The fantasy is one of those kind of openings where you either are super inspired in all the tactical postions it leads to, or you deeply regret choosing it when faced with a dark ocean of variations 😅
@@Hsel-lc1wt Interesting. I’ve been playing the Nc3 Bf4 line. Never looked into that one. Seems a bit more dubious but that shouldn’t matter at my level.
@@michaelvan6675 Bro, are you kidding? Look at all the great moves he played that Danya never even hinted at, like 13:18 Nh5, or especially 17:54 Be6, and the best you have is the move that even a 900 would find, let alone a 1900?
Setting aside the fact that this is some of the best free chess content available online, I must say that it is truly a delight to simply listen to you speak. Your command of the English language is nothing short of stunning. Kudos and heartfelt gratitude, Danya!
I fully agree! But one thing that I can't help noticing is that he repeats sentences a lot... is it a twitch thing? Because I notice that Nakamura does it as well.... and it's not something that is common in everyday speech. So I'm just curious where the habit might come from...
Ok, that video alone is proof you're easily one of the best chess teachers in the world, so much thought into how you explain and what you explain, thanks a lot.
"Ce qui se conçoit bien s’énonce clairement, et les mots pour le dire arrivent aisément", citation de Nicolas Boileau. And you do it brilliantly Daniel ! Merci beaucoup et bonne route.
Opponent was off-the-scale good. When he/she knocked out 10 moves of theory instantly in a relatively obscure sideline and the account was only 25 days old, I thought it must be a cheat, but they weren't. Superb game.
I am so very sorry to inform you that is in fact already been tried by levy himself, but he gave up on the idea. I know this is probably heartbreaking, but I also know you can pull through this, and find many more really nice and creative ideas in the future
This is really helpful as a Fantasy convert. I used to play the Van der Weil attack and just found it too abstract, even if it's a bit more promising. It often involves playing with more space, attacking with pawns rather than pieces, and often leaving the king uncastled, all things that made it really chaotic.
Super super fun game. A tactical fiest... I'm also proud that I saw almost all of them before Danya said them in the game which probably shows how much I watch and love his videos! Thank you danyaaa
Hey Danya, just wanted to thank you for all the amazing instructive content you have been giving us for the past several years, I really learnt a lot from your speedruns as well as your pawn endgame series. It really shows how much care and preparation went it to that series! I also had an opening question. When you have your bishop on c4, when is it bad to allow b5 supported by a6 or c6, and when is it worth it to play a4? For example in the najdorf sicilian, I often get scared that b5 b4 will force my knight away from c3 where it defends the e4 pawn but the engine says its fine to allow b4. I also see a lot of players dropping the bishop immediatly back to b3 in various sicilians. There is also the case Kalashnikov where I fear b5 with both knight on a3 and c3 but apparently its fine also. However in other cramped positions where black players an early c6 in speedrun videos, I have seen you go for a4 preventing b5 and I dont really understand the subtlety of when it is ok to allow b5. Thanks again for all the amazing content :)
it's the same for me too! in the past, i used to really just lose a pawn and then play amazing practical chess afterwards. Maybe not the most accurate moves, sometimes mistakes even, but moves that put pressure on my opponent and complicated the position. And then just winning the position with tactics.
The subtle 5:15 profile check for a cheater (?) after g5 :D As someone 2000 myself, I've been traumatized enough by the fantasy to learn the main line in and out, and bet that person did the same. I get happy when I see white play a fantasy (or panov) against me nowadays, as it gives me a break from the usual dull positions arising from caro :p
Danya, I always think it so I want to just say it and hopefully you see this. I think one thing hurting your growth is your thumbnails. I’m not saying you should clickbait but some of the viewers who aren’t super active probably think it’s a video they’ve seen before. Anyways, I don’t know anything about RU-vid but I want to see you grow and it’s an opinion I had. Love your stuff!
40:55 i was considering some silly line like dxe5 Nxg3 exd6 Nxf1 dxe7 Nxd2 exd8=R+ Rxd8 axb3 😂 havent seen what stockfish thinks of it yet but the material count ends up even with a pawn, bishop, knight, rook, and queen for both sides
What an incredibly shortsighted thought, to say someone cheated after a game like that (in some of the comments). If you've ever studied an opening seriously, like on Chessable, you'll find that lower rated opponents never play the critical lines because they dont find them. Now this opponent is playing the likes of Danya and he finally gets to play all those lines he memorised.. Gets an advantage over Danya who gets some comp for his lost piece and eventually loses because he reached a massively sharp position against one the highest rated blitz players on the planet.. Massive kudos to this opponent for giving such an interesting game!!
Feels like eating a nutritious buffet of a full day meal. Lot to digest and savor at the same time, making me cognitively dissonance'd for different choices of food in the buffet!
I would love to see a speed run video with the English opening as white. I know it's not very tactical but i think openings like that could help you showcase positional chess more
This video he is lower rated than last game. Aren't losses uploaded? Appreciate the content of course but I feel like a loss could also be really instructive and very interesting to analyse.
If you look at the account he had three recent "losses". Losses in quotes because he resigned within 20 moves in a neutral position, which is really odd. Maybe he wants to deflate his rating a bit for some reason?
GG Danya ! fk the fantasy lol joking . Destroy the Caro Kann with the Gedult gambit ! up to 1800 if black knows what their doing your a pawn down but ahead in development, so what big deal. GG! The Gedult gambit lines easier to remember than the fantasy. Definitely playable ! thanks Danya keep up the great work !
2000 elo are strong its possible for them to get advantage against a gm not always but 5 % chances they can win if they are playing best chess of their life i am 1800 sometimes ill get winning positon against 2000s but they made an comback most of the time and win similary that happen in that match
They usually have different commentary teams for portions of the match. I believe him and Anish (sometimes Howell) did games 1 to 7 or most of the first half, and then fabi, hess, and Tania did the last half.
hey, so if you play Bxf7+, then King takes and after you check on g5 with the knight, blacks queen captures and if you recapture with the bishop black takes the queen. simply down a minor piece in that line.
8:51 - that's why I never end a line of my preparation unless I have a bouquet of at least decent moves. Doesn't mean I'm prepared for every move ever, but I try to at least make it so if I stray from the right path it still takes some moves to inaccurace myself into a worse position.
Too much time, and its important to defend the e4 pawn at some point. That knight always ends up as a cog in this opening because youre usually playing c3
Whenever I play the fantasy, people either close up with e6 or the fianchetto system Levi likes with G6 lol The Qb6 lines are also fun for black. For white, of the c3 Qb3 lines before castling are incredible and much more dangerous than the mainline imo Getting the move order wrong there is completely deadly.
