Double Dose of Speedrun | Sicilian, Scandi | 800 Elo | Top Theory Speedrun | GM Naroditsky

[@Sevenes7-S]

I'm a 3600 Stockfish AI and still enjoy these videos.

[@lyingcat9022]

It must be very relaxing for you… like watching a child solve a 2 piece jigsaw puzzle ;)

[@paulgoogol2652]

When you sit in your gaming chair on your gaming computer just to repeat engine moves like a sad bot...

[@notFleqx]

@@paulgoogol2652 it was a joke, not an admission of cheating

[@yessir6427]

@@notFleqx no it was cheating arrest him

[@Graceclaw]

@@yessir6427 *weeeee wooopp woop* Excuse me sir, but you're gonna have to come with me

[@madhavsanap6690]

Daniel is the most sincere guy I have discovered over the internet. I mean his dedication to teaching the mortals is beyond imagination. What a teacher he is !!

[@bt82]

As a beginner these early queens are the mainline so it’s great to see explained.

[@MrMali22]

They're so annoying with them too. Like even if you play it right they keep moving the queen like they're going to win the entire game with just the queen. Then once you take it they rage

[@Omanjack]

As a 700-800 new player, I've been binge watching chess videos to improve and this is definitely the best and most useful video I've watched. I get so stressed in game at playing the correct opening and regardless of time I try to force the game into positions I know. Daniel shows here so easily that if you just relax and play the game Infront of you it's alot more simple. Brilliant series, gives me alot of hope that I'll improve and enjoy every game.

[@blizzfreak245]

These Top Gun thumbnails about to get real wild in the higher ELO's. Thank you Danya for continuing to always take the time to explain your thought process through these, it's really helped me improve and enjoy chess more as a game.

[@minhquangnguyenphuc2473]

Hi Danya! Seeing how much contribution and dedication you have been offering to the chess community, you inspired me to do the same, and by that I mean I want to help you reach a wider audience by translating your contents but I don’t know how to reach you so I left a comment here. There used to be a community captions feature but it has been removed since 2020 and got replaced with a subpar auto-translate feature, so I’m not sure how it works now, but I’ll look into it. My native tongue is Vietnamese so that’s gonna be my main target language, however, I also know enough to proof-read French and Mandarin for grammatical errors. If you’re interested, let me know. It will be my pleasure.

[@samuelgee6463]

This is so generous and kind!

[@ar13lsun1v3rse]

GET THIS HUMAN NOTICED BY DANYA

[@meowlmeowl-gi4925]

To the top you go

[@SquidBobCircleJeans]

You can email him

[@evolnizark4712]

Vietnamese here too!!

[@alexwiththeglasses]

Two remarks from a beginner… Thanks for combining these short games, and for the specific and basic explanations. I’ll be listening and watching every video intently!

[@joshuaaa3337]

Hi Alex. Can you please tell us what is your online chess rating now? Also, tell us again after one year. We want to see how much you will improve.

[@alexwiththeglasses]

@@joshuaaa3337 Full disclosure here… I’m not a good candidate. I tested out at around 1000 against 3 different chess engines before starting to write my own chess notebook. I plan to finish my notebook by the end of this year, train for 3 months, then start playing online. I’ve become highly skeptical of “opening principles”, the value of tactics puzzles, and lots of other common advice. My notebook is just an honest experiment by an old boomer😆 This series is valuable to check myself, and GM Danya’s commentary on his “speed runs” is simply the best I’ve bumped into.

[@joshuaaa3337]

@@alexwiththeglasses that is so wonderful to write a book and you are still a beginner. having a 1000 chess rating is good as i knew someone who was stuck in 800 ELO for a long time and he told me that reaching 1000 was the most difficult part for him. increasing chess rating while learning from your mistakes is a beautiful journey. it takes time but the most important thing you should enjoy every moment while playing, and make losing is your big lesson rather than getting upset. when i play chess and lose i smile because i know i will learn something new when i analyze my game. my blitz and rapid ratings are above 2000, but in bullet i am still in 1700. my goal is to make it above 2000 as well while enjoying every part of the chess game especially those games that i lose. i just want you to remember two things when you start playing a chess game. First, don’t be scared from your opponents when their rating is greater than your rating. Play calmly and show your opponents what you have learnt so far. Being scared will distract your thoughts which means the probability of losing is very high. Second, every chess player makes mistakes, not matter how high is his/her rating, even Carlsen does, and when that happens by your opponents, crush them immediately by seizing the moment. This means play well and be patient waiting for the big blunder from your opponent. It takes only 1 move to convert +100 bar to -100 bar.

[@alexwiththeglasses]

@@joshuaaa3337 Tyvm for such a thoughtful reply and the advice! Imho anyone stuck at 1200 or lower is likely making a certain type of error, sometimes called a one-move blunder. Typical solutions to minimize these one-move blunders talk about board awareness, chess vision, looking at threats, pattern recognition and doing tactics puzzles. The first section of my notebook, First Stop the Bleeding, defines a simple process based on the rules of chess alone to completely eliminate these types of errors. Big claim but easy to prove. More complex blunders are less obvious for sure. My notebook is a personal experiment & lots of fun!

[@nuzhmikhairy1605]

​@alexwiththeglasses hi, its been a year so how's it?

[@TheDedloc]

11:49 this such a great tip! Best beginner tip I have every got lol thank you for slowing down for us beginners! I'm sorry it's a drag but these sorts of information are SO important for us to learn and I'm glad that it isn't just skipped like everyone knows this stuff. This is really great teaching and the fact you do these sorts of videos for us for FREE is really awesome! Everyone is always SO DRY when they teach chess.. I get that it can be a boring game to some and when ur trying to learn chess it's tough to listen to people that just have no enthusiasm lol I feel like you make the chess lesson easy to listen to and pay attention... it's such an important part of teaching that so many qualified people just lack when they try and do videos like this. This is 1000x better than the Chessbrahs speed runs with the constant rave music going in the background and no breakdown of the games like this. Idk that their speedruns are meant to be as educational... but then theres like Anna Cramling's videos where she is just like yelling at us the whole time lol like WAAAAY too over the top in her chess videos. It's hard on the ears. This isn't like a diss on any of those channels! I consume the content and am subscribed to all of them lol but you have very quickly become my favorite instructional coach! My only real complaint is that I wish there were a few more games in and around my level which is exactly what I think ur trying to avoid lol but there are people like me out here that really appreciate this. Thank you!

[@adrielau5041]

Thanks to your speed run videos, you let me understand your thought process very clearly. And yesterday in my 3rd ever over the board game, I drew a Grandmaster!! You're videos are very helpful, even better than most chessable courses!! Keep up the good work!

[@GMNewstead]

0:35 the reaction to wayward Queen 😂😂😂😂😂

[@mvbzach1]

“I think this happens when people get overwhelmed with threats. They see three or four threats, and their mind turns into mush.” Alright Daniel but enough about my games lol

[@FF-pf5ze]

Began playing chess about one year ago and can safely say that your content is a large part of why I've managed 1400 on lichess (and climbing). Providing this level of educational content for us to consume for free is incredible. So if you read this just keep up the good work and know that I was one of those people that appreciated when you explained why the f7 pawn is a weakness.

[@samuelgee6463]

YESSSS! So excited to settle in and watch this! Thank you for the library of chess content - you’re the best teacher I’ve ever had, in any subject.

[@markmccartan]

Love these, I’ve watched all of your speed runs up to 1600 or so on each because I suck and they’re over my head past that - happy to see another, best teacher on KZbin for sure

[@skye2192]

you do a great job at appealing to all levels imo. I've been 600-1300 whilst watching and I've plateud now but at every stage I've found all the videos useful - the lower elo makes me work on principles and the higher gives me motivation to explore what positions I like/poss openings/things to try etc. Plus no matter the elo they're just fun to watch!!

[@brasileirokubrusly2]

this serie is boosting my chess more than anything. its sparking all ive learnt so far

[@Araz907]

Love hearing that the accelerated dragon is the opening you plan on playing throughout the speedrun. It’s my opening of choice and I feel it doesn’t get much love for how powerful and solid it is. Look forward to learning more about the opening!

[@ChessPlease]

The content as always is peerless. The new thumbnails are also pretty magnificent! Just top tier stuff all around.

[@SEAKPhotog]

Thank you for this latest speed run! Best educational chess content on the interwebs. I'm psyched you're going to feature your recommended openings. Notes *will* be taken.

[@RobFraser]

I'm slightly above these and learn something from it. One of my favourite things is actually learning how you teach chess. I find it helpful when trying to get my friends to take up the game.

[@barttorvik2186]

Very excited for this speedrun, particularly seeing the same openings so that I can really learn about them in depth!

[@MathieuBoudreauPhD]

Thank you for doing your best at making content that's useful for both beginners and more experienced players. I really enjoy this series.

[@Rahul-002b2]

You're the only chess streamer that I've subscribed to. No attitude, always polite.. even after being a gm.

[@chessify518]

You are like lichess , totally free and worth it like a diamond 💎 , You are best things happened to chess community 🎉

[@minseoksong1867]

These lessons are amazing. Definitely helps a lot improving. Thanks a lot for great content!

[@seulebrg]

I am 1500 (rapid) and I am always impressed how you manage to distill learnings out of all games at all levels. I think in focusing on the fundamentals against lower ranked players and more detailed/positional/strategic considerations towards the high end you have found a great setup for the speed run. Please dont let the few internet haters ruin your mood - the speedruns are pure gold

[@loltree4047]

Even though I might be to advanced for this content, no one has ever taught me chess. I learnt from mistakes alone the way. Noting this, the "basic" ideas you talk about her are soooo instructive. Love the content.:⁠-⁠)

[@robertsweeney1162]

Great video for most levels. Thanks

[@qwertywarrior]

Thank you Based Даня. My chess continues to improve in large part thanks to your chess content.

[@josephsalmonte4995]

I love these videos so much ❤️

[@uefets]

Awesome! Can't wait for the next one!

[@yvespratte8668]

I'm 1200. I went as low as 500 when I've Begun. You summarized in 30 minutes everything I have learned since than. Loved the "Brain turned to mush". I still experience it. However, I need more presure. "Evaluate a Pin: 1- Defended by a Pawn? 2- Is it permanent? Where may I read on these Topics? Chess history is one. Danya or Chat, any suggestions please? The diferent Squares possiblities for the Queen and the explanations. You're so Fast to see "Everything" and You teach like "Nobody WW". You're a Machine. Thanks!

[@456death654]

Wat

[@yvespratte8668]

@@456death654 Thanks Lee!

[@pyrokinetikrlz]

what a great lecture (x2) on chess fundamentals! from no other than the sensei!

[@grantallen7597]

I'm loving the new speedrun thumbnail design!

[@TheRealRussell]

@23:37 is this just a beginner recommendation? Because I wouldn't even consider Bf3. I'd play Nf3 almost without thinking, being influenced by a Morphy game where after Qxg2 and Rg1 the Black Queen likely gets harassed continuously while at the same time helping make white's position more active.

[@laurencelance586]

I'm a long ways away from being a great player, but I do understand the critical importance of solid basics, and it's this kind of basics that is critical to a great foundation and solid play. Thank you!!

[@gchomuk]

New subscriber. Great content, kuck Framnik.

[@aniketgupta4407]

Daniel bro you are the best on KZbin. You deserve millions of subs at the same time I don't want to let my opponent know about this channel 😂

[@JakeLemasterGuitar]

I love the premiere idea at a set time of day

[@williambeland8212]

Interestingly enough, I had to start learning the Scandi (I'm at 750 elo) because I ran into it a dozen times in the last week or so and I didnt know I had to take on D5 right away. Ended up studying the Carlsen-Caruana game in 2014 where Carlsen won with the queen back to D8 line. Anyways, great content as always, thank you Danya! :)

[@torbenmg8538]

5:00 You say d5 'attacks and defends' which is misleading. The pawn can only do one thing at a time so it doesnt really threaten to win the bishop because then the knight would be undefended. One can even imagine a scenario where the pawn doesnt defend or attack because its pinned or where it defends inadequately because the knight is attacked twice. In these cases the knight would have to move (preferably to a square where it is defending or attacking something). I think the beginning of a speedrun is a nice place to talk about the interaction of basic strategies and tactics like this. Nice video.

[@tadkoz]

Love seeing a new Speedrun video. Evening complete. @Clyde Barber thanks for editing all these videos. Could you include the dates that these streams are from?

[@jimgu2578]

Love these videos!

[@sembutininverse]

Thank you sooo much♥️🙏♥️, these kind of videos means a lot to us.

[@longemathias7747]

thank you so much for the content

[@Itstimetorecover]

20:45 I think Qa8+ was mate in 3 (Na4 is mate after Kg6), so it was probably better than Bf4 first. I'm betting you saw it but wanted to show viewers the concept of cutting squares from the king :)

[@NickMaovich]

Danya you are absolute legend

[@demianschultz3749]

I inmediately opened that chess history site, thanks for that Naro

[@Ajani413]

Im only 1200 elo but i like to treat these early videos as a test of sort. Danya is always asking very educational questions. If its questions at 800 elo, i can still learn by confirming what i know. Keep up the amazing work danya. Always love your speedruns. Theyre straight up free chess lessons.

[@ollivier75]

it is so very important to have these lower rated games, it shows how to punish bad openings which is so useful. Thank you sensei

[@lifestreeks9671]

10:50; would the move g6 in this position worked aswell, where after qf3 we just bring our knight back to f6 and accept life?

[@KnightToRemember]

Yeah it’s also good

[@nickrazo6283]

I’m new and I enjoy these and need these

[@Cortivism]

11:15 or so: "Once you realize that's okay, all of the moves become supernatural." Apparently, Danya has magic moves!

[@KF1]

Great video!

[@AmazingMr99]

Danya, can you post ahead of time the entire opening arsenal? I’m very committed to getting as most as I can from this speed run, so I’d like to try and study/play the openings beforehand, to get a feel for it

[@yannilibbes8219]

this is a super good idea, like reading ahead for college classes.

[@guaranagaucho3071]

You are one of the classiest people I know of. Hope to see you in the bay someday!

[@johncowart9536]

@13:25 Only like 600 lvl (630 or so), and Daniel explaining how he uses the basics to determine how to prioritize is incredibly helpful. Those moves are generally where I get lost. Thank you for all of your content good sir.

[@felixhinz3804]

You doing great Danya!

[@kallemattila5870]

That faint draw offer sound at 8:24 😄

[@BBNC420]

@Danya Can you please play Caro-Kahn for black at 1500 elo as your main opening for this speedrun like you did for the accelerated dragon? So many variations its hard to get a good sample of games. Thanks for everything!

[@yvespratte8668]

Yes. i would like too!

[@hiddenname7210]

there are 2 chessable courses on caro-kann if oyu need lines.

[@sven179]

At 23:57, I’m a little unsure how d4 prevents castling. I’m thinking of the line d4, O-O-O. d5, Be8 (pinning the d pawn to white’s queen), then dxe6 Rxd1. The engine gives +9 after Rxd1 for white, but I don’t see how the position is that winning for white. Material is equal, and while white does have a development advantage, I don’t get why the engine thinks it’s completely winning for white. This is also because if white plays exf7 instead of Rxd1, then this allows black to trade rooks with Rxf1, after which it’s only +1.5 for white. This makes it appear all the more subtle to me why the other line gives +9.

[@KruxisV]

Material is not equal; white is up a full rook and has sole ownership of the open D file.

[@sven179]

@@KruxisV Ah, of course. Thanks for clearing that up!

[@suyashtiwari8763]

Thankyou daniel

[@katarinajones4306]

23:45 can you gambjt the g2 pawn with Nf3 and if Qxg2 just rg1 getting the rook into the game and potential to harass the queen even more ?

[@ProvaBeK]

If someone says this is too basic for them, they aren't good players. Every good player brushes up on the basics sometimes.

[@travisbosco8469]

Every one of your videos, regardless of rating level, manages to be both educational and entertaining. Really great stuff, thanks!

[@SuperYtc1]

There’s something hilarious about a guy bringing his queen out early trying to appear threatening, only to blunder it to a 1 move attack after thinking for 2 minutes.

[@samuecchi]

Shivamchauhan2: Oh boy! This scholar mate sure is dope! I'm gonna play it in my next game. Next game: *Plays against Danya Naroditsky*

[@roollout4131]

16:44 Made me laugh

[@SashaDrabov]

Hi Danya. I wanna thank you not only for the amazing chess content, but also for such a beautiful English language. Watching your videos helps me not to get rusty and even learn some new words. Спасибо большое. Надеюсь когда-нибудь снова увидеть стрим на русском.

[@justdeadliftbro]

I went from 1200-1400 within 2 months of watching your vids, thank you

[@dead3541]

What are the basic opening principles he talked about in 22:00

[@chessgains8075]

@@roach6992 Also dont move a piece twice in the beginning if not necessary. And dont bring your queen out too early.

[@umbrellajack]

Not only is Danya the greatest chess teacher, he also has the most beautiful heart and also face

[@sohocheckmate2897]

He’s my ideal husband

[@chessgains8075]

@@sohocheckmate2897 oh boy

[@nellsummers7921]

Thanks Danya

[@ranlit7717]

I hear the word “mainlines” and am once again super excited for this speedrun! I really really hope that this means we’ll go into the ocean of the Open Scilian, rather than avoiding theory with the Morra! TY Danya!

[@ethanharr4795]

Danya vid on my birthday, best gift I could ask for🎉🎉🎉

[@KF1]

Happy Birthday

[@rogerwarr4673]

Please know that the base level content is well received here in the KZbin community

[@S0CD0C]

Danya having to apologize for catering to basic concepts during the early games is sad to hear. I’m an intermediate player and I learned a ton from his explanations of even the simplest principles.

[@jaydenorth8925]

Hey Danya, love the videos, watched many and learnt invaluable lessons from you, you mentioned the GM's play the scandi, what game was it? do you have the link, as my go to defense with black is the scandi, keep up the great work

[@creative8923]

where do I get your official opening recommendations?

[@alexf0101]

thanks

[@scotadam]

I've been playing chess as a hobby for about two years and my rating is a humble 850. I appreciate seeing how to develop and covert positions at my own level. Now if I can stop hanging my pieces...

[@aniketgupta4407]

How do I takes notes? Can anybody explain?

[@user-420i]

reaching 1500 rapid is possible by just watching danya and analysing a few openings (fegatello attack, some caro sidelines...). thats astonishing to have such content available for free

[@jonatanhansen202]

Sheriff's back in town

[@programmersparadigm3861]

I actually feel I learn a lot from these lower rated games. You can really appreciate how fundamentals are important because the lower rated players are much more likely to violate these principles.

[@DanielWillen]

Painin_ass.. that sounds like Hans Niemann's speedrun account

[@vesas5214]

Very good content Danya but IMO the green board doesn't go very well with the blue theme so I'm afraid you'll have to do another speedrun after this is finished (just don't delete this).

[@TylerG13]

I got 2 games in a row against the Wayward Queen attack and destroyed it both times. At the lower levels, they’re usually diving headfirst into the couple move mate, which is easily preventable and punishable in some disgusting ways. The best game I’ve ever played was against a Wayward Queen attack after I had literally just studied to play against it. I played at a 95% accuracy and white blundered the Queen via fork on move 6. Develop intelligently and most importantly, stay calm. Their threats are just as Danya said. They’re scary but only at a beginner level. When you’ve stopped the 4 move mate once, it’ll be very hard for you to ever blunder it. They hardly ever do anything different at a 600-700 level.

[@JazzCabbagE7]

Ahh yes 800 elo, right in my wheel house

[@kidthump]

I like when Danya beats up on noobs

[@eugeniogonzato]

I like too much this series

[@andreww5574]

laughing at Queen h5 in the first video... i took that personally

[@marcofrey2903]

If Queen g6 in the Scandi, you can also just develop your knight and sac the g2 pawn with initiative.

[@liljackypaper]

My updated vocab list from watching Danya: Circumspect Convoluted Endemic Gradation Revulsion Enthralled Phalanx Conflating Myopic Scant Crux Excoriate Peeve Foible

[@scottmcmanus1453]

Danya mentions that the plan is to play a recommended repertoire including the Accelerated Dragon. Does anyone know what the total recommended repertoire is? I'm assuming there's a recommendation for white and two recommendations for black in response to e4 and d4.

[@chessgains8075]

I think he will mostly play 1.e4 but also 1.d4 some times. After 1.e4 it depends on what black does. We will see I guess 😊

[@LeTtRrZ]

I think it’s always healthy to revisit the basics, no matter what level you are.

[@johndeaux8815]

Damn, almost broke 800 in a super sharp game after I blundered in the opening, I trapped his rook but then I moved my king 1 square instead of castling when his queen was on b2, which turned a 2 point advantage to mate in 2 :(

[@tr4nnel752]

These are always great. I would prefer 10 minute games until the very high ratings, but no complaints otherwise:)

[@nickd5422]

It would be interesting to see a video where you don't try to capitalize on the first mistakes and just adopt a solid middlegame setup and wait for the opponent to dig their own graves.

[@jonasbaekelandt2578]

Can't u also just play bishop to D3 hitting the queen at 24:10 ?