Danya: In the higher ratings I will not be explaining basic concepts in the opening or basic tactics Also Danya: Since the pawn captures diagonally, it's protecting F6
@DallenRex2 жыл бұрын
The opponent won't be forgetting this one for at least a decade.
@abhigyandatta20082 жыл бұрын
Let's be honest. We all knew what was coming the moment Danya pointed out that the King was boxed in.
@lucmermans372 жыл бұрын
Not from a 1900
@hal0jump3r2 жыл бұрын
with 11 minutes on the clock.... you gotta retire from chess at that point
@usageunit Жыл бұрын
I heard Danya's voice in my head: "Imagine if a knight were to appear on d6. That would be checkmate." Just turned out to be f6 in the game.
@rumpelRAINS2 жыл бұрын
Imagine learning all that smith morra theory and then blundering mate in 1
@Mathijs_A2 жыл бұрын
It doesn't seem his opponent knew a lot of theory, since they were thinking quite a bit after Nd5
@thesnackbandit2 жыл бұрын
I mean clearly the opponent did not know any theory because of how long they thought after Nd5
@mutex10242 жыл бұрын
It seems like his opponent didn't really know all that much theory given how long they thought after Nd5. Just guessing...
@atcryan43212 жыл бұрын
he thought for a bit after Nd5 so unlikely he knew the theory tbh
@lorenzolaneve9360 Жыл бұрын
He probabilly already faced the Smith Morra before, but he was probabilly not very familiari with that knight sac idea
@dominater52 жыл бұрын
one thing danya doesnt mention when analyzing with an engine is that if an engine shows an advantage you should look at how many lines maintain that advantage and if its exactly one move then its likely a very hard position to play unless the move is terribly obvious.
@DudeTastic132 жыл бұрын
Very well said. Sometimes I also look at a seemingly equal position after the game (materials equality) and the engine gives a plus 3 ... and I wouldn't understand why. I tried to follow the exact 1 line and with the crazy computer idea and I just give up. I totally agree that people (esp under 1500) don't really learn a whole lot by following those advance computer ideas. I'd much rather play solid positions and stick to the ideas I know, either exert enough pressure to induce a blunder, or slowly build up a positional advantage over time, or just winning a pawn here and there to take it to an end game. I didn't understand why Danya wasn't too fond of the engine-eval ... but the more he explains the more I understand his rationale behind that claim now.
@alexwiththeglasses2 жыл бұрын
@@DudeTastic13 Wading through my chess beginner mess I at least see the problem. Hoping GM Danya makes some kind of “analyzing games” video someday to hear his thoughts & suggestions🤞
@paulgoogol26522 жыл бұрын
Yup, in very complex positions I wouldn't trust the engine. But masters do so very much because they know it is worth analyzing and actually studying variations.
@mrpocock2 жыл бұрын
Right!?! The number itself is nearly meaningless. You also need some idea of the number of moves that maintain advantage or lose it, if there are close mates or draws, material, and transposition. But that kind of analytics could be overwhelming.
@Vandalgia2 жыл бұрын
Well put. This line is very sharp. I think everyone under 2000 would easily blunders here and there, given how little variations is there that would give black an advantage or even time to consolidate.
@RaptureReady20252 жыл бұрын
Marc Essermans book “Mayhem in the Morra” is hands down the best book I’ve bought off chessable. The tactics are insane!! Highly recommended.
@jackson322 жыл бұрын
True it can make you deadly in the SM, but it requires a lot time to learn all the lines but on the other hand black going into the SM is easily the most common move, so it is a good investment in time. I would play it but I don't have that much time to devote to chess, you do have to be ready to play a bunch of other moves too.
@aubreystewart37722 жыл бұрын
I’ve been playing the morra for about 10 years now. Started playing it when I was around 15. Saw it on Kingscrusher’s ICC blitz KZfaq videos. Bought Mayhem in the Morra when I was 18. By far, and it’s not even close, my favorite chess book. The writing is engaging and hilarious. The lines are crazy. The romantic spirit seeps through every variation. Cannot recommend it highly enough. I’m 1800 USCF now and the Morra is still my weapon of choice against the Sicilian.
@chrisbeaudoin98182 жыл бұрын
I've been playing the alapin against the Sicilian forever now and I'm 1700 chess com. This video is making me want to play the Smith morra now
@Kuribohdudalala2 жыл бұрын
@@chrisbeaudoin9818 you can do both!! When black declines the Morra it transposes into the alapin!
@chrisbeaudoin98182 жыл бұрын
@@Kuribohdudalala holy shit you're a genius. Gonna look into this today
@wilfredpease97852 жыл бұрын
@@chrisbeaudoin9818 I found it the alapin to be perfect for me until about 1900. After that I found I could never really get an advantage after the D5 line from black
@mateusmendonca9552 жыл бұрын
@@wilfredpease9785 I am just 1600, but there is a Chessable course on the Alapin, and it makes me hope for the D5 line... The short and sweet one, I don’t remember the name of the author, but, if I am not mistaken, it was made by a Norwegian to Jorden Van Forrest, on the Tata Steel 2019, or 2020. It is all about fighting for an advantage, no main line stuff.
@TheBlueSkateboard2 жыл бұрын
Keep the videos coming Danya. I have watched every single speed run and instantly click every single speed run that is released. I fuckin love this series my Elo is only going up and I'm barely playing these days just watching your videos
@worsethanjoerogan80612 жыл бұрын
Brutal checkmate. That's the kind of move I'd make🤣
@Yea___2 жыл бұрын
@Adal Heathen you dont understand the point of this channel
@PhildoBaggins2 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure I've done it
@thegrandyata2 жыл бұрын
You're my biggest inspiration as a chess player.
@danicajohnson26642 жыл бұрын
There still hasn't been a single Morra game in the speedrun where Danya has been able to showcase the true power of the gambit. Most have just been really anticlimactic blunders by black.
@tylerjohnson23362 жыл бұрын
It’s insane how fast people fold against this opening. Other super aggressive gambits like the Danish will see way more resilient counterplay across all content creators. But every time I’ve ever seen Danya use the smith morra the opponent crumbles immediately.
@tacticalchunder12072 жыл бұрын
I wouldn’t really say that isn’t showing the power though. He piles on so much pressure with it that his opponents just buckle.
@pepega33442 жыл бұрын
what is the true power of it?
@Kuribohdudalala2 жыл бұрын
That’s sorta the point though. It’s just so tactically fluid
@marcofrey29032 жыл бұрын
@@pepega3344 The true power is that it has no refutation to date, definitely not "losing" even by computer standards, and is very unnatural to play for black while white, if they're studied in the basic principles and tactics, usually finds very dangerous moves.
@vincentpanhuysen97712 жыл бұрын
I had an 11 move win in the Morra against a 1950 in a classical OTB game this week. After I put the knight on d5, my opponent just collapsed. Psychologically such a strong opening.
@whywouldyoukap84622 жыл бұрын
Hey Danya, really enjoy these videos. I have recently climbed my blitz rating from about 800 to 1200 by playing the Smith Morra and Sicilian even with no prep and just my tactics. Thank you for being a legend
@xaviserra22272 жыл бұрын
I think Daniel's explanations are fantastic in all his videos, I learn a lot with them. But I would like to see another kind of openings, for example Philidor, Caro Pirc, Reti... Thanks for your work!
@MarioMartinazzi2 жыл бұрын
For me is the opposite, i love these speedruns because he used 2-3 openings, so it's possible to see different lines. You can check also older speedruns like oh my lands
@johndavidallison7601 Жыл бұрын
Philidor is trash, caro is too easy to destroy, pirc is lame, and reti is like the vegan opening of chess. He definitely doesn’t need to cover those openings.
@7rodo4 ай бұрын
@@johndavidallison7601you cooked those opening damn
@NestorMandela2 жыл бұрын
I'd really love to see a video about those 10-15 fundamental books in any chess library.
The guy wanted to play g5. Thought for about a minute about it, played it anyway and did not realize mate in 1. 1900s
@JohSmith2 жыл бұрын
I was disappointed by the short game but actually liked the analysis, this gambit is awesome.
@Ratatosk802 жыл бұрын
Just wanted to say thanks for the speedrun series. I watched every single one over the course of some weeks. Started playing shortly after that. Been playing for 3 weeks now. Used to play occasionally against the windows computer and sometimes watch chess games as entertainment but had never played online or in real life. The strategical insight from watching the speedruns has ben amazing. I'm 1300 now online in 10 min games with something like 100 wins and 40 losses (started at lowest possible rating so required lots of games to climb). I think I can keep climbing quite a bit yet. I know it's low rating but still seems pretty fast progress. Have been doing TONS of chess puzzles as well since I started watching the speedruns. That's obviously key for improving quickly. I do feel like the strategical insight from your vidoes though has given me a big edge at this lower rating. I don't know any openings in depth but I almost always get an advantage out of the opening by just trying to adapt what I have learned from the speedruns. Usually play pirc, hyper/accel dragon as black and ruy lopez, c3 sicilian as white. Losses has been either blunders or running out of time because I am to slow in the opening and early middle game. Anyways keep up the great work. Chess is awesome. :)
@GetOverHer32 жыл бұрын
The opponent is probably like "WHY THE HELL DIDNT I TAKE THAT KNIGHT?!"
@3rescan2 жыл бұрын
no
@Mathijs_A2 жыл бұрын
No, it was a very deliberate decision, the opponent knew what was coming after Re1
@Jake6Enjoyer2 жыл бұрын
Bro danya went crazy he sacs a piece every game now. lol and he said on the beginning of the speedrun that hes gonna play solidly
@mrpocock2 жыл бұрын
Different rating range
@gnikdroy2 жыл бұрын
This was hardly a piece sac though. You win back material immediately.
@Jake6Enjoyer2 жыл бұрын
@@gnikdroy But if he doesnt take the position just seems shitty for white. the opponent just hung mate anyway
@RidingBones2 жыл бұрын
In my day.... Says a guy in his 20s, hahaha. Thanks for the videos, love what you are doing for chess. Keep up the good work!
@TheMarksT2 жыл бұрын
And like a magnet, the exact wrong move is made! Yeah, pressure induced! Gg, good lesson.
@dlk3392 жыл бұрын
You should put together a must have reading list for chess books. Could even turn it into a video for content.
@juanortiz94452 жыл бұрын
he already did that
@vukojebinaa2 жыл бұрын
@@juanortiz9445 Where can we find it?
@juanortiz94452 жыл бұрын
@@vukojebinaa its here in his channel, just search for chess books naroditsky or something and it will be the first video
@tothanhhai46926 ай бұрын
Thank you
@pablocardoso3626Ай бұрын
Beautiful
@furiousangel89602 жыл бұрын
best chess channel ever,tnx daniel
@logix70062 жыл бұрын
1900 hung mate in 1
@Kuribohdudalala2 жыл бұрын
Definelty get mayhem in the Morra. Genuinely the best chess book I’ve ever read.
@lyingcat90222 жыл бұрын
Daniel “The Prophet” Naroditsky!!!
@CheekyChristos2 жыл бұрын
My favourite teacher. Thank you
@nbi42202 жыл бұрын
Accurate moves by white, but as you pointed out d6 is the move for black. It's uncomfortable for black, but after d6 black unwinds because the d5 knight is now under threat because black can clog the e file with Ne5 at the right time (obviously black doesn't mind losing a pawn if a piece was won in the meantime). Black just needs to keep his cool and not panic which is true of many black opening schemes. As a NM who has played both sides of the Morra for 30+ years I can attest to the value of Esserman's book. I would recommend this book not just for those who want to play either side of the Morra, but to anyone wanting a better understanding of how positional play and initiative are related. The Morra exemplifies the famous Fischer quote "tactics flow from strong positions". And that's the challenge for black - avoiding a fatal compromising of the position while muting the white initiative. Objectively I don't think the Morra is sound (and Esserman underestimates some of the black set ups), but you need to be a stout defender to prove that. Everybody loves to gambit a pawn and attack, but players need to work on their defensive skills as well. Sometimes it pays to play like Iron Tigran. It still is one of my blitz favorites though.
@buffalodebill79862 жыл бұрын
Funny.. In a position roughly @8:50, I would have semi-instinctively went for a 'hope-chess-variation' with Bf6, but looking at the position for ~30 seconds, I figured it would have been a very bad move :-)
@aero78482 жыл бұрын
And it was in this position we start a completely new game
@FerrisMcLauren2 жыл бұрын
thank you for this content
@alexf01012 жыл бұрын
thanks
@jackson322 жыл бұрын
In the line played, on lichess opening explorer, after h6 Bh4, g5 is the most played move! Average rating 2146!! Then Nf6 checkmate is played only 8 out of 17 times!!! Average rating of players that did not play Nf6 checkmate is about 2200!!!
@monstermagnet31502 жыл бұрын
Thanks for raisng the fact night checkmates are the hardest to spot !
@alexwiththeglasses2 жыл бұрын
Newbie note to future mediocre me… do not accept the Morra😆 I want to echo the suggestion of a minimal chess library video. I’d also love to see a more in-depth look at analyzing one’s own games (not assuming any “chess partner” or money/luck for solid coaching, etc.). That’d be such a valuable chess-for-life skill! I’ve already looked at several videos about it and am, well, less than impressed. The GM Danya take would be so valuable.
@AbeKenney2 жыл бұрын
I love that you talk about books first thing! But I prefer collecting sheet music!
@vincentpanhuysen97712 жыл бұрын
After Na5 Esserman plays Bd5. After exchanging on b7, white can often throw the knight on d5 even after having put the bishop there. Amazing right?
@xMartyZz2 жыл бұрын
I'm kind of proud of myself for seeing Be3 Nxd5! Not sure I would have spotted that in a real game, as I would probably have just played exd5 immediately as black. You are making me want to learn the Smith Morra, Danya! Great video as always, great shame the opponent blundered the mate, it could have led to interesting positions otherwise.
@TheDannytaz2 жыл бұрын
I'd recommend Mark's book. It's really in depth and amazing
@Htowntilidrown2 жыл бұрын
How does a 1900 think for a minute and miss smothered mate in 1? Guess thats just what playing Danya does to you.
@claudiog76922 жыл бұрын
Because online ratings are all messed up, classical FIDE ratings are all that matter
@pk100062 жыл бұрын
Epic Mate!
@mikeb86742 жыл бұрын
I was feeling terrible after blundering a mate in a level endgame - just trapped my king and snuffed it. Watching someone 500 points better do this makes me feel slightly better.
@KF12 жыл бұрын
yep everybody makes mistakes, not just you
@gregoriolobato30332 жыл бұрын
Danya "the python" Naroditsky
@JohnDoe-zh6cp2 жыл бұрын
Hey Danya, I was wondering if you've ever seen/tried a new game that came out called "Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate." It's based on chess rules but with some significant twists and is gaining some traction in the twitch sphere. I'm really interested in seeing how a GM would approach it.
@paulgoogol26522 жыл бұрын
The white pawn on d6 is thematic for the Halloween Gambit for which also a pony is sacrificed. But in this gambit black is slower to develop with this c5 nonsense. The biggest difference is the other knight gets saced so in the Halloween game Nb5 and Nc7 is a common threat.
@Jaylooker2 жыл бұрын
The last few moves were similar to Radjabov vs. Anand World Blitz Championship 2006
@maximorumba2 жыл бұрын
Danya, would you be able to try a delayed alapin (1.e4 2.Nf3 3.c3) sometime?
@T-Dogg1212 жыл бұрын
No
@crazyboysince19982 жыл бұрын
On the subject of books, games collection books are good. I started playing 7 or 8 months ago. I got stuck around 800 then read my 60 memorable games. After I read that book I went from 800 to now being 1300. This is on lichess I'm actually 1100 over the board I think. I don't play much over the board because of anxiety but when I have played I drew against an 1800 at my club. I've never played tournaments or anything though so not amazing but I will say getting past 1000 was mostly down to me reading my 60 memorable games
@danielvanzandt42382 жыл бұрын
These vids brought me from 1500 to 1900
@ALCATRAAAZZ2 жыл бұрын
The most difficult thing in Morra is to keep the initiative. As soon as black gets to trade and block in his position white knows he runs out of ideas and has to go into end game. Usually a pawn down. For black I recommend to play accelerated dragon against Morra. There you have a late middlegame at around move 6
@Kuribohdudalala2 жыл бұрын
Cap. Early g6 beats new Morra players, but I’d go as far as to say it just loses once white knows theory
@ALCATRAAAZZ2 жыл бұрын
@@KuribohdudalalaI would say that any opening is trash if the opponent knows all of the theory. The difference is g6 lines appart from others is that there for white, if black knows theory, is nothing better to do than to go in the late middle game right away.
@Kuribohdudalala2 жыл бұрын
@@ALCATRAAAZZ mad cap
@armwrestlingfan68042 жыл бұрын
crazy sacrifice had no idea u could do that
@MrJoosebawkz2 жыл бұрын
Wow today I learned I play around the level of a 1900 (blunder M1 out of the opening)
@Mathijs_A2 жыл бұрын
I wanted to laugh at this 1900, but then rememberd I blundered the 8 move caro kann smothered mate when I was 1900 myself
@marcofrey29032 жыл бұрын
Mayhem in the Morra doesn't cover 8...Bb7 but Esserman plays rook E1 in response, saving Nd5 for later where that rook eyes the king.
@denisdemonte152 жыл бұрын
danya's videos have replaced my chess library
@Blaaww12 жыл бұрын
The prophet has arrived
@hippriest87332 жыл бұрын
thank you mr editor for the time you put into putting these vids up for us youtube plebs
@floater1562 жыл бұрын
Daniel, I just purchases the mayhem book you recommend. What are the 15 books you recommend?
@jeffreyepiscopo4 ай бұрын
I’m rated about 1100, do you have any book recommendations for me? Great videos, you rock
@gengar678 Жыл бұрын
how is it possible that I play people have this rating and they never blunder like this...:) great series though, thank you very much
@georgiosgiovanis82202 жыл бұрын
why this feels that I have seen this video many times although is new
@JR-jz4ts2 жыл бұрын
Seems like the 3 or 4 am game is always the most instructive lol
@poundcayx2 жыл бұрын
at 20:52 for example, why is d6 strong for black? i cant see how it aids development in any way. is it just to prevent white from pushing d6 in the event of takes twice on d5, opening up that possibility of taking the knight?
@user-xs6wl8hg1u2 жыл бұрын
I think it’s just a multi-purposeful move. You push a pawn, gaining some space in the center, covering the e5 square, giving space for queen and, what’s also important, prevent Nc7 ideas after Bg3 for white. You just don’t immediately have a game-changing move for black so you have to gradually strengthen your position. Great question, by the way!
@poundcayx2 жыл бұрын
@@user-xs6wl8hg1u ahh i didn't notice that Bg3 idea. all that makes a whole lot of sense. i thought it was odd with how it really limits blacks dark square bishop, but i guess its not like it was going to move away from f8 anytime soon. thanks for the response!
@VincentMusolino2 жыл бұрын
1900 blunders mate in 1. Wow.
@sentryogmixmaster2 жыл бұрын
well at least we know his opponent doesn't cheat! 🧐
@eridu772 жыл бұрын
He cheated to get a 1900 rating
@oliverjackson37612 жыл бұрын
all books are online for free if you do your research
@hellopleychess31902 жыл бұрын
I feel tempted to laugh about this
@sagov92 жыл бұрын
for a 1900 with plenty of time, this is just shocking
@ignacypaderewski26852 жыл бұрын
I honestly don’t get how a 1900 can blunder a mate in 1 like this… maybe got nervous knowing he’s playing The Sensei himself?
@user-ti2pk1iu9z2 жыл бұрын
How can someone watch you in live? I just never see it..
@kennethlewis38702 жыл бұрын
Maybe online chess ratings are sometimes massively inflated?? How can a player of that "caliber" miss a simple 1 move mating threat??
@xx-vg5fj2 жыл бұрын
🐐🐐
@starship17012 жыл бұрын
He says you don't need more than 10 or 15 books as if it's normal to get that many books about chess lol
@TheMrInfantaria2 жыл бұрын
Its normal to get A LOT more. If you are a chess player which is the people he is talking to. Not the twitch fanboys who watch this for the lols
@ryanboyd47702 жыл бұрын
woohooo!
@ahmadazab78532 жыл бұрын
9:03
@joelleclair51382 жыл бұрын
Would it be possible to play 10+0? Love your speedrun and explanation i just find the 15 min to be too long…
@jeremytan7392 жыл бұрын
The old series are of that length
@chessgains80752 жыл бұрын
noo. Most videos on youtube are on shorter games.
@solomonherskowitz2 жыл бұрын
Gambit accepted, and the video is exactly 22 minutes long. uh oh!
@oliverballard89462 жыл бұрын
Why not other openings besides scotch and smith morra? If you have salty Keynesian managers tell them to go away and that they are not needed.
@mouwersor2 жыл бұрын
1900 just blundered mate in 1... wow
@kacpergrzegorz2 жыл бұрын
Polska Gurom!
@menty66332 жыл бұрын
Surprising to see a 1900 rated player miss that with ample thinking time tbh.
@agb6012 жыл бұрын
nah we all do stupid mistakes at 1900 from time to time. After a long day of work or some headache and i want to play chess i feel more like a 900 than 1900
@jovohodzic5082 жыл бұрын
Managed to trash WIM with Smith-Morra gambit and ended up literally handing her over the queen for free. :(
@Al-gv5uw2 жыл бұрын
I dare you to call a bar during candidates and ask for Ben oni
@Al-gv5uw2 жыл бұрын
His fridge won’t fridge again
@Mikesco102 жыл бұрын
7/10 id see that mate in a bullet game let alone rapid. pretty embarrassing for 1900
@ryanbarker65622 жыл бұрын
gold tokens
@brennencrippen32 жыл бұрын
Danya not only have you increased my chess rating but also my ladies rating. My ladies rating was 1000 before watching your videos now im 1300 SCORE!
@fujiapple96752 жыл бұрын
At 8:54, the Prophet strikes again! 😱9:30
@MaybeBrady2 жыл бұрын
Another clip for the prophet compilation
@faizanali.2 жыл бұрын
Can you play the game 1.f3 2.e5 3.g4?🙂
@ashrafyousif5702 жыл бұрын
Please d4 We want d4
@violenttendency93282 жыл бұрын
first?
@jakobkinz1234562 жыл бұрын
shit boy u fast
@violenttendency93282 жыл бұрын
lol I can't believe the timing, just got into bed and checked for a video and boom it appeared
@murrakamiii2 жыл бұрын
You know speedrun means fast right? Not over 3 months lmao
@sohamvirkar8022 жыл бұрын
Stop putting such 1 move blunder games dude, theyre such mood killers