Sideline Strategies: Beginner Level Openings | Develop Your Instincts | GM Naroditsky's DYI Speedrun

00:00 Intro
00:20 First move
00:22 Game 1
06:41 Example 1
10:26 Analysis 1
16:15 Game 2
26:53 Analysis 2
30:30 Game 3
41:05 Analysis 3
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[@sashapushkin1799]

Beginner level: "We're starting to see, you know, signs of life from our opponents." Lmao

[@DrDisemb0wel]

Hey, I'm in the 800 range and I resemble this remark

[@mariuszpudzianowski8400]

Still no intelligent lifeforms found around that level, but Danya is working to make it happen.

[@unbearablepun8608]

That fr how the games been lately 😭

[@ilyayudovsky9393]

@@mariuszpudzianowski8400 It's easy to mock beginners with a grandmaster near us to explain every mistake. Actually, the second Danya's play partner showed very adequate and reasonable chess - of course, not a master or even a club level, but there is no reason to deny him of intelligence.

[@alexanderbateman5581]

13:15: "You can't check mate an entire army with two pieces" Exactly 13:15 longer into the video: "All it takes is two pieces to threaten checkmate"

[@Drang_Gei]

That's crazy!

[@isaiahpollack]

Ha I noticed the same thing…even though the positions are totally different they still seem a bit like conflicting statements

[@melle7505]

Makes sense right? First position is indeed an entire army of pieces, second position there is only a rook left. Nothing conflicting about that.

[@spark5010]

He meant it like 2 pieces just make a threat but can be easily dealt with...

[@3Looy]

He only had 3 pieces at that point

[@DrDisemb0wel]

"Let's get cute" as if Danya isn't already the cutest chess teacher ❤

[@dohpam1ne]

one of the things I love about Danya is that he never talks down to his opponents. He understands that everyone is at a different level and he always is careful to take players seriously, even when he's obviously far above their level.

[@KF1]

To be fair, all the people who could beat him aren't very numerous, and would likely fit neatly in a barn or medium sized yacht

[@milesgreenwood5036]

​@@KF1the people capable of beating danya in a single game could fill a stadium

[@KF1]

@@milesgreenwood5036 not neatly

[@pds4]

​@@milesgreenwood5036I dont think 149 people could fit a stadium

[@dzordzszs]

​@@pds4they don't necessarily have to be better than bim to beat him

[@maedhros9285]

I just wanted to say that it is great to see you put out more content again! I hope this means that you are in a better and more stable place mentally! Lots of love!

[@lukemarks3281]

Or he's just getting less "Real" work you jerk

[@mariuszpudzianowski8400]

In general Danya improved his mentality over the years - he titls less, handles pressure (against Hikaru, Magnus etc) much better and overall seems to be happier. Love to see it!

[@OmGupta]

danya deserves 1 million subscribers

[@Monwa]

He honestly really does, I have nothing but love for danya, even watching these Lower level games I'm still learning from them surprisingly

[@abdelbakikls1257]

True

[@XAVargasX0206]

Like the 3 games in one video, more games the better

[@worsethanjoerogan8061]

It kinda has to be multiple games because these low rated players self destruct pretty quickly.

[@ignis6144]

That’s because these games are very short. But I agree it’s great

[@nhaskell]

I fall asleep to these videos so often, but I swear I am getting better at chess in my dreams.

[@Fajowski50]

I’m around 1900 and still find these videos entertaining and instructive. There are always a few nuggets of strategy in there.

[@charlesjohnson9434]

That Alekhine game is incredible

[@mariuszpudzianowski8400]

When Alekhine was drunk he was a very fun player to watch. And he was always drunk.

[@spartanthe300ththermopylae4]

@mariuszpudzianowski8400 Russophobia detected.

[@YeuLing]

That was the strongest 900 on this whole planet. I can see myself crying in agony if I ever played that dude when I started playing chess 1 year ago

[@pranaytopgun047]

That last Indian opponent was probly an old Indian guy who was taught old indian chess as a kid.

[@zanmato3103]

These videos are incredible. I enjoy and learn from the quickfire game-after-game chessbrah speedruns, love them, but yours offer something very different and it's great to have both "formats" available.

[@mariuszpudzianowski8400]

Chessvibes is another good channel to add to your list - even though he's lower rated (CM) he's a good teacher and does a lot of videos analyzing puzzles and important concepts, not just speedruns.

[@tibeb123]

lots of love my man we are here to support u

[@DarkShaman667]

It is like I am having a conversation with Danya. I say something, he immediately explains, why it is not a good move. Love it!

[@RuTream]

Just love your videos. So much to learn.

[@ericfrederickson2692]

A new speedrun video always makes my day! Thank you Danya!

[@majesticwizardcat]

Thank you for the lesson Danya!

[@billjoke2513]

wonderful video! your explanations are superb 😊

[@nowhitply]

Danya, I got so much out of this, thank you so much ❤ 🔥 🔥 🔥

[@mikibenzvi1401]

20:53 Clown noise lol😂

[@jamesduggan7200]

Thank you; your presentation is so refreshing I forget I've been doing this fifty years!

[@ManojNaik-gk2lb]

Damn bro your thought process is really great. ❤❤

[@manykindsofgeek5906]

Awesome example game after the first one. Not only illustrated the lesson, but did so on multiple steps down the line!

[@Trumach]

These lessons really help me bring perspective to my own games

[@luizsoares4847]

Dania - My opponent sees this pin and is already aiming an attack on this undefended pawn planning to mate me in 3 moves. 800 elo player - Queen is my strongest piece so ill just move it here and hope my oponent blunders something.

[@mariuszpudzianowski8400]

Yeah I love how much credit he gives people for their often random moves - but it's very instructive to see some deeper ideas.

[@dg_yorick6814]

the thumbnail's juxtaposition of Danya thinking really hard next to "elo 800" is very funny to me

[@KnightToD5]

Great content. I like this time control, too.

[@thetransferaccount4586]

can't get enough of these

[@pieter_holland112]

Thanks for sharing this!! It helps my chess a lot!!

[@JOHNTUCHESSLOVE]

Great video !

[@Jake-Riprock]

Thank you Mr. Naroditsky. I've always been intimidated by chess. This was insightful.

[@gumikebbap]

that's the strongest 700 I'll ever see. nice class sensei!

[@coreypacek5706]

Some of the most amazing chess lessons on KZbin..... For free! Thank you Danya for the great content. These videos are my favorite to watch. I learn so much! It makes me want to quit my job, hire you as a chess coach, and become a grandmaster! 😅

[@maoropizzagalli4153]

Even as a decently high rated player I got some really instructive insights from those games ! Thanks again Danya

[@Fajowski50]

Same

[@dallastaylor6741]

Thank you!

[@JFresh1977]

As a 1600ish player I can definitely appreciate the Alekhine game and feel it directly ties into that first game. Love to see it! :)

[@torikipitt750]

Keep it coming danya

[@ryanboyd4770]

Cheers Danya

[@Seugy2]

its a great day when Danya uploads.

[@Dmatafonov23874]

I am not chess player, but I watch every single Danyas speedrun videos. They are awesome. Спасибо Даня

[@ddenti99]

The best chess coach ❤

[@nimabehnam]

lots of love danya

[@robertmurrieta9868]

"there is no magic in chess. You can't overcome an entire army with two pieces" I've needed to hear this for too long 😅

[@mariuszpudzianowski8400]

After being able to catch some streams live I really see that teacher Danya and player Danya are two different people. Insanely aggresive and tactical when he's not doing instructional content - and a fucking speed demon too.

[@premiersportingkc3443]

"Babe, wake up. New speedrun video just dropped."

[@sullystpatrick]

- me to myself

[@stevenkoski416]

I see this on every video. Give it a rest already.

[@Fajowski50]

Unoriginal. Not funny anymore

[@JohnGohCE]

Holy video

[@EmeryMcKenzieSmith]

I live for this shit

[@belendrina]

YES, KING

[@Yayaisbadatchess]

Spectacular video, is there a way for part two of more sidelines?

[@marcossandoval7048]

My GM 🙏

[@tristancole8158]

13:15: “You can’t checkmate with 2 pieces” Paul Morphy: “Hold my gold coins”

[@nikolare]

Regarding taking away the escape square talk around 7:00 - 10:00 I just have to mention Ding Liren's d5 as one of the most impressive examples.

[@tomdexter6925]

Hi Danya , do you have any advice how to play the Dutch defense, many thanks for all your videos 👍🏼

[@michaelwhinnery164]

Third game is a perfect example of a beginner that is just starting to understand the power of the queen and so they bring her out to early in the game allowing the opponents to develop with tempo on the queen.

[@robertreifsnyder7852]

At one point you were recommending the Vienna, which is what I play (not very well at 1100). Why did you switch to the recommending the Glek?

[@ClassicPass_]

I once had an Esca pod... but got a little tired and just decided to go home early.

[@blkmrkt96]

@DanielNaroditskyGM When do you anticipate releasing your kings indian course? What platform will it be on?

[@sachinpainuly1965]

Nice

[@27amperage]

Would love to see more Sicilian Kan-type Variation similar to Game 3. For me as a beginner I do like playing that variation

[@vincentmalama5344]

Time to watch. Went to get a beer first

[@TheFormerTeam]

2:48 Is f4 Qh4+ g3 bad? It hits the knight and the queen. As I finished writing that I just saw that it hangs Nf3+ forking our queen. Nf3+ Kd1 Nxd4 gxh4 maybe is okay? No reason to allow it but maybe there's counterplay with the open g-file idk. Stonkfish says it's -0.22 in blacks favor after Nf3+ Kf2 Nxd4 gxh4 Nxc2 Nd5. Still no reason to play f4 since we can just develop with Bf4 instead

[@sahan.dafcha]

Would you consider playing some 1.c4 games?

[@yusufyusuf1998]

nice

[@jessjakejessjake]

I really love Danya

[@xaptive7458]

Is that example #1 position in the Woodpecker Method book? It looks VERY familiar.

[@kaidoChess]

I had so much trouble 700-800 Ugh such miserable times

[@kuab1313]

@Daniel Naroditsky do you know if Levitov is planning to add ENG subs to the recent conversation with you? It would be really interesting to listen to it.

[@mooncola]

Dude your computer version killed me 10 times

[@bastoura52]

the 'blitz' on the thumbnail isn't accurate now

[@sacidick]

True, not blitz.

[@bilalbil1652]

Danya have you ever played Sicilian against Mark Esserman ? If so did Smith Morra worked against you?

[@bartoszmaks1427]

Daniel a big ask for you. If you could call out all the moves, opponents’ as well please. That would allow me to listen to your videos and practice visualisation

[@cameronstiglic6277]

Hey Danya, i was just curious how your speedruns work? Do you play random opponents, and if so, do they get their ELO back after?

[@sorryforbatenglish]

Random opponents, and yes they get their elo points refunded.

[@cameronstiglic6277]

Okay, thank you!

[@AndrejIzAwesome]

"rook h3 is a pretty neglectful move" lmao savage

[@wunknownbeatbox7980]

15:34 I did indeed investigate it on my own and actually white is worse after Qg4! (You didn't suggest it but you put it OTB) Which looks logical because its the same approach as the Qg4 in the pin variation of the Sicilian, here it fails because of Nxc3, and Qxg7 is losing because we've already pushed our c pawn, so na4+ can't be met with c3 and works as an intermezzo dropping a full piece. If Nxc3 a3 can be met with bf8, and white's going to lose a pawn after some Qe7 d6. Nxc3 Bd2 0-0 same thing. So apparently white should play Qf3 or Qd5 *investigation continues*....

[@vinaylalwani]

11:16 doesn't the stafford always have Nf6 on move 2

[@Peterkringle]

13:13 “there’s no magic in chess. You can’t checkmate an entire army with two pieces.” Danya clearly hasn’t seen the games I’ve lost. I find a way somehow.

[@TheDannytaz]

"Babe, stay awake. Danya is back to regular posting."

[@getmilked6216]

the glek system needs to remain secret, shhhhh

[@mariuszpudzianowski8400]

The real secret is KIA - against French, Caro (yes you can play that setup and people have no idea what to do) or just main lines. Dubious according to engines but so fun to play.

[@claudiog7692]

45:05 here you also had to see Qc3 b4

[@fourthicon]

13:13 "There's no magic in chess" - Daniel says, whilst inspiring thousands to think of chess as the most magical game ever made. "You can't checkmate an entire army with 2 pieces." Maybe - but if you want to learn how to checkmate with a single knight, then check out the latest endgame video! 🐴

[@XVRMEDIA]

🎉🎉🎉

[@musical_lolu4811]

Nice last game.

[@user-gg1fz6vp3b]

13:19 ...what about queen f6 check

[@Monwa]

King moves to f8, white still has an advantage (engine Eval was 1.9 on fairly low depth). You just have to be careful not to take the Knight too early or you might get mated.

[@sorryforbatenglish]

Still not sure why people insist that beginners shouldn't study openings. When it comes to understanding positions and schemes, there's really no amount of tactics and puzzles that could have done the same for me.

[@mariuszpudzianowski8400]

Yeah, it's one of the worst pieces of advice. Learning like 4-5 moves of Spanish, Italian, QG, QGD or Caro can really speed up your rating gains.

[@gansogames4927]

I'm rated 1600 rapid but I still learn things watching the speed run at this level. Did not see nd7 in th second game.

[@zoklev]

20:10 26:50

[@brycenovo978]

Danya chess is my favorite hobby and I am also learning Russian, are there any good books or resources that would help me out? You are my biggest inspiration right now to become an amazing chess player and Russian speaker. Спасибо за все, что ты делаешь!

[@Mirkamolbek]

Danya, why did you call people you tube zombies after you played ArkadyKhromaev?

[@wesleimoura9653]

Cheguei Danya

[@haruka.h560]

Word of the day: "overzealous" = showing too much energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or objective. Eg: Timestamp 42:2.

[@SchadenfreudeUY]

1:45 A fun little thing that may happen here (specially on lower elo gameplay) is Nc6 Qxg7 Qf6 Bh6 Completely winning position for white. I've seen people take the bishop with the knight and blunder the queen, I've seen people rarely waste a move & blunder checkmate with the queen bishop battery. If they take the queen with their queen they lose the rook to the bishop.

[@Fajowski50]

Anyone reading this who is around 1,000. The key takeaways from this video are: Learn solid opening theory, not garbage sidelines. Don’t bring the Queen out for an early checkmate. It will work on weaker players but doesn’t help you get better as a player. Lastly, understand the consequences of pushing pawns and how pawn structure affects the position. Oh and watch for trapped pieces.

[@shikharsrivastava5020]

Re-upload?

[@ranaarjun10]

See Mama there is Angel😊😊😊

[@johndavidallison7601]

zwischenzug > intermezzo

[@pedramtajeddini5100]

In between move>>>>>>

[@gristlecassidy3406]

First

[@valentinklevanec9352]

❤😂🎉🎉

[@kainhingle4969]

The fact that he is a poet You're cannot checkmate an army with 2 pieces

[@Yayaisbadatchess]

I’ll come back to tell if I gained elo by implementing

[@rhyssdeacon1845]

You are playing around my level and literally everyone plays the bowlder attack. No idea why as like you have said it’s not the strongest option but no one knows any theory so they just develop their pieces

[@XlogicXX]

Please, chat, let's keep this 10-0 speed run going. Y'all killed the awesome 5-0 run. Grrhh. For those who want longer games (e.g. 15-10), go watch previous speed runs.