Master Class | Defeating The London System | Chess Speedrun | Grandmaster Naroditsky

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[@Vasycss]

i'm always hoping the opponent doesn't blunder

[@JonathanS344]

Yeah same, it's interesting to see how he converts equal positions down to a winning end game

[@mfigueroa8820]

@@JonathanS344 exactly!!

[@DerickMasai]

If that;s how you guys feel why don't you ignore the play and tell him its a blunder. You can be sure he'll be *more* than happy to return matters to equilibrium. Or even better play a winning tactic since most likely the piece is usually within your territory during a lot of the blunders

[@Ruari2Morrison]

@@DerickMasai pretty sure they mean Danya's opponents in the speedrun games, not their own opponents

[@DerickMasai]

@@Ruari2Morrison Oow that makes a lot more sense. I actually like to see how he handles blunders. On more than one occasion he's taught how not to just snap take and find an even better move and demonstrated it. I loved that a hell of a lot more than positional moves. That teaches another aspect a lot of us us have never even knew to look for so I appreciate all moves. Danya finds a way to teach in every situation

[@SuperYtc1]

1800: Plays a normal looking move. Trades a bishop for a knight, doubling enemy's kingside pawns and ruining enemy king safety. Danya: And now the opponent's position has collapsed.

[@andrew6069]

These videos always get posted right after I clock out from second shift, they've become part of my wind down ritual, cheers Danya.

[@thelazynoob24]

Same

[@Leftyballer]

2 jobs? Rip

[@unknownalsounknown4238]

@@Leftyballer you can also have 1 job but 2 "shifts" , a shift is 8 hours

[@user-ho1vt8vz2l]

@@unknownalsounknown4238 lol

[@mareksicinski3726]

@@unknownalsounknown4238 a shift can theoretically be any amount of hours depending on the job

[@marcjohn9404]

16:21 LOL that John Bartholomew impersonation.

[@terroristsnakecat4830]

This was one of the best chess videos I have ever watched, the educational value here is insane

[@briandwi2504]

EXACTLY what I thought! Brilliant guy, love the channel.

[@AkankshSharma]

Danya's such a great teacher because he can perfectly articulate his thought process through a game. My chess has gotten so much better after watching these videos and doing puzzles. Thanks man!

[@rickysmith6041]

so has my vocabulary, every time he says a word I don't know I look it up and try to learn it

[@landon8952]

I would love to see the KID-style way of facing the London

[@regnitteo]

Yes, please! I was hoping so hard for you to chose the Kings Indian way of playing into the London, I'd love to hear your thoughts and insights on that

[@johnlabonte5469]

Man, my chess has improved so much since I found this channel. I'm now focused on making sure every piece I develop has a purpose, and that I'm not just moving it to what's typically considered a "good square" regardless of the board state.

[@alexwiththeglasses]

Appreciate the clear and patient explanations that even a beginner like me can follow! 🙏 But I start losing it whenever GM Danya starts making an analogy 13:00 😆

[@RG001100]

Danya's analogies are great. They communicate very well.. but they're so.. creative.

[@aliensapien9854]

​@@RG001100

[@trequor]

It doesn't feel like a real Danya video until he's stumbling through some insane analogy lol

[@TiltedPenguin292]

best chess coach, clear and easy to understand. love from Australia bro :)

[@JonathanS344]

Couldn't agree more my fellow Aussie.

[@drivinginchina4598]

Thank you Daniel for the amazing content and commitment

[@wadewilson9536]

Honestly the best chess coach I've seen. You' 've helped from 1000-1300 and I've been watching for a while now. Love your videos from Singapore :).

[@fujiapple9675]

Eric Rosen: *Sweats nervously*

[@victorshilin9360]

"Oh no, my London!"

[@fujiapple9675]

@@victorshilin9360 "there's a funny line after 1. d4 1. Nf6 2. Bf4." "DAAA my queenside."

[@SEAKPhotog]

Thank you for your detailed analyses and lessons!

[@TheJayMoses]

It freaking amazes me just how fast Danya’s vision is at all times. Such a cool thing to watch a true master at work. I appreciate all you do! Thank you!

[@ryanboyd4770]

You're a fantastic teacher and I appreciate the efffort and depth you go into. Thanks Danya.

[@davidbatchelder85]

As always, very informative, I like when you hammer home, look at the board, the entire board. But, great walk through. Enjoy all your teachings.

[@crazytrain86]

Love these! Keep em coming!

[@seanhunter111]

Wow. So much great information in this. Thank you.

[@kayneh5195]

Always look forward to these

[@mrmsemil]

I love ur channel Danya! Just watched about 5-6 videos and as a 1600 rated player ur content really helps me understand the game better and learn new ideas so that I can continue to climb in rating! Keep up the good work! :)

[@Renarinn]

Incredibly instructive video for lower rating players on learning how to tackle the London, thanks danya

[@mlsjuge477]

You’re coaching videos are superb Dan keep it up mate. Instructive and entertaining

[@mksk20]

Amazing content, keep going👍👊

[@thatguy5233]

22:48 that was the most instructive video i've ever watched. very clear and really made me learn a lot. and that bishop move is something i'd never come up with myself :( i've been always playing king's indian but i'll definitely give it a try if i'll still remember anything. (i know he said it's for king's indian players but it's definitely not a king's indian >opening

[@briandwi2504]

That was brilliant! This man is just soooooo good. Art in the guise of a chess lesson.

[@adityathakur2397]

Thank you Daniel I learned a lot from this video

[@beastzc7373]

Daniel I hope you understand how happy I am when you post these. Thank you!

[@sayafkhan748]

Thanks Danya for the instructive video. I suffer alot with the London. It’s so solid. I hope I can employ this London now and let the Londener suffer this time around.

[@ronaldzelaya4369]

i have been waiting for somone to play the london against you for soooo long. Cannot wait to learn how you handle the London System

[@pacificpiano703]

Thanks Daniel

[@omarz2145]

Just discovering these videos and what an incredible resource I've found. No joke I was 1100 last week and now I am pushing on 1350 in large part thanks to the amazing instructive content I found here. Your ability to take a complex problem and break it down into simple parts is admirable. Out of curiosity are you a frequent writer?

[@christpierre]

very instructive

[@nevermore.327]

Thank you GM Danya

[@joshualee6559]

As a London player for the last year, I've been looking forward to seeing Danya face (or use) it. Very interesting.

[@wessellrustbrook7831]

I already liked it before the video began

[@tudaocga]

so amazing!!!!

[@n1ce999]

The analogies are killer in this one again :D "Get this crumbled money away from me!!!1"

[@Great0User0Name]

i have learned alot, i try to use the concepts that you teach on my positions, funny to hear people blaming someone for helping

[@TunezCottage]

best series on youtube

[@AngeloGene]

As a London player, I wouldn't go with the line opponent chose. Awesome instructive game!

[@JonathanS344]

Same, can't wait till Dayna plays the London himself on the speedrun

[@AngeloGene]

@@JonathanS344 Me too, dude.

[@bassmanjr100]

He hung in there against a super GM until the blunder. I would hope I could do so well :).

[@mikaelvallin9151]

Sadly he isnt a super GM, he's rating is 2626, to be considered a super GM you need to be 2700+ in ratinh

[@AngeloGene]

@@mikaelvallin9151 That's kinda sad, I guess. But I'm genuinely happy for Danya. He seems to be having fun streaming while teaching his fans a thing or two about chess. 👍😁

[@luketinger3435]

i love you danya thank you for what you do

[@eiadkhateb1142]

Thank you so much

[@e4jasperi]

Bar none, the best chess sensei on YT

[@enPassantWarrior9047]

wow very instructive and that 1800 elo played well

[@Valentin-uv7wl]

You are by far the best Speedrun Teacher! Love the content! Even for analyzing and building a repertoire by myself - here comes my question: Is it possible that you add the PGN Moves in the video description? It would help us for analyzing quicker :)

[@Valentin-uv7wl]

Or at least the link to your game :D

[@kevin-7091]

This is what happens when you bring London players into a tactical position: they collapse

[@ajaybenjamin3087]

Thank you sensei

[@anthonypassarelli5534]

*Allocating mental energy*

[@thetransferaccount4586]

great game

[@MrPatrikPass]

Thank you.

[@alexf0101]

watching danya's and john bartholomew's videos, and here's john raiding danya, perfect :)

[@lunalove2259]

I'm 1100 rapid, play Nimzo&Queen'sIndian. Trying to figure out what to do vs specifically London (& I play the london as white). This video was MADE FOR ME. Thank you so much sir

[@patrickmahoney2307]

Awesome video! I wish you could expand on this, and make a course on playing against the London as black. The London is one of the most popular openings, but there is not a single course online (from any Grandmaster) that shows how to play against the London as black. I only see courses on playing the London as white.

[@thecoolring6431]

3:04 "uh this kind of sexua- this kind of tension between the queens" I'm ded

[@amadeodante]

Didn’t he say central tension

[@kottifan1976]

"now lets not fall asleep" easier said than done when playing a london

[@Jansher01]

Danya the GOAT 🐐

[@spartanthe300ththermopylae4]

@Danya (if you are reading these comments), the next time the chance arises, could you please play the KID - based defense against the London? I was hoping you'd choose that, as that is what I play against the London. You said that's what you play too, so I am hopeful.

[@thetransferaccount4586]

great game x2

[@asparagusmichy5611]

Yess!!! The london system is my least favorite opening so glad to see it taken on in the speedrun!

[@GiftedGuppy]

Everyone: Sees the thumbnail 1660 rated players: Dislike the video

Sorry, i need some help. Why am i losing elo so fast after i was playing so well. In a month i lost more than 300 points after i was in my best moment, is it normal or what's happening, i have been trying so hard in every aspect of studying, playind etc., and nothings works...

[@peep2268]

ruts are common

[@PROJECTJoza100]

At around which elo are you?

[@lenguyenuchung2676]

Sometimes playing too much can harm you, try to analyse every game you played

@@lenguyenuchung2676 Thanks, i'll do so.

@@PROJECTJoza100 i was a 1300 and now 823.

[@Tinil0]

8:40 "I don't think we have a mildly bad position here". LMAO, the computer has it as -5.07. Who in chat thought he was in a bad position?!

[@Sun-gs6hq]

Gut

[@DrummerJoeyStix]

Day 29 of saying you're the best danya, thank you for the killer content. forgot to mention this last time but you have a great haircut. This is absolutely brilliant content

[@aoliya107]

Hey Danya, I'd like to see a Benoni style London one day

[@Angelo_524]

Hi Naro, Please upload regularly and also how to beat Kings Indian defense

[@bruce4139]

OMG! I NEED THIS SO MUCH. IM LITTERALLY SO TIRED OF THIS OPENING. I've got to the point I just resign if they start it up

[@jayure1346]

I mean at that point you just play chess if you don’t know the opening but yeah Danya has helped

[@methatis3013]

At 28:07, why does g3 not work? If Nxe5, Nxf4. If Nxf3+, after Ke2, the knight has to move and it looks like a way better position for white than what it was before

[@abhigyandatta2008]

What's with Danya going after Eric Rosen's Pet lines? First refuting the Stafford, and now this.

[@thejames666]

Danya, isn’t the DSB easy to target when the KID is played against the London? The bishop-queen battery is almost already in place.

[@ApplepieFTW]

Could you do one for the KID next time too? Maybe there's some double fianchetto idea I think? Like d6 g6 Bg7 Nd7 c5 etc? I tried looking all over KZbin for KID against the London, but there's essentially nothing

[@kidexplainschess8381]

He mentioned, the way to respond against London, depends on your style agains 1.d4. I guess for your fianchetto setup, just play as if you play the King's indian. 00:28

[@Curovicky]

Im kings indian player and after 1.d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. Be2 ( note that in this type of position Bishop on e3 can be easily exploited by e5 and when dark squared bishop goes to g3 then there is a fork on e4.) O-O 6. Nbd2 Nd7 (Nc6 also possible) 7. h3 Qe8 ( now important for black is to play Qe8 instead of Re8 because after playing e5 white will trade queens and you will have to capture back with a rook losing your e5 pawn.) 7. c3 e5 (Black managed to play e5 and has a great position and from here the game can go on in milion ways). The moves are basically the same every time because london players play the same moves mostly. But your plan should mostly be to move the queen to connect rooks play Be6 or Bf5 and bring rooks into the game. Playing Nh5 acconplishes nothing because aftee Bg3 you never want to trade allowing white to have an open file for whites rook near your king. Sorry for any mistakes im doing it from head so there could be some. Im rated 1800 btw.

[@MyscBigdrop]

I just searched kings Indian defense Vs London and got 2 videos on it right away. One being a 30+min lesson style video.

[@tastybrain]

Holy Crap! GM DN, you are a chess god. This is coming from an atheist. Props!

[@trunghungpham9414]

What if g3 in this position? 28:26 To undermine the pawn chain

[@EarthSurferUSA]

You have my message

[@paulhuguet5104]

Thanks for this video ! at 2:30 I don't understand why Nf3 is inaccurate ? Does someone know about that please ?

[@Skarecrow1949]

Knight to D2 stops Black from bringing the white Bishop out to F5 attacking the B1 and C2 squares when the Queens face off on the B file, which prevents white from dropping the Queen to C2

[@paulhuguet5104]

@@Skarecrow1949 thank you very much! I had a lot of trouble to find this exact reason Nf3 is inaccurate but I eventually found out :) If Nf3 : when the queens face off on the B file, white has two choices First choice : exchange queens and give the a file to black, which is very good for black Second choice : drop to C2 but then black can put his bishop on f5 attacking the qhite queen ! the white queen can't take because then the black queen takes on b2 and the white rook on a1 will be lost. It would not have happened if Nd2 before Nf3 because the white rook on a1 is less awkward and if Nf3 first the knight on b1 prevents the white queen to go back and protect the rook

[@kidexplainschess8381]

07:06 Only Danya can call the position with tripple doubled pawns "completely winning" for black..

[@vladys5238]

yeah it looked deranged

[@PROJECTJoza100]

But it was winning. I trust him.

[@tukriko]

I thought the same thing :D If I would have that position I would just look at trippledoubles and think Ive basically lost this already.

[@jmk5638]

@@tukriko Shortly after he also said "obviously black is better". I was like.. "what?? hold on a sec.."

[@quentincastroniemann7530]

You guys are missing that we have the potential for a centralized pawn cube

[@MVuke84]

Daniel should start writing his book. Chess for Dummies 🤣..... He's one of the best at it.

[@mannatg5444]

14:10 a timestamp for myself

[@mauricesmashley1360]

learned tgis line on chessables benko gambit

[@loveonick1]

no one: hannah montana playing chess: 7:48

[@montehalthon7831]

lmfao "well obviously he blunders the bishop"

[@Tyler-bp4md]

oh i play the benoni against the london. the agadmator version with 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 *c5* 3.e3 Qb6 and if 4.Nc3 then 4...a6

[@DarthCrustyYT]

Danya rlly likes to make lottery analogies…

[@hossein.g5685]

Gm Naroditsky as a london player in the qb6 qb3 c4 qc2 g6 line white has e4 ! And will get a decent position after e4 Nxe4 Nxe4 dxe4 Bxc4 Bg7 Ne2 Games goes on but white is comfortable Best move order of black is 2...c5 but he need to start to with d5 in the first move Nf6 in this lines are not needed but if black is grunfeld player or KID player then is different story ! I just want to mention it Love the Vid by the way i hate london Now but i was playing it myself with white but with the better move order d4 d5 Bf4 c5 e3 Nc6 c3 Bf5! (No Need for Nf6) Nd2 e6 Ngf3 Qb6 Qb3 c4 Qxb6 axb6 a3 b5 Rc1 Nf6 Be2 Nd7 ! Bd1 Nb6 Bc2 Bxc2 Rxc2 b4 0-1 Or Bxa4 bxa4 and as you shown perfectly the Ra5 Rb5 is very strong 💪

[@thebatman2817]

Just crushed someone with this.

[@omermizrahi8076]

How is danya marks his pieces with blue??

[@romyrangel9607]

This guy sounds like GSP 😂 from the ufc

[@smrtfasizmu6161]

This is what I play against the London, but it is not a refutation of the London or anything of the sort, I know how to play this variation for white as well.

[@smashu2]

8:51 haha +6.9 for black dont worry daniel your not worse

[@ubergenie6041]

Thoroughly enjoy the training. Excellent teaching by Danya, but my excitement has turned into frustration. Would love it if blunder games were thrown out and a higher quality of game were presented. Here on the 9th move opponent blunders, last video maybe 10 moves then blunder, previous 12. We have a collection of miniatures filled with blunders. My son who played uscf 1450 would regularly go 15 moves before making a mistake. He would go entire tournaments without the blunders that are featured in every game until your opponents reach 2100-2200 level. Used to think online chess was overrated by 400 elo rating points, now I think those are overrated by 600 at least. Instruction is marvelous, higher game quality will get me to resubscribe.

[@snaggerdoodle4303]

I think it's important to realize that blunders only matter if the opponent can punish them. Daniel can punish moves that his current opponents may not even realize are blunders. Besides the whole point of the Speedrun is to start at beginner level and work his way up to higher levels. If you only want high quality games then this is not the series for you

[@BryceRogers_]

Danya really been trying to "win the lottery" lately lmfao. It's too bad he was in a warzone and those Benjamin's were crumpled

[@FizzleIsGaming]

dont call my e6 against the london inflexible :(

[@EarthSurferUSA]

In fact, if you lose, you will not have to pay me.

[@yurdyurd2902]

YO

[@Justin-qe6gj]

hello

[@riccardom.5229]

He doesn't cover key moves: Why a3?? White has to play e4! before black gets to b5. Then, in the other line, why white plays h3?? White has to play Bd1 and Bc2 before black gets to a4 with the knight. It's so frustrating they don't even mention key moves

[@MyscBigdrop]

What. That was a weak rapid game from that 1800 player.

[@trevorweinbrecht7142]

Why won't 1400s play like this

[@raygordonteacheschess5501]

8x8 chess is solved they just make a lot of money from it they're ducking 9x9 chess (my variant) because there's no theory to copy. Engines have ruined the game it's just opening trickery or easy draws.