somehow i find these games where you sacrifice a piece early on far more instructive than most of the other games. they really demonstrate the importance of squeezing the most amount of potential out of every move.

Best chess educator on the internet imo.

What a polite player, offered a draw while still winning because of the mouse slip

17:18 was a brilliant defensive maneuver since en passant is forced, too bad Danya played an illegal move

37:08 the voice crack actually made me lol 😆

If only I could be this calm when making decisions in my own games. Everything Daniel says and does seems so logical and inevitable. I just want to think like him.

Not even lying, I gained more than 100 rating points just by not resigning too early.

Best chess coach on youtube, everything explained clearly and interactive with the audience. Don't stop making these videos.

"bishop sac variation" :)) i died

Great episode highlighting winning from a losing position (down a piece in the early game), and for high levels how to effectively utilize a pawn storm to win the game (hooks, cavities, when to open center, speed of attack/counter attack, endgame patterns)

Kudos to the opponent who was gentle enough to offer the draw. Super interesting game as always :D

Oh god, this is exactly the kind of game I was looking for. Playing from behind from the start. Thanks for this, great stuff.

I've watched almost every video you post, and I found this one to be especially helpful. My pawn storms never seem to work, and I have new ideas to try. In general, you have made chess fun again, thank you so much for your hard work.

accelerated ruy lopez is my favorite opening

Love watching these videos Danya. So instructive and really entertaining. Keep them coming! Thanks man!

Danya: "That's where we've just gotta pray ..." Me: Wait, wait - that's my main strategy. In EVERY game. There are others?

16:54 I could've used this advice yesterday. Had a crushing attack in my game yesterday: up two pawns, no queens on the board, preparing to either queen a pawn or capture his rook if he wanted to sac it... completely tunnel-visioned on my attack when my opponent moved a pawn that freed his blocked-in bishop, and by ignoring that I moved a pawn of my own preparing to bring my own bishop into the attack, only to completely miss he had a check-fork that allowed him to take my rook and then my knight, which was defended by the rook. Game ended in a draw with a really weird endgame where I had four pawns and a bishop against a rook and two pawns, but I'm still kicking myself over that a day later!

This was very instructive and beautiful. I really like the way Daniel is so articulate and humble enough to explain all these ideas to lower rated audiences to actually teach them and enjoy them. Great stuff 👍🏽

Thank you very much for this type of video, I really appreciate that ❤️

0:16 that 'accelerated ruy lopez' has actually been called the Portuguese opening (not to be confused with the portuguese variation/portuguese gambit in the scandinavian)

Daniel stepping on the gas pedal and accelerating a bit too much :D

Bishop sac is all good and fun, but I really need a video on Queen sac variation cause I do that all the time

Great lesson! Thanks

It’s nice to see such a polite opponent. It feels like I’ve come across so many people on this site who choose to be dicks to others. My biggest pet peeve is all the players who taunt you for taking your time to think in a rapid game.

I watch your speed run every day. Thanks Daniel

Although these concepts do come naturally it always helps to revise Great video:)

Great content !!

Cheers lad for leaving the spoon in the cup whilst drinking! I thought I was the only one.

The chess prophet back again with a wonderfully instructive video :)

You are a legend Danya!

Looking forward to this upcoming game. I typically play the Scotch opening as white, so this will help me expand my opening repertoire.

Danya coming thru as always 💯🤞

You're an amazing teacher.

Very educational. I l9ved it!!

Love the videos Danya, can you do another one similar to the stafford gambit one about openings? thanks :)

that was the Naroditsky Gambit a hyper uber super modern opening

You’re the man Danya

The h-file massacre! That had me laughing!

Daniel is the best👍💯

"i tried to play a accelerated ruy lopez" now that's some innovative chess right there

Hey danya, i think its a good idea to make an entire speedrun of this type of sack a piece at the start so we can all learn to handle position where we blunder heavily early. like maybe 10+0 time control to enable flagging and tricks as well. thanks

Daniel always sips the absolute bare minimum when he drinks lol

brilliant

These are the best

Oh yes, accelerated Vroom Lopez

“Can you revoke a draw?” Hikaru has entered the chat*

At 15:17 that sounds like a question for Hikaru, but he literally doesn't even care.

Danya! Number 1!

What a Mensch this player was.

please keep doing this

By YouSum Live 00:00:49 Unbalancing the position to create attacking chances. 00:01:05 Developing pieces before complicating the situation. 00:01:53 Strategically planning to open up the center. 00:02:29 Castling opposite to opponent's side for unbalancing. 00:03:09 Caution against greed when down a piece. 00:03:17 Defending strategically to maintain position balance. 00:03:53 Patiently developing pieces to avoid hasty mistakes. 00:04:33 Utilizing strategic piece development to maximize position. 00:10:13 Initiating a pawn storm to attack opponent's king side. 00:11:13 Preparing and executing a decisive pawn storm. 00:12:01 Recognizing opponent's blunders and capitalizing on them. 00:12:26 Leveraging pawn structure to open avenues for attack. 00:12:34 Timing and sequencing moves for optimal attack execution. 00:17:26 Demonstrating strategic patience and positional play. 00:20:03 Opening strategy and pawn structure importance. 00:20:30 Center control pivotal for strategic advantage. 00:20:50 King safety in the center as a strategic choice. 00:21:13 Evaluating pawn moves for long-term positional impact. 00:21:33 Consider cumulative factors for effective attacks. 00:22:00 Defensive setup to prevent opponent's attack on g-file. 00:22:47 Avoid creating weaknesses with pawn advances. 00:23:32 Experience-based evaluation of awkward pawn moves. 00:24:24 Importance of not prematurely closing the center. 00:25:27 Strategic pawn sacrifices for attacking chances. 00:30:52 Utilizing hooks and pawn storms for attacking strategies. 00:31:41 Timing and technique in executing pawn advances. 00:34:47 Recognizing and exploiting opponent's weaknesses. 00:35:59 Tactical patterns for exploiting weakened pawn structures. 00:38:49 Leveraging pre-built battery for decisive attacks. 00:39:00 Attacking strategy through pawn storms. 00:39:40 Sacrifice pieces to open files for attacks. 00:39:50 Utilize pawns to weaken opponent's squares. 00:40:22 Precision in pawn storming crucial for success. 00:41:24 Sacrificing pawns strategically for positional gains. 00:42:08 Multi-purpose moves enhance attacking efficiency. 00:44:30 Anchor points using pawns for devastating attacks. 00:45:04 Intuition and calculation balance in attacking strategies. 00:45:39 Flexibility in pawn storming for tactical advantages. By YouSum Live

o_o i was shooked as well

what video did Danya play the bishop sack in? I wanna see what happens after bxa6

5:55 need to keep all pieces close by including queen when you're down material. you don't have the ability anymore to try to do long range tactics that abandon the king

I think you are a great chess teacher. Your speedruns are awesome so far and you explain the concepts in a way it is simple to understand. One suggestion i have for you is to mute when sipping/drinking/eating. It is very annoying for people with misophonia. Besides that everything you do is great!

"Of course we are lost." *Sees mate in 128*

Daniel, what u think about the Rio de Janeiro variation of the berlin defense in the ruy lopes?

Daniel should have so many more subscribers....this is top quality chess coaching and it's free. No offense but there is too much "chess-influencer" garbage on the internet.... Thank you Danya for staying real and creating so much quality content.

Very nice to offer draw

Gut

“We are going e4 and then ba6” *goes e4 and then ba6* oh no guys it was a mouse slip guys, oh no chat, it was a mouse slip chat, so bad, yeh chat im so bad, but I don’t care chat..

beginner here - my line of thinking at 6:17 would have been to take with the knight instead of the queen, because it'd be easier to develop my queen later versus my knight. Thoughts on this?

Around 30:10 Wasn't there a defensive plan for white with Ke8 ... g6 Kg7 and Kh5 ?

What's up with the bishop sac?

Hyperaccelerated ruy lopez 2. Ba6!!

There is no real estate available as the market is too high 😄

My God!!!!! Bishop Sac, !!! GM on 🔥 Fire

More time the beginner has tried, fallen master has Remember that vibe?)

wait when did this bishop sac happen before?

Any mistake question mark?

I think your guess was wrong and they had too much respect for chess to accept your pity draw.

Daniel, nice skin man, looking *smooth*

I thought the title referred to the exchange variation lol

Danya, did you eventually break your mouse?

I think it's funny how Bb5 on move 2 is called the Portuguese opening, of course it's a worse version of the Spanish 😏

*sacs bisop* I'm in

Is this a re-upload? I feel like I've watched this before? That draw offer and story about playing kids sounds familiar 🤔

Rosen vibes :)

Is there any queen sac variation?

37:08

I have to use pawn stroms more

Ruy Lopez martyr bishop variation.

At 17:20 you blundered, only good move is en passant of course!

Why did he sac the bishop?

bishop blunder variation

Eric Rosen called.....

"This is totally losing." Not at a 1300-point rating difference.

Day 16 of saying you're the king danya, love your energy and your personality. you make the best content. instructional and entertaining

Now I feel like a fool for believing it was a bad move in the previous video. Oh, well. Won't be the last time. :)

time to blunder halfway through the game when you have almost no pieces

ayee lesgo danyal second

The man took a free bishop with his knight but never ever moved his knight again to get it into the game. Computer says +3 but to me it was a draw until he moved that knight xD

37:17 what about rook f8

your pieces don’t always have to climb Rome in a day in 3 moves or less

100 buck this is the next chess youtuber to break 1 mill sub.

are those your real eyes or contact lenses

What's my compensation here?

Who else is watching this instead of fireworks?

Duuuuude........I'm starting to think your mouse hates you.....

Again?!? So to get to 1550, first blunder a piece