French; Steinitz Variation | The Sensei Speedrun | GM Naroditsky

[@danjeory3659]

Danya's opponent: "Yep, this is all normal, I like my position, I'm a pawn up.." Danya: "...it's called a demolition sacrifice" [Slams down Nxg7...., e6.... Checkmate] Opponent: Wtf just happened?

[@ffaiz5866]

It's like he used some secret forbidden grandmaster spell

[@mastod0n1]

​@@ffaiz5866 huh, how do I learn that?

[@smort123]

@@mastod0n1 Not from a Jedi

[@ethancooley6659]

The demolition sacrifice. What a finish

[@ippimerawr]

Lmao nah was trash and got lucky lmao

[@PlankDot]

@@ippimerawr you aren't a GM

[@MrLocke420]

@@ippimerawr engine evaluates white as winning tho

[@rosebud3373]

don't you guys get irony?

[@josephsalmonte4995]

@@rosebud3373 You clearly don't.

[@Alex_Deam]

Gotta love chat, looking at a +8 position, going "nice sac but there's no way you'd play this against Magnus" lmao

[@Iceandjello]

Kudos to Danya's opponent for a great game. The knight sac followed by the pawn intermezzo leading to mate was a crazy sequence. Dont think I ever wouldve seen that and danya saw it in seconds.

[@danjeory3659]

Yep, that's just years of experience and pattern recognition right there

[@SuperYtc1]

I saw it in seconds. After Danya had pointed it out of course.

[@juangamazo5781]

"Sorry for the mediocre play." Plays Nxg7!! Brilliant move. That's Naroditsky.

[@cpf2566]

Probably means he had a bad day at blitz/bullet.

[@robbie15211]

Engine:!! Danya: yeah knight g7 is good

[@mohammadabukar5022]

Keep it up Danya. You are hands down the best chess KZbinr! It is not even close!

[@aonpl]

sic!

[@davidborger9711]

🚫🧢

[@nashwinder]

Damn that guy went from pawn up to just utter collapse in 10 moves, I feel sorry for him

[@anketchum]

Don't you mean Damn girl!

[@gelatinousjoe7979]

I’d legit suspect cheating after a game like that if I were black, which there kind of was

[@DudeTastic13]

As a French D player, I'd like to see Danya play WITH a French setup, instead of demolishing this opening time after time. Lol

[@DarkSideChess]

He had one as black in an earlier speedrun. It was interesting because he showed all the ways you can pile up on the d4 pawn, including playing f6 and after exf6, Bxf6 adding another attacker on the d4 pawn.

[@snackspacks]

Holy moly that was a cool attack

[@legionary1656]

Always a good day when Dana uploads!

[@RG001100]

22:40 lol, the best move for the opponent is giving up an exchange for the compensation of not getting crushed immediately.

[@degenerate82]

Great analysis, you're an excellent player and teacher.

[@kaidoChess]

This game actually helped me a LOT. I’m so used to defending and being reactionary But watch him allow the bishop to be captured to open the c file was really helpful in how to think mid game. Thanks Danya (from an 1100)

[@kaidoChess]

To the person that asked if he would have made the same sacrifice while playing Magnus.. Magnus would have never played those moves to get to that type of position anyway..

[@alzblb1417]

Me down a pawn: *I'm completely lost* Daniel down a pawn: *GIGACHAD*

[@AmongUsAcademy]

Best chess KZbin teacher and it’s not even close

[@ddc5872]

I'd very much love a full opening video on the Steinitz Advanced French. (Apparently it's called the Nimzovitch Variation or the Ruisdonk Gambit...)

[@mattia5980]

one of the instructivest game ever seen, expecially for the f4 pawn thing, I think I am understanding how gambits work

[@Suho1004]

If there were some magic algorithm for chess, Max Deutsch would have beaten Magnus.

[@frederickschulze8014]

His idea that there can be an algorithm for chess shows how little he understands chess.

[@matrix31003]

Its awesome to view these videos and "learn" how to just play. When to make what decisions. My rating is climbing as a result of fully engaging in these videos.

[@Corsquish]

Disgusting checkmate. I would quit if that was played against me

[@ttlloowwh]

i would delete my account, espacially after taking both sacrifices in a second

[@Janzimp]

What a finish. You make chess so beautiful. Thank you for everything you do!

[@Zwerendevinger]

I really like these videos and the depth of it. It really helped me improve

[@kassu1526]

That was such a simple looking attack and brilliant mate

[@nickfazzio5277]

OMG. This is another example of why I stand no chance at ever killing it with chess. Wow. I never saw this attack unravel like you played it out. Nice stuff Danya

[@vizualedit0r481]

Love this game. Very interesting tactics from both sides, especially in the opening. The opponent sadly went down the path of developing some pieces to the queenside, trying to grab some pawns, but leaving the king very exposed and getting mated quickly after castling.

[@tiagohello]

Great video! Thank you so much! ❤

[@worsethanjoerogan8061]

2:00 I learned the hard way not to take that b2 pawn. That move always backfires at least for me

[@earthwormsim8068]

It is a bit greedy. Very rarely does it pay off

[@pnarimani6055]

I play french as my main opening. The only time you can take B2 is if the B1 knight has not already moved. That way you have a tempo to dip (white has to move the knight to save the rook).

[@rosebud3373]

you sometimes win games by grabbing those risky paws, have to calculate

[@seven3197]

Who needs to sleep when the sensei has a new video

[@Red-cr4oo]

Fax

[@reesem6411]

Danya hitting em with the !! Brilliant out of nowhere for style points

[@XFlyingDutchmanX]

Thanks for sharing all this knowledge

[@letslevelup112]

Such a great teacher!

[@MrKayDeeJay]

Really instructive game with an impressive finish!

[@Jimemy]

Yes finally! Man it's torture to wait 8-9 days for a new episode of the speedrun. I was getting used to the every second day upload.

[@Aeradill]

Thanks Daniel, top notch content again. I will play this tonight, and intuitively calculate my way to a loss;)

[@johnobrien6415]

It's called the Nimzowitsch variation. The Steinitz French is 1 e4, e6, 2 d4, d5 3 Nc3, Nf6 4 e5.

[@SuperMyfamily01]

Very instructive game, I will definitely try this variation vs the French in my own games. Thank you 🙏

[@Sweet_Drop]

Changing up the move order if something doesn't quite work is such a usefull lesson!

[@SLKCHESS]

Top video like usual Danya

[@ishandhawan9011]

Thanks for the speedrun videos Danya. I just wanted to tell your videos are super instructional and they're not just helpful for beginners. I've climbed from 1800 to 2000 because of absorbing your speedrun videos. One advice that's helped me the most is that players at this rating crumble under pressure

[@cosarara97]

Isn't the Steinitz Variation 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5? Versus what is show on the video which is an advance variation with 3. e5?

[@bobsemple9281]

Yeah I thought that too

[@12jswilson]

I know you mentioned Ben Finegold was in the chat. If he were commentating on this game, I'm sure he'd say that black's pieces were doing a good job defending the king and highlight the three pieces on the queen side. Rule of thumb, if three of your opponent's pieces are on the a & b files and their king is on the g file, your attack on the king is likely to be very successful

[@avintoz9405]

3:42 u got my attention back

[@matthewrigby6089]

Sac the pawn, sac the exchange, sac the knight, for positional and tactical reasons depending on the line. This game really drove home for me how long the road to chess mastery is.

[@oraz.]

I like this classy and tasteful game.

[@benH215]

Love the French videos!

[@MrDutto]

19:11 a simple strategy to use here to decide on the knight sac on g7 is to count that white has 3 attackers (B,Q,R) and black has no defenders… a general rule in chess is that 3 attacking pieces is enough to give checkmate.

[@SasuPlaying]

Sacrifices is probably one of the most difficult things in chess which differentiate beginners and intermediates - granted you found one, you just have to know exact winning continuation because one slow move is gonna kill your eval

[@waRKmKz]

Always watch your videos during lunch :)

[@jackrosa6348]

Insane attack

[@DarkSideChess]

Cool game, I actually think this is a good advert for the French Defense.

[@mingozzz1]

That mating sequence was craaaazy

[@thunderenriquez255]

true masterclass

[@kendreamer6376]

Okay before the knight sac move and if you read Silman I felt like there was something in the position. If you're lower rated this is where you might ask yourself what ifs. You also want to start studying what's in the position.there is a book the art of the sacrifice then you come up with candidate moves and calculate their lines.

[@laeb08]

best chess teacher on YT

[@atshame6712]

I'm confused, how is this the Steinitz variation and not just the Advance? The Steinitz is only after 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 no? Or is there another Steinitz variation I'm not aware of?

[@yudeoyude852]

I thought this is nimzovich no?

[@atshame6712]

yeah me too

[@PROJECTJoza100]

@@yudeoyude852 Yep

[@JKEYSONVINYL]

That check made was brutal

[@mikecantreed]

Ha danya didn’t even see that one coming. Shocking finish

[@Andrewmagana]

What a beautiful ending

[@will420ist]

Thanks for trying to bring back the real definition of 'literally' - and for the chess analysis.

[@geoffreymak000]

Wow I am so impressed with the checkmate

[@brunilda]

I love that you say "his or her", well done. I always try to use "they" when I talk about my virtual opponents.

[@Foto_gui]

cool finish

[@ericm1839]

"im not going to go into too much depth in the opening theory" *proceeds to go into opening theory in-depth

[@alexglase765]

Personally more scared to sacrifice because if I miss something in calculation then I'm proverbially allowing Be6. Playing correspondence games has allowed me to look at positions more deeply and make sure my move is good, hopefully I can increase my general confidence that way.

[@Starry_9]

That rf6 engine line was insane 💀

[@reihansepehri2286]

Oh man you are perfect

[@NelsenGChess]

bro used the dark side of the force for that last attack

[@cardboardu6019]

Guy who already wrote a book: "Maybe someday when I write a book..."

[@Diffusion8]

Danya bro, you look tired! Another great game, thanks for teaching us all so much! 🙏🏻

[@plaguetree6920]

What style!

[@bldjln3158]

Woooohooooo! I thought the series was over.

[@garythomas4459]

Danya your intuition is impressive, to say the least. I saw the mate combination but didn't think that the opponent would take the pawn with the bishop. Was there an obvious alternative mate if he hadn't taken the pawn?

[@cpf2566]

You can do exactly the same thing if he moves the bishop. And if he doesn't move the bishop then you can always capture it with the pawn in the event there's no mate. But I don't see a good defence - Black can't access c3 to defend the diagonal and if they choose not to capture the pawn then White also gets the g4 square for the queen.

[@alexwells9434]

That was big and satisfying

[@MarcCools1964]

You mentioned a possible book. "Principles in chess" would be a good topic. NOT learning specific moves but a METHOD how to think, like you teach us in your vids. Like if you would buy the book.

[@iceicebaby6980]

I really think this French defense is in the top 3 against E4 for all players under 2486.

[@PranavKarve81]

I'd say it is top 3 even up to 2497, though that may be stretching it

[@Kokurorokuko]

I hate playing French as white. Maybw I should start playing Steinitz

[@DarkSideChess]

Yeah french is solid and reputable. If you play against someone who knows it better than you and you don't play the exchange variation, you could be in big trouble.

[@iceicebaby6980]

@@PranavKarve81 are you insane??!!! 2493 max

[@martin-eden]

25:32 the truth hurts

[@marcofrey2903]

This felt like a magic trick.

[@mohammedfathi3592]

Sees Ng7 is a brilliant move "ok Ng7 is a good move" Meanwhile other rookies start sharing the screen shot of their lucky brilliant move all over social media.

[@andreascg511]

I made it to 1400 thanks to Dana

[@whenthebuildingscried4.048]

Oh, yea. Can you please play the Petrov defense as well so we can get that Russian school of chess info from you? Thanks so much!

[@dominykascyras4470]

I am trying to find the video, where you play the french defence yourself. Can anyone give the name of the video? Would you consider adding it to your repertoire more often next to carro kann (since ideas are similar)

[@EvilRamin]

omg, Grand Masters are monsters!

[@DanielWillen]

The prophet!

[@KnightToRemember]

This isn’t the Steinitz variation, the Steinitz is when White starts with 3. Nc3 and then plays f4

[@topoisomerace]

That escalated in a hurry.

[@PROJECTJoza100]

This is not Steinitz, this is the Nimzowitch system.

[@DarkSideChess]

Isn't Nimzo 4. Qg4?

[@yudeoyude852]

What's the difference between this and nimzokovich?

[@thetransferaccount4586]

very cool game

[@bldjln3158]

I really wish I was a more attacking player, but I really can’t play like this for more than a game without getting exhausted. I really should incorporate these tactics into my play, I bet it’ll get me to 1800.

[@milzy19]

Can you do some more grandmaster level puzzles too please

[@nguyenquangminh4814]

Wow. Like really, wow

[@vivekdahiya9297]

Man you are my teacher, I would really like to meet you someday.

[@JCW86]

Gotta get that mic situation worked out! It's really peaking in this video...hard on the ears when wearing headphones

[@trent797]

Man, Twitch chat was salty in this one.

[@walterrldias]

this makes me think that as a 1400 I should definitely play The Exchange French... just too complex.

[@whenthebuildingscried4.048]

Can you play the king's gambit bishop B4 line so I can play it like you? Thanks in advance! :-)))

[@whenthebuildingscried4.048]

it gives up castling rights but builds a huge center

[@thepuzzycatzz4313]

Didn't know Pete Sampras played chess!

[@FruitOfTheSpirit]

Opponent fell apart at end