Converting Winning Positions | Sicilian Defense | The Sensei Speedrun

Converting Winning Positions | Sicilian Defense | The Sensei Speedrun | GM Naroditsky

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Күн бұрын

00:00 Intro
00:09 First Move
14:05 Analysis
16:00 Example Position
17:15 Back to Game
19:50 Some Thoughts on Magnus
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@havardmj Жыл бұрын

2:50 Well damn, I didn't expect him to literally think about it for 1 second.

@nagoshi01 Жыл бұрын

I can't believe this series is already past 2000 elo... I don't want it to end! This has been the best speedrun so far in terms of teaching methodology and themes

@beargrylls6135 Жыл бұрын

For sure this aint the last one.

@triflomastera4882 Жыл бұрын

There have been like 3 editions prior to this, you can just watch them now! Chess hasn't been updated in hundreds of years, the old episodes are still just as good.

@claudiog7692 Жыл бұрын

I don’t want it to end either, I hope he finally reaches a rating where people stop blundering pieces in one move and start playing real openings, be it 2000 or 2800. I feel like this particular game has very little value for OTB players like me

@nagoshi01 Жыл бұрын

@@triflomastera4882 Thank you but I have already seen them; I have been watching Danyas videos a long time now. I just really like the unique aspects of this series even if they may seem subtle. Maybe it's also in large part the vastly increased production value too, so I'm glad that will not be changing

@NotoriousKhamid Жыл бұрын

@@claudiog7692 what's your rating?

@jiggly229 Жыл бұрын

Love how no-nonsense Danya is with the higher-rated opponents in his commentary, in comparison to the lower ratings. As he should be! Did not expect to see a 2000 blunder like that so early in a Sicilian.

@SoundAndFuryy Жыл бұрын

It's not even a blunder, Bc4 is just not a move. The dude is at 2000 and still doesn't play a reputable line against the Sicilian. Danya was obviously baffled by that more than the blunder itself.

@toukosalmi Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. "My opponent played so badly here that I need to apologize for letting you see that" haha

@grantdeedler9019 Жыл бұрын

@@SoundAndFuryy he's referring to Nfg5 that just blunders a piece

@Omsamara6 Жыл бұрын

@@SoundAndFuryy Bc4 is totally a move when black plays d6. It’s been played by Magnus, fabi, Levon, many others

@Ben-ff6hc Жыл бұрын

@@Omsamara6 it's not something that should be a 2000s repertoire though

@joefawcett7166 Жыл бұрын

I like how he apologises for the opponent playing badly

@mikeb7906 Жыл бұрын

Lmao imagine the opponent watching this video and getting all embarrassed

@admiralevident8842 Жыл бұрын

Converting winning positions is never boring. There's something very satisfying about not blundering and preventing any counterplay from the opponent.

@nbeqo Жыл бұрын

The guy is 2600+ GM, with a University degree in History, offering free chess instructions, this is too good to be true!

@Tremaine26 Жыл бұрын

Rd7 was mind blowing when you explained how it can help later in the game and then it did exactly as predicted

@tengu8560 Жыл бұрын

Mind blowing doubling rooks in the open file 😧🤯

@Tremaine26 Жыл бұрын

@@tengu8560 I mean Rd7 instead of Rd6

@endlessapexofficial Ай бұрын

That was excellent foresight

@hurricaneplayer066 Жыл бұрын

Daniel, been crushing with the Morra as a result of following your speedrun. Love what you do bud

@caneblu7625 Жыл бұрын

Same Here

@gillycooper8305 Жыл бұрын

What rating are you? Sometimes I struggle to keep up the pressure in my morra games, you pretty much have to play in a perfect aggressive manner to keep your advantage

@gyronism2899 Жыл бұрын

I saw the notification for this and I've been having a rough time but I felt my heart lift seeing this video. Keep up the great work for I've watched nearly all of your speedrun content.

@sealions660 Жыл бұрын

I felt the same way lol. Also I hope you feel better!

@Aarron-io3pm Жыл бұрын

We're all gonna make it brahs 🤜🤛

@jordibruggeman6302 Жыл бұрын

Danya, these speedruns are the go-to for beginners, intermediate players and even some more advanced players who want to absorb instructive chess. Maybe if you could do whole speedruns with certain openings (against subscribers perhaps), this could give players so much insight about the concepts and different variation of a certain opening.

@MarekDefecinski Жыл бұрын

If you want to show recovery from piece blunder, maybe you could fall into a common trap that opponent sets. Like here this queen b3 move when developing a bishop. I feel that would be more natural blunder than those fake mouseslips. I love the content!

@Blitnock Жыл бұрын

I don't think falling into a "common trap" is such a good idea at the 2000 level. At that level, these opponents have used that trap a lot and have become experts at converting the advantage from the specific position. I think dropping a piece from an apparent "trade miscalculation" would make more sense.

@_WayneTheWizard_ Жыл бұрын

@@Blitnock good point

@SpartanThe300th Жыл бұрын

@Blitnock I agree with Marek Defecinski. For example, allowing Qb3 here wouldn't have been catastrophic, though it would have been a serious setback. White would have had to work hard to convert.

@aiGeis Жыл бұрын

@@Blitnock I love how you're actually suggesting blundering the N/B instead of dropping the B pawn in this game because the opponent is going to be more prepared. Seriously, what's your elo?

@damianmccarthy2715 Жыл бұрын

These video's are great. I'm even finding lately when I'm playing my own games online i'm hearing a phantom Daniel Naroditsky commentary in my head :)

@alexwiththeglasses Жыл бұрын

Even after the opponent blundered, GM Danya still made it very instructive by talking out his reasoning - nice!

@stefanpetrov5864 Жыл бұрын

Every episode of the speedrun is so instructive. Danya helps us to improve and to understand better chess. I haven't found more helpful videos in the internet. Thank you! We all appreciate it!

@johnemail5394 Жыл бұрын

*Danya:* So what move should we play here? *Me:* hmmm move x looks good *Danya:* but obviously not move x because that would be tremendously weakening *Me:* obviously

@drumjosh1987 Жыл бұрын

This is me also 🤣🤣

@Swimming_with_Josh Жыл бұрын

Me every video, but also there’s the occasional good find that keeps me going!

@goodester6924 Жыл бұрын

♻♻♻♻

@johnemail5394 Жыл бұрын

@@goodester6924 I said it louder

@fluffybear46 Жыл бұрын

This is a good lesson. Thank you, sensei Danya. I often get a winning position/advantage only to either end up blundering so hard or making mistakes which makes the position back to equal. This video is a great help.

@ruthxk7844 Жыл бұрын

Your speedruns always so instructive... haven't watched them all, got to know you because of the endgame series. Very enlightening either way!

@taksheelsarkar816 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Daniel! Your videos give me a reason to live!!!

@DONPTV Жыл бұрын

This is some serious content for free, thank you :) love the channel

@WelsoySoy Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video

@samanderson427 Жыл бұрын

'Let's think about this for a second' *considerably less than a second later* 'OK let's do it'

@louismyers8845 Жыл бұрын

I learnt how to checkmate with Knigjt and Bishop from your video on it . Thank you for all your instructional content!

@ianemory5800 Жыл бұрын

I really enjoy watching top players go through their process I just got to 1600 like last month and this kind of content has really helped me get better.

@inteluhdgaming1524 Жыл бұрын

It just seems so unreal getting this quality chess training for free. I love your videos, maybe your not funniest but most instructive for me. Thank you

@TymexComputing Жыл бұрын

Nice, thank you!

@risaramedungoda3889 Жыл бұрын

Love your Content❤

@RajnaTMS Жыл бұрын

Beautiful game, you are the best!

@nav6593 Жыл бұрын

thanks for the upload

@howedaddy6122 Жыл бұрын

Thats a great thumbnail. It looks really cool

@kgee2111 Жыл бұрын

I love this Guy! He’s not above playing with fire.

@Socrates... Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much

@kaboomkp Жыл бұрын

Another great video, like others have said my favorite speedrun so far. I agree with the idea that you should do the piece blunder at this level.. against a 600 its basically guaranteed you’ll make the position won, but much more uncertain at this level

@Sleighbells96 Жыл бұрын

Great video! Suggestion for a future one though, could you make a video on how to win with a pawn majority? I’ve noticed most people around my rating 1300-1400 lose when they have 3 or even 4 pawns for a piece even though they should be equal or even up material

@Jaylooker 3 ай бұрын

Nice conversion. You defended carefully against white’s initiative and played patiently while improving your pieces. The winning of the d3 pawn activated your rooks and led to your decisive counterattack.

@dobry_brek Жыл бұрын

You are just the best teacher and great person. I would love to see a continuation of the end game serie couse I have big problems with not loosing rook end games.

@thebadlife274 Жыл бұрын

Excellent.

@seanmichaelbrady Жыл бұрын

If it’s a ditsky you know it’s gonna be a hitsky

@frequensea9434 Жыл бұрын

I want this on his fridge

@Aeistheticism Жыл бұрын

Merch idea

@dumi08 Жыл бұрын

Thanks man

@KF1 Жыл бұрын

I'm watching these with a jar of jalepeno peppers. Eating one every time the opponent blunders and Danya jumps on it. Come on, you 2000+ rated opponents. This is brutal, get it together!

@KF1 Жыл бұрын

12:36 Damnit, here we go again. Bringing the fire on these ones.

@purpsonus Жыл бұрын

It’s 5am here. I often sleep to danya’s advice but this type of Vid is what I NEED to take notes on. Maybe I’ll listen now ti sleep then again when I wake lol

@antimatter2417 Жыл бұрын

New thumbnail looking sick

@howedaddy6122 Жыл бұрын

Im excited for the next game where he'll blunder a piece against a 2000. That'll be really fun to watch

@ResearchForMyself Жыл бұрын

Hey Danya what was the specific name of the book that explained taking notes of pawn structures to review? Sounds like a fantastic book by Dvoretsky!

@alexf0101 Жыл бұрын

thanks

@GoodKnightChess 11 ай бұрын

18:43 here I think black has the move ...Qd6! (Defending the Knight on e5) If white then defends the bishop by moving it away from c2 black goes ...Qe5+ and after Kh1...hollup😅😂 just realised it doesn't work, I was going to suggest ...Qf2🌚 saying if Rxf2 black has backrank mate with ...Rd1+ but black doesn't because the Queen on h5 covers d1

@houtarooreki9802 Жыл бұрын

You've improved my critical thinking and evaluation skills sensei, arigatou!

@mouwersor Жыл бұрын

Hyped for a piece-down series, like Aman does now. Daniel now is pretty much winning start from finish, but most other players at those elo-ranges obviously aren't so learning how to create counterplay can be so useful.

@disco_sugar Жыл бұрын

Thank you Sensei Danya 🤍

@sachinpainuly1965 Жыл бұрын

Nice

@t567698 10 ай бұрын

Learn a new word every day with GM Naroditsky.

@ajaybenjamin3087 Жыл бұрын

🐐

@ZmajevKralj Жыл бұрын

i do hope to see a piece blunder game at the 2000 level. Would be fascinating seeing how you try to recover.

@txue2752 Жыл бұрын

perferct timing on danya's face at 6:57

@maximilianobandera9951 Жыл бұрын

New thumbnail!!! 😎😎

@brandonbarker7817 Жыл бұрын

I'd love to see a video of defending withe the Sicilian defense against the grand pre ❤️

@katarinajones4306 Жыл бұрын

Danya what should people in this rating range do to improve?

@banzaiburger9589 Жыл бұрын

Danya's explanations of his plans have been invaluable to me. When I'm playing otb, I actually ask myself WWDD? 😉

@kdgirls8316 Жыл бұрын

Hey Naroditsky, just had a quick gut response idea at 8:40 to sack the bishop on e4, with quick play on the queen and bishop and an open file is that too hasty?

@kdgirls8316 Жыл бұрын

Oh I didn’t even see his queen can just take the bishop…nvm lol

@elijahtipton4274 Жыл бұрын

At 16:48 in the example position didn’t white blunder a knight fork?

@facadeESEA Жыл бұрын

hoorayyyyy danya!

@Not-You-Tuber Жыл бұрын

I hope next series of speed run will start again as we have reached more than 2k rating.. I don't want to end this series..

@An____ Жыл бұрын

2:50 me, every time i try to find tactics in my chess games 😂

@nebeyutedla7720 Жыл бұрын

How do we get to play Danya? I’m near this rating range

@davidbrown3793 Жыл бұрын

Dang, didn't realize Anakin Skywalker was this good at chess

@julianlastname5730 Жыл бұрын

Damn, now I want to see the piece blunder game

@frequensea9434 Жыл бұрын

Danya can you please drop your recommended books for Sicilian as black and white (including smith morra) and if you have it a caro kann book?

@ftgttg3423 Жыл бұрын

For the morra I'm sure danya would recommend esserman's book

@petergriffin8767 Жыл бұрын

@@ftgttg3423 he does

@justinfoley7136 Жыл бұрын

@@ftgttg3423 mayhem in the morra

@aaronrusk3406 Жыл бұрын

Never clicked on a video faster

@anawaz189 Жыл бұрын

No feeling like seeing a danya upload

@Bankai2169 Жыл бұрын

I was about to go to sleep before this was uploaded. Sleep is overrated anyway

@SpartanThe300th Жыл бұрын

Sleep is just a blip in a state of consciousness.

@prplt Ай бұрын

10:27 "I don't know why our opponent didn't play like this before" probably he's also on a speedrun blundering a piece in the opening 😂

@johnjacob5236 Жыл бұрын

4:00 *opponent makes seemingly innocuous move* OK and that loses the game on the spot

@samuecchi 15 күн бұрын

Opponent just played the italian opening like its nobody business.

@lingtao969 Жыл бұрын

how does danya find games in chessbase with similar pawn structures so quick? is there a feature for that?

@TheMrInfantaria Жыл бұрын

its called his memory

@petergriffin8767 Жыл бұрын

Yes there are features for searching games by moves or pawn structure in chessbase 16

@lingtao969 Жыл бұрын

@@TheMrInfantaria cap

@PedramPourmand Жыл бұрын

“Put that in you’re pipe and smoke it!” Great ginger GM reference

@utkarshsingh9969 Жыл бұрын

Please bring back the endgame series

@toucanplay6720 Жыл бұрын

Gg Danya

@sittinonthegodamcornerdoindope Жыл бұрын

12:57 WINNIE THE BISH

@LitCactus Жыл бұрын

Lol Danya apologizing for the opponent playing badly

@forrestfootball Жыл бұрын

Post the piece blunder video!

@HoarselyCry Жыл бұрын

Thank you daddy Danya.

@tibbar7459 Жыл бұрын

How do you play the Catalan?

@petergriffin8767 Жыл бұрын

Bro 💀

@justinfoley7136 Жыл бұрын

Ask Magnus

@thomas1588 Жыл бұрын

Where is the piece blunder game he promised in the end? 😭

@manu123mann Жыл бұрын

You make Chess look so easy, even against a 2000.

@tengu8560 Жыл бұрын

I was expecting a nice game to learn and guy blunders in the opening in the most 600 elo possible way 🗿

@SpartanThe300th Жыл бұрын

It was still very instructive. Literally a textbook example how to convert advantage.

@MedicalNemesis Жыл бұрын

You make it look so easy...

@iamjustzach3036 Жыл бұрын

End game videooooooo

@repacharge431 Жыл бұрын

Wheeee

@tom-fd3ze 5 ай бұрын

Easily covert winning position to losing position anytime.

@_A-B_ Жыл бұрын

Blundering a piece yeah we want that!

@NidusFormicarum Жыл бұрын

A 2000-rated player who blunders a peice like that? What? There were so many moves that didn't blunder anything!

@nbeqo Жыл бұрын

No need to print and cut diagrams anymore; I provide my chess students with screenshots so they can save them in organized Folders.

@ruthxk7844 Жыл бұрын

Maybe Hikaru is split between being a "careless" streamer & taking the job to become world champ. I wonder if it means anything to him if he doesn't beat Magnus in the way also.

@kingspart9828 6 ай бұрын

2024

@jagerofwands Жыл бұрын

I should be sleeping

@prinsrob12345 Жыл бұрын

apparently i have a very counterintuitive playing style

@frequensea9434 Жыл бұрын

I want magnus to hit 3000 by the end of his career

@UheReasin Жыл бұрын

Converting Winning positions? Pfft I already know how to convert winning positions into losing positions.

@micahclawrence Жыл бұрын

I can play like a 2000 player apparently

@dmaster20ify Жыл бұрын

Daniel I completely disagree with what you said about magnus's decision. He definately has something to prove as Nepo has matured since that encounter. And if he really has nothing to prove, why would he play with ferusia. ferusia wasn't even close in the candidates. magus must have a love crush on ferusia or something.