Beginner To Master | Chess Speedrun | 1620 | Grandmaster Naroditsky

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Part 1: • Beginner To Master | C...

[@faiz.shaikh]

When he announced the tata steel tournament, I realised how old this clip is.

[@alexf0101]

I actually watched this one on stream by chance, but yeah, the delay is a bit too long

[@josh_finnis]

I thought for a second that there was another Tata Steel tournament coming up that I somehow haven't heard about.

[@espendee7088]

Luckily we’re still on the same chess patch in the meantime

[@LucyPero]

oh i thought it was like one day before the upload when was this recorded then?

[@BrownOpsLeak]

Love tata 💕

[@stevewollkind6586]

Count me as one vote for more videos with queen trades. Minor-piece-only positions are incredibly obscure for me, and seeing some explained would be very helpful. There are also 20 videos on this playlist now and I'm only on 8, so maybe it's all endgames from here on out.

[@gabrielwood3016]

your first opponent was one of the best I've seen during your speedruns especially for 1600

[@thetechconsultant]

@@hippolotion3057 he said nothing like that lol

[@AyleidCraft]

@@hippolotion3057 yep cheated so hard he lost the game

[@vitriolveio]

1600’s are very good players!!

[@AyleidCraft]

@@hippolotion3057 You can also compliment someone’s play without accusing them of cheating!

[@nonebelievingbeliever3753]

He's alright

[@ryankurz]

Hey Danya, have you ever considered doing a speed run playing one and only one opening the entire way up the ladder? That way we can get a real good sense of the opening from a variety of positions.

[@Tguard77]

Great idea, but a repertoire should consist of more

[@the1barbarian781]

Bongcloud

[@joysexual]

I don’t know if it’s possible, between playing both colors and playing positions forced by your opponent like the Scandinavian or the French

[@DonFreeq]

@@joysexual It's kinda possible in case of climbing ladder, but would need to be very specific opening. There aren't many things you can play almost no matter what.

[@claudioblechle2536]

Thats a great idea. Playing the same openings like for example As White: Queens gambit As Black: e4: sicilian d4: tarrasch c4: tarrasch

[@seanhunter111]

I loved your commentary on Tata Steel. It was a fabulous tournament with lots of really cool games and you did a great job and helped me to understand what was going on.

[@jamesmonge7582]

Thanks for all of this speed runs you do, I keep learning from them and apply tactics to my own style of play

[@ap21770]

His foreshadowing of his waking up issues with Tata steel is pretty funny. Was great commentary though

[@johnebert435]

Honestly, thank you so much Danya, I’m always enjoying your videos and I’m learning a lot of tactics an principles, keep up the great content.

[@michaelwhinnery164]

Like watching Michael Jordan or Tiger Woods play. Daniel also makes it look so easy that you say to yourself...🤔 ( I can do this) 😉 Then the clock starts ticking the palms start sweating and you choke. 🙄 Thank you Sensei. I have learned so much from your two speedruns. Keep up the good work.

[@natasdabsi1138]

This

[@Psychosmurf5471]

His palms are sweaty,

[@MukeshKumarprotagonist]

Hard relate

[@Biz999]

This man deserves way more subs than he has. Such a wholesome and helpful teacher :)

[@willcook3578]

Love the videos Daniel! If there’s ever a good chance, I would love to see you play a gambit in the speed run. If not though, that’s okay too! Thank you.

[@johansongipaya2992]

Thanks for being instructive GM daniel

[@berkei1253]

*Opponent starts with D4* Danya: Well this is already a mistake

[@cd8086]

Love your videos and streams 🔥

[@jamesmontgomery5717]

@Danya Love the content. Just want to say that you often unconsciously give away the answer to your questions with where you place the mouse cursor.

[@jimmymcnulty4759]

33:07 Moments like this, when Danya goes Super Danya and casually finds a move like that and wins the game , makes me feel like this game may not be for me , lol! No way I could find a move like that, unless someone told me "now there is a move that wins the game" and again I would probably spent at least a couple of minutes to find it! But then again thats what makes guys like him special.

[@TRXSTA38]

... Yes, dedicating a significant portion of your life to one thing does tend to make you pretty good at that thing. I don't know why you should expect to be as competent as Danya without the same amount of thoughtful effort.

[@tuturuu6717]

@@TRXSTA38 Ah, yes. It seems this floor is made of floor.

[@doureveur]

Jimmy you are the greatest character ever !

[@RaptureReady2025]

Congrats Danya!! You are the GOAT! I Cant wait for the competition. 💪🏼👍🏼👏👏👏

[@kittykittygumdrops]

Congrats on the huge commentating gig!!!❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍

[@johnsonut]

Using analogies based on the quadratic equation and factoring....Respect!

[@jordanyee5036]

ayy 5 seconds ago, i already know this videos boutta be a banger

[@ryanwhitestone1677]

What an amazing first game!

[@sahajjain8524]

We hope you one day get to play in Tata Steel!

[@peterd616]

@dootdusk He is ranked 164 in the world which is really astonishingly good :D

[@Mati-zc2ym]

@@peterd616 he needs to climb 100 positions, then its really good

[@gana7206]

@@peterd616 then you have to be really astonishingly incredibly good

[@RC-rx9zp]

I love this series

[@adamboll5586]

“My coffee machine just blipped and I’m not making any coffee so I’m gonna have to check that out” 😅

[@HerdULiekManwichs]

"seeing as its official...FLYING PUPPY DOG 1"

[@adememresadkoglu1532]

the best channel for educational chess

[@James-k1416]

Just finished eating lunch and i guess we are going to to lesson now.

[@sethwilliams8625]

It’s 2 am on a school night guess I am going to a lesson now

[@smrtfasizmu6161]

This video is gold

[@Litwinel]

wow, that last game was brutal. Aquilaungula played perfectly reasonable and innocent moves, but GM mind not only spotted, but predicted the tactical shot that directly lead to winning the game, right in the opening.

[@sKyTzi111]

Hey Danya, what do you think about doing a speed run where you blunder a piece in a game or get a positional disadvantage. I'd be interested how would you deal with such a situation, as this happens all the time to me.

[@Eggy79]

39:00 The De-inchetto FTW

[@MustyRusty5]

Daniel must have had a really good dinner before this

[@primaryslauson]

I agree but why

[@BrownOpsLeak]

I think he looks well fed too

[@captainoss5872]

Daniel is the best

[@RisitasKEKW]

Very cool second game w the double fianchetto

[@DonFreeq]

Idk. Very enjoyable for sure with hillarious darksquare bishop development explanation where Ndb5 wins on the spot ^^ I thought Danya didn't want to end game too early which would be fully understandable, but he plays it later so doesn't make sense. Also he makes mistake with Nbd5 as up than Ncb5 is stronger as it blocks Qd8 retreat due to discovery with Nxc6. Even if not for that whole concept involves free tempie for black as a payment for that sort of development - apart from being 2 move dev. Odd for me that Danya didn't mention it. Whole b3-Bb2 idea is oriented on purely strategical battle where you giving up any aggressive plans based on black lack of development and passivity. If latter you go f4 or Be3. Didn't feel like good explanation about dark square bishop issue at all. Here opponent gave Nb5 anyway as he had no fucking clue what he was doing, but in general that is the distinction. First game was great though.

[@lemon6521]

So early it wasn't showing up on your videos page yet, only the main channel page

[@user-ge6cr8cx8s]

good game!!!

[@TheHipHopVlog]

I’ve been enjoying these queen side storms recently. I feel like a lot of players below 1600 don’t really know how to handle these types of attacks. I think it’s because queen side attacks aren’t really that popular at lower levels

[@learnsomethingeveryday9164]

pls put more of these videos

[@dudaseifert]

Now i know these videos are at least 2 months old

[@cassrane5383]

Hello, could you sometimes point out good moves/ideas for your opponent or weaknesses in your own position?

[@BrokenG-String]

What would you do with your knight if white played d5 before they castled. In the game you showed what would happen if you developed your knight to the ideal square then they play d5. If they played it right away I feel the knight would be awkward

[@TheMaciekm]

Could anyone please link a vid/vids where Daniel plays Alapin?

[@LawrenceSeldensRepublic]

Does Rook b2 instead of queen a4 work in that position?

[@ericem7310]

Very nice Videos helps me as a new player with 1000elo very much

[@andyparcells9590]

Damn Daniel got 18 friends

[@Consortiumed]

2 more hours until there's an 80% of a video tonight

[@davidzeboulon4481]

Hear me out : ultra bullet speedrun.

[@thetransferaccount4586]

x2 another great game

[@Flampy1999]

At 2:48 he accidently switches to penguin's game and within seconds of seeing the game makes the comment "interesting". Takes me that long just to see who is playing. *sighs*

[@btangonan]

I think my new chess goal is to be able to make a game not easy for Danya.

[@vladys5238]

what would he have done if the opponent went d5 immediately and he wouldn't have been able to play Nc6 to get it on a5

[@josiahsucic6834]

Commenting for the algo. Love your work

[@teamdanger5300]

3:40 sacrificeing the bishop on h3 isnt it good?

[@search4723]

13.41 we can take knight out elifant , yes ?👩‍🌾

[@trunghungpham9414]

What about Qd1 in this position 16:49? He would have not drop the knight

[@asza5]

Play at 0.5 speed to get high Danya.

[@miladayatynia7844]

Just for a moment I thought this is going to be Tata steel second competition, which by the way don't exist.

[@davidbatchelder85]

what is a sub, I have no idea what that is. Can someone tell me.

[@wasup8264]

damn i've never been this early

[@wrathofpunjabi]

Hi Danny would u consider making an opening video course on chessable or i chess. It would sell like hotcakes!!!

[@mickeymcintyre6156]

34:50 if Black would've moved their queen to a square that attacks White's knight on b5, would Black have been able to take it after white plays Bxg7, thus being up 2 points of material? I'm probably missing something here Edit: ah, Black's bishop would take the rook. Duh

[@DonFreeq]

Well you are up to sth. You are close and actually you have almost pointed out Daniel's mistake. He played Nb5 with wrong knight as black can play Qd8 instead of axb5 and altough position is lost black keeps his pieces for now. However, if other knight goes to b5 indeed Qb6 is relatively best as line goes Qb6 Nxe6 Bxe6 Bxg7 axb5 Bxh8. In fact line goes as you said with inclusion of Nxe6 Bxe6. Obviously you misscounted, but nicely smelled a rat there. It's always tricky which knight to "sac" on b5. I mixed up there knights not once as well xd

[@davidbatchelder85]

I am following you and your style, it is awesome. Let me thank you for your time and talents. I just followed the flow of this game and won. Was not the same, obviously. But the flow was or the jist was to understand the over all concept. Thank you. May Jesus bless you and your entire family

[@brucewayne2184]

17:10 why couldn't the opponent just capture with the rook?

[@zoklev]

1:15

[@TheDndn0215]

32:05 why not nb5?

[@tarek2998]

21:17 isn't Nh5 trap the knight ?

[@AyleidCraft]

Nh5?

[@plumpistrumpi]

Telephona.

[@couldntcareless7884]

26:04 Why not Rb2 ? Pinning his rook to a queen, if he takes, take with a knight and the a pawn should fall

[@Nick2014B]

Because you don't want to give up your fenecheto bishop he would lose the rook but he could go bh6 making his bishop way more useful and the chance of counterattack

[@couldntcareless7884]

@@Nick2014B Bh6 just looses terribly, isn't it? Rb2 Bh6 Rxc2 Qxc2 Bxh6

[@mehmetemin903]

4:10

[@cse035rayanwahid2]

Didn't know mark zuckerberg taught chess too.

[@jakubfrtsson5196]

man... even chimpanzee plays better chess than I do, thats just depressing

[@acraftman2823]

made it 4 minutes on KZbin before all the worthless chatter forced me to give up guess I will go find out how drunk eric is

[@poopnugget7225]

I started watching Danya when I was around 800-900 and I'm now solidly 1100-1150 in blitz and rapid

[@kmktruthserum9328]

one funny thing about becoming GM that no one ever talks about and GMs never bring up... not only is it practice but do you know HOW MANY GAMES IT TAKES TO GET FROM 1200 TO 2500???

[@CodyMemer]

thousands

[@mufaromandaza]

Danya, we need to see you in tournaments.

[@Sbotkin]

37:14 huh? There is no such Russian expression lol

[@margate5972]

He probably meant shooting sparrows with cannons, which has equivalents in many languages (and is found in Russian)

[@alihasanaxe4936]

Imagine not commenting within two minutes of the video being released couldn't be me

[@onebignonfish]

Danya will you make some videos on how to get from ~2000 to 2500? I know most of the viewers aren't necessarily in that rating range but still pls pls

[@TrapGoose.]

Maybe an idea would be include an transparent Chatoverlay at certain moments?

[@videos-de-fisica]

ayyy thanks for this danya youre awesome

[@vetoland92]

Danya: omg Damn guuuurl damn Daniel: Ok so the D4 pawn has been weakened...

[@cjf1015]

Early

[@Deevke]

11:12 dude.. don't rub your earwax on your mouse...

[@ravenbender6841]

Annoying episode... Focus on the game

[@Liwet.]

These videos would be a lot shorter if he spent less time reacting to things that we can't see.

[@TRXSTA38]

It's almost like this content was originally created on a different medium or something.