“this GM is really taking his time with his move. maybe i have him stumped?” Daniel: “Okay let me spend some time explaining how much of a dumbass move this was”

“And now I will begin delivering a series of devastating blows.” Harsh.

"My opponent plays a bit of an enigmatic move" was a very respectful way of saying what you were trying to say.

KZfaq algorithm just knowing that I binged the entire season of queens gambit -_-

He makes it look so easy.. i watched this and confidently opened lichess to lose 4 games in a row.

this is why my rating is so low.. I keep getting matched up with GM's

yayyy a chess game lower level enough I can understand! Nice vid Daniel.

This was like 10 y/o kid vs. Mike Tyson with a microphone explaining how hard and where he's going to punch next.

Daniel "Daniel Naroditsky" Naroditsky

Thank you so much for this. EXACTLY what I was looking for. Expert vs beginner. Most videos that teach chess moves and openings, etc usually do so expecting the predictable moves of other experts. But what about when you don't play an expert, so the moves are very unpredictable. Better to know HOW to think about the game rather than moves. This was perfect. Thank you sir.

He explains his opponents mistakes very humbly and kindly, not arrogant or insulting in anyway. He also makes it simple and straightforward enough for lower levels to understand. Very glad to have found this channel!

The opponent was rated in the 1200s, and he calls him a beginner. What does that mean for the rest of us amoebas and pond scum that are below 800?

This is the type of content that beginners like seeing. Direct to the point. There are online content out there by other GMs that discusses really just a vague and outright boring manner including philosophies in life making it sound highfalutin and doesn't really attract the novice players at all.

5:55 "Its important to have a stable internet connection" - GM Daniel Naroditsky, 2020

I love that chess is a game where you can say, "several centuries ago someone discovered..."

16:02 "That mechanism in his brain that is responsible for detecting threats.. that might have failed." I laughed at this xD

Truly from the Russian school of teaching chess, no mercy

Look how they massacred my boy.

For me, you are probably the most educational chess streamer. Thank you for your content.

The reality is that the beginner didn't play badly at all. He made some minor errors that probably would be OK against most players. It just so happens he was playing a GM.

Bruh imagine you’re just looking for some chess games to play and Boom, a wild grandmaster has appeared!

17:20 Thank you Niyoyu for being a punching bag.

I find this so interesting, its like watching a fully planned out presentation but hes freestyling the whole thing. Its almost mechanical how he knows every move and the names of them and who came up with it and background information about the person who came up with the move. I can tell that so much time has gone into this and that this is true talent.

I have never played a game of chess in my life why am I watching this

Ok this is actually super helpful and instructive

You've become my favorite gm to watch because you are one of the greatest gms but more importantly one of the greatest teachers

The connection loss wasn't an internet problem; Niyoyu's fight/flight reaction when he saw who he was playing was just to yank out his cable.

I have literally never seen a GM explain so articulately and accessibly the rationale behind each and every move. This is top notch content, thanks so much!

This could become one of the greatest chess channels out there

This is great. I do Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and a lot of the same principles apply but just with the physical body.

In my opinion, one of the biggest leaps you can make with chess is when you build a habit of articulating your moves to yourself rather than just moving off intuition and experience. The better you can articulate your reasons for the move, the better you become because your level of understanding increases.

Dear Daniel, this was a great lesson indeed. It is very seldom applied by GM to explain their mooves in their games. This was a great lesson. I wish you much success in your further path and stay healthy. Best regards from Germany Tom

Meanwhile I'm wondering why my opponents don't play so badly.

*“And I’m just going to say goodbye to that Bishop!”*

Starting to take the dive beyond the basics and it's unbelievable we get this type of free lessons from a GM. Thank you, Daniel! I have been binge watching your videos and appreciate the content you put out.

This was a great video. Simple, informative, and in-depth without belittling his opponent like so many chess masters tend to do in their gameplay videos. I really enjoyed watching. Hope to see more content in the future with tips for chess beginners.

Thank you Daniel, we appreciate you for this

You're a terrific teacher. Thanks for continuing to put out interesting, instructive videos!

I actually won on a game of chess with my dad for the first time after watching your video! Thank you so much!

I’m just getting into chess again after a trying a couple years ago. Videos like this that explain the moves as you go really open up the concepts to beginners so that we can understand as well. Beautiful presentation and video. Thank you!

My man is popping off with these BANGERS!!!

I always start by considering what moves my opponent would want to play if he had another turn. And then, I usually imagine I get two turns and I try to find a crushing plan. It works well for me. The way you look at something will change your perception of the thing you're looking at.

I've recently started playing chess, and have been having a lot of fun with it. Seeing a GM playing against someone on my level and thoroughly explaining his thought process is very nice. Thank you, Daniel. You're very well spoken and I'll definitely keep watching this series.

I've been trying to figure out how to develop a good middle game and this was so helpful! So many videos fail to outline the strategy behind piece placement without going into super highbrow concepts that confuse beginners. Thank you for this!

Dani: *absolutely crushed his opponent* Also Dani: “GG” 💀

Thanks Daniel, you're really helping the chess boom and the newbies that are just getting into chess.

I have been consistently watching videos from this channel for around five videos, and I must tell you that this channel is GOLD. Thanks, Danya.

This is awesome! I have never really gotten into chess before, as there was always so many different strategies and ways to play, and I always played more physical sports in HS and College. It was extremely helpful to have you explain each of the moves and the importance of each decision.

"That mechanism in his brain that is responsible for detecting threats may have failed"

The first thing I did when I was trying to improve was google "chess master vs beginner" and this was super insightful. Thank you for introducing me to how hard chess can be.

This is exactly the kind of video I was looking for. Every move explained! Subscribed! Thank you.

Man, thank you so much for posting this video. You’re a great teacher, Daniel.

I’m a new player and please keep doing these videos they help me out on seeing the opponents mistakes much videos don’t explain how to do this well and I love how you play out different scenarios that may happen in a real match.. good content! 👍

I feel so calm watching this. When I play, time is coming for me like that bear coming for Leo in the Revenant.

Best video I've ever seen! Clear and concise. Simple to understand! Thank you!

easily my favorite chess streamer. thank you for being active. You're concise and frankly, brilliant. I really appreciate your content. You make chess seem simpler and you're even helping with my chess anxiety. Thank you thank you thank you.

So exciting Danya is doing this series :)

This came up in my recommendation and I definitely subscribed. Such a helpful video for absolute beginners! I’m new to all this and it was explained so clearly and very digestible too.

I really appreciate videos like these, thanks for making these kinds of videos!

I appreciate your videos Daniel. It has helped me and many others improve their games. Thank you.

Daniel did this to help us all get better. He spent his time, set up his tech, educated us... all for free. What a great human being...

Explaining the thought process behind decision making is extremely helpful. I was trying to watch GMHikaru, but when I watched him layout 14 arrows in 30 seconds I kinda realized he's probably not the guy for me. The real icing on the cake was watching Hikaru in slow mow and still not getting it LOL! That was when I really knew.

This was amazingly useful. You're very articulate Daniel and it really helps while you're explaining the theory and reasoning behind your moves. I've only been learning for a month or so but I'm struggling to break 1000. The info about the pin on the queen with the bishop was exactly contradictory to how I'd been playing : I'd been looking at the queen as a way to retake the bsihop if he took the knight, so as not to break my pawn structure. I would always have left the pin. I'll be watching more of your videos. Thanks for making them !

Thank you for such detailed and open content. It's truly one of a kind

Finally a GM explaining chess in a way we can all understand and not showing off by destroying weak opponents and showing off without really teaching anything. This was great

Yooooo this was amazing. Learned a lot from just this one game as a beginner

That was fascinating. Great video Absolutely loved the insight.

This was a fantastic summary/explanation. I'm just getting back into chess after around 12 years away from the game, back when I was Class A/Expert (around 1950/2000) and this video sparked a whole bunch of memories and lessons learned back then. You've definitely earned a new subscriber, going to be watching many more of your videos!

This video gives me such a "tutorial video from 2012" vibe

I think that this is a genius idea that could really be a smart idea to bring to streaming where you really explain things rather than saying fast coordinates that begginers to intermediate players don't usually understand. I think Danya would be a great candidate for this type of stream. 😁

Thanks for this video Daniel it's very helpful as you talked through and explained all moves.

This is the exact type of video I've been looking for to understand certain moves. Thank you

Danya: the best chess instructor I've ever seen. If I was playing in PogChamps I'd want you as my trainer!

"that mechanism in his brain that detected threats failed" hahah made me laugh so hard

Clearest analysis I’ve ever heard. Really enjoyed it!

You're really awesome at explaining things simply and clearly, thanks

This video is so insanely helpful. I just started playing because of the show The Queen's Gambit.

"now it's time to deliver a series..of..crushing..blows." THAT CRACKED ME UP!

Hey Daniel, that was a very helpful video, I found it very insightful, thank you! Look forward to more in the future.

So glad to see a great channel that helps and stimulates the chess interest of newcomers to the game!

Great video. Thanks a lot, Daniel. Really clear and straightforward. I'm going to try and learn better chess to teach my son. He's only four, so for now, I still have the edge :-)

7:10 lol that escalated quickly 😂

Thank you very much for taking the time to explain it. It's very informative and helpful.

Incredible class! So fluid and spot on

The best chess teacher!

Daniel Naroditsky: Chess Grandmaster. Also Daniel Naroditsky: I've certainly lost a lot of games by knocking out the connection to the router with my feet. (06:00)

Sharpest, clearest explainer of chess on KZfaq by a considerable margin. Really impressed.

Really useful and informative video, thanks Daniel!

Just stumbled to this video. This guy should give chess lectuers in public universities, just amazing. I love how he simplifies the game.

I wish he had said something mentioning that his opponent started with 15 minutes but got checkmated with 14 still remaining

Very interesting video! A lot to learn from for a beginner like myself, and just a very nice way of explaining all the moves and giving some background/history on it as well! Thank you!

That was incredibly helpful, thank you so much Daniel! ☺️

I learn chess after pogchamp 1, from complete beginer, now Im 800 thanks to youtube chess like this.

Man Daniel you’re unreal, I’m rated 700ish blunder under pressure knowing I am playing a 10 minute game. Yet you’re calmly explaining so throughly and well every single move and winning in 2.5min I really appreciate your content thank you so much

Daniel you're awesome man, these videos help a lot.

Excellent video, I like the fact that he takes his time and explains his logic!

Thanks to Pogchamps for introducing chess to me. I never thought i would be this interested to a game like chess.

"what happened?" "I was murdered"

Thank you for this illuminating game and descriptive replay. It was very helpful.

Love this teaching style ! Great video man.