Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon | The Sensei Speedrun | GM Naroditsky

00:00 Intro
16:00 Analysis
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[@averagebro413]

For me Naroditsky is like N1 Chess KZbinr. I understand he's not stronger than Hikaru, but look at his Explanations, his Speech lvl is simply Miles ahead compared other streamers. i am not a native English speaker, but i enjoy listening "Advanced" English. To me it's very difficult to comprehend, how a 2600 Player can explain everything so well, that even 1000 elo Players understand, i am 2000 Player and i would like a little bit more challening Speedruns, i would love to see him play in the range of 1800-2300. The way he focuses on the game and not on the chat makes me appreciate his content even more. if i was not so poor, i would donate him money.

[@ollivier75]

he's n1 for me too. You learn a lot more on this channel than any other channel. His level is almost the same as hikaru but hikaru is a bad teacher and danya is the best teacher ever. And his level of understanding of the game is so much deeper than other youtubers with pedagogic content, even if they are rated 2500+ online, the difference is crazy.

[@Brenbolone]

In a month he will be playing 1800+ players

[@dad_bot_3924]

@@qiwenchen2144 no

[@HOWITZER169]

@@qiwenchen2144 they literally have just 50 elo difference in blitz. Relax.

[@Blinkers2007GameDev]

@@ollivier75not bad, just not as good

[@DudeTastic13]

Daniel, I always thought: "what's the harm in checking the game with an engine?" Today you showed us why. Engines are able to calculate insane lines and depths, but your moves are so much friendlier to the 1500s to even 2000s whereby you explain your human mind's considerations and can be humanly understood. This is what chess is. It's nice to play the "best computer" move at any time, but I think it's even greater to come up with ideas and executing them; it's also great to prepare for a move or an attack, or also why you're adamant about not playing G6, E6. I totally agree with you that those aren't "mistakes" or "blunders" by computer terms. This was a great game because a 1600 was able to battle you (though a GM) through these moves. Thanks for the game and lesson. And thank you to your opponent for a great game.

[@tommydashed4205]

I know this is a year old but that isn't the harm. In fact, those insane lines just add to our tactical toolbelt of ideas. The harm of checking immediately with the engine is failing to apply our own hindsight to engage our brains and figure out mistakes and improvements on our own before checking with the engine.

[@evanhansen5064]

this guy played a wonderful game

[@James-Cook]

expecially for a 1600

[@Grannyknockers]

He really did. Shame we weren't able to see the rest of the game play out due to time pressure

[@pablourosa1443]

@@Grannyknockers there was a mating secuence at the end so I think Danya could have spotted it

[@ChessJourneyman]

Just your typical 1600 online giving a top 100 otb player a headache.

[@marianorivera3272]

Dude was playing the game of his life

[@LingtonTV]

What an absolutely fucking crazy game, seeing your mistakes and explaining the thoughts behind the engines suggestions was amazing

[@KanXibChaac]

watch your language, sir

[@gad4372]

Take care of your tongue, sir

[@ocatazzip124]

Dont watch the language good sir

[@thorodinson6649]

No need to cuss

[@therandomrat5238]

Here's hoping to a grand prix attack in the future

[@damandarin5415]

Yes please

[@jam199716]

That would be great! also a ponziani would be fun to see

[@alekhinesgun9997]

Your wish has been granted, check his newest vid :), although unfortunately not from the white side but still insightful nonetheless

[@ferencbokor1839]

Looks like it happened

[@zHqqrdz]

This is amazing. It feels so good to see an absolute chess god speechless in the face of the engine's analysis. It puts things in perspective, if you don't understand anything the engine says in a particular variation, maybe there's nothing human to understand and therefore nothing to learn from it.

[@GKFC]

Thanks for reviewing with an engine. It can sometimes be quite demoralising playing a reasonable game then having it say it was "bad" at times. Reassuring to see that even GMs experience the same thing.

[@scottyhohman7704]

Im not going to lie, having you review with the engine in this game was really helpful, would love to watch more of your game analysis on an engine.

[@Logini69]

Why would you lie in the first place?

[@vincentpanhuysen9771]

I disagree. I like it more when Daniel explains positional concept, it's more instructive. Like Daniel said: we have more questions than answers. Which is fine, because the game was hugely complex. But not as instructive as other games in my opinion.

[@muntoonxt]

​@@vincentpanhuysen9771 It was instructive in the sense of the "exploration-exploitation tradeoff" from reinforcement learning. It's unique, and thus beneficial in an explorative sense, _given_ that a viewer has already exhausted many highly "exploitative" positional games.

[@AFastidiousCuber]

The nice thing about the engine is it gives him ideas and we get to hear him talk about all these crazy engine variations. Chess commentators don't like having the engine on because the evaluation number is often misleading. But, showing the moves is worthwhile imo

[@clintonmarchi]

I think he's lying hahaha

[@nolanheffner7493]

I've been following your speedruns for months now, and I am constantly impressed by how high quality and educational they are. I love your humility when you make mistakes and how you transform them into instructive moments. Furthermore, I find it very helpful when you respond to twitch suggestion moves and give a refutation, giving advice as why not to play so-and-so moves. It has helped me learn to break away from principles when necessary, stop playing moves that 'look good', and evaluate positions in a more concrete manner. I am convinced that watching your videos has helped me improve as a chess player while being very entertaining and I hope you know what kind of impact you make in the chess community.

[@iSa_10a6er]

chesscom moment 19:42

[@Kichefski]

lmao he must have felt so proud for 2 sec.

[@god0fgames100]

25:04 This may not be meth but this series is about as addictive!

[@sidartaylanergun6595]

Reviewing with the engine was great I don't care if it says bf3 was a mistake, I really enjoyed your assessment with stockfish. More videos would be fantastic

[@ericm1839]

Kind of an interesting game in this speedrun because your opponent played so well. When playing positionally, I find some of my best games come not from finding optimal squares for my pieces but from taking away my opponent's opportunity to put their pieces on optimal squares. His knight was the MVP of his position, and it seems like the right move was to make sure that it wasn't sitting on such a beautiful square

[@joegillespie8657]

Thank you once again Danya, whenever I am going through a losing streak, I take 30 mins out and watch one of your videos and I just feel so more in touch with the game afterwards. You are truly the best chess teacher and are obviously a genuinely nice bloke. Can't say enough nice things about you, you're awesome! I understand you are now at a rating on the speedrun which may not justify it, but any Vienna Gambit/Vienna Game, Kings Gambit and Kings Indian DEFENCE games would be really appreciated :) Thank you again

[@alexwiththeglasses]

Quite a foggy middlegame for me!😆 Maybe a way to notice stuff like the two-bishop fork (18:00) might be to look at the “chess intersections” of any two undefended pieces (any diagonal, horizontal, vertical, and “knight pattern” common squares) and if there are any then see about removing any pieces in the way. Much easier than visualizing variations to imho but I’m memory-challenged, in my 60s and also a beginner.

[@megatruble22]

Let’s gooo! Another Danya Speedrun upload! Would also like to see some of your casual blitz games as well

[@JustStop19]

You might want to visit his stream, this is where you get to see blitz games.

[@chuckgravity7616]

Thanks for sharing your wonderful videos which help me immensely.

[@iqbalramadhan9315]

this type of games is why I like watching longer time format because it's shows how good super GM are with their idea in complex position.

[@davidgatten1033]

Thanks for the wonderful lesson Sensei!

[@krystian19619]

probably best speedrun game ever, wonderful!

[@cameronwebster573]

Good lesson. Thanks Daniel.

[@ethan073]

I’ve been waiting for another dragon 🙏🙏🙏 Thank you, Danya!

[@liamlau8253]

You are a great teacher Danya!

[@groovybuddha667]

Nice I've been really looking for a Sicilian tutorial.

[@chobivankenobi6498]

Great video Danya, like always.

[@parsafakhar]

plz do engine analysis more often, it's so fun to see you shocked at their insane suggestion

[@ikilem]

When danya says “let me think about this for a second”, you know the opponent is playing really well :)

[@Omsamara6]

Feels like this is around the level where you can stop holding back to "stay principled" for education purposes. Looking forward to seeing some unprincipled high level moves in the next games

[@christophermoore2414]

really excellent thanks.

[@henrychess3]

10:12 nice rhyme there 🔥

[@heronymousbot5883]

I don’t recommend the accelerated dragon to beginner students. Maybe intermediate players. It’s weirdly difficult to play and people who know how to play usually go for that pawn f3 line

[@vijaykrishnan5751]

Yess finally the Accelerated dragon!!

[@thomasrichardsoniii7188]

"garden variety fork" my favorite part of the video lmao

[@ajemeyson]

This is very interesting!

[@myaccgotsuspendedsomehow3126]

Im looking forward to a video featuring the hyperaccelerated dragon

[@ivandunnachie1612]

its very similar to acccelerated dragon just a different move order

[@dsrguru]

It's the same opening, just a name for the move order where you play ...g6 before ...Nc6 to avoid the Rossolimo. People don't call the Taimanov something different if you play ...Nc6 before ...e6 or the Classical Sicilian if you play ...Nc6 before ...d6, but for some reason some people nowadays are calling the Accelerated Dragon a different name if you play ...g6 before ...Nc6.

[@josheike3543]

In the Hyperaccelerated Dragon with 2...g6, White can play 3.c3 and take the game in a different direction. Otherwise, it tends to transpose to an Accelerated Dragon.

[@BusyB07]

Thanks. What a dense game

[@Tietous]

This man is the reason I play the sicilian

[@chessicles99]

Wow that 1600 led you into a dark forest and fought for his life

[@vvinny8]

This gives weird comfort...seeing a computer call danya's sensible moves a mistake makes me feel better about my 66% accuracy.

[@mariuszpudzianowski8400]

Finally someone explained that not everything stockfish calls a blunder is a blunder. It's really weird how engine struggles with understanding that you want to defend a square where your knight will move on the next move and calls it a blunder even if there isn't anything being lost there.

[@blarvo7467]

Really aprrectiate these videos

[@ollivier75]

crazy game. so complicated, glad i was not the one having to find the moves !

[@alexf0101]

thanks

[@WCFAsyncQueryable]

Thanks for all your very instructive videos. Do you do online 1:1 coaching?

[@user-eg4vy1hk7f]

Another video let's goo

[@BasedGob]

Finally a Sicilian game!

[@christor2907]

I wish the opponent had time odds or something because they were really really good. Sad to see time ultimately kill them here.

[@user-vh3kj9ri8h]

Danya what are your thoughts on the classical Sicilian and the black side of the Rauzer? Not sure if I've seen you play it/talk about it.

[@vibriant]

Danya, you are an AMAZING teacher!!!!! (Ms. Brenda)

[@GASSHO.meditationapp]

Love from Japan

[@BlaBla-pf8mf]

I play the Sicilian Dragon with good results but I end up often with the dark square bishop at g2 biting into granite.

[@ProMeerder]

Yey I thought this opening was about storming the queen side before white destroys our king side. Guess I will check the first speedrun because these complications look interesting to me.

[@yashjaiswal4024]

26:35 Yeah! That's true true that we should not apply general rules in each and every move.

[@matrix31003]

I learned more from your videos than I have from any book, so to speak. I tried to buy your book but it wasn't available from Amazon

[@dickurkel6910]

This could not have been posted with better timing for me, I just started picking up the accelerated dragon and using it more in games but still not totally used to it.

[@edlinix6128]

Can anyone show the mating sequence after the knight check? I'm having a hard time visualizing it

[@brianbanks700]

Go Danya!

[@gah181]

seems like every game his opponent makes a great move and he says he underestimated them. think he should raise his expectations.

[@chakaula8642]

WOW... remind me not to play the Accelerated Dragon! Great analysis, Thanks.

[@pandapanik4688]

Даниэль, привет! Давненько мы тебя не видели в русско-язычном комьюнити. Не думал появиться на каком-нибудь русско-язычном канале? Crestbook, Levitov chess. Уверен, что всем было бы интересно послушать тебя. Думаю, что и прирост новых зрителей у тебя будет больше. Ведь я сам узнал про тебя 2 года назад на канале Crestbook, когда ты давал интервью. Последний раз мы тебя видели в русско-язычном комьюнити год назад, когда ты сыграл матч с Федосеевым и потом же вместе с ним комментировал его. Было очень интересно. Не собираешься повторить подобное? :)

[@tuzer_muzer3542]

Хорошая идея. Я бы тоже с радостью послушал Даниэля.

[@pandabss429]

Я думал, что я один русский кто смотрит его на английском XD

[@StewartUSAF]

Are there any plans to include any Caro-Kann as Black in the Speedrun?

[@clintonmarchi]

Supernatural moves alright hahaha

[@SahnigReingeloetet]

Damn even the engine was confused 😅

[@pharmokan]

how friday nights should be spent.

[@sicilianmobster8104]

You’re doing a great job in all your work Danya!.. & with Tata Steel Tournament …gj in commentary work! You seem like such a genuinely nice, great person. What does anyone (Danya & co.) think of this trap created by Eric? - Kislik Trap by IM-Eric Kislik 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 d6 9. Nd5 Nxe4 10. Bxd8 Bxf2+ 11. Ke2 Bg4+ 12. Kd3 Ne5+ 13. Kxe4 f5+ 14. Kf4 Ng6#

[@monstermagnet3150]

White just takes the bishop with the king move 11 for white and it doesn't work, does it ?

[@sicilianmobster8104]

Thanks Monster Magnet. With the black knight on e4 (Ne4), white appears to have only one option without resigning which is moving his King to e2 (Ke2). Wdyt?

[@gabefelix2977]

Can you do an opening lab video on the accelerated dragon?

[@nguyenquangminh4814]

That Nef5 line, holy broly! Computers, eh

[@Itstimetorecover]

Nice Breaking Bad reference, poor Tuco :(

[@Noobieedu]

How would the mate work out?

[@alreadydead9619]

damn danya

[@vsolcar3696]

Dana damn it. 😭😭 . I saw a "win with the King's Indian" and I thought FINALLY Naro is putting up King's Indian videos!! But it was a video from Chessbrah. I need a Naro King's Indian Playlist. 🥺🥺

[@heronymousbot5883]

When’s the smith morra vids coming out??

[@mikecantreed]

0:56 👻

[@khaluu2000]

I prefer a little less computer analysis cause the lines are gonna get crazy and we can get deep way too far into the what ifs. Edit: Computer Analysis is still fine to evaluate general mistakes or inaccuracies but i also dont agree with the wording of blunder*

[@adamsasso1]

"Somehow I think think this will turn out okay." So do we, Danya. So do we...😉

[@mskcouric]

Weird comment for you, Danya! "Reticent," when used precisely, means "reluctant to speak [on]." "Reluctant" carries more broad usage, i.e. "reticence" is a specific form of "reluctance."

[@TheMarksT]

Now although I make them too -- inaccuracies-- when I 'blunder', do I ever! Lol, but seriously. Just less and less now though, and that's the goal. So... I'm getting better. Great lesson.

[@kuppdaballsstrokedastaff429]

It’s impressive how long the other player was keeping up. It got more exciting as the game developed. Thought at first it was gonna be wack. Now I know.. it is I who is wack.

[@jobkimani3517]

this is why the Sicilian rocks for me...!! never a dull moment.

[@mskcrc]

I would not have found Rg8! My dumb brain would look at the free material and squeal, entirely missing the pinned pawn on f2.

[@dobry_brek]

Thats why I dont play Sicilian, these positions are just way too comlicated.

[@christianaustin782]

Same. Like I'm not a huge fan of Levy, but one of the things he says a lot that I totally agree with is "don't play the Sicilian if you're under 2000" lol

[@monstermagnet3150]

@@christianaustin782 Yes rather play the Caro-Kann which also leads to fun assymetric positions but less complicated 😄

[@rumpelRAINS]

Computer needs to chill with this game.

[@MysteryBop]

Can you play a Caro Kann in one of these games?

[@LeonardoYoshimitsu]

Reticent is not a synonym for reluctant

[@Miesko1]

Breaking bad reference !!

[@oliver-shi]

sometimes (most of the time) the engine makes me feel like a dumdum and I just have to take a break for a while

[@brandonbuckmaster3077]

Can we see you play the taimanov sicilian as black??

[@worsethanjoerogan8061]

I analyze most of my games with the engine. Moves that I miss in game seem obvious in hindsight. It's a bit like watching your prof do calculus. It makes sense when they do it but you aren't gonna learn until you do it yourself

[@cpf2566]

It's undoubtedly beneficial blunder check every game with an engine but you can amplify the benefit by analysing manually first. Especially slower games. When people say "don't analyse with an engine" I think they mean "don't JUST analyse with an engine."

[@Taylor_Rivera]

please do a catalan vid

[@Grannyknockers]

How does queen c6 threaten mate at 4:40?

[@edwingerhardt7152]

Knight g4 Queen h2 mate

[@Grannyknockers]

@@edwingerhardt7152 but after knight g4, white just plays bishop f4, defending h2 and attacking the queen

[@Speedster___]

Can you do the QGD Semi Tarrasch I have no clue what to do in situations where there’s double pawn tension. I’m mostly bullet and I struggle to calculate in those circumstances (1.3k lichens elo)

[@Zawnpuia1640]

1640 my favorite number

[@johnkneeboi369]

anyone know why he uploads these sensei vids at 10pm?

[@davinsweet3797]

Idk but it’s always perfect timing for relaxing content before bed lol

[@clutchflutie8750]

didnt bc1 trap the queen at 03:14?

[@clutchflutie8750]

@@softan oops sorry, it was at 02:57 but then I looked at it again and realized that would blunder the rook, so I was wrong either way :)

[@stag6161]

h4 against g5, that's habits lvl 3

[@mrpotatohed4]

accuracy 70.4 (W) to 83.3 (B)

[@MarioMartinazzi]

What a complex game. I played the sicilian for years, randomly. Now i just not play it, too difficult for me. Even as White i refuse it with morra gambit (learned from danya of course)

[@thatguy5233]

this imo perfectly arguments why daniel doesn't like to anylyse with an engine. i have more questions than i had before he put the position in an engine. i myself study my games with an engine, but if we can have a GM explaining the position in much simpler and unfolded way, why would we want him to turn on an engine? true, he might be objectively wrong in some cases, but if a GM is wrong there isn't much hope we will understand why ;) i "vote" (lol) for him to keep anylising by himself, although it is interesting with an engine too.

[@frankjohnson123]

This engine analysis isn't what I'd like to see for every game, but once in a while for complex games like this it's quite instructive. As you can see, even Danya can miss some ideas that can be understood by a human (like a fork at the end of a sequence). As far as having more questions than answers, that's good! Never take for granted what a complicated game this can be.

[@thatguy5233]

@@frankjohnson123 would we ever foreseen than sequence tho (in a real game)? Let's be real, if someone can see that there's gonna be a fork after 4 precise moves he isn't watching it. And these will probably be the only moves he's gonna miss so...

[@thatguy5233]

I enjoyed it too tho, I'm just saying Danya definitely has got a point in not anylising games with an engine.

[@jayaywak]

Noce

[@UNKNOWN5427]

Lmao 25:01

[@Pantera1001]

what's the country flag of the opponent anyone?

[@chevi-ev7wd]

Look like Zimbabwe

[@Pantera1001]

@@chevi-ev7wd that's true, thanks