Master Class | Grünfeld Defense | Chess Speedrun | Grandmaster Naroditsky

[@doofcon]

Danya that win against Fabi was amazing! You're such an amazing teacher and I love watching these videos every night. -Jake

[@kcm9058]

Jake the gay boiiiiii

[@Gabrieldrst]

@@kcm9058 why ?

[@johnhinkleman9757]

@@Gabrieldrst that’s the internet for you… lol

[@petergriffin8767]

@@kcm9058 if not loving Danya is straight then I’m lil nas x

[@self-righteousideologue9398]

@@johnhinkleman9757 - I confess, his comment made me lol, literally.

[@kingbradley3402]

Danya makes you understand chess. There's a thought process behind every move, he explains that, he explains why some moves are not good, and as you see more of his videos, you start to grasp the thought process any chess player should follow. Probably one of the best teachers of chess out there

[@kurtcrespo208]

Danya is the BEST teacher out there :D

[@yabutokthatsjust5434]

Beats Fabi in classical and then uploads new educational vid for mortals, the hero we don't deserve.

[@skewrin2837]

Hearing that you only have 90 more points to go in this speed run makes me sad - this has been great content. Thank you a lot!

[@thesilentmajority2765]

Daniel is one of the greatest chess instructors of our time. He is absolutely brilliant. The level of explanation he goes into this video is perfectly on par with the rating he is at and that goes for all in this series.

[@Hahahahaaahaahaa]

HUGE CONGRATS on the fabi win. Such a good tactical spot on the tail of a great positional game, so much to learn so fun to watch, awesome job!

[@shu_ums]

13:45 that explanation about pins was so easy to understand and the way you executed the move so flawlessly as well. I never though about moves like this before. Thank you for being such a great teacher Danya.

[@asiansensation722]

You’re the best, Danya! Incredible content you’re making these days. Congrats on the win against Fabi and keep up the hard work

[@arushmanya-kn8sh]

Nice game against Fabiano hats off Edit: Thank you all for 150 likes

[@abcd1234___]

Sach me bhai. Kya game tha❤️❤️maza aa gya

[@arushmanya-kn8sh]

@@abcd1234___ yup

[@Arthas30000]

Congrats on the Fabi win Danya! Поздравляю!!! 🥳

[@geoffreychadwickwellington4769]

Danya you should do a “reverse speed run” where lower rated players play you, and they commentate their moves so we can see their faulty rationale, and then you can analyze and show where they went wrong.

[@leadnitrate2194]

Chessbrah posted a very similar video just yesterday.

[@tvens1]

This sounds like a very good idea!

[@alexnail]

great idea

[@micachakraborty2630]

Is coaching not sufficient? What would we gain from listening to a worse player give their thoughts on a position vs a gm

[@alexnail]

@@micachakraborty2630 well I was assuming it would be more of a discussion! Explaining why the beginner logic is wrong/trying to isolate common mental traps that beginners fall into. I think Daniel is already excellent at that by the way, but I think including a 1400ish player in the discussion could be really interesting. On the other hand this would then basically become a 1:1 lesson and I’m not sure he should necessarily give everything away like that!

[@perpetval9022]

It made me so happy watching your game against Fabi. You are doing so great. Thanks for everything, Danya.

[@Zoro-fi8ic]

This was an amazing video! I really love your videos because they focus more on teaching chess rather than just entertainment. For someone who truly wants to learn chess, this kind of content is actually more engaging. The way you calmly and step by step explain and help us think-or learn how to think-is fantastic. After all, the true charm of chess lies in gradually uncovering and exploring ideas.

[@odoglafford9650]

As a 3 year long chess player I'm stoned and watching this And the way you stole a move literally messed with my head so bad at 4:25

[@mtstash]

23:14 "I mean...rook B1 is not possible because some genius developed their bishop to F5" LOL

[@FilipArs13]

Hey Daniel, I never have the opportunity to thank you for all the free videos that you upload on daily/weekly basis, it means a lot to me. Also I wanna congratulate you for your victory against Fabi, maybe Fabi doesn't have the best tournament, but your style of playing is amazing and you deserve your victory. I come from Macedonia, where interest in chess is very low, there are a total of 9 grandmasters in the country, people here are occupied with poverty, high level of corruption, low salaries and nobody have time to teach chess, to play chess or to invest in chess, so our only touch with chess are these chess videos on KZbin, and yours are my favorites. Once again, thank you!

[@ClassicPass_]

GG on crushing Fabi. What a feeling that must be! Lots of hard work paying off. Grats on all the well deserved success my guy. You have no idea how much we all appreciate this content!

[@kingdagami471]

I used to struggle against Queen's gambit/Queen's Indian in the past, so I would like to take this opportunity to thank Danya for introducing me to the Grunfeld defense. Keep up the good work!!

[@infinitejest9658]

Congrats on the win against Caruana! Thanks for uploading and sharing your love of chess for free, you give a glimpse of high level chess that can sometimes be hard to access or understand.

[@supriyo7303]

Huge congratulations on the win against xiong and caruana,fantastic video as always,have watched all the oh my lands speedrun videos,lots of Instructive Content!

[@SEAKPhotog]

Congrats on your win vs Fabi!

[@seulebrg]

Bf8 in the game against Fabi was just *Chefs Kiss meme* material:) Hope to see another speedrun at some point in time - I think the 10 minute games are great format:)

[@guy9146]

I pretty much know all of the chess content creators at this point & I’m comfortable saying you’re near, if not at the top of instruction chess. Please keep this content coming.

[@kimtaewoo3274]

14:18 Also possible to play Rc1+ followed by Nxb3

[@ym276]

It is possible but not as accurate because white has Rd2 at the end of the line where the knight has no squares

[@matthewrigby6089]

It would be great to have double audio with both a 1400 and Danya like he sometimes does with Firouzja in bullet matches. It would help to understand the flawed thought process of the weaker player. You could hear the 1400 say things like "I'm just gonna be solid here" while Danya says "He's playing just a bit too passive, and it's time to pounce."

[@ryanboyd4770]

Fantastic- cheers Danya and congrats on the Fabi win.

[@AibadH]

at 5:19, taking the pawn on d4 with the knight will blunder queen takes knight which will also serve the purpose of defending the bishop from the rook and also meanwhile the white queen stays protected by the white knight on f3 from being captured by the black queen

[@darkmegalord]

Play the KID alot, the Grunfield is such a welcomed content ! Keep doing you Danya ! Wishing you all the best in your future chess tourneys!

[@allgslovelife]

Hi Daniel, Congrats on your us chess championship performance as well

[@TheChessMasterBattleofWits]

just recently i was watching your win over fabi on agadmator's chess channel.

[@michaelzubov5264]

Daniel congrats! It is a bit scary to see how you play highest-level chess and still continue to produce highest-level chess tutorials

[@ElijahStormblessed]

I've only been subscribed for a few days, but already I've learned so much! Your channel is truly so amazing, and so helpful!

[@jamesmorrison7989]

Im behind on this speedrun. Can anyone remind me what "IQP" is? @4:40 he mentioned "we have an IQP situation"

[@Isayonelove]

Isolated Queen Pawn. 🐝👍🏻

[@akeuner]

Best wishes from Belarus! Thank you for you doing and best luck in Championship!

[@friedquiver4606]

Imagine finding out you played Danya, watching the video and he says “Jesus this guy is not playing well” lol

[@rbarreira2]

He complimented some of his opponent's moves later though.

[@iancoughlan5]

@@rbarreira2 Yep, the guy made a impressive turn around. By 8.50, Daniel says 'this guy is the real deal'.

[@ethan073]

I just finished a Danya speed run marathon and was about to go to bed. Guess I’m doing one more 😅

[@calebfudrums]

yoo congrats on your game against fabi man! your whole community is so happy for u 🙂

[@Gent47]

By far the best chess lessons online for every level. Lightyears ahead of anyone else. Easy to understand the masters ideas and forward planning. Theory about the opening moves and tactital squares. Watch a few lesson. Take notes Practice in real games. Your chess will leap no matter your level. Thank you very very much!

[@snes09]

Grats on your win against fabi! That was such a sick game

[@thebluesmurfdude]

Let’s go!! The Grunfeld is too wild for me, but love the content nonetheless!

[@self-righteousideologue9398]

I first read your comment as "girlfriend" instead of Grunfield. lol. I had to do a doubt take

[@serialislife799]

2:40 and 6:36 the change in mood lmaoo

[@michaelwhinnery164]

That was amazing. I try to guess the move before it's played, And my accuracy is pretty low. My rating in Rapid10 min game is around 1700. And these lessons are priceless. Thank you Sensei.

[@prashantmsh]

Bow to your sensei!!

[@Aminassafiri]

What an awesome video. Excellent content

[@jensenfleet7366]

Congrats on the Fabi win! Incredible game!

[@abelplayss3578]

imagine getting coached from someone who beat fabi wow i feel really lucky good luck on your next games daniel

[@RobFlaxMusic]

27:05 any recommendations on videos to learn more about this knight sac motif? I don’t play the Najdorf much but want to know this

[@hasanhammoudeh2861]

Congratulations on defeating Caruana!

[@briant3974]

Great videos as always, but we seem to be missing several...what happened to everything else between 1940 and 2100 rating? You can tell watching the videos that there were large jumps in rating that are not posted...about 50 pts per video where normally it's 10.

[@cpf2566]

Yeah, only two videos between 1950 and 2100. I am a bit disappointed tbh - I've been looking forward to the ~2000 rating part since the beginning.

[@gergelyhalacsy9616]

Thank you for being such a good teacher ☺️

[@ubsrg]

You truly are an amazing teacher! This public good is just amazing! I have to say I'm basically as bummed about this series ending as I am about a good TV show ending. In an ideal world, you do these slow runs again and again, but that would probably be boring for you. Anyway you're amazing, thanks for this!

[@jjnoname]

Congrats on your win!!!

[@TheInfernoJesus]

love your speedruns

[@burritodoge8450]

Really loving the speedrun series

[@massimoseveri3600]

Congrats Danya for the great win against Fabi.

[@kidexplainschess8381]

Thanks for the great series. All the best in the US championship!

[@Chessmates223]

Really love this guys video, such an amazing teacher❤️

[@realBowfree]

90 elo away from conclusion!?!?!? Hopefully, I pray, that means you start all over and do another one. Very entertaining and informative.

[@jesusvazquez2489]

Yesterday I got my rank of puzzles up to 2100 from 1800 and when I came to play games I could spot all the tactics immediately. My problem is more of a strategic one, I think that if I dedicate more time to strategic thought process and books of positional chess that will improve my chess. Any opinions Danya?

[@Grannyknockers]

The perplexed look on his face when the opponent opens with c3 and then c4 haha. You can almost see his thoughts "this guy's really 2100?!?"

[@Mikesullin]

Congrats on the fabi win

[@briandwi2504]

Great stuff!

[@groverclinton1081]

What happens when the ratings reach 2200? Will you start another speedrun?

[@williambarnes3021]

"Never assume your pinned piece cannot move." Ahhhh I see Magnus is taking lessons from Danya again.

[@Dan-ul1hd]

The speed run is amazing

[@yourdedushka8715]

Imagine surviving until an endgame against a player who crushed the world No. 2

[@DonCh4oS]

Hey sensei Danya! Idk if you're planning this eventually, but I think you should make a series about learning/playing openings.

[@ashrafyousif570]

Master... you deserve a thousand likes 👍

[@upasaka259]

BEST CHESS SERIES EEVVEERRRR!!!!

[@Jai00073]

At 14:07 what if played a4??

[@ebk1377]

Congrats on the win against fabi

[@lanlehoang2177]

can you make a video analyzing your game vs fabi? such a great win

[@Kevcon80]

I hope you do another speedrun after this one's conclusion!

[@wrathofpunjabi]

Could u do a course on a opening u like? Thanks

[@sinify6676]

" h3.. jesus, this guy is not playing well.." LOL

[@poundcayx]

hahaha I've never seen danya call out his opponent like that

[@raihanadhityaputra6151]

Danya would u like to make some lessons about najdorf as black? thanks

[@Andratos95]

Hey Danya, I have a suggestion for a new video... Can you try to play some game where you intentionally make some type of blunder and show us how to do "damage control" and try to come back from a worse position? I know it may sound ridiculous, but I never saw any video like that and I think you'd be the best teacher for this type of video

[@edgemasterrlol]

This game was AWESOME

[@mananmno6739]

All the best in the us championship Respect from sudan

[@SomeRandomDevOpsGuy]

I thought the speedrun was going to 3000? How are we 90 points away from the conclusion? Only going to 2200?

[@wolfgangmozart9099]

I am new to tour channel. Congrats on your win against Fabi. After all who fears a 2800 grandmaster?

[@zeguitardude]

The Fabiano slayer himself

[@et5555yang]

Can someone explain why reverse Gruenfeld is no good?

[@lergof0202]

Should keep going past 2200

[@prarthneshsabharwal]

Sir I want GM level tactics book please tell me name list 😊❤

[@darkglyph3871]

Just subbed brodi

[@thetransferaccount4586]

grunfeld is my new fav opening x2

[@alexf0101]

good stuff

[@wallstreetmonky6797]

okay but my homie playing white being down 3 tempos was kinda funny doe

[@noah-vi1kq]

Any chance you keep going until an even higher ELO. I would love to see you starting to sweat (and prevail ofc) :3

[@Jeganboii]

Legend

[@Billy-sm3uu]

The aimchess ad is so fucking hilarious

[@joefawcett7166]

Me: *Rook e4* Oooof that's a good move Danya: ...and that is the decisive blunder Me: Oh...

[@mrdxlphin2345]

Wonderful!

[@wasp7969]

hooray new video

[@arno_grnfld455]

This should be named the grunfeld attack

[@wikidyou]

As always, amazing content. Only critique: without getting into the nuances of the German "ü", if you say "ooh" (as in "ooh, ahh, look at those fireworks!") and add a hint of "ewe" (as in sheep), the pronunciation would be slightly more accurate. "Groonfeld(t)" would be just fine, with a hint of "Grewenfeld" and you could be a native speaker. ;-)

[@kendreamer6376]

Move 27. ... Nxb3 was obvious. Just calculate because of the last move white made. Ask your self what if i take bishop where will my knight be if you do you will see white has two pieces hanging and he has to try to defend both and recapture the knight all at the same time which is impossible.

[@bennya2846]

This was a set up game where it was done in advance.

[@BRNRDNCK]

Danya, just to clarify: at 4:15, this doesn't make White "lose a tempo." People always say this in QGD positions and it's not true. All it does is prevent white from *gaining* a tempo by capturing and developing simultaneously. This is similar to when people say the scandinavian "loses a tempo" since you have to move your queen without mentioning that black developed the queen for free on a capture (while white captured the pawn without developing).

[@ethan073]

Six to one, half a dozen to another

[@DanielNaroditskyGM]

That's an interesting perspective, but I have to respectfully disagree (though I'd say that either way of thinking about it is valid, and what I'm about to say is pretty much just semantics). I think the fact that the bishop captures the pawn on c4 is irrelevant; Bc4 is still a developing move, and I believe the only way to gain a tempo by developing is to simultaneously attack one of your opponent's pieces; simply capturing something does not equate to gaining a tempo. Hence, White has still moved the bishop twice, and so I believe it's more accurate to refer to it as losing a tempo. I hope that makes sense :)

[@nickdeschenes7377]

@@DanielNaroditskyGM As a Catalan player, your version of this makes more sense. It isn't as though white recaptures in all such positions... but you certainly do if your bishop is hit, whether you like it or not!

[@BRNRDNCK]

@@DanielNaroditskyGM This makes sense and you’re correct that it’s a semantic disagreement. I tend to think the phrase “gaining a tempo” should apply in all cases where one side develops more quickly than the other, irrespective of whether that came by way of a threat or capture, but I’m also not in charge of defining words :)

[@Vlad_the_Implier]

When is the speedrun vs 2800 out? Man really won with 180 elo difference