Master Class | Scandinavian Defense | Chess Speedrun | Grandmaster Naroditsky

[@nekonesto3125]

Opponent: exists Danya: so this is *already* a mistake

[@epicbottleflips5032]

Lmao

[@juhyunjeon9706]

Danya: what should we play? Opponent plays next move. Danya: this is a mistake

[@Htowntilidrown]

1:55 I like the thought of danya walking around his apartment doing chess impressions all day

[@PatrickL287]

18:37 Danya saying "Absolute GigaChad"

[@domesticdingo1417]

French defense: Scandinavian amazing bishop variation

[@allim7015]

wait until you learn about the caro kann... (joke) Edit: I didn't watch the first 3 minutes of the video when I made this comment

[@patneaudem]

"What is the main drawback of the French? Other than the fact that it sucks."

[@incognitobtd6187]

He's hilarious, i remember a time when he said "A creative move [by my opponent], but definitely not objectively sound."

[@lerf2544]

Lmfao

[@bmoneybby]

Belly laugh

[@DudeTastic13]

It only sucked for the white sq bishop. Otherwise it's a strong position. I've won a lot of games against 1200s playing the French.

[@VladimirPutin-wt5yh]

@@DudeTastic13 play it vs 2000s at least)

[@kmbm23]

btw, to anyone wanting to improve off of these vides, start disregarding your rating. Its only a number. I would play and lose 3 games in a row and i stopped playing as much as i should. In the last one week, I just forgot about rating and played my openings, analyzed games and played more. Around 5-10 rapid games a day and ive gone up 100 points in rating and im still crushing my opponents so its bound to go higher. TLDR; To get better, RATING IS ONLY A NUMBER. PLAY MORE. LEARN MORE. PLAY MORE. BETTER ELO.

[@kirbyknifeman2877]

Same whenever i forget about my ratings i increase like 300+ points in a day

[@elliothicks7602]

This is fax

[@michaelstoffel9668]

That's my problem i focus on my moves and im winning like 6 or 7 games in a row then look at elo and im facing someone nearly 200 points higher and i panic

[@Hilelsagi]

Tldr care to not care. Literally

[@kantvishi]

Thanks for this.

[@_A-B_]

e5 move against Scandinavian used to come me scary back in old days but Danya roasting that move and crushing his opponent (as usual) made me feel like "Why i was scaring that kind of a stupid move?" Thanks Danya, you are really a good coach ;)

[@descendency]

The move e5 was bad but following it up with a3 and h3 made it worse. Wasting that much tempo is just… not good.

[@iNFaunTae]

how is a good french scary

[@huckthatdish]

@@descendency yeah as a caro player, I wish people gave me free tempo in the first 5 moves like that. Could get the same position, as those were all common advanced caro ideas as well. though I didn’t spot that tactic

[@cpf2566]

e5 is totally playable. It's not a terrible move and you shouldn't feel bad for struggling against it. In fact just look at this game - White played excellent chess and was competitive for 99% of the game despite the fact that he was playing against a GM with a 1000+ elo rating difference AND had wasted 3 tempo in the opening with pointless pawn moves! e5 "Improved French" is a legit opening which gives play for both sides and has equalish 50/50 results in the online databases. It's only at the top 2200+ OTB level where it finally falls out of use.

[@cpf2566]

Players who are strong tactically sometimes make weird pawn moves like this in the opening - or play extremely offbeat lines - so that they can completely get out of theory and turn the game into a pure battle of calculation. I think it's a valid strategy and I'm glad that I get to face many different styles when I queue for a match. I try to play principled, classical chess myself but it would be less interesting if everyone had the same style. I actually thought this was the most competitive episode in this edition of the speedrun so far (there have been SO MANY games featuring early blunders dropping a full piece rendering the exercise pointless) and I believe the person playing White would have absolutely crushed the average non-GM 1600 the way he played this game. He showed extremely impressive tactical awareness for this rating level.

[@Fanchen]

Danya’s anticipation for a high accuracy is actually pretty cute lol

[@asparagusmichy5611]

Nice vid on tokyo ghoul!

[@necronicles]

I know right? How can anyone dislike him? I don't see anyone doing it

[@lagiacrusritter8216]

Omg you're the rush e piano guy :D Didn't expect to find you here xD

[@helgebrekke]

36:07 "One of my worst tournaments, I lost two games..." Serious flexing

[@RobertN734]

I think it was a matter of losing to a -200 rated player then a -400 rated player. That is going to kill any rating gains you'd hope to make and ruin the entire endeavor.

[@alexeyayzin8512]

2:28 Slajov Zizek I laughed so hard

[@decentwhitepen155]

I knew Daniel was a Russian communist spy!! haha

[@chrisvanloo1007]

These video's teach me so much. I love this speedrun playlist! The way you explain your train of thought is more educational than anything else I've ever seen chess-related. Thank you!

[@dan.nathan]

Gotta say I absolutely love the humility of watching you teach chess. Thanks again for all the lessons Daniel!

[@keshavbhola2236]

"absolute gigachad"- GM Daniel naroditsky

[@zlatkofelic8820]

I don't usually play Scandi, but I wanted to try this and instead of taking my d pawn my opponent immediately went 2. e5 and I knew I was gonna have a blast. I played a solid game having everything in mind and despite making a few positional mistakes to which I couldn't find a good move, I came out on top in the endgame. I haven't played such a quality game in a while. And my opponent's elo was almost 100 higher than mine. Thanks for the inspiration, Daniel!

[@Eviscera7e]

Came to see the Scandinavian and left with a croissant.

[@samizin911]

i laughed my ass off with this

[@thermon6945]

After a long period of not playing chess, watching your speedrun really makes me remember how much i love playing. Much love 💜

[@alexlithgow-bj8bc]

Just as I was about to sleep, thanks danya 😞

[@SuperStarTidus18]

=

[@joshenadams2474]

Lol. Almost sleep and cancel the sleep. And then thanking for waking up

[@andrew_owens7680]

This video probably added at least 30-50 points to my rating. I play this in bullet all the time with good results for black, but never developed my Queen's Bishop like that. Thanks. FYI, I am around 1550 bullet on Lichess.

[@marc-andred.galarneau2650]

Mr. Naroditsky, I really enjoyed the explanations and the slow pace. Thank you

[@loganodinson4661]

Would love to see more Scandinavian defense

[@ahinko]

this was great! i always play the scandi and recently opponents have started to push the e pawn instead of taking.. i learned if i transpose it to french advance variation, it throws people off, but it awkward game to play for black. now i know i have to play the bishop out first. this is awesome! thanks Danya!

[@s4m3r]

That hot dog story was hilarious 😂😂😂 26:30

[@Kokurorokuko]

25:50

[@jsingh98]

Oh man, I was so tired and then this. This just saved me, thank you Danya even if you never read this I just have to thank you.

[@alexthekid4214]

The way Daniel repositions himself in the seat when he sees a good position coming on though....

[@stumism]

Danya is amazing, churning out these top level videos

[@VeritasGames]

11/10 explanation... ty!

[@matthewrigby6089]

The good thing about watching a Danya video drunk is you get to watch it twice.

[@BM-hj6lq]

6:30 on a Sunday morning and I had a quick peep on my KZbin and there is Danya’s latest upload. I can tell you a cup of tea so early on a Sunday morning never tasted that good.

[@adamleckius2253]

Omg Danya pls never stop fooling around with the off-the-cuff impressions... even a bit of Zizek thrown in there, lovin it Also thanks - in my stupid bullet career I've never had time to think about the obvious Bf5 after 2. e5... I know I should play longer time formats

[@eduardoakasakaakitadog1295]

Best youtuber chess GM!ive seen most of them and Danya is far away the best!

[@neon0wl2107]

The *"Opponent makes 1st move Danya: this is already a mistake"* This meme has successfully manifested into reality 0:19

[@vikramkrishnan6414]

19:20 Every Asian parent ever

[@philippides]

LOL disappointed by 95% accuracy! GM Naroditsky is on another level

[@AlexanderLopez-lu2rq]

WHEN HE STOPS THE ACCENT AT 0:14 LMFAOI

[@mikecantreed]

This was one of the best speedrun games.

[@dreamhunter2542]

love it when he leaves the game mumbling and comes back mumbling as well. his majesty the king Naroditsky ❤

[@chuckgravity7616]

Thanks for sharing your great content because you're one of the Top Chess teachers streaming!

[@nutmaster652]

a Scandi so good, it’s not even a a Scandi!

[@marcopetruzzi4571]

that zizek imitation really caught me off guard

[@abu0010ify]

SAME

[@ApexTrading]

Opponent plays 2nd move. Danya: Yeah that’s already a mistake 😂

[@lred1383]

He couldn't decide what accent to do in the intro lol

[@Damir717.]

Thank you very much for your videos!

[@pairot01]

The rare Accelerated Caro-Kaan

[@kubekpodreka1348]

Ending of first game was brutal

[@toddfrancis9171]

This is the most instructive video so far.

[@melrakan]

In positions like at 3:10 mu instinct is always to push c4, go Na5 to b3 and then pawns forward. So much control.

[@Angelo_524]

Very instructive since the engine never gives any advantage in Scandinavian. Lots of love from 🇮🇳

[@yitzchakepstein2142]

That impression of Zizek was on point

[@alexf0101]

loved the prehistorical stuff

[@Nick2014B]

I enjoy the games around this rating range the most, I feel like he always runs into cheaters at 2000+

[@miker573573]

Perfect chess channel... Dan gon b big

[@banzaiburger9589]

The most feared words in chess: "this is already a mistake"

[@danilomoscoso1213]

Daniel Naroditsky

[@AndrewWuMusic]

Daniel Naroditsky

[@kingdinodragonite3470]

Daniel Naroditsky

[@kirbyknifeman2877]

Daniel Naroditsky

[@bakedzac3630]

Naniel Daroditsky

[@aluminiumknight4038]

Nadiel Daronitsky

[@ap21770]

2:27 "and so on and so on" Danya's inner Slavoj Zizek

[@LK-po2rb]

Not enough spitting everywhere and mauling his own nose with his hand

[@oraz.]

The problem with this position is not the pawn. You know.

[@bearsaremonkeys]

is danya doing a Slavoj Zizek impression with the "and so on and so on"? lmao what

[@charlottestevens9994]

I needed this tysm I always wanted to learn the Scandinavian!

[@michaelf8221]

This really was much more of a great Caro Kann than a scandi...

[@Tremaine26]

An example from 4th grade at the forefront of his mind. The magic of the prophet strikes again!

[@augustdolan6462]

NOT THE ZIZEK IMPERSONATION LMFAOOOO. My boy materialist dialectician confirmed

[@michaelstoffel9668]

Im glad to know for the first 5 moves of this line i came up with the right ideas because it was so confusing when people started playing this against me

[@janverhoeff8202]

29:07 love it

[@worldstatic]

Thanks!

[@Bronsteino]

The bishop be liking f5

[@gigogrom216]

omg Zizek reference 2:27

[@YeeLeeHaw]

lmao, that hotdog guy, what a chad.

[@mz8061]

Always great work

[@banzaiburger9589]

This makes me want to start playing the Scandi, just for the possibility of a fantasy French/Caro.

[@zukozaider5804]

Pressure on the pawn and so on and so on

[@Jimbo-yn4fh]

13:36 paranormal activity

[@brycefenske1607]

Excellent as always. Where can I find that shirt?

[@stonedsoul3469]

1.e4 d5 2.e5?! Bf5 I get as black plenty of times. Very often I would allow white too much kingside counterplay and lose when I should not have. This video shows how taking your time to parry white's empty threats goes a long way... thanks for all the insights!

[@gamerisborn5346]

4:03 why wouldn't the same plan work if the opponent took the d4 pawn by his knight on f3 instead of the pawn on c3?

[@sayan64]

Nxd4 if Bxb1 then Nxc6 bc6 Rxb1 Bxa3 Be3+- Nxd4 if Nxd4 then cd4 Bxb1 Rxb1 Bxa3 Qa4 +-

[@jasperd9082]

Very instructive game Danya ik loev het

[@luizsoares4847]

This was brutal

[@MrMarinelliBio]

Yes more Scandi please!!!

[@swift8821]

Lmao at the story about the hotdog! What a jerk!

[@YeeLeeHaw]

Those are the kind of dick moves that are borderline beautiful lol.

[@E8oL4]

Love me some education from coach Danya

[@brandonbuckmaster3077]

Is the french defense really that bad or unplayable?? And what elo ratings should it be played at?

[@cpf2566]

No, it's fine. He's (mostly) joking. Everyone says they hate the French because they think the games are boring - not because they think it's a bad opening. It's a meme more than anything. If you like solid, positional chess the French a great choice at any level. In fact it was played by at least one GM in the Grand Prix around week ago (Nakamura vs Bacrot). The Caro-Kann seems to get all the love at the moment while the French gets none but that's a matter of fashion rather than any objective good/bad quality. Chess players are totally in thrall to the trends and what's flavour-of-the-month when it comes to openings. IMO you should take almost all opening advice of that sort with a huge grain of salt. The French is objectively one of the top tier reputable openings but even if it wasn't - below master level you can make absolutely anything work. The minute nuances of one opening over another are only a concern for high level classical OTB matches.

[@cpf2566]

For untitled players - and especially in online blitz at all levels - the main thing is that an opening suits you stylistically and that you enjoy playing the positions. Even unsound openings can be made to work.

[@BJGunners]

daniel goat

[@dpend]

Unsuspecting 1500: *pushes E pawn to E5 on move 2* Danya: yeah, that’s basically GG, nice try tho

[@scottyp02]

Danya you saint

[@VeryLostFisherman]

And that's the chess urban dictionary definition of " sent for a hot dog"

[@Nick2014B]

The goat

[@PomidorOgurcius]

Borat Naroditsky 0:00

[@nickschneider4830]

How can someone make the conscious decision to dislike this video (or any other Danya video)?

[@DrDifra]

I can never figure out when to play C5 as black or D4 as white. You have any general rule?

[@nmul8950]

people saying its disrespectful to not resign as if the 1600 opponent knows hes playing a GM lol. 1600s blunder stalemates all the time

[@jacobgranados250]

This guy is very impressive

[@SlayDota9]

man! this is straight up bullying! DO IT AGAIN

[@Treetopper911]

OK but what is main drawback of the French other than the fact that it sucks?

[@psaini1999]

I dont care what the engine says. This game was perfect

[@forduhhorde]

WHAT A MOOOOOOOOVE

[@kingcarisma]

To ser Qf4 that fast from afar is so mmmmm!!

[@fuadyhidayat]

Awesoooomme!!!

[@kbk239]

I hate when people plays e5 against the scandinavian and thinks they are clever like "hehe I'm taking space on the center", that's just a bad move, don't play that guys.

[@sophieharris4448]

at this rating level it's just good play to play until mate

[@epicwolves125]

Opponent would’ve crushed Danya with the icbm

[@paradoxyt1851]

please do a london masterclass!!!

[@KancerKowboy]

I've heard over and over under 1800 you should never resign. Maybe even higher than that.

[@JACK-gi8kd]

Finally !