Shutting DOWN The Stonewall Attack | The Sensei Speedrun | GM Naroditsky

[@Querada1]

I've done hundreds of puzzles on how to get a smothered mate. No one else has ever made me think about how to prevent one. Thanks for the excellent teaching.

[@GamblingDolphin]

when?

[@TheDannytaz]

​@@GamblingDolphin 23:00

[@GamblingDolphin]

@@TheDannytaz Thanks so much. It's all about that luft. ha

[@tinfin3082]

​@@TheDannytaz q no S🎉 wet5t6y a5🎉

[@Ryan-rd5lq]

Babe wake up, Daniel “the prophet” Naroditsky just posted!

[@smrtfasizmu6161]

He will forever be remembered for being the throbbing game coach/prophet

[@lyingcat9022]

Love that name for him!!! I wish more people started using it!

[@saitamabeach2200]

He KNEW you were gonna leave that comment! He prophesized it! 🙄🤭😝

[@joshualee6559]

These kinds of comments are weird.

[@grapeleopard6809]

My girl gets mad because she always wake up in the morning to levy and danya LMAO this comment hit close to home

[@coreypacek5706]

Danya: "Sorry for such a poor quality game" Me: I still don't understand his mistake... Danya, it honestly is better to see these subtle inaccuracies and then see you play on, as this is what most of our games look like. My best games I always have several "inaccuracies" just like yours and am happy with the game. You had games before where you tried to blunder a piece and then play on. This is more instructive to see a less accurate move and then play on to convert the position. Thanks for the great teaching!

[@Mikesco10]

no most of our games is filled with blunders and mistakes on top of the inaccuracies but i get ur point

[@RMichaelHimself]

Yeah agreed. Seeing him make a mistake and find himself in a dangerous, potentially losing position is VERY helpful. Such scenarios belong to their own entirely separate subcategory of chess education content. Watching a GM flawlessly coast to a winning position can make it hard for a “average chess player” to derive beneficial knowledge from it, as, once said winning positions are achieved, the position is very easy to navigate and many of the subsequent moves are quite obvious even to us 1200-1700 players. It’s these types of “oh crap I made a bad move, I need to play carefully now” games that provide extremely helpful fundamentals.

[@coreypacek5706]

@@Mikesco10 I mean my best games may have just some of those inaccuracies. Most of mine would qualify for a guess the Elo episode with Levy

[@Mikesco10]

@@coreypacek5706 everyones best games are good obviously. My best game i probably have zero innacurasies or blunders. Im talking about our usual daily games. Most of the time i have atleast 1 blunder or a few innacurasies and mistakes per game.

[@petergriffin8767]

You must be pretty low rated if you don’t understand the mistake, but moving on… Danya is a strong GM. That move is usually trivial for him at his full strength. GMs don’t make the same “inaccuracies” as you do, and, if they did, they wouldn’t be GMs. It’s very reasonable for him to be frustrated at himself for missing Qb3, and, honestly, your comment kind of undermines his skill.

[@trashorfire3191]

"a lack of flexibility leads to a decrease in objectivity" very well said

[@ganesh221b]

Thanks!

[@mistersharpus6085]

Seriously, Danya, you are the man. You’ve done so much to improve my chess. I’m incredibly grateful to you for your content. In a community that is often quite toxic (at least the chat in my online games are) you’re a shining light of consideration, fairness and fun. Cheers mate and much love from the U.K.

[@i.g.l.z.9215]

Agree!

[@banzaiburger]

Also the "lack of flexibility" at the 1800ish level Danya talks about around 10:00 is interesting and I'd like to hear more about this and how to get past it.

[@colwem]

I feel like whenever GMs try and explain why their lower level opponent missed a move you tend to underestimate just how huge a gulf in calculation ability there is and over estimate the difference in positional understanding. Like more often than not, when watching these vids, and I make a wrong move in my head, the reason is not that I don’t understand for instance to consider the queen trade and not be wedded to the attack. It’s simply that I calculate incorrectly.

[@mounty7758]

Thanks for making such an amazing array of instructive and entertaining videos. I've recently hit a peak rating of 1900 in no small part because of the lessons I've learned from your channel. Thanks and keep it coming its amazing content.

[@alexarwine2362]

Always get excited when he starts talking about the pirc. Wish he would do a video on it explicitly

[@cz19856]

don't play the pirc, play the modern instead

[@grapeleopard6809]

@@cz19856 shhhh the pirc is less theory for pretty much the same opening

[@mikes1984]

The Pirc Defence is a relatively new opening; while it was seen on occasion in the late nineteenth century, it was considered irregular, thus remaining a sideline. The opening began gaining some popularity only after World War II, and by the 1960s it was regarded as playable, owing in large part to the efforts of Canadian grandmaster Duncan Suttles. Black, in hypermodern fashion, does not immediately stake a claim in the centre with pawns; rather, Black works to undermine White's centre from the flanks. Its first appearance in a World Championship match was in 1972, when it was played by Bobby Fischer against Boris Spassky at Reykjavík (game 17); the game ended in a draw. According to Garry Kasparov, the Pirc Defence is "hardly worth using in the tournaments of the highest category", as it gives White "too many opportunities for anybody's liking"

[@TomJones-tx7pb]

I know someone that was really good at playing the Pirc and he got to be the USA champion playing it.

[@mikes1984]

@@TomJones-tx7pb was his name Tom Jones?

[@i.g.l.z.9215]

What an interesting game, and outstanding guidance/ analysis. Thank You so much!

[@AoyosHolY]

Thanks for continually providing one of the best chess contents we can get

[@BrandonHatcher]

Ah yes, another bedtime chess lesson from master danya. thank you, sensei. i shall dream of stonewall on this fine eve.

[@JonasDanish1999]

Thanks Danya.. I’m sure many players struggle to break the stonewall.. but you make it look much easier.. thank you..🤩

[@omarz2145]

One thing I appreciate about the kings indian is how it teaches you both attack and defense just from the amount of chaotic positions that arise from it.

[@i.g.l.z.9215]

Good point

[@BironClark]

Amazing explanations. Thank you

[@banzaiburger]

This is great, as usual. Would love to see more Speedruns where you play the Pirc.

[@PeakPotential46]

We're so thankful that we have danya! Like we don't need a chess book for us to increase our knowledge in chess, Hats off to Danya ! Keep up the content 🤙💖

[@Zulu_Infinite]

Ah this goes perfect with Aman’s King Indian speed run. Thanks, Sensei!

[@Frostgaming335]

Даня, твои пародии на других людей восхитительны. Очень поднимают настроение :) Хоть игра и плохая по твоей оценке в видео, инсайды из разбора были очень интересные и полезные. Спасибо за лучший шахматный контент!

[@SaintD382]

1:05 Hearing a grandmaster pronounce "Pirc" like "perk" is sort of like hearing a math professor say "take-away" instead of "minus".

[@mikes1984]

The Pirc Defence is a relatively new opening; while it was seen on occasion in the late nineteenth century, it was considered irregular, thus remaining a sideline. The opening began gaining some popularity only after World War II, and by the 1960s it was regarded as playable, owing in large part to the efforts of Canadian grandmaster Duncan Suttles. Black, in hypermodern fashion, does not immediately stake a claim in the centre with pawns; rather, Black works to undermine White's centre from the flanks. Its first appearance in a World Championship match was in 1972, when it was played by Bobby Fischer against Boris Spassky at Reykjavík (game 17); the game ended in a draw. According to Garry Kasparov, the Pirc Defence is "hardly worth using in the tournaments of the highest category", as it gives White "too many opportunities for anybody's liking"

[@ThePackman1010]

Big "ACTCHUALLY" energy here.

[@enkor9591]

Exactly, it's really annoying

[@L1ama]

Wow a Stonewall video just in time for pride month, we stan an ally

[@i.g.l.z.9215]

😅

[@thomasdequincey5811]

Great analysis as always. Very enjoyable.

[@ElijahStormblessed]

Best video series on KZbin right here

[@BRDGS]

'okay good good! I mean, not a good game. at all" - Danya 2022

[@BRDGS]

@Luigi 3K thanks! :)

[@viciogamergd8061]

Acording to the engine, Danya played perfectly and taking the knight was no mistake at all. Also taking the night with the bishop (oponent's move) was also best move

[@peterharband326]

Learning a lot from ur vids.Thanks GM!

[@forthesect]

25:01 is my new motivation

[@TomJones-tx7pb]

The biggest improvement in my chess was when I became willing to transform any type of advantage into another. In particular, when attacking, I would either calculate the attack to a win in the middlegame or keep at least a drawn endgame on the board, and be prepared to transform into a won endgame.

[@animamundi4417]

As it has been said before, understanding the relationship between each piece is such a key factor. Here for example,when white played Ng5 opening up the rook we should immediately spot the vulnerable f7 and play accordingly. Truly educational stuff!

[@alexwiththeglasses]

Quite the sleeper episode… using the pin to leverage the overloaded defender of the pinned piece (rather than attacking the pinned piece or what the pinned piece defended), and the positional sacrifice of the e4 pawn for big time positional gains… all of that on top of GM Danya’s unflinching commentary about his play and thought process… very rewarding!

[@ReflectionOcean]

1. Use the least valuable piece to accomplish a task 2. Accomplish multiple things with 1 move

[@pbjtwelve]

a stonewall game being uploaded on pride month, what a king

[@williamwilliamson6506]

Awesome lesson thanks !! Really enjoyed it ! Those chaotic positions that actually force you to think and be resourceful. Is it safe to say that some players are much stronger at different stages of the game. I really struggle with openings, probably why I enjoy chess 960 so much. I am trying to curb my conditioned reflex's. But still play promptly. Those computer saving moves are super interesting. Best advice given to me when defending "don't panic...." reassess the position.... sometimes easier said than done with a timer next to you. haha, and this is that chess psychology ok but time management lol. Its amazing when I got a draw against a strong player, can really feel some massive pressure. I saw h5 and thanks we`ll throw Re7 in the tool kit. Crazy defensive tactics and ideas can be more beautiful than attacking ones. Thanks GM Danya really appreciate it.

[@BryceRogers_]

I loved the flow of your commentary on this one. Your editor is on point👌🏽

[@sebastianmorales9787]

Whenever Danya uploads a speedrun video, my elo goes up about 50 pts just because of how goods his analysis are... Thanks Danya, you took me at my 1400s and made me a 1850 ☺

[@frankh6051]

yeah. sure lmao

[@arezzo5340]

Same here. I copy the way he thinks (nentality) when I play chess and it makes me 5x better

[@sunwookim5046]

I needed this.

[@whitehatnetizen]

at 800 elo: "You're playing 'Hope' Chess!" - 1800 elo: "It's Chess psychology!"

[@InfiniteQuest86]

I like when he thinks the guy out calculated him, but really what happened is he randomly played a move that happened to work out if you have GM level calculation. He had no clue.

[@jasonthecritic7086]

Qb3 isnt really a gm level move, its actually pretty natural considering it threatens mate in three

[@InfiniteQuest86]

@@jasonthecritic7086 No but where he "found" that move was on a messy board with several pieces hanging and several moves later. I don't think he calculated all the variations leading up to that and knew for sure that he would threaten mate in 3 at the end of it all, especially with how little time he spent on the moves.

[@fujiapple9675]

Danya is actually streaming at the time of this upload.

[@SEAKPhotog]

Yep😁

[@trent797]

17:03 What about just rook back to f8?

[@Ninjalectual]

Instructive game, I like it when Danya plays a bit inaccurately!

[@alexkozlowski]

Brilliant way to start my birthday with a lovely game, Dayna!

[@brennencrippen3]

Perfect video to fall asleep too

[@demianschultz3749]

Thanks again Dania

[@xuankienta3246]

Thanks, I always struggled when I face the stonewall

[@indonesiaops7276]

Oh my. I need to analyze this.

[@rq4740]

"I underestimated Nf7" classic chess moment

[@oliverjackson3761]

a lot of the time daniel’s mouse movements before he talks about the move low key gives the move away, in this video it happened for me with b6 and Rf8

[@loganashby2695]

Danya always dropping late night heat🔥

[@WHAT-gm1xm]

Hey i love your videos please tell me how to improve chess rating i am stuck in 1200 in blitz bullet rapid i practice daily

[@theguy9067]

11:02 OR mate in one after the rook moves?

[@arezzo5340]

Elaborate? If QxG2, the rook takes the queen

[@theguy9067]

@@arezzo5340 it's under the condition that they "exchange one pair of rooks". In that case the rook wouldn't be defending. But listening again, I don't think he was describing a position necessarily after the rook exchange, so I got ahead of myself

[@chandrakiran6258]

When did he play this....i didn't see this in twitch😅

[@DallenRex]

Parked to eat food, new video 1min ago. Closest thing to a taco bell date I'm gonna get...

[@DallenRex]

I might be straight, but I certainly don't see straight when I'm looking at a chess board.

[@mouwersor]

If I learned anything from the kings indian speedrun the chessbrah channel is doing rn is that you might just want to leave that white square bishop be until it's directly needed

[@kevinalexis5648]

Deadly. I know you could enhance it

[@nestorv7627]

Lmao. The name of this video matches the beginning of pride month

[@krishnansumohapatra2532]

What is the problem with Bishop e1 defending the rook after Bishop e5 if B*h2 then k*h2

[@anawaz189]

11:06 after Raf1 isn’t Qxg2 mate?

[@jswave08]

Wtf? What's ur genius plan after rook recaptures on g2?

[@anawaz189]

@@jswave08 the position I’m talking abt wasn’t on the board so I’ll chalk up your genius criticism to only looking at the screen. What Danya was talking abt was a situation in which white took on f8, bishop took back, and white played Raf1. In that position there is no rook on f2 so it can’t recapture on g2

[@Foto_gui]

5:14 kinda funny haha. I calculated....oh maybe not

[@agcummings11]

Danya is good at chess and teaching I like him

[@benedekistvan2655]

Ibenedek here,never knew how tough was my name to pronounce😂

[@i.g.l.z.9215]

😃

[@barranquillarespondetv2512]

Should I be proud I saw the engine took move?

[@raygordonteacheschess5501]

Early e4 crushes this.

[@brendan7030ify]

But WGM Qtcinderella told me the stonewall was the best opening in chess

[@Norwegianoiler]

15:34 A little accidental Hikaru impression there, I feel.

[@alexf0101]

thanks

[@Blaaww1]

The prophet

[@yakidon8169]

From 500 to 1025 thanks Danya

[@drunkenhobo5039]

Shutting down Stonewall on the first day of pride month? Based Danya.

[@raygordonteacheschess5501]

The early Nf6 is an error.

[@robmark2506]

I think the psychological concept you're thinking of involves the Whatsis Effect, when a good idea stands in the way of a better one (e.g., winning a piece is good, but thinking of that causes you to be blind to the mate). It's named after some German guy whose name I forget. It was originally studied with chess players because lots of shrinks play chess and it's relatively easy to set up the experiment.

[@elidrissii]

Huh. That must be a typo because Googling that brings up nothing.

[@godfreyofbouillon966]

alls well that ends well :)

[@Mahmoudery]

Danya screwed up with Nxd5 and then started feeling bad and justifying himself 💀

[@kevinalexis5648]

Play a kings Indian/silician defense. Set up like a siician then transition into a kings indian

[@berrymacokinya8131]

When you go to the wrong floor in a building your used to going but moved floors…. It’s called “going on auto-pilot” 😑

[@adean]

Danya would probably win the "dead drawn endgame" with a 1800 about 95% of the time.

[@CantFightRobots]

Shutting down the Stoewall attack... on PRIDE MONTH?? D;

[@thetransferaccount4586]

crazy game x2

[@24yroldchessimprover84]

Even gods bleed!

[@jaybm1560]

Qt will not be happy about this

[@NCSurf888]

I know I'll get flamed but I hate hearing it pronounced "perk" defense, once I discovered it was actually called Pirc (pronounced peerts) defense, it kills my soul to hear it... its some form of OCD in my brain

[@afgnshha]

LEGOO late night gang wya

[@shmurfy4971]

Absolutely fried my brain when Danya pointed out 2005 was 17 years ago.

[@walterbrownstone8017]

You miscalculated? I just got checkmated on move 6.

[@Not3xactly]

Imagine smother mating Danya on stream

[@Mr354135]

I am 1700 and i allways blunder the open f file tactics

[@12jswilson]

I actually saw Re7!

[@dmaster20ify]

Levy taught me to play the StoneWall Attack. And I lost alot of games with it. Its amazing the StoneWall is not sound as the attack looks big.

[@sdecesare]

13:43 I miss moves like this constantly

[@DedaOG]

Real (post a jumpshot reveal)

[@jamesnelson227]

This is such an annoying attack to face

[@6cylindertuned]

Pirc is pronounced 'peertz'.

[@saptaparnoburmanroy614]

Day 2 of asking Danya where his intro music is from.

[@JiveDadson]

There's a Chessbrah doing a series on king's Indian who would have said the bishop is well developed on its original square.

[@LastRellik]

Shutting DOWN the stonewall attack: get yourself into trouble and wait for this 1700 to blunder his queen. Solid strat, Naroditsky lol

[@lostsoul2184]

5:38 :)))))

[@itzcoatlesquivelnieves8134]

firstttttt

[@bislama1]

i’m better than you