Master Class | Alekhine's Defense | Chess Speedrun | Grandmaster Naroditsky

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[@alexf0101]

danya: instantly recalls his games from 20 years ago also danya: doesn't remember facing the alekhine in the speedrun 3 videos ago

its different playing otb, i remember all my otb games and not a single online one lol

[@RandyLeftHandy]

Opponent should be proud of himself. What a great game.

[@self-righteousideologue9398]

That really was an enjoyable game

[@wavekillah7088]

completely lost on move 9

[@DMSBrian24]

@@wavekillah7088 which was not immediately obvious even to a grandmaster so yeah

[@LChsn-vp5zx]

@@wavekillah7088 Chess isn't computer's game lol

[@davidemirante9405]

"Completely lost" after 9.Nf3, Bg2, which is still theory? 1300s should stop looking at Stockfish.

[@Force95042]

Danya: we can play Be2 and sacrifice a pawn for development Me, planning to play Be2 and forgetting that the c4 pawn was hanging: yes, yes, a sacrifice, exactly

[@ApexTrading]

Hahahahaha bro that’s how I feel 😂

[@evanhansen5064]

funny thing is d5 was apparently crushing there

[@RF-is2ej]

Love this series. The videos are slowly dwindling down but no one comes close to Your natural ability to break down every move in a understandable manner! Keep up the Great content

[@zeguitardude]

Dude I’m a soft 1300 and I’m SOO glad you’re playing through the 2000’s

[@zlatkofelic8820]

I agree. There is so much to learn from these games!

[@MrDvorda]

Congratulations on defeating Fabi!

[@SkXtreMmex]

i absolutely love this series, thank you danya!

[@evanzheng7046]

2:23 9...Bg4 here isn't theory! It's a legitimate move after 8...e6 9.Nf3, but not after 8...Qd7 9.Nf3 as in the game here, where it's a blunder: without the pawn on e6 protecting d5, 10.d5 is already crushing for white.

[@blueelephant4971]

Yes with the very hard to see point 10...BXf3 11 e6!! fe 12 QXf3 ed 13 cd Ne5 14 Qe4 followed by 15 Bb5 if the knight moves from e5 (or 15 Nb5 if Black protects the knight with ...Qd6). If the knight moves to some square other than e5 on move 13 then just 14 O-O-O with a crushing attack for the pawn.

[@ethan073]

Best chess series on the internet! Woohoo!

[@dirkpeloquin1425]

“I’m not gonna pretend I played well” Lol

[@ElGnomoCuliao]

i mean he would crush all of us but for a gm that was not a good game at all

[@DerickMasai]

@@ElGnomoCuliao And from what perspective are you coming at this from? Because he simply missed Ng5. Other than that, his opponent is the one who defended far better than the previous ones. He was still playing defensively the entire game though and only got counterplay towards the end with Bg5. Danya played like a GM the entire match. Not up to the standards he sets for himself but as a GM regardless

[@ElGnomoCuliao]

@@DerickMasai from the perspective of my ass

[@maximix5447]

@@DerickMasai he also missed d5 on move 10 winning a full piece

[@DerickMasai]

@@ElGnomoCuliao Logic checks out. That is your playstyle after all

[@bulelanibotman]

this opponent was the best opponent you've faced since this speed run started, i'm so proud of him / her

[@RobFlaxMusic]

8:24 “I don’t understand this move” I imagine Black was trying to control the g5 square, but missed …h6

[@kirbyknifeman2877]

h6 would be worse cuz Be7 makes the bishop active too

[@RobFlaxMusic]

@@kirbyknifeman2877 Right, but it cuts off the crucial flight square for the knight.

[@kirbyknifeman2877]

@@RobFlaxMusic oh

[@chandrakiran6258]

you have hammered me that,nf3 is a mistake in this opening ...lol

[@Billy-sm3uu]

Congrats on your win against FM Fabiano Carcuanageller!

[@BorisNVM]

The Alekhine kinda reminds me of the Alapin

[@ethan073]

10:18 I was expecting a4

[@adamv9892]

At 10:44 can’t he take the bishop then you have to take with the rook and he wins your other rook?

[@joeyjoah]

You don't have to take with the rook immediately, Qxb7 in-between move

[@kunlea7578]

After ...Bxe2 there's the in between move Qxb7+, defending the b1 rook and then Rxe2 after.

[@adamv9892]

@@kunlea7578 ahhh yeah knew I must’ve missed something 😂😂

[@frederickschulze8014]

@@adamv9892 Yeah I saw that for a moment too and then realized qxb7+ existed

[@MonsieurVampa]

6:02 was that Anton Chigurh?

[@compressedzipfolder7089]

It'll get mixed in with the others and become just a move. Which it is

[@fatfighterxDDD]

hello, can you please link the game? i wanna check the moves i had in mind and see why they were not possible:) thanks

[@michaelsherwin4449]

I looked at all (174) comments and nobody noticed that in the first game 9. ... Bg4 is a losing move?

[@grzesiek7358]

Daniel, I can barely hear you. Still gonna watch!

[@Dan-ul1hd]

What an amazing game

[@24KWills]

at 10:57 couldnt black play bxe2 and if rxe2 then qxb1 and you're up a rook?

[@muellernikolai8630]

chase the queen away first with the rook then recapture the bishop

[@maximix5447]

He even explained that after bxe2 you have Qxb7+ which defends the rook and gains a tempo 10:40

[@yurdyurd2902]

HE BEAT FABIANO IN THE US CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!!!

[@arvidhillberg2703]

What's up with the way he pronounces Alekhine? I'm sure I've heard other (non-Russian) GMs pronounce it the other way, and it's not like Danya wouldn't know how to. So why?

[@jfjf-yn6wj]

too bad this game ended in a blunder. very nice play until then

[@matheuscouri2225]

LOW VOLUME MICROPHONE

[@alanESV2]

Less than 100 points until conclusion? You could go to 3000 or at least until you lose

[@BAMBICIDESEED]

It’s literally called master class

[@matthewrigby6089]

There just aren't enough high rated players that want to play 10+0, so all you end up with is a bunch of cheaters using stockfish

[@praveenr7136]

Dude why the voice in all your vids are so low? I have to crank up max vol to hear anything. No, I dont have hearing problems

[@tahnoh6367]

Hi

[@dakotathomas2139]

Is Danya or Daniel your birth name?

[@monkeyman2174]

Mic volume low again. I can barely hear it. Oh well.

[@bennya2846]

U had that game pre loaded…..u can’t fool me bro

[@NoobSharkey]

Do you seriously not trust a GM's chess skill

[@Nightwalk444]

Ah yes, a GM can't beat somebody a solid 500 elo below them haha.

[@maximix5447]

@@Nightwalk444 it's not elo it's online rating there is no way his opponent is 2000 elo

[@Nightwalk444]

@@maximix5447 After chess invented "elo" every game that has a rating system is referred to as "elo" whether it is correct or not. So my first comment never spoke about FIDE rating.

[@maximix5447]

@@Nightwalk444 ah OK but then he is like 1000 points above the guy

[@1996rakib]

Really wish this series would never end. I learn so much from these videos. Learning the concepts are good and all but seeing them in action in games really do hammer the points home.

[@jonl7855]

It will be an end of an era, but after he finishes this, he said he wants to do much more and different format content, so we will still be getting more from Danya! Just not the speedrun

[@brucewayne2184]

He really shouldn't end it. He'll go up to 3000 and be speedrunning GMs. Final boss Hikaru.

[@jhfkhjgfytuctyduyt]

@@brucewayne2184 I think the problem is as you get to real high ratings in rapid, you start to see a lot more computer cheaters, so it's difficult to keep the speed run going, especially in the 10 minute format

[@kimtaewoo3274]

After beating Caruana: OH MY LANDS!!! 2800 ELO

[@ErichEliskases-t3j]

Reasons why i'm making progress at chess : 1% because i'm a genius 99% because i watch danya

[@tomd9819]

Huge congrats for the win over Caruana! Incredible game. Beating the no2 player in the world with the black pieces.

[@jamesehrhart9364]

Wow. I actually saw the knight move but told myself it must not be right if he didnt consider it. Great content mate!

[@baetz2]

I saw it too and I thought it probably wasn't the best move because the best move was to continue attacking on the queen side. Sometimes it is better to ignore tactics and go for strategical advantage. But not this time though.

[@MrMantonell]

What I love about this game is danya makes a plan and abandons it for a new one almost every move.

[@ericgomes8601]

How many stream areas does Daniel have? He's always somewhere new

[@groverclinton1081]

Hey Danya, will you be adding more endgame videos soon?

[@s.j9116]

Yes please!! These are so instructive

[@DanielNaroditskyGM]

Yes...when I come back from the US Champs I'll get right to work recording the next parts.

[@s.j9116]

@@DanielNaroditskyGM What a man of honor! 😍

[@bluepenguin2071]

Lawnmower guy is the real MVP. Making the grass look good

[@Thmogdor]

Damn it, Danya! I was just about to go to bed… twist my arm why don’t ya

[@Aetherius88]

Have some videos been skipped?

[@Andreoliveira-gl4yg]

Whenever GMs or even IMs look away from a position to calculate a long ass combination (either covering their face or looking at the ceiling etc) I always suspect that they've already found it and the rest is all just for show😂

[@hodgeknobbler9848]

Lol 😂

[@cfgauss71]

Great game and have you guys noticed the dry spell of cheaters recently! In the previous two series every other game he had a cracked screen thumbnail giving dubious distinction to those engine-savvy miscreants.

[@ClassicPass_]

Inb4 the next 5 games

[@joepsnuiters4384]

You really pulled out the Thesaurus for this one

[@OArchivesX]

Or, the cheaters simply just use stockfish for some moves and not others, making it impossible to tell. Plenty of ppl cheat

[@victorhaland5474]

@@OArchivesX This is probably extremely common, especially in titled tuesday, where you always have some world champion IM`s out of nowhere

[@elielsilva7432]

Hey Daniel, I got a question for you: what game duration would you recommend to start with for a beginner? I used to play 10 mins and got stuck in 700 elo, then I started playing 3 min blitz and could only reach up 500 and there I am, kinda frustrated for not being able to get higher. Do you think I should move up to 5 min games? Or should I just keep playing blitz til' I get better 🤔. Hope you read this and thanks for this you're making. You're awesome! Pd: oh, and excuse me for my bad english if I made any mistakes

[@akeuner]

I prefer to play as long as possible. 15-20-30 minutes. It gives me possibility of mindful game. Rapids are training for schemes.

[@lukelandmesser9331]

Hey there! I suggest doing rated puzzles every day to get better at winning. To play faster, you'll need to play more games, but take the time to reflect on the games to realize your mistakes. Don't feel discouraged about your elo. It'll come as long as you're learning from your mistakes.

[@notyourdad]

I would suggest sticking to longer games and analyzing every single game afterward. Everyone's different but I noticed that Blitz wasn't doing me any favors and I stagnated, so I went back to Rapid and have been making steady progress after that again. I've even been considering moving up from 10min to 15 minute games simply because I still often get into time trouble when trying to play solid chess and not blunder anything major.

[@-Shoresy]

I would recommend 15+10 games, the 10 min without increment kinda messed with me too, then I tried the 15+10 variant and it got me from 1000 to 1500 in about 6 weeks

[@elielsilva7432]

Thank you all for your advices, I really appreciate them

[@processingh588]

Am I losing it or has this video been released before?

[@Kokurorokuko]

there was an alekhine video not too long ago

[@processingh588]

Ah yeah you're right. Felt like deja vu 😅

[@BKBees]

Congrats on beating Caruana!

[@peterdriscoll4070]

16:13 I thought black had a tactic with RxD4 but the engine shows me I am wrong. These guys are incredible.

[@Fischdosepremium]

- Me, every time I think I spotted a move that a GM missed.

[@shahin9820]

Yea Rxd4, Nxg6!

[@aronpop1447]

the alekhine is the most exciting opening, i love it. GMs should play it more often

[@LChsn-vp5zx]

I know one guy who plays it against GM. Here in my country, he's even known for it lol. But unfortunatly, they all avoid it by playing d4. btw MVL is some of this "GM"

[@sweetlane1813]

Oleksandr Bortnyk uses it pretty often. (And a lot of other exciting openings, for example he uses accelerated panov attack against caro-kann). He's very sharp tactical player, so the positions quickly becam complicated.

[@xerograv6375]

White can easily secure a small stable advantage with many easy lines or can essentially refute it with the 4 pawns attack or the mainline with some more knowledge, so more GMs playing it would essentially just mean more losses for them

[@matthewrigby6089]

It's crazy how at this level, tactics are used just to get slight positional advantages!

[@christopherg1288]

9:25 wait what happens here after Nxd4 Bxd4 Rxd4 here? Qxa7? I’m having trouble seeing why Bxc5 wasn’t scary Edit: Qa4 anyway was brilliant by the opponent hahah. Yeah it was. The Sam Shankland question lol. Maybe he knows of you.

[@WhiskeredBope]

Another giant bowl of pasta, another massively excellent lesson from Sensei. Just one minor note: these videos have gotten very quiet lately! Anyway, thank you as always!

[@ShabazzTBL]

I thought he accidentally uploaded the same video again because he said that same thing about not thinking he had played it even though he just did two videos ago haha. Granted in real time that could be weeks later.

[@xxNarcissus]

3:00 isn’t there just d5 where does the knight go

[@AgentChiliFri]

10:56 couldn't black take white's bishop here?

[@lukacalov1988]

Borba means fight in serbian or any other ex yu language

[@Samuftie]

11:04 what do you mean you missed this move, you literally mentioned it a few minutes ago

[@soirism]

Congratulations on the win against Caruana. Big result !

[@KikanKikan-wb1wr]

Almost Same line with my coach teach me in alekhine defense ,nice master dania

[@JimmieOC]

"Let's play e4 here; let's go for the quick kill."

[@Kornchipzzz]

4:52 What he said: Or we can play Artemiev style with Kf2 What he meant: Delayed tactical bongcloud, Artemiev variation

[@lawjunhongtoshihiro8202]

Opponent play pretty well

[@thetransferaccount4586]

super interesting game

[@ajaybenjamin3087]

Thank you sensei

[@davids9885]

16:14 Rxd4

[@OculusOfficial]

Can you play some more obscurities? id love to see you navigate a bongcloud-esque position in this fashion hahah, your narration gives such a clearheaded and stress free comfort to the game that even a pretty weak player like me can intuitively find some moves right along with you, aswell as being taught so much. Thanks :)

[@cpf2566]

Are there lots of games missing from the playlist or were they not uploaded? This rating level makes for the best content imo so I'm a bit disappointed seeing it go from 2000 to 2100 in the blink of an eye.

[@cpf2566]

Yeah, 1940-2000 are missing and then there's only this game between 2000-2100 :( Can't edit my comment on mobile

[@Kokurorokuko]

Why has analysis become so short?

[@NaoshikuuAnimations]

he mentioned he had to run that specific day, I think it'll be fine next time!

[@JB_inks]

Rebecca Harris suggests playing like a Russian school boy

[@AltCtrlSpud]

♫ Chess Chungus ♫

[@elibaum714]

20 second gap at 9:02. You can see opponents clock move.

[@octosaurinvasion]

yeah speedrun games are lightly edited to remove opponent think time and?

[@lippy9809]

No O'Sulivian gambit = triggered

[@canberkarpat]

What a game what a wiiiinnn leeetssss gooo!!!

[@brucewayne2184]

Almost thought he was gonna lose. He didn't know the theory.

[@WelsoySoy]

Thank you for the video!

[@agftun8088]

you missed a tactic that would trap the queen, gg

[@danielbrickman6697]

What an excellent win against Fabi!

[@Fikrikerenbgt]

I still wait for Danya play ponziani 😁

[@revoacer7736]

Thank you Sensei

[@faiz_tidak_bisa_terbang1470]

Congrats on your win against Fabi!

[@deepnarayanbanerjee4348]

Daniel please make a video on O'Kelly variation of sicillian

[@treasonouspigeonpeckers957]

O’Sullivan Gambit

[@wasp7969]

play a french danya☹️

[@DaveCharbonneau1]

Fun game.

[@yeahno3167]

12th

[@tharunthejtata3528]

Waiting for this video from long time tq daniel

[@geoffreymak000]

First?

[@arushmanya-kn8sh]

BACk

[@tahnoh6367]

Appreciate your content

[@niqwalshensemble9164]

At 10:44 if black takes with ….Bxe2 and Rexe2 isn’t the other white rook hanging on b1 (Qxb1)?

[@jeremyjacoby4754]

Yes, but black is getting checkmated down the B file (probably, I haven't analyzed it too deeply) instead of recapturing the bishop. White at the very least would throw in the intermediate queen check on b7 which would defend the rook on b1

[@niqwalshensemble9164]

@@jeremyjacoby4754 right because the b file would be open due to the bishop taking e2. Of course Daniel saw that immediately if not sooner.

[@gregoriolobato3033]

Danya is a beast

[@Alex73758]

Love this content

[@ryanpahl1031]

first

[@Kokurorokuko]

4:28 isn't d4 pawn hanging after Bxf3? Also @7:06 after b4

[@abhinavsriram2371]

in the first example, the light square bishop would be hitting the queen, and the pawn's still defended by the dark squared bishop. after the queen moves back to d7 i think he would have pinned the knight with the light squared bishop. assuming d7 because it's the safest square for the queen that still hits d4. could be wrong

[@abhinavsriram2371]

and after b4 the queen defends the pawn, and even if it didn't, black would go down an exchange trying to get it

[@samkachar]

Not sure what's up with your audio lately. It's super low and then a commercial comes on and blows my eardrums.

[@DanielNaroditskyGM]

Sorry. I tend to have lower audio on my streams. I'll work on it.

[@FloatingParadice]

Can’t wait for the 2500+ class

[@ethan073]

What’s this?

[@eazg8]

I believe he mentioned that he will finish the speed run at around 2300 rating

[@Jj82op]

He mentioned at the end that he is now 100 points away from the end. I remember he saying in another video something about it, mainly that not many people play rapid on the higher ratings so he would stop around 2200.

[@miermier7385]

Congrats on beating the world no.2 with black pieces! Awesome!

[@trunghungpham9414]

Imagine he lost a game in this series when the elo got higher.