Vienna Game | The Sensei Speedrun | Grandmaster Naroditsky

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32:00 Analysis
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[@jddebr]

He has the patience of a saint to sit and explain to twitch chat why he's a grandmaster and they aren't

[@notdream2848]

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[@MrMannnMannn]

You know you're good when you're playing Danya and he says you can't make an omelette without breaking some eggs

[@PROJECTJoza100]

But he doesn't talk about hypermodernists anymore unfortunately.

[@alekhinesgun9997]

This made me laugh a little too hard

[@mehoynehoy]

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[@PROJECTJoza100]

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[@WhiteThunder121]

Making the mother of all omelettes here Jack. Can't fret over every egg.

[@sqworm5397]

14:00 "unfortunately we have to part ways with our bishop, but that's okay!" Danya is the Bob Ross of chess

[@jonnenne]

He even has the hair! At least when it isn't buzzed short

[@jordylont1879]

That resignation bummed me out. I wanted to see the continuation of the endgame. It was very exciting

[@ChessJourneyman]

"I'm getting outplayed here," "this is a very strange player," "lets see him prove it..." When a GM waits for the 1500 to show him if he overlooked something 😂😂😂

[@Karim-ik5ij]

Comes to show you that you should NEVER let your guard down and get cocky. The moment you do that, you will blunder something dumb.

[@chossmedia]

I honestly love the respect he gives every single player he faces

[@smrtfasizmu6161]

He played a move and said "I am sure there is something let's see what it is", I though oh boy, but this guy turned out to be probably legit though

[@DMSBrian24]

I feel like white's playstyle works great at his elo, he perfected the ability to defend and make safe and solid moves, waiting for an opponents impatient attack or a blunder, seriously gotta respect that

[@kendreamer6376]

You beat me to it. I was about to make the same comment. I used to play like this in my early chess career

[@oraz.]

I find that type of play really frustrating

[@Gingnose]

It's like old stockfish against Alpha zero except AZ rarely blunders

[@smrtfasizmu6161]

The exact opposite can work well too, belligerent but unsound attack, especially in a blitz game where you force your opponent to play several moves correctly when it is not easy to do so.

[@DMSBrian24]

@@smrtfasizmu6161 100%, that's classic danya style and what i often end up doing with pretty decent results, i've had completely losing games that i won only because i focused on making tricky, trappy moves and continuously attacking which ultimately led to a blunder from the opponent under pressure, i've also been on the receiving end of this strategy though haha, but trying to attack a super solid player like this is absolutely the worst, especially if they play quickly

[@whocan_duncan]

This person played like a champ. Gave so much instructional material and didn't give the Sensei a cheap win. I love seeing an intermediate player play almost like a titled player. It let's me fantasise that I can be that good 😁

[@scoutbane1651]

As someone currently between 1400-1450 rapid it feels *sooo* good getting games like this, where you maybe have a few innacuracies and good moves but otherwise play like an engine. Really makes you feel like you've grown as a player and play pretty decent chess. And then the next game someone plays a gambit with *lots* of tactics and a really complicated position, and both players have like 7 mistakes 5 blunders lmao.

[@bislama3351]

@@scoutbane1651 when i play against a good player i’ll lose with a 90 accuracy when i win against someone who’s trash i have like a 25 accuracy

[@smrtfasizmu6161]

That's what happens when you consult your friend GM stock fish for half of the moves.

[@Heroball299]

I thought he played quite badly. He put out the bunny ears h3 and a3 as well as locked his bishop in. Obviously none of us are a chance vs Naroditsky but I think he should have at least had a crack. Especially since he's playing white. Maybe he was trying to bore Danya to death 😆

[@smrtfasizmu6161]

If Max Deutsch played like this against the world champion he wouldn't have been ridiculed as much. He would still be ridiculed but he wouldn't be posterised all over the Internet

[@banzaiburger9589]

I like how clearly Danya explains moves that seem to be exceptions to the basic "rules of engagement". His reasonings are succinct yet useful. It's also impressive to me how well he explains the concepts that are difficult to articulate that other streamers don't even try to tackle. Also, this guy is just super intellectually honest and keeps his ego in check.

[@pokerstar2926]

Preach it

[@trevorweinbrecht7142]

Especially considering all of the people in chat with an engine open thinking they're besting him, for him to only respond with clear human reasoning and unwithheld humility

[@ozmorse7250]

He definitely has class, and has helped my rapid and blitz

[@aeroquil]

Danya alt Kappa

[@victorxD27]

This dude is an extremely good defensive player for his rating. Should not have resigned, crazy player.

[@waseem8710]

He was stream sniping

[@SahnigReingeloetet]

These Speedruns are among the most instructional chess content you‘re able to find on KZbin. My play has significantly improved since I‘ve started watching Daniel‘s videos and it baffles me that we‘re blessed with such quality content for free.

[@jerrytowns2750]

same here, the videos are so instructive from Daniel. hallelujah keep up the good work. do you play tournaments? i used to play tournaments in USA. praise Jesus

[@SahnigReingeloetet]

@@jerrytowns2750 no I don‘t, I mostly play online and in a local chess club, but I really want to some day. God be with you in these trying times

[@epicwolves125]

Yeah they’re amazing getting all these tips from a GM

[@jerrytowns2750]

@@SahnigReingeloetet that's awesome, well keep up the good work, I personally believe thru gracious hard-work but also that you can do all things thru Christ who strengthens you, you'll be blessed. And chess but also in life, because chess games are parabolic for life. Enjoy my friend praise Jesus praying for you

[@nguyenquangminh4814]

Ditto

[@khaluu2000]

A few points i wanted to say. 1) I agree with Sensei, when watching old games of previous Grandmasters. Trust me to turn engines off! You will feel what they feel and understand the concept behind every move. Sometimes they might not be strong but you can understand the pressure exerted or tension increase psychologically. 2) By no means was our opponent at a GM level but his 1700 bullet chess did let him see tactics very quickly. Judging from his opening he is a very unorthodox player. Sensei also made the point also that the longer the queens were on the board, the higher the complexity towards the end game. Our opponent played what felt like 80-90% pure defensive response to Sensei’s attack so some moves were honestly going to be concrete and sound. 3) I have a feeling due to his bullet chess playstyle he was thinking on Sensei’s time and doing long calculations while waiting. He has 4+ years on his account so it’s not impossible. His puzzle tactic elo is at 2560, so he definitely can come up with interesting responses. 4) Kudos to both for the game, tons of mistake for everyone in the match according to the engine but who cares because it was a great learning experience concept-wise regardless. It doesnt have to be the top engine move, just the right move

[@cameronhendricks5967]

It's always really funny to me when a 1600 doesn't blunder in the early middlegame, and Danya opens the profile. Of course he's always professional and wants to reduce chat accusations, but watching him go "hol up" is pretty funny

[@ApexTrading]

He opened it to save the game

[@muntoonxt]

He does this every speedrun game to save it for post-game analysis. Keep your eyes peeled for it in the next video!

[@cpf2566]

He doesn't do it every game only when he's suspicious/wants to check their other games. "Archive" doesn't save the game as you're probably imagining. It actually opens a list of the opponent's previous games.

[@worsethanjoerogan8061]

Aren't platforms like Twitch and KZbin great? You used to have to pay to get this kind of instruction from a strong GM. Somehow we're allowed to get it for free/optional donations

[@banzaiburger9589]

True. I almost feel guilty getting this much value for free.

[@redandblue1013]

Well, this is one of the fundamental values of things like KZbin You pay only in your time on ads, and on how you contribute to this guys popularity and to other related things that he makes money from

[@Freakattaker]

It's pretty much like how it is in an F2P game. Pay in your time and added exposure to the product as well as optional monetary inputs for various benefits that aren't directly related to the product (hopefully, but not always).

[@nickchambers11]

imagine playing the vienna and not playing the vienna gambit against Nf6

[@shivamgarg4201]

As a Vienna player with white, Totally cringed me there

[@occultsymbols]

Im also a vienna player with white and I was really hoping for Nf6 because I was interested to find out how Danya would defend against it and sort fof explain the best moves or ideas for both sides in that postion

[@Wildm0use]

@@occultsymbols watch?v=RehhbTF00qQ

[@fahimnabeel606]

​@@occultsymbolsyou go into a pretty well knowned endgame

[@bastienlabat3761]

I never comment but this game is such an educational piece of art it's incredible. Not only does it cover a wide variety of concepts and tactics but it also goes over the type of moves with which I personally struggle where one needs to halt attacking ideas to slowly improve one's position. Hats off Danya, that is outstanding content!

[@cafecubita]

Some people use the engine after the game only to scratch the itch of "did I miss a tactic/win?" and they miss out on exploring other strong ideas/alternatives that were possible at times where there was nothing tactical going on and a bad idea/plan was generated by the player.

[@frostoss4965]

If anyone is wondering after the fact: the opponent was definitely not using an engine. The computer gives both players a low accuracy score, with tons of moves on both sides being blunders/mistakes due to insane computer lines that are basically impossible for a human to see.

[@user-ic6nm4ol4r]

Ngl I feel like this is just his style of playing, I just get the feeling he is very good at grinding down his opponents and positionally outplaying them. Ive lost lots of games to players like this, its interesting because they make you convert a space advantage into a matieral one and often times they hold solid as steel and turn the tide

[@DavidEmerling79]

I'm absolutely captivated by Daniel's instructional technique. He plays a game of chess - with the clock continuously running - and he calmly takes the time to explain the position to us. He points out his opponent's weaknesses. He shares his plans with us. He doesn't even mind going off on instructional tangents. He doesn't simply play the game *then* explain it to us - although he certainly does that afterwards. He explains it to us in real time. In my opinion, Naroditsky is the best chess instructor on the internet. I find Gothamchess more entertaining, but I feel like I learn more here.

[@keaganluttrell1687]

Very impressive resilience by your opponent. Thanks for the video and thank you for explaining your thoughts!

[@matesenelinsti]

Amazing explanations as always. Thank you very much. I hope you never stop doing this videos.

[@hunterthompson5680]

Hello Sensei Danya, I know your followers checking with engines is irritating. Just remember, you are the master teacher, and you are in control of when to acknowledge an engine line and when not to. It's amazing and inspiring to see you humbly accept when something has slipped by you and, God forbid, utter the words "I've blundered" or "I missed..." because it reminds us that you're human. Thank you.

[@benjaminmallette130]

What a crazy game !By far the most instructive video series I've found on youtube so far. I've been improving ever since I started watching, thank you !!

[@i.g.l.z.9215]

GG, great guidance by Daniel, lots of learning, thank you so much! 🙏

[@ClassicPass_]

What a GREAT opponent! Great game! Felt like the guy was OMeGA solid, and that solidity turned into being in luck when it came down... All the tactics seemed to end in his favor for almost the entire game! The opening of a 1100, the middle game defense of a 2200!

[@nocurve2329]

Awesome game! It’s good to hear a gm that’s really good at explaining the ideas behind the moves thoroughly. 🙏

[@seanhunter111]

I have seen a few people who play like this at this level - they just try to turtle up and wait for you to either blunder or flag.

[@mikes7045]

I watched this video a few weeks ago and came back to it and i'm learning more. He is a brilliant teacher. Thank you Danya

[@TipsyFlipper]

this was one of the most instructive games to date. the opponent's ideas were slick

[@JustStop19]

One of the first time when I see Danya so tense, one of the most difficult games by far!

[@aewfawef963]

Most educational chess content on KZbin. A pleasure to watch. Thank you!

[@MrEstebandido51]

Your opponent played very resiliently, very hard to break through, good game!!!

[@keniag5]

Jumped right in as soon as I saw the notification! Thank you Danya as always

[@anandbenegal]

"Dollar store Tigran Petrosian doesn't exist fam. He can't hurt you." Dollar store Tigran:

[@Arasieus]

Thanks for the amazing content. I have recently discovered your channel and this speedrun converted me to play 1. e4 e5 openings which I previously avoided. I enjoy the analysis of the games without the engine and its great to have a master player walk you thru the practical reasoning behind the moves rather than having the engine finding some abstract ideas down the line which I wouldn't figure :D You are an amazing teacher ! and Congratulations on being the New York Times chess columnist 👏👏👏

[@moa2487]

First time I see your channel this is very great !! Thank you for the teaching

[@ashgiri94]

Danya, I watch all your videos but this one was especially instructive. Thanks!

[@bhargavshekhar3745]

I have to admit I had this similar playing style before I started watching ur video ,your content sure helped me a lot

[@sons-braddalton]

thank you Daniel - appreciate you for your work here

[@Hanensens]

Incredibly instructive content as always!

[@aravindsfirst]

Great content Danya! I noticed that your Patreon link is not hyperlinked in the description, which stops a lot of people watching on mobile to visit it easily. All you gotta do is put a before the link like the rest of them.

[@TheJayMoses]

This one was amazing!! Love it!!

[@HobbyBowler]

Love your videos. Im learning alot here

[@amandasmith1019]

God, I love this series so much. When I saw that this video is almost an hour long I got more excited than I will get the rest of the day. It's all down hill from here 😆

[@davidgatten1033]

Daniel's such an OG. I love his instructive methods, he reminds me of some of my favorite college professors.

[@SmithCS]

Very instructive video. You’re a great teacher man

[@svenpoletka5236]

This is one of your best videos precisely because your opponent was so much better than you initially prepared for, which is usually what you do in this series.

[@foshizzle499]

29:08 - "This is a very strange player, I've never seen anyone play like this." This is the grinding muck of a 1400-1600 player. I feel like I've seen this guy 1000s of times lol.

[@cuauhtemocmorisco3493]

I LOVE THESE!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!

[@sreeramoffcl]

My favourite opening from my favourite sensei

[@tjdetweiler5411]

Amazing stuff Danya!

[@Not-You-Tuber]

I love the way Nidal played, hopefully someday I'll play like him.. Danya level is unreachable for me..

[@manawearblack]

Huh? He immediately gave up any and all initiative and played very very defensively all game and slowly got rolled and smoked lol

[@Not-You-Tuber]

@@manawearblack I haven't seen his other games.. But the defencive way he played in this game, that was really good.. Even Danya impressed with him..

[@thehandsomemuffin8907]

Thanks for sharing this game with us

[@smrtfasizmu6161]

If KZbin algorithm starts pushing this video I wouldn't be surprised if Naroditsky doubles his subscribers in a week, this video feels like watching a professor explaining an interesting subject

[@thebestcompletely9078]

Thank you for these videos. I know very little about chess, but I feel like I’m learning something, and feel better about procrastinating studying.

[@drumcircler]

Thanks for the wonderful chess lesson!

[@aag1234567]

most entertaining game yet... I love it when an opponent is making excellent or unorthodox moves...

[@CantFightRobots]

Love this mad lad of a player

[@plof86]

GM Simon Williams always says sometimes you don't need to win a game, you just have to wait for your opponent to loose it. I feel this guy has that style of playing, which actually worked very well

[@levia9753]

shame that guy resigned this was a fantastic game i wanted to see him make you prove it

[@zach6019]

ngl i felt kind of robbed haha they played some interesting moves!

[@geoffreymak000]

Amazing logical explanation

[@DavidEmerling79]

"Let's get our bishop the hell away, again ... Notice I'm absolutely unafraid to make these retreating moves with my bishop ... Do not judge moves based on how much they retreat a piece. That is not a metric that I use to judge whether a move is good. I don't care whether it's a retreating move or an advancing move. I think that whole concept is overrated." Great wisdom!

[@kevinguy1084]

Elemetary, dear Watson! how suite those tactics are! ( at 35:41) Well done Mr. Naroditsky! I will stay tuned. Keep up your Excellent work!

[@DMSBrian24]

This was an absolutely INSANE game!

[@conradrenck4238]

The real gran Master! Ty Daniel, puré wisdom

[@alexwiththeglasses]

This was the hardest one so far to follow for me. Maybe I’ll watch it again & see if my beginner brain can hold on for the ride.

[@therandomrat5238]

I'm a decently high rated player (2000 chess com) and honestly same. Don't beat yourself up if you don't get this in one shot, a lot of these moves make sense only 2-3 moves in, see the section around rook to g1. The thing about this opponent is that while they don't play "good" moves, they don't blunder and rather wait for you to overextend and capitalise on the blunders you inevitably make, which can be hard to analyse. It's honesty a really frustrating type of opponent to play against, even danya was struggling to get a decisive advantage.

[@alexwiththeglasses]

@@therandomrat5238 tyvm… maybe part of it is I’m so used to seeing “passive” opening moves leading to really poor positions or even worse but this time it got weird.

[@TipsyFlipper]

when he played (spoilers) f6... I heard a voice in the distance shout "9"

[@heruilin4404]

Incredibly instructive game .. the slower time control is GREATLY appreciated.

[@Marcel123123123]

I never knew how many problems a move like Kh8 can make , when u started analyzing i remembered some of my games where i walked into same problems

[@cordialpulpwriter]

excellent episode

[@aniclips275]

YES ANOTHER UPLOAD

[@KF1]

Hats off to the opponent. Awesome play!

[@noahjorgensen586]

It's crazy how fast his defense could come out for a vicous attack when calculating the knight fork for the exchange.

[@rivenbalm386]

i love this channel and naroditsyk

[@DavidEmerling79]

This is a very instructive game. I agree with the assessment that white was just "hunkering down." I sometimes play this way in bullet games. I don't really try to do anything. I play very passively, yet very solidly. Oftentimes my opponent simply runs out of time trying to figure out how to make inroads. I don't do anything other than maintain a solid position and try to blockade things at every opportunity - all awhile, moving quickly.

[@ashtoncoats6139]

This is an awesome video

[@growwithsomangshu1463]

Petrosian vibes Valuable baby steps to breaking down the defence, thanks a lot sirr!!

[@diarenee9012]

Goodluck on the bullet chess championship!

[@nephandi2316]

Wow, I didn't understand everything, gotta have to rewatch it. It doesn't happen often in these speedruns, kudos to the opponent for being that good

[@smrtfasizmu6161]

I adore these videos

[@Emir.han_1905gs]

47:33 woow excellent move,ı loved the game,the analysis is excellent,congruluations to the opponent,he played very well,he didn't see these moves but overall he did a great job,it was a great game,i enjoyed watching such videos,we are waiting for you again

[@calebwhales]

54 minutes. I know I'm going to watch it all but it makes my exasperations that I never have enough time less accurate.

[@sharpvidtube]

I speed up the long videos, hard at first, but my brain gets used to it.

[@ericm1839]

I think a guy that plays like this does well in these middle ELO levels because they don't make easily exploitable mistakes. They can just kind of sit there and goad their opponents into making mistakes, then they pounce. So many instances where the immediately tempting move fell into traps. Notice that he kept up on the clock the whole time, even if it meant making weird, passive moves. If he just makes sure there are no holes in his defense, even if you don't make a mistake, he's hoping to beat you on time. That or he's a fish

[@Agrantar]

Since you mentioned analysing the games with an engine - would it be possible for you to also paste links to the games in the description? This was one of the most interesting games I've seen in a while. Also, thank you for the amazing content!

[@ryanbourque87]

Finally, the Vienna! Great to see it challenged from the black side.

[@chloefisher1838]

I always call the tactic at 37:00 the boomerang, because the knight comes right back

[@nguyenquangminh4814]

This is the 35th video in the series already? I watched every one before this and I've remembered so much i thought there's been far fewer

[@thetransferaccount4586]

incredible defence by the opponent

[@sammydavis5628]

What a fascinating game.

[@Bjarku]

That was an epic battle

[@thecoalbaker8478]

great video

[@izzymarz6788]

That twitch audience seemed to be so critical of you using the engine as a weapon

[@jonnenne]

The issue with an engine is that it is playing against itself. In non-classical chess games between non-super-GMs, this is an irrelevant calculation most of the time. Using the engine to find "gotcha"-moves can hinder the development of one's own game. Principles over accuracy unless you are thinking about qualifying for next year's candidates.

[@justinssongsarehis2]

Here before 200 views! Always a great time to watch the speedrun.

[@EMFObserver]

The fact that he can analyse a game and then pull up another similar position that he had 10 years ago with another player should be enough to tell you you'll never be a GM.

[@b.f.skinner4383]

We have the next incarnation of Tigran Petrosian over here with a 1600 rating, amazingly technical game

[@sebastiancruxian6518]

One of the many reasons I like Danya's analysis, he doesn't rely on the engine.

[@ThePackman1010]

I have a theory as to why Danya keeps playing "underrated" players. I think the chesscom algorithm matches players based on not only ELO, but also win rate. If any seasoned players have made a new account to test openings or just to smurf, you'll notice that you start playing players who can keep up with you even if you're several hundred rating points below your normal rating. I think Danya is being matched up with smurfs consistently because his win rate is so high.

[@pnphilnoulton]

Good observation, sounds very plausible

[@NadaRobin]

As far as I know, chess websites don't have a "smurf queue" like other games, but also even if they do, it definitely wouldn't apply to Daniel's opponent in this game. His account is 5 years old with ~1200 rapid games played and ~2000 blitz games, and a less than 50% winrate in both. I think a lot of people who don't play in the 1500-1800 elo bracket tend to just underrate players in that rating in general, because there's such a wide variety of different types of players with vastly different skillsets. Some are really good at tactics, others know a ton of opening theory, and some have amazing endgame knowledge. One might be insanely good at closed positions and struggle in open ones, and another might be the exact opposite. Some are amazing defensive players but don't know how to push an advantage at all when it's presented. What keeps these players in this rating range, myself included, is that they're good at some of these aspects, but not solid in everything, and I assume that's the case with Daniel's opponent in this game too. It could be very possible that he can play solidly like this in one game and then blunder a loss in 15 moves right after.

[@shanastroskyphazer8172]

What a chess video ! I really enjoyed it. He really got you thinking GM Danya ! Exciting and interesting game ! When chess kids have no wifi they train with app bots maybe , not saying he used a bot, but saying maybe he finally got an online game with GM Danya after all those bot games was the vibes I got. Haha maybe not. Top Content ! Make a funny thumbnail ?

[@Diffusion8]

I was sure Danya was gonna break into a Garry impression around the 18min mark! 😂