Happy Holidays!!! | Smith-Morra, London, Philidor, French | GM Naroditsky's DYI Speedrun

[@warmachine8006]

Sorry babe, Christmas dinner has to wait. Naroditsky just dropped the holiday speedrun

[@to_HANDLE]

I know that some people think that chess videos like this are nerdy and boring, but for me it's like a part of life. I'm from Ukraine, and it's sometimes hard to fall asleep or relax, so I find peace in your speedrun videos. Yes, I do turn on your videos to fall asleep as well, but not because they are monotonous or boring, but because I know that when Danya talks about different moves and variations in his signature voice, there is nothing to worry about, I achieve mental peace and gain faith in the future. At the moments when I was feeling lost, another speedrun for 50 minutes would appear in my recommendations, and then I realised that I didn't know myself nor this world yet, just as I don't know the right sequences of moves, tactics or positional aspects that are obvious to you. Merry Christmas, Danya⛄🎄 Thank you for your work.

[@LatentHeat69]

Thank you for sharing your experience

[@bettsmart3767]

You are the best Danya. Merry Christmas!

[@giladeilat6134]

חג שמח!

[@snosan]

Thank you for this gift Danya!

[@SpiritAffinityHouse]

It's like 4:42 am in India, I was awake and I caught Santa Naroditsky in the act! He's realll

[@anissbenthami]

was it 4:42AM or was it like 4:42AM?

[@binks2413]

😂

[@spacium-3030]

@@anissbenthami what does that mean?

[@Goatz99]

@@anissbenthamiyeah that’s the kinda comment I’d expect from someone with that pfp 🤦‍♂️

[@OPTImistic001]

​@@spacium-3030 well have you ever felt in a cloudy day that even tho it's daytime it feels 'like 6 in the evening'? I feel OP is referring to that. not sure why they would do so tbh. btw, congrats on confirming Santa's existence.

[@Michael-yb7jh]

Santa Naroditsky coming in clutch with the video, best gift I could ask for. Merry Christmas Danya!

[@tacticalchunder1207]

As a 1450 who plays the French, the way you just dismantled that 2000 player at the end was awesome. Great stuff Daniel.

[@sladek692]

All I wanted for Christmas was another Naroditsky episode🥺 Thank you!!!

[@thechessfish]

A Danya Speedrun AND a Gotham GTE on the same day? Best christmas ever!

[@virendrasahani6871]

I started watching speedrun when I was at level of 800. Now I am at 1450. Duration 14 months. Thanks Danya. My favourite chess teacher. Next target 1600.

[@izziephillips6369]

8 months 200-1400 then 12 months to 1600 watching him

[@pinadesecada2585]

You can. I focused for a couple of months apllying his concepts and went frombeing stuck at 1400 for a year to peaking 1700.

[@virendrasahani6871]

@@pinadesecada2585 Thank you. By the way 1700. That's great. Keep it up.

[@luizsoares4847]

Merry christmas coach. Your videos have allways been a gift.

[@giridharpavan1592]

speedruns galore xx

[@redrhubarb9219]

Quote of the day: "Everybody plays the French now. It is a decease!"

[@tommeyer3871]

I share the sentiment, the ratio of French Defenses I face has probably tripled since the World Championship match

[@MatesMonchis]

57:18 "'An instructive finish', Alekhine says of his own game" 59:20 "That is how we'll end, with this simple but instructive game"

[@psychwolf7590]

😂

[@wty919]

Best Christmas gift ever!

[@johndorian473]

MerryChrisstmas!!

[@urbanusmutua6112]

happy holidays too.. watching from kenya.. I watch at least one video from your speed runs daily.. Very informartive.. Thanks a lot

[@ericfrederickson2692]

Happy Holidays!

[@debajyotisg]

Thank you for content like this, Danya. Makes me feel even I understand Chess haha!

[@josephglass6054]

Happy Hanukkah, and thanks for the upload, Daniel!

[@pr0satan0s]

Merry Christmas, Danya!

[@JD-xz1mx]

Merry Christmas Danya. Thanks for the years of content.

[@Levonap]

Happy holidays, Danya!

[@guillermoalonsobeltran8254]

BEST VIDEOS EVER

[@Honest_John]

Loved hearing you say ‘absolutely cooked’

[@TheChessAddict421]

Mery Christmas, Danya!

[@Tj1597]

Thank you so much for uploading again Danya. Happy holidays to you and your wonderful community.

[@avintoz9405]

Спасибо, Даня, тебе за качественнейший контент! Возвращаюсь к твоим видео снова и снова!

[@anawaz189]

Impeccable timing

[@lendamusic]

Lets go!!! Happy holidays to the BEST chess teacher on KZbin! Long live Danya!!!!!

[@leifalire5219]

Great explanations, I enjoyed the video

[@Forti15]

Merry Christmas mate, and thank you!

[@PeterChessPupil]

Merry Christmas Danya!

[@MaxLind-u5t]

Merry Xmas Danya!!

[@Treetopper911]

What a great Christmas present!

[@themanav7]

Great video as always - merry christmas!!

[@Bushify13]

Merry Christmas Danya! You are by far the best chess teacher on youtube

[@bobscuttled3579]

Happy Holidays to you! Thank you for creating so much educational chess content. At the risk of self-puffery, you've 100% made me a better chess player in the last couple years.

[@8888TwistingFate]

How appropriate, agadmator just published a video covering that very Alekhine vs Nimzowitsch game!

[@andrewunthank3521]

Thanks for the upload! Merry Christmas.

[@the_rods2020]

Merry christmas... love your speedruns sir.... thanks so much

[@pavlos712]

Merry Christmas!

[@c.c.1197]

Merry christmas Danya oh oh oh

[@G1stGBless]

Merry Christmas Daniel :)

[@michaelvanharten9833]

Hey, you're great! I love watching your videos! Keep it up!

[@logknees]

ITS A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE

[@TheRealMortyII]

Merry Christmas!!

[@mikey22355]

Happy Xmas Dayna. Thanks for all your content these last few years, it’s helped me through some hard times.

[@arghoroy07]

Merry Christmas sanya(🎉)

[@albertmachek6161]

lets go baby new episode

[@ryanboyd4770]

Merry Christmas Santa

[@HemBabuKarki-ue6tn]

Good luck to you daniel for World rapid and blitz starting from today.

[@itsjac0b310]

Danya , the best chess teacher known to mankind

[@sigurdh.s8320]

Merry christmas, Danya

[@TymexComputing]

Merry Christmas! :)

[@chesscounselor]

Didn’t realize my Xmas could get any better until now! 🎄

[@musical_lolu4811]

51:48 Qa1❤

[@HoloDaWisewolf]

Let's go LET'S GO. Merry Christmas Danya, I hope everything is going well for you and your family. Cheers!

[@LexRobison-o4h]

Thank you Danya. I love the content.

[@thedarkcranberry]

Chessmas 🎄

[@scheimong]

If you play the French you're either a master or a masochist. I don't think there's a third case.

[@rustanji6723]

Thanks

[@qusigh]

‏‪22:01‬‏ g5 is a classic king Indians idea

[@RatInYourSewer]

Lmao Alekhine, what a guy. Merry Christmas Daniel.

[@waltsemrau4260]

False advertising. Next time I expect you to actually wear a Santa suit

[@theplaylistpsycho]

Merry Xmas, free ice cream @ 26:55

[@xsnpxhoff8071]

Christmas lad hate this happy holiday malarkey

[@TeamshakeNbake]

"I had an hour plus of really instructive games. This one might be a little bit shorter" checks runtime... 59:53

[@matholympiad8384]

Merry Xmas everyone!

[@straizobrando8334]

Merry christmas gamers

[@ethn-hrpr]

Thank god I’ve been having withdrawals

[@123oscy]

Merry Chessmas everyone

[@tommeyer3871]

39:05 you won a titled tuesday shortly before the World Rapid & Blitz? Congrats, must feel good :D Would you ever consider uploading good TT runs to youtube (perhaps on a second channel)? You stream fairly late even for north american standards as far as I can tell and I barely get a chance to watch these streams, nor are there VODs :(

[@wassernymphe]

The late titled Tuesdays are around 5 or 6 PM for you, it's more annoying for us Europeans when the late TT and Danya's stream starts at 11 pm.

[@johndavidallison7601]

“This one might be a little shorter, at the end of a long blitz stream” ….. why compromise on the quality sensai? Your videos are the means, nae, the cause of myself and many of my fellow chess brethren’s elo spikes. We love the deep theoretical rabbit holes. We love the over explanations. We love the destruction of those who we wish we could beat. Lead us. Please, lead us. You are a humble man, and we applaud you for that, but let’s not pretend that you don’t know you’re the leader of instructional chess content and it’s not even close. All I ask is that you teach us without holding yourself back

[@Tikorous]

If Danya ever goes missing check this guy's basement first

[@impishlyit9780]

Does the highlight at the beginning really help the stats that much? Personally, I really don't like having it (in any sort of content, really).

[@kitsune090]

Initially I thought about paw pushing... then I saw ng4, the check that was nothing... the threat... then I knew it was it...

[@dritslem4711]

What an amazing christmas present! Danya content!!

[@shankrl1]

How does Danya have this board colour? I can’t find it (using iOS app)

[@KomboKlips]

Is there extra credit? I promise I’ll attend the next glekture

[@milkytech2466]

Minh Le has a great YT series on the anti-london if anyone wants to see some more lines for black

[@alessandrozucchella8574]

Lesgooo danya, Merry Christmas

[@matholympiad8384]

that a6 is really really hard to find

[@theunknown21329]

51:14 Don't play the French kids

[@RyuKa423]

Still waiting for this KID chessable course! Happy holidays

[@sweetlou439]

Hi Danya, at 5:14 I'm curious why you didn't play bishop to f4, was there something u didn't like?

[@thebcwonder4850]

I assume he didn’t want to trade queens

[@starpolemic]

Say what you want about the man but he pulls off a Santa outfit excellently 😁

[@ranaarjun10]

He he aint the Santa i dont beloeve in Christmas

[@alirezasbn]

Merry Christmas danya🩵

[@nullthenightcat]

Terrifying thumbnail

[@nullthenightcat]

But great as always to see an upload! What's the best way to deal with obscure gambits that you can tell your opponent has really studied the heck out of the theory? It's always kinda scary

[@sigurdh.s8320]

@@nullthenightcatplay into it and play what makes sense to you and check with engine afterwards. Or if you feel you’ll struggle if you accept, don’t

[@YDAE4]

Счастливого Рождества, Даня!

[@xkhmrboi14]

Yess handsome Danya is back! ❤

[@Peterkringle]

That beard in the thumbnail was lowkey convincing. Now I kinda want white-bearded Santa Danya hahah Merry Xmas all and happy holidays to those who celebrate other holidays!

[@jonathanlambeth3464]

Agadmator just covered that Alekhine game in the French! Nice.

[@konodavideda5981]

Coming back to Danya on christmas is kind of romantic

[@ВадимТарасов-ц7ц]

Danya got so tired of Kramnik story that he changed his camera position :D Anyways, merry christmas Danya!

[@CarsunGeorge]

It’s a disease😂

[@jiachengwong9722]

can Daniel make a video which talking about how to play in the position there both side don't have queen? really need it for improvement

[@Light-un1iy]

lova ya videos mate

[@Thangmuoihaii]

That Botez gambit by a 1900 is totally unexpected 😂