Grandmaster Naroditsky | Chess Speedrun | 1870

[@DOFFMEGA]

A whole day without this series hurt my soul

[@geckogeico2212]

Ok

[@thethirdtomas3]

I try to watch his twitch streams, but he's way ahead than his YT series.

[@patrickmoloney672]

Yes Danya. I know you have a life but please don’t do that again. It physically hurts. I think I’m addicted to speed run.

[@Devorehardware]

Give the man a break 😂

[@brantleybryan321]

I know Im randomly asking but does anybody know a method to log back into an Instagram account? I stupidly forgot the account password. I love any tricks you can give me!

[@biobagholder8081]

1900 elo player: _is good at chess_ chat: impossible! they must be cheating!

[@parlabaneisback]

It'd be a shame if the knee-jerk accusations get worse as he climbs the ratings.

[@iancampbell1494]

The chess community as a whole does seem to have an underlying idea that anyone who isn’t a gm must be trash which is funny because..well, very few of us are gms.

[@user-xw9lt1em3m]

@Jayy y OMG 3 MOVES IN A ROW 😱😱😱

[@user-xw9lt1em3m]

@Jayy y HACK CONFIRMED??? EXPOSED?? (GONE WRONG)

[@aaaabb1666]

@Jayy y Sure, but since he clearly wasn't cheating I think that speaks as to whether someone playing the top few moves on a fairly weak engine, especially when the player is a comparatively high elo, is not a good way to determine if the player is a cheater. It is not a good way

[@yadadi4438]

its funny how he clicks on a piece and hovers it over a square when he asks chat what the best move is

[@MidnightBloomDev]

Noticed as well. Although he recently started clicking on the wrong pieces.

[@blobfishblake6776]

Probably just an instinct

[@jacobshirley3457]

I wonder if it's intentional.

[@sn00k3_9]

and I feel smart when i get it right even though he gave it away

[@ltroy_sw]

He is the kind of teacher, who tells having a problem recognizing the word student the first latter.

[@coxfire]

That endgame was fantastic! And don't be too hard on yourself: you are playing while reading chat, explaining your moves, thinking of alternatives, writing down the learning and teaching points, thanking subs...lots of distractions that might make you "miss" things you wouldn't usually if you were palying only. I learned so much with this serie!

[@schmitgreg]

The second game was funny, I thought it was a troll at first but that endgame was nuts!

[@Eorzat]

It was absolutely a troll at first. The dude just happens to be tactically good and probably gets away with it most of the time.

[@MrWhat-lu8fg]

@@Eorzat He's just doing what Daniel suggests every single time. The moment Daniel suggests the move he plays it. Notice how the very moment Daniel stops suggesting moves he blunders the knight. Daniel was basically playing against himself the entire time.

[@Eorzat]

@@MrWhat-lu8fg I highly doubt that he was cheating if that's what you're implying. Idk if you're aware, but people at ~1900 rating on Chess.com aren't exactly weak and very capable of making strong moves.

[@MrWhat-lu8fg]

@@Eorzat I'm not suggesting anything. It's stream sniping. I literally detailed everything. I'm over 2k on chess.com i know how the game works

[@blackoutgenez]

@@MrWhat-lu8fg yeah sure bud, that 2k is Kapp with such terrible understanding of the game

[@MrMilky-hf2ml]

I swear to God watching this series has become an addiction, it's so relaxing

[@alexnail]

This series is just so fantastic, easily the most digestible chess learning I've found on KZbin

[@iancampbell1494]

By far, Danya would’ve made a good professor.

[@TylerDunphy]

It's so neat to see the series evolve from simple development and mating attacks to such complex positions as these and so many ideas at play. Like a frankenstein's monster of fundamental chess tactics all in layers.

[@johannesborchgrevink9629]

I have played a few games with ions26. He always baits you into playing very ambitiously with passive opening moves and then comes up with some very tricky tactical combinations in the middle game.

[@th1cc]

who's better between you two?

[@johannesborchgrevink9629]

@@th1cc I suppose we are fairly even ;) He is very strong tactically, but I have the upper hand on strategy.

[@JosephHolschuh]

@@johannesborchgrevink9629 Noob question: What is the difference between 'tactics' and 'strategy'?

[@johannesborchgrevink9629]

@@JosephHolschuh Tactics is the visualisation of a concrete sequence of moves, for example a sequence of captures. Strategy has more to do with long term concepts: Is my bishop better than his knight, should I play on the king side or the queen side based on the pawn structure etc... Hope that made sense? ;)

[@matijaslat2100]

@@johannesborchgrevink9629 i did to me thanks👌

[@aydinali2439]

Now things are getting interesting!

[@dexterlawliet8521]

What's your rating?

[@DerangedAussieMan]

I agree! I'm 2000 on Chess.com so it's nice to watch Danya beating people close to my level.

[@nickr.4120]

Indeed. The second game was very interesting.

[@Pianistos]

I really like your choice of words when you express yourself. It's very joyful to listen to. You're obviously a very well-read guy. I also speak Russian and I'm blown away by the fact that you speak Russian without any accent. It's very rare.

[@BodhiGeraci]

What a wonderful comment

[@girurerumu]

One thing I find particularly nice about many of these videos, is the humbleness with which Daniel assumes that his opponent actually knows the tactics he is seeing. Sure, he plays a lot of strong opponents, especially on these last episodes, but I would not be surprised if they sometimes threatened strong moves without knowing it.

[@CT2507]

You have to assume that the opponent knows the best tactics, otherwise you risk to slide into hope-chess. I think this has become second nature to Daniel.

[@luketinger3435]

Wow. That last game had my heart racing

[@MrMali22]

That's what happens when you think 5+0 is enough time to explain so much during the game at this level. I wish he'd have at least given himself an increment

[@Chang8e]

For refrence, this occurred right after the charlie lesson, so he had to explain things differently for the Charlie audience

[@Repleh]

I was wondering why he was explaining so much common terminology that he had used throughout the whole speedrun. Thanks for clearing things up.

[@asfasdfsd8476]

a guy puts all his pawns on the 6th rank against GM and is still hanging on after this. What a god

[@AKIPMEL]

I just finished the last episode and I refresh your channel to see this episode up. Thank you as always!

[@avinjacob6943]

Was waiting for this. 🥺

[@wolllfang]

According to Rosen: A fork and a pin is a pork.

[@lyingcat9022]

If my man Rosen says it than it is now an official term in Chess henceforth!

[@priyansh1210]

Or a fin?

[@juanibiapina]

By the way I'd like to thank you deeply for these videos. The way you think about chess has helped me figure out other parts of my life much better. I now approach programing with a mindset similar to the one I've learned by watching you play. Keep up the great work!

[@fujiapple9675]

1900 range = Danya has to actually think over 2 seconds. 😄

[@okibelieveyou7553]

What a find very informative about these videos (despite you know, all of it), is that quite often in sharp positions with limited time control Daniels moves are not always the best, but they are always good enough. What I mean is it goes to show that you can't realistically find the best move every time, but what you should be doing is playing a move that is strong enough to keep the position at least even. It might seem like a nothing observation, but it does help with the correct "attitude" towards Chess I feel.

[@cursed_dylan33]

i was dying yesterday without an upload

[@nasirsalih8475]

As annoying as it is, if I was playing so well that ppl accused me of cheating, I’d take that as a compliment haha

[@하드로미]

Thing is, if Chess.com side with the people that are accusing you without much investigation, you get banned for nothing

[@nasirsalih8475]

@@하드로미 Oh what?? Ok yeah that’s dumb

[@helvete_ingres4717]

I got accused of using an engine even in a game where I missed a mate in one (but the guy played so badly he still lost)

[@BasicSpace42]

@@하드로미 Does that really happen though? I don't think cheating accusations from ppl who haven't played him are taken serious. And they never just ban an account without an in depth investigation, according to their website. It should be pretty unlikely to get banned without actually cheating, just because some sore looser accused you of it.

[@하드로미]

@@BasicSpace42 I'm just implying a what if scenario. I doubt Chess.com would actually do that

[@ThePr1ncevegeta]

Been watching your videos for awhile now, and today I hit 2000 elo in rapid 10min chess. I've played pretty much my whole life but didn't start taking it serious until a couple years ago. You've really helped me understand the concepts of this game better then anything else I've ever looked up. Thank you Danya keep up the amazing videos. You definitely helped me get from 1700s to where I am now

[@antandteoa7682]

I hope this series never ends

[@vincearpin7887]

Two great quality games that we can all learn from. Thank you for this content Sensei

[@user-lk4lx9je4y]

I can't thank you enough for making these videos. Your a calm teacher with a wealth of knowledge, you make videos regularly and I hope you never feel the need to change your behaviour because of KZbin or Twitch. You have my support.

[@dh1656]

3:04 "missed skewer on b4" the confidence people have to call out one of the best players at blitz in the world. Wish I had that confidence.

[@hassankamel8209]

he told them dont be shy when u r asking questions

[@Julianleemusic251]

Man, you have the best instruction of anyone on KZbin. Everything is so logical. Thank you, and keep it up!

[@xavierdelcastillo5139]

yo sup

[@TheDestroyer7102]

Hey Danya just wanted to say that this speedrun and the other speedruns have been very helpful and instructive, thank you for this amazing content! Keep up the great work!

[@NoName-cr6ff]

good on you for defending the guy

[@KF1]

After watching a couple dozen of these, my view of the board is changing. Really satisfying effect, like I almost understand this game.

[@impishlyit9780]

I love Danya's smile at 14:45. So wholesome it just brightens my day!

[@alexf0101]

finally caught up with the speedrun! awesome stuff Danya, keep it up!

[@keshavsharma3245]

This content is pure gold. @GM Daniel👍

[@MrKoolaidjam]

My soul will be crushed when this series ends :(

[@catch2297]

Long way off from the end

[@Ninterd2]

Then rewatch it!

[@coffeedude]

Another one started :D

[@4amfilms]

"Like a surgeon, you're handcuffing that pawn" GM Daniel Naroditsky

[@asza5]

Hi Mr. Naroditsky i love these videos they help me improve a lot. The volume is a little low, but it is not a huge problem. Keep up the good work.

[@masterchief1520]

Nobody: Danya: where is Mr.Queen going ?

[@jasonlal9570]

Mr Queen and Ms King

[@lyingcat9022]

Welcome to 2021

[@InceyWincey]

Pardon me for spoiling the fun but he actually says “where’s your Queen going mister?”

[@kingdinodragonite3470]

@@InceyWincey wrong. I’ve heard it and it says Mr. Queen. Checkmate!

[@ayylmaoo6243]

This episode felt so much like a shonen anime ! He fought two opponents who were more serious than the 1800/1900s we've seen so far, and each had their own way of playing. The first one was more meticulous and theoritical and the second one was more spontaneous/crazy but also very tactical. Both made him use all of his resources. It felt like watching the chess version of Gon and Killua trying to catch Netero's ball !

[@KianOntong13]

I love this nerdy, lovely comment

[@shahriarteymoorinia3663]

what bothers me is that this players is literally violating all opening principles, and yet according to Danya himself this game was the closest he came to losing in this speedrun. I have genuinely come to believe that this is easiest way to win non-otb games, at least up to 2000 elo rating. not learning any openings and seemingly play for the worst looking structures, while in reality it's extremely hard to figure out exactly how to punish these "mistakes" given the shorter time control.

[@sniff4643]

500 rating checking in. just wanted to say, you're the best chess online personality, entertainer, teacher, and streamer and it's not even close. much love, keep up the good work ;)

[@ethanholland]

Your channel carried me through 2020... and 2021... thank you very much Daniel! You've undoubtedly lit a flame in countless new players thanks to your videos. This one was epic!

[@thetechconsultant]

I only woke up to use the bathroom but then saw this video uploaded and forgot that I’m supposed to be sleepy 🥴

[@gwynjudd]

That last game was amazing

[@beniandranz3783]

Daniel is my number one role model rn

[@scheimong]

Daniel, I have a question regarding the Morra that I've been waiting to ask. If you are playing the black side of a Smith Morra against Mark Esserman himself, will you accept or decline? For simplicity's sake let's just say it's OTB 30+10. And we're not considering factors such as his or your reputation - if you life depends on this single game, what would you play?

[@jacobzammit4779]

That guy was doing a push 6 pawns in the opening speedrun lol.

[@RC-rj7nn]

I've been waiting for thisss. Meyged.

[@jbai2-400]

This just made me very scared to raise elo if these guys are almost beating danya

[@cohemo077]

@dootdusk woah woah woah calm down buddy

[@ExOTiC1234]

dootdusk Magnus is pretty cute I’d say but Botez has the advantage here buddy.

[@gwynjudd]

@@ExOTiC1234 Hey now Magnus has got those smouldering eyes

[@HeyItsTheBoss]

Danya spends half of the time talking and explaining to us. This means he's also not fully concentrated on the game. And he STILL wins. So yeah i wouldn't really say they "almost beat him"

[@Eorzat]

They're not almost beating him though. Daniel is using most of his time talking to chat and asking questions. Daniel could easily use only 1 minute (or less) against these guys.

[@connorp3030]

Danya every video, voice dripping with disapproval: *please stop* accusing people of cheating chat

[@Arominit]

Wow that 10 second endgame 😲 25:31

[@nicholasmatz]

That last game was amazing and complex

[@Mr12345bleepbloop]

Hey Daniel, could you do a video where you walk through one of your games with stockfish and explain why it's suggesting a move is good? Love the channel!

[@stonedjunkie2081]

My heart races so fast when the opponents have like 2 mins and you have 20 seconds and you still win pre moving all your pieces❤❤❤

[@simonlowrie5731]

If only you would turn your microphone sensitivity up, this would be the best chess channel on you-tube. You are a faraway whisper, and then the adverts bust my eardrums.

[@edwardwilson4272]

Thanks Sensei Danya!

[@DimebagDerekS]

Just in case anyone is on the fence about Marc Esserman's Smith Morra book, take Danya's advice here. I have never read a chess book that is as fun and full of amazing tactical ideas. I consider it a must read. I am tactically pretty decent, and this book showed me so many ideas and patterns that I would have otherwise never thought of, including some long term compensation ideas that work because of tactics and initiative.

[@3Max]

22:00 -- "Where's Mr. Queen going here?" 😂

[@PounceKW]

8:55 Well said Daniel

[@pharmokan]

can't. stop. watching.

[@thearjunmahadevan]

Why is the twitch chat so quick to accuse, shouldn't happen so easily.

[@jeffreyeggstein329]

because everybody is a stinky cheater!!!

[@thearjunmahadevan]

@@jeffreyeggstein329 umm no

[@jeffreyeggstein329]

@@thearjunmahadevan prove it pls

[@jimothyus]

Ah yes twitch chat has forever been famous for rational thinking. I am really dissapointed in twitch chat I would have never expected them to do this. Well surely this will be a good lesson for them to meditate on and improve.

[@thearjunmahadevan]

@@jimothyus hahah nice one

[@kallemattila5870]

I'm a little confused by how many players in this series play d6 just as Daniel thinks he's about to get into a Caro-Kann.

[@AngeloGene]

That last game was flex fest... Go-lly...

[@AUG_Glow]

Been loving this since day 1

[@ryanboyd4770]

13 seconds to go and an advert started... aaaagh!!! Great series :)

[@tonyleon6787]

Hikaru is extremely arrogant, to the point of being nauseating. You are the man Daniel, not to mention, the best chess coach on the Internet.

[@th1cc]

he finally used 50% of his full power

[@nhpkm1]

12:56 wow I feel dumb . I commented about how this series isn't the speed one at all and now I understand that just a tax loophole so you can Smurf

[@liamnash3102]

Regardless if that guy cheated or not, *brilliant* analysis GM Danya!

[@tsrifemantsal2492]

Daniel, how can I come to terms with being BAD at chess? I'm 20-something and learned to play chess at a young age but didn't really PLAY it until a month ago. I'm realizing years worth of weed smoke and untreated adhd has maybe left my brain a little hecked. It seems like most chess masters didn't have this handicap? Should I find a different hobby? How can I combat my handicap? How can I come to terms with just being kinda bad/low average at best?

[@tsrifemantsal2492]

I'm more sad about this than maybe I should be

[@EMR729]

The past is past. Focus on the future! Watch this series and practice and you'll improve a lot! good luck and don't hang the past over your head

[@tsrifemantsal2492]

@@EMR729 thank you - it was very kind of you to respond :) I'm trying to be a better person and chess has been an avenue and tool to help me but I still have some self doubt

[@EMR729]

@@tsrifemantsal2492 it's normal to have some self doubt, take it easy and look for small things you can improve in your life and start doing it! If you need someone to talk to, I'm here! Wish you good luck

[@cordialpulpwriter]

excellent episode

[@shikhardavla7028]

Hey Daniel, in that second game, you could have taken the Knight! Qd5 is then met with h3, not h2, and after black takes your rook, you have Qh6.

[@pranavkarve2494]

I don't think that works because black queen protects f7. For example Qd5 h3 cxb3 Qh6 bxc2 Bh7 Kh8 Bg6 Kg8 Qh7 Kf8 Qh8 Ke7 and Qxa8 can't be played cause of c1 = Q

[@boomgmr6403]

Big brain Mr Queen

[@TheQuicksilver115]

Danya you are a fucking legend Thank you so much for this

[@trent797]

Damn that was tense!

[@CT2507]

Great second game! Its refreshing to see a player play unconventionally.

[@samprod96]

I love your videos! Keep it going :)

[@dianachristal3104]

Daniaya....upload explaining the best tournament you played......love from Sri Lanka.....

[@maksymkoloda4967]

Who needs new anime season when you can watch this amazing series

[@xanax2735]

Ty for posting!!^.^

[@luckderp]

That second game was insane. 2 minute to like 14 seconds

[@maxirhyme]

I also do these kind of pawn pushes when I mouseslip a move at the beginning that screws my whole position and I'm like" aw crap, whatever lets have fun" its kinda funny how intimidated people get, few in my rating range can exploit this nonsense

[@davidsnyder8503]

Domo Arigatou Gozaimashita Sensei!

[@megatruble22]

Commenting for the algorithm

[@elliottabibian4152]

you make chess look so easy

[@TylerDunphy]

I swear I watch these and then confidently go on lichess and lose 5 games to extremely obvious blunders

[@dexterlawliet8521]

@@TylerDunphy that's improving cause you played 5 games 👍

[@madL_official]

2:27 FOCUS KRASI!

[@rittikgupta6007]

Idk if you are gonna read this or not but there's an option of playing with computer beth harmon from queen's gambit on chess.com. You have to go to streamers and then select playing beth harmon there. I think you should do it. It would be fun

[@toast5509]

Love u Daniel

[@SerLaama]

Why not 3.Nf3 instead of 3.Nc3 after 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d6? Doesn't block c4, prepares faster castling, right?

[@soccer2cubeing]

why not queen to a4 before knight to c6 in the second game? I get you put pressure on the queen with the knight move but I can't see far enough ahead to where that order makes a difference.

[@soccer2cubeing]

@FlauntyNoize thank you very much for the explanation.

[@michaelbillingham5580]

Idea: every game talk about a chess match from that year

[@jaydubbzit3551]

woot! Speedrun!

[@mauort6870]

I'm not completely up to date with this series. Have you won all games by mate? Dropped any games? Also that last game. Whoa

[@moses4203]

he hasnt lost a game yet at least from youtube pov

[@pwnage4me4free]

He lost 1 against a cheater

[@mauort6870]

@@pwnage4me4free do you know which video that was?

[@waiyanmin57]

you should move Qa5 instead of Qb4. Qa5, your rook still x-ray his queen and you will win the knight. If he try to save his knight with his bishop, take the bishop and take the knight. You are up a piece.

[@calebpanopio9070]

Monkagasp on that second game haha

[@lLostGems]

I missed you father

[@SnappDragonCBassReal]

Danya, if u had a thumbnail artist and made better titles these vids would absolutely pop off no cap

[@456death654]

There are more important things then thumbnails and intros. But whatever make you happy

[@janderss459]

Those things could lead to a bigger audience without compromising the quality of the content.

[@purewaterruler]

@@456death654 yes but people click new videos based on thumbnails and titles

[@paradajzisnicla]

I totally agree, the thumbnail needs to be a chessboard with a minimum of 10 arrows showing tactics, photo of danya looking shocked - mouth open, hands on his face etc. Title: INSANE WIN WITH ONLY 5 SECONDS (POSSIBLE CHEATER???) At least 20% of the video spent on advertising services he doesn't use himself, and 3 reminders to subscribe. Finally, he should do away with this serious speedrun and just own some scrubs and flex on them, and start daily videos of reacting to other people's content. In all seriousness though, I wouldn't blame him if he did all of that, but at the same time I can appreciate that he isn't, and I think other people should do rather than wanting every channel to devolve to the same basic "content" machine.

[@purewaterruler]

@@paradajzisnicla yeah I definitely appreciate it, but at the same time, even using just a more clickbaity title and thumbnail while keeping the vid exactly the same can significantly increase viewership. I do think there is a reasonable argument to be made to do that, since this incredible content would reach more people in the end.

[@richardnixon3252]

Player rated 200 points below FIDE titles: **Doesn't unprovokedly blunder the entire game** sub-1200s in the chat: *"WHOA! CHEATING??"*

[@fakereality5204]

What does "Player rated 200 points below FIDE titles" mean?

[@richardnixon3252]

@@fakereality5204 The guy was a 1900, and CM, the lowest FIDE title, is often obtained at 2100-2200. Assuming his online and FIDE ratings are close, he's almost as good as some candidate masters

[@fakereality5204]

@@richardnixon3252 jow do u know his fide rating? And online ratings are overrated, u cant compare those two.

[@richardnixon3252]

@@fakereality5204 Chess dot com blitz is actually quite close to FIDE, at least for under 2000

[@fakereality5204]

@@richardnixon3252 hmm I wouldnt say so

[@jordimiller798]

What an epic 2nd game