Sacking the Queen!?! | Italian Game | The Sensei Speedrun | GM Naro

00:00 Intro
23:50 Analysis
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[@scottdshaffer]

Me in every game: "Alas, my positional queen sacrifice fails to pay off"

[@joakimquensel597]

More like " my unintentional queen sacrifice " 😀

[@1lamafarmer]

@@joakimquensel597 you say "unintentional", I say "intuitive"

[@imnotftw]

On the rare occasion the sacrifice was actually good I’ll typically blunder the follow up moves and lose anyway.

[@cg-qy2ue]

I'm starting to fall in love with danya's intellect and the clarity he has while explaining all of his moves. This man is a real blessing on this earth, born to teach, bless him.

[@Summer-of8zk]

the prophet has gained a follower

[@pokerstar2926]

It's crazy how much deeper of an understanding he's able to convey than many of the other folks putting out similarly themed content. A class of his own

[@voldiemort1200]

🐐

[@TheBlueSkateboard]

You couldn't put any other GM in Danya's shoes. Sure, Magnus might even be able to understand the position a little bit better but I think Danya's ability to convert that understanding to spoken English is unmatched.

[@zlatkofelic8820]

I'm just in love with his sultry voice lol

[@martinr113]

37:19 imagine the notation of your game-winning move containing "gg", so satisfying

[@jayknepp108]

Danya is learning.... Putting that preview up front was perfect

[@Flay10]

Would have been even better if he cut the preview after "let me try to explain why I think it's good" so that the suspense remains :)

[@sebay1571]

Definitely a great editing choice, I hope he decides to pick out his favorite moment from the game for his future videos

[@mackenzieusher8025]

He used to do this all the time, from what I remember. He stopped because some people felt like it was a spoiler.

[@brucewayne2184]

No it wasn't.

[@god0fgames100]

What preview? Oh yea I forgot that people are still sleeping on sponsorblock + ublock origin.

[@Nytequiller]

It's really funny that Twitch chat says the Queen sac was unsound. At a depth of 35 stockfish says sacking the Queen is completely equal which is absolutely terrifying. If you're white and black sacks their Queen for a minor piece and a rook then unless you're rated 2800 and have 2 hours to think then you're probably not gonna make a draw.

[@michaelwhinnery164]

Daniel justifies his Q sack using stock fish, 2 gm games, then proceeds to show why the Q sack is a mistake using stock fish and his own analysis. The take away from this lesson is... I love this game. Win loose or draw I love this game.

[@anandbenegal]

legendary comment, and the best attitude to have^

[@andrewzech9140]

No better way to learn than watching Danya. By far the best chess teacher on youtube!

[@andrewzech9140]

And an opening repertoire would be incredible!

[@pontiffmaximus]

I love the moments the engine is yelling at me for five turns in a row: for the LOVE of GOD, please go Kf1.

[@smrtfasizmu6161]

I remember the game which sparked my interest in chess. It was Nezhmedinov's positional Queen sacrifice. KZbin recommended me agadmator's video about that game and that was the first time I watched anything chess related and thought wow, I want to watch more chess and I want to play chess.

[@jordanferguson1859]

Love your content man, i swear i wish i had actual teachers this good.

[@DerickMasai]

14:04 Yup, if I see that in my game I'm immediately thinking one of us is gonna be resigning in the next 6 moves or less. 😂

[@harishsp7152]

What's your chess.com rating range😂

[@thecornerdrugstore2647]

Love the long videos, I feel like I learn so much.

[@Gingnose]

what matter is do you remember 😅

[@Gingnose]

I really appreciate these series We can access to GM's thought process quite easily with Daniel's excellent explanation!!

[@paulgoogol2652]

Very interesting concept. Giving the queen for 2 pieces to trade off potential threats to the strong passed pawn. I played for more than 10 years and never considered it.

[@Thom-wf1ig]

This was exactly what I needed to improve my game, thank you so much Danya, it's amazing that you provide this great content for free!

[@JonovanO]

Loved the queen sacrifice and the discussion on computer evaluation!

[@sethchoate17]

i have seen a million of these speedrun videos from when i started playing chess about a year ago up till now and i never get bored of them. words can't describe how thankful i am for every new positional idea and neat anecdotes about your experience improving as a chess player.

[@amandasmith1019]

Such a great game and series. I am happy to see Mastering Positional Chess in this video as well. I bought your book right when it came out not knowing who you were and honestly I was skeptical buying a chess book written by a teenager, but I am so glad I did! I have been a big fan of yours ever since!

[@mcwurzn8194]

this was a very good episode. thanks danya. greetings from austria!

[@kruksog]

I loathe how many people in chess repeat what the engine says, often to imply someone else is wrong, and then believe they've contributed meaningfully to the conversation. I understand the engine is the closest thing to objectivity we have in chess, but we don't play chess like computers (which you'll know if you've ever faced a cheater; there's a "smell" to computer moves.) If you want to strive to play like a machine, I guess go for it, but my instinct is that that is folly.

[@ricardf1857]

Nicely put, people aiming for the stars when they can't get out of the earth.

[@alexwiththeglasses]

Took me a couple of sessions to get through this one! Thx to GM Danya for the brief intro to the positional sacrifice concept! As an aside, I think it’s really fun to “write your own book” like GM Danya mentioned he did… even as a beginner I’m doing that & it helps to keep me engaged & focused on learning!

[@STREETBEATstation]

THANK YOU DANYA - this was so instructive. the imperfections only add value to us beginners.

[@SEAKPhotog]

That was terrific. Thanks!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@khaluu2000]

Yayy, another video. Positional sacrifice position walkthrough was fantastic. Also loving the previous chess game reference review every time. It’s like taking an extract of real world events situations incorporated in a casual play. Cant wait til you hit the 1700s and destroy my rating haha

[@MrKayDeeJay]

Very entertaining game! Love the other positional queen sac example as well (chef's kiss!)

[@jadethronson9675]

The amount of informative content contained in this hour video is incredible and so valuable

[@UltimateFinal13]

I loved the energy you brought to this video!

[@Adrian94260]

Incredible lesson, thx a lot !

[@realBowfree]

Best video so far! I was on the edge of my seat, bravo Sensei

[@travisbosco8469]

The problem with watching GMs is that it's impossible to relate to what they're seeing, their play is on a totally different level. Daniel's unique in his ability to explain that vision to us mere mortals. These videos have been incredibly helpful, thank you.

[@rorym8543]

You play very well for a 1521! Keep it up buddy and you might make FM!

[@miker573573]

Bravo on the Q sac!! It's great to see you get it🙂

[@a.foolsworth796]

love these, thank you!

[@chakaula8642]

BEAUTIFUL ANALYSIS! THANKS, ALOHA

[@liljackypaper]

Great video as always. Don't feel bad about Stockfish calling your queen sac a blunder... The move where Magnus gave up his queen for 3 minor pieces a few months ago that everyone was drooling over was a blunder as well (according to Stockfish) 👍🏻

[@thebcwonder4850]

Stockfish is the kind of player to call Queen’s Gambit Declined a mistake

[@tiagohello]

That was amazing! Thank you so much!

[@DarchrowTheEnigma]

I just want to say thank you for making chess content interesting. Got a lot of chess recommendations lately due to algorithm and I used to play a lot of chess when I was 12, 13 years old. I stopped playing when I reached 1400 because that was my plateau, couldnt get past 1450. I also enjoyed listening to your insights about some moves in different patterns, when you asked your chat and admitted you made mistakes.. that's just so cool to see, I never thought a GM could do mistakes against 1500s.

[@codylevant206]

This is so instructive. honestly Danya your content has really inforced good habits in my studying routine and has helped me climb 2 years ago from 700 to being 1600 today. Thankyou

[@leerobbo92]

I know you said that you're not satisfied with your play in the opening, but honestly, these messy positions are some of the most valuable to learn from, for me at least. Seeing how you're evaluating all the threats and the timing of them is really instructive: this is the stuff in the middlegame that I think most players struggle with, and I know it's the weakest part of my game!

[@SkylerAshby88]

Hearing 4. Ng5 called the "fried liver" that much hurts me right in the Finegold.

[@pharmokan]

truth hurts.

[@Heroball299]

Feggatello attack 😎

[@alexchin7756]

29:15 for anyone confused like I was, the rook isn't hanging unless Nxf5 and then queen takes the rook and you're up the exchange

[@Im-Cobalt]

est(equal or stronger threat) is also described by gotham as "danger levels" if I am thinking of this idea correctly

[@heraldofv3379]

Insane. I had never seen this before and played the absolute main line out of intuition against an intermediate player

[@wilsonkurien369]

Wow Danya gonna do that finally . Playlists based on Openings 🎈

[@XAVargasX0206]

Imagine playing chess and getting crushed not knowing you're playing against a GM who at the same time is giving a history lecture and systematically breaking down each move by theory....

[@bahrss]

What a gem of a game! Positional queen sacrifice. Let's go!

[@_______3231]

Daniel, king of instructive.

[@dpedalv]

Really cool thanks.

[@kamva_cwayi2102]

Thank you bro. Thank you

[@rayfangrui]

10:45 the prophet is off his game today

[@nicholaschang587]

these videos are my greatest joy before going to bed

[@KPcpt]

So far, the easiest chess KZbinr to watch. 28min in and I never once felt like I could be doing something better or more entertaining with my time 👌👌👌

[@markcoll5761]

This was the first video in a while where I could actually follow along and understand the opening because I play the Italian (and not much else lol)

[@siggm8]

Remember to sleep sensei ✌️ great content. The more opening, midgame positions, small traps and such I learn ; the more I realize how freaking much there is to memorize 🤠

[@thesilentmajority2765]

This is some of the craziest opening theory I"ve seen... and over a hundred years old?!?!

[@jcpenny8399]

Great video.

[@theodorebervoets1808]

I’m not sure if this would come any day soon but I am very exited to see danya making opening videos especially on e4 e5 positions

[@phatbuffalo752]

Long videos are so great!!!

[@ChadMcFresh]

These 15 minute games are insightful for beginners and intermediate players. Practicing calculating with a GM is super awesome.

[@nishanthprince]

Personally this was my favorite game of the series!

[@cpf2566]

Same. The previous Vienna video was good too. The longer games combined with him stepping up the analysis and calculation puts it right in the sweet spot for me. If the rest of the speedrun is anything like this I'll be very happy.

[@Bobtheclamm]

this is my favorite danya vid of all time

[@premiersportingkc3443]

Danya: What should we do next? Me: Obviously, Bishopf5 Danya: Now, I know what you're thinking, 'move Bishopf5,' but actually, that's a mistake because...

[@travisbosco8469]

happens to me every time.....

[@jyaco6935]

thank you

[@Sevster007]

what was the blunder @12:38where he says Qxe4?

[@ericm1839]

Danya's rule for checking with an engine: if you make a positional queen sack and win the game, you may check with an engine

[@Socrates...]

Thank you

[@pk10006]

'Paper Tiger' is now officially my favourite new term.

[@IvoHarrisIII]

"Butt, and this is a very important butt." -Danya

[@Lastninjaxoxoxoxox]

are u 12

[@IvoHarrisIII]

@@Lastninjaxoxoxoxox he said it, not me

[@soothingseas]

@@IvoHarrisIII If you really think he said "butt" then you really are 12

[@walterbrownstone8017]

Nice! The Italian game.

[@levia9753]

most insane game of the speedrun

[@DarkSideChess]

Good Job Danya, a few more wins and you'll reach my rating! Learning very fast 👍

[@zackf3688]

Danya is a fabulous teacher.

[@ChessJourneyman]

A mistake - lack of understanding. A blunder - an oversight.

[@adaelasm6467]

Opponent: haha I hit him with the Max Lange and he's been thinking for 2 minutes, game is as good as mine Danya: So in March 1924 for Max Lange theory, 17. Bc3 was discovered which gives black a slight advantage

[@alexf0101]

thanks

[@tarikcavalcanti4867]

This is my favourite game so far in the speedrun

[@ThePalmWoods]

That Sokolov game is insane

[@HollowRosario]

This is a late comment but you going in depth on the concepts to improving positionally as a player really provides clarity to some things. I think the hardest thing as a 1500 right now is still not having a set opening I play but also not knowing always when to positionally sac a piece. I’ll be back when I’m 1700

[@ajaybenjamin3087]

If I sac the exchange now, it isn't a blunder but a positional sacrifice. (But point delivered, esp with second example of the rook sac, taking out stronger bishop, cause pawn weakness, outpost of knight while defending the pawns (essentially the weakness' in an end game) and setting up a long term attack with it. First example pretty hard to see unless you have like mad time.

[@cameronhendricks5967]

Honestly the speedruns are just getting better and more instructive every time. I know you might have fear of getting "typecast" as the speedrun guy, (despite your good bullet, blitz, and opening videos) but I hope you keep doing speedruns for a while

[@cameronhendricks5967]

I also want to add that while you were analyzing with the engine, it was instructive on how to use the engine efficiently. I am like a 1700 lichess, and often when I try to to figure out lines such as the Be7 line and why they are better than the tactical lines, it is difficult. Your speedruns teach me a lot about calculating and analyzing a position without an engine. It would be cool to see more content on how to use the engine to greatest effect.

[@stolenshortsword]

danya: ok so the computer disagrees with my positional queen sac (rummages bookshelf) danya: so anyway here's the draft of the critically acclaimed book I published when I was 14 (youngest published chess author) on positional chess that contains several examples of why the computer is a dumbass

[@jeremyjacoby4754]

Really good to see the 1600s put up a good fight in this speedrun. in the previous (10 min), they all got smacked.

[@cardboardu6019]

I literally paused the video for 5 minutes trying to figure out why Danya couldn't take the rook on e4 if the opponent took the bishop with his knight, then of course after not finding anything I press play and Danya is just like "my bad, it's been a long day". I was thinking of the move in previous positions too, I think he missed it for multiple moves, not that it was necessarily strong, just seemed like a candidate move for sure.

[@alldayalone24]

I did the same thing, even put the game into analysis :D

[@marcofrey2903]

Just to clarify, this game went into the Anderssen Attack and not the Max Lange Attack, which happens after 5...Bc5.

[@AoyosHolY]

Very interesting game, totally missed Kf1 as well

[@paulgoogol2652]

35:55 I don't know how to get my rook to attack the king you guys, I guess I'll just castle.

[@mikey22355]

Could you do a video on helping beginners visualise lines and calculate positions. I love how easily you can explain it so I can follow along but in my own games it’s never so clear ☺️

[@matesenelinsti]

After this video I played and exchange sacrifice and won. Love when it happens.

[@fredekkrainakredek7218]

Wait, is there two max lange attacks, or did Danya mix it up with the double scotch gambit? I always thought max lange begins when after e4 e5, nf3 nc6, bc4 nf6, d4 exd4, and then after 0-0 black goes bc5 rather than take on e4 and white replies with e5. Just a nitpick, but I'd love to know since I play this with white.

[@tellahsage6477]

Yeah i don't remember seeing this opening being called the max lange attack, pretty sure it's just the mainline of the two knights with d4. He said it's been a long while since he's studied the italian tho so there's that

[@scheimong]

As Ben Finegold would say, always sac the exchange.

[@erezsolomon3838]

I always play the Kloss gambit against the Fried-Liver. Just look at my opponents' faces after I end their hopes and dreams!

[@alexgomez3148]

Can you also play the birds eye opening(the dutch version one of my fav ways of opening)

[@Vepporizer]

Was about to take a nap but guess ill have to wait

[@DMSBrian24]

8:42, what about Bg4 and if Ng3, take the knight and attack the queen, if QxB, swing the queen around to Qd5 or Qc5 to hold onto the pawn, would that work or am i missing something?

[@igorbondari]

Thats actually a difficult line: Bg4 Nfxd4, black knight has to take back(, otherwise Bxe2 Nxe2, and you're down a pawn, so instead) Nxd4 Qxd4 and if Bxe2 then Bf4 and there's just too much pressure on the black king, if O-O then black drops the e7 bishop, if instead of Bxe2 black plays Rd8 threatening the queen and the backrank checkmate then white has Rxe7 followed by Qb4+ and the eval says -0.3

[@DMSBrian24]

@@igorbondari damn didn't see it through that far, in blitz i'd probably play it almost automatically cause whenever i try to calculate shit like that i lose on time... but when i don't, this happens xd

[@MATTHEW-er5jf]

For the move Queen b5, (on 45 mins) which forks the Knight and the pawn, surely black can play Knight to d6, which would then defend the pawn?

[@calendar9136]

I mean If that guy would´ve spent more than 2 minutes in total calculating maybe he would´ve at least given a better fight.

[@kruksog]

Learning to actually use your time is tough. Has been for me at least. I have to remind myself that in rapid and up I pretty much never flag. Spend some time thinking.

[@lonewolf6327]

Some players just like to play fast, even in rapid. It's a strategy and it can get your opponent under pressure and in time trouble a lot of the times. Ian Nepomniatchi plays like this in rapid and puts his opponents under pressure. Of course this guy is not a Grandmaster, but it can be annoying to play against.

[@Shipdacheese]

Hard to put up a fight against a GM at that level. Besides, Daniel is on his way to becoming super GM seems.

[@MainUkraine]

I often give up the queen for 2 rooks in blitz or bullet and the opponent needs to be more careful with the queen not to lose.

[@johndeaux8815]

17:50 after check if he doesnt take the rook then you just take his rook back? Then you are defending your pawn with both rooks, and you can attack the queen by moving the rook over to c1 if it doesnt move?

[@dominicwallington9568]

at 21:42 i noticed a line which could lead to checkmate if not properly recognized. after Kg3 black has h5! if white falls for the trap and plays Bxd8 black has h4+. Kh2 is forced. black plays Be5+. f4 Bxf4+. and after Kg8 or Kh8 black wins after Re1+. Rxe1 Dxe1 = R#. comment if i missed something in my analysis of the line after Bxd8

[@JackHenry1776]

Opponent makes 1st move. "Ok so, here is the thing, he is facing checkmate in 4"