Converting Winning Positions | Sicilian Defense | The Sensei Speedrun | GM Naroditsky

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  • Опубликовано: 2 янв 2025

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  • @havardmj
    @havardmj 2 года назад +64

    2:50 Well damn, I didn't expect him to literally think about it for 1 second.

  • @Celastrous
    @Celastrous 2 года назад +226

    I can't believe this series is already past 2000 elo... I don't want it to end!
    This has been the best speedrun so far in terms of teaching methodology and themes

    • @beargrylls6135
      @beargrylls6135 2 года назад +14

      For sure this aint the last one.

    • @triflomastera4882
      @triflomastera4882 2 года назад +4

      There have been like 3 editions prior to this, you can just watch them now! Chess hasn't been updated in hundreds of years, the old episodes are still just as good.

    • @KnightToRemember
      @KnightToRemember 2 года назад +2

      I don’t want it to end either, I hope he finally reaches a rating where people stop blundering pieces in one move and start playing real openings, be it 2000 or 2800. I feel like this particular game has very little value for OTB players like me

    • @Celastrous
      @Celastrous 2 года назад +1

      @@triflomastera4882 Thank you but I have already seen them; I have been watching Danyas videos a long time now. I just really like the unique aspects of this series even if they may seem subtle.
      Maybe it's also in large part the vastly increased production value too, so I'm glad that will not be changing

    • @NotoriousKhamid
      @NotoriousKhamid 2 года назад

      @@KnightToRemember what's your rating?

  • @jiggly229
    @jiggly229 2 года назад +201

    Love how no-nonsense Danya is with the higher-rated opponents in his commentary, in comparison to the lower ratings. As he should be! Did not expect to see a 2000 blunder like that so early in a Sicilian.

    • @SoundAndFuryy
      @SoundAndFuryy 2 года назад +14

      It's not even a blunder, Bc4 is just not a move. The dude is at 2000 and still doesn't play a reputable line against the Sicilian. Danya was obviously baffled by that more than the blunder itself.

    • @toukosalmi
      @toukosalmi 2 года назад +8

      I was thinking the same thing. "My opponent played so badly here that I need to apologize for letting you see that" haha

    • @paprikamd
      @paprikamd 2 года назад +10

      @@SoundAndFuryy he's referring to Nfg5 that just blunders a piece

    • @Omsamara6
      @Omsamara6 2 года назад +1

      @@SoundAndFuryy Bc4 is totally a move when black plays d6. It’s been played by Magnus, fabi, Levon, many others

    • @Ben-ff6hc
      @Ben-ff6hc 2 года назад +1

      @@Omsamara6 it's not something that should be a 2000s repertoire though

  • @admiralevident8842
    @admiralevident8842 2 года назад +21

    Converting winning positions is never boring. There's something very satisfying about not blundering and preventing any counterplay from the opponent.

  • @joefawcett7166
    @joefawcett7166 2 года назад +42

    I like how he apologises for the opponent playing badly

    • @mikeb7906
      @mikeb7906 2 года назад +7

      Lmao imagine the opponent watching this video and getting all embarrassed

  • @hurricaneplayer066
    @hurricaneplayer066 2 года назад +41

    Daniel, been crushing with the Morra as a result of following your speedrun. Love what you do bud

    • @caneblu7625
      @caneblu7625 2 года назад

      Same Here

    • @ScotchEnjoyer
      @ScotchEnjoyer 2 года назад

      What rating are you? Sometimes I struggle to keep up the pressure in my morra games, you pretty much have to play in a perfect aggressive manner to keep your advantage

  • @Tremaine26
    @Tremaine26 2 года назад +15

    Rd7 was mind blowing when you explained how it can help later in the game and then it did exactly as predicted

    • @tengu8560
      @tengu8560 2 года назад +1

      Mind blowing doubling rooks in the open file 😧🤯

    • @Tremaine26
      @Tremaine26 2 года назад +8

      @@tengu8560 I mean Rd7 instead of Rd6

    • @endlessapexofficial
      @endlessapexofficial 7 месяцев назад

      That was excellent foresight

  • @gyronism2899
    @gyronism2899 2 года назад +49

    I saw the notification for this and I've been having a rough time but I felt my heart lift seeing this video. Keep up the great work for I've watched nearly all of your speedrun content.

    • @sealions660
      @sealions660 2 года назад +7

      I felt the same way lol. Also I hope you feel better!

    • @Aarron-io3pm
      @Aarron-io3pm 2 года назад +4

      We're all gonna make it brahs 🤜🤛

  • @jordibruggeman6302
    @jordibruggeman6302 2 года назад +12

    Danya, these speedruns are the go-to for beginners, intermediate players and even some more advanced players who want to absorb instructive chess. Maybe if you could do whole speedruns with certain openings (against subscribers perhaps), this could give players so much insight about the concepts and different variation of a certain opening.

  • @damianmccarthy2715
    @damianmccarthy2715 2 года назад +5

    These video's are great. I'm even finding lately when I'm playing my own games online i'm hearing a phantom Daniel Naroditsky commentary in my head :)

  • @stefanpetrov5864
    @stefanpetrov5864 2 года назад +2

    Every episode of the speedrun is so instructive. Danya helps us to improve and to understand better chess. I haven't found more helpful videos in the internet. Thank you! We all appreciate it!

  • @MarekDefecinski
    @MarekDefecinski 2 года назад +77

    If you want to show recovery from piece blunder, maybe you could fall into a common trap that opponent sets. Like here this queen b3 move when developing a bishop.
    I feel that would be more natural blunder than those fake mouseslips.
    I love the content!

    • @Blitnock
      @Blitnock 2 года назад +16

      I don't think falling into a "common trap" is such a good idea at the 2000 level. At that level, these opponents have used that trap a lot and have become experts at converting the advantage from the specific position. I think dropping a piece from an apparent "trade miscalculation" would make more sense.

    • @_WayneTheWizard_
      @_WayneTheWizard_ 2 года назад +1

      @@Blitnock good point

    • @SpartanThe300th
      @SpartanThe300th 2 года назад +1

      @Blitnock I agree with Marek Defecinski. For example, allowing Qb3 here wouldn't have been catastrophic, though it would have been a serious setback. White would have had to work hard to convert.

    • @aiGeis
      @aiGeis 2 года назад +1

      @@Blitnock I love how you're actually suggesting blundering the N/B instead of dropping the B pawn in this game because the opponent is going to be more prepared. Seriously, what's your elo?

  • @nbeqo
    @nbeqo 2 года назад +5

    The guy is 2600+ GM, with a University degree in History, offering free chess instructions, this is too good to be true!

  • @alexwiththeglasses
    @alexwiththeglasses 2 года назад +8

    Even after the opponent blundered, GM Danya still made it very instructive by talking out his reasoning - nice!

  • @discosugar
    @discosugar 2 года назад +1

    Thank you Sensei Danya 🤍

  • @inteluhdgaming1524
    @inteluhdgaming1524 2 года назад

    It just seems so unreal getting this quality chess training for free. I love your videos, maybe your not funniest but most instructive for me. Thank you

  • @howedaddy6122
    @howedaddy6122 2 года назад +1

    Thats a great thumbnail. It looks really cool

  • @louismyers8845
    @louismyers8845 2 года назад +3

    I learnt how to checkmate with Knigjt and Bishop from your video on it .
    Thank you for all your instructional content!

  • @ruthxk7844
    @ruthxk7844 2 года назад

    Your speedruns always so instructive... haven't watched them all, got to know you because of the endgame series. Very enlightening either way!

  • @taksheelsarkar816
    @taksheelsarkar816 2 года назад

    Thanks Daniel! Your videos give me a reason to live!!!

  • @fluffybear46
    @fluffybear46 2 года назад

    This is a good lesson. Thank you, sensei Danya. I often get a winning position/advantage only to either end up blundering so hard or making mistakes which makes the position back to equal. This video is a great help.

  • @samanderson427
    @samanderson427 2 года назад +2

    'Let's think about this for a second'
    *considerably less than a second later*
    'OK let's do it'

  • @ianemory5800
    @ianemory5800 2 года назад +2

    I really enjoy watching top players go through their process I just got to 1600 like last month and this kind of content has really helped me get better.

  • @DONPTV
    @DONPTV Год назад

    This is some serious content for free, thank you :) love the channel

  • @risaramedungoda3889
    @risaramedungoda3889 2 года назад +2

    Love your Content❤

  • @seanmichaelbrady
    @seanmichaelbrady 2 года назад +32

    If it’s a ditsky you know it’s gonna be a hitsky

  • @kgee2111
    @kgee2111 2 года назад

    I love this Guy! He’s not above playing with fire.

  • @TymexComputing
    @TymexComputing 2 года назад

    Nice, thank you!

  • @WelsoySoy
    @WelsoySoy 2 года назад

    Thank you for the video

  • @antimatter2417
    @antimatter2417 2 года назад

    New thumbnail looking sick

  • @txue2752
    @txue2752 2 года назад

    perferct timing on danya's face at 6:57

  • @nav6593
    @nav6593 2 года назад

    thanks for the upload

  • @purpsonus
    @purpsonus 2 года назад +1

    It’s 5am here. I often sleep to danya’s advice but this type of
    Vid is what I NEED to take notes on. Maybe I’ll listen now ti sleep then again when I wake lol

  • @houtarooreki9802
    @houtarooreki9802 2 года назад +5

    You've improved my critical thinking and evaluation skills sensei, arigatou!

  • @Jaylooker
    @Jaylooker 9 месяцев назад

    Nice conversion. You defended carefully against white’s initiative and played patiently while improving your pieces. The winning of the d3 pawn activated your rooks and led to your decisive counterattack.

  • @RajnaTMS
    @RajnaTMS 2 года назад

    Beautiful game, you are the best!

  • @elijahtipton4274
    @elijahtipton4274 2 года назад

    At 16:48 in the example position didn’t white blunder a knight fork?

  • @Socrates...
    @Socrates... 2 года назад

    Thank you so much

  • @dumi08
    @dumi08 2 года назад

    Thanks man

  • @KF1
    @KF1 2 года назад +1

    I'm watching these with a jar of jalepeno peppers. Eating one every time the opponent blunders and Danya jumps on it.
    Come on, you 2000+ rated opponents. This is brutal, get it together!

    • @KF1
      @KF1 2 года назад

      12:36 Damnit, here we go again. Bringing the fire on these ones.

  • @kdgirls8316
    @kdgirls8316 2 года назад

    Hey Naroditsky, just had a quick gut response idea at 8:40 to sack the bishop on e4, with quick play on the queen and bishop and an open file is that too hasty?

    • @kdgirls8316
      @kdgirls8316 2 года назад

      Oh I didn’t even see his queen can just take the bishop…nvm lol

  • @howedaddy6122
    @howedaddy6122 2 года назад +5

    Im excited for the next game where he'll blunder a piece against a 2000. That'll be really fun to watch

  • @ResearchForMyself
    @ResearchForMyself 2 года назад +1

    Hey Danya what was the specific name of the book that explained taking notes of pawn structures to review? Sounds like a fantastic book by Dvoretsky!

  • @prplt
    @prplt 6 месяцев назад

    10:27 "I don't know why our opponent didn't play like this before" probably he's also on a speedrun blundering a piece in the opening 😂

  • @thebadlife274
    @thebadlife274 2 года назад

    Excellent.

  • @mouwersor
    @mouwersor 2 года назад

    Hyped for a piece-down series, like Aman does now. Daniel now is pretty much winning start from finish, but most other players at those elo-ranges obviously aren't so learning how to create counterplay can be so useful.

  • @kaboomkp
    @kaboomkp 2 года назад

    Another great video, like others have said my favorite speedrun so far. I agree with the idea that you should do the piece blunder at this level.. against a 600 its basically guaranteed you’ll make the position won, but much more uncertain at this level

  • @dobry_brek
    @dobry_brek 2 года назад

    You are just the best teacher and great person. I would love to see a continuation of the end game serie couse I have big problems with not loosing rook end games.

  • @alexf0101
    @alexf0101 2 года назад

    thanks

  • @Sleighbells96
    @Sleighbells96 2 года назад +1

    Great video! Suggestion for a future one though, could you make a video on how to win with a pawn majority? I’ve noticed most people around my rating 1300-1400 lose when they have 3 or even 4 pawns for a piece even though they should be equal or even up material

  • @An____
    @An____ 2 года назад

    2:50 me, every time i try to find tactics in my chess games 😂

  • @sachinpainuly1965
    @sachinpainuly1965 2 года назад +1

    Nice

  • @t567698
    @t567698 Год назад

    Learn a new word every day with GM Naroditsky.

  • @maximilianobandera9951
    @maximilianobandera9951 2 года назад

    New thumbnail!!! 😎😎

  • @davidbrown3793
    @davidbrown3793 2 года назад +2

    Dang, didn't realize Anakin Skywalker was this good at chess

  • @frequensea9434
    @frequensea9434 2 года назад +1

    Danya can you please drop your recommended books for Sicilian as black and white (including smith morra) and if you have it a caro kann book?

    • @ftgttg3423
      @ftgttg3423 2 года назад

      For the morra I'm sure danya would recommend esserman's book

    • @petergriffin8767
      @petergriffin8767 2 года назад

      @@ftgttg3423 he does

    • @justinfoley7136
      @justinfoley7136 2 года назад

      @@ftgttg3423 mayhem in the morra

  • @37thousand
    @37thousand 2 года назад

    12:57 WINNIE THE BISH

  • @aaronrusk3406
    @aaronrusk3406 2 года назад +1

    Never clicked on a video faster

  • @anawaz189
    @anawaz189 2 года назад +1

    No feeling like seeing a danya upload

  • @Bankai2169
    @Bankai2169 2 года назад +3

    I was about to go to sleep before this was uploaded.
    Sleep is overrated anyway

    • @SpartanThe300th
      @SpartanThe300th 2 года назад

      Sleep is just a blip in a state of consciousness.

  • @banzaiburger
    @banzaiburger 2 года назад +1

    Danya's explanations of his plans have been invaluable to me. When I'm playing otb, I actually ask myself WWDD? 😉

  • @PedramPourmand
    @PedramPourmand 2 года назад

    “Put that in you’re pipe and smoke it!” Great ginger GM reference

  • @brandonbarker7817
    @brandonbarker7817 2 года назад

    I'd love to see a video of defending withe the Sicilian defense against the grand pre ❤️

  • @ajaybenjamin3087
    @ajaybenjamin3087 2 года назад

    🐐

  • @facadeESEA
    @facadeESEA 2 года назад

    hoorayyyyy danya!

  • @samuecchi
    @samuecchi 6 месяцев назад

    Opponent just played the italian opening like its nobody business.

  • @katarinajones4306
    @katarinajones4306 2 года назад

    Danya what should people in this rating range do to improve?

  • @ZmajevKralj
    @ZmajevKralj 2 года назад

    i do hope to see a piece blunder game at the 2000 level. Would be fascinating seeing how you try to recover.

  • @nebeyutedla7720
    @nebeyutedla7720 2 года назад

    How do we get to play Danya? I’m near this rating range

  • @lingtao969
    @lingtao969 2 года назад

    how does danya find games in chessbase with similar pawn structures so quick? is there a feature for that?

    • @TheMrInfantaria
      @TheMrInfantaria 2 года назад

      its called his memory

    • @petergriffin8767
      @petergriffin8767 2 года назад

      Yes there are features for searching games by moves or pawn structure in chessbase 16

    • @lingtao969
      @lingtao969 2 года назад

      @@TheMrInfantaria cap

  • @julianlastname5730
    @julianlastname5730 2 года назад

    Damn, now I want to see the piece blunder game

  • @thomas1588
    @thomas1588 2 года назад

    Where is the piece blunder game he promised in the end? 😭

  • @utkarshsingh9969
    @utkarshsingh9969 2 года назад

    Please bring back the endgame series

  • @tibbar7459
    @tibbar7459 2 года назад

    How do you play the Catalan?

  • @manu123mann
    @manu123mann 2 года назад

    You make Chess look so easy, even against a 2000.

  • @forrestfootball
    @forrestfootball 2 года назад

    Post the piece blunder video!

  • @LitCactus
    @LitCactus 2 года назад

    Lol Danya apologizing for the opponent playing badly

  • @Not-You-Tuber
    @Not-You-Tuber 2 года назад +3

    I hope next series of speed run will start again as we have reached more than 2k rating.. I don't want to end this series..

  • @MedicalNemesis
    @MedicalNemesis 2 года назад

    You make it look so easy...

  • @tengu8560
    @tengu8560 2 года назад +1

    I was expecting a nice game to learn and guy blunders in the opening in the most 600 elo possible way 🗿

    • @SpartanThe300th
      @SpartanThe300th 2 года назад +1

      It was still very instructive. Literally a textbook example how to convert advantage.

  • @toucanplay6720
    @toucanplay6720 2 года назад

    Gg Danya

  • @tom-fd3ze
    @tom-fd3ze 11 месяцев назад

    Easily covert winning position to losing position anytime.

  • @NidusFormicarum
    @NidusFormicarum 2 года назад

    A 2000-rated player who blunders a peice like that? What? There were so many moves that didn't blunder anything!

  • @_A-B_
    @_A-B_ 2 года назад

    Blundering a piece yeah we want that!

  • @dmaster20ify
    @dmaster20ify 2 года назад

    Daniel I completely disagree with what you said about magnus's decision. He definately has something to prove as Nepo has matured since that encounter. And if he really has nothing to prove, why would he play with ferusia. ferusia wasn't even close in the candidates. magus must have a love crush on ferusia or something.

  • @johnjacob5236
    @johnjacob5236 2 года назад +2

    4:00 *opponent makes seemingly innocuous move* OK and that loses the game on the spot

  • @nbeqo
    @nbeqo 2 года назад

    No need to print and cut diagrams anymore; I provide my chess students with screenshots so they can save them in organized Folders.

  • @ruthxk7844
    @ruthxk7844 2 года назад

    Maybe Hikaru is split between being a "careless" streamer & taking the job to become world champ. I wonder if it means anything to him if he doesn't beat Magnus in the way also.

  • @kingspart9828
    @kingspart9828 Год назад +1

    2024

  • @repacharge431
    @repacharge431 2 года назад

    Wheeee

  • @prinsrob12345
    @prinsrob12345 2 года назад

    apparently i have a very counterintuitive playing style

  • @iamjustzach3036
    @iamjustzach3036 2 года назад

    End game videooooooo

  • @evanbelcher
    @evanbelcher 2 года назад

    If I played Danya and he APOLOGIZED TO CHAT about the level of my play, I would quit forever

  • @frequensea9434
    @frequensea9434 2 года назад

    I want magnus to hit 3000 by the end of his career

  • @jagerofwands
    @jagerofwands 2 года назад

    I should be sleeping

  • @UheReasin
    @UheReasin 2 года назад

    Converting Winning positions? Pfft I already know how to convert winning positions into losing positions.

  • @micahclawrence
    @micahclawrence 2 года назад +1

    I can play like a 2000 player apparently

  • @repacharge431
    @repacharge431 2 года назад

    Srry just felt like commenting

  • @96merluzzo
    @96merluzzo 2 года назад

    If you want to play without a piece next game you might as well hide the opening from the title, play a chess960 game, doesn't really matter.
    Of course I'm against it because I want to see how people at that rating behave against you in a normal setup. Purposefully blundering a piece early in the game removes the part where we immedesimize in your opponent.

  • @Chris.4345
    @Chris.4345 2 года назад

    For the algo