Master Class | Nimzo-Indian Defence | Chess Speedrun | Grandmaster Naroditsky

[@mattjuve5720]

18:16 "Danya getting outplayed, yeah" 18:20 "That's checkmate"

[@bhargavshekhar3745]

That was so so cool

[@thetransferaccount4586]

the danya curse

[@BM-hj6lq]

Insane amount of tactics. Best episode in this series. Credit to the opponent for defending well.

[@SuperYtc1]

You literally just spoiled the video.

[@sharpvidtube]

@@SuperYtc1 That's why I always watch before reading the comments.

[@SuperYtc1]

@@sharpvidtube Sometimes I like to read comments while waiting on a move etc. :/ I guess I shouldn't.

[@tacticalchunder1207]

@@SuperYtc1 how is it spoiling? It’s a vague statement and it’s obvious that Daniel is going to win anyway.

[@thomasmazumder964]

40:20 Danya: it was cooler in my mind *sacs queen and mates with two ponies* Me: ...

[@josheike3543]

I especially liked the checkmate with a little knight cube next to the king

[@flyingpenguin2229]

It reminded me of mating the king with four knights.

[@sharpvidtube]

I like how he can see all this in his mind, however complicated it gets. I have to look at the board, and still miss most of it. Need to work on my mental chessboard.

[@ahmadeltagoury1958]

I really be waiting anxiously for a new video every day now

[@ezerbrowne922]

^^^^

[@codeaccuna]

I feel that so hard. Esp because this is around my level

[@ahmadeltagoury1958]

@@codeaccuna I'm 1200 but it's still very useful to see him play all the way up to 2000. He makes the analysis simple with analogies and humour. Which made it fun to watch, even when I didn't know much about chess

[@boraoltulu8584]

right? i think this is by far the best chess series on yt

[@RWEaurelius]

@@boraoltulu8584 It really is great. If you are looking for more content you should check out "Climbing the rating ladder"

[@drogadinoe.e9866]

I love Dana, no one else tries to explain every single detail like him which i think is important for people to truly understand certain concepts. Please keep doing this type of content!!

[@teefaka]

40:20 Danya that checkmate is cool af in our mind too

[@gplions89]

"It doesn't diminish the search for beauty, it merely enhances our ability to aprciate it" This could be the whole point of the game in general imo. Wise!

[@Pravinoz]

20:50 Note for future: prevent mass trades, more pieces = more tactics. Preventing trades means making moves ahead of time that lead to a better position for yourself, rather than "running away" from them when they actually occur

[@bmoneybby]

Tell that to Teimour Radjabov.

[@s.j9116]

@@bmoneybby oooff

[@self-righteousideologue9398]

@@bmoneybby - Teimour doesn't care about chess. He's a jerk off

[@Ninterd2]

@@self-righteousideologue9398 He cares enough about chess to be upset that they played the candidates without him there rather than calling it off.

[@aluminiumknight4038]

Some people at my level are so bad at endgames they will lose a simple rook and pawn endgame, that's why I trade too much but I agree it's a bad habit

[@Lord7979]

Nothing inspires me to go lose chess rating like an awesome video like this one. I doubt Danya reads YT comments especially on videos from 9 months ago, but man I recently discovered your content and absolutely love it. Thanks for the teaching!

[@millsy9290]

Your enthusiasm for potential lines is so endearing. Thank you for the incredible lessons.

[@pftq2401]

wow, huge thank you for this tremendous amount of work you put in your videos, watching and calculating all this lines along with you was really fun and instructive, and i think this is so far the best serie in speedrun, we definitely need one more try on nimzo-indian defense in next speedruns.

[@jayknepp108]

39:05 Me: "Wow, that's pretty with all the knights so close" 40:24 Me: *Head Explodes*

[@rudestation3766]

Bro😂💀

[@mishaerementchouk]

28:52 the beginning of a great analysis with wonderful mating patterns. A very good illustration to the “the threat of a move is more damaging than the move itself“. I also couldn’t stay cool and just take the pawn (first on d4 or then on d3) with the queen. It never even occurred to me as an option while I was watching. Who cares about the measly pawn when all black pieces are involved. Amazing play.

[@VimalKumar-ve1ru]

Hats off you for your efforts.. literally teaching deeper meaning of each move.. you are a great chess instructor.. good luck ..

[@jonathandoeppe3052]

Wanted to thank you for this video and the Catalan one I played a 1750 in my clubs inaugural tournament I’m a 1146 and I did some research on my opponent and he played into my Catalan thinking it was gonna be QG not the Catalan and basically crushed him and im still hanging in there with the black pieces playing this nimzo line you showed I don’t know if I am better because my prep ran out and he played say different but thank you for your content it’s the best content for learning of everyone’s out there cheers

[@yesyoeable]

I'm begging for more nimzo and qid content.

[@RgBhMg]

Or begging for some Nimzo content since this one went to other (QID) direction... (I think the title is a bit misleading - it goes against the number one tip "Make sure your title matches your video content")

[@lcsperuzzioliveira]

Watching these speedruns is one of the main things that keep me motivated to play chess. Thanks danya!

[@nonebelievingbeliever3753]

My finals are over...now I can focus on my chess and crush everyone

[@supriyo7303]

gooodluck mate!

[@casdoelen]

We really are living the same life aren’t we

[@thecoolring6431]

@@casdoelen yep

[@donramanayake1505]

Thanks for this video. Really good teaching, appreciate you sharing your knowledge, the enthusiasm and the effort you put into this. Its a really appreciated and a joy to watch.

[@chuckgravity7616]

Thanks for sharing your amazing video. Game 1 Analysis 18:52

[@winnah2314]

Respect to the opponent he defended really well!

[@inconsteveable91]

He was cheating. He disconnected to pull up a chess engine. Proof is his account is banned now.

[@Kount_Kronic]

Loved the video. You've helped my game so much. I no longer blunder my queen by move 7, I'm up to move 12. Edit: That knight checkmate was dope. I really underestimate the knight and try and trade it for a bishop.

[@Hsel-lc1wt]

I would never go into a chess game and plan on trading knights - you need to read the position, and make trades specific go to the game you're playing. Takes some time to learn, but knights can be much much better than bishops sometimes

[@Kount_Kronic]

@@Hsel-lc1wt i don't plan on trading but the opportunity usually presents itself at some point.

[@janevens7611]

13:55 I've never seen danya so close to his camera🤣

[@TheRovardotter]

This was great! I have been learning the Nimzo to get out of queens gambit positions but often I still end up with the queens gambit. Now I see that I need to look at the queens Indian!

[@michaelf8221]

I would hesitate to pick up the QID. The Alphazero vs Stockfish 8 match in 2018(?) showed a near refutation of the QID and nowadays pros don't play it at the top level anymore. This is not to say that the QID won't work at our level (Danya just showed it is!), but why sacrifice your own improvement by learning a slightly inferior opening, when you're already learning the best option?

[@TheRovardotter]

People play for example the Budapest or the Dutch all the time, even though they are supposedly unsound.

[@coleschemistrychannel4172]

@@michaelf8221 Bruh. The fact that openings are unsound at a top engine level doesn’t really mean anything- almost half of the masters I’ve played in tournaments play the QID

[@Mati-zc2ym]

"Greek gift sacrifice doesnt work here" but still play this. You are the teacher that we ... have

[@bmoneybby]

That 1400 was hard to kill. Good job.

[@Shome2049]

It was probably a cheater level 7 computer.

[@tonito5588]

@@Shome2049 Nah, even 1400s can play an amazing game every once in a while. Although it's sadly very common these days, I don't think assuming that every good game played by a lower-rated player involves a cheater is a fair mindset.

[@worsethanjoerogan8061]

Man this 1400 just wouldn't die. Impressive defense against a strong GM

[@cwl2463]

He was cheating

[@lehmankulli69]

@@cwl2463 then how did he lose?

[@inconsteveable91]

​@Lehmän Kulli69 his account was closed for cheating. Not all cheaters do it 100% of the game. Just when it's for enough ahead that they feel they can finish themselves. Then they get into such a mess they can't survive. Some people are really good at secretly cheating and it takes 100s of games for them to get caught.

[@mikemartin4622]

Came for the chess, stayed for the philosophy.

[@davewestner]

Good episode dude. Pretty interesting to see such a good challenge.

[@cragnamorra]

One thing that amazes me about high-level players, especially but not exclusively GMs, is not only the ability to calculate complex multiple lines several moves deep (impressive enough in itself), but the SPEED with which they can do so. I understand that comes from thousands of games, thousands of hours of analysis/study, pattern recognition, etc. But amazing nonetheless.

[@drusna]

love seeing Danya excited to show off some crazy line he calculated after the game

[@silverfox8615]

Your patience at herding that bunch of cats on chat is amazing.

[@rahulvignesh2775]

Amazing instructive game on how to attack! Thank you Danya

[@justbrandonokay]

I love it when danya reads our stupid usernames with the upmost seriousness

[@ScoffMathews]

Danya taught me the Nimzo, and also introduced me to the chika dance. 10/10 teacher.

[@hermaeusmora424]

That 1400 played that really well.

[@inconsteveable91]

His account is closed for cheating. Unfortunately he wasn't the one playing...stockfish was for over half the game

[@revakumar6570]

Nice lesson Mr Daniel. Keep up the good work. Ur No 1 Supporter.

[@user-ys9sn5qw9w]

Great video as always comrade danny, would love to see you pick your opponent apart with the grünfeld. Thank you for the amazing content!

[@b0tm4st3r]

42:51 very knightsly done!

[@robert_moment]

Love watching these before bed

[@manudasmd]

Very instructive game.. Lot of tactics

[@chuntos9829]

Ive gone up 400 rating since I started watching these vids!

[@smort123]

"When you see checkmate in four, look fpr a perpetual." - Danya

[@ereboi122]

I'd love to see you play the benoni some time in the future!

[@SEAKPhotog]

Crazy stuff! Thank you!

[@rtxagent6303]

14:16 you could have sacrificed your rook by taking on e1 because the knight was the lone defender of the g2 square and both your bishop and queen were looking at it (the queen would be after h2+) queen g2 would be mate after that

[@mishaerementchouk]

Black is winning after 1. … Rxe1 2. Qxe1 Qh2+ 3. Kf1 Qxg2+. But because of prosaic reasons, not because it’s mate. After 4. Ke2 Nde5, Black is seriously better since White will keep loosing material.

[@jinjurbreadman]

dark room = distract people i think daniel revealed his fear of the dark today

[@usuariocelular8065]

12:48 no. He didnt out calculate daniel. The guy prob even didnt calculate.

[@will3xv]

I really enjoyed the exploration of all the attacking options and exploring the opponent's defenses of those attacks. I enjoy when Danya does something that isn't theoretically necessarily sound to put him in a difficult position to find a way to continue attacking. Danya style all the way!

[@compilationsmania451]

6:54 danya spitting some bars

[@dhardcorextrme]

Yours is the only chess video i watch religiously

[@mikhailb5645]

Great, that Danya shows here really the play, that would happen at 1400 level!

[@dragon-db6uc]

22.20 It is interesting him thinking hic voice is still clear despite the distance

[@Guccipoet23]

29:40 explains Greek gift theory

[@consumingyourtacos]

16:47 Danya blunders a 6 point advantage down to a draw by missing H4 several times! Even grandmasters make their mistakes.

[@johnpaulmaranan4144]

Best tutorial for me so far! Socratic approach

[@sergiob8501]

40:22 Knights Checkmate! Insane!

[@rajdakshit409]

26:50 --> after f3 and f5, white has Bg5 deflecting the queen from e7 and opening the vision of the rook which now protects the knight. and if Qxg5, then Bxb7, and white is doing well. or am I missing something? 28:05 --> seeing that Qe7 no longer works, if Qe8 had been played, then we cannot employ this tactic anymore but we can trap the bishop with g6.

[@skyrider8890]

In the first game, d3 blundered your entire advantage away. Insane how rich this position was!

[@Skuiggly]

“In case I get this position against Magnus” the prophet has spoken!

[@Mister.Psychology]

Chat: Hi, Daniel. Try out the Greek gift. It looks possible. Daniel: Wow, great find. Yeah, it may just be possible. I trust you guys. Chat: Ohhh shit... he followed our suggestion. He's gonna lose, right?

[@sahajjain2146]

All the best for your tournament, Danya!!!!

[@Guccipoet23]

22:28 randomly throwing away wrappers mid speech

[@Nortindevtech]

Holy shit THANK YOU, I love the Nimzo Indian

[@nathannathan3428]

GM Daniel N u're a good chess teacher !

[@Noname-67]

In 36:55 position, black can play Ne5 and white is dead, there's no way to defense without losing a lot of materials

[@mikereilly4505]

LOVE me some naroditsky style chess

[@XFlyingDutchmanX]

Still the best chess content out there

[@sprsprs]

This was great, thanks! :)

[@gregoriolobato3033]

This channel is my favourite now

[@arrrttttt]

Didn’t Danya miss the checkmate on 14:10 with Rook e1 check, Queen h2 check and Queen g2 checkmate? Instead of Queen h2 firstly

[@chriskurtz3274]

you mean sac the rook? it was blocking the king's escape on e2

[@lehmankulli69]

King to E2

[@HDWpowopo]

I automatically click when this shows up in my feed

[@briandwi2504]

Another belter, awesome!

[@kruksog]

Thanks for your teachings Danya-san. I've learned quite a lot from you, even as a lowly 1600. Thank you for sharing your knowledge for free. I truly appreciate it

[@Beelzejoy]

Wow... btw after Nxg4, if he had simply taken your pawn on d3 with his queen, Stockfish at debth 30 says this is 0.0. Unbelievable just how close this 1400 got to drawing a SuperGM!!!!

[@paolo6732]

14:03 you missed a beautiful mate with rook takes e1 I think, cause after queen takes e1 ther is queen h2 check and after king f1 queen takes g2 check king e2 there is bishop f3 and it's mate right?

[@dre4mz749]

2000 player here, not forced mate but you win back the queen and big material advantage, checkmate will soon follow, very nice spot! What rating do you have? That was a nice tactic :)

[@paolo6732]

I’m 1700 in rapid anyway I noticed there is no force mate cause after king d2 the position is stuck and white I think can create quite a few conterplay cause black has back rank problems

[@paolo6732]

It was not as good as I thought this tactic :(

[@dre4mz749]

@@paolo6732 yes dude it was a very good tactic, but there was easier way to win 😂

[@micke7]

36:50

[@matthew55793]

The account AKSHAY01210 has been closed for cheating. He probably started using his engine after Danya gave him a scary sacrifice and stopped just long enough for checkmate.

[@inconsteveable91]

That disconnect and then suddenly playing 10 perfect moves was clear. He came back after that and lost to his own lack of skills.

[@Rundik]

It could be false positive

[@matthew55793]

I only looked it up because it already seemed pretty obvious he was cheating. He goes from average to super good to average very sharply in this game. @@Rundik

[@tengu8560]

It’s mind boggling for me how some people are such no lifers that they check the accounts Danya plays with 💀

[@matthew55793]

I've noticed people who cheat tend to get very butthurt whenever someone points out a different cheater. You're not butthurt are you? @@tengu8560

[@burburrito]

18:19 that's my face everytime i checkmate someone, PURE EVIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@self-righteousideologue9398]

Why aren't you playing in Vegas? Would be nice to see you there

[@theTeflonDon1]

Thank you Daniel

[@benforsythe7179]

DO IRL TOURNAMENT RECAPS.. OR GO OVER OLD GAMES YOUVE PLAYED.. THAT WOULD BE QUITE AMAZING

[@alexf0101]

wow that was crazy, my brain is so tired lol

[@tommonk7651]

There is also the Bogo-Indian that could have been played in the game.

[@PitzkeMP]

13:14 ( without seeing actual conclusion) would rook takes E1 with check followed by Queen H5 then Queen D5 followed by potential Queen G2 be a probable mate line?

[@Yoshisboss07]

Yes It is, you have a nice tactical eye! In this position, black has a forced mate in 2. After you play Rxe1 check, it doesn’t matter what your opponent covers with (Bf1 or Nf1) bc Qh2 is mate. Notice that if he covers with a knight (Nf1), he cannot recapture the queen bc of the pin. (NOTE: this is only assuming white doesn’t find the move Qd2)

[@deepskywest3633]

Great teacher

[@philiproy189]

Great content as always. Though the title needs to be changed. Danya intended to play the nimzo indian but white played e3 on move 3 and I think the game actually transposed into the queen's indian a few moves later.

[@alainwalter6773]

Grande défense

[@mikecantreed]

Wow cool game. Is this considered a nimzo without Nc3 and Bb4?

[@DivinePlant]

I want to say it’s an Indian setup but isn’t specifically a Nimzo without Nc3 Bb4. This was a Queen’s Indian. It’s strange seeing people in the comments saying they learned the Nimzo here or they love the Nimzo like they didn’t even watch the video lol Danya titled it that way though

[@regularguychannel2967]

Video shows you have a lot of studying to do even at 1200 level.

[@felixwtoro]

42:23 isn't QxNg3 crushing? If they don't take the Queen you get a piece, and if they do than you take Knight, Bisho, and Queen with your Knight, almost all with check

[@Hegericc]

14:08 rook takes e1, queen takes back e1, queen h2. king f1, queen takes g2, king e2, bishop f3 looks like a forcing checkmate right? Am I missing something? edit: King escapes d2 and my theory falls apart

[@coopersanders2340]

I just don’t understand how this guy can know so many damn openings

[@self-righteousideologue9398]

13:13 - Rook takes E8 is just winning. He has to move bishop to F8, then you move queen to H7 and that's game

[@self-righteousideologue9398]

Sorry, I'm really drunk. Thought it was our turn. Wild Bill Weekend, man.. the booze hits hard

[@obscurelines]

Such a rich game!

[@periclesmaillis406]

Bro your a genius 🤯

[@luketinger3435]

i really wanna get to know about more of danyas life

[@Sun-gs6hq]

Gut

[@8andre3]

16:45 Queen taking g2 isn't mate? It's protected by the bishop

[@sjbuttonsb]

The knight protects g2

[@8andre3]

@@sjbuttonsb fuck me, that's right lol

[@michaelwhinnery164]

Wow. I love this game

[@aesaehttr]

It's funny...i feel just as logical until my queen gets scooped up for free