Danya Defeats Exposed Cheater | Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation | GM Naroditsky's Theory Speedrun

00:00 Intro
00:08 Game
00:50 First Move
13:58 Analysis
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[@RobFlaxMusic]

It's at the 45:00 mark where I got a huge AHA moment: "when all of the pieces are optimized it's often a sign that you need to change the pawn structure." BOOM. Again, astonishing clarity and depth here. Danya, we love you!

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Although I clearly ain't that good as Danya, but lemme know if I can help your son!

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@@auroraaesthetic435 What?

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[@chh_mumu]

For those who are interested in the book Dayna mentioned. It's The Modernized Ruy Lopez by GM Dariusz Swiercz

[@minophilic6577]

I can't believe u got him without premoves. That's called real Rizz. Just how. +The confidence. And the time was ticking. My heart was pounding and I was laughing so hard from impression. I am impressed sensei.

[@GK-ee7mw]

Fantastic content as always! What an epic game for sure. I’m always so excited when new speed run videos come out. Happy Holidays Danya!

[@JosephTruelson]

Another absolutely amazing video! I’m realizing how much I miss in my games from this series. It’s great that Daniel plays the game live since it gives us an opportunity to try to come up with our own ideas, and then we can see what we missed afterwards.

[@HedgeFundOfOne]

Great video/analysis, though I somehow missed where the opponent was exposed as a "cheater" per the headline.

[@joshuawall2590]

A non titled 2300 rapid player pushing a GM to their fullest while being up 6 minutes on the clock isn't obvious?

[@rxw5520]

Same. Really disappointed to be clickbaited by this channel. Thought we were above that here.

[@HedgeFundOfOne]

Calling someone a cheater is too serious to be thrown around lightly in a headline without solid evidence. In the video itself, Daniel gave him props for pushing/challenging him.

[@JFresh1977]

It's kinda interesting really. I looked up the account. They had their account since 2019 and was a 1600ish rated player and seemed to be playing honestly. Then later that year they just stop playing. Never plays a game again until June of 2023 where they log in and come back with a vengeance - crushing nearly everyone they play. There was the occasional loss but clearly dominating everyone until they played Danya and while it may not have been their game it was either that one or shortly afterward that they got flagged as a cheater. My guess is the account was hacked.

[@TheAluvisify]

@@joshuawall2590 No, it's not obvious because they still blundered and were losing later in the game. They just played a good game.

[@ollivier75]

As always i'm amazed by your greater understanding of the game and your ability to explain it. Truly one of a kind

[@elidrissii]

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[@shackledore]

This was a great video! Request more ruy lopez games if possible! You're a really great teacher!

[@kumarprateek238]

Just wanted to let you know I ain't doing quite well atm and watching your videos has helped my mental health a ton. Best streamer on YT

[@jedzhu8654]

31:17 Qg3 is such a subtle and instructive move, one of those ideas that's obvious once explained, but I would never have found it in a real game.

[@whimsnickal]

What an excellent video! Thanks Danya for including the Ruy in this speedrun - I have been playing the Ruy for a few months now and have been obsessively studying Nils Grandelius' amazing Grand Ruy course on chessable, but this kind of applied, deep theoretical lesson is gold on a whole other level. Would love the Ruy to be a main part of your next speedrun's repertoire. Keep up the great work!

[@AnkurRathi]

Love your content! I've learned a lot, and in particular I really admire your approach to ethics in chess (and any competitive game) of not throwing around accusations of cheating without clear proof. I've appreciated that in each of your previous "cheater" videos, you'd always take the time to do a post-game analysis to confirm your suspicions, and that you pretty regularly lecture your chat about making unfounded accusations. Which is why this video is so confusing. As others in the comments have suggested, I'm guessing you played this game without any suspicions, and then later at some point you came to discover that your opponent had been banned for cheating. Including that context (in the description or ideally in the video itself) would be really helpful to those of us who watch your content exclusively on KZbin. Keep up the great work!

[@asherm4767]

I just looked at this line earlier whilst watching the world blitz when Fabi played the Ruy, Danyas memory and logic are beautiful to behold unfold

[@LandBussiness]

So glad to see you delving into this opening. I'm a mere 1400 and know I'm way in over my head taking on the ruy lopez, but there's something about the line that is just so alluring. Amazing game, fantastic post-game analysis as always. Thanks Danya

[@adamfirth3082]

Not over ur head its just some opening moves and some of the most logical moves at that

[@imood_2025]

What is your username i want to play you

[@mariuszpudzianowski8400]

I actually started to study and play Spanish due to Danya (and watching some games on agadmator's channel). It's just so fun and full of cool ideas, it can be tactical it can be positional, there are traps, gambits so much to try and learn!

[@andreitiberiovicgazdovici]

I'm also more or less at the same level as you at chess, but I've always played Ruy Lopez, it's the first opening that my father taught me. If you know it well, you can put even very strong opponents in difficulty (in blitz I even beat a 2280 with it once) it takes a bit of study to know it well, it's true, but it's a repertoire that you can have for the rest of your life , the Ruy Lopez never gets old. And it's actually a lot of fun to play. If by chance there is some variant that you know little about or that you would like to learn more about (even among the "minor" ones), let me know, so maybe I can give you a hand👍

[@togfanatic3781]

i only know ruy lopez opening i goes from 800-1350 now . but i still dont inow what im doing ...

[@hkp9257]

I really like to watch chess videos to go to sleep. Gentle voice, explaining something useful. The sound of the pieces. It just works. But oh boy ... spoiler, I couldnt sleep for another hour :) That game was awesome. And the analysis afterwards was also really enjoyable and well done! gg

[@abjdalgnd]

Thank you for playing the spanish. I would like to see you play it more often even at a beginner level in future speedruns.

[@mariuszpudzianowski8400]

At beginner level people will fall for most basic traps by taking e pawn at wrong moment - but it's a cool idea for educational purposes

[@builderphill1361]

​@@mariuszpudzianowski8400that's good to see as well! Helps teach the fundamentals of the opening

[@violettekken1824]

Which is not abad thing at all!​@@mariuszpudzianowski8400

[@giant05]

I always find it funny how Danya says that looks like a bad move against a cheater and its the same move that poses problems later on in the game

[@kaidoChess]

The Danya V Cheater vids are the BEST. I’m sure it while recording but I love them

[@YOLO22272]

1.E4 "very complex position, lets start analysing" Yo, I lost it🤣

[@majesticwizardcat]

I refer to you to my friends as "The professor You are a very talented player and a very natural teacher. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us, all the best for 2024.

[@ponere3849]

I have learned so much trough your videos, thank you!

[@Supernugget45]

I see a lot of people talking about how Danya didn't mention that the player was cheating. Many, many moves made by the opponent were made in a 5-7 second think, regardless of the complexity of the position. This alone doesn't mean the opponent was cheating for sure, but it is a major red flag. Humans don't use their time like this.

[@zoneoff668]

Exactly! And remember that Danya never accuses anyone of cheating without very solid proof.

[@Cristian-wp8ex]

Thank you for this very instructive game & video!

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You are the best KZbinr for chess out there. I learned so much from you. Thank you Danny!

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I genuinely agree, DN is by far the best teacher in terms of explaining the inexplicable to intermediate players. I don't even know who else to suggest :-)

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I like the videos where it's not a cakewalk to win. Enjoyable watch

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This dude is a genius....I can't even put it into words... He's just a genius

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Happy new year Daniel

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Such a likeable dude is Danya. Love his vids

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So much takeaway in your vids Daniel, grateful, God bless you in every way, stay well in 2024!

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Thank you for this year Danya, you inspire!

[@joshburk1897]

What an incredibly instructive game and video.

[@grgfrg7]

I often just listen to these during the opening as I'm doing something else. I had to stop and check what he was talking about "revolutionary move" great sense of humour

[@jansuerken]

It just puzzles me why other chess-accounts are so much bigger than Daniel’s. Just because he is not clickbaiting like others in this niche? This is by far (perhaps with the exception of Eric) THE best and instructive channel I was able to find. I really hope Daniel is able to grow it much further and eventually becomes the biggest channel at some point. I hope he keeps producing these speedrun videos. They are simply awesome (feels as if he is going through a bit of fatigue, he used to do many more. No complaint, just noticing)!

[@rockdeworld]

It’s probably many things related to youtube optimization. I agree these videos are great. But I would also point out that this video had a clickbait title.

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plz do more videos like this sir this is a excellent feast

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I really love your videos ❤ Not just because I'm Sicilian and accelerated dragon player and you help me to play them better, but also because I was 2000 in slow game and I'm chess teacher and your videos are a perfect balance between reviewing the chess games principles from a master perspective and playing more efficiently in competitive games. I did all my chess learning in the old way with just books and I understand how these materials on youtube allow a new generation of players to make good results in tournaments at so young age

[@Study101]

Really enjoyed this!

[@usageunit]

Aww, I was hoping to hear more about that weird c7-c5 opening. Looks like it would be kind of a reverse English down a tempo.

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Wonderful analysis Danya!

[@elitebirds]

So happy to finally catch a premiere

[@DonCh4oS]

Definitely not boring... Thanks for coming back sensei

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Insane game. Lots of big ideas here

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My mood changes when you post a new video, much love danya

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Www.Por.. oh nvm Danya uploaded

[@connerdenning8567]

24:30 got me grinning from ear to ear. Amazingly deep and complex game. Thanks for the vid, Danya. :)

[@rockdeworld]

I loved the gameplay and analysis, but I’m disappointed no one was exposed as a cheater

[@kuppdaballsstrokedastaff429]

Check the account. It was banned for cheating

[@johnmaramba6805]

The title of the video is mislabeled. I waited how a cheater would be exposed. I felt I wasted my time.

[@TrueWodzu]

@@johnmaramba6805 Typical clickbait, nothing sells as good as "cheater".

[@dustyraspberries]

The Ruy Lopez was the first opening I learned :) Please try out the Exchange Variation in a future video! The lines arising from 6.Nxe5 Qd4 7.Qh5 are particularly interesting IMO.

[@chessmaster9638]

I like the Exchange Variation but your line loses simply because of g6 and on the g5-square you have problems with the f6-fork

[@meneermankepoot]

39:00 so how do you know to play b4, is it intuition, do you actually calculate every single variation, or is it because there is nothing else you can play to improve the position so it must be a break?

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One of the most informative chess streamers out there. Kudos!

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We need more great teachers like you!

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I learn more from Danya than anyone else out there thanks bro

[@Sifo_Dyas]

Did Naroditsky mention anything about a cheater in the course of the video? I watched a lot, skimmed through some portions and heard nothing.

[@jeffreyepiscopo]

I watched the whole video, it wasn’t mentioned

[@Sifo_Dyas]

@@jeffreyepiscopo I don't understand the title then.

[@Sifo_Dyas]

@@hre22 Gotcha, thanks. Really impressive from Daniel in any case, and especially if the guy cheated in this game.

[@monkerud2108]

at 29:46 what about pawn b4, knight c3, bichop takes bichop check, if pawn recaptures then queen g4, if queen recaptures queen f3, threatening g4 check? :) not sure if it is any good but it looks decent to me, havent checked it or anything like that.

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Absolutely great!

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I love your channel very very much keep the good damn work

[@DudeTastic13]

That white A pawn really is an unsung hero. It's the spark that set off the motion for the sequence of events.

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These speedrun games with analysis are the best when danya does them

[@marcelodelfs]

31:37 Daniel Obi-Wan Kenoblitzky

[@vinayakonimani7628]

14:41 can someone tell me the name of this book and the name of the author? I watch videos with subtitles on and i couldnt really decipher the name ;_; (cant turn on the sounds for reasons) btw as always, great great video, instructive!

[@maidayspring]

Dariusz Świercz The Modernized Ruy Lopez

[@vinayakonimani7628]

@@maidayspring yeah i later checked it on google but thanks :)

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I appreciate the vids very much

[@jmafoko]

amazing journey through the mind of a grand master.

[@leole3244]

Thanks for the video Danya! I was wondering if you could do a guide on chess calculation because that is something I need to improve. Thank you and have a nice day!

[@anthonypassarelli5534]

I missed the part where he is exposed for cheating

[@reidluttrell3034]

He got banned

[@johannsebastianbach3411]

I missed the part where that’s my problem (du ba du ba diii daaa bully maguire horn call)

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@@johannsebastianbach3411 if it's not your problem shut the fuck up and move on.

[@michaeldavidson2789]

I watched the whole thing anticipating it, but it never happened. Did the account get shut down for cheating in THIS game or other games?

[@justsomeprofile4969]

@@michaeldavidson2789you cant ban Someone for cheating in one single game because you can’t be certain that they truly cheated. If an account gets banned it very likely means that they cheated in all the games they won, because otherwise they wouldn’t win a single game in such an elite rating range.

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I love to see the evaluation bar or computer analysis

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Love the videos Danya

[@omrilevia5754]

Very rich opening, thanks Daniel!

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Best chess teacher online😊

[@SharkLogic]

Danya you are the best chess teacher on the plant! Can you play the O'Kelly Sicilian in one of your next videos?

[@TheDannytaz]

7am where I am and brain hadn't loaded yet. 0:40 thoroughly confused me😂

[@JettixX]

Your videos are always so insightful and hyper-charged with the best commentary. Even if you never see this comment, I appreciate your effort and channel :)

[@Drang_Gei]

My man Danya reads everything :) Happy new year

[@TIZI8493]

3:00 am drinking beer. You're the best

[@TomJones-tx7pb]

Nice analysis. I prefer to play d3 rather than O-O and leave the bishop dangling on b5 for a couple of moves. There is no rush to castle and occupy the e file with a rook. Playing an early Nd2 is my choice. Really wild game, but white was always positionally better. I would not have allowed black the opportunity to play a timely g4 getting back into the game.

[@ahhhgoolagoon]

Certainly not to say that I'm not enjoying the continued higher ELO games/analyses, but I can remember catching one your twitch streams live a ways back (couple months ago, maybe?) wherein you had started a new speedrun back with a low ELO rating. Has the focus shifted back onto the Theory Speedrun? Ty!

[@YagamiBrown]

Danya is definitely the best chess teacher hands down , I gained about 600 Elo in 3 months after discovering this channel, getting me to 1400. This content feels illegal to be free.

[@monkerud2108]

main idea being to either open the b file or make black push a bunch of pawns in front of the king, push the queen back to c7

[@tomas-wi8dy]

36:21 again from Nimzowitch, 'the pawn chain must be attacked in base'

[@lightbulb900watts]

this one was a really interesting game

[@timefororbit]

Danya is the lone soldier standing between humanity and cheater oblivion.

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“I’m gonna close my eyes and play when I hear he moves” hahahaha

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Thank you

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Best feeling is seeing these notifications!

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This should be fun to watch.

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It is

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17:20 YOU HAVE TO KNOW THIS (FOCUS) 🗣🗣

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Thanks!

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thanks ❤

[@Prosperroify]

In the realm of sixty-four squares, under digital skies, There dwells a Grandmaster, wise beyond his guise. His name whispers through the ethernet, Naroditsky, they say, A maestro of the board, in a most unusual ballet. With knights prancing in nimble laughs, bishops sliding on glee, His pawns push forward, jesters in a spree. Queens reign with a wisdom, subtle, yet bold, Rooks castle in tales, centuries untold. In this kingdom of intellect, where warriors convene, Our noble commander, both fierce and serene, Guides us through battles, with humor as his steed, In a land where the mind outpaces the deed. His lessons, a banquet, for the hungry at mind, A mash-up of erudition and jest, uniquely combined. He moves the pieces in a dance so divine, Leaving us in awe, at the brink of Cloud Nine. Oh Naroditsky, you wizard of the board, Your strategies complex, never a moment bored. Through KZbin's vast cosmos, your teachings soar, A digital symposium, we can't help but adore. Eloquent and geeky, a blend so rare, In each video, your heart, openly you share. A champion not just of chess, but of the cerebral art, Teaching us more than moves, but wisdom to impart. So here's to you, Grandmaster, beloved of the chess clan, From a fan who adores you, for the remarkable man. May your knights continue their cheeky prance, As we marvel at your balance, captivated in trance. Naroditsky, the chess sage, with a demeanor so light, Keep sharing your wisdom, making our intellects bright. In the boards we find joy, in your lessons a spark, A lighthouse you stand, in a world often dark. Witty and brainy, with each move you cast, In the chronicles of chess, your legacy will last. A toast from your followers, in the digital sea, For the chess lessons and laughs, forever thankful we'll be. -C. H. Hunter

[@Ayan-rh6gj]

Thanks for the Spanish....I think everyone of us wants to learn Spanish and Najdord because they are cool and the top guys play those...And you are the absolute right person to teach us those ❤

[@beautyorpower5288]

time to retire frankfurt airport and get a new speedrun rolling

[@abdullahwaleed6397]

Best chess channel in my gess

[@garycavaretta3310]

Only you would be down to 10 seconds saying you have “plenty of time” and apologizing for it being boring. Not boring in the slightest, great vid, nice job beating a cheater

[@andrewtakao897]

@28:58 These moves qd2, re5, seemed so arbitrary yet exactly what the engine suggested as best moves. Can anybody explain them to me?

[@londncallin]

Danya is the man best speed runs on KZbin

[@case6189]

That line to win the d pawn 🤓

[@nellsummers7921]

i LOVE the cheater videos. Danya's reaction and process is so professional, and the way he still tries his best is commendable and informative

[@davidshatto7604]

I don’t recall him mentioning it at all in this video

[@AbeKenney]

I don’t. It would be an honor to be in one of these and try your hardest. Ok I take it back, Danya is such a good teacher it’s still great.

[@ConfusedRad09]

Big fan bro