

[@Wheelie1999]

The best chess content for learning and understanding the game that’s out there bar none, Danya your content is unmatched

[@sebastianbejarano1124]

This Thanksgiving I'm thankful for Daniel giving us the best instructional chess content on KZbin

[@ajaybenjamin3087]

Thanks!

[@barbaraGobert31]

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

[@SafikMaster]

11:10 "Nd4 is not a plan, Nd4 is a move" That's an amazing saying/concept. Definitely something to consider, not in just that specific position, but in general, whenever you don't know if a move is worth playing. Thank you GM Naroditsky, for the free, continued, absolutely amazing, educational content which I've been enjoying for years now, and keep coming back to.

[@danielblackford5989]

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.

[@whitecloude82]

Danke!

[@prabakarhansraj2023]

I think he’s the best chess instructor on KZbin. No condensation, clear explanation of his thought process and just amazing insight. Great work. Thanks

[@lewiswegner2339]

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.

[@archsys307]

I believe that when Danya said that, he was twenty something

[@logan8708]

@@archsys307 He’s 28, 2005 was 18 years ago so 9 or 10 is right assuming google age was correct

[@archsys307]

@@logan8708 No. When danya said he was dabbling in the dragon in 2005 he was 20 something

[@YanosProductions]

@@archsys307so how old is he?

[@isagadiwong8137]

@@archsys307 He was born in 1995 😺

[@maedhros9285]

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.

[@AMcPhee578]

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 👑

[@barthouweling4787]

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 )

[@Quickness_Fitness]

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.

[@barbaraGobert31]

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.

[@Ben-ff6hc]

@@barbaraGobert31 there's always more to learn

[@anthonymaurici3090]

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 :)

[@grishnak6162]

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

[@modolief]

This really is some of the best chess content on KZbin. Extremely clear, and also thorough.

[@SpiltsplitspitSidsit]

Amazing video. These speedrun videos really are the gift that keeps on giving.

[@951genni]

This is amazing content. Thank you so much.

[@Pouya..]

This is the best chess class i have ever attempted thank you so much for this ❤️

[@RunOfTheTrill]

This might be one of the most instructive chess videos I have seen. And I waste a lot of time watching chess videos.

[@jimgu2578]

Love the speed-run series. Gotta learn more about a6 b5 ideas since I do encounter some Sicilians.

[@GabeOwzer]

Naroblitzky? Hell yeah

[@therbeeo5364]

This game was explained very well! Thanks for taking time to do these videos, and help less experienced players 🤝

[@RegDog]

Cheers, buddy 👍. Literally just had a gams like this and didn't understand some of the engine moves. This made perfect sense 👌

[@chessify518]

Best content on KZbin

[@ber7129at]

Ahh Danya perfect. I was just getting into bed and looking for the perfect pre sleep wind down. Thanks so much!

[@chessify518]

Top notch Content on chess for improvement of players like me , thanks danya ❤

[@MrTsleep]

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

[@alexwiththeglasses]

Loving this series!🙏

[@bryander9041]

My second favorite part of a speedrun video is when Danya’s enthusiasm doesn’t wane when +7 in material

[@musical_lolu4811]

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.

[@saimon174666]

I started playing sicilian recently, love this speedrun.

[@alikogani908]

I love the way you give speeches, don’t crop your videos to connect your sentences. It’s perfect the way it is

[@SamuelSmithJ]

Rosen says not to sleep on the Najdorf.

[@DarkAtom04]

Daniel is a great chess teacher. Most instructive chess videos on KZbin. No doubt he is a great player. 👍

[@saitamabeach2200]

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.

[@obscurelines]

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.

[@imaclassicguy]

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.

[@abhinandanbanerjee5471]

So gay I felt like shooting you.

[@Yea___]

Im dead

[@mounir434]

You're dead, I'm taking over👑

[@imlibratheone8644]

Nahh the D*** eating is crazy. Stop bro

[@aliidris657]

Poetic

[@ma271]

These thumbnails are hilarious please keep em coming!!!! :)

[@Rasta8889]

This might be the best instructional chess video ever.

[@MrStormboy007]

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 ❤

[@bassmanjr100]

One of my favorite things about his videos. No bullshit, just good chess.

[@bongcloud]

so kind of u Danya! This is treasure!!! thank U so much!!!!!!! thank you!!! your explanation is GM Wesley DETAIL!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@artursmikals5154]

Fantastic stuff, thanks Danya!

[@goldfire3636]

nice, thanks for the accelerated dragon knowledge!

[@castrokobe24]

So educational. This is amazing content.

[@moosewild4239]

Learned a lot watching this. Great instructional video.

[@ChuckDimeCliff]

41:28 I personally would love to see Smith-Morra games! I've switched to it since you recommended it in your last speedrun.

[@KnightToRemember]

To play the Smith-Morra you must also know the Alapin

[@jurejure9076]

It's insane how many information he process in his brain and explain it at the same time.

[@nomer440]

Ive been watching chess for years this is the only time I looked at a Sicilian structure and went wow that’s beautiful

[@masetade]

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.

[@travelingwithyoumyfriend6042]

Thank you for your teaching ❤love you

[@MrTims2011]

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!

[@robertsweeney1162]

Brilliant video. This series is so instructive. You have now overtaken Chess Coach Andras as my favourite You Tube instructor! :)

[@davidnessipbekov2640]

haha I love the Dragon, especially hyperaccelerated, but had no idea about the b5 break, thanks a ton!

[@gregbillenness5973]

Just another fantastic chess video.......thanks!

[@valentinipuche3128]

this i gold! thank you sir

[@shanastroskyphazer8172]

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 !

[@SpeedRunningHobo]

23:36 can we please talk about this, because it has been the bane of my chess existence for quite a long while.

[@Ghnaschnakoff]

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

[@eliaspetrov]

Great video, as always!

[@tengu8560]

Love from Mexico Danya ❤️

[@a.i.l1074]

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

[@jacobrudy-froese6543]

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

[@RG001100]

8:15 a good clarification, thanks

[@scheimong]

Huh, why is there a "GM Jeffrey Xiong" label on the top left?

[@RG001100]

It gets noticed by 22:30

[@shuvro40]

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. ❤️

[@NightwindArcher]

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.

[@maximorumba]

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.

[@darktime188bass]

lmao.. exactly my situation

[@RandyLeftHandy]

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.

[@Babyfacenelson1981]

ratings otb are bloated compared to online

[@fredmikhail]

@@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

[@deadgirldead.]

I believe there's alot of cheaters online especially around the 1600 - 1800 level.

[@akashpatil5639]

Thanks 😊 👍

[@briesel2722]

Absolutely love to thumbnail

[@DidierPilon]

You explain so well

[@amirhd8865]

awsome tnx a lot

[@stevedonnelly8989]

"there's no scientific formula for when to take free stuff" .... knowing when you've got enough will always be a fine art

[@Speedster___]

The thumbnail with Nar-blitz-ky is so nice

[@Keyblade11master]

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.

[@igorjakus7733]

-2.0 Stockfish 14, depth 27

[@Keyblade11master]

@@igorjakus7733 maybe, but we wouldn't be able to think this far ahead.

[@georgeartola6887]

Great content keep it up, otz not easy to stay relamant on youtube. Thks

[@carlosraventosprieto2065]

Thank you!

[@thetransferaccount4586]

very instructional

[@SuperYtc1]

“Just because the hole exists, doesn’t mean you wanna occupy it ASAP.”

[@sawyer9times]

Nice going Danya

[@DanielWillen]

The thumbnail is hilarious

[@krisbude9607]

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?

[@cosarara97]

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.

[@chessify518]

Best work by danya 🎉

[@luketinger3435]

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

[@RajnaTMS]

Eat the pawns :-DDD Superb video again, thank you Mr.!

[@yowter8265]

21:49 quotes to live by.

[@Socrates...]

Thank you

[@walterbrownstone8017]

I often play this Staunton Cochrane variation as white. It's an enjoyable variation but you need to know the theory.

[@TheMrInfantaria]

Good for you

[@walterbrownstone8017]

@@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.

[@Turnkey_BM]

15:00 minute games, wonder how much time our lower rated opponents will use?

[@katarinajones4306]

Learning about controlling outposts in a 1000 game but so useful for much higher ratings too

[@MemoryDestiny]

That queen trap was pure murder

[@julianlastname5730]

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?

[@drummboi21]

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.

[@Caddrel]

beautiful game

[@shrankai7285]

13:49 why can't the bishop go to e2?