I think 10+0 is a happy medium. I love your 15+10 vids because you can go in-depth, but you're right, there isn't a ton to analyze when you're facing 600s. I think switching at around 1200-1400 is unlikely to bother anyone.
Yeah, I also feel like 10+0 is the best time format, also because (just like in the 5+0 Speedrun) Danya can focus on the "instinct" part as there is no increment
but 15+10 also means that the 600s will have more time to think (meaning hopefully A LOT less blunders). i don't blame him for not doing it, it must be boring to play, but for us, he could just cut it out. i'm not saying he should do that btw, imo there is no point in playing in this rating at all, especially if he's gonna play moves like 8:23. if you see a 600 playing this move, it's only because he blundered
Yeah, it’s very rare that people use the additional time until the 1500s, anyway. 15+10 just results in people with 17 minutes to spare in a completely losing position.
In my opinion, you are the best chess educator on this planet. Maybe some individuals are better but the combination of reach, accessibility, experience and ability is unparalleled.
@@jasper9481 There may be better chess teachers, but I have not found them as they don't have the reach. They may be behind a paywall, or speak another language. Jasper, your IQ is showing.
There are people arguing for the 5 minute control - as a side project, it’d be interesting to see you teach intermediate players how to play faster time controls, but that’s what it would be for. 15+10 at high levels is an absolutely unreal format for teaching chess concepts, it is what makes your content LEAGUES better than any resource I’ve ever found on the internet. Puzzles, watching GM games, nothing will come close to simply watching you explain what the important concepts are in depth, because chess is a game that requires this understanding first and foremost. Others are saying they are “tired” of the old format. As of yet, I think your fans are FIENDING for more games. I must emphasize this - there is NO ONE doing what you’re doing. If you do do the 5 minute series, please don’t do it at the expense of the most uniquely powerful instructive tool of a GM playing rapid games with the intention of teaching. BTW, the Kings Indian absolutely rolls kids at the 1300-1400 level. I have a 65% win rate against any non-London 1d4 opening
And I didn’t say this, but thank you truly. My life was in shambles for most of last year, and new speedrun videos were sometimes the only thing I had to look forward to. I hope you never stop doing what you’re doing, because it means a lot to people like myself.
Respect to you man. Your comment gives me a feeling that you don't care about gaining rating but rather getting strong enough that your rating will need to keep up with your skill. A true chess fan you are.
I really like the 10 min time control, it's like the sweet spot in between. Similar to Eric Rosen's current series, enough time to be very instructive while not too long to be dragging
Switching to the longer format is definitely the right call - maybe a blitz speedrun alongside, but overall having the time to deeply explain everything is more beneficial overall i think
You are an amazing content creator and educator but you also give off great values as a human being, which is even more difficult and valious. Ty for existing and for putting your time and effort into our perspective Danya
I'm so proud that I found Ne5 against the scholar mate and I never knew if it was good or bad. It's the first time I see it and by none other than Danya! 💪💪
Nice instructive games thanks ! I think the old schoolers refer to it, as the extended fianchetto. But I like the hyper fianchetto too. I think its definitely a hyper fianchetto when you put it on-prise because of a tactic. That was a fantastic example bye the way. Great job !
I was really enjoying the 5 min speed run games, I’m trying to improve at that increment and it was very helpful seeing your thought process. I primarily play 10+0 so I think that is a good mix of both as well.
My advice to low rated players; don't premove and insta-blitz your moves. Try to actually think about the position and then make a move to the best of your understanding. Great content as always Danya TY...
At 19:04 white does have a way of winning a piece by first playing e4 and then following up with f3 and g4. It's obviously still completely winning, but this shows exactly why it's better to avoid complications when you are completely winning
HI danya, i wanna say thank you first for the high quality videos. And a suggestion I wanna make is it would be very helpful if you could put the link to the game in the description.
In the first game the most important, the most instructive move for me was pawn to c3, because (and I mean this honestly) you said so. For me, the biggest block to moving forward in chess was thinking my ideas alternatives to GM plans. It's so very important to deflate the ego and accept that if the GM says so then your move is bad. Deal with it, or quit playing.
18:20 e4 instead of g4 is an interesting line here. (Bxe4 f3 Bf5 g4 is like the line shown but white has made space for the king to avoid the checkmating idea) it seems like black will lose the piece but can pick up three pawns for it
I love these Speedrun videos because your level of teaching and explaining is greatly impactful! Thank you and I am absorbing this knowledge and understanding. Keep up the great work!
If I want to learn an opening, I think 5 minute Blitz is perfect because I can see how you play all sorts of different variations (full Jobava London speedeun would be awesome). If you are trying to teach other parts of the game, 10 + 0 is perfect.
Danya, at 6:05, thoughts on Knight E4 instead of D5? I'm thinking about the mounting pressure on D2, plus the C file and disconnecting white's queen + knight
at 2:33 after ..c6 isn't d6 by white a little annoying? By the way I think it's a good call to go 10+0 at these lower levels, and switch to 15+10 when the opponents get more serious
3:00 isn't Ng4 obvious and winning? Opens up an attack on the knight and theeatens the dark squared bishop. If the bishop moves you take the knigt. Only other variation I considered Nxc6 Nxe3, Knight takes queen, Knight takes queen with a fork on the rook and white's knight is trapped. I might be missing some tricky defence
Plenty of blitz online to watch- but there’s only one Danya. I think the quality allowed from longer time controls makes it ideal. Ten mins is definitely a good medium.
I was surprised you traded rooks rather than playing Bh6+ at 7:35, esp since you're always reminding us that alarm bells should ring when major pieces align on diagonals. Not that the outcome was in doubt but I'd rather keep my rook and exchange the bishop for a pawn and a rook if white plays e3 (or win the rook outright if the king moves). You didn't mention the move during the game or the analysis so it appeared that you didn't see it, which seems very unlikely. Perhaps you valued the bishop more highly in that position but if so I wish you had explained why.
I agree that longer formats are the way. Although there is certainly a place for lower time controls. I feel like more people can understand longer time controls however. This is unfounded however I need more experience to know.
It is interesting to me that Danya's beginner advice ("keep the tension") is the exact opposite of Aman's in his building habits series ("always trade when offered"). Can Danya maybe address why keeping the tension is a better rule than always trade (recognizing all rules have exceptions of course). Why should a beginner keep the tension over simplifying the position?
18:21 I found Bh6 which is just....excellent....threatening mate and black has no time to take and has to block.... [edit haha, should have watched the next seconds, although I think the immediate Bh6 is cleaner.]
I've watched almost all your videos and they are very instructive for chess enthusiast. But, your opponents elo are a bit low for some player even though they are helpful. Could you please demonstrate your thought process, calculations and pattern recognition etc, with a higher elo like above 2000 for more advance player. Thanks... GOD BLESS YOU DANYA ♥
I'm officially going to refer to Ba3/Bh3 etc as hyperfianchettoes from now on and claim that it has been given that name by a well respected grandmaster (which is true) and act as if everyone else is a fool for not knowing this haha.
I watch your all 15 10 speedrun videos they are best and i improved to 1900 rapid just by watching your speedrun and practice it would be great if you upload some 15 10 speedrun videos
Hoooly shit did I hear that right?! A Danya King's Indian chessable course?! Fuck me that's excting! As a KID enthusiast I don't think I've been this excited for any chess content in quite some time!
I love the speedrun although im way happier with a 5+0 one im still gonna watch this but you couldve started atleast at 1000, I doubt that you have many viewers around 400 elo. Also no 400 player ever watched a analysis of his games/ would watch you analize some example of your previous games or they wouldnt be 400 rated. Levy is already doing the babysitting, you should make more content for people from 1500-2500 😊
Hello Daniel, I am 1800 rapid and I play KID vs d4 and pirc/ modern vs e4. I would like to evolve and change my response to e4, what do you suggest? Thank you!! :)
Hey, I am definitely no Danya but I do have the exact same reportoire as you at consistently 2100+ rapid (2220 peak). Tiger's Modern by GM Tiger Hillarp Persson really opened up a new world for me when I hit a plateau against e4. The core concept of the super early a6 and b5 throws off so many e4 players and offers really cool attacking oportunities! And if you want something completely new while still keeping the beloved Fianchetto'd bishop on b7 you could look into accelerated and hyper-accelerated Dragon setups in the sicillian. However people seem to be significantly more prepared vs any sicillians than the modern and so you will inevitably face theory a lot more often.
@@noone-ld7pt thanks for taking the time to write your reply :) yes, I cannot play without THE BELOVED BISHOP on g7 🖤 I will definitely look into the modern Tiger. I just had too many traumatic experiences with the pirc when my opponent pawn storms in the king side ahahah. Sicilian dragon looks interesting as well but too much theory and sidelines
At lower levels you should really just stick with 10+0 . Only after 1100 should you switch to 15+10 as there is not much to do against sub 1000 players, and you can explain your strategy and still win with 3 minutes remaining on the clock.
I really love this channel but I dont think there is much to gain for most of the viewers when u are playing vs. this ELO range. I would really like you to start this run around 1200-1300, but you do you ill be back as soon as u get there :)
You gotta love how low elo chess players think. That play super fast when the position is even and then when there dead lost they start to think like at that point it matters
Yeah I also love the idea of a friend competing with me, understanding and learning it together watching danya's videos. But they all hate chess and thinks its boring or nerdy. 😢
It is wild to me how the 600-700 level is almost nothing but a gauntlet of players that play "hope Chess" where they attempt every cheap 4 or 5 move mate in the books while hoping that the opponent falls for it. I'm really glad there is nothing like this in Go.
I think 10+0 is a happy medium. I love your 15+10 vids because you can go in-depth, but you're right, there isn't a ton to analyze when you're facing 600s. I think switching at around 1200-1400 is unlikely to bother anyone.
Yeah, I also feel like 10+0 is the best time format, also because (just like in the 5+0 Speedrun) Danya can focus on the "instinct" part as there is no increment
Great idea
but 15+10 also means that the 600s will have more time to think (meaning hopefully A LOT less blunders). i don't blame him for not doing it, it must be boring to play, but for us, he could just cut it out. i'm not saying he should do that btw, imo there is no point in playing in this rating at all, especially if he's gonna play moves like 8:23. if you see a 600 playing this move, it's only because he blundered
No it isn’t an happy medium, there should at least be increment
Yeah, it’s very rare that people use the additional time until the 1500s, anyway. 15+10 just results in people with 17 minutes to spare in a completely losing position.
In my opinion, you are the best chess educator on this planet. Maybe some individuals are better but the combination of reach, accessibility, experience and ability is unparalleled.
His youtube content is more instructable than all of levy's paid content.
@@sauravsharma8461I'll have to take your word for it, I've not yet paid for any chess content.
Are you implying there are better teachers on other planets? 😛
„Maybe some individuals are better“ contradicts the statement.
@@jasper9481 There may be better chess teachers, but I have not found them as they don't have the reach. They may be behind a paywall, or speak another language. Jasper, your IQ is showing.
There are people arguing for the 5 minute control - as a side project, it’d be interesting to see you teach intermediate players how to play faster time controls, but that’s what it would be for. 15+10 at high levels is an absolutely unreal format for teaching chess concepts, it is what makes your content LEAGUES better than any resource I’ve ever found on the internet. Puzzles, watching GM games, nothing will come close to simply watching you explain what the important concepts are in depth, because chess is a game that requires this understanding first and foremost.
Others are saying they are “tired” of the old format. As of yet, I think your fans are FIENDING for more games. I must emphasize this - there is NO ONE doing what you’re doing.
If you do do the 5 minute series, please don’t do it at the expense of the most uniquely powerful instructive tool of a GM playing rapid games with the intention of teaching.
BTW, the Kings Indian absolutely rolls kids at the 1300-1400 level. I have a 65% win rate against any non-London 1d4 opening
And I didn’t say this, but thank you truly. My life was in shambles for most of last year, and new speedrun videos were sometimes the only thing I had to look forward to. I hope you never stop doing what you’re doing, because it means a lot to people like myself.
Respect to you man. Your comment gives me a feeling that you don't care about gaining rating but rather getting strong enough that your rating will need to keep up with your skill. A true chess fan you are.
😮@@zafhalasdfn3324
It is so useful to see a GM handling these basic positions played by low level players. I really appreciate the efford. Thank you so much.
Purely commenting to give your videos the love they deserve. Cheers!
I really like the 10 min time control, it's like the sweet spot in between. Similar to Eric Rosen's current series, enough time to be very instructive while not too long to be dragging
Switching to the longer format is definitely the right call - maybe a blitz speedrun alongside, but overall having the time to deeply explain everything is more beneficial overall i think
You have time to do that at the 5 minute one too he can just do it after the game. But no you guys didn't think that through
You are an amazing content creator and educator but you also give off great values as a human being, which is even more difficult and valious. Ty for existing and for putting your time and effort into our perspective Danya
I'm so proud that I found Ne5 against the scholar mate and I never knew if it was good or bad. It's the first time I see it and by none other than Danya! 💪💪
Nice instructive games thanks ! I think the old schoolers refer to it, as the extended fianchetto. But I like the hyper fianchetto too. I think its definitely a hyper fianchetto when you put it on-prise because of a tactic. That was a fantastic example bye the way. Great job !
I was really enjoying the 5 min speed run games, I’m trying to improve at that increment and it was very helpful seeing your thought process. I primarily play 10+0 so I think that is a good mix of both as well.
My advice to low rated players; don't premove and insta-blitz your moves. Try to actually think about the position and then make a move to the best of your understanding. Great content as always Danya TY...
Fantastic episode. So many great takeaways.
Hey Daniel! Thanks for the content. I find your way of explaining the theory amazing. Thanks again!
I'm glad that you switched back to 15+10 it's very insightful :)
At 19:04 white does have a way of winning a piece by first playing e4 and then following up with f3 and g4. It's obviously still completely winning, but this shows exactly why it's better to avoid complications when you are completely winning
If you had a speedrun "day" i would look forward to it all week.
HI danya, i wanna say thank you first for the high quality videos. And a suggestion I wanna make is it would be very helpful if you could put the link to the game in the description.
In the first game the most important, the most instructive move for me was pawn to c3, because (and I mean this honestly) you said so. For me, the biggest block to moving forward in chess was thinking my ideas alternatives to GM plans. It's so very important to deflate the ego and accept that if the GM says so then your move is bad. Deal with it, or quit playing.
Thank you for your time and effort Danya 🙏🏻
Great series again, you are the best possible chess educator ever. By the way, is your course on the KID coming anytime soon?
10 min on lower elo is a great choice! Hope you revisit the 5 min series idea in the future! Great video as always
thats a sender dude, 10 minute is a good thing for beginners like myself, thanks mane. now i bragg at work all day about Danya xD this and that
I believe the accepted term for developing one’s bishop ‘past’ it’s natural fianchetto placement (to the a-or h-file), is ‘an extended fianchetto’.
18:20 e4 instead of g4 is an interesting line here. (Bxe4 f3 Bf5 g4 is like the line shown but white has made space for the king to avoid the checkmating idea) it seems like black will lose the piece but can pick up three pawns for it
first time watching your videos, instant sub. you explain things very well.
I like the shorter, more frequent videos because I can watch them while I have my morning coffee.
Thank you Danya for finally standing up to the terrible, fearsome ChessKiller2416 and teaching him a lesson!
I love these Speedrun videos because your level of teaching and explaining is greatly impactful! Thank you and I am absorbing this knowledge and understanding. Keep up the great work!
Danya always delivers.
Very pumped for the KID chessable course ❤🎉 thank you
18:30 crazy calculations!!!
Eagerly waiting for the first Glek system! Somehow I just love that approach even though it's not such a strong line.
Love the content, would really like a blitz-speedrun too tho. but great vid
If I want to learn an opening, I think 5 minute Blitz is perfect because I can see how you play all sorts of different variations (full Jobava London speedeun would be awesome). If you are trying to teach other parts of the game, 10 + 0 is perfect.
Thank you! I agree that 15 is to long with low ELO. I appreciate your thorough examinations. They have helped tremendously
Im happy with 5 mins speedrun, as long as there is like 2 or 3 games in a video
Danya, at 6:05, thoughts on Knight E4 instead of D5? I'm thinking about the mounting pressure on D2, plus the C file and disconnecting white's queen + knight
I love this ❤
at 2:33 after ..c6 isn't d6 by white a little annoying?
By the way I think it's a good call to go 10+0 at these lower levels, and switch to 15+10 when the opponents get more serious
3:00 isn't Ng4 obvious and winning? Opens up an attack on the knight and theeatens the dark squared bishop. If the bishop moves you take the knigt. Only other variation I considered Nxc6 Nxe3, Knight takes queen, Knight takes queen with a fork on the rook and white's knight is trapped. I might be missing some tricky defence
Do a masterclass on kings indian. May be in 2-3 parts. It will be great.
sounds like it will be on chessable
@@Oldlard 😢
Danya is actually in progress of making KID course!
He's got a lot of really good vids on it. Not quite masterclass level, but he goes pretty deep on a few branches of theory.
@@econometrics469 someone should make a playlish of his KID videos.
Plenty of blitz online to watch- but there’s only one Danya. I think the quality allowed from longer time controls makes it ideal. Ten mins is definitely a good medium.
I was surprised you traded rooks rather than playing Bh6+ at 7:35, esp since you're always reminding us that alarm bells should ring when major pieces align on diagonals. Not that the outcome was in doubt but I'd rather keep my rook and exchange the bishop for a pawn and a rook if white plays e3 (or win the rook outright if the king moves). You didn't mention the move during the game or the analysis so it appeared that you didn't see it, which seems very unlikely. Perhaps you valued the bishop more highly in that position but if so I wish you had explained why.
i love kings indian videos
Been in a slump so im excited to pick up my notebook and get to learning again
I agree that longer formats are the way. Although there is certainly a place for lower time controls. I feel like more people can understand longer time controls however. This is unfounded however I need more experience to know.
Thank you
I really loved the blitz speedrun but any time control of the speedrun is enjoyable regardless
That hoodie looks super cozy
Am i blind or already here there is Nxd5 opening up the bishop and threatning the pawn on b2? 2:30
Danya is so natural at teaching chess.
Bowdler starts at 19:16
A king's indian video, time for celebration
It is interesting to me that Danya's beginner advice ("keep the tension") is the exact opposite of Aman's in his building habits series ("always trade when offered"). Can Danya maybe address why keeping the tension is a better rule than always trade (recognizing all rules have exceptions of course). Why should a beginner keep the tension over simplifying the position?
18:21 I found Bh6 which is just....excellent....threatening mate and black has no time to take and has to block.... [edit haha, should have watched the next seconds, although I think the immediate Bh6 is cleaner.]
11:08 How is 1.g4 possibly worse than 1.f3??
Yay Daniel Yay Daniel
I've watched almost all your videos and they are very instructive for chess enthusiast. But, your opponents elo are a bit low for some player even though they are helpful. Could you please demonstrate your thought process, calculations and pattern recognition etc, with a higher elo like above 2000 for more advance player. Thanks... GOD BLESS YOU DANYA ♥
7:35 what about h6?
We're living in the best chess timeline, being able to just jump online and get instruction like this.
I'm officially going to refer to Ba3/Bh3 etc as hyperfianchettoes from now on and claim that it has been given that name by a well respected grandmaster (which is true) and act as if everyone else is a fool for not knowing this haha.
10 minutes speedrun is the best time format
Danya, thank you for the great content as always. Please play some instructive chess960 as well.
new speedrun episode, today is a good day
Why is danya beatboxing in every new video thambnails😂😂
Anyone have the link to the chessable course Danya mentioned in this video? I can't seem to find it. Thanks in advance!
I watch your all 15 10 speedrun videos they are best and i improved to 1900 rapid just by watching your speedrun and practice it would be great if you upload some 15 10 speedrun videos
He always delivers
Is he pregnant
Didn't deliver game 3 from that stream because... well the oponnent got absolutely smoked
@@mariuszpudzianowski8400 Is it on twitch?
@@justaguywhozonesoutalot9328 Should be in the VODs but I'm not sure, very short game where opponent blundered almost every move
@@mariuszpudzianowski8400Thanks.
Proposal: Opening Speedrun
You play Jobava as White, KID vs. D4, and Caro-Kann or Accelerated Dragon vs. E4. 5 minute Blitz. That would be awesome!
I love your videos danya
Alright new content - Let's GGGOOOOOOOOO!!!
Looking cozy in that snuggy!
Audio is crispy today
A good compromise may be to increase the time as you progress through the rating ladder!
I haven't finished the video, so don't yell at me if he covers it, but was there Nxb7 counterattacking our queen at any point in the first game?
If only you can run a speed run on jobava London and caro kahn
Why not 5+0 at lower levels and increase the time later on?
Hoooly shit did I hear that right?! A Danya King's Indian chessable course?! Fuck me that's excting! As a KID enthusiast I don't think I've been this excited for any chess content in quite some time!
I love the speedrun although im way happier with a 5+0 one im still gonna watch this but you couldve started atleast at 1000, I doubt that you have many viewers around 400 elo. Also no 400 player ever watched a analysis of his games/ would watch you analize some example of your previous games or they wouldnt be 400 rated. Levy is already doing the babysitting, you should make more content for people from 1500-2500 😊
Hello Daniel, I am 1800 rapid and I play KID vs d4 and pirc/ modern vs e4. I would like to evolve and change my response to e4, what do you suggest? Thank you!! :)
You are preparing a KID COURSE!?!🎉
Hey, I am definitely no Danya but I do have the exact same reportoire as you at consistently 2100+ rapid (2220 peak). Tiger's Modern by GM Tiger Hillarp Persson really opened up a new world for me when I hit a plateau against e4. The core concept of the super early a6 and b5 throws off so many e4 players and offers really cool attacking oportunities!
And if you want something completely new while still keeping the beloved Fianchetto'd bishop on b7 you could look into accelerated and hyper-accelerated Dragon setups in the sicillian. However people seem to be significantly more prepared vs any sicillians than the modern and so you will inevitably face theory a lot more often.
@@noone-ld7pt thanks for taking the time to write your reply :) yes, I cannot play without THE BELOVED BISHOP on g7 🖤 I will definitely look into the modern Tiger. I just had too many traumatic experiences with the pirc when my opponent pawn storms in the king side ahahah. Sicilian dragon looks interesting as well but too much theory and sidelines
@@noone-ld7pt Thanks for the detailed answer! I will look into the tiger opening :)
GOAT
"We're checkmating this guy 7 ways to Sunday.." lmao
Chapters are wrong on this one, game 2 isn't listed
Much more watchable (for me personally) - certainly at this rating level.... Think 5 minutes would still be more than ok at this level too...
At lower levels you should really just stick with 10+0 . Only after 1100 should you switch to 15+10 as there is not much to do against sub 1000 players, and you can explain your strategy and still win with 3 minutes remaining on the clock.
They’re literally just making up strategies at this point. “Nice, my opponent is playing the Bulgarian inquisition so I’ll play the Borscht defence”
I really love this channel but I dont think there is much to gain for most of the viewers when u are playing vs. this ELO range. I would really like you to start this run around 1200-1300, but you do you ill be back as soon as u get there :)
The thumbnail mentions blitz, guessing it needs to be updated now it's a rapid speedrun again.
5/5 blitz would be best for most games for your time and instructional time
You gotta love how low elo chess players think. That play super fast when the position is even and then when there dead lost they start to think like at that point it matters
Personally I think that true chess is played with longer time controls. Bullet and blitz are for showcasing your skills and instincts bllllrzzzyt
New danya video? I click. I send to my friends whom I desperately want to get into chess
Yeah I also love the idea of a friend competing with me, understanding and learning it together watching danya's videos. But they all hate chess and thinks its boring or nerdy. 😢
"and white is getting suffocated here", you so cold...
It is wild to me how the 600-700 level is almost nothing but a gauntlet of players that play "hope Chess" where they attempt every cheap 4 or 5 move mate in the books while hoping that the opponent falls for it. I'm really glad there is nothing like this in Go.
Leave them alone.
5 min speedrun would have been great, shame that people insisted on 15/10 when there's hundreds of those videos to look at
I mean if the point of the speed run is instructiveness then I think 15-10 is by far the best.
@@AnkleIsland sure but I honestly think there's just as much to be gotten from rewatching previous 15/10 vids, 5 min would be fresh
You get more thought process this way. Watching 5 minute really limits insight
Longer format is more instructive
Sorry bro you're just being tik tok brained here
Gambit Speedrun!
7:34 you missed Bh6+ winning the rook for free
Hyper-Fianchetto .... that's a great name 😍😍 !!
17:52 Andrea Botez lost exactly like this in the Prague open