Calculating A BRUTAL Bishop Sac | Smith-Morra Gambit | The Sensei Speedrun | GM Naroditsky

00:00 Intro
00:15 First Move
25:55 Analysis
36:20 General Thoughts and Questions
42:26 Example of Thrown Game
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[@F8alaty45]

"Bishop can't take and you feel cool" I've never been so personally attacked in my life

[@bongcloud]

😅😅😅

[@mattbrown4269]

I only play chess to feel cool when my opponent can’t capture my piece because he’s pinned.

[@chrisbeaudoin9818]

That was the first move i saw in that position and it felt like he was speaking directly to me calling me dumb lol

[@wunknownbeatbox7980]

I know you guys are joking, but it's still a good thing you see that move. Like danya says, you just have to just take it that step further to calculate and evaluate the resulting position, and thats how you find the better moves!

[@burburrito]

That was exactly what I was thinking 🤣

[@pa20065]

I think this series belongs to the best current chess content. It's great how Daniel answers all questions in the post-mortem in a very simple, yet sufficiently thorough manner. The games are often very instructive, offer a variety of tactical and strategic topics and involve the viewer actively. Additionally, Daniel flavors the whole thing with his great sense of humour and enthusiasm.

[@MrK-ti5lt]

I think he's the best chess instructor around. Hands down. Love this guy

[@kagenatoko]

I was at first confused by the use of 'post-mortem' for the analysis, and then just accepted how appropriate it was as we watch Danya dismantle and destroy these poor pubs each video.

[@Bankai2169]

Thank you for these videos Danya. When I started watching these I was 700-800, now I’m over 1200! You have been a massive help to my growth as a chess player

[@cedarmora]

Danya is certainly one of chess teachers in history!

[@Yea___]

@@cedarmora he is the chess teacher in history

[@cactu]

great job keep it up

[@ericgilmore5949]

​@@Yea___ without a doubt Danya is chess teacher in history lmao

[@yakidon8169]

Danya is a good teacher

[@aaronmorean1054]

The alternate lines at the end of the game were amazing. Im adding this game to my library.

[@coolbeans8682]

Yes, simply incredible! Tal on steroids :D Cheers

[@DarkSideChess]

This game has to be one of the most beautiful I've ever seen. The romantics would be proud. That's why I play the Morra.

[@Darkmeister61]

I thoroughly enjoy Danya's jubilant reactions to the beautiful ideas/mating patterns that show up in the games he plays. His passion for the game is extremely apparent and it's incredibly infectious watching how excited he gets about these positions. Thank you for the amazing content, Danya! Love your work!

[@BigTonyAD]

the love is everything

[@laeb08]

I'm dumb as heck when playing chess and I still love this man's videos.

[@jerviswinter3236]

Danya inspired me to play Sicilian defense. I've got a my first tournament win playing the Sicilian and also I've improved a lot especially in the middlegame where I have no idea what to do. This Speedrun is such a blessing to me, thank Danya-sensei.

[@gomjabbar6246]

You learned the Sicilian so well you a got a bit of an Italian accent.

[@pablosanchez4770]

Hahahah this has gotta be one of the best videos I’ve seen on this channel. Loved the game itself and the analysis was equally entertaining and educational. Thank you for creating a khan academy for chess!

[@onesack9614]

From a night at the bar to coming home pretending I’ll remember more than the first 4 moves, love these late night releases ahaha

[@pianochess1882]

Personally, I came home from an evening at the library with friends

[@pianochess1882]

Personally, I came home from an evening at the library with friends

[@ricardf1857]

@@pianochess1882 haha thanks for the giggle.

[@LitCactus]

lmao I relate to this so strongly

[@sittinonthegodamcornerdoindope]

@@pianochess1882 nerd!!!

[@Eleiem]

I'm on video 65 of the speedups so I won't watch this one yet, but wanted to take the chance of being early and thank you Danya. This series has really helped me improve.

[@user-vh3kj9ri8h]

You don't need to watch them in order lol, danya speedruns aren't breaking bad

[@Sbigsla]

@@user-vh3kj9ri8h its a good idea tho as he builds upon prior knowledge

[@zeinfeimrelduulthaarn7028]

@@user-vh3kj9ri8h i absolutely watch this in order To me it is a series aha And we see him evolving on last Time he had x or y line in the speedrun, do you can really understand where he is coming from

[@raph6709]

@@user-vh3kj9ri8h Welp it's pretty close as he's doing math and they're doing meth

[@mono1813]

​@@raph6709underappreciated comment

[@kaboomkp]

One of my favorite things about danya is how he isn’t quick to judge players at this level, who are skilled enough to understand many concepts but make inaccuracies with higher level ideas (as shown through this game and last, even when the opponent was obviously cheating he still was respectful about it) This series has been insanely helpful for me as a 12-1300 player and makes me think more about moves I play.. as he says “well if we calculate one move further…” which is something I think to myself a lot more now that I’ve watched this series Please don’t be discouraged by a few bad eggs and keep this series going as long as you can, you’re one of the few GMs who’s able to explain moves to players like me even though you understand it at a much higher level than us

[@evolnizark4712]

A 50 minute video? Im gonna save this for dinner

[@sethdesilva]

same haha, just started it

[@raph6709]

Better than Netflix

[@walidredka5834]

This video has it all, it's the best instructive one I've ever seen. Thank you so much GM DN , love to see more

[@buzzspiker]

I felt physical pain when you said exf6 was a blunder, I instantly saw why and felt like I ruined a great game myself. glad I could learn from this in a video and not over the board. :)

[@haddymcbatty]

This is one of your best! Thanks Danya

[@l4te4oot91]

The greatest channel for chess arguably and love that each step of the speedrun the thought process, threats, and calculation is done. Great place for beginners like myself to get an idea for evaluating next moves..

[@alexanderzikal7244]

Again a very fine lesson. I enjoy, that You explaining Your thinking - that improves my own chess a lot!

[@maestrosock9360]

A very immense amount of instruction in this video, well done! Utmost gratitude!

[@Andrewmagana]

Wowowow the crazy mate ideas at the end are so cool!!! Beautiful game gg

[@es.1964]

This game was CRAZY!!!! I feel like I'm always learning with your videos! Thanks!!!

[@chessgains8075]

This was amazing! Thank you once again Daniel! More gains to come to us all thanks to you!!

[@skirybondirynakers4962]

Another great job, much appreciated

[@MrKayDeeJay]

Amazing game and analysis! Thanks!

[@janmeppe]

Beautiful chess! And you're a great teacher, thanks Daniel for these videos!

[@andygoh8681]

What a terrific segment answering questions. What a champ

[@izzymarz6788]

your enthusiasm looking at the analysis after the game is amazing

[@trashgames8121]

What an absolutely amazing game and analysis

[@simonholin3768]

Thank you for this amazing speedrun! You play fun and challenging openings that are perfect for this level and ones don't get boring. These videos have helped me to get my rating from 1700 to 1900 along with you. It would be awesome to play you one of these days..

[@zxdevoutxz]

Great content, great commentator! Thanks Danya

[@alexwiththeglasses]

This took beginner me a couple of sessions to wrap my head around (still not connecting all of the dots😆), but so much valuable commentary, including the explanations of engine thinking at the end🙏

[@martinpaddle]

My 6 year old son loves your videos, and incidentally his coach recently suggested to try the Morra, as it emphasizes rapid development. The timing of this video is perfect!

[@martinpaddle]

@@A51838 I have Esserman's book, which is the main authority on the Morra, and we've been going through that. But at his age and level, it's more about grasping the main ideas: where do the pieces get developed and why, what are the typical tactics to look out for, what are the pitfalls. Danya does a great job at illustrating some of these points, and he knows the opening well enough. The way he played it here was very thematic, and it could have been an example out of Esserman's book.

[@786sami786]

Hi Danya. Love your content. Thank you for sharing.

[@highgaming1957]

I am loving this morra series. Even bought the book!

[@leafyconcern]

Danya feels like the sole reason I feel like chess is possible for me as a game and as a form of art

[@amethyst10]

Loved it !

[@mishaerementchouk]

Very interesting game and those mating sequences at 31:30 were a nice cherry on top.

[@cemiloscaraydin]

Incredible game. Thank you for playing rapid games it makes us understand what’s going on much better it’s awesome

[@LitCactus]

This was an amazing game. Kudos to Danya, the greatest chess instructor there ever was ♥️♥️

[@alexf0101]

amazing q&a and epilogue

[@kaidoChess]

24:27 excellent advice !!!

[@dpedalv]

Amazing game, thanks!

[@pehpunkthahpunkt4179]

I enjoyed the Q&A at the end 👍

[@arjungem248]

Danya! you are amazing. My 6 yr old daughter loves your way of delivering chess knowledge. Thank you for effort and time! Keep soaring.

[@WelsoySoy]

Thank you for The video!

[@efe563_]

best chess content on youtube for sure!

[@danny208YT]

Best video so far in the series. Sacrifices galore

[@jamesp6376]

Nothing like coming home after a hard day's work and seeing a new speed run up!

[@yigitkabaday3179]

Cheers bro

[@tommydashed4205]

The excitement that Danya shows when he sees insane moves from the engine is what I'm really here for.

[@depan55]

29:30 During the game before the move Nb5 was even mentioned I was wondering what the catch was with the move before the bishop sac. Then Danya turns on the engine and it turns out to be the top move. I'm still a terrible player but not gonna lie, I'm kinda proud of myself for finding it. I assumed Danye saw this could be followed up by the discovered check bishop sac after. I certainly didn't find the move 100% on my own as it was Danye talking through the Nd5 lines that got me to see Nb5 instead ☺️

[@hamarthomas48]

Was looking for this comment, same here. 1300 is my rating on rapid

[@samirsaid4938]

u hooked for this game man , thanks :D

[@DudeTastic13]

Who knew, that black knight innocuously developing to d7, thereby boxing in Black's light sq bishop from defending e6, is pretty much the root of all the mayhem!

[@sparesomerunesplease3683]

It’s an interesting concept for sure. It also occurs in some Najdorf positions with the pawn on e6 and the white bishop on c4. Similar to this game, moving the knight to d7 can lead to disaster since white can sometimes make a very powerful sacrifice on e6! The sicilian is not an opening for the faint of heart.

[@WatermanViolinStudio]

Holy moly pants. I'm a CM strength player and those sacs are bananas. I really enjoy the interaction between GMs and computers in complex middlegames. I have a lot of appreciation for how strong comps have got. It really takes moves that are otherwise not realistic to analyze and finds the exception without a doubt. Enjoyable content. ...I have had a few positions in OTB games that are +5 with equal material and no immediate threat that wins material. Of course there was a forcing sequence, but not obvious why it is forcing. Cheers.

[@TheMarksT]

Very complicated, tactical and explosive! But you have the ability to explain it very well and it makes sense. Maybe someday we'll be able to say that about every aspect of our lives, because you're right about that too. Living under a system of self-destruction isn't very sensible! But making people think, helps! Thanks.

[@ubsrg]

So awesome! Thanks a lot for the content! Following your recommendation, I bought the book a couple of days. The Nd7 move does exist in the book but with some other moves thrown in there, but you could've actually transposed I think. It's the Finegold defense. Again, thank you so much for your amazing content!

[@hector9586]

I have the book for a year now, nobody have played the finegold defense in my elo (1900) or the chicago defense for that matter, I have been facing a lot of pseudo dragons that I usually beat.

[@falseinsignia]

Hey could you tell me the name of the book so I could get it myself, thanks.

[@TheMrInfantaria]

@@falseinsignia Mayhem in the morra

[@adrianeklowcabramek]

beautiful game, Danya

[@RobFlaxMusic]

I love the analogy of mating patterns = “multiplication tables”!

[@nagoshi01]

This is amazing. All i want is a series of these exciting gambits and deep calculation at this Elo. Next speedrun do a ton of smith more a 1600+ pls

[@iwill5810]

How can one get from 1100 to 1600? I feel as though I understand color schemes, pawn structure, “king safety”, development, fight control for the center (if possible), just wondering the set differences between 1100 and 1600… Is it mostly theory that sets most rating #s apart?

[@nagoshi01]

@@iwill5810 I would offer the following advice to focus on: 1. Learn opening theory. It's boring and tough, but if you can be at advantage in the first 8 moves in most of your games, you will find games to be easier. Learn solid lines as white for a few general openings in d4/e4 As black, learn the theory for some of the most common white openings at your Elo. Using lichess' database for this helps. 2. Practice tactics and endgame puzzles. If you are 1100, do puzzles meant for 1100-1300. If they are too easy, raise the difficulty. The goal result is to keep decreasing the time spent solving each one - this comes from ingrained pattern recognition. HOWEVER, for tricky puzzles do not rush yourself. Accuracy matters most. See my next point: 3. Train yourself on calculating/visualization. Complex midgame tactic puzzles help here. When considering a move, visualize and calculate what the position will look like at the end of a sequence (you see Danya preach this a ton). The more you practice calculation, the easier you'll be able to visualize and thus you can evaluate lines in less time. Use the arrows you can draw in games to aid visualization. 4. Last but not least: Practice. Deliberated practice. Play matches like 15+10 rapid against people your level. Play unranked if you want or make a new account on lichess/chesscom. TL;DR: You have to participate in the opening theory arms race as ELO climbs. Use practice puzzles. Play games and keep playing. If you blunder or miss a tactic, analyze afterwards and consider practice puzzles covering the topic you are weak in.

[@jto2161]

I love when danya gets crazy with crazy checkmates

[@h.b.1285]

This video is one of the best examples why Danya is just awesome and unparalleled

[@rage2904]

There is a positional +2 as well. My last OTB game was a +2 for like 20 straight moves with best play against a terrible scandinavian from black who crippled his bishop, allowed all pawn breaks to be controlled, and voluntarily cramped his whole position indefinitely. I traded an attack for a winning endgame up a pawn, but I saw a ghost and let the W slip in one move right before time control. Devastating draw. I hate chess.

[@hardtech4609]

one of the best games of the speed run

[@frequensea9434]

the analysis on this is SO dirty, also the fact you have books to recommend as well for the openings you are playing? Danya being the best teacher of chess HANDS DOWN

[@SycophanticLeech]

fantastic game, danya

[@BryceRogers_]

24:56 wise words from the prophet himself

[@Phavela]

what an insane game and analysis

[@Hopefully2025]

I was thinking why not go knight b5 during the game, or at least why wasn't it suggested. And then after during analysis when the engine said to do just that! Pretty cool!

[@popcat2309]

Can anyone tell what is twitch channel is? And when does he normally stream? I have only seen his youtube videos, and don't use twitch as much, I just wanted to see his stream for once.

[@gregp13]

Really excellent, as always. Thank you Daniel!!

[@bluepenguin2071]

Not Danya dropping another banger for us 🤩

[@therandomrat5238]

Damn Daniel, 50 minutes! looking forward to the postgame analysis! Also could you play the Grand Prix against the Sicilian sometime?

[@juststoic3809]

I wouldn’t recommend the Grand Prix for low elo players.

[@aaronstephen3058]

@@juststoic3809 Honestly, I feel like the Grand Prix is fine for low-mid elo players. The plans are pretty easy to follow, and you get good positions out of it. It’s definitely easier to play than the Open Sicilian, that’s for sure.

[@therandomrat5238]

@@juststoic3809 Agreed, but now at the 1900~ elo mark I think it's perfect. Not a ton of theory, and leads to some fun positions

[@user-bb4km1uj3o]

I'm gonna starr playing this smith mora gambit!

[@CalFPS]

Absolutely love to see those crazy lines and that excitement! This was so fun and educational for no reason at like 6am lol.

[@mattbrown4269]

Danya geeking out over all the crazy lines the engine sees is 🤤🤤🤤

[@iliabotvinnik6014]

(Recognizing patterns) It's a lot like reading a lot of books... After a while you intuitively know the correct spelling of many words and phrases..... Thank You for another educational video...

[@Speedster___]

1:42 is a4 a move to stop any tempo winning hits on bc4?

[@thistleham]

love smith morra number 2!

[@MrJoosebawkz]

this has got to be one of the craziest games of the series

[@pokerstar2926]

20:32 the game is over 20:52 the game is not over 😂

[@raph6709]

First he was talking for himself then he remembered he has an audience capable of hanging two queens at the same time

[@FutbolShortsFC]

Often black gets a strong knight on d4 anchored by a pawn on e5 in the smith Morra, started playing the morphy gambit. I high recommend it to those who really want to play the S-morra but aren’t finding success in it. Play the morphy gambit if you like castling queen side and attacking the castled opponent’s king with your king side paws (f.g,h, pawns) Also if you like dynamic all over the place not strict chess, opposite of Karpov style morphy gambit is for you, instead of c3 you play Nf3 allowing black to play e5 anchoring the d4 pawn then you play c3 removing the strong pawn, very cool stuff!

[@hector9586]

I mean, that's the only weakness of the smith morra, that's the reason you play Be3 to protect the square, if you know it, you won't let it happen, there are so many traps and aggressive moves in the morra that you apply pressure psychologically and your opponent collapses. Also, that gambit is called the Urusov Gambit, it usually transpose to an italian

[@FutbolShortsFC]

@@hector9586 Be3 you’re gonna lose your DSB and a good player, like 2300+ would dominate your dark squares. (I’m 17-1800) not the greatest but learning 👍🏻

[@hector9586]

@@FutbolShortsFC I don't think so, it's not like it will decide the game, the smith morra is a good weapon, it put a lot of pressure, while sure a 2300 can beat me, with any opening probably, while I wouldn't recommend it in a classical game, with online my win rate is around 90% online at the same rating as you, while I have beaten a 1900 fide rate otb with it blitz and rapid, so yes a computer will beat you but it's a great weapon against humans, it also give you a lot of ideas that you can also use in the open sicilian

[@smrtfasizmu6161]

I don't play the Smith Morra but in the previous video Naroditsky put his bishop on d3 and said that if blacks Knight ever goes to d4 you play Bxd4

[@martinr113]

This game reminds me of what Ben Finegold always says about these kinds of attacks: "whenever someone sacs a bunch of material and achieves a fancy checkmate, the other guy never developed any of their pieces." The opponent in this game had both his rooks on their home squares for literally the entire game. Not to say he played poorly, it's just that the attack was so quick he never had the time. On this I also like how Danya emphasizes getting as many pieces as possible into the attack, showing us that the quality of pieces is much more important than the quantity

[@sumithjayarathna2132]

🔥🔥

[@IanLiuuuu]

I was going to go to sleep but Danya posted a new video XD

[@rkvess]

"There are literally a gazillion ways for white to move here....." I see a move I would do in a game. "except this one move, that one is losing immediately."

[@kugelblitzingularity304]

fyi 1.3 advantage is the threshold for winning advantage with perfect play, where the wdl (win draw lose) has win more that draw. and at 1.5 its basically impossible to not win when played by engines.

[@IvanWongHongKong]

eh its different with different engines i dont think you can define it like that

[@nickfazzio5277]

World class attack. That sacrifice doesn’t even come up on my radar.

[@alexanderzikal7244]

You played 250 Bullets for 2 days on Lichess.... Ian Nepomniachtchi now Your best friend I think ^ ^

[@steelistheunworthy6534]

Maybe you covered this, but what about Bf7+, Kf7 Nd5 Nd5, Rc7 Nc7, Qc4+ Ne6, Ng5+ with a fork? Picks up the knight, my only concern is the bishop under attack, but black either weakens his king TREMENDOUSLY, or succumbs to a check after Q/Ne6+. Thoughts?

[@FlakyScalp]

I was thinking this initially, but the problem is that Black's dark square bishop is defending g5 preventing ng5+ after the f6 Knight captures on d5

[@rorypaterson7009]

"I've maybe seen this move a gazillion times."

[@arthoormoorgen9492]

This is one of the best speedrun video for me, since I'm a big sicilian player and always play smith-morra as white xD.

[@eladmenahem2253]

wow awesome game

[@travischampagne3252]

I would pay good money for this free content

[@yedfa8202]

When are the lives on twitch ?

[@oskartengberg8792]

Most hyped commentator in chess imo.

[@mdblida7980]

Anyone have the link of the chess base he is talking about? Is it free?

[@Pouya..]

I'm 1200 ELO I have two main problems first I usually don't calculate my opponent's moves and second I lose my calculation line what should I do to fix those problems?

[@arubjude6995]

At 10:23 what about Nb5 attacking the queen but also preparing an unstoppable fork which wins the rook?

[@soupisfornoobs4081]

There's a pawn on a6

[@colethomson7267]

The intro is adorable lol I don't know why but I like it a lot

[@keerthanasaravanaganesh2435]

Knights and quewns are the best attacking pairs

[@camin8or31]

Love you danya

[@ginoginoh]

If I am not mistaken, the lichess analysis tools stopped saying a move is a mistake/blunder when you simplify for an easy winning position.