Beginner To Master | Viewer Games | Chess Speedrun

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[@AnandSivaram22]

Despite being a history major, Danya is so weak in his chess history. He doesnt even know that the Najdorf Defense was named after Mr.Defense

[@jeffic9249]

this is so stupid i like it

[@psychwolf7590]

Nice Finegold joke

[@AyleidCraft]

Probably doesn’t even know the inventor of chess, Gary Chess.

[@Ninterd2]

@@AyleidCraft And his grandson Magnum Carlston

[@opentls]

every time he talks about the origin of openings I have to think about dumb variations of this joke. like the caro-kann defense, curiously named after two people - Mr. Caro-Kann and Mr. Defense.

[@BaileyBankai]

Just imagining Daniel when he is 70 years old reciting the story of how the bongcloud opening was named.

[@ryankurz]

This is one of those openings I could sit and watch for hours...

[@creativityking4649]

Gotham : Guessing the Elo Hikaru: Stomping the scrubs Danya: Beginner to Master

[@fallup101]

Yet another immaculate episode I get to watch of danya where I name a move and he says exactly why it’s a terrible move :’) Best series on KZbin.

[@enochix3502]

Lmao 🤣🤣

[@ferdinandmartin8345]

that's just the perfect morning videos to watch with coffee

[@asuspiciousjew1579]

This is exactly what I do before getting ready for the day. I make my coffee, watch a Danya upload and then play a couple games. I find no better way to start the morning.

[@xnick_uy]

For me too!!

[@Jenks1]

Danya i love this slow run style. I'm learning so so much from how deep you analyse every game.

[@stepheneverett6239]

Danya: Prepare to be confused for the entirety of the game Me: Yes, thank goodness for the next Prophet upload.

[@Xbotto]

I was waiting najdorf lessons since the beginning of the speedrun please do more!

[@MM-sc4ww]

Me at min 10: Wow, this najdorf line seems pretty cool, let's learn it next! Also me at min 22: Forget about it

[@ryangarvey8207]

Daniel can you do a tactics series where u delve into fun attacking tactics like exploiting hook pawns and the greek gift sacrifice yada yada, would be extremely beneficial to some players

[@ryanboyd4770]

I shout a move at the video. Danya: That would be a disaster. I shout another move Danya: Again, you'd be biting on granite. Me: Obvious it was named after Mr Dorf, well Naj Dorf, he was probablyRussian or Indian. I wonder if he was an ancester of Stephen Dorff who played the vampire in Blade 2. Danya: proves this incorrect. I think I've been watching these since Pogchamps 1. Pure quality.

[@learnsomethingeveryday9164]

Yes talk about history so that the openings stick in our head more... pls post key ideas in the popular openings if u have time.. it will be very helpful for lower rated players like me

[@abraxamovic]

Danya, WE DEMAND THE CONTINUATION OF CHESS HISTORY SERIES!!

[@thetorfywebster]

I'm in love with how deeply you explore all these ideas, it's very informational and I feel like I'm learning a lot without trying

[@flavory9891]

Can we please get more content on the Najdorf? Middle game plans and how to punish non-theoretical moves? Also when do you keep your king in the center? Please more content!

[@chormizimik6341]

Thanks a lot GM Naroditsky. I reached 1800 elo watching your tutorials.

[@ynwa9885]

Context is important here. Did you start at 1900?

[@chormizimik6341]

@@ynwa9885 haha I start at 1200. And fluctuate at around 1400-1500. And all changed after watching Sensei insights.

[@tomasscholtus]

Do you mean real elo or internet elo?

[@chormizimik6341]

@@tomasscholtus hmm I didn't know about that until you asked me 😀. I use lichess and is rated around 1800 in lichess now. Thanks. Need to grind more.

[@bdhatc]

The extra n backgrounds and stories were great, awesome job!

[@alexf0101]

super interesting, thanks! I've been playing the c3 Alapin that Danya recommends, thankfully avoiding this theory crazyness

[@patrykapiezo1650]

Tartakower was not a russian chess player. He was polish, later emigrated to France (which was kind of a popular thing to do between 1772 - 1989, if you know history).

[@ruthxk7844]

Awesome! I feel I begin to understand something. Thanks so much about this Najdorf introduction. Excellently performed & explained.

[@joostvanrens]

Danya forgot 6. Ke2. The bongdorf.

[@Rahul_Pathori_]

Thanks a lot, I progressed to 950 from 850 within a week

[@thetransferaccount4586]

najdorf explained fully.. great

[@kmktruthserum9328]

id like to watch a video of chess story time with daniel where he tells us crazy chess stories of his life... and i also wouldnt mind chess history videos

[@timeisgod3867]

Thank you Daniel 👍👍

[@sniperbishop3625]

Why I am addicted to Daniel?

[@SpetzTV]

I love the chess history bits, but I might be biased since I was a history major. Keep them coming!

[@MrKongatthegates]

But again, these moves may have all been played earlier, especially as a fluke of luck, by random patzers, who probably did not understand it in depth, and thise games were not recorded. Rember chess existed long before competitive chess

[@MrKongatthegates]

Its the middle game attacking or winning ideas associated with all of the openings and defenses that Im lacking. Well that and talent and so much else. But I know the ideas behind say the kings indian, and after this video, I know the ideas in the Niejdorf, which I have tried, like I knew it was supposed to be opposite sides castling but this was so concrete, so I learned so much here. Daniel is the GOAT in my eyes, definitely as far as teaching

[@marc149]

Thanks for the awesome lessons 🙌

[@johndavidallison7601]

Found this gem. Love these old speedrun vids. Just something about them is unbeatable. Also it was epic to see a najdorf instead of dragons

[@grzesiek7358]

Tartakower was Polish and French chess player. Born in Rostov on Don (Russian Empire) in Jewish family of Polish-Austrian roots. Austrian after his father, Polish of his choice after in 1918 Poland regain independance. Also French citizen and chess player after II WW, as he served in a de Gaulle's army earlier.

[@thebigboofer3826]

No sir not boring at all. Would love to hear more history about opening names.

[@rickhammer7204]

More najdorf! Love the content!

[@jordanmcmorris5248]

Great lesson

[@fight4domination]

Amazing free content Danya, thank you.

[@emjhaybondoc2477]

my idolizing GM..

[@blazhrastnik9227]

6. Be3 is normally the start of the English attack, followed by f3. Of course you can transpose into it by playing f3 first though

[@marksolvent3259]

22:26 "This is called the English attack" I'm going to be completely honest. I just hit 1400 before yesterday and I could almost say for a fact that our opening knowledge is still absolute garbage, watching Danya just helps equalize the rest of the game.

[@musique-ef3rz]

What is Danya's streaming schedule? I'd love to catch some of his streams but I never know when to look for them. Thanks for any response

[@aidandoyle8383]

Hi Danya thank you so much for the amazing content. You are a great teacher and a great role model. All the best:)

[@TFrank21]

Danya doesn’t miss!! Every game is good. Very enjoyable to watch him do his thing

[@lukacalov1988]

English attack is named after Mr Attack

[@tuddgrimley8532]

What's black, white and red all over 23:51

[@kianimate7803]

Thanks! great video!

[@felimart]

25:02 Najdorf theory

[@MrOsm-ex3jd]

Bird playe the dragon🤣🤣😂

[@danjeory3659]

You can search KZbin for videos on the Najdorf. You will find none as good as this. And it's not even in the title.

[@danielwahlstromm.d.415]

sitsillian

[@emjhaybondoc2477]

my idol.

[@epicwolves125]

He makes it look so easy

[@SpraxTI]

Do we have any game where Daniel played against Finegold? just wondering tho

[@simonpantera]

Tartakower was Polish, not Russian.

[@bartekmalczewski5222]

Tartakower was originally from Poland not from Russia!

[@antoniocortijo-rodgers75]

Big pp gang

[@rediz5557]

why does he pronounce sicilian as sitilian? am I missing something?

[@stephenalessandro4686]

Can someone explain what happens if Alex doesn't leave his rook undefended and instead plays a different move instead of Queen c3? Is Daniel threatening a quick checkmate because I don't see it.

[@DonFreeq]

White is dead lost anyway. There is no quick mate, but there are unavoidable big material loses, partially also because of Bish on g5 and bad Queen on d2. Just a quick line - Rc1 Qa2+ Kf3 Nc5 and white is without defense. Qb4 and Qc3 run into Nxd5 with tempo and double attack losing Bish on g5. Kd1 evacuation runs at least into Nfe4 fxe4 Nxe4 Qxg5 Qb3+ Ke2 Qd3+ Kf2 Qxh1. And Be3 trying to remove hanging piece runs into Nb3 fork Qd3 lets say Qa1+ Kf2 Rc8+ Kd1 Nxf1 Bxf1 Nxd5 and black is already pawn up with viscious ongoing attack against white with zero coordination. There will be more material loses for white to follow. Edit. There are 2 more issues, not only terribly weak king. Undeveloped bish on f1 which cuts connection between rooks and abysmal piece configuration on c1-d2-g5 which allows forks from every single direction. If white would have only 2 issues there is still defensive setup possible and white is kinda fine, but with 3 issues it's slaughter time. One too many weakness.

[@swinge.r.3971]

How much do you charge for lessons?

[@AnandSivaram22]

His contact email is kinda public. He receives mails from prospective students and only after finding some genuinity and willingness to put in effort does he negotiate terms with them. It's unknown to us plebs.

[@elijahsimerson7839]

Yesssss!!

[@nicolalughi5489]

Hei, what opening do you raccomand for 1100 players?

[@ronnydragon2211]

Nice!

[@DonFreeq]

Great stuff.

[@dirtymike3329]

Hi prophet

[@aluminiumknight4038]

Man I played the accelerated dragon for a while and I love it, but once I played a 1900 and got crushed with yugoslav attack, it's not fun

[@kerim8769]

The whole idea of the accelerated dragon is that you can avoid the yugoslav because you can play d5 without losing a tempo. So unless you're transposing back to the regular dragon by playing an early d6 the yugoslav shouldn't be a problem. The real problem with the accelerated dragon is the maroczy bind.

[@swarajghude7939]

🔥🔥

[@Nathan-co4hk]

Does Danya read these?

[@DanielNaroditskyGM]

Indeed :)

[@sn00pryan]

anyone know what opening he recommends for 1100 - 1200 range? / does it matter?

[@user-fg5fs5ym6q]

I don't know what he would say, but probably something traditional and straightforward like the Giuoco Piano.

[@unknownalsounknown4238]

@@user-fg5fs5ym6q no NO NO , the guici piano can get very complex with the bishops on c5 and c4 respectively and has lots of theory(evans gambit being an example where you have to decline or lose due to lack of development and whites huge centre , meaning you have to play one of the refutations like andderssen variation , stone ware variation etc) some good openings to learn at the intermediate level would be the accelerated dragon sicillian for black , french defense(one I personally play) and for white either the london system or queens gambit

[@Andrewhein1]

I dont know what he exactly recommends, but personally I’d say just play and learn italian game and its variations ( fried liver, evans gambit, etc). As black just go with standard e4 e5, and if your opponent go with italian game just reply with giuoco piano. I mean you can learn accelerated dragon but personally i only delved into that once i got to 1450+ rating. Dont be too concerned with opening theories, you just need to know general opening principles and what are the basics of each opening. Just learn by experience, try those sacrifices you’re afraid to go into and see what happens.

[@redzoneitg2689]

From what I recall, his general repertoire in the 1200 range of his last speedrun was: As White, 1. e4, Giuoco Piano against ...e5, Alapin against the Sicilian, Nc3 against the French, otherwise just follow opening principles; As Black, an even mix of Italian and Accelerated Dragon against e4 and Queen's Gambit Declined against d4. I would say that openings do matter at that rating range, but not in the sense of "you have to know these lines 10 moves deep against these moves", since very few people at that level are going to be playing out theoretical lines. Rather, the openings you play dictate what kinds of positions you find yourself in and what plans you will use to develop your pieces and pressure your opponent.

[@pavlenikacevic4976]

Play caro-kann as black, QGD/London as black/white

[@JustnTime1]

“You Resign Now”

[@sannomi]

Sixth

[@jamesmonge7582]

I’m early again! YESSSS!

[@sniperbishop3625]

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