Its a ton of fun haha :D I've personally had a lot of games where that kind of hyper aggresive play works out (sacking the bishop for initiative on the king, etc), and once you get a taste of that drug its hard to resist. Unfortunately I often get impatient when calculating and I see a strong position that I feel should have some attacking ideas and I rush into it without actually finding them (or theyre not there) and then I fall apart. The biggest hurdle im dealing with these days in chess is knowing when to take my foot off the gas lol. (not the player from the game btw just another player who enjoys this style of play)
@@ignatiusenyo-ojo8406 learn the vienna and don't invent openings and don't experiment weird shit and play methodically - you'll easily win alot of games given that you pay attention to every move you make and try to pick up free pawns when possible
Hey Danya! I've been watching your videos for about a little over a year now and you really helped me develop my game past the 1500 level. I actually just won my first Collegiate/Scholastic tournament today (only 22 players but still) and in large part I have you to thank for that.
This reminds me of a boxing match between a street brawler and a professional boxer. The brawler swings wildly while the seasoned boxer covers up - but only temporarily. Eventually, the brawler wears himself out and it's the boxer who comes out swinging. A long time ago I coined a phrase for games like this. When my opponent's aggressive attack petered out, I would say, "He has run out of quarters." He can't keep the attacking going by inserting another quarter into the machine. He's done. GAME OVER.
At 8:48 I checked with the engine, bishop takes f5 is actually the top move since after g4, the bishop simply retreats back to c8 and white loses initiative
Yeah I've only just watched this one but thought the same. No need to grab the g pawn too and walk into the trap, just pick up the f pawn, retain your pawns in the corner for the king, and drop the bishop back.
Absolutely love the commentary while you are playing.. The explanation and thoughts behind both your and potentially your opponents really help me understand what I should be thinking about or looking for while I play.. Thank you and please keep them coming!!!!!!
Magnus had that game against Vincent Keymer in the world rapid championship where he brought his King forward to e3 on move 14 to defend the d4 Pawn. He then uses the King on the 2nd and 3rd ranks for the rest of the game (I remembered the game, but looked up the details).
I played this exact guy and he played the same crap Bf7 and we got the same position but I played Bf6 instead of gf5 and then I put the king on g7 and he got a very scary attack, only there was no attack 😆😆😆
This is the kind of game where I lose and want to throw my computer because the engine would say I'm up 5pts and I would definitely take that pawn with the bishop and get ripped by the double check.
12:28 I love how you describe this one-move-itis, I’m only 1300 but I notice how many players will immediately give checks with the Queen or bishop when they CAN, and it does absolutely nothing. It’s so much more valuable to wait and use that check to win material
Danya: „…and as often happens, it‘s white‘s king that ends up getting mated even though our opponent had the opposite outcome in mind.“ …and that‘s the Zen of the speedrun! 😅 Thank you for making this entertaining and instructive, looking forward to further speedrun games! 😊
Have to push back on what you said in the match. After white pushes f5, you rule out Bxf5 as a bad move that walks into a trap. But even then, I thought Bxf5 was the better move, and if g4 then just drop the bishop back. Pawn structure in the corner is still good and whites given you a pawn for no gain
Feel like this guy was playing blitz you can sometimes get away with these crazy lines in low time controls but when you can actually have time to think it just doesn’t work
Haha love the no mittens videos comment. Personally I haven't watched a single one and hate those type of videos. To each their own if they get can get enjoyment out of that, but it's not for me
Imagine if Bobby Fischer had made home movies like this analyzing his games as he played them or replayed them. It would provide the window to his self-talk that we wanted to hear.
At 11:33, I see a flaw in your analysis. White can play the forcing g4! which should result in a win and no less than a draw. The move checks the Black king and almost forces White to accept the sac of the Bishop on h4, which is followed by Qg3+. That forces the King to g5 (no other move) followed by gxf5+. The pawn can't be captured or it's Qg4 mate. So the K is forced to the h file and then the question is whether White can somehow bring the R into play for mate... Otherwise White regains the sacrificed material with fxe6 (I doubt White can survive capturing with the Rook). White is left with an overwhelming position yet I don't see a forcing line that results in mate. A major branch in this line is if Black exchanges the pawns on g4 instead of the K capturing the Bh4 immediately, but I dismissed that because it opens up plenty of additional lines against the Black K which almost guaranteed the White R will be able to participate in the attack. I didn't put this into a computer which would obviously do better analysis than what I can offer, but what I described is pretty forcing. Additionally, side comment about the first half of this video... I appreciate that several chosen moves are the more practical choice which is fine if you're trying to burn less time and when you're the stronger player you have little reason to risk any more than necessary, but more aggressive choices exist that based on hard calculation don't lead to inferior positions. I'm talking particularly of the choice not to take the pawn f4 with the Nd5 and if not that then later Qd4 attacking both the Bc4 and the pawn f4. In fact, IMO unless you want to just leave the f4 pawn as a wasted move that resulted in a weakness that can be exploited at any time, the Qd4 maneuver might have been important to prevent White from playing an early d4, sacrificing the pawn to speed development of the QB.
King is a very strong attacking and defending piece, if it wasn't for the fact that you can't lose it I think it would be stronger than a Knight. Compared to the Knight it attacks the same number of squares, and is shorter range, but significantly less geometrically awkward.
Hey Daniel, kinda new to chess 2 months in. At 10:35 could you move your bishop to G6? If their pawn takes you can take with pawn on G8 and open the rooks G file towards their castles King?
This video shows why GM unsound play is so successful at lower levels. Count the number of times how often Danya has to calculate a rathe tricky tactic correctly to nit either get mated or lose material. At lower level, it is just not likely that you get all those calculations currectly.
Dear Daniel, thank you so much for your videos, they are extremely useful, instructive and interesting. You deserve at least a million subs, I appreciate your hard work, which is priceless.
Thanks to the Prophet Naroditsky, my chess rating has been rising steadily. It really helps to explain the tought process of the moves and to analyze your games afterwards!
@17:20 lol I recently clutched a game in this precise way. I was down a piece and two pawns in the endgame. Moved my king across the board to protect my rook, delivered simple ladder mate.
This fucking dude is like "lemme track this game down..." Goes and just finds a perfect position explaining his point. Unreal. Danya is #1 chess fuckboi. I love you! 💕
I loved your opponent's style of play in this match. Yes, it was not sound, but remember he's got no idea he's playing against someone in the top 0.01% of players on earth. I love how you can see people's personality through how they play chess, and the creativity he's bringing is admirable. I hope he continues to improve.
That's what the engine wants by a tiny margin. It's just a little unsafe because you allow a potential knight fork on f7, although it's not an actual fork because of Qd4 check. And white doesnt have time to be capturing undeveloped rooks anyways
@@godfreyofbouillon966 Indeed, after the king is no longer on the f file. You’re trying to shut down the attack and prove that the sacrifice was unsound, not give him one.
Great videos, learning a lot from them. One issue I am having is how to take notes on these lines. Is it best to just write them up in word using notation? or are there specific programmes where I can make notes alongside a PGN etc. I think a video on how to study and take notes on openings beyond your videos would be very useful
me: "Hey what about Bishop G4" Daniel "Now obviously we should avoid Bishop G4 like the plague because it blunders the bishop", me: "damnit."
I can feel it man 😂
yeah I would have totally played that move. LOL
totes😄
Same
6:13
It's so satisfying to watch Danya calmly dismantle this hyper-aggressive play.
Do you try to synchronise your own physical climax with Danyas checkmates or is it just me? 🙊
@@Aarron-io3pm hahaha wtf
@@Aarron-io3pm wait what
Just started watching some of his videos. Why are some calling him Danya?
@Stanley Myrick In Russian Danya is informal Daniel
This opponent certainly was not using an engine
he wasn't using a bicycle
Fair play to a relatively high rated player for just going for it like that. Seems like a fun way to play even if it is unsound
Sure but he should play bullet or blitzt if he really doesnt want to calculate
Its a ton of fun haha :D
I've personally had a lot of games where that kind of hyper aggresive play works out (sacking the bishop for initiative on the king, etc), and once you get a taste of that drug its hard to resist.
Unfortunately I often get impatient when calculating and I see a strong position that I feel should have some attacking ideas and I rush into it without actually finding them (or theyre not there) and then I fall apart. The biggest hurdle im dealing with these days in chess is knowing when to take my foot off the gas lol.
(not the player from the game btw just another player who enjoys this style of play)
@@dunezoner7480 Yeah this is a bonkers time format to play for this style.
There’s something satisfying about the way Danya just pulls positions out of a book to illustrate a point.
Dang, as a terrible 1150 that guy would have smashed me
highlight of my day is refreshing danya’s channel and seeing a fresh speed run vidya
Yessss “vidya”
Your videos have improved my ratings by almost 300 points in since November I got into them.
Up from what rating lad?
@@aiGeis I was rated 900, pushed to 1200, but I can't seem to get past that, finding it a little bit difficult to maintain above 1280
@@ignatiusenyo-ojo8406 learn the vienna and don't invent openings and don't experiment weird shit and play methodically - you'll easily win alot of games given that you pay attention to every move you make and try to pick up free pawns when possible
Do not play the Vienna
@@mrxpibb yeah well, it works on lower levels
But it’s always good to learn the vienna
But don’t expect to stick with it forever though
As someone who loves the modern scandinavian, I always die a little inside whenever Danya calls it the "poor man's scandi"
Hey Danya! I've been watching your videos for about a little over a year now and you really helped me develop my game past the 1500 level. I actually just won my first Collegiate/Scholastic tournament today (only 22 players but still) and in large part I have you to thank for that.
Latest sub through the whole video “omgwronghole”
Was looking for such a comment 😂
This reminds me of a boxing match between a street brawler and a professional boxer. The brawler swings wildly while the seasoned boxer covers up - but only temporarily. Eventually, the brawler wears himself out and it's the boxer who comes out swinging. A long time ago I coined a phrase for games like this. When my opponent's aggressive attack petered out, I would say, "He has run out of quarters." He can't keep the attacking going by inserting another quarter into the machine. He's done. GAME OVER.
It died on the vine
I always find these videos strangely comforting. Maybe because I'm always on the winning side here. Lol Great content thank you 🙂
Loving the speedrun Danya. Thank you.
Love all your videos. Don’t change please.
At 8:48 I checked with the engine, bishop takes f5 is actually the top move since after g4, the bishop simply retreats back to c8 and white loses initiative
Yeah I've only just watched this one but thought the same. No need to grab the g pawn too and walk into the trap, just pick up the f pawn, retain your pawns in the corner for the king, and drop the bishop back.
Very nicely put away against an opponent playing some surface level intimidating chess. "Pretty straightforward game" 😂
Once you win a few games with that Bishop sac on F7 it starts to look appealing even when it doesn't work
Danya is my favorite chess commentator and teacher. his explanation makes everything clear and simple.
Big thanks all the way from Morocco
Absolutely love the commentary while you are playing.. The explanation and thoughts behind both your and potentially your opponents really help me understand what I should be thinking about or looking for while I play.. Thank you and please keep them coming!!!!!!
@Daniel, can you make a video on how to play against ultra passive opponents?
he already has one in his channel
@@virajsinhjadeja4229 which
Great video for the people that doubt themselves when faced with the hyper aggressive play.
Do people know Naroditskys twitch schedule? Would be nice to catch a stream.
Magnus had that game against Vincent Keymer in the world rapid championship where he brought his King forward to e3 on move 14 to defend the d4 Pawn. He then uses the King on the 2nd and 3rd ranks for the rest of the game (I remembered the game, but looked up the details).
king gigachad example *anime eyes*
I played this exact guy and he played the same crap Bf7 and we got the same position but I played Bf6 instead of gf5 and then I put the king on g7 and he got a very scary attack, only there was no attack 😆😆😆
This is the kind of game where I lose and want to throw my computer because the engine would say I'm up 5pts and I would definitely take that pawn with the bishop and get ripped by the double check.
12:28 I love how you describe this one-move-itis, I’m only 1300 but I notice how many players will immediately give checks with the Queen or bishop when they CAN, and it does absolutely nothing. It’s so much more valuable to wait and use that check to win material
You have helped me navigate through my chess journey. Thanks.
Danya: „…and as often happens, it‘s white‘s king that ends up getting mated even though our opponent had the opposite outcome in mind.“
…and that‘s the Zen of the speedrun! 😅
Thank you for making this entertaining and instructive, looking forward to further speedrun games! 😊
Love how 'omgwronghole' is the Latest Sub in the last couple of videos. They have really gotten their name out there.
This channel is a gem. I'm not aware of any other GMs who could explain important chess principles from the ground up, in such a didactic manner.
Hide your girlfriends folks, danya uploaded!
I would have lost this game, nice one!
Have to push back on what you said in the match. After white pushes f5, you rule out Bxf5 as a bad move that walks into a trap. But even then, I thought Bxf5 was the better move, and if g4 then just drop the bishop back. Pawn structure in the corner is still good and whites given you a pawn for no gain
“Selling apple stock 15 years ago” stop calling me out sensei
Feel like this guy was playing blitz you can sometimes get away with these crazy lines in low time controls but when you can actually have time to think it just doesn’t work
Haha love the no mittens videos comment. Personally I haven't watched a single one and hate those type of videos. To each their own if they get can get enjoyment out of that, but it's not for me
I would also be this calm if I could calculate every five threats he has, and know that there is nothing.
That opponent would have destroyed me with that bishop sacrifice
Imagine if Bobby Fischer had made home movies like this analyzing his games as he played them or replayed them.
It would provide the window to his self-talk that we wanted to hear.
5:00 little did he know that he was playing against a GM
Best and most insightful chess content on youtube.
This opponent is annoying . I’m glad you crushed him
At 11:33, I see a flaw in your analysis.
White can play the forcing g4! which should result in a win and no less than a draw. The move checks the Black king and almost forces White to accept the sac of the Bishop on h4, which is followed by Qg3+. That forces the King to g5 (no other move) followed by gxf5+. The pawn can't be captured or it's Qg4 mate. So the K is forced to the h file and then the question is whether White can somehow bring the R into play for mate... Otherwise White regains the sacrificed material with fxe6 (I doubt White can survive capturing with the Rook). White is left with an overwhelming position yet I don't see a forcing line that results in mate. A major branch in this line is if Black exchanges the pawns on g4 instead of the K capturing the Bh4 immediately, but I dismissed that because it opens up plenty of additional lines against the Black K which almost guaranteed the White R will be able to participate in the attack.
I didn't put this into a computer which would obviously do better analysis than what I can offer, but what I described is pretty forcing.
Additionally, side comment about the first half of this video...
I appreciate that several chosen moves are the more practical choice which is fine if you're trying to burn less time and when you're the stronger player you have little reason to risk any more than necessary, but more aggressive choices exist that based on hard calculation don't lead to inferior positions. I'm talking particularly of the choice not to take the pawn f4 with the Nd5 and if not that then later Qd4 attacking both the Bc4 and the pawn f4. In fact, IMO unless you want to just leave the f4 pawn as a wasted move that resulted in a weakness that can be exploited at any time, the Qd4 maneuver might have been important to prevent White from playing an early d4, sacrificing the pawn to speed development of the QB.
King is a very strong attacking and defending piece, if it wasn't for the fact that you can't lose it I think it would be stronger than a Knight. Compared to the Knight it attacks the same number of squares, and is shorter range, but significantly less geometrically awkward.
“Sell your Apple stocks fifteen years ago”. Love your metaphors.
You can't even hear these attacks my god
GM Edmar Mednis wrote a book called _King Power in Chess_ , 1986
Hey Daniel, kinda new to chess 2 months in. At 10:35 could you move your bishop to G6? If their pawn takes you can take with pawn on G8 and open the rooks G file towards their castles King?
This video shows why GM unsound play is so successful at lower levels. Count the number of times how often Danya has to calculate a rathe tricky tactic correctly to nit either get mated or lose material. At lower level, it is just not likely that you get all those calculations currectly.
Dear Daniel, thank you so much for your videos, they are extremely useful, instructive and interesting.
You deserve at least a million subs, I appreciate your hard work, which is priceless.
Thanks to the Prophet Naroditsky, my chess rating has been rising steadily. It really helps to explain the tought process of the moves and to analyze your games afterwards!
@17:20 lol I recently clutched a game in this precise way. I was down a piece and two pawns in the endgame. Moved my king across the board to protect my rook, delivered simple ladder mate.
The material count under the players’ names hasn’t been working during your last couple speedrun videos. Strange
I instantly saw Qg3!? As it sets the trap in which if black plays Bxh6, Rxe7 mates!
Watch now or wait till I got grub n Pepsi 🔵?
Hey does anyone know what his official recommended repertoire is for this speed run? It would help for practicing along
Steinitz strongly believed the king is strong enough to be a defensive piece. His Vienna lines feature some of these bold king walks that resemble Kg6
That Black King from example one is Lelouch from Code Geass lol
"you don't just want to sell all your Apple stocks you know 15 years ago" LMFAO
Does anyone have the list of Danya sayings from like 80 videos ago?? I can't find it
Contrary to popular belief, this guy actually does have a personality!
"The king is surprisingly fast" 🤣
Paper tiger attacks! 😄
Finally changing your voice?
Very instructive demonstration of how to use the king dynamically.
shout out to "I'm not posting mittens videos".
That little laugh after Bxf7 😈
16:52 I am impressed chat didnt suggest Bf6... I would have ended the game on the spot XD
Then black plays Qe6 and what?
@@studentpsy1972 Noo not Qe6... Go Qh7 checkmate... See it ended the game on the spot
@@spark5010 indeed
Just wondering: why is stablediffusion a tag on this video?
can you please share some books about chess which will be useful for newbies ?
2:57 What is Russian Schoolboy???
This is a awesome video. The game is nice and those example games are phenominal. Thanks Danya
Why can't you see the material points below the players names?
Can you please increase audio level? Thank you!
dude plays like a menace and Danya just casually defends like a boss
This fucking dude is like "lemme track this game down..." Goes and just finds a perfect position explaining his point. Unreal. Danya is #1 chess fuckboi. I love you! 💕
He's just using chessbase
nice video sir thier are a lot to study from these.thanks a lot
Black queen ending on D1 is pretty.
Hehe Daniel said he has a Russian school boy inside him
What mean Russian schoolboy?
Where is the new part?
Danya just turning on chad mode
Still too much talk...3 arrow max
tal gambit is a tall ask
Thanks Danya.Best chess school on the Tube.
Danya the Mittensceptic!
Love the videos but wish you would play with more variety of openings
Check out his other speed run playlists. He goes for more diverse games over there
@@flynnanderson81 I have and feel like he’s never done a scandi and only a couple queen’s gambits
I loved your opponent's style of play in this match. Yes, it was not sound, but remember he's got no idea he's playing against someone in the top 0.01% of players on earth. I love how you can see people's personality through how they play chess, and the creativity he's bringing is admirable. I hope he continues to improve.
2:55 out of context is WIIIIILD 💀
why is his voice so different in this video?
i thought i was the only one
White king on g6 is just brutal lmao
2:55
Pause....
sicilian or caro kann , for a beginner ( 860 rating )?
Caro. I had a 60% win rate as black when I was 800 because of it. Sicilian is tricky until you’re a bit higher rated
thank u@@jackrowley2218
11:01 why not just take with a bishop and after g4 dont gobble any further but just retreat the bishop?
Because then you’ve opened the f file, which is exactly what he wants
@@r.brandt2246 A couple of moves later F file is opened anyway when bishop takes the pawn around 13:17
That's what the engine wants by a tiny margin. It's just a little unsafe because you allow a potential knight fork on f7, although it's not an actual fork because of Qd4 check. And white doesnt have time to be capturing undeveloped rooks anyways
@@godfreyofbouillon966 Indeed, after the king is no longer on the f file. You’re trying to shut down the attack and prove that the sacrifice was unsound, not give him one.
@@r.brandt2246 but you have more pieces, if the king is safe opening files should be good for us
10:58
14:11
16:35
Great videos, learning a lot from them. One issue I am having is how to take notes on these lines. Is it best to just write them up in word using notation? or are there specific programmes where I can make notes alongside a PGN etc. I think a video on how to study and take notes on openings beyond your videos would be very useful
You can use a lichess study or an analysis board
maybe chesstempo
These late uploads are appreciated danya
The Dlugy game was gorgeous.
Love your videos Danya
can i ask what do you mean unsound ? I can hear the video good
So unsound means deaf but structurally and the video is still good
Great analysis as ever.