A Grandmaster Plays a Beginner Pt. 2 | Chess Mastery Explained 

Calling a 1470 a beginnen hurt me in the feels.

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man talks about the game like it's post-match commentary when it's actually still developing

nothing feels better than thinking a move and immediately having Daniel explain why its a great move

The poor guy is taking the full 15 mins fighting for his life while Daniel is taking his time teaching us and explaining every possible move

You know what would be amazing? You play another grandmaster, but both of you record yourselves taking through your moves, then splice the videos together so we can walkthrough the game piece by piece from two grand masters!

nothing feels worse that being 500-600 and Dan calling 1400 a beginner

It's so funny when he says: "hopefully if I win the game".

His opponent: "Not everything is lost yet. I made him start thinking." Danya: explains why he will move the way he does

Imagine loading into a rapid game and playing Danya

"Yall here after watching queens gambits". Damn how did he know

Danya : I'm a big proponent of always asking what your opponent wants. Me as an opponent : I'm playing c6 because it's my move and my clock is ticking.

Love how the "hyper modern" opening was invented in the 1920s!

actually so good to see how coaching charlie helped danya jumpstart his youtube channel

It’s heartwarming to hear a grand master say “if I win the game” against a beginner. Idk. Your humility is as deep as your chess vision apparently.

I like when Daniel says “I know what most of you are thinking...” and I have no idea what he’s about to say.

24:25 in case anyone is wondering, the "proper name" for what Daniel called "interception" is "interference"

I'm like 1 year addicted to chess, never had a teacher and proper education but that's ok, really still learning a lot from these vids with this particular time format, please keep doing them

A 1470 is more an intermediate than a beginner; that 1470 player would have destroyed most of the pogchamps, given Voyboy and Hutch a good game - who are not beginners either. In this game there were no obvious blunders, neither were there clear strategic misplays of the position. But when you play a grandmaster like Danya that's not enough. Until 13.0-0-0 black's position was equal if not better, but the 13..c5 tactic backfired.

"If my bishop ever comes out to c4 there will be hell to pay, 'cause he will no longer have a light squared bishop to keep my bishop at bay" Beautiful poetry.

The progress you've made recently is really astonishing. Charlie really taught you well.

Damn. Two vids in one day :o Spoiling us, Daniel

Beginner 1470 *Sweats in 600* Also, thank you for the explanation on hypermodern openings. Helpful af

You make it look so easy. What I would give to have such vision over the board. I feel extremely fortunate that we can enjoy educational videos like this from a GM, thank you so much!

bro i love this guy, the way he speaks and teaches and amount of effort he puts into his videos is actually unbelievable.

I find this video is even more instructive than the speed-run videos (which are objectively great as well), specifically because of the 15 minute time control allows for so much more commentary and follow-along thinking from the viewer's perspective

Man, this is gold - honestly, the best learning format I can get - pls carry on

16 year old beginner here, found your channel after watching The Queen's Gambit and binging a bunch of chess videos on RU-vid. I'm absolutely in love with chess and your content. Thanks for the amazing videos!

Daniel’s opponent be like: “It’s taking him long time to move, I’m surely giving him a difficult time!”

I mean, the talent of this man to control a 1500 player who is clearly hardly a "beginner", whilst giving such a succinct and instructive lecture completely off the cuff, in real time. What a time to be a student of the game to have completely free content like this. Thankya Danya

This type of long form in-game analysis and explanation is exactly what I was looking for! Really hope this becomes a more regular thing. Thanks Daniel

Daniel, thank you so much for doing these. They have been so incredibly instructive that i can't even describe. You are THE best at breaking down these concepts for mere mortals like us. After finishing this video i played the legitimately best game of chess i've ever played against a formidable opponent who actually played the modern defense! Following your principles i managed to get a lead in the midgame and started picking apart my opponents defenses, and in the end i got a nice checkmate with a knight. Thank you again and please do more!

Daniel has proved that central knights are deadly

You never talked about omelets again after you said "more on that later" :(

These videos are amazing. I'm in awe listening to this guy dissect his opponent in realtime, and he speaks in such simple terms.

Fantastic explanations, Daniel! Look forward to more of these. I enjoy hearing how a GM thinks during a game.

Best chess video I've ever watched, thank you!

Yes, definitely here following watching The Queen's Gambit, and really trying to improve my (very beginnery!) chess now, so thank you for this instructional and interesting video.

This series of videos is the greatest thing yo happen to my youtube feed all year! Please keep the GM vs. newb videos coming!

it's so enjoyable to watch you explaining things as they happen . You're amazing man !

I thought you had forgotten about this. I'm glad you didn't and are planning to continue the series. Absolute gold.

I like the way you say us, we, when you move... somehow makes me feel invincible lol.

Am really enjoying these games with the added commentary and deeper explanations. I will definitely be looking out for more.

i learn more from this format of teaching than podium stand ups and wall projection presentations. GM Naroditsky explains thinking behind the moves in beginner talk which is appreciated. thank you

I could watch any amount of these videos! Very entertaining and extremely informative.

This is fantastic - hope there’s a 3rd ep

Looking forward to episode 3 🙏 Learned a lot of little things from this video, much appreciated GM Daniel!

Daniel is incredibly good in explaining such things to beginners. He's so clear, never boring and he always manages to anticipate the questions a beginner might have

I’m definitely here because of Queens Gambit, but that’s okay cause I’m glad I’m here now! Amazing video, I would totally keep watching them

Great idea for video series, as a beginner I'm learning a lot, more please.

After my Gf and I started playing (with a bit of an understanding of beginner tactics) I've been looking for videos that help with moving towards more intermediate strategy and advancing my game. And godamn, I have learned more from your 2 vs. beginners videos than pretty much everything else I've tried to watch/read. So thank you, you definitely have a new fan and subscriber.

This video format is really entertaining and informative. I'd love to see more like this.

Very rarely do I subscribe on youtube. I've watched your streams and other youtube videos a lot. But man, was this video something.

Lmao I just watched part one right now and was hoping for part 2 , right on time !

It's the first time I've ever watched anything by GM Daniel Naroditsky and I must say this is THE best chess video I have seen, period. I watch a lot of chess content on YT and there are many high-quality channels. But this video seems to hit the sweet spot of what works for me. Commenting is clear, entertaining and informative without being trivial. Well done and chapeau bas!

Your commentary and description of tactics is rather brilliant to listen to. You make it all seem so clear and simple. It always inspires me to start a game. And then I get utterly destroyed.

Please, please, please do more videos of this ilk. Utterly brilliant. You are the best chess teacher I have found ... no question. I teach 7th grade in Scotland and I’ve shown them these videos. They don’t completely grasp how honoured they are to have your insights. But I know. And I’m grateful, sir.

Daniel, it's so good to see you explaining your thought process in longer time controls! I usually play 15+10, so I'm glad to have caught this upload. Breaking down your thought process is not only good for pointing out mistakes and themes at the beginner/intermediate level, but is also good for us beginners to analyse our own games and improve our own thought processes.

Loving this series. Very helpful and it is perfectly paced for me.

Fantastic video. Every word makes immediate sense, the tactics are as clear as a mountain stream. Extremely instructive. And you are not condescendant toward a much weaker player, that’s nice too.

That Was A perfect game to teach beginners. I always Lose The end games even if im at advantage

You’re such a great teacher

This dude is my fave GM to watch he seems like such a good dude . He knows yer not a GM and he doesn't talk to you like you're one. He really helps you understand his thought process in a way that's clear and easy to follow

I have watched a lot of videos by GMs and similar and this is the single most instructive one - to hear 'live' how easy it is for a great player to assess positions and options.

30:24 i totally would have done the Nf4 fork, the other fork is great and wouldnt thought of that

When the video is in my recommendation before the notification. Daniel is getting that algorithm.

Your thinking is so clear. Very eloquent and instructive

Thank you! You touched upon several weaknesses of beginners: knee-jerk reaction, being lost in the middle game; not able to win a "won" game. I picked up a lot of solid ideas. Please keep these going. You are a great teacher.

you and charlie sparked my love for chess...i thought it was just a think that comes and goes but i play daily :) im kinda stuck at 500 but and i loose what seems most of the time but its fun anyway

yeah just pump these out danya i will like and comment. this is great stuff

I would not have off the cuff thought this type of series to have proved as instructional as it has! Daniel it's been outstanding that how through your excellent commentary and not to speedy reviews - rewinds, you make it so clear and understandable in it's instructional value. PLEASE, I'm so stuck on seeing the difference and advantages of playing the modern as opposed to the Pirc. This simple understanding has always eluded me personally. I so hope you will title a video addressing the question. Greatly appreciated from this major supporter / viewer that Shares your generosity. most sincere thanks on this. Blessings from Oregon, ... Mike.

Excellent video! Please continue to produce this kind of content, it's deeply appreciated. Not everyone is a GM, and not everyone is able to properly explain their thought process, but you can do both. Subscribed!

Clearly has never put enough cheese on an omelette.

"I assume a lot of you are here after watching The Queen's Gambit" You, sir, would be correct

Love these videos! Hope you keep doing them - your walk-through approach for each move is super helpful.

Please do more of these. They are so helpful and you explain things perfectly. Thank you.

Love this content! I recently broke chess.com 1300 and I'm finally really starting to put positional and attacking or defending ideas together, and how they relate to board structure and opening moves. Hearing a GM talk about moves, watch a plan have to get changed (against someone 1150 points lower, no less), and have everything be as-a-matter-of-fact, in full-command, but still just... _chess_ was really refreshing and instructive. If I may be so bold as to give a tip - don't worry if you stumble with your words. We don't care! Just roll along. We're still listening, I promise :D

I wish i didn't need queen gambits to realize how nice this game was

Such a good teacher! My favourite on YT that I've found so far.

Daniel! These kind of videos are absolute golden. For intermediate player like myself, the thought process of yours is extremely instructive and helps me understand different situations more clearly. Thank you for doing this :)

He is soooo cool about it "hopefully I win" lol!

21:43 "So I'm making an investment in my future here... I sound like I'm a retirement planner, but maybe sometimes that how you want to play chess." xD This is golden. Perhaps foreshadowing Daniel's second job will be retirement planner?

Dan, this is a great way to get people to understand why certain moves are made based on what happens during the game. I find it very educational. Thank you.

This is fantastic! I just found this, and learned so much from Daniel's explanation. More🙏 please

Nobody, yes no body explains chess games like the prophet

Daniel giving us lectures and still has more time than the opponent

This game felt like tortoise and the hare. Daniel was so behind in time with explaining but after a few crucial moves the other player took way longer to make their moves which ended with Daniel's time up by 7 minutes, crazy

I am just starting out in Chess, and both of these videos have been very helpful and inspiring. Thank you very much for your time and insight!

RU-vid gameplay: Incredible, thoughtful extremely useful information Twitch gameplay: Playing bullet with a russian accent :')

Daniel really emphasizing his insane speedrun to 3000 pace flexing that he has enough time to play on other accounts and still get the record.

Was overwhelmed by how well you explained the theory and thought processes. I wanted to leave an original/meaningful comment but I saw this one below and I couldn't say it better: Daniel, thank you so much for doing these. They have been so incredibly instructive I can't even describe. You are THE best at breaking down these concepts for mere mortals like us.

Love the "Chess mastery explained" series, very intructional on all levels :) Keep up the good work, Daniel. Hope to see some games in the 2k range as well.

me sitting here after teaching myself chess a week ago when he calls me out for watching the Queen's Gambit... you're not wrong

Thanks, Daniel. I guess I assumed when you say "beginner," that it would not be someone who played as well as that opponent.

Thank you Daniel. This series is so helpful

I stumbled across your channel yesterday and I’m thoroughly enjoying your videos. I’ve never been much of a chess player but hearing the thought process diagrammed like this is very interesting and got me motivated to play a couple of games.

That guy was 100% watching the streams while playing, whenever daniel said something he did it

Спасибо за стрелки, без них я бы почти ничего не понял

Loving this series! Hard to find good reasons to follow a other chess channel but this did it for me! Can't wait for more installments!!

These kind of videos are ridiculously instructive! Thanks Daniel!