Grandmaster Naroditsky | Chess Speedrun | 1970

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Part 1 • Grandmaster Naroditsky... vv

[@zeNUKEify]

Everybody gangster until Danya says "I need to focus"

[@adrians3267]

Also, "hold on, i need to calculate this"

[@vinamrajain2610]

He is like "Hold my beer, let me just focus and destroy this dude"

[@sebastianarmendariz6142]

The way he just takes over at the end of the first game, unbelievable.

[@ShabazzTBL]

Can you imagine being the other guy thinking “Yeah he’s playing so slow I’m gonna win” then he just rips off like 30 moves in 15 seconds?

[@DL-lt5ly]

This made me laugh so hard

[@ethanpetersen3089]

"One sec he's outplaying me lemme enter beast mode"

[@fujiapple9675]

9:04 on was epic!

[@genex8944]

lmao.

[@matthewk320]

he went ultra instinct

[@Wakefield19D]

Yeah but the guy was watching the stream...

[@adamgillespie3393]

@@Wakefield19D doesn't matter, Daniel didn't give the stream any of his moves. His was actually really good

[@MagikMKW]

"This guy is really good!" Proceeds to completely end his existence

[@kaiserin_]

He is really good, just not as good as danya lol

[@TheGlackens]

This is easily the best series of chess videos on KZbin

[@Justchillin145]

I agree 100%

[@e-time8415]

I agree 👏

[@top-s1mple426]

Ik so underrated

[@johncooper8912]

To be specific, the most instructional. It’s very easy to understand, and he breaks down his thinking to the smallest component for even a novice.

[@TuckerHolt]

Am I rated 980? Yes Do I have work in the morning? Yes Will I stay up to watch Daniel Naroditskys chess video? Yes

[@UxBurn]

Everything checks out. This guy's legit

[@Nick2014B]

@@UxBurn lol

[@adenirankelvin2249]

What's your rating now?

[@fujiapple9675]

What could be noted at 22:51 is that everyone occasionally plays below their rating, and everyone also occasionally plays above their rating. It just so happens that Danya's first opponent played at a higher level, and his second opponent had a bad game. I know that even though I am rated around 1250, sometimes I play like a 900, and sometimes I happen to play like a 1400. It depends on how each person responds to the tactical themes in each position.

[@psychwolf7590]

Very true

[@Nick2014B]

so true

[@Bloodbathz]

I love it when danya focuses

[@TheDestroyer7102]

Who doesn’t

[@laafridi7681]

I like how daniya just transforms into super saiyan to beat his opponents when his normal form dont work out, But him using his full power in such instructional videos feels like cheating XD

[@georgetait497]

I love watching Dan just play 15 premoves in a row and it paying off perfectly

[@creepyco2844]

Same. Just an FYI at the end of the first game his opponents moves were completely forced, and it was a king queen v king endgame so pretty easy to pre move to. Sorry if I come off sort of condescending, it's just that Daniel makes it clear you should never pre move unless your opponents moves are pretty much entirely forced.

[@benknight7130]

​@@creepyco2844Your comment isn't condescending, it's pointless. The guys just appreciating a rapid ending to a great game.

[@zoichi_kanoe6227]

It's literally the only thing he does that even a 1700 can do but ok

[@hxllside]

Dan?? :D

[@cpf2566]

It's not a pointless comment at all. In fact, I'd say it's the most useful comment out of this whole chain - mine included! His is the only one that contains useful information which some readers may not have realised. Explaining that there is a simple, understandable technique hidden behind the intimidating, GM-looking premoves is very much in the spirit of this speedrun.

[@ryancrouch813]

Good god man, you didn't need to destroy him like that, he had a family

[@Tikorous]

Stop! Stop! He's already dead!

[@fatsidekick]

End of the first game my brain was just 🤯

[@walkingin6375]

" It's what Andrew Tang plays, It's a very solid opening uh, it's not like +that+ good. "

[@maxcheng123]

Danya: Gets 90 accuracy Also Danya: Not my best game here

[@matthewk320]

Max Cheng i got a 9% once and felt special

[@quadknives9258]

I'm a 1100 and got a 97%

[@martincooper2175]

@@quadknives9258 I’m 1300, and I can say it’s easy to get over 90 at our level. Literally every game I win is 93%, but that doesn’t mean anything, as it isn’t because I made stunning moves, it’s because my opponent played mediocrely. If accuracy meant anything, I’d be 2000.

[@Jartran72]

@@martincooper2175 yeah you are right. Even getting 98.8 in a game where people only look at the next couple moves is possible if you just don't blunder.

[@animantus4293]

Inquiry: In a scale from vanilla to tabasco what is your chess style?

[@davidharris2517]

When I want to win, water, when I'm just having fun, napalm

[@o.l.6964]

carolina reaper?

[@Obyvvatel]

it is boom goes the dynamite

[@santiagoarce5672]

Ranch

[@jordankellogs7203]

I'd say that I have an almond chess style

[@animantus4293]

Me: foreseeing most of brilliant Danya's moves Also me in actual game: Blundering a piece in one move 😔

[@DLF-dv7ij]

The “let me focus” is on par with Hikaru “I don’t want to think too much” in terms of chess memes.

[@joakimquensel597]

First guy is currently (July 2022)rated 2400+ and I think he was underrated when this game was played. Daniel was actually down below -7 at one point.

[@34SideWinder]

This video will be on the greatest hits of the speed run. And ChessLebaneseSalah is now a folk hero among Danya fans.

[@Simplement724]

That danya beast mode, no one can stop it, spectacular to witness

[@MrSe64]

Chat blaming the second dude is the funniest shit ever cause probly 85-90% are not even close to 2k rating

[@silicopeacekeeper6783]

Imagine playing a really good defence for most of the game, getting your opponent down to 10 seconds on their clock, when they suddenly proceed to wipe the floor with you. Props to that guy tho 😁

[@jacobshor5956]

Black: *has a dark square bishop* Danya: “now I actually kinda like f3” Black: *loses dark square bishop* Also Danya: “I’m not gonna play f takes because he has a Queen...”

[@sherllymentalism4756]

The dark square bishop allows you to contest the diagonal, without it, it isn't so good

[@sherllymentalism4756]

I think, I'm not a gm 😂

[@THEDRUMMERJOSH]

The end of that first game blew my mind and made me realise that I will never have this level of chess swagger.

[@InceyWincey]

Not with that attitude. It is all just practice you know.

[@smrtfasizmu6161]

@@InceyWincey Nonsense. No matter how much people practice most will never be able to become GMs. Only delusional or mentally challenged people can have your altitude ("you can become a GM you just need to practice!!!"). You either watched too many anime or too many self help frauds.

[@InceyWincey]

@@smrtfasizmu6161 I am not 100% convinced that there is a limit on improvement of mental processes, merely a limit on the speed of improvement.

[@AUG_Glow]

Dont mind me just leaving my obligatory help danya with the algorithm comment

[@BinxyBrown]

Hope these actually help lol

[@AUG_Glow]

@@BinxyBrown i hope so too only reason i bother commenting lol

[@aussj4link]

That first game, wow! You had me going thinking you were gonna lose and then out of nowhere you just destroy. That is why you are a GM. Holy shit. I feel like I could play 12 hours a day for the next 50 years and never reach that.

[@wahyuhidayatulloh3511]

I was always wondering who is the almighty rebeccaHarris.. Since 2017. . And now I can literally watch you playing all day.. Best regard from Indonesia🙏

[@tylerllewellyn6527]

Thanks to Danya, I always think about Tabasco sauce and breaking eggs while I play chess.

[@Sbigsla]

The first guy looked really good until Daniel decided otherwise xD

[@mikecantreed]

He was crushing until he got in to time pressure.

[@pandurendradjaja8994]

Nice tactic at 21:56: After the queen moves, instead of taking White's rook, c4 is also available, which simultaneously attacks White's bishop and threatens Bc5 (pinning the queen to the king).

[@eldoreschess2428]

09:54 that premoving waiting to get checked. Genius

[@gana7206]

9:46 i hate when my opponent misses mate and makes me resign

[@italod.203]

This was a very insane game. Congrats for sharing your thoughts and knowledge.

[@RobbiePfunder]

10:08 I've never seen a king run that fast

[@ShabazzTBL]

The way he stuffed that food in his mouth haha.

[@lukasspfc18]

Danya its easily top 3 chess commentator/analyst on KZbin. I love those videos.

[@bennettstruttman4357]

Definitely. 1. Daniel King 2. John Bartholomew 3. Daniel Naroditsky

[@stevethach3340]

That first game got me nervous, Sensei! Awesome game and video!

[@ryanboyd4770]

I need to focus, then checkmate. Quality series and explanations. Cheers Danya.

[@EpicDoughnut]

25:21 Only because he's not resigning I have no problem creating 5 queens with premoves

[@rebeccamasse4065]

It's quite remarkable that Daniel spotted that plan with the bishop on a6. I didn't notice a thing at the time. Clearly his opponent did not either.

[@kaiwei1111]

At 9:43, you can see Danya's eyes actually light up as he spots the misplay and goes in for the kill

[@fujiapple9675]

Daniel channels Agadmator at 1:50 and AGAIN at 27:08

[@jamesmontgomery5717]

Doubling pawns of opponent always seems good when he does it, but when his own pawns get doubled he always talks about how it isn't a problem.

[@sherllymentalism4756]

You can control how bad it is, they open lines and allow some pawn breaks to strike twice however they also weaken the pawn structure for the endgame so they're double edged.

[@speef2379]

The end of that first game was so epic

[@emilionava5286]

Wow. I’ve been kind of waiting to see an ending like this where it just seems like he might lose because of time and then just amazing pre moves. Wow.

[@Zg888x]

Bro... just what I needed after work. + a fat rip. God Bless Danya

[@howieboy62032914]

Assuming that first guy wasn't cheating (which I don't think he was), I don't think i've ever seen anyone parry Daniel's attacks so consistently and appear so impervious to them. Definitely one of the best opponents he's played

[@pieterdebaere5931]

Just commenting for the KZbin algo so more people can see this awsome content.

[@iancoughlan5]

That end game was beyond amazing.

[@mikecantreed]

Huge gap in skill between the 1900s and the 2100s. That first guy was extremely strong.

[@waveexistence5742]

His first opponent ChessLebaneseSalah is now rated over 2500 in blitz and has defeated 2700 players, definitely was underrated in this video.

[@grey2031]

I like this series a lot, but there always was a problem with the sound loudness, and now it seems to be fixed, eeeeeeeh, soooo glad!

[@newc1531]

The ending of that first game 😮

[@jayd7055]

An absolute one of a kind teacher. Thanks Daniel!

[@adriel8140]

You are the most instructive chess player I ve ever seen

[@TJGalloway1]

Love these videos. Thanks Daniel

[@dreamhunter2542]

thank you GM

[@TheBuddhaBilly]

My max rating on chess.com is in the low 2000's. It still is scary for me to leave pawns hanging, even if there are positive things to do elsewhere on the board. Psychology is more of an issue at this level I feeL At least it is for me. Love this whole series up to now, thank you @DanielNaroditsky. Still hope to learn lots of things!

[@flopkin]

Dude that moving in the end game around the 10 min mark... filthy. I get that's what bullet is but that stuff is crazy to me lol

[@Its_Might]

This is the best chess series on youtube

[@Fireball_Roberts]

Thanks for putting the intro at the zero mark. That delay works for some gaming channels, but fur chess it kinda falls flat.

[@ajbarsanti]

Genuinely incredible how much is going on in your brain

[@cameronmatson6364]

It’s hilarious and amazing at the same time when Daniel gives his first opponent props on how strong he is, because Daniel is getting slightly outplayed while running a damn KZbin series and letting that be the focus of his attention lol

[@mstalcup]

21:56 c4 wins even more material than Rxf1

[@kabobchsm8497]

French: 0:08 Sicilian: 18:44

[@TheDestroyer7102]

Love the times when Danya has to go Bullet mode and completely stun his opponents

[@user-ky1sk7kr6t]

You all don't comprehend just how amazing the first really guy was. It is the second guy that was a complete joke.

[@someoneelse293]

That first game was utter BEAST

[@darcyjames7506]

..and at the 12 second mark GMDN goes SSJ

[@skytern1838]

9:25 omae wa mou shindeiru

[@RedStone576]

what is the fastest time to speedrun chess?

[@amoghmulge]

9:45 Dude that's a mate in 1.

[@rinorshoshi1276]

Daniel "How should we go about" Naroditsky

[@dreamhunter2542]

i'm from Lebanon, never thought we have such a strong player!

[@Rocky-me5cw]

GOAT

[@milanthadarmakirthi1785]

Nice commentary dany

[@ianszcze]

He is tutoring us lmao

[@aadhishshah4186]

Best chess series on the web 🥺

[@RC-rx9zp]

You are the best!

[@imback132]

Wtf did I just watch in that first game, one minute you’re losing and you was acting like you’re going to lose then the next minute you zoned out and destroyed the kid hahahahha😂😂😂

[@inafridge8573]

Lmao 30 seconds left, wonder how the guy must have been feeling when Danya went from one move every 5 seconds to 3 moves every second

[@chessdawg2459]

9:46 Qa7# was mate in one

[@alexf0101]

thanks!

[@luisb9862]

Danya how can I improve if my puzzles rating is not being reflected in my blitz games (over 800 points of difference)

[@sherllymentalism4756]

It's very common because games require setting up situation where puzzle-tactics are possible and you need to notice them without prompt

[@smrtfasizmu6161]

Puzzle ratings are inflated.

[@psychwolf7590]

Everybody gangsta until archived by Danya

[@hamzaansari4172]

He is a prophet!

[@majorstorm9]

After watching this series, I was getting the sense that I would never get to a 1900 rating... danyas last opponent gives me hope!

[@silverpower6912]

When both rooks are free on the to move on the 1st file how do you know which one to centralise first?

[@aaronchipp-miller9608]

I like how if someone doesn't blunder immediately, Daniel always says they're "incredibly underrated" lol

[@fonteinbloem3067]

I think he called the guy like that because he was spotting all his "little traps/threats", not because he didn't blundered anything

[@fonteinbloem3067]

And of course played very strong moves

[@jakemoen2237]

Danya algorithm comment, nothing to see here

[@Mat-mt8pk]

Probably 80 years later when all of us would be dead and gone, these videos would still be one of the best chess videos..❤️

[@jakethesnake17]

25:14 Oh no my rook

[@josifradenkovic5770]

4:30 Qb7 with idea of Rd1, also Qb7 defends g2. if he goes rd8 you pickup c7, maybe you can pickup a7. Any downsides for that?

[@strangetobias1474]

Why do people up to 2000 rating keep playing that Bc4 sicilian ? it is not ambitious, if you're so afraid of the open sicilian why not play the Alapin or even the closed sicilian / grand prix ?

[@itsyaboi1245]

I find openings online are mostly just comfort it is weird how many people play it but I assume it’s just what they’ve always played

[@Belisiario]

14:30

[@nathanielkidson7695]

Every time I think "There was a better move!" I look at it a little longer and realize this man's a god

[@karthiktadepalli7560]

ChessLebaneseSalah must be a gothamchess fan bexause his opening is exactly what Levy recommends in the French xD

[@Annihilator909]

At 9:46, why not queen to A7? Isn't that checkmate?

[@ivanzonder5228]

21:57 , i think you missed C4 with Bishop to C5 threat

[@greatopinion9853]

9:50 what the fuck lol

[@lyingcat9022]

Last game.... sometimes Pros forget people sometimes play chess will drunk haha That dude is a couple hundred Elo above me but that’s the kind of stuff I do when I come home drunk, bored and decide to play Chess haha.

[@begonewithye6321]

Play the Accelerated Dragon