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There was a point in history not too long ago when content like this would cost a small fortune. Even today there are paid courses which don't hold a candle to the prophet. Great stuff!!
That's an understatement. Games against opponents of all ratings, going over everything- from forks and pins to more advanced ideas like how to win a rook endgame when you're a pawn up, how grandmasters think when it comes to puzzles (also of all ratings) and even an endgame course. There's also so much more that I've missed. If you were to try and buy this it'd cost hundereds of dollars, and I can't even imagine having the opportunity to buy this 20+ years ago. We truly live in a wonderful age.
@@therandomrat5238 yes. sadly a lot of that wonderfulness channels into antivaxxers' disinformation campaigns, reaching all the morons who otherwise would've just been ignored by the townfolk and been told to shut up and now clump together and echo chamber their idiotic conspiracies.... don't wanna lose Danya content but could do with a little less globalization ^^
these moves like Qb8+ are easy to spot when someone tells me there's a winning move (like in a puzzle), but in real games it's so much more difficult to know when to spend that extra couple of seconds to look for tactics
I agree. The composer of a problem will have made its key a move which one would thinkcan't possibly work -- yet it does. In an actual game, the move which looks as if it blunders your queen will usually blunder your queen.
Play longer games and look for tactics every move. I'm still a beginner but from playing at a club I've started to learn that the good players stay patient and look for tactics every move if there's no tactic then they play a solid move until eventually a tactic appears. At the club we mostly play 30 minute games. I'm 1100 but ive been able to draw against an 1800 and a 2000 at my club following principles and staying patient. so I'm improving from just going there and playing better players that I think is one of the best ways to get better at chess as you can learn a lot from higher rated players
I agree it is easy to see when Naoriditsky said don't play the obvious move. I also immediately saw the tactic but if I were playing this game I probably wouldn't find nor look for it I would just automatically play fxg7 which was played in the game
I just got back into chess for the first time since childhood and there are a surprising number of good content creators but none even hold a candle to danya as far as teaching. I genuinely feel privileged getting to view this content for free.
Games like these are why I don't always get upset at losses. I think it was Nelson Mandela who said, "You either win or you learn." It's a good way to approach all competitions, I think.
Hey Daniel this is a great idea for a video series I frequently get positions such as this against opponents but don't know how to punish them for it thanks!
Looking forward to more vids in this series🤞 I’m retrospect I should’ve started keeping a list of GM Danya’s greatest analogies… 6:50 shooting a dinosaur with a bb gun!?😆
Darn, the "PLEASE SUBSCRIBE" is back on the title card. Well, if it's there, I hope it's effective! I think Daniel deserves to have more RU-vid subscribers.
Once Daniel point out Nd2 boom, the position becomes so much more obvious to play, but it's not a move I would have seen unless I took quite some time.
Great game at the 1700-level and a great recap...but it wasn't really "closed" in any way. I suppose there was a moment or two where it could have got locked down, but this was very clearly an incredibly open and dynamic game.
It's closed in the sense of no quick, identifiable, attack or plan. Daniel pointed out that after white played b5 - which looks closed - could have been met with retreating the knight and a pawn break against it, and it's generally pawn breaks that lower rated players find difficult when the position looks to be closing up.
@@blahtoausername I dunno. There are so many chess positions that I would call "closed" or "semi-closed", as neither player has any clear way to break through and a lot of "shuffling" of pieces is required. In the featured game, however, W has tons of space and development, and the breakthroughs and plans are clear (at least from W's perspective). There's an open b-file, with many opportunities to capture/ sacrifice on the c-, e-, or f-files. There are lots of gaps due to B's early g5 push, and many of the most natural development moves are "correct". *Shrugs*.
Really enjoyed the style of the video and content. I would love to see more of these. The level of the players was good too. Watching GM level games analysis isn't quite as enjoyable for me.
day 56 of saying you're the man danya. it's so funny you posted this. I was just trying to figure out how to handle extrodinarily closed positions. Thank you for the instruction. You're a legend.
tldr on how to play a close position:open it up. Great explanation on how to do it. I would also suggest try and infiltrate, but don't mind me, I'm a 700 :))
I have never seen a youtube video with 1k likes to 1 dislike(6 hours after video post)... This video deserves 1000:1 ratio btw! But who is the moron that disliked it ?!
Thing that I don’t understand is why do i have to be in a worse position if i fail to open up the position. If the position is closed, its closed for both of us then it should have been an equal position yet the person who pushes pawn, impatiently, wins most often.
Love the vid! Also i have a very cool idea for a series of yours, where you like talk about how to progress in chess most efficiently. How to analyze your games to get the most out of it (preferably without the engine) , how many games to play a day, how to analyze grand master games, how to study positional play, how to study tactics (although you already made a cool video on puzzles) and things that you think are important. Would love that kind of series, of course if you have time to do that.
9:32 so attacking the c4 pawn is relatively straightforward, but did we have Nd4 shenanigans in the position? We're trying to reach c6, and exd4 Bxd4 attacks the rook, Rh7 e5 forces the position open with threats along the e file and dominant center control...? Probably an unnecessary sacrifice and complications but I was wondering whether it was a strong enough attack that we could sac that knight I'm trying to visualize possible follow ups from there... - dxe5 Bxe5 (Rxe5+ Be7) Black doesn't have many moves... Be7 is met with d6 that at least regains the piece, I think. Threats along the file are clear from Bb7 Bc7+ Be7 Rxb7 regaining the piece - Ne7 or Be7 to block anything on the e file, e6 looks good with an attack on the queen, say Qd8 Bb6 traps the Queen. However Qc7 Bb6 still now Black has the ridiculous Qb7 that I can't find how to refute; any exf7 is met with Rxf7 also blocking any Qh5 shenanigans... This might be the most "refuting" line but it still looks very wobbly
Your explanation of piece repositioning is a fantastic metaphor for real life. In life, people often reject opportunities that are presented to them on the basis that they feel they will be stuck in that position forever. At a later time, we can always 'so-to-say' reposition our pieces, and the opportunity wasn't a waste because it LED you to a better place. Nothing is permanent and sometimes we just have to make the next best move, even if it doesn't feel like it perfectly fits into our ideal aspirations. Love your videos, Daniel, great explaining and analysis, you're really skilled :)
