I go to the gym every time this guy posts a new video. My chess rating has stayed the same, but my cardiovascular health has never been better. Thanks, Daniel!
"He might be cheating, but i'm going to give him the benefit of the tought". Daniel is the only GM i hear say that, players like Hikaru instanly accuses someone if they're losing.
Best episode so far in the new speedrun. The previous episodes were a little hard to gain anything from, since there were simply too many hanging pieces. But lots of important principles discussed in this episode.
I just want to take a moment at this point to say that this series has been amazing so far. Unlike other chess streamers you 1) have a great attitude and 2) don't try to sell fake clickbait ideas like "just play this rote opening and you can crush anyone". With this series, you are explaining your thoughts behind each move as well as the opponent moves. And, most importantly, you approach every game with a level of respect that this community is sorely lacking. What I would love to see is a series where, instead of speedrunning, you get yourself first firmly stuck in the 400s and then grind your way up. I say this because I was lost in 400-500 for a very long time, and there are a *lot* of gimmicks that people employ at those levels that one has to learn to navigate. Even at 700 now, I'm still having to deal with opponents that hail mary their Queen after entering a disadvantage, hoping for blunders. It is sometimes shockingly hard to navigate this type of play, and I feel like I have not seen you having to deal with much of that thus far.
I'm 2000 and I still binge watch all of these. Not because my opponents lose in any ways similar to how he crushes these 800s but because his explanations and finishing blows are executed so cleanly that you can learn and apply to your own games, regardless of your play. I found Ne4! (leading up to Bg5 and that Nf6+ piece sacrifice) and after he was up a million pieces e6! particularly instructive.
@@mikes1984 did I have to? Maybe a little. Did I? Yes. But much more important than opening theory is knowing the plans in a given pawn structure. So in that regard, looking up many famous chess games for given pawn structures probably gave me the most bang for my buck in terms of "studying". There's some good books out there on this exact topic.
@@kmbm23 "Chess Structures" by GM Flores Rios was particularly good. You should probably be 1600+ online rating for it to be super appropriate for your level. Before that, keep looking up videos on your particular opening and you'll start to see these plans come together.
Thank you I love this speedrun and hope, you continue it. I'm in this Elohell and just learned how to abuse the golden rules: control center, develop, kings safety. So important for noobs.
Question: at 5:15, you said "When you make a move like Ng5..." What is a move _like_ Ng5? As in, what are the characteristics of this move that other moves would resemble?
You are moving forward into enemy territory, a piece which is highly safe in your territory (protected by a pawn) and is also the only defender of another piece or pawn. You move it to pose a threat (in this case, attacking the f7 pawn with both the rook and the knight itself), so before making such move you need to consider what pieces/squares are you weakening, and judge if your threat is strong enough to outweigh the weaknesses that you are creating behind. In case your opponent can find a good response to it the move, with tempo, you are most likely going to lose whatever piece your knight (or whatever) was protecting before. In this particular case, if you go forward with the horsey, black simply castles, removing the f7 threat (black's rook is now also defending it), and if white doesn't want to give up the e5 pawn, he needs to move the knight back, allowing black to castle for free.
I think beginners don't take the pawns in the Danish because they are focused on their own opening. They check nothing is under attack (or don't), then continue with their plan
You could also play nf3 in response to nc6...but again. I've had this position as white against Stockfish 14 but in a different transposition from 1. d4 nc6 2. e4 e5!? and we've transposed. But 3 nf3 goes into another gambit idea. It might even transpose into a line of the Danish gambit too.
I don't think players in this ELO know about the Danish gambit and so often times they play normally because they don't know how to handle the Center game.
kinda weird tho how these 800 players resist to take the pawns. players at 1000-1500 almost always accepts the gambit even tho they dont know the theory and quickly gets in trouble.
The same reason so many beginners end up playing Nf3 and then Bc4 in response to the Sicilian despite it being a poor choice. They're so used to playing those exact moves in the Italian Game and see no reason to deviate (e6 is a big reason to deviate). It's the same with the Danish Gambit here. At this level, players are just stuck on autopilot and bashing out whatever their normal opening moves are, regardless of what they're actually facing.
A lot of people in beginner rating territory are deeply suspicious of all gambits and assume, often rightly, that accepting the gambit just lets their opponent proceed with whatever the nasty trap it initiates is. A little further up in skill level people will know the common gambits and what they hope to achieve, and so feel fairly comfortable allowing the game to enter in to that line. If you're a beginner and want to exploit this tendency, select gambits that work just as well or better if they are declined rather than accepted. Like Urusov gambit, for instance. White is in fantastic position if that pawn is left alone and gets an additional series of traps to spring in that case, depending on how black proceeds.
Hey if anyone has an answer to this thatd be great.. Ik white is totally winning by this point but when daniel says knight g4 allows knight xe5 and then proceeds to play knight e4 also allowing knight xe5 because of the tactic Bishop xd7 knight xd7.. Im sure Daniel didnt miss this so I was wondering why he opted for knight e4 maybe because he was up so much that a simple pawn didnt matter or he figured his opponent wouldnt see it?
There is nothing wrong with nc6 as a response to the Danish Gambit. Has to be followed up right. And the knight on e5 is not weakly placed either. Even computers play this type of position willingly. But a different move order like d4 nc6 2. e4 e5...and hence transposed into the position Daniel had. That's Stockfish at its top level so its not a weak opening. And it makes lovely use of the knight on e5 which is not as easily beaten back without making weaknesses. The move that was bad was nf6.
16:40 ...and you take back with the pawn, spending a total of two moves in comparison to the two moves you've made. (Develop knight, take with pawn). For similar reasons, the explanation why Nd5 is a waste of time is lacking. "This piece has moved x times" doesn't change anything about what moves you should be making, it's at best misleading to beginners.
funny thing is yesterday i played against ohmylands on chess.com (im absolutely beginner at 1100 elo ) and ohmylands absolutely crushed me... now i m seeing this video series...
I go to the gym every time this guy posts a new video. My chess rating has stayed the same, but my cardiovascular health has never been better. Thanks, Daniel!
Clicked on this faster than black declines the danish gambit
unfortunately my opponents always accept my botez gambit
@Jaxon Byron stop ✋
😂😂😂😂😂very funny 😆
Daniel 2050 : danish finally accepted
Lmao
2050 elo or year??
😂😂😂😂😂so funny!!
😂😂😂
1. e4 e5
Daniel: okay so this guy is playing pretty well
"He might be cheating, but i'm going to give him the benefit of the tought".
Daniel is the only GM i hear say that, players like Hikaru instanly accuses someone if they're losing.
Yeahhhhhhhhhhhh😂
Best episode so far in the new speedrun. The previous episodes were a little hard to gain anything from, since there were simply too many hanging pieces. But lots of important principles discussed in this episode.
Danya deserves more subs for the quality of the content he puts out
Best chess streamer/youtuber imo
Let us all be respectful in the chess community! No hate messages! We are all in this together, and Daniel is being a great ambassador for the game!
did anything happen?
Cringe
@@davefred "Durr, cringe, durr"
@@Altair584 Yes.
I agree fujiapples96. Daniel had created a really cool positive environment. It turns out hate isn't necessary! Kinda cool to aspire to "no hate"
4:25 "and he's doing us a BOOOG favor"
4:25 Danya injecting some extra danish flavour into the game with that pronunciation of ”big”
Agad, Gotham, Rosen, Danya. My diet of chess content
I’m loving these videos. Your patient step by step breakdowns are great!
Danya is literally the only high ranking player to compliment lower level players. it's nice to see
That’s not true, Hikaru also praises players who give him their points...
I've seen every single high level player compliment low level players without exception.
@@ClassicMist360 true, but Daniel actually sounds genuine instead of trying not to be arrogant about how much better he is
danya = whis
hikaru = beerus
@@urmama54 Lool Daniel is more like a Yamcha 😂
I just want to take a moment at this point to say that this series has been amazing so far. Unlike other chess streamers you 1) have a great attitude and 2) don't try to sell fake clickbait ideas like "just play this rote opening and you can crush anyone".
With this series, you are explaining your thoughts behind each move as well as the opponent moves. And, most importantly, you approach every game with a level of respect that this community is sorely lacking.
What I would love to see is a series where, instead of speedrunning, you get yourself first firmly stuck in the 400s and then grind your way up. I say this because I was lost in 400-500 for a very long time, and there are a *lot* of gimmicks that people employ at those levels that one has to learn to navigate. Even at 700 now, I'm still having to deal with opponents that hail mary their Queen after entering a disadvantage, hoping for blunders. It is sometimes shockingly hard to navigate this type of play, and I feel like I have not seen you having to deal with much of that thus far.
Danya plays f4 at 2:25 because the knight on f6 obstructs the queens reach of h4 with check.
Daniel: “White has a crushing tactic here.” Me: huh?
Even though I am almost 1100 I like watching these lower rated vids because of the great lessons
I'm 2000 and I still binge watch all of these. Not because my opponents lose in any ways similar to how he crushes these 800s but because his explanations and finishing blows are executed so cleanly that you can learn and apply to your own games, regardless of your play. I found Ne4! (leading up to Bg5 and that Nf6+ piece sacrifice) and after he was up a million pieces e6! particularly instructive.
@@michaelf8221 did you have to study chess theory to get to 2000?
@@mikes1984 did I have to? Maybe a little. Did I? Yes. But much more important than opening theory is knowing the plans in a given pawn structure. So in that regard, looking up many famous chess games for given pawn structures probably gave me the most bang for my buck in terms of "studying". There's some good books out there on this exact topic.
@@michaelf8221 like which ones?
@@kmbm23 "Chess Structures" by GM Flores Rios was particularly good. You should probably be 1600+ online rating for it to be super appropriate for your level. Before that, keep looking up videos on your particular opening and you'll start to see these plans come together.
Thank you I love this speedrun and hope, you continue it. I'm in this Elohell and just learned how to abuse the golden rules: control center, develop, kings safety. So important for noobs.
My question is where did you buy that shirt and where do you buy most of your shirts and dress shirts or button downs?
Every since I’ve watched this series I play the danish and it almost gets accepted every time
return of the pinee
Watch this for the third time. I really like the idea you always play one opening and explore different improvement in middle game.
Daniel is the best !
Two themes Danya always stresses: don’t block in your bishops and doubled pawns aren’t the end of the world.
In the first game, the opening almost looked like a Vienna Gambit
I noticed that as well! I’ve been playing the Vienna recently and have had a lot of fun
Question: at 5:15, you said "When you make a move like Ng5..." What is a move _like_ Ng5? As in, what are the characteristics of this move that other moves would resemble?
You are moving forward into enemy territory, a piece which is highly safe in your territory (protected by a pawn) and is also the only defender of another piece or pawn. You move it to pose a threat (in this case, attacking the f7 pawn with both the rook and the knight itself), so before making such move you need to consider what pieces/squares are you weakening, and judge if your threat is strong enough to outweigh the weaknesses that you are creating behind. In case your opponent can find a good response to it the move, with tempo, you are most likely going to lose whatever piece your knight (or whatever) was protecting before.
In this particular case, if you go forward with the horsey, black simply castles, removing the f7 threat (black's rook is now also defending it), and if white doesn't want to give up the e5 pawn, he needs to move the knight back, allowing black to castle for free.
I think beginners don't take the pawns in the Danish because they are focused on their own opening. They check nothing is under attack (or don't), then continue with their plan
You could also play nf3 in response to nc6...but again. I've had this position as white against Stockfish 14 but in a different transposition from 1. d4 nc6 2. e4 e5!? and we've transposed. But 3 nf3 goes into another gambit idea. It might even transpose into a line of the Danish gambit too.
Why does everyone decline the Danish?
I don't think players in this ELO know about the Danish gambit and so often times they play normally because they don't know how to handle the Center game.
kinda weird tho how these 800 players resist to take the pawns. players at 1000-1500 almost always accepts the gambit even tho they dont know the theory and quickly gets in trouble.
The same reason so many beginners end up playing Nf3 and then Bc4 in response to the Sicilian despite it being a poor choice. They're so used to playing those exact moves in the Italian Game and see no reason to deviate (e6 is a big reason to deviate).
It's the same with the Danish Gambit here. At this level, players are just stuck on autopilot and bashing out whatever their normal opening moves are, regardless of what they're actually facing.
A lot of people in beginner rating territory are deeply suspicious of all gambits and assume, often rightly, that accepting the gambit just lets their opponent proceed with whatever the nasty trap it initiates is. A little further up in skill level people will know the common gambits and what they hope to achieve, and so feel fairly comfortable allowing the game to enter in to that line. If you're a beginner and want to exploit this tendency, select gambits that work just as well or better if they are declined rather than accepted. Like Urusov gambit, for instance. White is in fantastic position if that pawn is left alone and gets an additional series of traps to spring in that case, depending on how black proceeds.
D5 on move 2 can win a piece sometimes
After blundering away a 14pt up M4 last night, I needed coach Danya to tell me this!
when are we gonna get that danish !??!??
YOU ARE MY BEST COACH MUCH RESPECT BRO
One of these days I’ll c a danish gambit
Daniel is the best 😊😊😊😊😊❤
15:10 I looked at it very closely and it seems like a good move. I'm ready for him to tell me why it's not, but I spent a lot of time on it
3:14 only 7 minutes left 😢😢😢
Do you offer coaching?
Gut
Damn, that's pretty good playing from an 800
U really try hard to share ur knowledge
Hey if anyone has an answer to this thatd be great.. Ik white is totally winning by this point but when daniel says knight g4 allows knight xe5 and then proceeds to play knight e4 also allowing knight xe5 because of the tactic Bishop xd7 knight xd7.. Im sure Daniel didnt miss this so I was wondering why he opted for knight e4 maybe because he was up so much that a simple pawn didnt matter or he figured his opponent wouldnt see it?
nvm the bishop is hanging
Wait, did anyone notice it looks like he lost elo after 900?
He often loses games intentionally to lower his ELO for the series
Another days passed... another Danish declined...
Love your videos, can you play the Kings Gambit please
Can't wait the speedrun rating to go up around 1550..
taking the queen was computer move
Do you have any 100 rating speed run I can't get out
Have you considered thinking? This might be the missing piece holding you back in your games!!
There is nothing wrong with nc6 as a response to the Danish Gambit. Has to be followed up right. And the knight on e5 is not weakly placed either. Even computers play this type of position willingly. But a different move order like d4 nc6 2. e4 e5...and hence transposed into the position Daniel had. That's Stockfish at its top level so its not a weak opening. And it makes lovely use of the knight on e5 which is not as easily beaten back without making weaknesses. The move that was bad was nf6.
Danish: 0:03
Danish declined again!?!? When will they accept it I play the danish and wanna see
Daniel [notices your ELO]: "UwU is that for me?"
Nice speedrun more like slugrun
Added to liked videos
16:40 ...and you take back with the pawn, spending a total of two moves in comparison to the two moves you've made. (Develop knight, take with pawn). For similar reasons, the explanation why Nd5 is a waste of time is lacking. "This piece has moved x times" doesn't change anything about what moves you should be making, it's at best misleading to beginners.
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Why is no one mad that he is destroying low rank players every time he starts a new “speedrun”
Why would they be?
Elos are refunded by chess.com and his speedruns are educational
funny thing is yesterday i played against ohmylands on chess.com (im absolutely beginner at 1100 elo ) and ohmylands absolutely crushed me... now i m seeing this video series...
whats your name on chess.com if you don't mind sharing? I just wanna know so I can recognize the name when he puts that video up lol