Danya! After a long day of working in the hospital, your videos are my serotonin pills. You reignited my passion for chess. I hope you realise how amazing you are. A teacher is an inspiration to many. Please do take care of yourself and know that there are people who love you and appreciate you amidst all the negativity.
It's good to see you back Danya, these speed run videos are a goldmine. No one should have to go through the shit you've been in these past few months. Your speed running videos and you education content are a huge part of my drive to get better at chess and i hope you know despite everything that's happened the chess world is whole heartedly with you.
@ oh so it is what I thought Idk, seems like random drama to me, no? It didn’t seem to be something worth Danya’s time tbh but I’m not too deep into the drama world either
@@Angel-y5u8b One would think that's the case, but if a former respected world champion (who defended the title for many years) accuses you, even if the accusation is completely nonsense like in this case, it will take a toll on you. Kramnik is a vile POS who doesn't deserve a second of attention from anyone but it is what it is. Much love Danya, I'm glad you uploaded this speedrun,we appreciate it a lot. thanks thanks thanks!
Thank you for your free teaching! II follow you for years and I developed my chess from 1000 to 1700! Because of my problems with epilepsy, I must take Pregabalin and Lorazepam, and my chess is now dow to let's say 1300, which is fine for me because I enjoy the game! Thank you Danya from Serbia, if you ever come to Serbia I wold really like to meet you, even briefly, you are my inspiration, my teacher, Sensei Naroditsky. Greetings from, Сергеј Јовановић, Сомборр, Србија.
Danya, I feel that you could never get enough praise for your series of speed runs. They have helped me develop my chess abilities, but more importantly, encouraged me to fall in love with chess in a way that I never thought I would. Thank you so much for everything you do; I will forever be excited when a new episode drops.
Hi Daniel, I have been watching your videos for about 2 months now. I am rated 1200 and your videos have helped me in many ways: 1. I have started playing 1.e4 (in addition to 1.d4) as I feel more confident with it now 2. I play the Sicilian accelerated dragon 3. I now play the Danish and Smith morra gambits comfortably 4. I play alapin against the Sicilian and have a good win rate with it 5. I have learned to play against the Englund gambit 6. I can now play the nimzo indian and queens indian These speedruns are gems and better than many paid courses I have taken. Thanks for putting up all the wonderful content!!
Daniel, you are great! Your speedrun really helped me reach a 1200 rating. The way you explain how every piece moves and what not to do is amazing. I even watched your speedrun openings, and they were really helpful. I applied them in my games instead of watching course videos. Thank you so much
1:02:20 I think the 3. h3 London setup against the KID may be what IM alex banzea recommends in his london course. I remember him preparing the h2 square before bringing out the bishop. So this move order could be somewhat common in the intermediate elo range
Danya I speak for all of us when I say we love your content. I started watching you all the way back from the first pog champs through Charlie and now I can say I finally cracked 1800 CFC with your videos being my main source of digital content consumed. I know things get in the way and all and you cant upload as much as you use to, but I cherish every single one
I just realized that you switched to AI for the thumbnails :( I understand the algorithm probably likes that, but I miss not seeing AI everywhere. It looks sloppy.
4:56 after f3 you didn't even bother calculate something like Nxe4 and after that Qh4+. Is there some way to immediately see a tactic like this doesn't work?
Well against the damiano defense the sac doesn't work if the d pawn was pushed (Ke7 to not give up the rook and you're not getting checkmated) so you basically reverse the colors and add some more pieces, and also notice white has the nice f1 square for their king as well, sure looks meh but it does feel really hard for black to justify the loss of a piece if they can't guarantee a checkmate, so objectively it's not a great idea to sac it here (although Danya would probably crush the opponent anyway)
After checking the engine, it seems like the sac is justified, although it prefers to go to d2 with the king* which indeed looks safer than f1, but anyway, why bother with dangerous tactical lines you can mess up easily when you have a strong, sound and clean positionnal approach
Thank you for your free education. Invaluable content to be able to watch a grandmaster think through positions live. You and John Bartholomew's content got me from 1300 to 1600. Next goal is 1800!
Congratulations on the Titled Tuesday win, Danya. Amazing that you do these speedruns against low level players but still maintain high level performances.
I love your speedrun episodes Danya. they give really great explanations, and how to outperform opponents at different rating ranges, I reach 1700-1800 cause your episodes
That second game is exactly how 800s I face try to play in blitz granted it sometimes works because of time trouble but seeing you dominate was actually quite instructive. Why a 1500 would consider playing that in a 10 minute game is a bit puzzling though.
Danya hello! I think you read these comments and hope that you see this. I watch a lot of youtube but seldom comment. you’re one of the people on this website that i respect so so so much. Your chess skills, character and education is truly second to none and are a huge reason that i’ve been able to push for my current rating and the reason i want to improve. but PLEASE PLEASE PLESE don’t use AI art which your thumbnail obviously is. There are so many other ways of going about this. if you don’t wanna commission an artist i understand it can be expensive but a simple picture of you even would be better than this AI nonsense. I already see it everywhere these days i just wanted express how much it disappointed me to see it on your channel
@ it’s trained entirely on real artists art without permission credit or compensation. is ruining the market for real artists to find jobs when it was already hard enough. it’s bad for the environment as training the ai is an extremely energy intensive process. and even if one image may not be the most tolling normalizing it by putting it in a thumbnail helps the agenda where companies can get away with using AI where ever possible to cut costs(yes i’m aware danya isn’t a corporation). it just isn’t a very morally sound process and i do think danya is above that.
Sir, can you make a detailed video on opening reportoire. As a beginner, i am kind of confused as to which direction I should go. Maybe this would also help other players too. I hope you would consider my request. Thank you for your great content.🙏🙏
Hey danya, nice to see another vid of yours! I wondered if you could Cover the nimzo indian in the speedrun since you only habe two games with it that I found while theres tons of kings Indian content
Danya! After a long day of working in the hospital, your videos are my serotonin pills. You reignited my passion for chess. I hope you realise how amazing you are. A teacher is an inspiration to many. Please do take care of yourself and know that there are people who love you and appreciate you amidst all the negativity.
Props to you man
well said! Can't agree more
It's good to see you back Danya, these speed run videos are a goldmine. No one should have to go through the shit you've been in these past few months. Your speed running videos and you education content are a huge part of my drive to get better at chess and i hope you know despite everything that's happened the chess world is whole heartedly with you.
What has he gone through the past few months? I had tried to research this before and just came to some BS allegations from some chess players
@@Angel-y5u8b Kramnik, former world chess champion accused him of cheating
@ oh so it is what I thought
Idk, seems like random drama to me, no? It didn’t seem to be something worth Danya’s time tbh but I’m not too deep into the drama world either
@@Angel-y5u8b One would think that's the case, but if a former respected world champion (who defended the title for many years) accuses you, even if the accusation is completely nonsense like in this case, it will take a toll on you.
Kramnik is a vile POS who doesn't deserve a second of attention from anyone but it is what it is.
Much love Danya, I'm glad you uploaded this speedrun,we appreciate it a lot. thanks thanks thanks!
Thank you for your free teaching!
II follow you for years and I developed my chess from 1000 to 1700!
Because of my problems with epilepsy, I must take Pregabalin and Lorazepam, and my chess is now dow to let's say 1300, which is fine for me because I enjoy the game!
Thank you Danya from Serbia, if you ever come to Serbia I wold really like to meet you, even briefly, you are my inspiration, my teacher, Sensei Naroditsky.
Greetings from,
Сергеј Јовановић, Сомборр, Србија.
39:29 "Commence the queen side procedure." Barely a smirk, but I think this is Danya making fun of Kramnik, and I'm here for it.
Zis is klir to mi nuv
every body thought lets do the procedure
Congratz on winning titled tuesday!! Finally. Well deserved and in good time for the world blitz championship! Wouldn't be supprised if you get top 5!
Finally? Didn't he win one of the first TT waaaay back in 2014 or something?
@@mariuszpudzianowski8400that's quite a while ago and it's probably got a lot more competitive since then
The legend is back!! ❤
The king is back!
Just failed no nut December
"black has graduated from the need to develop pieces" where are these opponents at the 1100 level 😂
If you can't spot them then unfortunately it's you 😉😉
@@DuCanonCreativelol
Daniel, There are only so many times I can rewatch your old speed runs before I’ve memorized every game.
MORE PLEASE!!!
Danya, I feel that you could never get enough praise for your series of speed runs. They have helped me develop my chess abilities, but more importantly, encouraged me to fall in love with chess in a way that I never thought I would. Thank you so much for everything you do; I will forever be excited when a new episode drops.
A pleasure to see you back Danya!
39:05 “It’s like me in middle school science” okay i wasnt looking for ptsd flashbacks but thanks danya!
Hi Daniel, I have been watching your videos for about 2 months now. I am rated 1200 and your videos have helped me in many ways:
1. I have started playing 1.e4 (in addition to 1.d4) as I feel more confident with it now
2. I play the Sicilian accelerated dragon
3. I now play the Danish and Smith morra gambits comfortably
4. I play alapin against the Sicilian and have a good win rate with it
5. I have learned to play against the Englund gambit
6. I can now play the nimzo indian and queens indian
These speedruns are gems and better than many paid courses I have taken. Thanks for putting up all the wonderful content!!
Daniel, you are great! Your speedrun really helped me reach a 1200 rating. The way you explain how every piece moves and what not to do is amazing. I even watched your speedrun openings, and they were really helpful. I applied them in my games instead of watching course videos. Thank you so much
So happy you are back
Yes Danya - What a legend! Back in the room. Your commentary was excellent, informed and full of energy and admiration
Amazing video, and congrats on TT
Damn that last game was clinical, man. Qg8 was such a well timed move
I discovered your chanel in August and possibly watched over 400 of your videos since. Thank you for being back.
It’s always a good day when Danya uploads
Best chess videos on youtube by a mile
A danya video on my birthday. Today gonna be good
Happy birthday.
I wish you a very happy birthday
Thx for coming back, hoping to see your videos more frequently
Dania you have no idea how much I have been waiting for a new video. So please keep making videos and hopefully if possible at a higher rate
Man I have been patiently waiting for this! You never disappoint! Much needed content.
Good to see you again and huge thanks for the extended episode❤
1:02:20 I think the 3. h3 London setup against the KID may be what IM alex banzea recommends in his london course. I remember him preparing the h2 square before bringing out the bishop. So this move order could be somewhat common in the intermediate elo range
I love you Danya. Congrats on the Titled Tuesday win! It was amazing watching it live. Keep the educational content coming
Danya you are the best !!! love to see you back :))
Give this man a million subs already! Love your work Danya, always great to see you and hear your explanations!
Thank you for returning Danya!! We missed your content and teachings!! Can’t wait for you to drop a Sicilian course!
Thanks for another instructive speed run episode! You made me the player I am today, and I'm grateful.
Glad that you're back Prophet!
Danya I speak for all of us when I say we love your content. I started watching you all the way back from the first pog champs through Charlie and now I can say I finally cracked 1800 CFC with your videos being my main source of digital content consumed. I know things get in the way and all and you cant upload as much as you use to, but I cherish every single one
I just realized that you switched to AI for the thumbnails :(
I understand the algorithm probably likes that, but I miss not seeing AI everywhere. It looks sloppy.
4:56 after f3 you didn't even bother calculate something like Nxe4 and after that Qh4+. Is there some way to immediately see a tactic like this doesn't work?
Well against the damiano defense the sac doesn't work if the d pawn was pushed (Ke7 to not give up the rook and you're not getting checkmated) so you basically reverse the colors and add some more pieces, and also notice white has the nice f1 square for their king as well, sure looks meh but it does feel really hard for black to justify the loss of a piece if they can't guarantee a checkmate, so objectively it's not a great idea to sac it here (although Danya would probably crush the opponent anyway)
After checking the engine, it seems like the sac is justified, although it prefers to go to d2 with the king* which indeed looks safer than f1, but anyway, why bother with dangerous tactical lines you can mess up easily when you have a strong, sound and clean positionnal approach
I was excited to go ona trip today and I just found the most perfect way to spend my travel time. Thank you I've been waiting for this
Thank you for your free education. Invaluable content to be able to watch a grandmaster think through positions live. You and John Bartholomew's content got me from 1300 to 1600. Next goal is 1800!
I have watched every episode of all your speedruns, more than once. Your content is simply the best there is for chess education.
whats your rating?
@@yuvee1893 1900 Rapid on lichess. But why does it matter?
Congratulations on the Titled Tuesday win, Danya. Amazing that you do these speedruns against low level players but still maintain high level performances.
New video is out !!! Christmas came early this year! Thank you, sensei 🙏
You're the best Danya, don't let toxic people get you
Thanks for the content Danya!
Awesome variety and uncompromising chess, as always.
I love your speedrun episodes Danya. they give really great explanations, and how to outperform opponents at different rating ranges, I reach 1700-1800 cause your episodes
Danya is the best to ever do it. Hope he continues to make videos for the foreseeable future
That second game is exactly how 800s I face try to play in blitz granted it sometimes works because of time trouble but seeing you dominate was actually quite instructive. Why a 1500 would consider playing that in a 10 minute game is a bit puzzling though.
So glad these are back
Thanks Daniel I love your content
24:39 “black has graduated from the need to develop pieces apparently” 😂😂
Wake up, babe! New Naroditsky speedrun video has come out!
Probably Kramnik: "Interesting."
I rewatched pretty much every old videos, lets goooo, something fresh from the big D
"Black has graduated from the need to develop pieces." 😄
Let’s go danya is back
It wouldn't be a Danya episode without his opponents all throwing away the game in the first few moves 🎉 welcome back!
Classic otb session. Chock full of clarity.
Wow that second game was so catastrophic. It always amazes me to see players who are clearly better than me playing absolutely terribly like that.
Amazes is one word for it... Infuriates is another lol.
Any day you pop up in my feed with an hour of instructive chess is a good day.
Hopefully we will learn more useful tactics from you. The wooden shield and fossilizing pieces have working great for me
A new Danya drop and the second half of the CCT. Lots of great chess content going on today!
Very very nice games, playing simple but so unbelievably strong
"nobody in the right mind is going to play that except for nodirbek" is my quote of the day
So satisfying with 4 games in a video!
Best chess videos on RUclips
I swear my chess gets worse when you're not making videos Danya
Cut him some slack. Stomping noobs takes a lot out of him he needs time to rest between vids
He wins titled tuesday and a new upload? We're in the golden age people
omg finally speedrun is back 😂
Clinical technique in the end, soo satisfying
"Okay I'm pretty tired" 😯🤣
The middle school joke in game 3 made me laugh out loud, I feel your pain Danya
Danya hello! I think you read these comments and hope that you see this. I watch a lot of youtube but seldom comment. you’re one of the people on this website that i respect so so so much. Your chess skills, character and education is truly second to none and are a huge reason that i’ve been able to push for my current rating and the reason i want to improve.
but
PLEASE PLEASE PLESE don’t use AI art which your thumbnail obviously is. There are so many other ways of going about this. if you don’t wanna commission an artist i understand it can be expensive but a simple picture of you even would be better than this AI nonsense. I already see it everywhere these days i just wanted express how much it disappointed me to see it on your channel
You haven't said why AI art is bad. You just called it nonsense, why is it nonsense?
@ it’s trained entirely on real artists art without permission credit or compensation. is ruining the market for real artists to find jobs when it was already hard enough. it’s bad for the environment as training the ai is an extremely energy intensive process. and even if one image may not be the most tolling normalizing it by putting it in a thumbnail helps the agenda where companies can get away with using AI where ever possible to cut costs(yes i’m aware danya isn’t a corporation).
it just isn’t a very morally sound process and i do think danya is above that.
Oh, here we go
Thank you! 💜
HE'S BACK!
Sir, can you make a detailed video on opening reportoire. As a beginner, i am kind of confused as to which direction I should go. Maybe this would also help other players too. I hope you would consider my request.
Thank you for your great content.🙏🙏
return of the mac!!!
59:48 Qg8 had to have boggled White's mind, like "who's this guy think he is"😂
We hitting the 2000s with this one!
Danya, I just want to say, watching you makes me feel like a winner, even if I'm just watching!
Lets goooo welcome back Danya
BEST VIDEOS EVER
Love the content
Hey danya, nice to see another vid of yours! I wondered if you could Cover the nimzo indian in the speedrun since you only habe two games with it that I found while theres tons of kings Indian content
Woooooot!!! Danyaaaa!
nice stuff
Hey at 16:00 isn’t this set up called the Taimanov Sicilian??
No, Kan or Paulsen.
O M G!! Finally
Finally a drink of water in this desert
There we go!
1:01:33 "It all depends on how fancy you want to be" *proceeds to pause and narrate his opponent's downfall with
Let's go! ❤
The king was gone but he was not forgotten 👑
I love Danya!!!!!!!!!!!
SMITH MORA 🎉🎉🎉
I love this guy
I NEED MORE I NEED MORE PLEEEAAASEEEEE
49:15 black can also just capture on d5
I can listen to danya all day
27:30
Cue Ben Finegold derisively right clicking on all black's pieces on the back row
DYI: Do Yourself It
The king 👑