Master Endgame Chess Strategies ft. Andrea Botez | GM Daniel Naroditsky

00:00 Intro
01:05 First Position
14:30 Second Position
26:00 Third Position
33:15 Fourth Position
49:20 Fifth Position
59:10 Sixth Postion
Looking to up your chess game? Join Andrea Botez and Daniel Naroditsky as they teach you advanced endgame strategies in this masterclass lesson. From pawn structures to king and pawn endgames, you'll learn everything you need to know to dominate your opponents. Don't miss out on this exclusive opportunity to learn from two of the best in the game.
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[@igordmitriev4803]

Great content! Absolutely love your videos. No clickbait, no drama, no bs. High quality chess content only. I wish youtube algorithms will support creators like you much more.

[@Mark_e_moo]

Totally

[@Narrowcros]

She is quite rude and childish though, couldnt finish the video because if her childish comments

[@cunucky]

Going to enjoy this one ^_^ thank you for the content as always!

[@JonathanS344]

100 holy

[@robertfrippers]

very Canadian of you

[@devmehta7406]

Holy hell

[@gmspaghettifork5938]

damm girl

[@Goatz99]

waste of money. He's gonna keep providing content with or without these donations so what's the point?

[@offshorecargo]

“Don’t drink soda, it’s bad for you” wearing a Mountain Dew beanie 😂

[@AnthonySettergren]

Sponsor probably didn't like that

[@dannie92]

@@AnthonySettergren she's sponsored by Mountain Dew?

[@brownd50]

Absolute model presentation of coaching in chess essentials with real reactions, normal people with the normal distractions, keeping it light hearted with humour to leaven the serious stuff.

[@allan.carvajal]

10:22 pm I have to sleep , I will work tomorrow early but how can I resist watching an hour video from Danya. I think I'll be late tomorrow

[@corvinaking83]

To be this good at teaching and explaining complicated problems and thought processes is such a gift, that it is shared with the community for free is simply amazing.

[@nickmoore5105]

Thanks Danya and Andrea

[@garabed2999]

Daniel hi! Just wanted to note that your videos have something magnetic whenever i am just wanting to check the content for a minute or two i get hooked and end up watching full video thx. For the way you live a bit differently , think talk & feel.

[@Phelnoth]

37:28 - Kg5 is actually a draw after Kg3. I calculated the win after Kf3 but then I checked tablebase: Kg5 Kg3 Kxh5 Kf4 and black catches the pawn.

[@timnauwelaers6876]

That's wrong, you shouldn't take the pawn, just push your own and let black's pawn go aswell

[@Phelnoth]

@@timnauwelaers6876 Kg3 is still a draw, Kxh5 is just the fastest way to refute the idea which Danya used to say Kg5 is a win. Just because Kxh5 is a slower draw that doesn't make it wrong.

[@stoutlager6325]

That first puzzle is the kind of thing I would get wrong, look at analysis, it's some crazy stockfish line, throw up my hands and move on.

[@NelsenGChess]

exactly. like how andrea described this puzzle as “abstract”. some shit is just so far gone that i don’t even care to educate myself lol

[@dsuleyma]

Cool to see you two doing videos. You’re both quite different and that makes these really fun.

[@MultiTrace22]

I found the contrasting personalities so wholesome.

[@rolettuce9654]

I saw a Danya vid and instantly clicked. Thanks for the great endgame content!

[@tombladon8064]

The main issue I find hardest with endgames is knowing when to really look for stuff, if you know there’s a good option then it’s possible to find. I’m often thinking for ages when there’s nothing in the position, waste a load of time trying to calculate and losing in a sloppy time scramble.

[@emvv3784]

danya is the only man alive who can get me to study endgames

[@lexb3672]

The concept of not having to move your pawns has actually helped me tremendously in endgames. Thank you for the great video!

[@jamesduggan7200]

Yes, Larry Evans in his What's the Best Move book (based on his CL&R column) stressed the importance of taking the analysis one, two, or even three steps further, once you reach a preliminary evaluation. "AGD" - Always go deeper

[@spencerswaggington]

I appreciate all your videos Danya. Thank you so much for providing us with such instructional content and all the effort you put in. You bring so much value to the game and helping us learn, grow, and develop in Chess.

[@Twas-RightHere]

37:26 This is actually incorrect! I checked with tablebase. I was confused as to why black can't simply respond to Kg5 with Kg3 - If you take the pawn on h5 black has Kf4. If you push your pawn, black can play h4 which is now defended. Both players promote on the same move, but now the black king is in a less vulnerable position on g3 instead of g2, so the tactics shown later do not work and the position is drawn. Thus, instead of white playing Kg5, the *only* winning move is to play pawn e5, resulting in the same position that is demonstrated to be winning later in the video.

[@ufs7678]

Good catch, thank you.

[@coffecuber1092]

So nice to see the cutest chess player and Andrea Botez in one video.pp

[@jacobcarrizales427]

“Soda? Not good for you” - Andrea Botez wearing a Mountain Dew hat

[@tedavtar4595]

I'm likely missing something but at 9:40 Danya says that the pawn on b7 beats being on b5 for black because it cuts off c6. I thought the key idea was actually something else shown earlier. That is, the pawn being on b7 allows for black's bishop to land on c8 simultaneously blocking white's promoting and protecting the b7 pawn whereas this bishop support doesn't work when the pawn is advanced.

[@natebobdog23]

it's a combination of both

[@jimgu2578]

Great educational video as always! However, Danya missed a couple things in some side lines in the fourth position. @arseniykorchevskiy1564 first suggested it, and I spent some time analyzing and checking with the engine. I feel like these lines are also instructive on their own and warrants a separate comment. 1, Instead of h4, @arseniykorchevskiy1564 suggests that white can play Kd4. Black cannot play h5 as white will keep his h-pawn and win easily. The line goes: Kd4 Kg5 Kxe4 Kh4 Kf4. Here, if white goes Kf4 Kxh3 e4, the position transposes to the main line. White can also play Kf3 Kg5 e4 and reaches a different winning position without losing his h-pawn. 2, 37:30 Here Danya is wrong. Funnily enough it’s due to a Réti Study type move as Danya previously explained. After black’s Kg2, white’s only move is e5, and black can only transpose to the main line with h4. If white plays Kg2 as Danya suggested, Kg3 draws on the spot. White cannot simultaneous take black’s h-pawn and keep his e-pawn safe.

[@victorogomah7709]

Priceless content Danya. Really appreciate

[@chrisbien4456]

The opening of the video Andrea is talking trash about drinking soda, while literally advertising the worst one for you, Mountain Dew on her head.

[@dingoDogMan]

One of the most influential chess players of our time in a video with Daniel Naroditsky.

[@jaconova]

Andrea is so respectful and keeps so focused. Bet Danya enjoy teaching such a good student

[@atsubbie8876]

Sarcasm right?

[@peristiloperis7789]

​@@atsubbie8876she is indeed a good student.

[@sergeylu4527]

In the position: white king on g5, pawn on e4, black king on g2, pawn on h5. Black can still make a draw with king on g3!

[@steamedbean180]

It's so brilliantly explained. Instant subscribe.

[@redblobdude]

2:05 Danya: “If you could think aloud, that obviously h-“ Andrea: “I’VE HAD AN EPIPHANY”

[@Leonhard_Euler99]

I prefer Danya solo, but I hope it helps to get more viewers.

[@GeorgiVerdelis]

Andrea was talking about how it is difficult to conceptually connect some of the "abstract" warmup endgames, but I feel like I see a pattern amongst all of them. Although they all require seemingly odd moves, the goal of all the moves is to displace a pawn such that you can gain control of a square, allowing your king to swoop in.

[@luizfelipevercosa]

Amazing video. Daniel teaching is truly awesome. Botez sister was a nice student. Thank you guys!

[@coffeedude]

Why was Danya talking about sparkling water chosen as the intro to the video lol

[@nugsnothugs]

Can't scare off the Botez fans

[@octopusexperiment1931]

A lot of the time the pre-intro clips get pretty random/confusing

[@nickmoore5105]

Human interest angle a.k.a a bit of fun

[@arthurpolt8938]

36:00 Kd4 is even more straight forward imo than h4 and also leaves zero chance for counter play or and other silliness.

[@tomadler32]

You are amazing sensei

[@bradgeving]

Great video😊

[@MrInalbert]

32:15 something about this variation is slightly off because Bxb5 is not the correct answer by black since Bf7 would end the game on the spot with e7 Matuzki to follow. Black however could step to the side with the king if Bh5 first instead of e7+, causing problems with pawn promotion.

[@nicbentulan]

Why isn't this in your end game play list?

[@chesscrush]

32:15 actually Bh5 wins as well after the line Andrea showed Bh5 Bxb5 white as Bf7 and e7# is unstoppable

[@user-ic6mv2ml6n]

the first position actually black could just let white king to take the bishop because after that though white promotes first , black could attack the f5 king after promoting into a queen

[@chibzyt5699]

Another great example how great a teacher Danya is. Imagine getting Andrea's massive ADHD to focus

[@gumikebbap]

🤣🤣🤣

[@gumikebbap]

teacher get's bad girl at the end of the classroom all tamed (yeah sounds like brazzers XD)

[@ac123cut]

In the 4th position, doesn't white have waiting moves with their king between d4-d5, to exhaust blacks h pawn pushes, and then pick up black's e pawn and win much easier? Without pushing our own h pawn, we never give black to option to enter via g4.

[@arseniykorchevskiy1564]

at 36:00 why would you play h4 and go into the pawn race? doesn’t black simply lose if you shuffle your king between d4 and d5 and blacks king isn’t able to defend the center pawn or attack the h pawn? i don’t think i’m missing anything because black’s only moves are to move away from the pawn, since your e3 pawn covers f4 and the king on either d4 or d5 covers e5. Unless the resulting endgame is somehow not winning? the line goes e3 h5 kd4 h4 kd5 and black can only go ke6 kf6 kg6 or kg5, to which you respond with kxe4 and easily win, in case it was hard to follow

[@BlueElite]

Black can win the e3 pawn if White's King gives away opposition for free like that.

[@jimgu2578]

@@BlueElite That’s not true. Black can do no better than to transpose into the main line .

[@arseniykorchevskiy1564]

@@BlueElite how? can you give a line?

[@jimgu2578]

You’re correct as Kd4 is also winning for white. Check out Danya’s analysis in the later portion of Position 3 in (kzbin.info/www/bejne/noa9oGaVnLCgbc0). Danya mostly followed the line made by the players, so some sidelines suggested by Andrea were misevaluated by him. I have checked my calculation with the engine. 1, Your suggestion: instead of h4, white plays Kd4. Black cannot play h5 as white will keep his h-pawn and win easily. The line goes: Kd4 Kg5 Kxe4 Kh4 Kf4. Here, if white goes Kf4 Kxh3 e4, the position transposes to the main line. White can also play Kf3 Kg5 e4 and reaches a different winning position. 2, 37:30 Here Danya is wrong. Funnily enough it’s due to a Réti Study type move. After black’s Kg2, white’s only move is e5, and black can only transpose to the main line. If white plays Kg2 as Danya suggested, Kg3 draws on the spot. White cannot simultaneous take black’s pawn and keep his e-pawn safe.

[@xtosu9643]

​@@jimgu2578 nice spot! I might need to go check if he made the same mistake in the endgame vid

[@alexf0101]

thanks

[@JA_BRE]

That sneaky smile on the thumbnail...

[@jackson32]

The second endgame study is a famous one, once again the key is the black king can create threats while moving forward, as a diagonal move moves forward and sideways at the same time.

[@SingerRameshLooloj]

Nice

[@mrpizza6503]

On Fourth Position Why H4 and not just kd4 and win panw cause blokade on kingside

[@felixhinz3804]

Cool video

[@lomen9183]

Drinking sparkling water and breathing air What a legend danya

[@rustzmovie3590]

Thanks sensei

[@aruraru6644]

I think I've seen Magnus talking about the square rule before in some video. Was that only a dream?

[@biffboffo]

Magnus has claimed that he doesn't "know" the square rule per se. He most likely has just been able to rely upon doing the calculation, unless he was trolling.

[@aruraru6644]

@@biffboffo I found it. It's called "The Rule of the Square" on Magnus Carlsen channel on youtube. It was posted 2 years ago.

[@Amoeba_Podre]

It was in the John Bartholomew 100 endgame video

[@josiahclark9472]

he never learned it he just knows intuitively if it passes or not

[@yessir6427]

@@biffboffo he is magnus he can get away with not knowing shortcuts to make chess easier to normal people

[@GreyMaven-ny9fq]

master sensei.. i got 100% accuracy today

[@eomarbles7593]

Rootbeer Chad danya

[@danmanning2006]

What brothers composed that first study?

[@steamedbean180]

I like the casual flirt from Andera

[@Mustafa-vl9lz]

She has a great voice ❤️

[@angelo8327]

banger video

[@jackson32]

The secret to the first endgame study is that blacks king can move horizontally, gaining a tempo on the bishop, while at the same time moving forward to stop the pawn.

[@kyrollousashraf5374]

Will you add this to your endgame series?

[@BixenteFabregas]

Réti or not, here I come.

[@FredPlanatia]

underrated comment

[@alidjidel9418]

48:15 you have Qh4

[@peterlafrance5392]

S tier thumbnail danya

[@sayan64]

37:40 Kg5 ?? Due to Kg3 if kxh5 kf4. If e5 h4 e6 h3 and resulting position is draw. Best is e5! Instead of Kg5. e5 h4 e6 h3 e7 h2 e8Q h1Q Qe2+ if Kg1 Kg3 and now mate is unstoppable. If Kh3 then Qg4 Kh3 Qg3#.

[@walterbrownstone8017]

Double whammy. Andrea Botez and an endgame lesson?? Lol but I would never thumbs down you.

[@RG001100]

THE PEOPLE'S CHAMPION :D

[@danielantonio9839]

Here it’s Brazil porraa 15:27

[@Jay-xz6em]

Danya

[@atsubbie8876]

Ahh man. I love 99% of your content, this just isn’t my kinda thing.

[@kurosakiichigo7475]

what an amazing video, thanks again danya

[@umbrellajack]

I love watching collaborations between super sexy streamers and chess streamers. Andrea isn't bad looking either too.

[@maximilianobandera9951]

Danya why?

[@walterwhite210]

Why what?

[@Andreoliveira-gl4yg]

🇧🇷 🇧🇷 🇧🇷

[@benjamin71692]

Minute 37:14…this position is a draw 😂…I put it in an engine and after black plays king g3 it’s a draw smh …this guy does not know endgames lmao

[@UlliMann83]

Went through this video pretty much without sound after a few minutes. I know she brings in more viewers but probably just as much cringe. You focus on education, she on "entertainment" for whoever enjoys this. It just doesn't mix well. Your exercises with Levi were waaaaaay better as there is clearly some synergy between you two. Thanks for the exercises.

[@steinanderson9849]

100%

[@ryanhenry8862]

Her voice gives away the fact that she smokes 2 packs of ciggies a day. still a great vid though

[@duckscanflyswimwalkandtalk4462]

I farted 😢🦆💕

[@AyushTrivedi-cx2mh]

as a guy, hes very handsome

[@BCDCarpentry]

🤔

[@rorym8543]

Danya the rizzler

[@Mark_e_moo]

Daniel is such a mature and smart guy (specially when compared to Andrea)

[@glum_hippo]

She is very smart and perceptive. Don’t let her bubbly personality fool you into drawing conclusions about her maturity

[@glum_hippo]

@Memes shorts I'm not actually joking but I'm glad you're amused.

[@ClassicPass_]

Nope

[@vladromanyuk6739]

Thanks for ruining my sleep

[@biffboffo]

Some people are going to hate on Andrea's voice, which is an unwarranted and basic criticism. If she was whispering in your ear, you would be all about it.

[@Amoeba_Podre]

But she doesn't whisper ever

[@biffboffo]

@@Amoeba_Podre As far as we know.

[@xs10z]

If I have to have a 1700 player whispering in my ear, I can think of worse choices.

[@SumNutOnU2b]

She is much higher rated than me but I feel like either she is intentionally dumbing down her responses or else I'm better at puzzle studies than her. (Which is actually possible - my lichess puzzle rating is 2300+ even though my classical rating is only 1600 and blitz 1400) Anyway, at 31:00 Danil days that e7+ won't work, but I'm not sure that's so. EDIT: AWW, crud! I thought I'd found a refutation but as I'm typing it out I realized it doesn't work. Still, it is such an involved line that I'm v very surprised Danil didn't cover it in the video. It's still a loss but I'll include it here anyway for interested people. 1.Bg4 Bb3; 2.e6+ Kf8; 3.Kg6 Bxa4; 4.e7 Kxe7 5.Kxg7 Bc2 6.h6 … Now if black plays 6.…a4 then white has 7.Bd1 and either white will capture a4 or promote the h-pawn. And if black doesn't play a4 then white is threatening B-h5-g6 blocking black's bishop and allowing promotion. So, 6.…Bd3; 7.Bh5 a4; 8.Bg6 … Now, 8.…Bxg6; 9.Kxg6; 10.a3 h7 loses for black (and that's where I thought I had the refutation) but instead black can ignore that his bishop is attacked and play 8.…a3! Which wins. And so I am foiled. But why didn't they cover it on the video?

[@SumNutOnU2b]

To clarify: I distracted myself and didn't finish my thought. The reason I thought I might be better than her is not that I instantly solved all the puzzles or anything that dramatic. It's just that on all of the puzzles, as he's basically leading her by the nose through the thinking process, at each step of the way I had already thought of that thing before he even asked about it but she has to stop and think each time.

[@musical_lolu4811]

bruh

[@urosjovanovic808]

incel spotted

[@Syklone]

bro not trying to be rude but how does Andrea not know so many concepts as an IM 😅

[@glum_hippo]

She isn’t an IM… nor does she claim to be

[@h.h.h.9307]

She's 1900-2000 FIDE.

[@josiahclark9472]

she isnt a titled player

[@ardadinkci8898]

How dare you to cheat on Dina????

[@bkokohut1980]

Daniel just kept reminding himself this is a video and even though Andrea isn't comprehending anything of this, it will make money. (I too am not getting much this either but I am trying to pretend it either)

[@gripitsg]

Andrea is drunk but that sad she could still beat me at chess

[@CCPlayz2k]

Sparkling water? Danya must love Andrew tate

[@kierkegaard54]

Hate the guest, but a video from Danya is a must see

[@Kimdk87]

Why

[@glum_hippo]

Hate is a strong word

[@kierkegaard54]

@@Kimdk87 she's always yelling and talking about random/non interesting things

[@Kimdk87]

@@kierkegaard54 Fair enough. I find her funny. But to each his own :)

[@goyonman9655]

@@kierkegaard54 She's a streamer That's streamer behaviour

[@bhough410]

Why does she keep randomly yelling?

[@FredPlanatia]

she's Andrea?

[@laeb08]

I'm extremely early. 20 sec. wtf

[@XVRMEDIA]

I refuse to watch anything that has to do with Botez sisters. I just clicked on the video to post this comment.

[@Buttsmoker]

Andrea Botez I would definitely date you

[@mikecantreed]

How do people not talk about how much of a smoke show Andrea is?

[@markphc99]

I fell in love immediately, ...then she opened her mouth

[@steinanderson9849]

Andrea = dislike video. Sorry Danya.

[@amrnazir6632]

first comment

[@mortalkombaty7960]

Danya need to curb his ego and accept that Hikaru is better than him at chess. the day he will accept that fact. I will respect him and stop trolling. but untill that happen. I will keep keep remind him that Hikaru was/is and will always be a superior chess player.

[@timothylovecock4332]

Grow up.

[@FredPlanatia]

thanks for some laughs😁

[@walterwhite210]

Lol who cares

[@aidenstanton5421]

Andrea marry me

[@ItIsYouAreNotYour]

Damn, how beautiful. Can we all take a moment to appreciate how beautiful Danya is? I bet that girl wants to show him her end game!