Opponent: Haha, made him think. Daniel: *Explaining why the move was horrible.*

The fact that all these lessons are free straight from a GM is just amazing.

The first 2 opponents really be following the Finegold rule:" Don't develop your pieces because your opponent might take them".

It’s crazy how simple Danya makes chess look. He truly does nothing special in terms of plans/tactics in these speed runs yet runs everyone off the board. It gives me hope!

For breakfast this morning, I decided to bite on some granite.

You are among the only few chess channels that really inspire me to get better at chess, thank you Daniel

Woo I love how the vids have been getting longer but the daily upload schedule is still being maintained, shoutout to Danya and also Clyde for all the love and hard work that goes into the series❤️

I’ve literally been going to your channel every day waiting for another oh my lands!

it's so funny how danya is a master of precision and can talk no stop for hours without messing any single concept or sentence. but he KEEPS calling the tip of the pawn chain the base. has been like that forever and i just lose it everytime haha great video as always

6:50 am and already learning chess with one of the bests . Thanks for all the content ❤️

At only 169k subs I feel like Danya's channel is the absolute best kept secret on the Internet right now! Cheers my man! 👍🏻🍻😊

So early even the prophet didn't see me coming

So great to see that patient attack in the last game. Has that inevitable feeling like a steamroller just rolling down a hill. You don’t know exactly how it will play out but something is going to get crushed.

Daniel, you should consider making some opening theory videos! I feel like you'd do a great job at it, explaining the theory

You're so humble, that's one of the things that makes you a great teacher. Thank you for consistently uploading such high quality videos! After I have started watching you, I've improved so much in chess. Again, thank you! 😊

Thank you Daniel!! Your lessons are very instructive and memorable!! I appreciate that you explain opening ideas with examples and tactics.

Move 3: Lets learn how to play closed positions Move 7: Play c4 and blast open the position

Was just thinking I'd love to watch another chess speedrun. Great timing, Danya!

33:15 Rd6 reminds me of the game between Stockfish 8 and Alpha Zero where Alpha Zero dominated on the dark squares, putting the rooks on the 6th rank to cramp black's position.

The last thing an unsuspecting victim hears before being brutally beaten (on the chess board): „this is an instructive moment“

thank you for teaching chess, i played some games after i discovered your masterclass videos and it gave me a real boost, i think more and blunder way less.

Queen’s Gambit: 0:14, 21:27 Caro Kann: 13:42

Danya radiates the energy of my favorite professor! Thank you so much!

Thanks for your hard work on the streams and speed run videos we greatly appreciate the content especially when you help us get better 💙💯

i have recently discoverd this channel, i knew that daniel was amazing gm, but this is too much, thank you

Very instructive! Thank you

What a wealth of information. Thank you very much for posting these videos.

Danya I just got my friend into chess, and I think these videos are gonna be really helpful in teaching him, since you are far more instructive than my 1500 (online not Fide self). It also doesn't help that I've played d4 like 4 times in my life. Anyway, thanks for posting this instructional (and increasingly longform) content

Hi Daniel. I'm new to your channel. I want to thank you for teaching us, even though you certainly have better ways to spend your time. Very kind of you! Bless you, mate. Cheers.

From watching these videos I no longer call my Knight, my horsey... okay... that's a lie... but the truth is, I always get something from these videos. There's always a really instructive moment. :)

thank you danya been watching since the beginning and will till the end

Daniel, your master classes are truly underrated. Thank you for providing us with these informational videos free of cost.

Just reached a new peak, very though games but was following your guidance, thanks

Really enjoying this run!! Just wanted to know what these Type 1 and 2 pieces are and where I can learn more about these

Thank you for the great analysis.. You definitely should make your course..

I'm in love with your content ! OMG! daniel !

Daniel, I don’t know if you will ever see this, but you are a CHAMPION! I’ve learned so much and gotten so much better at chess watching your videos. For a casual chess player that doesn’t want to pay for a coach, I get invaluable lessons for free that I am able to use to whoop up on my coworkers. My hat goes off to you and I wish you the happiest, most successful life you could ever want.

This is just so simple and instructive for a beginner like myself, but I just throw everything out of the window when I actually play online.

I just played a game with 98.0 accuracy and destroyed black with queens gambit... Im on cloud nine rn, I want to thank you for these videos. I've been following this speedrun since 3 weeks and I can see the improvement in my game. I can't thank you enough. P.S. - you are my favourite chess player.

The Difference between chess YTubers.... Eric Rosen: _"Oh look, long castles is mate. This is something I discuss in my London course."_ Levi Rozman: _"I ALSO HAVE ONE! Buy my course I'M REALLY GOOD!!"_ Daniel Narioditsky: _"You see this move? Reminds me of my game vs Karpov, though I'm going to stop and ask questions to make sure you're understanding. It's important to know how to BBQ a steak just right."_

15:29 I have a belief people play that way because they once had a fantastic game playing those moves, and hence they try it in every game.

Danya bossing on my favourite board again! 👍🏻❤️

French - og close position ( d4e6 *e4d5 e5! close it up) Structural weakness or opening advantage >>think abt Opening up the center >> by playing c4 to undermine his pawn chain

I don’t know if you will reply to this but I have a few questions. Other than puzzles and games, what are ways to improve at chess? And you talk about not bringing out the queen early, so when is it correct to bring it out? Or does that depend? If you like several moves, how do you know which one to make?

Absolutely fabulous.

Hi Daniel, at 46:00 in the video, wouldn't Bg5 still be a worthwile move as it provokes the pawn push, permanently weakening the E6 square. After which the plan in the video can still be executed?

First of all thank you Dany for your job, in my opinion it ‘s incredibile instructive. I ve a question for you if you ve time.. I m an Italian player rated fide 1504. I’m studing The king’s indian defence for black, but my coach thinks that is too difficult to learn and not in my style of play. He thinks that i must begin to study bogo and nimzo indian against d4. I think that The kid can learn to me tactics and i love study kid, i m exaited when i see kasparov or nakamura (or naroditsky) kid games. In your opinion The king’s indian defence is a good choice for a beginner?

"You should be obsessed with the health and safety of your queen. You should make sure its....vaccinated first" Danya - 2021

at 4:30 why couldnt the opponent have bongclouded Ke7 preventing Qxd8; although it comes with the obvious weakening of the king

Great games and geat lesson for us

45:58 I bet Na1 to go to b5 (Same as Sardoche game vs Ludwig:) on another note the centralized piece principal is True because if I create randomized position the ones with the piece in the middle will on average be better placed because they have access to more square but it does not stop the possibility that a piece in the corner deliver checkmate or win a piece. It is just much much less frequent statistically.

Hey dayna didnt you say in a few videos ago having a king that can't castle isnt bad if there arent queens on the board?

Great videos. Would love to see some English opening in this series!

Смотрю каждое утро за завтраком)

at 24:49 what was the tactic that worried Danya about Bb5 pinning the knight?

I wish he could post like 8 of these videos a day I love them

When he has 3 games on these uploads its the best chess content on YT

Thank you a lot

Is there a book, article, or puzzles to work on seeing weak/strong squares? In the last game finding that pawn to c4 is such a move I wouldn’t see or I’d find it by chance.

Great lesson on how to use those 'screwdrivers' Daniel (of chess -- knights) -- fixing how do I win this problem, lol. Ggs thanks.

@17:52 the prophet reads my 800-rated mind

Please keep up the great content Daniel, helps improve my game so much and understand my shortcomings. Legend

Insane how easy you make this look. I am on this level (1200-1300) and my games are never that easy. That is, of course, because you are playing it optimal. Really nice to see. Trying to reach 1400 on stream next, I hope it happens soon haha

I love how slowly and methodically he's explaining stuff while obliterating players

I only play Against the Queen's Gambit, i'm a e4 player but this video helped me a lot to understand the positions

Black can definitely defend the rook in the Qf3 trap of the QGA line. Sac the knight, defend the check with your bishop and the queen defends the rook.

This video got me past 1200 ELO. Thank you!

Queen's Gambit? Let's go!!!!

i heckin love danya

Quality content.

Is bishop f4 instead of nf3 playable? Maybe the 2nd or 3rd best move in the position? I was thinking if he takes, you could win the exchange so bishop and a pawn for a rook. (The position at 11:44)

straight up crushed the first dude

Hello,GM Daniel Naroditsky,I would like to ask in the analysis of the first game,you said that after 8.Nf3 Nxe5 9.0-0 Nc6 10.Re1 f5 11.Bf4,everyone should how much of a disaster this is for black because I think black may still defend with 11...Bd6.And second question,after 9.0-0 were you not worried about black consolidating with 9...Bf4,defending the knight then soon playing Be7 then castling kingside.I am very sorry for the inconvenience.

ah, it's too bad the person playing the QGA played it so weird with h6. i like playing QGA myself and would have liked to see how you play it when your opponent doesn't play a terrible 3rd move.

Out of curiosity I was wondering can you teach an old man to play good enough to reach 2000 elo? I'm 53. I've been subscribed since your first speed run I believe and your videos are very instructive and have helped me. To be clear, is it possible for a 53 year old to reach 2000 elo?

The most common immediate response is Nf3 (usually followed by e3) rather than either e3 or e4 though right

4:50 what are the various types of undefended pieces?

I love when people accept the Queen's gambit, and I can grab control of the center, and win back the pawn by developing my light square bishop.

"f6 is fine" :O

Me: Rd6 Danya: good move! Me: *widepeepohappy noises*

Ive got a question, maybe someone can help me. What are some rather agressive d4 openings? Because Daniel said that queens gambit is rather solid...

I was unable to break pass 1000 elo. Since watching Daniel my elo jump to 1300

Nice video again. Please play kings gambit leonardi's variation sometime. I want to perfect it.keep up the good work.

Where does the name Oh My Lands come from?

Have you published that article yet? I really want to read "Daniel Naroditsky is Going to Sleep"

I feel like desttoying my opponents after watching your videos. I get better though but not destroying them the way I imagined it. lol

Mantap mas sandi masuk tipiii lawan danya

What are type 1 and 2 pieces? Crap I need to learn something. 👍. Great video, thanks

Oh my lands!! He uploaded a 50 minute video

Does anyone know why black doesn't play ...Ke7 after Bxf7+ ? Wouldn't that still defend the queen or am I missing something? 4:25

Gut

Didn't understand why pinning the knight was not a good idea (minute 24:30-25:00) Besides, great thanks for your instructive content

matches 0:16 13:40 21:26

Turning into my favorite player

Make sure to vaccinate the queen! LOL, this gameplay is above way above my rating, but I still feel like I'm learning a lot with the slower play and explanations, great videos!

7:34 well it is a sacrifice in return, traditionally a countergambit is any gambit as black

35:03 queen takes d8 sacrifice instead of knight takes e6 leads to an endgame where white is up a knight against blacks pawns. knight takes e6 is def better but I thought that was cool lol

+100 Respect

Can someone explain what Danya means by Type 1 and Type 2 undefended pieces? I'm relatively new to his videos - cheers :)

19:35 "And that's how you punish a move like 4. Qd2"