I hope all the young players realize what a privilege these videos are. We get to watch an actual GRANDMASTER play games against opponents of all levels and explain his thinking behind every move. This kind of content is priceless, and we're getting it for free!

Danya I'm going through a hard time (Broke college student, depression, drugs, etc) and these videos really make my day. Thank you for all the work that u put in them, I think I've watched every single one of this speedrun, they mean a lot to me. Thank you

Thank you, grandmaster danya. I drink your sacred chess nectar from the chalice, it cleanses my soul.

Wildly rare opening, high level middle game, and a super rich endgame. What an incredible game!

Danya is single handedly the best content creator for players trying to get better at chess :)

The analysis starting at 35:09 is the best I’ve seen by any grandmaster ever

I can’t express how much these videos mean to me. Thank you so much, Danya!

Huuuuuuge props to your opponent. This was an incredibly well played game.

That monopoly example when explaining square control was such a good analogy man

This is still the best channel according to me.. Such a privilege to watch a GM playing

Every time he says, "So, what should we do here?" I can't help thinking, "Well, you tell me. You're the grandmaster." It's like Tiger Woods asking you, "Which club should I use?" :) I'm just being snarky. Obviously, Daniel is trying to get us to think for ourselves. I think he's probably the best online chess instructor. I always learn something after watching his videos.

I love the live calculations at 9:50 very insightful on how you decide between lines and helps the viewers follow you

First time actually seeing it as premiere, got me excited 💪🏻

This was riveting! Thanks for this video

Danya be like: Am I sweating? Nah it's just rain, this fool could never make me sweat

Hey Daniel, your videos are so amazing! Thanks so much for creating this content

This is great!, I've always had problems playing against the Halloween gambit, I will have to look up the theory on this opening

a wonderful video with a wonderful game! thanks a lot

Always look forward to these when they pop up in my feed

This is probably one of the best analysis videos I’ve seen on this channel.

This video is a gem! What great analysis. I got so much out of it!

Pumped for this episode

LOVE DANYA🤝🏼 You don’t understand how much your vids have helped me man! In chess and in my life! Keep it up and hope you’re well

All of your videos are relaxing to watch, even this one. I watch them anytime I'm trying to unwind

Fantastic! Just as I was studying the Halloween Gambit 😁

Fantastic video

Great, educational game, Danya. Thanks!

Good luck in the tournament today. 2 awesome streamers head to head!!

Very entertaining, edge of my seat game

soo good. God this guy just continues to churn out gem after gem.

Ridiculous high level of analysis. I watched the whole thing and chess is just a small hobby for me!

Can’t sleep well without the daily speed run vid before bed, right on time

Incredible content sir

Danya helped me save 20% on my car insurance

i just wanted to recognize: the thumbnail game has been improving with every single video!!!! every time a new one of these comes out, i think "damn thats a cool thumbnail" without fail

Amazing content

I am learning so much from you, Danya. Thank you

The fact that a GM have to give back the piece in fear of not be able to play accurate enough speaks about how complex and brutal the game is. I hate/Love Chess. Keep going sensei!!! I will support your work as soon as I can!!!!

Sick game. Unreal.

Such good videos.

Danya, diplomatically and subtly catches up a stream sniper without saying a word about it. Brilliant tactics all over the place. Respect.

4:32 Gary K coming out naturally in Danyas voice 😅

35:25 Nb4 works aswell and it doesnt even need the fork, because after Bxa7 Nd3 it defends the f2 square from the bishop. (cool sidefact: the engine doesnt consider Nb4 until you plug it in, then it thinks it´s the best)

Thanks for the video I love you

I followed IM John Watson's line from "Taming Wild Chess Openings" and kept both knights and like Danya played Bb4 (and then d5!!) soon crushing my opponent.

thanks

I built my repertoire for white around the Halloween gambit. Such a fun, tactical opening and not very well known.. but of course you had to ruin it by giving the knight back 😢

Danke!

Holy shit that tactic you showed at the end, endgames are crazy

thank you sensei

At 35:22, after Bxa7, there's actually another move besides Ne3 that's even more direct: Nb4. The point is similar, it prepares Nd3 (which cannot be prevented!) covering the promotion square, and the king can't take because it needs to stay covering e1. The only difference from Ne3 is that instead of needing the fork to make things work, the knight on d3 also covers f2.

Monopoly analogy for controlling light/dark squares was awesome

Pls make more high level content (1600-2200)!!! :D

I think the best part was your verbal explanation afterwards. It was about human ideas that one can use in other games. I don´t care even if some ideas might not have been tactically 100% correct. Although they probably were.

I love these late parts of the speed run where he actually plays against good players

Watching Danya's games and analysis, I feel like Danya felt playing Magnus.

Hope Danya does well on the Aimchess rapid. Good luck!

That Bf3 line was nuts!

7:25 when you originally debated that if you should take on e6 with the f pawn or d pawn, I knew you shoul've taken with f7xe6 and then fianchetto the Bishop on b7 originally. That would've been a fairly decent development only taking 2 moves and the bishop would've been in a good square to begin with, giving you extra tempo/tempi in this situation.

That guy probably thought "alright he has no time i got this" He had no idea he was facing one of the best blitz player in the world

Controlling squares is inherently good - particularly when controlling the square of the opponent's king.

That was a great game

37:20 we can count on mangus finding these in bullet games 🐐

Gg Sensei

I need to become more of a night owl so I can catch these as they drop

WOW. Live stream from Danya at youtube. This could be the catalyst to shoot up his subs for sure.

Danyeaaaah!!!!!

Luv u danya

No need for excuses Danya! Ur a beast

at 30:35 I was hoping you would analyse Rd7, d6 then Nf2 with the fork , winning an exhange

Letsss gooo

Visually, that last knight fork seemed further away than it actually was. I’d have missed it too. But white had time to slow down and process it also.

Credits to this guy, wonderful and instructive game!

tricks and treats! 🎃

This is actually the first gambit I ever learned

23:20 "It's just staring at its own weakness..." Aren't we all sensi, aren't we all.

Thank u😊

Coach Danya you are my favorite youtuber and you are doing so good. I just want from you a favor. Just make a detailed video on best mouse for bullet chess and also best mouse settings. Your mouse is so much good, accurate and speedy you flagged top gms.

No it's raining. These noobs can never make me sweat.

..Bf3 the deepest bishop move i have ever seen - usually they just slide along and across the diagonals :)

Danya endgame skills are 🔥

opponent's first move without the engine and blunders the bishop immediately 😂

12:02 Danya tries to bait the opponent into playing a bad move if he's stream snipping.

Let's go....

In the position at 24:00, would it have been a possible plan to not double the rooks, but instead use the A rook to perform a pawn attack on the bad bishop on C3? I was a little confused why the call was to double the rooks when instead you could have gone for A5 into B5 B4 The rook and bishop were perfectly placed to defend and shepherd the pawns in their advance, and this in addition to moving the F rook to d8 and remaneuvering the knight felt to me like a really strong attack on both the D4 pawn, and breaking holes into white's queenside.

"soviet schoolboy move" lol'd

King Danya

24:53 I played a perfect game but I’m disappointed in my gameplay 😂❤

my dream in life is to play a chess game so well i make a GM say "wow"

I would purchase danya sweat

just commenting for the algorithm!

at 19:06 i think white has bishop takes D5 then after pawn takes bishop there is knight takes D5 with a fork on both queen and bishop so i do not think we are totally happy in that position of course black could not take the bishop but we are just down a pawn!

Spooky game..

26:16 * Hikaru is typing... *

0:09 a cocky 😂

9:05 does b4 not trap the knight? Nb3+ Kc2? ok nvm he explained it but damn that really looks like white wins a piece lol

I'm not quite seeing the reason for taking the queen with the d-pawn. Wouldn't the queenside fianchetto also take two moves? Also, what about the rook which is already on the f-line? Wouldn't it be enabled by taking with the f-pawn.

This opponent was one 50-50 decision away from drawing the game

Yes, actually the line you chose.. Black is slightly worse in that position.. I feel like we missed a great opportunity to see what a GM would do while keeping the extra piece 😥

I owe this man my rating from 1000 to 1500 blitz