We finally have a strong and well organized opening course for White and one for Black. With these and the FREE beginner to master level playlist from this TH-cam channel, it’s all about consistency over an extended period of time 😎💪 ⬇ Course on Black Opening (Counterblow) www.chessable.com/ramirez Course on White Opening (First Strike) www.chessable.com/firststrike Free Playlist (beginner to master level) rb.gy/hw61wt All the Endgame Knowledge I have rb.gy/zels9y All the Strategy Knowledge I have rb.gy/g1iqro
Really fun video. I think this shows in many ways why GM's are so good. While most of us were probably looking at the attack Ramirez had going aimed at f7 thinking maybe Danya was in trouble, Danya had a counterattack building the entire time that was even better but none of us saw it coming. Brilliance!
Oh yes, the good old fashioned handshake, with eye contact. Very unlike the light, limp wristed slightly brushing of the hands, looking nervously at the floor, we see today. Good game, Danya is a pukka opponent.
@@DhrjMakj For beginners seeking to learn in the classical, traditional way, it's worse than simply playing e4 or d4, but in terms of playing an opening that's fun, offbeat, and focuses on different opening principles (controlling the center from afair using pieces) instead of occupying the centre directly with pawns (classical), it's a dandy choice. Plus, unlike unsound openings like the Grob, the Bird is solid both theoretically and by the engine. I would focus on playing the openings that captivate you the most, instead of the one that will simply be safer to play.
But ultimately, opening means little in the context of true game play. You might have the best opening in the world and still get crushed in the middlegame
I doubt it. Most likely he's asking himself, "should I play book lines? What are the chances that my opponent is booked up? What else can I play that takes my opponent off book but is not much worse?" Hence - 1. ... Nh6!
@@ChessGrandmaster Agreed. 1.f4 isn't going to take Danya by surprise. He'd know all the top responses. He was just taking a moment to decide which variation he wanted to play ...
Naroditsky is a beast, and one of the best we have in the USA. I wish him to be #1 one day, he deserves it. One of the most respectful players, a real gentleman, and a truly scholar of the game.
To a beginner, a lot of these opening moves look normal. To an intermediate player, a lot of these opening moves look awful. To a master, a lot of these opening moves look normal.
to see you playing vs a bonafide player, teacher and commentator is an honor! you are at the top coach! great game, Narodistky is top 3 world in bullet, a class act, you are joining the true masters of the game!
@@mortalkombaty7960you must not be watching the games properly because Hikaru beats Danya most games recently. I like danya more than hikaru but u gotta respect his skill. He is either first or second
I really enjoyed watching this game against the formidable Daniel Naroditsky. Both of you produce absolutely fantastic content for TH-cam. Thank you for all that you do. I am also enjoying your 1... d6 course on chessable very much.
So nice to see organic OTB like this. It's hard to learn as much for my own OTB games when the presentation of them usually is more like a broadcast, which I get. But an angle of how it'd look and the etiquette in practice from start to finish has provided a major relief to me. Obviously nothing major will happen from a small OTB mistake, but I like to be as prepared as possible.
The two classiest guys on TH-cam battling it out. I wish it had been a 10/0 or even 10/5, but wow what a patient and then deadly attack that Danya put together starting with the Rxb2... that and the early d5 move that really cramped Robram's development. What a great game, definitely worth watching twice.
This video was an 8 minute education lesson. It's like a scratch golfer going against a PGA Tour Professional. The scratch golfer is ridiculously good, but the other guy is still several levels above him. Great game.
Excellent game Robert- and great showing in the tournament. Danya and Bortnyk are monsters, it's bold to play these guys that are 500 elo higher.....You played really well.
Fascinating game Rob! You were close to outplay this fella as your knights were dancing around the castle of the king. Also enjoyed watching how you move pieces. Reminded of a surgeon work with a sharp and precise motions. Would be great to see more of your games from the tournament.
That game was wild, I was thinking maybe there was some positional piece sacrifice involving not moving the b5 knight after Black plays c6, but you and Danya moved too fast 😄
I felt like you had a real edge- up a pawn in the middle game. Just faltered when the game became very tactical towards the end in time trouble. Well played.
I love the way Daniel plays. Reminds me of a boa constrictor. Pressure is gentle at first but as the game continues, you slowly feel yourself being suffocated, each moving squeezing your neck tighter and tighter. Just wicked stuff.
A very enjoyable game to watch. It looked like white was in control with so much pressure on f7 then all of a sudden, white's in time trouble and black has a ton of counterplay. Playing GMs is pretty tough innit.
Danya is a beast at blitz. No shame in losing from him. Awesome to see the Bird in action too. Edit: I suddenly realize you practice "Pajaro" on Chessable. I happen to know what "pajaro" means because of the song "El Pajaro" by Lhasa de Sela. Shots in the clip seem to be from Cuba.
I wasn’t in love with bxb7 because of the counter play it allowed. Maybe against a weaker opponent it works. There was a lot of pressure on f7 from white bur whites bishop could never get to d5 comfortably so the attack never worked out and because of the counterplay the game quickly turned into whoever’s attack comes first will win. Very good game and instructive. White had an advantage in the opening and early in the middle game. I feel (taking on b7 was the crucial mistake but I don’t have the right moves it just FEELS like that was the turning point of the game. Both players are far better than me and it shows just how at the higher levels mistakes and inaccuracies are actually blunders because of the skill level of the opponents
@@NMRobertRamirez Well like you always say “rooks to the seventh rank” but it felt like you were in control but like you said we play and we learn. It would have been so cool to see you get a win against Danya. I could never get a position like that anyway. My comment was my first reaction because I like seeing you beat GMs.
@@NMRobertRamirez With all due respect tho, I was surprised to see you take that pawn on b7 because a GM wouldn't just blunder a pawn in that manner, would they?
Danya Had no choice but to Win there's no way he would have wanted the Birds opening to be a future reference point with himself with his head in his hands at 1.17 seconds on a video posted on TH-cam..but well done for trying though
Wow you gave so much trouble against top blitz player. In the end time pressure against gm level calculation speed turned the game around. Your opening is killer
Just got back from a cruise and this is the first video I see. Amazing my friend. I am not going to say that you had a winning position, but I believe you had a winning position. I didn't like the pawn take in b7. Instead I would have attacked his knight with pawn d4 first before allowing him to activate his pieces. Your position felt better, not sure if the computer will agree.
Coach ! Playing against mister Naroditsky ! How great is that ?! Awesome game. Both of you are so strong ! What an inspiration. The only sad little detail is ... the last pic is ruined by the "next video" screens on top. We can't read anything ! Only the score, but not the names. That's really too bad. Matthieu
You are probably in the top 1000 in Chess world but i think GMs are just Built different! Especially Danya's Speed Chess is much stronger than his Classical
We finally have a strong and well organized opening course for White and one for Black. With these and the FREE beginner to master level playlist from this TH-cam channel, it’s all about consistency over an extended period of time 😎💪 ⬇
Course on Black Opening (Counterblow) www.chessable.com/ramirez
Course on White Opening (First Strike) www.chessable.com/firststrike
Free Playlist (beginner to master level) rb.gy/hw61wt
All the Endgame Knowledge I have rb.gy/zels9y
All the Strategy Knowledge I have rb.gy/g1iqro
Really fun video. I think this shows in many ways why GM's are so good. While most of us were probably looking at the attack Ramirez had going aimed at f7 thinking maybe Danya was in trouble, Danya had a counterattack building the entire time that was even better but none of us saw it coming. Brilliance!
Respect for not failing that handshake in the end.
😅💪😎
Oh yes, the good old fashioned handshake, with eye contact. Very unlike the light, limp wristed slightly brushing of the hands, looking nervously at the floor, we see today. Good game, Danya is a pukka opponent.
Indeed! The no eye contact millisecond handshake you see in tournament play is just awful
I love that it took him a few seconds before he made his first move. My opponents always delay their first move when I play Bird's.
Yes, I get it all the time. I've had opponents spend 10 minutes in classical games.
Is the Bird's Opening good for a beginner?
@@DhrjMakj For beginners seeking to learn in the classical, traditional way, it's worse than simply playing e4 or d4, but in terms of playing an opening that's fun, offbeat, and focuses on different opening principles (controlling the center from afair using pieces) instead of occupying the centre directly with pawns (classical), it's a dandy choice. Plus, unlike unsound openings like the Grob, the Bird is solid both theoretically and by the engine. I would focus on playing the openings that captivate you the most, instead of the one that will simply be safer to play.
@@LPSlight0 Excellent strategy
@@DhrjMakjno it's not.
I love how humble and original Dannya is even on random encounters. Luv both your contents and keep up the good work.
Российское происхождение. Никуда не денешь свою русскость.
Lol you can see Danya's face going "WTF??" after f4 😂
😅😂
But ultimately, opening means little in the context of true game play. You might have the best opening in the world and still get crushed in the middlegame
I doubt it. Most likely he's asking himself, "should I play book lines? What are the chances that my opponent is booked up? What else can I play that takes my opponent off book but is not much worse?" Hence - 1. ... Nh6!
@@ChessGrandmaster Agreed. 1.f4 isn't going to take Danya by surprise. He'd know all the top responses. He was just taking a moment to decide which variation he wanted to play ...
The way danya closed his eyes the instant he saw 1.f4 😂
😅
The way you need to get a hobby that has nothing to do with chess
@@MyOneFiftiethOfADollaryour hobby appears to be leaving hateful comments on TH-cam videos. I wouldn’t recommend anyone listen to you.
@@MyOneFiftiethOfADollar ?
Danya is too good
Naroditsky is a beast, and one of the best we have in the USA. I wish him to be #1 one day, he deserves it. One of the most respectful players, a real gentleman, and a truly scholar of the game.
He will never be #1 even if he puts all his life energy into that pursuit. Others are simply too far ahead.
To a beginner, a lot of these opening moves look normal. To an intermediate player, a lot of these opening moves look awful. To a master, a lot of these opening moves look normal.
My two favorite streamers playing each other😊 2great players and 2 great guys😁
to see you playing vs a bonafide player, teacher and commentator is an honor! you are at the top coach! great game, Narodistky is top 3 world in bullet, a class act, you are joining the true masters of the game!
Danya is top 2 bullet player. Magnus being first and Danya second, while many other player dispute #3 but I would say is Firouza
@@mortalkombaty7960 look up his score against Nakamura... Danya is sensational but Magnus and Naka is both ahead of him by a decent margin.
@@noone-ld7pt Danya is my platonic love and if I say he is betetr than monkey dwarf Nakamura is because Danya is indeed better than Hikaru. Period.
@@mortalkombaty7960 Ah monkey dwarf you say. I apologize, I didn't realize I was talking to an intellectual.
@@mortalkombaty7960you must not be watching the games properly because Hikaru beats Danya most games recently. I like danya more than hikaru but u gotta respect his skill. He is either first or second
Can we get an analysis video of this game?
Yes coach , please do an analysis
I really enjoyed watching this game against the formidable Daniel Naroditsky. Both of you produce absolutely fantastic content for TH-cam. Thank you for all that you do. I am also enjoying your 1... d6 course on chessable very much.
So nice to see organic OTB like this. It's hard to learn as much for my own OTB games when the presentation of them usually is more like a broadcast, which I get. But an angle of how it'd look and the etiquette in practice from start to finish has provided a major relief to me.
Obviously nothing major will happen from a small OTB mistake, but I like to be as prepared as possible.
I want to see more of your Bird approach and way of playing it.
it turned out to be a very beautiful and interesting game, Coach!
Two of my favorite chess teachers! Great video.
That was a crazy good game.
Both guys had smile in face before and after. Respecting each other that was the best part. Loved watching this.
You couldn’t resist that free pawn 😂 came back to bite you I think
Indeed! 😅
If you're talking about the f7 pawn, it was NEVER free. The b7 pawn though...
@@KidsLearnHTML Yes I was referring to the b7 pawn. Game changed after that
The two classiest guys on TH-cam battling it out. I wish it had been a 10/0 or even 10/5, but wow what a patient and then deadly attack that Danya put together starting with the Rxb2... that and the early d5 move that really cramped Robram's development. What a great game, definitely worth watching twice.
This video was an 8 minute education lesson. It's like a scratch golfer going against a PGA Tour Professional. The scratch golfer is ridiculously good, but the other guy is still several levels above him. Great game.
Excellent analogy!
My favorite chess teachers/masters playing together 😊!!
++ 6/9!! big congratss
The magic here is that both of you seem to have a lot of fun playing chess.
Excellent game Robert- and great showing in the tournament. Danya and Bortnyk are monsters, it's bold to play these guys that are 500 elo higher.....You played really well.
You pushed him hard, but his handling of the defense was superb. Fantastic game!
What a showing. Congrats on the tournament results and the competitive game with one of the best blitz players in the world!
i love danya so much
danya is such a classy guy, he's the most english gentleman american i have ever seen
Indeed! 💪😎
Great game. Love watching two masters get into something this sharp!
Its the smile for me by Danya at the end
I think so! 😅
I love Daniel he is so nerdy and sweet
My two favourite online teachers playing one another.
An excellent, compelling game!
Was a great game dude!
Fascinating game Rob! You were close to outplay this fella as your knights were dancing around the castle of the king. Also enjoyed watching how you move pieces. Reminded of a surgeon work with a sharp and precise motions. Would be great to see more of your games from the tournament.
Thank you, Vasyl! It was a great experience indeed 😎💪
Unbelievable you both are my favorite chess players. That's awesome to see you playing against each other. All my respect and administrations
That game was wild, I was thinking maybe there was some positional piece sacrifice involving not moving the b5 knight after Black plays c6, but you and Danya moved too fast 😄
the 2 best chess teachers on youtube in my opinion... i've learned so much from both of you.
Congrats on getting that game
I felt like you had a real edge- up a pawn in the middle game. Just faltered when the game became very tactical towards the end in time trouble. Well played.
I love the expressions on both your faces after the end. Could tell you both really enjoyed playing it.
I love the way Daniel plays. Reminds me of a boa constrictor. Pressure is gentle at first but as the game continues, you slowly feel yourself being suffocated, each moving squeezing your neck tighter and tighter. Just wicked stuff.
Nice game maestro! That was an intense game!
My two favorite Streamers battling it out! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Daniel thought to himself “ a knight on the rim is dim” but not today!!!! Knight to H6!!
It was double Check, Knight and Rook and Chekmate with the Rook in the Korner, right?
A very enjoyable game to watch. It looked like white was in control with so much pressure on f7 then all of a sudden, white's in time trouble and black has a ton of counterplay. Playing GMs is pretty tough innit.
Danya is a beast at blitz. No shame in losing from him. Awesome to see the Bird in action too.
Edit: I suddenly realize you practice "Pajaro" on Chessable. I happen to know what "pajaro" means because of the song "El Pajaro" by Lhasa de Sela. Shots in the clip seem to be from Cuba.
Somehow I missed the notification when this vid released, seeing it a week later.
Daniel is a class act all the way. Thanks for the post.
I wasn’t in love with bxb7 because of the counter play it allowed. Maybe against a weaker opponent it works. There was a lot of pressure on f7 from white bur whites bishop could never get to d5 comfortably so the attack never worked out and because of the counterplay the game quickly turned into whoever’s attack comes first will win. Very good game and instructive. White had an advantage in the opening and early in the middle game. I feel (taking on b7 was the crucial mistake but I don’t have the right moves it just FEELS like that was the turning point of the game. Both players are far better than me and it shows just how at the higher levels mistakes and inaccuracies are actually blunders because of the skill level of the opponents
I think you are absolutely right. Without my Bxb7 I don't think he would have been able to complicate things so quickly. We play and we learn 😎💪
@@NMRobertRamirez Well like you always say “rooks to the seventh rank” but it felt like you were in control but like you said we play and we learn. It would have been so cool to see you get a win against Danya. I could never get a position like that anyway. My comment was my first reaction because I like seeing you beat GMs.
@@NMRobertRamirez With all due respect tho, I was surprised to see you take that pawn on b7 because a GM wouldn't just blunder a pawn in that manner, would they?
Fun game to watch thanks for taking the time to share it!
Definitely caused him some trouble,gg!
Two of my favourites
Man, that’s a proper handshake. So satisfying. ❤
Awesome video! Great handshake at the end. You are a fab chess player!
Thank you sir! Keep up the good work 👍😎
@@NMRobertRamirez You as well, I LOVE your YT vids, very instructive!
Great to see two of my chess teachers play!!
That place sounds so loud lol😂
As a wise and possibly somewhat disturbed young man once screamed… “HOW IS HE SO SMART!?!? 😩”
He ate his veggies as a kid 😅
😋🥬😄@@NMRobertRamirez
Two of the nicest guys in chess
What great interaction between you and Danya. Love ❤️ you guys!!!
Fun game to watch! Would be cool to see some analysis after as well
You 2 are my favourite chess players. I enjoy watching Robert's pirc defense, and danya's king's indian.
I do like this opening a lot, it’s like the opening I always try to do, but now I see how it should be done
Damn, bortnyk and Danya again, killing the tournament.
Danya Had no choice but to Win there's no way he would have wanted the Birds opening to be a future reference point with himself with his head in his hands at 1.17 seconds on a video posted on TH-cam..but well done for trying though
Wow you gave so much trouble against top blitz player. In the end time pressure against gm level calculation speed turned the game around. Your opening is killer
Just got back from a cruise and this is the first video I see. Amazing my friend. I am not going to say that you had a winning position, but I believe you had a winning position. I didn't like the pawn take in b7. Instead I would have attacked his knight with pawn d4 first before allowing him to activate his pieces. Your position felt better, not sure if the computer will agree.
Yes! I thought he could never remove my knight with c6 due to d6 becoming weak, but he proved me wrong 😅
Great coach and mentor Sir Nm Robert love your way of teaching chess❤❤❤
Freaking epic. Man I'd love to be in that room.
Very interesting. Thanks for sharing!
Man.. It went all downhill once white bishop took the pawn on B7… that black rook became lethal.
i would have loved for this to be a 15 minute game
Me too 😅💪
Bird...Polar Bear opening, a kind of Leningrad with the white pieces.
The two best chess teachers playing together wow
Super interesting match and always funny to see the horsefly defense
Game was almost equal the entire time until Nd×f7 which was a mistake and suddenly the engine went from +0.2 to -3.9
The two biggest gentlemen among chess streamers (with Eric Rosen and John Bartholomew right behind).
That's why Danya it's top 10 chess players 😊
Two of the classiest guys in chess and on TH-cam, good game fellas 😁
Thank you! 👍😎
Coach ! Playing against mister Naroditsky ! How great is that ?!
Awesome game. Both of you are so strong ! What an inspiration.
The only sad little detail is ... the last pic is ruined by the "next video" screens on top. We can't read anything ! Only the score, but not the names. That's really too bad.
Matthieu
Just press the x. GM Naroditsky on 8, GM Bortnyk on 7.5, our coach on 6 equal 3rd?
bro u can download the video then there will not be any issue and u can see the leaderboards
@@vishalfgm Thank you for the tip.
That was a crazy game.
That was really fun to watch
Fun game, Danya is tough!
Nice game. Every time Danya lost a pawn I though he was straight up blundering but it was always for a good reason which paid off moves later.
Nice queesn sac at the end
You are a beast though!!!!! You were putting up quite a fight there!
🙋🏽♂️ Can we get analysis coach?
I would like to see analysis for this game ❤
Its really a very good game (including both tactical and strategical ) 👌
I love Naroditsky he is such a great person
Great game! So interesting!
Mate in 2 i think …! But whatta game amazing lots of love ❤
The rook arriving on b2 ended up being more significant than it initially seemed.
Indeed! 😅💪
Danya is one of the best players in the world and you made him sweat. Id like to see you guys play a classical game of chess.
What an exciting match tbh
First time watching Danya play with commentary 😂😂😂😂. So weird. Normally I would have been hearing "bite the bullet" etc. nice game
😎😅💪
Nh6 played like a Boss by Danya! 💪🏼
bro after you gobble the b7 pawn with the bishop everything just collapsed
Yes! I thought he would never be able to kick my b5-knight out due to d6 becoming weak, but he couldn't care less 😅
I loved the game. Can you please show what would’ve happened (the finish).
You are probably in the top 1000 in Chess world but i think GMs are just Built different! Especially Danya's Speed Chess is much stronger than his Classical
Definitely! 💪
What a great competition