Mastering the Dragodorf!! High Quality Game Vs NM!! | Sicilian | GM Naroditsky's Theory Speedrun

00:00 Intro
00:14 Game
00:23 First Move
17:11 Analysis
20:08 Example 1
22:44 Back to game
32:08 Example 2
33:08 Back to game
35:50 Example 3
36:30 Back to game
37:26 Example 4
37:47 back to game
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I hate this board pieces....hope he can change to the previous one...

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[@BrokenG-String]

That rook sacrifice is a game changer. I usually get lost in the middle game and this move I think can help me a lot.

[@winterfall_0]

It is a concept you pretty much have to know if you play the Sicilian, there are many positions where the sacrifice is the only viable counterplay against king side attack

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glad to see you back to posting, Danya! your vids have really helped me improve (went from 1200 to 1400 in the past few months) and I enjoy your calm, methodical approach to explaining your analyses of different positions.

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Dragondorf?! Should be a fun one!

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This is the structure I find myself very often when playing Sicillian, great to see you play and analyze it and against a strong titled player no less! Old school viewers are very familiar with this guy, he gave Danya haaard games in the first speedrun back in the day!

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[@lillcrumb]

I really enjoyed the comparison analysis between the two lines andfrom binging your content you always say to look at a move that in a previous position didnt work. That translates so well to that analysis because the difference between the two positions is so small but makes a world of a difference for knight f5 incredible

[@kevinlocke1236]

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Love the middle game exchange sacrifice concept, thanks!

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High-quality content, as always! Thank you for all these instructive videos!

[@martinstephens4633]

Been playing the dragon (poorly) for 35 years. I've learned more from this than the last 20 years.

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ещё не помотрел, но закину лайк вперед! спасибо Даня❤

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Great video as always! Nobody can stop you!

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the danya's blessing! inspired i played online rapid right after watching this analysis and stumbled upon the opportunity to sac in the same manner, winning a game

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Just fascinating to get insight into the many intricacies of a chess game. Thank you so much for this unique content 🙏 Love Najdorf but never played it combined with dragon, I'm looking forward to try it out!

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I learned so much from this game and analysis, thank you.

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"Pins are temporary" just made full-circle sense to me TODAY. I now get why you say that frequently in your speed runs.

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This is so amazing to listen to a GM explain their reasoning and thought process whilst playing through a position, and the analysis of the variations afterwards is quite instructive too. Thank you for the video, i will be coming back to this one a few times!

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Love your videos GM.Danya.thanks alot

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Absolutely love it when you go deep into the theory. Outstanding example of how to analyze an opening line. I’m currently 2100/2200 strength and have learned so much from your videos. Thank you

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Love it, thanks!

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Thank you! Favorite chess content out there for sure. Appreciate any uploads~~

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29:33 if that wasn't the micro then it was the most hilarious voicecrack I've ever heard 😂

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I'm still clawing my way across the beginner ranks, but I've been appreciating the depth these high-level games go. It's quite fun when I get to predict what Daniel would say about the position. Thank you so much for your hard work!

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Cheers Danya and Happy Christmas

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An absolute clinic on how to analyze deeply. The analysis itself is amazing-and even greater is the way we are being taught how to learn on our own.

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This is pretty advanced but I still learned from it even though I'm not at this level.

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The Dragodorf is an even better name. If they die, they die.

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You're the best gm in the world, thank you for teaching us stuff

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20:37 if you are struggling to understand when it is good to trade a bishop for a knight - good example

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Best educational Chess content out there.

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Thanks. The Dumbledorf is a great opening.

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I love the DragonDorf.. It's also easily merchable in the form of a stuffy.

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I’ve watched all of your speedrun videos religiously and I’m proud to say I just won an online game against an opponent 300 rating points higher than myself! Solving tactics regularly combined with your methodical, clear chess reasoning has been the secret sauce I needed. Thanks Danya!

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Struggling as a 1700 that i am to follow everything ar this level but yet It helps a lot. Great content as Always, thanks!!!

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4:28 the bishop will start to complain 😂

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opponent collapsed massively

[@monkerud2108]

e5 d5 is such a common important thing with bishops, closing a diagonal is often the best move if it is in service of opening it later, sometimes that isn't possible, then it is usually bad, but that is why principles on their own are never sufficient.

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Got a new chess board for Xmas, can’t wait to go through the latest speed run again and play out the games.

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I don't why I heard Welcome to the Jungle... Welcome to the Sicilian baby! You gonna GET CHECKMATED IN THE USUAL FASHION!

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Will he start another speedrun after this one is over? I really hope he still enjoys making them. It feels like you learn something new every time!

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Hello Danya, thanks for uploading high quality content. I have been learning a lot with you! If your restart the speed run, would you consider going for a positional repertoire? I think it could be a nice change. My suggestion is: catalan for white, and for black nimzo indian + caro-kann

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[@MainUkraine]

I think D5 is a good move avoiding giving up a pawn and a knight for the bishop. If the opponent plays E5 to hit the Knight you put the Knight on the outpost E4 guarded by the pawn and Bishop as well as attack black's E4 pawn.

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danya i improved my games by watching how you deal with each games. what i think most important in chess is controlling your temper and looking into the game with pure logic and analysis. my problem now is i calculate opponents best moves in my opinion and decide my move but opponent makes a better move or my calculation based on visualising goes slightly wrong in board afterwards thereby weakening my position. pls give some advice. i want to be like you danya

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Bishop H8 from what I recall is always good if the rook isn't x-rayed by the opponents Bishop.

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Played like Petrosian reincarnated! What a game!

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I got insulted by 12:05 a lot of people who are newer to chess :d it was exactly what I was thinking about

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Sicilian players and +2000 players salivating for new ideas. I wait for next speedrun! I hope we will see some Queen's gambit

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15:53 Opponent missed mate-in-2.😂😂

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post more bullet brawl videos and titled tuesdays!! They are fun to watch even tho they are 2 hours long. But its content and fun to watch for people who miss the stream!

[@matthewsaba2432]

watched this video at like 3 am and went to see if i could get this position in an online game. 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nf5 d5 8. Nxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxg7+ Bxg7 10. exd5 Nd7 Content so instructive that a non-najdorf player can have success with it based on pattern recognition.