Master Class | Sicilian Defence, Smith-Morra Gambit | Chess Speedrun | Grandmaster Naroditsky

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[@jamesp6376]

Every day I wake up, go to work, come home, do my household chores and repeat. Sometimes I think, is this all there is? Then I watch these speed runs and realize, no, there are also Danya’s speed runs.

[@springardacida2561]

Hi, i’am new to this channel and i wanna do some question. how much would you recommend to see these speedrun? How much your chess skill have improved? Thanks

[@piouswhale]

@@springardacida2561 Watch his blitz speed runs first, from 0-2400 rating. You can find a playlist on his channel. You can also skip ahead to your preferred rating range, but there is something in every video for someone. If youre new to chess entirely there are several videos about opening principles to watch. Having an instructor is a huge advantage. There are several IMs or even GMs you can get taught by. FMs and NMs are also good coaches, who wont charge as much as IM or GM. Good luck!

[@arnavrawat9864]

@@springardacida2561 Watching people talk will not improve your chess man. 90% of your improvement will happen when you become more disciplined at the board and start playing slow methodical chess. That being said, there are a lot of stuff that chess streamers highlight, that can help you. Eg Rooks belong on open files Creating the battery which Danya talks about here These are useful concepts which can help you All that seeps in and you'll find yourself trying this out in actual games. However there's only so much progress to be made by learning theory, you can also improve calculations by playing 'whatever' chess but thinking through all lines at each move

[@jamesp6376]

@@springardacida2561 they don’t improve my chess at all. It’s all for entertainment personally. If you’re serious about improving, read books. A good one is “modern chess openings.” Also do your puzzles on chess.com. The only way to get better is by learning dense theory and a lot of tactics and no speed run can do that for you.

[@benoitb.3679]

@@springardacida2561 I will offer a counter perspective. Watching Daniel's speedruns have helped me immensely. I've thought about this a lot and I'm still unable to properly quantify just how much, but what I can say for certain is that I've learned much about the essence of the game itself. That is, how to react to certain things (not specific moves, but the thought process) along with the rudiments of chess strategy. You can use these videos as a basis and catalyst for your own thinking. Daniel is a wonderful instructor and even in this one-way medium he still manages to involve the viewer consistently and effectively. I highly encourage you to try answer his questions and embark on your own self study if something you don't understand something not covered during the video. The other thing is while I quite literally immediately fell in love with chess, watching these videos has fanned that flame more than I could have imagined. Daniel is a considerate, incredibly knowledgeable, and eloquent instructor who is also genuinely hilarious. We are truly lucky to have all this on-demand and for free. All that being said, you will of course need to actually play chess (whether games, puzzles, or other self-study) to implement the knowledge gained while watching, but this is the same for literally anything. The beauty of Daniel's instruction is that it is so inspiring, you'll find yourself itching to try things out for yourself. Most of all, have fun!

[@swift8821]

Squillz just lived the dream of about 100,000 fans.

[@jacobshirley3457]

Losing to a grandmaster.

[@Jimmyfpv_]

@@jacobshirley3457 no, playing against Danya the most requested Smith Morra 😅

[@williamschaefermeyer7007]

Yooo that's me in the game! gg's Danya thanks for the game. I want a rematch sometime though lol

[@dominiks5068]

you played well!

[@lupercali3951]

Well played buddy

[@ananda2715]

Wp squilz!

[@therapture8989]

I love our community 😭

[@Youreverydayvlogger]

What a phenomenal game for your level well done sir.

[@crowlife1180]

Squillz sounds so humble. Great game - great personality!

[@VVeZoX]

very cool how you walk through the game like that with your sub. very constructive, humble, and respectful all at once. we appreciate everything you do

[@aesaehttr]

At my rating if you take the second pawn then you're just a pawn up Lol

[@bensolo-chess3851]

Lol

[@HANDSSSS]

Exactly my dudes

[@asparagusmichy5611]

This is definitely the kind of content I'd like to see more of! I found it more instructive to hear the thought process of both opponents post mortem -I'm pretty sure I've heard someone use this phrase in a similar context-. The play was fantastic, and the middle game was covered well.

[@swapnilnath]

*This is my daily dose of Danya*

[@davewestner]

GG Squillz! Best opponent I've seen so far on this speedrun!

[@spieauskofte2506]

Best was the cheater ;) at least the cheater game was the funniest and had a plot twist😅 lmao

[@fujiapple9675]

Danya's opponent is seriously underrated

[@schaafman]

this was the best speedrun ever! very much liked the talk with the sub afterwards!

[@andrerodrigues2877]

Awesome! Glad I woke up so soon today to watch this brilliant lesson from Daniel!

[@Khepriem]

Glad I didn't go to sleep before midnight!

[@stephan19912710]

Amazing video Daniel, thanks a lot for the great content. You have helped me improve in chess quite significantly over the past months.

[@jakethesnake17]

13:50 Anyone else see bishop takes h3? Threatening the fork on f3 if it gets taken.

[@andrerodrigues2877]

I think that's true! Royal fork!

[@prasadshetty5226]

Oh my lands!

[@vsolcar3696]

F4

[@asparagusmichy5611]

@@vsolcar3696 you beat me to it darn

[@Liwet.]

f4 negates Bxh3 as you have both your bishop and knight being attacked by pawns.

[@ethan073]

Love the post game analysis with your opponent! Also impressed by his thought processes, he’s sharper than his rating!

[@Hoppets434]

Watching these videos gives me a break in my study sessions . Thx

[@smitherstravels]

thanks for all you do daniel!

[@Force95042]

This was awesome! I would love to see more of these games diving in with subs, especially since they're (hopefully!) not gonna be cheaters like last time :)

[@UnwarrierChicken]

Woah that was cool with squillz on the discussion. It went really well the whole thing.

[@gingermanbread2000]

Great game and discussion - looking forward to hearing the thoughts of progressively higher rated players in the speed run, I think the format really works. Nice game Squillzmeyer - definitely felt you played above your rating.

[@williamschaefermeyer7007]

Ty! appreciate that

[@trent797]

Awesome game and great opponent!

[@R4PTORZWIN]

The joke at @3:44 😂😂

[@DextahPC]

That 1400 just played easily 400 points above his rating.

[@wethdtdi]

at 13:50 - c1 bishop takes h3 pawn. if he takes back with g2 pawn, he hangs a fork queen check with the knight on f3

[@redoxosu4506]

The Prophet with another in depth video to guide us on our chess games, I click instantly.

[@FreckoJoel]

I loved the call after the game!

[@czechumarke2119]

3:43 Laughed out loud!

[@smitherstravels]

my favourite gm

[@OmgThisRegSucks]

After Bc2 I was looking at Qd7 with the idea to Qxh3, gxh3, Nf3+ (of course dependant on white's move after Qd7). Then I saw that you'd lose a piece, but potentially you might get three pawns for it (h, g and b pawn - tho I assume white would be able to protect at least one of those).

[@DaddyPacifist]

Love these videos but the tapping on the desk is doing my absolute head in!

[@snakesocks]

Chill Squillz iron willz lost to Danya's impressive skillz

[@MrTee-ls5lx]

26:02 there is a funny line if Kd7 - Knight takes pawn on E5 - King has to move back to E8 and the classic knight fork on C7 is actually checkmate

[@543352]

Daniel "I can tell you're super chill" Naroditsky

[@Altair584]

Squillz seems ultra chill :)

[@mrpink878]

i fucking love this man

[@Matthewrents]

So the idea is if you are struggling with a middle game move, see if you can find a way to "unwind" your pieces. They are all tangled up in the middle and you want to pull that all apart. If you can find a move to add to that sequence, then that is the "little improving move" that always seems to come easier to higher rated players.

[@ignacypaderewski2685]

The moment he says „we can play conservatively or liberally” and the respective squares highlight in red and blue.

[@alexf0101]

it's crazy how a few small things accumulate to a loss, chess is hard!

[@natasdabsi1138]

Thank you

[@twoduece]

4:00 what do you mean by e6 indicating an urgency in development but g6 not when both maneuvers take the same amount of time?

[@darrellspencer1809]

e6, Be7 is faster than g6, Bg7, O-O...especially if there's a bishop on c4.

[@MartinBalaz89]

13:50 what about taking on h3 with our bishop? Our opponent can't take back because it would blunder a queen fork with our knight, or am I missing something?

[@jasoncostan1632]

I think danya was looking at f4, but there's nc4

[@chrysnp1523]

Good find

[@prasadshetty5226]

The opponent played pretty good

[@tr4nnel752]

How is that guy 1432? I’ve been around 1400 for a while now and he has way more knowledge and skill than I have.

[@marksolvent3259]

How long?

[@arianafariasmendoza6504]

Sometimes is not about how skilled You are, if You make less blunder or mistake than your opponents does than ur doing great

[@chriskane482]

YASS KING! Sicilian defense!

[@ryanbourque87]

Can anyone else say why bishop h3 wasnt considered with a centralised knight? If takes, triple fork!

[@icelick6912]

The thumbnail makes Danya look like Fischer

[@revakumar6570]

Good lesson Mr Daniel. I want to perfect one opening.can u recommend any?

[@andrerodrigues2877]

The one you most like and I suggest perfect 1 opening for both sides

[@woad2562]

The king's indian can be used in almost any situation and with both sides.

[@Kokurorokuko]

Use caro kann for black and London or Vienna for white. Yes it's 2 openings but that's not hard. You will memorize every line in a week. And against d4 you can play king's indian. Also if your opponent plays something you weren't prepared for, just play normally. Grab space, develop your pieces, look for opponent's blunders, look for tactics and a strategy.

[@nickmoore5105]

@@Kokurorokuko i also play caro-kann and vienna .. they often lead to similar positions!

[@joha4574]

13:50 wasn't bishop c3 winning on the spot? White can't retake because of the fork.

[@MrHuddo]

Does Daniel have a patreon or something I could donate to? Love these videos

[@andrerodrigues2877]

In twitch you can sub or donate, not sure about here

[@saimirbuzi7275]

You can donate on his twitch stream

[@saimirbuzi7275]

Or you can sub for 5 bucks a month. Half of it goes to Danya

[@TheRausing1]

Can someone explain why he doesn’t play d5 at 2:24?

[@kbk239]

17:52 Nc4 doesn't work here?

[@adrielquiroga7901]

3 minutes and 7 comments already. I'm early but people were earlier. Btw, i can't stop watching these, they're very educational and entertaining!

[@Antonwas12]

21:20 ... well, it's almost 7 am here and i hate my life good night

[@ryanmoshak682]

Dude this guy's funny

[@tuxsharx]

Damn squilzz

[@jimmykoh2602]

Is the brownish liquid - Whisky?

[@PatrickCWalters]

Was just about to go to bed!!! Lets goooo

[@zappyFPS]

where are u going? i thought u were abt to go to bed?

[@maxlaine12]

“libertarian move is don’t tell me where to develop my bishop” 😂

[@TheNicoya77]

Great content. Are there PGN files of these games somewhere?

[@TheMosayat]

Perhaps if you search the history of this account he uses "oh my lands"

[@wraith2815]

"The libertarian move: Daniel don't tell me where to move my video I'm going to leave it on f8" 😂😂😂😂

[@samborpawlikowski2936]

The voice change hehehe

[@tykjpelk]

The libertarian move would be the Jalalabad Sicilian.

[@TheMosayat]

That can't be a serious variation name lmao

[@tykjpelk]

@@TheMosayat sure, it's a Sicilian that was developed in Jalalabad. Lots of openings are named after places, usually the place it was first played in a tournament. 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e5 is special because there was no tournament, the guy was in prison.

[@ericm1839]

Its wild that he played SO well as a 1400 and just got steamrolled because one move was slightly less-than-optimal. I dont typically play the sicilian, but if he had played this way against me he likely would have won

[@LureThosePixels]

fivehead move, lmao

[@santiagociarma4615]

Shout out to squillz

[@zappyFPS]

thanks :)

[@asparagusmichy5611]

who is the real squillz

[@davidfu3420]

25:15 Bxf7+

[@KF1]

You have a degree in history from Stanford? Got another channel by chance?

[@kabobchsm8497]

Sicilian: 0:02

[@DrummerJoeyStix]

day 8 of saying you're the best daniel! Amazing content! love your streams

[@tobyadithya7320]

Danya can literally play any opening and still win

[@shahrulyusryroslan5826]

Well he's a GM

[@brightonrockofages]

At this level, he could give queen odds and still win.

[@dickurkel6910]

@@brightonrockofages I feel like that depends on how much time the game is played at, a queen down is still pretty insane even for a GM.

[@raugusto0]

@@dickurkel6910 I think in rapid a GM will still eat a 1500 alive with queen odds, maybe in classical the 1500 might have a shot

[@joha4574]

@@dickurkel6910 nah I have seen Aman Hambleton, who is slightly worse than Danya for sure, win queen odds against 1800s. He would destroy people with queen odds in blitz formats.

[@Abdo-Aar]

32:14 What about Bxh3 then Nf3 forking king & queen !!!

[@joshw2439]

Which nihilist has to be the one person to dislike this work of art?

[@tomotsumer]

After watching GM Naroditsky' s Lessons, my Lichess rating went from 1350 to 1600. Still a long way to go I know. My goal is to try and reach 2100 Lichess rating at least.

[@jasoncostan1632]

How do you get to 1350?? Isn't the default rating like 1500, and 1600 is 1100 in chess.com i think... or maybe 1200

[@OSDisco]

Uhh, just lose a couple of games?

[@Pivot-Shorts]

I'm 1300 and seeing Squillz at 1400 playing like that gives me imposter syndrome. No but seriously what a solid performance!

[@staminabs8312]

One day maybe i will play chess competitively

[@staminabs8312]

@@BombLobster 1300

[@staminabs8312]

@@BombLobster hope so. Thanks for the moral supporr :)

[@joha4574]

@@BombLobster lol. On Chess.com? No way. If he gets to 1700 from 1300 then he is very talented.

[@joha4574]

BombLW on what chess website?

[@staminabs8312]

@@joha4574 i did start chess on march i went from 500 to 1300 and im getting a lot better. I understand i may be naive but i will try really hard to get to something i can be proud of

[@Benjamin-1776-]

You should play a series where you play entire games as specific political ideologies

[@kmktruthserum9328]

you know what may actually help people realize when to play moves that arent normally played... i know its obvious but halfway through a game people forget what the name of the opening is that was played and start asking well how tf am i gping to remember when to break a rule and when not to? well... remember the opening name. some require all tips to be done and some require a few to be broken. and in this case in smith morra, dont go e5, do g6 and fienchetto Bg7 unless theres an attack being made, then e7. and i gotta remember, ok smith morra is fienchetto. i wonder if making an excel chart for fienchettos and center pawn taking outwards, and double pawns on f and c files and the names of the openings that were played(and first 3-5 moves of game) would be cool to have for studying. but i realize youre around like 1800 on your stream now but itd still be cool to make one even now and post it or sell it. i might even run throgh all your vids and make one myself

[@StewartUSAF]

One example for the center pawn Taking outward: Caro-Kann, Classical Variation with 4. ... Nf6

[@KarenTookTheKids364]

Didn't the first guy just try for a Danish? I'm confused

[@TheMosayat]

Not the same when black's first move is c5 instead of e5.

[@adriankla7947]

After the cheater Danya is done with playing randoms in the pool lol

[@Ujjayanroy]

1400+ playing like a 2000

[@saimirbuzi7275]

Algorithm

[@jimdaily737]

What does oh my lands mean?!

[@geckogeico2212]

Omg basically

[@kevsteramp2065]

FIRST!

[@michaelplaczek9385]

Danya's "speed" run

[@egads3696]

Second is good enough for me

[@isaiahsleepyperez6233]

Daniel da liberal piece mover 😳

[@TheKarabala]

U should play some music in background ( please just try)

[@TheMosayat]

On twitch maybe but youtube not possible

[@Parskahye2]

Umm… so I see you went the liberal way 😂

[@nickgood3998]

It was me I gave a thumbs down 😭

[@MrYounis26]

Nice, thanks for your contribution to this channel.

[@nickgood3998]

@@MrYounis26 I removed it I felt bad I dont know who left the other one? 😥

[@kmktruthserum9328]

he was cheating... you can always tell if they cheat during end games. he takes seconds to make obvious pawn takes with his bishop. at 1400 1500 he should already know hes in time trouble and move WAY faster plus you get behind pawns to grab them. he took extra time during the game on moves to make it seem like he was thinking. idc if people dont agree but to me i see too many red flags, as a chess cheater myself. i never get caught but i know the idea of not making top moves and the biggest issue cheaters have is at the end of games still using the computer instead of abandoning it and play yourself due to time dan was low on time because he sat there explaining to chat and asking chat where they would go and teaching them squillz was low on time because.... mimicking dan... none of this guys moves were made as a human with a plan. if you have a plan you continue to roll out the plan. take a second or two to evaluate surrounding and, ok nothing stopping my plan and move. 10 seconds not 20 or more.

[@michael8815]

woah, what an accusation!

[@Gamatov]

I like the irony of confessing to be a cheater AND using the nickname "Motivated for truth".