Fantasy Variation Crash Course! | Caro-Kann | GM Naroditsky’s Top Theory Speedrun

[@tightwisecrack4141]

Getting 2-3 free 30-60 minute chess tutorials from a grandmaster every single week is a modern marvel that I doubt chess players of old could ever have dreamt of. Thank you Danya for your work - you are a huge asset to the chess scene.

[@rorytracy9626]

if Danya💋 and my girl 👸 😍 both drowning😱 🌊 and I can only save one😤 catch me at my girls funeral😔 👻 🌹 chanting THE PROPHET 👑 👑

[@hendo1877]

What’s a queen to a king?

[@zamplify]

What's a king to a God.

[@yt-jf2jd]

Whats a god to a non believer

[@lukebradley5700]

@@yt-jf2jdwho dont believe in, anythinggg

[@ethanharr4795]

What’s a non believer to a god

[@kpdkchristian2570]

@ 26:30 "You guys were right, I was wrong, I apologize" This is why Naro is such a great teacher, so humble and willing to admit mistakes. ❤

[@andersstroem8310]

48:00 - "who can show me a move that shows black who the boss is". That got me rolling. Danya is quite often unintentionally funny

[@richardweddel3453]

Danya - I think a video that would be helpful for your intermediate audience would be you using Chessbase/opening explorer and teaching yourself that opening as if you were trying to learn it for the first time. You ask really good chess questions when you teach/explain things!

[@annekeoosten5698]

That was me! Thanks for the game!!

[@dimxhnb7932]

Actually?

[@ganesh221b]

Gg

[@freeEnd_]

Lmao you lost hahahahah

[@jennifercheung6464]

@@freeEnd_my man acting like you could win lmao

[@gus-199]

Congratulations, good game!

[@scheimong]

This one is super instructive. I see myself as a rather solid player, so it happens wayyy too common that I get great positions (according to the engine), but the material is still equal and I fumble about not knowing how to convert my advantage into a more tangible form. Eventually my opponent untangles and it's the most frustrating thing ever. I usually end up losing those games unfortunately. This game has the perfect combination of positional and tactical play IMO. Using tactics to make d5 work, so that black's queenside is kept bottled up has a lot I can learn from. And the critical knight manoeuvre to go to d6 is another idea I can put into my stash of middlegame plans. Hopefully I will screw up fewer great middlegame positions armed with these ideas. Funnilly enough it was about a month ago when I was playing a FIDE 2100 CM on the white side of an Alekhine when this exact thing happened. I got a great position (engine says +4) about 20 moves in with a stronghold on d6. But then I didn't know what to do; got myself into time trouble; my center broke down; then I lost on the queenside. That was a painful one; would have been my highest-rated win to date.

[@greenglade47]

29:10 "Not every piece needs to be distributing the covid vaccine" people give Gotham a lot of credit for comedy, but Danya is underrated, this was gold 😂

[@YtubeUserr]

Say f for fantasy Say f for f-file Say f for fans of Fanya Faroditsky

[@bradpaul1699]

25:10 : Me - "Nb5 looks like a good move here". Danya - "I WANT MY GOD DA*N BISHOP". Me - "yes, sir. of course....what was i thinking......". 😂love u danya you are undoubtedly the best!!!

[@chow42]

Babe wake up, new speedrun ep just uploaded!

[@insertnamehere6280]

37:21 "God forbid, *god forbid* you play a move like Qxe4 and get into the endgame!" Me, who just happened to play this line in a game today: "Is this a personal attack?"

[@leohyams7986]

love your videos sensie! been able to improve so much in my games.

[@leo-um6yt]

omg sensie

[@tysonyi9890]

You are amazing, if I come across some spending money in my adulthood, I will make sure to compensate the amazing work you are doing. i know it is your job, but you bring such excellence to it. Thank you, Mr. Naroditsky!

[@fluffybear46]

This might be a bit advanced, but Happy New Year to you, Sensei Danya!

[@MrBorndd]

Ah the advanced variation of the new years opening?

[@TheKempaz]

Thank you Daniel. You are one the best chess content creators and teachers. Greetings from Finland!

[@Aarron-io3pm]

I don't even play chess, I just enjoy listening to this cute man's voice whilst I dress up in a stewardess outfit.

[@aldogutierrez6637]

Hi Daniel. I’m too anxious to play vs other people, but I still enjoy the theory and explanations

[@cake77870]

Don't worry about playing others online. No matter how bad you are, you will be matched with people who are your strength. You will lose half your games and win the other half, just like the rest of us

[@danielonline7181]

@Cry the only way to unsuck is to play people.... you can start by not logging in to your chess account and play anonymously, then play 14 day games and gradually get comfortable. Running from it won't help out. Imho

[@musical_lolu4811]

Just do it

[@lehmankulli69]

@Icoloss same fr

[@calebhall4722]

youtube algorithm is a chad "Fantasy Variation Crash Course!" - 2 minutes ago 😂😂 also thanks danya for the epic content 🙏

[@DasviWallah]

Today I win Bronze in a Blitz tournament of 2000s as a 1000 Thanks to Danya

[@PaperTigerLive]

Why is there a stable diffusion tag on this video?

[@chessshorts915]

The dedication from danya is too much, these are lessons you never find even from paid courses .

[@P.sherman45]

I feel bad for not subscribing to danya sooner

[@bongcloud]

HAPPY NEW YEAR DANYA SENSEEEIIII 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳 WEE LOVE U SO MUCH!! 🥳🥳🥳

[@marconardelli5538]

Fantastic content, getting all this for free is an incredible thing if I think that when I was 15 I used to pay the equivalent of 50 euro to get a 1 hour lesson

[@valentinleguizamon9957]

damn!! what country if I may ask?

[@MrGrey64]

The thumbnail made me think, "Who's this trying to copy Levy with this crappy thunbnail?" Then I saw "Danya Naroblitzhy" and I thought a few other things. "Okay, I change the tone of my last thought" "Didn't he say he wasn't going to play the thumbnail game?" and again, "I thought the last thought in a joking manner, not trying to attack Danya in anyway" EDIT: completed sentence I forgot to

[@cohemo077]

Why did danya donate to himself?

[@daymongray3516]

It’s like putting the first bill in the tip jar at your job?

[@brasileirokubrusly2]

watching your speedrun with a notebook by my side 🤓 thank you so much, Sensei 🧡

[@izzymarz6788]

I want my God damn bishop!

[@EscoPvP]

I do like the Apocalypse Attack against the caro-kann even at a Level of 2000-2100 Elo Not many people know what to do and at worst i usually get a solid position and the bishop pair that many times carries over to the endgame and wins the game for me But i‘m intrigued and i will have a deeper look into the fantasy Variation Thanks for learning new stuff 😁

[@ziyad7600]

Preparing the lobster pincer mate and blocking the f pawn with the bishop is going to stick with me.

[@sethdeneroff6490]

I think I’ve watched every speedrun video from the very first until now and really have enjoyed it all. I think it would be helpful to have a video to go along with this on how to actually study a repertoire. I know the speedrun goes over some openings/lines together but knowing I should “study the fantasy variation of the caro-Jann” and actually knowing how to go about that studying seem like different things to me.

[@anneiam4385]

Petition to change the name of the Alekhine to the Napoleon

[@binks2413]

Everytime Danya says who can tell me, i pick the wrong move lol

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Hit LIKE if Danya helped you get better at chess

[@skitzcunt4213]

dont bring your knight out to f3 until their light square bishop develops first

[@misterunknown8923]

What about accelerated panov against Caro? A lot of fun :)

[@billmorrigan386]

That's just a superb chess lesson. It's way, way better than others do!

[@st3vo126]

No matter how many videos I watch, when I play a game my mind goes blank.

[@mariemjlassi723]

I'm going to make it my mission in life to leave a comment under every single danya video because I can't possibly thank this man enough for the insight he provides us with all while being one of the most graceful, humble and kind human beings. Thank you Daniel 🙏🏼

[@CSRunner7]

Loved the analysis on the Fantasy. I finally got one of these scenarios! The example on 39:00 happened and I won in about 13 moves!! 😄 At last I remembered what to do 😅

[@MrMali-x]

It's always awesome as it slowly clicks into place each game you play isn't it?

[@SEAKPhotog]

Wow, that was incredibly interesting/ educational! Thanks!

[@jessenicoletta4160]

I feel like I learn more about how to think about a game than how to play a line by watching these. Maybe I just don't think the correct way in my matches (beginner here) but it definitely is helpful learning new ways to look at different moves

[@zoranherceg7221]

I can't believe this. I just started studying it because of your game with the cheater and I was thinking man, wouldn't it be great if Danya played another fantasy in the next days. And now this!

[@ignis6144]

Happy new years daniel im your biggest fan

[@philipmaher2198]

Belated Merry Christmas and Happy New years Daniel Naroditsky. Thank you for all the brilliant chess content.

[@Sbigsla]

I hope you will cover some analysis on 3..Qb6 in the fantasy as it seems to be the most challenging line right now :)

[@Ratatosk80]

Best chess channel on KZbin. I don't even play chess anymore but I still watch the speedrun series. For learning purposes they are of course amazing but the entertainment aspect is great as well.

[@tylerg5926]

22:00 i'm ready to visualize ;)

[@f.d.3289]

oh man it's so great that you indicate that the Napoleon games are made up. As far as I remember there's only one that is probably authentic, it's the one where he lost horribly against the Chess Turk Automaton. Napoleon loved chess but HATED losing so everyone let him win, and he won by moving his little horsies (he was very fond of his little horsies), I think I read he had no problems making illegal moves in order to win, and of course, nobody dared to best him, that would have been fatal. In other words, Napoleon was quite a loser.

[@disco_sugar]

Thank you for an epic year of chess intelligence. Super love in the universe. 💜

[@mosalah6457]

we love you Danya!! thank you for such amazing content. rewatch your stuff all the time!

[@mattbastardssen7816]

4...Nf6 is definitely inferior since after 5.e5 Nd5 6.c4! Nb6 as played, yes this is exactly a transposition to the Alekhine Defense, Four Pawns Attack but with the inferior move 6...c6? (rather than the standard 6...Nc6; 6...Bf5; or even the wild and crazy 6...c5). The alternative retreat 6...Nc7 doesn't seem any better. Yeah, Napoleon vs Justine? Whatever, It was clearly a chess date; Bonaparte, dude, in the presence of a lady take your hand out of your underwear! But Alekhine in his own words says "This new defense was played for the first time by myself in a consultation game at Zurich (August 1921), and was introduced into master practice shortly afterwards at the Budapest Tournament" Steiner-Alekhine, Sept 1921, 0-1 in 62 and also Samisch-Alekhine, 1/2-1/2 in 24, same tournament.

[@imaginaryphi1618]

A thank you I believe is in place here, for I learned stuff and enjoyed doing so. Danya has a way to engage the viewer. This to an extend in which I was at one point talking to my screen as if... Nxf7, play Nxf7 please! Later: Alright then don't, but I am telling ya! Okay okay alright you're the GM here and I am obviously not. In the analyses: ah good he did consider the move and turns out to playable but it's fuzzy to convert intuition into moves. Probably I'd played it a tempo for the love of it. Yet for the love it is an argument. So is the question: is there need for such drastic play. Nope. I guess there is a thing to learn about matured play. The anekdote is in example. Thank you kindly.

[@f.d.3289]

I know it's out of context here, but in a perfect world, Danya would be a Sicilian Kan player :)

[@danil7safin]

Respectfully, the GM Naroditsky is clearly drunk (tipsy+) in this video. I can still learn from the tipsy GM though, just saying.

[@iggles8]

Love the content Danya! Question: your name is Frankfurt Airport but your flag is Canada not Germany, what's the deal? lol

[@Qarostox]

Well, that bishop takes pawn at around 24:00 mark is not a GM level move. Its obvious move. Pieces are forked so you have to either sacrifice piece for pawn or move away one piece with a greater threat / check to save the situation. I dont really understand why is it supposed to be GM level move. Looks pretty basic for absolutely any skill level.

[@ajaybenjamin3087]

I'm mad slow, yah top gun is the speedrun, but its actually cause you're the top grandmaster sensei (or Top G (s) for short). Top doesn't have to the be the best, and G doesn't have to be a grandmaster, but we're all Top G(s)'s because we are your students.

[@PeterPerhac]

Here (55:31) - clipped kzbin.infoUgkx9py4bJSaeHRM7jjHIJ-IBvrpz09WW1tX - you reminded me of a certain GM who doesn't need to provide analysis, because the chess speaks for itself 😀

[@DanielWillen]

26:48 actually Nb5 might lose to Rxd1. If your recapture with either the rook or bishop on D1 you straight up lose

[@peterclerkin906]

Thank you, Danya! Another year

[@richardfredlund8846]

According to the thoughty2 video on the mechanical turk, Napolean played against it.

[@jstgw2180]

Great thumbnail!

[@matijamandic8774]

17:22 in such positions 🤭

[@rondid]

Danya who is such a good bullet player does a shitload of misclicked arrows on 15 min games :)

[@tonieprawda]

great hashtags #stablediffusion #speedrun #grandmaster - capitalising on the hype :)

[@yosefcohen483]

Danya, what do you think of Alekhine's Defense: Sämisch Attack?

[@mikeshirley16]

Genius level content

[@RoyLGamer]

I'm going to say I play the Napoleon defense now. Sounds cooler and less likely to mispronounce.

[@ropstensvaktare170]

nice

[@bugfacedog44]

This is the Magnus one move blunder @ 27:00 - kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJ3No42nYrKfidU

[@Piqqies_OwO]

happy new year!

[@melrakan]

At 17:45, I wondered briefly about Bh6 anyway, but with Nh4 first. The idea being simply, Nh4, and if Black does a simple move like Rfd8, Bh6 Bg6 Nxg6 and you just snap off that bishop and then retreat your own bishop back. Obviously Black can't gxh6 there, because then Nxe7+ followed by Rxf7 and Black is getting mated. And at 20:45... doesn't Rxf5 threaten to play Nf6+ with a winning attack or at least winning back the exchange? So you'd prepare it with something like Bf4, and then you can play Nf6+ because Bxf6 exf6 comes with tempo on the Queen. Asking before watching the whole video. On the other hand that blocks in the f-rook. It's why I like Bh6 because it actually frees up the h3 square for our Queen, and that would allow it to nudge to h3 in some lines with the possibility of Rxf5 Nf6+ anyway.

[@00bean00]

PSA The player's name is pronounced "*Ahn*-ne-keh"

[@geko2531]

Whats the name Frankfurt Airport all about? Storytime ?

[@igorjakus7733]

where i can find danya's official recommendation list for openings?

[@doodo1509]

If you learned something, like his video to show some support

[@chibzyt5699]

I WANT MY GODDAMN BISHOP... but sir the position... The rook queen fork... THE BISHOP DAMMIT

[@gizmo3728]

I come bach to this video every few months because i love these crazy lines

[@thijsbeentjes4008]

Decided to take a look at some fantasy lines. There's some crazy lines wow. I usually play a queens gambit (and play 2.c4 basically always even if black doesnt play 1. d5) but I'm considering switching to 2.e4 as a response to 1. d4 c6 to transpose into a Caro (thoughts on that?) For example one line I like was 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3 dxe4 4. fxe4 Nf3 (I know you said it's inaccurate, but most popular move in lichess database) 5. e5 Nd5 6. c4 Nb6 7. Nc3 Be6 (attacking c4) 8. Nf3 (ignoring the threat on c4) and then there's 2 options that feel human because black played Be6 with the sole purpose of attacking c4. Either 8. ... Bxc4, in which case 9. Bxc4 Nxe4 10. O-O e6 11. Qd3 Nb6 12. Ng5! Only clearly winning move because there's no way to defend f6 (engine gives about +8 and other moves are like +1.5ish) And if 8. ... Nxc4 simply 9. Ng5 immediately and white is already +3.5 despite being down a pawn and no obvious ways to win material immediately. (Notably if black plays 9. ... Bd5 there white must play e6 to keep advantage).

[@musical_lolu4811]

40:54 Ne1 wow. As far as good moves go, it's hard to include moves like this into my chess psyche.

[@cronoz-sensei4259]

I watched one vid bout the fantasy (the one against the cheater you did) and then I went online. Then the second I did, someone player karo. And I was like, wait a minute, lets try the fantasy. It worked like a charm. I even used the qe1 > qg3 idea you showed in the video, it ended up winning me the game. It was still a very sharp game though, I got nearly mated coz when I blew up blacks kingside he transfered his pieces to the queenside and got his rook there. So while staring down two rooks and a queen on my king, with one queen some pawns and a will of iron I somehow managed to not get mated. Then got a lucky rook on eight file with check, using my queen on then h1 to deliver mate. Whew, this opening is fucking nuts.

[@elyas4637]

That guy is probably the strongest 1450 ever

[@Nick2014B]

I don't think the 1600 played that bad pretty cool got to play a gm

[@erikpeterson1870]

Danya, one of my chess resolutions for 2023 is to start saying “takes… takes…” the proper way, and to stop saying, “BANG BANG BANG” and you are not helping me 😂 37:46

[@beaumatthews6411]

something very interesting near 13:07 with your Qe1 move; Stockfish initially said it was the best move, but I actually left the d7 pawn there! When I took it off, it said Bd3 was the best move! Very interesting

[@gmishuris]

Danya - I am not sure you addressed 3... Qb6, which seems to score well for Black according to the database. Could you please discuss it in a future video, and talk about why it's not a problem for White?

[@nuismus]

Hey Daniel, this comment is probably going to get burried but all try anyway: can you provide us with a list of books we can purchase to build our opening knowledge? Specifically the ones you recommend like fantasy caro, alapin sicilian, scotch game etc.

[@nomer440]

Ok one huge thing I learnt now which I must admit took me a while Danny looks at a move and assesses it. He rarely labels the move oh it’s a 1600 elo move it’s a bad move. He takes the move and makes up his mind about it. Which has been a big problem of mine. Whenever I jump to conclusions about a move and don’t address it that move eventually becomes a problem for me even if my opponent is a lower rated player or if it’s in fact a blunder. Now I will be focusing on the chess I’m playing instead of categorising my opponents’ moves based on a hunch and continue with my plan. Thanks Danny

[@muntoonxt]

With abundant clarity, Naroditsky imparts his infinite wisdom to us awestruck Alices on the white and black checkered fantasy wonderland of the 3.f3 Caro Kann.

[@danielyuan9862]

Thanks for the Fantasy Variation Crash Course. I actually had trouble playing the exchange variation as white, so I might try this line instead!

[@TeemuSintonen]

I'm speechless. These videos bring such joy and chess insight into my life not to mention historical tangents (I'm all for it). We love you Danya and thanks a lot for these educational videos! 🔥

[@NebbyG69]

Hey Daniel I got some books you recommended for Christmas, Chess Middlegame Combinations and Art of Attack in chess and have been enjoying them so far! Thanks so much for all of the instructive content

[@maikk28]

I have had a lot of games in the advance Karo, where I'm up a piece for 2 pawns or something like that, and it's very very difficult to convert, I usually loose anyway. 🤣

[@CSRunner7]

I love the Speedrun SO much but Danya getting a bit too efficient! I’m a few videos behind now and every time I look another appears! A great problem to have!

[@marconardelli5538]

Grazie.

[@wtfskilz]

This channel would be perfect if you included PNG files.

[@BoringM11]

Hi Daniel! I'm getting back into chess, and your videos are my go-to for learning the game. I've seen in some of your videos that you don't recommend certain openings for someone trying to learn their first opening. I was wondering if you had a video where you recommend openings for someone trying to learn their first opening?

[@explorerr7476]

I've been stuck at 1600-1700 elo for the last few months, anyone have any tips? I feel like I always play the same opening and it's all I know

[@valentinleguizamon9957]

how are you doing now?

[@explorerr7476]

​@@valentinleguizamon99572100 rapid, 2000 blitz

[@dummybugstudios6450]

It's about time stafford gambit got renamed to rosen gambit