Smith-Morra Gambit ACCEPTED | The Sensei Speedrun | GM Naroditsky

00:00 Intro
00:10 First Move
13:47 Analysis
15:05 Engine Analysis
23:30 Back to Game
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[@chh_mumu]

Danya: I'm known as a chess player who tends to be pretty good at open positions. Also Danya: I play the king's indian my whole life and I'm good at fighting back in a cramped position. Danya is the best!

[@DeTruthful]

I mean he’s a strong gm he’s going to be strong everywhere.

[@AlburpCatstein]

Yeah he’s incredibly well-rounded which makes him one of the best teachers!

[@CSRunner7]

I love it when Danya instructs me to pause the video to give me time to pick the wrong move every time!

[@Kuribohdudalala]

This speedrun has convinced me along with Marc’s book that the Morra literally refutes the Sicilian sub 2400

[@xJoeKing]

Gms refute sub 2400…

[@meowlmeowl-gi4925]

@@xJoeKing XD

[@giiigachadsr9960]

Well said lmao

[@edmis90]

What's "Marc's book"? Sorry I'm new

[@jonathanhenderson9422]

@@edmis90 The book they're referring to is Mayhem in the Morra by Marc Esserman. It's available on Chessable and is highly recommended for anyone interested in playing the Smith-Morra gambit.

[@connor7291]

Probably the best chess content on KZbin currently

[@robdubent]

No doubt. Material for everyone

[@peterkang6677]

GMhunter9: knows more theory than a grandmaster in the opening also GMhunter9: gets crushed immediately after getting out of theory

[@brandonbarker7817]

Naroditsky "the engine should reconsider" 😆 let's go!!

[@ryanmoshak682]

Let’s go Daniel! Always love a good SMGA vid! Thanks for the content as always.

[@vishnunair7776]

The insight about assumption is super useful to me as it put a spotlight on a mental barrier of mine.

[@BrandonHatcher]

Ah, yes. Another bedtime chess lesson from Grandmaster Danya. Thank you, Sensei.

[@aravindsfirst]

Never fails to amaze me as a 1100 how you casually crush 2100s while commentating it. Also very proud to have found Ne8 before you mentioned it!

[@alexwiththeglasses]

That SMG - yikes! Really enjoy GM Danya stepping through some variations, and explaining a circumstance where an engine can help🙏

[@rmendeljacobs2832]

I love the way you explain your thought process. Ty for the frequent uploads

[@bugfacedog44]

7:56 - "which way should we take the queen" the bishop? Seems way better to keep your pawns undoubled "to me it's kind of the a no brainer." - ok yeah 100% bishop "my intuition is screaming take with the pawn" - this is why I'm 1300

[@salamon9114]

I'm a d4 guy with white but today mistakenly played e4 so I got a Smith mora I only know the theory from your videos never played it before and guess what crushed a 1760 in 12 moves ❤ all thanks to you

[@donkassadin2014]

That was a quality video as always. Love the entire speedrun! Danya do you have any book recommendations or advice for playing open positions? I hate them because all the pieces seem to be barely not hanging and have almost zero safe squares.

[@IOnlyBlunder]

I hope the next speedrun series features different openings. I think a speedrun where you use a different opening each game would be super interesting!

[@arleyantes9321]

I actually like the consistency. I've picked up the Caro-Kahn from the speedruns and it's been really fun to play those positions.

[@elementhokage]

Loving the series, thanks danya

[@tonib7002]

AND ITS DANIEEEEEL NARODITSKYYYYYYYYYYY with another upload

[@TheDannytaz]

8:50 Endgame specialists in shambles

[@chess-fmloris6034]

At 22:55 the reason this position is equal, according to the engine, is that the bishop pair is to strong, due to tactical reasons the a5 pawn isn't easy to capture and the double pawns are too weak.

[@mitchellpoll2195]

Easily my favorite chess videos

[@Michael-yb7jh]

Gotta say danya, as a somewhat new player with a decent aptitude for chess, it's extremely insightful hearing you think out loud through the moves thst come to mind and why.

[@leigh71able]

Thanks Danya

[@calebhall4722]

ayooooo new danya video 🥳the algorithm really knows me well i open up youtube and it says this was released 36 seconds ago 💀

[@shmurfy4971]

Next speedrun I want to see danya do a gambit speedrun. Smith-Morra, danish, hill billy attack etc. I think in contrast to what Danya normally does which is try to play the best moves I want to see him show how to keep initiative and put pressure on the opponent even when the moves aren’t so obvious

[@mapleleafu]

I like watching every content that Daniel produces but I don't fully agree I think it's a double edged sword because if he only plays gambits he is constantly gonna try to find tricks and cheeky tactics and yeah that also would be educational for tactical purposes but I would appreciate videos where he shows more of positional understanding and rare ideas maybe that's because I'm 2150 and I usually try to play sharp tactical positions and when it comes to positional understanding I think I'm weaker nevertheless if we are gonna see ideas like NB6 which I don't think I've seen before it would be nice.

[@shuvro40]

Agreed

[@shmurfy4971]

@@mapleleafu I would agree with you but danya has like 5 speedruns where hes done what you’re talking about. I’m not saying I want him to play for tricks, only pick gambits which aren’t losing (e.g not englund) and play for tactical ideas

[@Stephenx000]

The first speed run is like this

[@henrycook859]

At 13:26 there is almost a beautiful tactic. If be5 nxe7 there is ng4 discover check, forcing black king to g8 where you can get the nh3 mate! Unfortunately it fails due to the simple nxe5, which I missed at first.

[@hakon_helgoy]

Black seems able to actually take on e7, bc after Ng4+ black has f6! leaving black a clean rook up, and winning. Still, it's unclear if black can escape the checks without making too heavy a concession. Calculating that complete mess is a nightmare.

[@henrycook859]

@@hakon_helgoy Wow, you're right! In my head, the f pawn was still pinned by the rook. Good catch!

[@davidebellomo358]

I was already enjoying the Morra, I love every game of the speedrun that features it, then I discovered Marc Esserman has its own you tube channel... and that's where the mahyem happens 🤣🤣🤣

[@edimirsemedo5425]

Yeah.. lets go sensei!!!

[@iggles8]

Ohhh so that's where the checkmate # comes frommmm

[@qqqmyes4509]

The box symbol can also be read as ‘necessary’ or ‘necessarily’

[@alexf0101]

thanks

[@aenimalewis159]

God tier

[@josephsalmonte4995]

I *LOVE* it when you get a gambit accepted 🙂

[@johndavidallison7601]

Would love to see a gambits only speedrun. Black: Stafford into 4 knights when declined White: danish/smith mora/tal variation caro/agro Bh6 vs modern

[@Ben-ff6hc]

@@johndavidallison7601 Stafford is losing by force, zero chance that's happening

[@Slick_06]

I need to watch all the morra videos again because I still didn’t learn it yet.

[@salamon9114]

23:37 what about nf3 check then simply capturing the rook ? white had two double pawns won't that be a setback?

[@ranlit7717]

I feel like as we go up the ratings ladder, playing the open Sicilian can also be interesting! Do consider it :))

[@Jaylooker]

That Nb3 tactic is available in the 4. dxc5 Colle system when white plays … 10. c6? Bb5+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2 12. Qxd2 Nc5. On the other hand, 10. a4 is better and white goes into a reverse Noteboom like in Liem Quang Le vs. Wesley So 2021

[@jeffblount4748]

Let’s play e4.

[@yowter8265]

Danya is like my brother, I like his story telling.

[@chess-fmloris6034]

Nh6 is a new idea from Le Quiem le, or something like that...

[@cameronhendricks5967]

Hey Danya! I don't know if you'll see this, but anyone else is more than welcome to answer too! Does anyone have a good recommendation for opening books on the QGA? I'm still a little early out to devote time to openings, but I just can't help myself!

[@Nerfgunninja]

Hey Danya any chance we could see you play a blackmar diemer

[@thebaileyclarke]

No more playlists on your channel??

[@phetolomojela3014]

Danya is him bro

[@clayvonh7013]

At 6:24 I was waiting for someone to recommend g4. It weakens the king, but doesn’t it win an exchange?

[@jim2935]

just analyzed it too. apparently black has Bxc3 bxc3 Qe4! which saves the exchange and is winning due to the kingside weaknesses

[@clayvonh7013]

@@jim2935 lol I figured there was something for black. Even if white did win the exchange it still seemed sketchy

[@robdubent]

I looked at that too but unfortunately it doesn’t work. Definitely brave though!

[@raph6709]

I was thinking that too and was very upset he didn't even mention it x))

[@ryan_edmond]

you really need to do a smith morra or a 4 knights course on chessable or chessly

[@terroristsnakecat4830]

Smith morra wouldn’t be a good choice since he is new int he opening and it is mark easermans analysis that eh is following but KID and 4 knights Scotch would be great

[@UwUKyota]

6:27 Rb1 Is what i would play

[@kevinalexis5648]

Just revisiting this vid to get a better idea of how to play the Smith-Morra Gambit. Oh yeah, I repeat, throw that fvcking book in the trash!

[@jonathanweir585]

I would like to see Morra this kind of stuff..

[@felipeamaral8061]

anyone know the name of the book he references when talking about the morra ?

[@nebuchadnezzar6894]

Mayhem in the Morra by Marc Esserman

[@Zerophoenix1]

danya is true sensei

[@jamesduggan7200]

I can tell you believe Mark's book is good, but any opinion on Ken Smith's work?

[@dylanwolf358]

6:20 could you have played g4 followed by Bd5

[@jayure1346]

“just analyzed it too. apparently black has Bxc3 bxc3 Qe4! which saves the exchange and is winning due to the kingside weaknesses“ Might answer your question haven’t watched the part yet the quote was from another comment reply

[@videorezensent]

Depth 20 is not decent. I've had moves change by a point from depth 20 to depth 28. A fast processor will get you to depth 22-24 in situations where your current setup is at depth 16.

[@laishram7871]

F4 instead of Re1?

[@jacobleyland938]

23:01

[@foryoureyes8204]

Name of the book that Danya was using?

[@groverclinton1081]

Mayhem in the Morra, by Mark Esserman.

[@shuvro40]

You have played many gambits in these speedruns. Please do a gambit only speedrun, with both black and white. It will be awesome. ❤️

[@milkyBK370]

I'm around 1800 and what scares me is the gap between my abilities of calculation and yours. I'm not even close to being in the game. I need to work harder on my visualisation. Loving your content as always.

[@milkyBK370]

I should say, I don't expect to be as good as you... I realise that you're talented and I'm not... Lol

[@JupitersWindySkies]

mfw players named "GMHunter" blunder a piece

[@buzz4162]

Let’s go e4

[@yudeoyude852]

Huh i think i played this guy before

[@ignis6144]

My balls are damp and itchy. Thanks for the video Daniel!

[@kevinalexis5648]

Throw that book in the trash

[@badzok5136]

Best content on KZbin always insta click

[@bradcole1151]

Gg

[@umbrellajack]

Danya is by far the sexiest chess KZbinr

[@dmitristepanik9444]

Note that this compliment is coming from a male and Danya responded with a heart emote. Could this be a budding bromance?

[@peterevans3310]

_Free from assumptions_

[@peterevans3310]

Legend has it that Paul Morphy killed for a position like this.

[@JFresh1977]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZ_XiKFqgJaSe5Y - re: finding ND5 - I think an important point to stress is what happens after the bishop takes the rook? When the bishop takes the rook the knight is undefended. Plus, when the knight captures the bishop it's with check. As they say when considering tactics look for checks, captures and attacks :).

[@laurasanchez7105]

No way this video link has E4 at the end of the link lol

[@fujiapple9675]

But OKAY, g6 on move 5. Position is relatively unclear.

[@alekhinesgun9997]

And then you cut out the part where you fought a dude with your keybinds enabled and got an assist 🤔

[@ilyassilyass4469]

Beinga GM and playing openings according to ur mood cuz u basically know all of em must feel good right?

[@ac-gz4bg]

buh

[@ethanjones6766]

first

[@izhaantatariya7381]

First

[@smrtfasizmu6161]

And yet another 2100 who blundered something dumb, also in a 15+10 game.

[@TomJones-tx7pb]

Using a book to know to play e5. Cheater!

[@hudsonpace4850]

Just some pronoun advice: instead of saying "his...or her," you can just say "their." I'm guessing pronoun/antecedent disagreement is why you are avoiding this, but "their" is the pronoun for a single person of a nondescript gender in contemporary language. No hate, just FYI :)

[@korethoe262]

Taking moves from chat, ILLEGAL... check All the games are fraudulent, ruining the integrity of the game...check everyone likes it as a GM gets an opponent frustrated....check fake ratings from a GM......should be unethical... check Banned.... nope

[@ferb8944]

It should be noted that the opponents don't lose rating points from the match because it is obviously unfair to lose to a bunch of GMs doing speedruns and have your rating suffer a lot because of that. But I do think there's an interesting ethical debate to be had on the issue nonetheless, you bring up good points. From a consequentialist perspective I can imagine one arguing that the wellbeing Danya's videos cause outweigh the suffering of the opponents losing because they happened to be matched up with a super GM. But I suppose it ultimately matters whether your aim is wellbeing or something else and whether you're a consequentialist at all. Personally I'm a moral nihilist, so I don't think anything is ethical or unethical in any meaningful way relevant to matters like this. But you could still argue it's wrong to do for maximizing the wellbeing of players or something like that and suggest something be done to that end, and that may be logical. You also bring up everyone liking Danya getting the opponent frustrated, which seems like a virtue ethics argument. I would be very curious to know; what is your ethical position?

[@TheQuicksilver115]

@@ferb8944 well said, but you're wasting your time. Check his username - don't feed the trolls lol

[@ferb8944]

@@TheQuicksilver115 Haha fair, I wasn't expecting much to be honest, I just enjoy thinking about and discussing these things and even if the chance is slight that the conversation would be meaningful sometimes I like to take random chances like these. The more consistently serious debates I've had have left a lot to be desired, sometimes the more ignorant can be more humble and a more interesting discussion can spring from that.

[@TheQuicksilver115]

@@ferb8944 FWIW, I'll give you my answer though. You can't play chess expecting to not be outclassed, if there is any damage caused from simply losing a random online game that's on you as a person. High rated players by necessity must win against lower rated players to get to their appropriate rating. Playing against someone that exposes your weaknesses should be taken as a positive experience.

[@ferb8944]

@@TheQuicksilver115 Thanks, but I would contest it being on you as a person if damage is caused by anything regardless of the apparent trivialness because I don't think anyone can be at fault for anything because I think libertarian free will as a concept is self contradictory (1) and compatibilist free will seems incapable of justifying true blameworthiness. (2) 1. Accepting libertarian free will's existence is the position that at least one person could have literally in actuality caused a different outcome to occur. This means at least some part of someone's will is neither determined nor random, as it has to be able to begin its own casual chain. But if something isn't determined by any particular deterministic algorithm then it must by definition be random and conversely if it isn't random it must by definition be deterministic somehow. So it seems like libertarian free will by definition cannot exist. 2. To justify the claim that someone can actually be blameworthy of something seems to require them having the literal ability to actually do something differently. Otherwise how is it logical to hold them responsible when they were forced by the laws of physics/their neurology/their genetics/how they were raised and their socioeconomic background or anything else? I don't see how it can be. And compatibilist free will is by definition a kind of "free will" which does not allow us to literally do other than what we did or really have libertarian (used here in the metaphysical rather than political sense) control over our lives. So if I'm correct about this, people wouldn't be able to help what they do and that would mean to claim they "should" know certain things or be accepting of certain consequences can't logically be used in any sense of "responsibility". You could still argue that logically it would be preferable from their perspective to accept that though, I would concede that. But that wouldn't support your initial point that it's "on them" unless you meant that in a logical sense too, in which case that simply has no bearing on the question of what's ethical in this case.

[@erickschilling7516]

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