Moistcr1tikal Vs Daniel | Rapid Improvements | Streamer Lesson

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@penguinz0

[@carlfaust9651]

So kind of Charlie to take time in between his busy tournament schedule to teach this young mind. I already see serious improvement in GM Naroditsky's play.

[@Vyuel]

@High Commander Squealer yikes 🤡

[@genroynoisis6980]

@High Commander Squealer lol

[@Fyngys]

@High Commander Squealer I'm just gunna leave this here for you my man kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4usg2Cbj8mpfc0

[@weirdassbird]

@High Commander Squealer Hey buddy, not sure if you're just this stupid or you're trolling, but he said a joke idiot.

[@juicyvortex7204]

High Commander Squealer lmao you just proved who the real dumbass is

[@goughy1463]

GM Charlie is doing well in his teaching career, Daniel is getting a lot better!

[@goughy1463]

@TheHolyDiver I am so incredibly sorry for my disgrace, I do not know how I can possibly rectify this. I shall now go into exile for what I have done.

[@josephpark2093]

@TheHolyDiver What the heck is this comment chain

[@bilalghani4190]

@TheHolyDiver do pussy candles qualify as an area of effect protection?

[@J.R.Swish1]

@TheHolyDiver excuse me? It's Mr. *6.5 inch* not 5.6 That's almost an inch smaller of the actual size of his weiner. Blasphemous

[@fatejuice154]

Joseph Park you never have seen critical I can tell

[@jimdiroffii]

You guys really need tshirts: The Throbber and The Prophet

[@willjustice1876]

I want a shirt that says “Daniel Naroditsky is a FUCKING prophet”

[@reversev9778]

“T H R O B B I N G”

[@Xhoven]

June 9, 2020. Never forget.

[@kurttries4once296]

The throbbing prophet

[@R3dCol0r]

I'll make a T-shirt for myself: "Average Village 800". 2:20 lol

[@catlion4925]

This is really heartwarming to see a professional GM chess teaching a homeless guy he ramdomly found on the street, WHAT A LEGEND

[@ex.nihil0]

Ikr

[@stearnsy4005]

Yeah charlie is a good teacher

[@Tyler-bp4md]

@Unholy Raccoon wasnt he homeless in the hunger games

[@ashscott6068]

Damn! If Daniel had said he was homeless, I'd have donated to him on Twitch.

[@Ethan-fh9lq]

He is the guy from the Red Hot Chili Peppers?

[@FTM1104]

I love how Charlie keeps working on the game. He didn't quit like other streamers.

[@felixliang7558]

Exactly, can't wait for another pogchamps and for charlie to dominate lol

[@DarkwarriorJair]

Most likely because he was influenced positively due to his success.

[@ikikaera3402]

That man is no quitter. He follows shit through the end and that's one of the reasons why I enjoy his content so much. A lot of content creators just touch a game for a video or 2 and then never go back to it again. Meanwhile charlie plays everything to the end, no matter how much of a piece of garbage a game is. I'm actually super pumped for the next lesson stream.

[@Dudebug2000]

There were a lot of quitters but I still believe people like Boxbox and Ludwig and Erobb are still grinding it

[@factory_enslavement]

Its been like 2 months.....

[@HamesAlwaysWins]

18:14 poor omegamegan didn't know she was forced into a 1v2 against a GM and a homless man

[@TheSherBru]

Danya isn't homeless ;)

[@seat0_294]

@@TheSherBru What you did, I saw

[@maxkho00]

@@seat0_294 Of you proud, Yoda would be.

[@Aarreks]

*and jesus

[@sabe607]

@@Aarreks Daniel isn’t jesus

[@mcmudkipp]

"This guy is pretty good. He's probably gonna see it." *blunders queen*

[@maxkho00]

He can be pretty good AND blunder his queen in that situation. It just happens pretty often when you concentrate for a bit on one idea (which might have been a4, the correct move), then see that it doesn't work or that there is a better move, at the same time overlooking the original threat. I'm a 1500, but I can tell you I could easily have blundered my queen in the same way.

[@christophersokol6388]

11:54 ?

[@insideman7501]

That's the point of the video..

[@mcmudkipp]

@@maxkho00 Its just the irony of circumstance. I am not making fun of the dude. Happens to a lot of low level players myself included.

[@LuisAguilar-rr6go]

@@christophersokol6388 he had a pawn defending the queen

[@tynanbressan]

This Is The Greatest Chess Improvement Of All Time

[@CookieJar2025]

This is the greatest chess improvement of All Time

[@JakeLewisReal]

@pycl is ^^^

[@zbricks5992]

@N N R U *All Time

[@kaifriedemann4382]

Huge improvement sure, but also some of the most entertaining and useful content on chess. Daniel deserves to really blow up on all platforms

[@dasdas1837]

AlphaZero: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@argem6770]

Danya: *Literally Anything* Charlie: "Makes sense to me."

[@Trenzalore-gn6xq]

ArgEm ever think that maybe it does make sense to Charlie?

[@argem6770]

Trenzalore0801 : now we’re asking the real questions

[@leftymcshotty4784]

Except for that one time Daniel tried to push some silly Queen blunder as the optimal play

[@aw_creamsoda]

@@leftymcshotty4784 it throws the opponent off. they never expect it.

[@devyn5330]

@@leftymcshotty4784 The Botez gambit.

[@cheemsbuckles5830]

I loved how you synced Charlie's video with his audio, it's subtle, but it's nice.

[@danielqu]

daniel is so charismatic when teaching chess, i love it

[@gw7403]

he's a gm warlord

[@FinalStand7]

it reminds me of Jhon Arbuckle

[@mrsirman2177]

Agree

[@azrexo4496]

The Chess Prophet

[@Dorf274]

"I'm not your average village 800" "Bruh cmon" - Me, rated 800

[@MrDeath5300]

I worked my ass off yo get to 800 from the shitty 350 I dropped to when I started. The disrespect smh

[@kuya2516]

@@MrDeath5300I respect it

[@user-njyzcip]

@@MrDeath5300 i play computer only because i somehow got to 1100 from 800 within 2 matches of creating my account, i haven't touched a chess piece since my kindergarten years and there's no way I'll risk losing that lmao, maybe one day I'd have played enough to deserve that score

[@firstnamelastname7298]

i got put to 1500 rating and then got gobsmacked to 800

[@libertas_americana]

I can't wait for Charlie inevitable turn to the dark side by becoming Sith Lord Hikaru's apprentice. We just got to wait for Episode 3 when Charlie attacks Master Daniel with a gambit. Unfortunate for Charlie, Master Daniel has the high ground, which leaves Charlie bald and shaved.

[@IKKAIWINS]

I'm wheezing 😂😂

[@HunterSThompson123]

God i love the lore behind this XDD

[@bojo_h]

Darth Hikaru

[@MikhailPashkovski]

And xQc is count Dooku, who got beheaded by Charlie.

[@adrians3267]

@@MikhailPashkovski xqc is jar jar

[@johncook9638]

This is honestly just super cool. Started watching Hikaru and PVC, but you two have become my favorite duo. Amazing chemistry, and amazing improvement that is nothing less than inspiring. Please keep up the great work and continue to MAKE CHESS GREAT AGAIN.

[@Mattyrandom]

That burp at 17:46 is something to behold

[@fujiapple9675]

I wonder what Danya was spraying at 13:54 and why? 👀

[@altruisticlemur]

GM Naroditsky is improving well! Good on Charlie for helping the lesser inclined chess players.

[@skateraptor12]

I am proud to be your 69th like

[@flopkin]

For a second I thought the prophet said "the tension is throbbable" lmao

[@Theevilrhino]

The content we all need

[@piotrfila3684]

at 52:09 danya baited us into thinking he was the one with brain damage, seemingly talking aout of his ass but then the comeback at 52:40 was absolutely devastating. trurly a great gambit

[@djwgro]

i really hope this series never ends

[@patrickhunter3213]

Poor lad how no idea he was playing someone with Daniel in their corner lol

[@trikmandularlgaming2026]

Yeah that is like playing a guy who checks all his moves with the engine

[@fitstar8871]

Unless it was unrated that's cheating lol

[@defactogm9173]

It is cheating, I’ll just Let my 2000 friend use my 1200 account

[@Waynerang]

@@defactogm9173 but what would you gain from it? A higher rank where you then get washed every match? Sounds worth to me

[@sherllymentalism4756]

Rating points get refunded for things like this :)

[@leetoburrito8407]

It warms my heart to see his joy from Charlie improving

[@ThreeStrikeRule]

This content is inspiring me to pick up chess. Thank you for the uploads. First time I've been interested in chess content. You make it super interesting. It'd be cool if you started uploading some of the lectures on famous games and lore.

[@boomyfungus4550]

Same, while I played before and learned basic concepts I never really tried to learn. Im around 700 rating and im getting premium to start working on puzzles soon.

[@hypnoticmistakesgaming7176]

@@boomyfungus4550 I recommend chesstempo over chess.com premium. Chesstempo is free and has all the tactics you'll ever need

[@Zancoth]

9:40 - Charlie finds a move Daniel missed - AGAIN?!

[@goomy9966]

Truly skillful. Charlie will soon surpass Carlsen.

[@Proclifo]

Daniel: "From this point, I'm not gonna say anything" *proceeds to talk*

[@Nishinga.]

At this rate Jesus Charlie will overthrow God Naroditsky in the Battle of Helms Deep

[@erlichbachman663]

*Actual god

[@ryanw459]

Depends on what gives way first. An immovable object or an unstoppable force?

[@theprankster45]

What is thumbnail clipbait, making me think he finally got a haircut

[@oiiverepicbiazotocerveira9660]

I was like nooooo dont cut it

[@flanbenflen9069]

It's not clickbait tho

[@TOGHINATER]

are you kidding he looks like a foetus. I think he looks way better with long hair

[@Pharomid]

At least keep it in a man bun he looks great either way.

[@JK-ei7wr]

Naw that pic was taken when he was like 5

[@jaycewalzer4650]

Charlie’s just a better player sorry Daniel

[@TeemoIsMySon]

Charlie "stockfish" white back at it again beating GMs

[@argem6770]

Nobody would stand a chance against Charlie in another PogChamps. Assuming they choose a different group of competitors for PogChamps II, I would like to see Charlie as a commentator or sumn fun like that.

[@vackyodee8146]

Yes they would stand a chance, there’s a reason he didn’t win the first one

[@Nishinga.]

@@vackyodee8146 The sun was in his eyes, that's the only reason he lost. My dog bought curtains though so GG next tournament

[@vackyodee8146]

Jacob Stevens lmao

[@Monkeyman12534]

I think it's fair to bring back some of the same people. Especially charliex winner of the losers bracket coming back for revenge

[@lomiification]

I think he's getting competitive with yasuo?

[@KabooM1067]

I feel like I'm improving alongside Charlie because his thought process and the moves he sees/doesn't see are very similar to mine. I'm also rated the same as him 900-1000. This is like free personal coaching from a GM I love it. Also I noticed I haven't subscribed to your channel, even though KZbin has been showing me your videos for weeks. It doesn't feel like it makes much difference but actually asking viewers to subscribe makes a lot of difference apparently... as evident by me not even paying attention to whether I'm subscribed or not. I would've subscribed from the first video if you shamelessly asked at the end xD.

[@WildernesSam]

Loving the new uploads Danya!

[@andrewcraig4286]

Daniel I had no idea I needed this content but damn chess has made my quarantine so much better

[@Fantapew]

I feel like I play more or less like Charlie, but when I fire up a game I immediately blunder pawns and shit in the opening, feelsbadman

[@wetbubbles1538]

We were all beginners! Watching these type of videos will definitely help out.

[@vera39440]

It's funny how easily it is to spot good moves in KZbin videos but in real games it feels like there's usually nothing

[@SkyLordPanglot]

Focus on that. You dont need to do GM tactics and stuff. Just look at the hanging stuff and blunders.

[@quentinbodivit1669]

Great lessons, easy to follow and with charlie being a beginner it really feels like u are learning with him.

[@lachlanjackson6428]

What's with all the thumbnails having short hair Charlie, is Daniel trying to subtly tell us he hates Charlie's long hair and he wants to cut it off and eat it on stream while dancing to habibi??

[@HRRRRRDRRRRR]

He doesn't want to lose potential views because he had an emo in the thumbnail.

[@user-njyzcip]

@@HRRRRRDRRRRR how dare you call jesus an emo

[@CarlosMartinez-wi3pd]

Thank God for these lesson videos with Charlie

[@mitchluscombe1071]

Charlie: is this a good move? Daniel: Well yes, but technically no

[@JapanischErfahren]

This series is actually amazing to learn from.

[@Zancoth]

Hell yeah, more of this!

[@SerendipitousProvidence]

Daniel Naroditsky's play will improve instantly if Charlie lent him his sacred legendary fleshlight.

[@JakeLondonRivers]

charlie: random move Daniel: "good move, forcing me to move my king to protect the pawn" charlie: "....yea"

[@crowlife1180]

17:45 just dude things. 😂 I love how you two get along with each other. You should meet and play against each other for sure.

[@aceaspect2431]

0:50 I see you went for the queen blunder strategy you were talking about

[@geometricart7851]

'the high alpha energy people make up phrases that's just how it's done"" LOL

[@Shome2049]

It's like a PH.D teaching a kid from high school.

[@andykim4973]

amazing chemistry between the two. amazing teaching skills by naroditsky. amazing content in general

[@joeycrow]

14:25 Daniel's like fuck hes learning to fast.

[@topnotch3232]

Damn Daniel is from the bay that’s so cool I feel honored to be so close to this fuckin hilarious genius

[@fabianzamudio7438]

Daniel Naroditsky is truly a prophet

[@johndeaux8815]

14:00 Nd6 is almost so crushing, so sad that the bishop killed the idea

[@kazumasatou5600]

At 7:11 I think bishop to f7 would have been a good move. If pawn doesn't capture Knight, then the rook can only move to g7 to avoid death, in this case queen takes the knight at f6 and threatens king If the pawn takes the Knight then bishop captures rook, pawn captures bishop, and then queen captures knight, a check and advantage once again

[@FaTaLxGaMiNg7]

These videos are great! Your guys banter is hilarious please keep collaborating

[@averagejohnson3985]

Naroditsky is my new favorite chess teacher. It was Finegold but Danny explains positions so clearly

[@BubblegumTrollKing]

The rook sacrifice is still very dangerous, though, as black takes rook with queen causing a trade for 1 queen to 1 rook and 1 knight. This lets black come back into a relatively even position as white just prior, sacrificed a bishop. This now has white's queen and rook against black's 2 rooks and a bishop. Albeit this is still technically a favorable position for white, but before the trade, white was up a full knight. I wouldn't think making two consecutive sacrifices would ever be favorable unless you see immediate checkmate.

[@TzToke-Jad]

30:56 "TurboFucko" lmao.

[@LaggardlySort]

Daniel 'Not your average village 800' Naroditsky

[@happyfuntime36]

Genius of Charlie to move pawn to d3 predicting the opponent making Bishop b4 pinning the knight leaving the e4 hanging. Truly GM material

[@AlexRider5601]

30:58 'Turbo… Fucko….'

[@ricardzubimendifelip9039]

Charlie's improvement will go down in history nearly as much as his burp. Great video once again, I love watching this duo!!

[@RippedCards254]

“Village 800” 😂

[@Kizido]

this is so fun to watch him get noticeably better. please keep going!

[@lomiification]

These are my favourites of the pogchamps coaching sessions.

[@fishsticks8198]

9:13 THE WOODEN SHIELD, THIS ONE'S CALLED THE WOODEN SHIELD

[@Lighterpath]

I actually fell asleep at 4:53 and woke up when they started talking again 😂🙃

[@jking1343]

Man it's fucking amazing that people are just willing to help someone else learn something they're passionate about

[@jadturki7768]

THE GRANDMASTER WENT EASY ON MR. CHARLIE HERE. 36:04, IN THIS TIME INTERVAL THE GRANDMASTER TOLD CHARLIE THAT HE COULD DO A TWO-MOVE CHECKMATE. IF CHARLIE MOVE HIS QUEEN FROM h5 TO h6, THEN GM COULD HAVE MOVED HIS QUEEN FROM d5 TO d8 to take h4, this move would have resulted in charlie losing due to time-out. if queen black moved to take h4, then queen white would take back h4, then knight white would move from f3 to e5 to f7, and then rook black takes back f7, leaving the king vulnerable but charlie would still lose to time-out. this means that GM daniel went super easy on charlie and lost on purpose..................................

[@tazmenroach5516]

Daniel seems like such a good teacher. I feel like he really understands the thought process of the lower rated players.

[@AzNKillaZZ]

Lmfaoooo when he snuck in calling him “turbo-fucko” 30:59

[@DipsAndPushups]

Pogchamps introduced me to both of moistcritical and Naroditsky

[@sergejkeser7270]

25:49 Me: "oh sweat, he can conglomerate them into a mega-chessatron" If you know, you know

[@santiago.posada]

17:47, danya's face

[@AwesomeRandomVids]

30:59 "turbo fucko" 😂

[@petterw2332]

31:57 - "TurboFucko" 😂

[@TylerG13]

Danya is one of the nicest, most well-mannered people I’ve ever witnessed and when he said “Asshole” with a little bit of genuineness I kinda got startled😂😂

[@DrJasonTorn]

Amazing. Daniel is a fantastic teacher. Blown away.

[@DanielWillen]

The fact that Charlie saw RE5 is **** nuts to me

[@endurogod5230]

I love when I see the move before Charlie and the gm mention it.

[@MrManVid]

I haven't run this through an engine and I'm also 6 months late, but at 50:59, after opponent plays d5, isn't there a checkmate with ... Rh3; and then either Kh1 Rxh2, Kxh2 Qd4+, Kg1 Ne2# or Rf2 Ne2+, Kh1 Rxh2+, Kxh2 Qh4#? Am I missing something?

[@kissingfrogs106]

I find it funny how they use the most adorable picture of Charlie lmao

[@RubentoBox]

I'm living for this content right here

[@lestaironblack1259]

Hey Daniel, at 4:29 Pawn to d4 was the best move? If that isn't the case, would you mind explaining? Thank you very much!

[@Anticlimaxers]

5:28 I'm thinking a smarter move here would've been Pawn to E5? Sets up a much more spread out fork that seems pretty difficult to cover on both sides, it'd force Daniel to do something pretty aggressive.

[@duanew587]

I don't play chess and the GM would have probably seen this move, but when Penguin said he was trying to think of something note worthy, he was only 2 moves away from check. He could have moved his knight to B5 and then if left alone by the GM, he could have moved knight to C7, taking pawn and for check. Then even if the GM moved his king out of check, Penguin could still have taken GMs rook

[@wepe92]

The best series of cheeks-spreading documentary on KZbin right here

[@darrenfleming7901]

The move Charlie makes at 10:00 was available for 3 turns before he played it. I was kinda malding that he didn't spot it but he got there in the end.

[@something623]

I really like daniel's word in 6:56 which I never heard people said. And it's really nice

[@_Ozka]

imagine playing a game off chess .com and thinking your opponent is thinking about the next move, but its actually a GM teaching his student how to destroy any challenge you can come up with

[@ryantjenalooi5511]

Daniels vocabulary is actually great and Charlie describes some things as fat. The difference is so funny

[@michaeldeane6102]

at 7:00 couldnt cr1tikal take the f7 pawn and win a knight and possibly the rook

[@bigpimpin1546]

How come he didn't do rook a5 too attack queen at 3.30 ?

[@Taartin]

8:50 is f3 an idea? it defends against the check and also opens an escape square for the queen while also enforcing the center

[@Ron_Burgundy]

Feels bad to know that I myself am a village 800

[@maniksaini909]

I love how i stumbled upon this random chess video and watched the whole thing till the end. Fucking amazing as per interesting content.

[@Zancoth]

4:25 I would be scared of the pawn on h4 moving up 'cause it's threatening a discover check? So you either push your own pawn to h3 or put your queen on f3 to stop that... But the queen can't stay there all day, right?

[@Zancoth]

he dealt with it by 6:40 why is this so much fun to watch i know fuck all about chess i'm dumb as hell

[@alexcleveland4711]

on h3 you can play g3 and he has no threats

[@factory_enslavement]

There is no discover check what are you talking about?

[@alexcleveland4711]

@@nicolaid99 I was of course talking about the shown position and not the hypothetical, sorry for the confusion

[@SuddenlySlanted]

46:22 in this position, black to move, wouldn't qh4 be a good move, threatening to completely dislodge the king after the rook moved away? and if pawn to g3 to defend, take the h pawn? completely disregard all the pieces in the center and attack directly?

[@sjnavaid]

THROBBING

[@samuecchi]

26:13 How could you NOT put the knight in the center of that pawn circle? It was irresistible.

[@nyphron3109]

I'm so proud of myself. I saw that Bishop to f7 move, but thought I was missing something.

[@thechiporpoise]

"He's beginning to believe..."