Grandmaster Naroditsky | Chess Speedrun | 1370

[@liaminal4934]

Daniel’s a class act. Getting cheated sucks normally, it must be even worse when you’re a gm playing a “1300” live on stream. The fact that he gave him the benefit of the doubt twice (during and after the game), and even defended him before running the analysis shows a lot of sportsmanship and respect for his opponents.

[@ashscott6068]

Well, a GM pretending to be a 1300, is as cheaty as a machine pretending to be a 1300. Though I believe he gives the players back their lost Elo. I don't know how how that is arranged. It must be done after the series is over, cus he needs to keep ranking up

[@TRXSTA38]

I'm merely speculating of course, but imo his words don't match his body language when he talks about giving his opponent's the benefit of the doubt. He goes in, expecting to find cheating (and probably reasonably so). Although, how else does one beat a GM other than by playing top quality moves? Of course that's what checking with an engine would find.

[@ExecuteDemocracy]

@@TRXSTA38 GM’s aren’t unbeatable, which is why Daniel was being very humble and explaining that this could be someone that’s very talented at Chess with a low rating. GM’s can be beaten because they’re human, they make errors. Playing a game with almost 100% accuracy and winning is something Is only achievable by a computer. If the person he was playing against made some blunders, or their accuracy was within the 80% range, then it shows that it could be a person they were playing against - as again, humans can make mistakes and can’t see 30-40 moves into he future. To play a 100% accurate game you’d have to be able to see 30-40 moves in advance and calculate the probability of each move being played. You then have to calculate how a single move by your opponent would change the 30-40 moves you have already planned out, all in the space of a few seconds. It’s when he saw the accuracy % the chat and he realised that something was definitely amiss, but again wanted to give the guy the benefit of the doubt. Checking with Stockfish showed the exact same pattern of moves the guy was playing, Qa4 was the move that was the most suspicious as he could have gone anywhere, yet made a random move that looked like it served no purpose at all.

[@TimmyTheRookie]

@@TRXSTA38 however usually multiple moves of very similar quality exist, sometimes the computer doesn't even show the best move in the situation, rather one that it's depth thinks is best (think kasparov beating deep blue by knowing this fact and playing for the endgame, which the engine did not take into account when making the moves). Moves like the king move and the qa4 move take calculations, a gm might find them as best with enough time, but them coming at the same speed as every other move? While plenty of other seemingly as good (and likely very similarly scored by engine, but just not preferred by it) moves exist which are more "natural" so to say. Moves that do not pose direct threats and are seemingly random, are the hallmark of engine moves, as even the best players in the world very rarely play such moves , humans usually have direct plans with their moves - threaten something, attack something, defend something, attack or defend in prophylaxis or preparation. Meanwhile, while these ingenious seemingly random engine best moves were found in the 3 seconds, the forced moves and the obvious mating moves and take-back moves also took 3 seconds, as did the opening moves. If you are so good to find these deep and small moves so quickly, how do you play your opening and forced moves so slowly? Opening should be theory, the first 5-10 moves are almost premoved in most high level plays, they don't take any thought. And how do you mess up your opening so, the knight to the side move made no sense for a person who supposedly can find a seemingly nothing engine move on an empty board with a queen within seconds.

[@Kvasekbw]

@@ExecuteDemocracy Yes, and some losses, particularly later in the speed run, are bound to happen. Especially when the GM is live-streaming his game and doing extensive realtime commentary.

[@williamhuang2822]

Danya is not just a great chess player, he is also a great human being! Always something to learn from him :).

[@legueu]

true

[@luayabuhani2004]

Flirting with GM that’s wired

[@teddygoboom1]

What a humble guy entertaining the idea that a 1300 possibly played well enough to beat him legitimately

[@mikhailb5645]

@@teddygoboom1 it's called manners 😄

[@OwnedXDX]

@@luayabuhani2004 im

[@jacobroberts4612]

Daniel, I'm a new player and honestly you have earned an incredible amount of respect from me based off of how you responded to losing that game. You have truly inspired me to become a good player at chess and seeing you lose and take it in such a professional and respectable manner just cements my respect for you. Please keep doing what you do and I think I speak for everyone here when I say you're an amazing individual.

[@jacobroberts4612]

@Bob Blob I know, but he had a great attitude about it before he reviewed the game.

[@DanielNaroditskyGM]

Thank you so much :)

[@tomislavdomjanic4895]

@@DanielNaroditskyGM really youre amazing and kind human and from now on my favorite chess player!! Just keep doin it i wish you all the luck and all the best

[@mixedvibes9613]

Damn i remember leaving a very similar comment a while ago on a different cheating video. Its cool im not the only one. Danyas way of dealing with that taught me a lot about not only chess but life in general and in particular being humble. Great guy.

[@tuatarian6591]

I love that attitude, innocent until proven guilty. Hold any accusation until you can be as certain as theoretically feasible. Avoid a scenario like happened with Nakamura's simul with palenciajulio. Better to hold your tongue till you can be certain. Honestly, my respect for you increased tenfold from that alone

[@guccigang6984]

🙏 amen

[@wowdude2347]

did hikaru end up being wrong about the person cheating?

[@unnaturalatrophy5377]

@@wowdude2347 yes

[@manfrom20xx13]

@@wowdude2347 if i remember correctly there were 3 people who were sus. But at the end only 1 actually got banned by chess.com.

[@morugastyle5820]

@@wowdude2347 He accuses people and end up being wrong all the time.

[@Pogonotrophy]

It's so wholesome that Daniel treats every sub, dono, or bits as equal. It could be $1 and he still celebrates it. Such a nice and genuine guy.

[@KrazyKrzysztof]

he is so happy because his bank account is overflowing. When you have financial security, money is not as enticing

[@Pogonotrophy]

@@KrazyKrzysztof That's fair. I've actually had that situation a few times where I just didn't think about money anymore. But then the job became too stressful and the financials weren't worth the impact on my health. I don't have anything to base this on, but I think he would be just as nice and genuine if he wasn't financially secure, though. His apartment is almost completely bare that tells me that he maybe isn't used to spending money.

[@zanew2493]

Cheating vs the Prophet big mistake, but his handeling of the situation was perfect.

[@concertoinx9070]

That's practically ASKING to get reviewed and banned much faster than you normally would.

[@zanew2493]

@@concertoinx9070 can you explain what you mean?

[@calidadfuriousdestroyer1889]

@@zanew2493 if you cheat against someone well known you are far more likely to get banned

[@boblobgobstopper13214]

@@calidadfuriousdestroyer1889 especially if they’re livestreaming

[@zanew2493]

@@calidadfuriousdestroyer1889 ok make sense of thx.

[@aniruddhnaganur1393]

This is where a lot of people differ , it would have been easy to say that he cheated and move on , but he made sure the accusation was not just about being salty , Kudos man a lot to learn from you! Keep up the good work

[@Gilsworth]

Also shows that true professionals don't let themselves get tilted. Staying calm and in good spirits is a valuable resource in competitive games.

[@someoneelse293]

He didn't even milk it by putting "cheater gets busted!" or something in the title... pure class

[@alipiracha3422]

literally in love with this series. I wait excitedly all day just for this! I hope you keep up your awesome work and humble attitude!

[@Mati-zc2ym]

"Let's take 3 seconds on a forced move" "and lets take 3 seconds on the mating move" xD

[@aussj4link214]

I take even longer but what's sad is I don't even cheat. I'm just really bad lol

[@Nagim-d3z]

That's fine, he's just saying that because a person playing (close to) perfectly would not take that long lol @@aussj4link214

[@999a0s]

i always like seeing the little moments of snark / sarcasm even though he's always classy about handling cheaters.

[@jonavuka]

we were all anticipating this moment lol

[@MasterJack2]

I like how he had a beginning of suspicion very early when he decided to archive the game at 12:50 but still defended the guy until proven guilty. I mean he is a GM he must instinctively know when he is up against a computer.

[@ChessJourneyman]

Dont need to be a GM to smell a fish...

[@CeceMelchor]

Mr. Pink was blitzing out top engine moves that were very counter intuitive. I’m not a gm or titled player, but when a 1300 plays moves that are the best and require deep thought every couple seconds at an equal pace, he’d have to be easily 2400+ blitz, he was playing like he just knew the moves and didn’t analyze them. Like 3 second prophylactic king f1 best move…. get out of here. I thought we were about to see a petrosian king run and Qa4 perfect defense Out of nowhere?? No way. The pacing of moves is sus even for a titled Smurf.

[@TheItsRemy]

Daniel “circumscribing not circumcising” Naroditsky

[@raskolnikov9248]

This is the best educational chess content I've found, and it's a joy to watch. Hope you keep this kind of stuff coming man, thanks

[@bmoneybby]

Daniel "the fair" Naroditsky. Game of Thrones nickname. You don't cross that guy.

[@guccigang6984]

The Prophet has spoken

[@bmoneybby]

@@guccigang6984 The Fare Prophet lol

[@ahis3233]

Or "Just Daniel"

[@nofanfelani6924]

The first of his name, and the speedrunner to the 3k ratings.

[@sammythemc]

The bit of advice starting at 7:49 is really solid, thanks

[@peterarendt7283]

Ya i'm definitely going to use that tactic now. I think it only works because he is threatening a fork.

[@sammythemc]

​@@peterarendt7283 I'm thinking more just in terms of general principle. My first instinct when one of my pieces gets attacked is always to defend or retreat, but a counterattack that threatens to win a more valuable piece on another square is just as good

[@jeremydewitte3540]

Y’all can watch me speedrun from 3000 down to 1500.

[@nati_gem]

1500 is not awful

[@manfrom20xx13]

what an amateur. i can speedrun down to 400 blindfolded

[@Micro.]

ily for this comment hahaha

[@orpheus6398]

Lmao

[@viniciuslongo4622]

1500? Pathetic...I could go even further

[@beniandranz3783]

You are legit the reason i got back into playing and the reason i am determined to become extremely good

[@cg-qy2ue]

"We gotta call Jimmy garropolo here, he'll definitvely find an interception" Such an underrated punchline, I guess not to many chess players are into football

[@sherllymentalism4756]

Amazing teaching ability. Can't believe how lovely and talented you are 😊

[@roloyoung763]

YOU'RE AWESOME! You've inspired me to pick up chess again after 7 years. Love from Fiji.

[@TopsyJt]

Life got in the way, lost my passion for chess. Coming across the GM Daniel, has rekindled my love for a game that was dead to me. His instructional qualities come from both a love and a great depth of knowledge. Absolute class man, thank you sir.

[@dialogtalk]

Daniel, your understanding of chess and also the art of teaching is incredible for anyone who wishes to learn the game. Truly inspiring

[@TheRedremover]

Thank you for the lessons! I’m seriously improving at chess, and I couldn’t have done it without you.

[@danieldemaria9761]

The way he explains moves and tactics is super clear and concise - really entertaining

[@inscrutablemungus4143]

I'm a few months late, but you've earned a sub Danya. The way you handled that cheater situation was pure class. (Also, that Kasparov impression)

[@coryk4974]

Haven't played chess since I was a kid. Watching your channel got me back into it.

[@tabularasa9576]

Dont make that desicion of getting back to it ..chess is bad alright

[@lalithasrividhara6205]

Innocent until proven guilty is something we don't often see on this day and age. A classy act by Danya.

[@geckogeico2212]

Imagine using Stockfish and still being a 1300 💀 💀

[@bobthabuilda1525]

Yo I'm dead 😂😂

[@zaksoldner]

He made it to 1700 before getting banned

[@ThanatosIRL]

It's probably a new account seeing how he made 1700 before getting banned finally

[@pedrochalaco1]

I know someone who is 1800 now in10min games with many99%accuracy.but He plays 3min games and loses to 900 elo players. He has 900elo in 3minGames. How is that possible. I wonder when chess.com will find him.😆

[@manuman5319]

Imagine using stockfish period. Like what do you get out of it??

[@jakethesnake17]

Facing cheaters always sucks. It’s pretty sad how prominent cheating is on online chess.

[@spork4924]

Don't worry, you can still learn from the game unlike the cheater.

[@MrBorndd]

Its actually not that prominent. The anti cheating detection is good and most people dont want to cheat. In the end cheaters are only cheating themselves

[@d1zputed23]

I think it's not as bad as cheaters in csgo

[@enriquenoriega2953]

Dude, I think I will finally be able to break 2200 with this series. Best chess channel hands down, you're also a cool fun to watch guy. Wish you the best! Thanks!

[@wallacewalter577]

How long it took you to reach 2200?

[@YouriCastro]

I learnt many things here, other than the usual "develop your pieces"; "don't move the same piece twice in the opening". You explain really well the process of thinking and that's what I was looking for lately, thanks!

[@legueu]

What a surprise MrMisterPink is banned :P Cheating is just sad. No matter what your level is there is always people to play with you.

[@someoneelse293]

I looked at his games.... he'd lost the last 10 or so but before that his accuracy was 99.4% 99.2% etc etc.... he'd cheated his rating all the way up to 1690

[@legueu]

@@someoneelse293 How sad is that.

[@zeNUKEify]

@@legueu He spent a shit load of time just straight cheating too. Like 100 games a day lol. Must be someone pretty miserable

[@Acksn]

@@zeNUKEify he said "how sad is that.", not "how is that sad?".

[@nofanfelani6924]

And also the more a person cheat, the higher their rating will be. So they will actually lose all the time when playing normally because they will play against opponent above their level.

[@RJDumalig]

Started getting back into chess maybe a year or two back, and I gotta say I’ve begun watching these videos more than agadmator’s 😂 Appreciate the clarity and analysis! Keep it up dude, you’re helping a lot of people learn

[@abu0010ify]

Daniel "The Fair Prophet" Naroditsky, our eternal king and daddy

[@fujiapple9675]

I died of laughter when Danya impersonated Kasparov at 6:01

[@AugustFreestyle]

I really am amazed by this shit, Daniel. Your attitude is the best I've come across in terms of games bar none, and the way you teach is impeccable. Huge respect.

[@jesuscobian328]

Had a lot of respect for you I have even more now.. don’t ever change Daniel love the speed runs!

[@viniciuslongo4622]

Hey Danya, you are one of the guys I look up for. Not because of your teaching and chess skills, but for the way you speak and handle situations, always respectful, humble, clever and humorous, not taking everything too serious. I'm really glad i've found you and I wish you the best.

[@nick_way]

Wow - this guy's way of explaining why we might want to make the moves he is making and considering the other options is super helpful - thanks very much - subscribed :)

[@bobthabuilda1525]

Fair and logical. I can't tell you how much I respect you, man.

[@queenmashupsgaming4259]

*danya gets crushed and completely outplayed by a 1300* me: first time huh?

[@SortaFresh]

Dayna is such a down to earth dude I love it

[@Austinjames314]

Literally the most down to earth

[@SuperYtc1]

I really like this guy. He's not flashy or has a team of 20 people which Iike. His logical explanations are soothing to me, almost theraputic. He's fair as can be even when faced with almost obvious cheating. I think it's his mindset which truly separates him from most IMs and GMs. He's very positive and always looking for the best possible outcome no matter the circumstances.

[@aldam10]

13:00 We need to call Jimmy Garoppolo XD. Nice one Daniel

[@sergejkeser7270]

As someone who really likes working on and thinking about algorithms such as stockfish (although I specialise and work in Computer vision) it makes it much more admiring when a pro GM like Dany says: "I can't beat stockfish, that is not one of my talents"

[@JB_inks]

"Everything I'm doing so far, super natural". I think that should be one word, not two, Danya.

[@sebastianotonini8962]

“I don’t usually get checkmated by 1300” lmao it’s like Khabib getting out wrestled by a child

[@xMetalofDeathx]

I casually play chess and never heard of this guy before he showed up on my feed. Gotta say the way he has mutual respect for anyone he plays against and waits to validate accusations is premier sportsmanship, subbed.

[@sphericalharmony1603]

This is great stuff. Unlike most chess videos, these are well worth re-watching. Really relevant to my own games, although I guess that may change as he soars past my rating! But I'll keep following them and hopefully learn more.

[@logan3917]

truly a class act. daniel really is my favorite chess player, a fantastic teacher and person

[@16engekl13]

can't wait for u to get to like 1800s where i am, this already is so instructive

[@edimirsemedo5425]

Can I ask how you got to that level. Asking for a friend.

[@zack5797]

Please never stop this series I seriously learn so much

[@IrrIdk]

First time watching a video of yours I subscribed because of how polite and mannered you were

[@zambot264]

First time watching and enjoy the way you explain. Also like the way you handled things. I'm like 1500 but sometimes I play 98%

[@Pianistos]

The best chess channel on KZbin.

[@aaronangon6755]

This series is amazing. Everytime i watch it and i play I can apply what i learned here to my game instantly and win. Truly a prophet.

[@nathanbraczek5177]

wow humble in defeat and not quick to assume cheating, what a man he is

[@fullfat8112]

"He started very badly and now he's playing extremely well" - yes, that's a COMMON experience I have a LOT at this rating level... In a way I'm glad to see it happen to Danya, as it confirms that this does happen

[@danjeory3659]

100%

[@orpheus6398]

I was waiting for this. This is the only reason I don't sleep at noon

[@fretmajik777]

This chess speed run series is by far the most instructive chess video's I have ever seen. I will be re-watching all of them so I can really develop good openings. My favorite Chess streamer is Eric Rosen but now I have to say I like yours just as much. You are a class act 100% and inspire me to be humble as well. Thank you Daniel :) mrblitz420 is my chess.com name, I hope to play you some day in hopes of playing the game of my life. On lichess.org my 1 minute bullet chess ranking is about 1645 and in this 1 minute random game I played FIKO5I they were rated 2170, I didn't even notice their rating and mated them on move 43. Oh also mrblitz420 is my lichess.org name.

[@michaelschwartz7465]

Gained a lot of respect for you today Danya, good on you for helping guide the newbie chess community (myself included) on the right path

[@gmontoy153a]

Wow. This has easily won me as a subscriber, great work.

[@joseulisesquevedo1370]

Thanks for the super awesome content Daniel :)

[@davy1409]

Looking up a Shankland game where you asked the shankland question made my day. :-)

[@anderseriksson6445]

Very instructive and mature behaviour, respect to you Daniel!

[@havardmj]

For anyone curious 11:40 15...f5 was a blunder because of exf5 Bxf5 Qb3+. Stockfish gives ...Qf7 or ...a6 instead.

[@lukacalov1988]

13:00 hahah that Gimmy G burn

[@nolo4u601]

can someone explain to me why queen couldn't take the bishop on b5? at 4:37? Am I missing something? it looks like it would be a safe move at least for the one turn?

[@prodigg9299]

Because then white plays knight to c7 attacking the queen with check, winning the queen in exchange for the bishop it took

[@gabrijel9129]

I really like these videos, I'm learning a lot from the Prophet himself. Thank you Daniel, you wonderful beast!

[@RaptureReady2025]

First time I’m this channel. I really like this guy. I liked and subscribed!! 😀

[@jimgu2578]

Love this series! Beautiful work!

[@samadcharania6568]

20:11 what happens if dxe5?!?? I am still waiting :(

[@AHG1347]

That Jimmy G interception comment hits close to home for the Niner faithful.

[@self-righteousideologue9398]

Geaux Saints?

[@quintenvanlaar28]

16:51 "lets practice innocence until proven guilty" the mindset of a real man.

[@itsyaboi1245]

That’s actually incredibly respectable and mature

[@ItchyClover]

I'm subbing, this was extremely well presented

[@peterarendt7283]

Hey that little kasparov impression was pretty good at 6:00

[@philippossakellariou2831]

"Queen a fouurr he found queen afouur" man i laughed soo hard 😂😂

[@adamleckius]

Danya's the best as usual. Nice timing as well with Nemo's raid ;)

[@theogrundy7445]

Hey Daniel do you think you could tweet every time you go live so that more people know about it right when it starts? :)

[@emka2385]

if hikaru lost to a 1300 cheater he would had banned his adress and ip so he never played chess and sent a hitmen on him no doubt

[@jaylenlenear7850]

Yes I've noticed hikaru is a bigger sore loser than most

[@rohansarangdhar8023]

Most top players are sore losers, it's pretty difficult to get to the top if you don't feel frustrated after every loss. I respect Danya because he can actually take a loss and still not be super frustrated

[@emka2385]

@@rohansarangdhar8023 Well that is not true,yes we all dont like to lose but theres a diffrence in how you react to it,to be at the top you have to love chess and love winning not crying if you lose

[@lequinow]

@@rohansarangdhar8023 Danya is great, but he’s actually known for his short fuse ^^’

[@victorkarakacha7674]

great content. keep up with beginner stuff. Really helpful.

[@osteouk]

Just love the style you have, brilliant.

[@MuhammadIqbal-dp2es]

I watch video of yours many many times and now you are fit as sensei role. sensei thanks for your lecture

[@francisjtuk]

Fantastic Kasparov impersonation at 6:01 - you're welcome !

[@jayfuhrman6729]

Loving these videos - keep up the good work!

[@zookawooka5897]

Wow. I love how your games are so instructional. Thank you!

[@kabobchsm8497]

Modern: 0:54 King’s Indian: 8:41, 19:30

[@haradin1337]

4:27 Why doesnt he just take bishop on b5 and continue? he loses a rook but its not a lost game... or am i missing something obv

[@kolangkaling10]

Rook and queen gets forked with check

[@xichenjiang7799]

Plot twist: It's the viewers of Daniel's stream who are feeding him the super moves that crush his opponents.

[@flamela-c4f]

9:57 You mention you should assign defense to lesser-value pieces if you can, but then why play a queen move to support the pawn push instead of rook e8?

[@adamwu4565]

The Q is doing more than just supporting the pawn while on e7. It has the opportunity to jump into the attack along the associated diagonals at a later point in the game in a way a Rook on e8 would not. Plus, in that position d8 can sometimes end up being a better square for the R than e8, so the Q move also vacates that square for the R to go to later if needed.

[@mitchellcastillo646]

Hey Daniel is there any way you can make a video on visualizing. I memorized all the squares on the board but I have a hard time visualizing the board in my mind. Is there any shortcut or a better way to improve visualization to play blindfolded. I love your videos thanks for your work.

[@fujiapple9675]

21:55 we generally do not want to give up a fianchettoed dark square bishop . . . unless you're Fabiano Caruana in the tata steel 2021 in preparation.

[@capcrunch7838]

Oh my goodness this guy teaches like this on his twitch? I need to check him out amazing.

[@elnakaimolda9236]

You are so cool man GL with your streaming career чел

[@deseanlothian]

Played some games today got 5 wins in a row. I've been losing nonstop lately. All 5 quick resigns; 4/5 tactics that win queen. Devastating chess, with the small amount of positional knowledge; i gained from your videos.

[@smoao]

Really nice video !! But what did he said at 6:03 ??? lmao

[@alexf0101]

very professional handling of the cheater, and the historical games are always interesting too

[@dylanthompson1686]

The way you handled losing that game says a lot about you. What a guy

[@MeneerSnubbel]

Thank you for these games! I'm around 1200 so I think it will become too complicated soon, but so far this is eye-opening!