Master Class | Modern Sicilian | Chess Speedrun | Grandmaster Naroditsky

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[@yourdedushka8715]

(Almost) Exhaustive List of Danya’s Teachings: - When you find a good move, look for a better one - Don’t let your bishop bite on granite - Your pieces don’t always have to be conquering Mount Everest/ developing a Covid vaccine - The threat is stronger than the execution - When your opponent plays passively, strike in the center - No need to reinvent the wheel, just develop pieces normally - Bad bishops defend good pawns - You want to perform a task with the piece of least possible value - Sometimes your knights need to go to Frankfurt airport - Keep the tension - Something something potential energy - Queen should be the supporting actress - Loose pieces drop off

[@edimirsemedo5425]

An outpost is not inherently good.. you're welcome

[@dsrguru]

When you're considering a tactic, try flipping the order. Also if your opponent tries to stop your idea, ask yourself the Sam Shankland question: can you play it anyway?

[@aronpop1447]

distributing* the Covid-19 vaccine

[@davidhahn9903]

-don’t worry, I’m not going to lose on time

[@DudeTastic13]

I wouldn't consider it a vaccine when its effective rate is in the 60% only. Also, it's a gene therapy in lieu of the truest definition of a real "vaccine." But yes I do get Danya's point.

[@karthiktadepalli7560]

Clicked faster than my bishop bit on granite!

[@aaronstephen3058]

But was it faster than when old chess players laughed at the hypermodernists?

[@amankg7]

@@aaronstephen3058 Maybe, but definitely faster than reinventing the wheel

[@pavlos712]

Faster than his opponent is underrated?

[@michigrind23]

Faster than i blunder my queen!

[@caxel20]

Faster than landing at Frankfurt airport

[@raphaellimasp]

Najdorf is my childhood opening Casual flex

[@zeNUKEify]

Danya megachad bullet brain: premoves* Danya the responsible teacher: cancels premove*

[@televiizija]

Hey Daniel! Today I faced the Four Pawns Attack in the KID and didn't quite know how to respond. Fearing my pieces will get swarmed and trapped I played Bg4. The guy went Qb3 and I kept trying to get pieces out with Nbd2, which, ironically, cut the bishop's retreat path and it almost did get trapped. Anyway, when I was later reviewing the game, Stockfish, obviously, laughed about Bg4, and so I checked what the Book says. To my great joy I found that there was exactly one master game on the Lichess database in this line, and that was your game against Kayden Troff in 2011. I wonder if you remember the game at all, but have almost no doubt that you do, as you're always pulling them out in your videos to illustrate specific ideas. Man, I am a massive fan of your speedrun series and your approach to chess in general. You are by far the best teacher on KZbin and the coolest GM overall. I especially like how casually you demystify master level chess by freely sharing your experience and methods. Anyway, take care and thanks for everything!

[@FredPlanatia]

Danya: "i have experience in these structures [...] and Nd5 is usually not dangerous." also Danya: "First of all do not go here [... Ne7] cause then you get checkmated." lol

[@muntoonxt]

That's only dangerous if you don't understand that g6 famously creates two weaknesses (h6 and f6), and the point of Bg7 is precisely to cover those two weaknesses.

[@Vepporizer]

I just cant comprehend how one can find such moves and beat a 1800 like he doesnt know how to play chess

[@newuser689]

The “1800” made a 900 mistake trading a pawn for a bishop lol

[@kukuhaplus]

that is THE magic I'm here trying to learn to, how "one can find such moves and beat a 1800 like he doesnt know how to play chess". Yet to catch the idea. Other big GMs do the trick as well, but this GM hooks you by leaving the hope you can get it.

[@kgee2111]

Because Danya outranks him by like 1000

[@kukuhaplus]

@@kgee2111 Yes, found no magic, just immense expertise, an extremely gifted hard worker.

[@danjeory3659]

"When you see an opportunity to trade queens, take it: don't bother yourself with crap". So spaketh the Prophet 😂

[@DarkSideChess]

I think that's a good comment that playing for tricks isn't always wrong. Realistically, few of us can ever hope to become GMs, but playing for tricks is what makes chess fun.

[@lukastux3024]

But you shouldn't ruin your position when playing for tricks..

[@highestqualitypigiron]

Danya knows his opponents moves before his opponent does. No wonder he's so good at speed chess.

[@ethan073]

Prophet 🙌

[@erkebulankulm970]

Спасибо за обучающие видео. Смотрю с первой части. Хотя мой англ не слишком хорош, но на базовом уровне понимаю что говоришь. Главное запомнить идею. За это время поднял рейтинг с 900 до 1400, и это благодаря твоим видео. Мое почтение 🤓

[@faber5624]

Плюсую. Лучшего учителя шахмат, чем Даниэль, который одновременно и сильный гроссмейстер, и прекрасный рассказчик, я не видывал.

[@DarkSideChess]

Надо его уговорить сделать спидран на русском.

[@faber5624]

@@DarkSideChess Он делал одну серию этого спидрана на русском, но её почему-то нет на канале - то ли решили не выкладывать, то ли ещё не дошли до неё

[@matthewrigby6089]

I don't know what you said, but I like the international support Danya is getting, so you get a like.

[@DarkSideChess]

@@matthewrigby6089 He said: Thanks for the educational videos. I watched it from the first part. Even though my English is not very good, I understand the basics of what you're saying. The main thing is to remember the idea. I took my rating from 900 to 1400 based on your videos. My regards. We've been discussing that Danya should make a speedrun in Russian, given that it's his first language.

[@joelthj1]

Haha, I like Danya's casual sarcasm when he addresses the chat about the strong knight outpost "ya, you can sac the queen" 😂

[@ethan073]

The best chess series on the internet, no contest.

[@davidhahn9903]

Next time you play against a Sicilian, can u play the Rossolimo? I’d love to see how to play with and against it cause I see it a lot

[@otterhead10]

I think this video does exist somewhere in the master class archives. From 2 or 3 months ago IIRC.

[@bendydrecher772]

@@otterhead10 true but i think its against a much lower rated player. which isnt as informational in terms of the opening, when the opponent just blunders

[@DanielWillen]

I'm a simple man, I watch a Daniel Naroditsky video and I get checkmated.

[@beaut9790]

The man the myth the danya

[@pavlos712]

Why don't 1500's blunder like that?

[@larseunic]

Last time I was this early I made an original comment

[@dancedany]

One of the best instructive chess channel on the internet! Thank you for all the videos! 🙇

[@alexwiththeglasses]

Two key challenges to common wisdom for me: giving up an outpost on my half of the board isn’t always a net negative, and playing a “trick” that’s still a solid enough move if it doesn’t work is okay to try sometimes. 🙏🤔

[@SEAKPhotog]

Nice! Almost at 200k subscribers. You deserve a million +.

[@everybird3530]

these videos might be the best way to learn chess after literally getting 1on1 lesson from daniel

[@berrymacokinya8131]

Didn’t Gary Kasparov win a game because of his so called “octopus knight” that was on a dominating outpost over the position…?

[@domesticdingo1417]

Damn, playing e5 in a Sicilian is so weird looking lol

[@zeguitardude]

Get this mans to 200K

[@Thatotter223]

Am i having a stroke or is he speaking with a slight accent in this video?

[@redandblue1013]

10:30 would’ve done that… this is why I’m 600

[@rn6467]

Last time I was this early.... I wasn't this early at all.

[@swift8821]

At 7:40 what if white plays Bxh5?

[@mospc4993]

Hey, mate. In that case, black can take the bishop with the g pawn, if the queen takes the pawn, Bg6 defends everything and black is three pieces up. The dark square bishop can come to g7 and the king is chilling out behind a stronghold. Cheers from Colombia!

[@BornInsane0]

I always sleep to these vids every night. So cozy

[@shutton]

backhanded compliment

[@rlc7895]

Cuddle with Daniel he'll like it 😂

[@semb12]

Watching your videos finally got me up to mid 1500s after ages at 1400. Thanks !

[@alexf0101]

the speedrun at a lower rating: look at that juiiicy weak square! sure he can trade the knight but we just replace it with a bishop the speedrun now: outposts are useless, he's positionally lost instructions unclear, send halp

[@Orangepie86]

I never would have thought of playing this against white doing that opening. amazing as always

[@TimeForEdit]

Why do you have so many ads on the video? I’m 5 minutes in and already had to suffer thru 6 unskippable ads

[@lyingcat9022]

Who DARES leave a dislike on The Profit’s chess video?!?! This heretic must be found and punished!

[@shhiknopfler3912]

@T. de Goeij chess Prophet it is.

[@lyingcat9022]

@T. de Goeij my mistake… I misspelled it. He got the nickname “The Prophet” some time ago. Don’t know where he got the name from.

[@hal0jump3r]

1867 down a bishop and a rook after using 90s in a 10 I 0 game....nice

[@redandblue1013]

“It’s a little bit of hope chess but here’s the thing” *opponent blunders bishop* Well… that’s the thing I guess 🤣

[@jasonbourne4784]

Can you play the grünfeld next pls

[@rajasekhar9801]

Wow this Gm is so awesome at teaching chess

[@SomeRandomDevOpsGuy]

Oh my lands! a new episode, woohoo!

[@WhiskeredBope]

Another magnificent lesson from Danya, another gigantic bowl of pasta!

[@vivekdahiya9297]

Best in business 👌

[@jpchess3]

Hey Danya, can you instruct Dutch Defense? I've used it a few times pushing to 1100 and it worked without much preparation. I'm hoping to learn more about that oening from you. Thankyou

[@fuadfadhilah_]

his enemies probably think this guy using chess bot for real

[@josephfranklin5083]

Seems like all grand masters have some type of superior memory and are born savants, how in the hell can someone like me beat a gm without that same type of consciousness

[@beatnik09]

You don't. You beat them in a simul after a lot of prep and some luck

[@blakejhonshen2710]

Just install more memory into your brain smh

[@ethan073]

5:14 literally not one person said no

[@fabianacuna7113]

Danya is susceptible to trolls. They're annoying

[@Johnsson25]

Эври морнинг захожу посмотреть новый ролик, я стал наркоманом Народицкого. Даниэль, спасибо за уроки! Снимай чаще: я обещаю, число подписчиков рано или поздно подскочит! Помни про маятники Зеланда :)

[@OostyMcBoost]

I stay up all night for this

[@BusyB07]

What is a sub/ sub bomb?

[@ollivier75]

i need more games!! im addicted lol. As always thank you for your awesome videos Daniel you're the best teacher

[@Monikabsk432]

Omg this trap is soooo juicy

[@dell7013]

This video dropped at 2 am my time, I had to wake up to watch it smh

[@briandwi2504]

Excellent! Top man!

[@sp00dery]

crazy this series is free

[@lowlight92]

Finally, the Botvinnik setup!

[@callum687]

Lets go

[@kerimozek2092]

that was a really fun episode :D

[@milkyBK370]

Super clinical conversion there.

[@facundoreston522]

I love this series! Greetings from Argentina

[@gana7206]

Why not play one more game?

[@neon0wl2107]

Wish i could get myself a position like this where trading leaves 4 to 1 piece at the end

[@MohamedSalehOnline]

I get myself into these positions constantly, from the other side.

[@DrummerJoeyStix]

whoaaaa! Love the sicilian!! Eee it was so cool to see you play this variation. What a classic. And the trap you set was brilliant. That's why you're the best. Day 40 of saying so, you're the legend Danya. So much love for your content and what you give to the community. Thank you thank you thank you.

[@Amoeba_Podre]

I think I’ve seen this episode before

[@stefanlidman8646]

My guess is that you watched it on Twitch.

[@lilhanswurst]

commenting for the algorithm

[@RequiredAccountsSUX]

The algorithm wants comments? :-)

[@aluminiumknight4038]

15:00 Qh8?

[@lukastux3024]

Why would you give up the queen like that

[@SerLaama]

The question isn't whether you're ruining your position, but if you're giving away the chance for something better. Here you objectively weren't, but made it seem so until the analysis. It's super important to avoid allowing your students to think winning is learning. It's the same issue as with the Vienna Gambit - yeah you win a ton of games, but only in the short term because opening wins are honestly just worthless.

[@RG001100]

Seems like the distinction between trap and tactic is not very clear. Maybe I misunderstood, but the ‘trap’ in the game if he’d first moved e4 was down to calculation?, vs moving Re8. Both cases are discovered/double attack. What’s “trap”-like about moving e4 first?

[@aayushhegde6738]

@RG001100 The move e4 was not a trap, it's a straightforward move. The move Re8 'sets up' a trap in the sense if the opponent blunders, we win a piece. Danya calls it a trap cause with perfect play from opponent he doesn't win the piece but he played Re8 anyways because it didn't harm his position.

[@FredPlanatia]

@@aayushhegde6738 it was the best move according to the engine. i don't think it was a trap, a trap assumes your opponent overlooks something and loses material or advantage, but Re8 was just plain out the best move.

[@pavlos712]

Danya: schutting down dark squared bishop on b2 by playing e5 Also Danya: puts dark squared bishop on g7, shut down by the same e5 pawn

[@huckthatdish]

Set up discovery chances which benefit him because it was his pawn there so he was the one who could move it.

[@pavlos712]

@@huckthatdish One minute silence for a joke deceased.

[@dhruvambastha439]

firsttt

[@Dersyshoresy]

first finally lol

[@rudollfsdubovs3769]

And you feel proud now?🤔

[@occultsymbols]

Amazing that after all of these years of KZbin there are still people jerking themselves for being the first one to comment on a video.