Grandmaster Solves Grandmaster-Level Puzzles 

Now we just need Grandmaster solves SuperGM puzzles and Grandmaster solves Stockfish puzzles to complete the series!

This series is so stimulating and relaxing at the same time, also the fact that you're talking to us and not to twitch chat is really appreciated❤️

3rd puzzle was like an adventure. Great stuff!

Please do many more of these and master puzzles! This is fascinating and truly instructive.

I really love this video. I like see the the genius of GM players in action while still being able to follow what is actually happening. Seeing GMs playing or solving puzzles quickly just leads me to going 'o wow pretty arrows. So many' while not understanding at all what's happening. While this video gave me a real insight into your actual thought process. Keep it up!

Thanks for inviting us into your thought process! These videos and the speedruns you do are some of the most instructive chess videos I've found -- you do such a great job of thinking aloud, and it's always a treat to see a complicated position become simple to understand through your logic!

Wow these puzzle solution combinations are amazing. It's very cool to see a gm see all the contingencies a lay person misses

Watching Daniel makes me think, “I could solve these puzzles. I can be good at chess.” And then I try an play without him explaining 😭😭

That second puzzle just made me realize how beautiful chess is

This series has been absolutely fantastic. Chess instructors on RU-vid have been telling me to solve puzzles in order to get better at chess for so long, that I am now stuck at a puzzle rating of 2700-2800, whereas my blitz rating is still at about 1500. On one hand, thank you very much for making these harder puzzles seem like witchcraft a lot less. On the other hand, I would be very interested in seeing even more RU-vid content from you that is targeted at players in my rating range - how to improve further in ways that aren‘t just raw puzzle solving and not hanging your queen.

That third puzzle was absolutely stunning! This is probably my favourite puzzle solving video that you've done.

No one teaches chess better then Dani. Love your content.

In 100 years, a chess puzzle will just be the starting position with one pawn moved

I've never seen a strong grandmaster do this kind of work. It makes me feel much better about my own training. The most difficult part of improving, for me, has always been working in a vacuum, doubting the process.

Omg these are so helpful, it’s so fun to pause and guess the solution then you explain the flaws in our thoughts if we get them incorrect. Thank you I would watch 100 of these puzzle videos🙌!!

You're an amazing chess teacher, down to earth (not arrogant nor mean at all). Won a fan, a like and a sub to you mr.

Times have changed. Basically a GM giving free lessons to virtually anyone who has an internet. This is certainly a good content. I hope Danya makes more of these videos!

This video was fascinating, can you please make more of these?

9:06 "The hard part here was queen a4" That was the only move I got right, but I don't know if that is a good or a bad thing 😂

The best part is he is doing everything to explain those in layman terms...more likes and subs guys...

I like how your eureka moments are plain statements...

Man it's seriously so informative pls keep these types of videos coming . Really thankful

Hi Danya! It would be great if you could make more vids on every level you covered. I truly enjoyed them and Id love it to see more similar videos :) maybe you can make several videos per theme (forks, skewers, mate in 2,3,4, endgame, etc)?

This is a great series. Keep em coming!

by far my favourite chess personality and player. legend, real, no bulshit. never change

Beautifully human opening monologue. Vulnerable and introspective. Such courage!

Please continue doing these harder ones, really enjoyable to watch even as a really bad chess player!

17:38 and it was in this position I reached my arrow tolerance

These high level puzzles are amazing. Even though most of us can't solve them, it's actually not that hard following because of the explanation :))

Absolutely love these videos, super happy to see this upload. Seeing the pawn on e2 blocking the pin was insane, understanding your though processes while calculating is awesome.

There's no way even in like a years time am I going to be able to do anything like the 3rd puzzle. That's nasty and thank you for being able to explain all of this and give reason to a position I wouldn't even understand the idea of.

Man, I said this before and I am gonna say it again. Your content is hands down the best chess content on RU-vid. It is the most educational. Keep it up, Daniel! You are doing a wonderful job!!

Love this. Your explanations are are helping me visualize better and be okay taking time on a position. Keep em coming! 🎉

Daniel, please do more of these videos when u are solving high level puzzles. They are easily the best chess content I have seen on the internet. And I have been watching chess videos since the early days when Kingscrusher and Chessexplained were the only guys around. Please keep it up!

Best Chess Channel by a mile. Keep up the awesome work 👍🏻

This was the best puzzle episode so far. Please do more of these. The way you explained the moves made it really easy to follow, and you had great insights into how to get that intuition to simplify calculations.

The GOAT with another best in class chess vid. Making the impossible appear doable as always :)

7:43 after 1..Rxc2+ 2 Kb1 Qa4! is the move Danya recommends. However, I wasn't sure of it because 3 Bd3 defending the knight on e4 ( instead of the solution 3fxg6 allowing Rxb2+). it seems to be at 7:43 that 3 Bd3! has to be met by 3..Bd5! threatening checkmate on a2. then 4 a3 Rxb2+ then 5 Kb2 Qb3+ followed by checkmate. I think the hardest part of puzzle #2 is finding the way after 3Bd3

I genuinely love that you said, "slay a tree".

1st Puzzle 😂😂😂

14:51 I like how there is no dual solution since only promoting to a queen works. Promoting to a rook fails to Bd6.

now i knew my main problem playing chess. I don't always see opponents best move thanks for the video

13:30 Yet another beautiful Naro analogy

This was quite fun. I really enjoyed this video. My main issue is knowing how - and especially when - to apply the knowledge from puzzles to my actual games.

The last problem, which was said as the most difficult one, was actually solved without looking at the board. This is what makes the difference in chess. I have reached 2700 in lichess puzzles, but I really not able to do that. When I solve a 2800 puzzle, it takes me a long time, and I have to look at the board.

As a 1400 rated player, I actually find these level of puzzles still to be the most helpful of all the videos in this series. I hope you make more of these grandmaster level puzzles videos.

It continues to amaze me how quickly Daniel can calculate. By the time I'm done calculating one variation he's already seen multiple variations with the solution. Amazing!

I just hit 2000 puzzles yesterday! You’re a great teacher Daniel!

Important for some, I think including myself, to realize that sometimes to improve at chess means to improve at simply thinking stepwise through a task without losing patience, and I'm grateful to see that that's in fact what grandmasters are capable of

This seems to help me get into the proper mindset. Amazing. I didn't solve that third one, but I had no trouble visualizing what you were saying, simply because I tried. I knew we had to free up that bishop and rook somehow, just because of the congestion and considered an idea of bringing in the rook from the bottom, but that pesky pawn on d4 would have shut that down. I also considered moving the rook up to the top and promoting our pawn, but that didn't work either, and that's without the threat of Qh4. So yeah, i'm pretty bad at chess. But, at least I was able to think those ideas through!!!! That, I think is a big breakthrough for me.

Guys, if you liked this video, please actually give it a like. That way its easier for him to know that videos like these are being enjoyed.

Loved this episode. The solutions were very well explained and I really liked how you showed the intermediate steps of your thinking process. The only thing I would want to be added is why in the second puzzle Bd3 doesnt work after Qa4

The third exercise was great! And it's also motivating to see that I can actually visualise the positions when you explain them, even if they are GM level exercises.

That first “GM” puzzle though 🥸

These videos helped me improve soo much (I started as a 900 rated player and now Im 1500 in less then half a year), thank you!

This is like watching the NBA Allstar Game. Just watching the true mastery is amazing

I have seen 1000s of chess videos last decade ... most are from: Agadmator, Anish Giri, Hikaru, Levy Rozman, Jorden van Foreest, Eric Rosen, Chessbrah, Tanitoluwa Adewumi, BotezLive, Anna Rudolf, Chesscom India, Jozarov’s chess channel etc. etc. but this Narditsky video is really hard core chess ...

I think I just gained 500 elo just from watching you solve tough problems....

Me barely able to get past 1200 puzzles: HMMM YES INTERESTING.

i actually found the 3rd puzzle mush easier than the 2nd. I guess because those quiet moves can be counter intuitive when doing tactics- your brain thinks it has to be a check or capture when in reality you have a little bit of time to set up the attack. LOVE these types of videos keep em coming!!!

Magnificent, Danya! Thank you!

For the very last puzzle, why didnt you consider nh7 kf7 qf1 and the c4 rook is dropping? if kg8 or kg6 to try and pick up the knight, then qc4 kh7 and qd3 and we pick up the bishop on d7 too and emerge up an exchange. am I missing something?

Just like that, straight after watching this video, I went from 1690 (been stuck for months) to 1770 solving 10 puzzles in the row. You have definitely helped me

Nice!! Thanks, keep them coming

With the first problem that was really looked at, can’t black play Bd3 to defend even after Qa4? I looked at Bd5 for black in response, but wasn’t completely sure.

That pawn checkmate puzzle where white wins -15 points in material is so beautiful ❤️

These puzzles were reaaaally tough wow after watching this you gave so much helpful insight and advice it made it easier to follow, still confused on how you found the solutions for some of these tho 😂

Terrific work Danya

This series and your master class speed run have been the most helpful chess resources I’ve found! Helped me get out of a bit of a rating slump in puzzles and in rapid. :)

This was fantastic. I like watching a master (or specifically a grand master in this context) do high level practice like this.

I thought the first grandmaster level puzzle was going to be the beginning board setup

man that third puzzle was crazy

as a 700 elo player i felt extremely proud at solving the 9:20 puzzle in less than 15 seconds

I've been playing chess and watching chess content for many years. Without a doubt Naroditsky comes across as a top tier coach. I've never met him so can't attest for sure. However, if I was an up and coming chess professional I would 100% consider hiring Daniel as a coach. He explains things in such a manner that everyone can understand and that in itself is a fantastic talent. I fully agree with his disclaimers in the beginning and unfortunately its the reason I don't watch most of his streams which have to cater to the common player in the beginner to intermediate range. Anyway, fantastic video. Thanks Daniel!

phenomena video. watched it all the way through and was engaged at every point, even while you were thinking lolol

2:47 start

I hugely enjoy everything he does, but this has to be my favourite ever

loved this idea

Grandmaster level puzzle be just all the pieces in their starting position

This was a great video. As a 1200 I learned a lot. Please do more!

Danya can you continue the series with some positional puzzles? I struggle with them cause the solution isn't always as clear cut as these kinds of puzzles thank you

This dude is on a different planet.

oh my god the difficulty that second true 3000 rating puzzle was an amazing puzzle.

how come after queen a4, why does the computer do fg6? can't it just play bishop d3? and be defending the square that the rook infiltrates on

DANIEL SIR I HAVE LEARNT A LOOOOOOOOOT FROM YOUR LICHESS GAMES.THINGS THAT LOOK NORMAL FOR YOU ARE QUITE DIFFICULT FOR US. 🙏🏼

go 3200+ next :) there are some juicy studies there

“Ima take 30 seconds in silence” **immediately speaks**

This is so good and relaxing to watch. Daniel Narodtisky-Senpai explanations are the best!

Could you do a continuation of that previous positional series you used to do?

I want more more more more solving puzzles video please!!!!!!

with every puzzle watched i am a step closer to becoming a GM

I watch a lot of chess videos, and while they're useful, I never see the sort of sudden improvement I see others report. But I watched this video, and over two days my puzzle rating rose 250 points. I'm now at 1902. Thanks very much.

awesome content, Danny!

The first one lmao... can't wait to become a grandmaster.

Been learning with your free videos for a few years now and I can't describe how much they've helped my understanding of the basic principles and openings of chess. You have a talent that few, if any other players that provide free lessons offer. Thanks so much.

This is one of the most instructive and engaging chess video I have ever watched. Please make more of these if you can the lines which Grandmasters are calculating are just mind blowing. Learned a lot thank you.😊🙏

I got the first puzzle in a rush, the new rating is 200😂

DANIEL "THE PROPHET" NARODITSKY

I saw Grandmaster-Level puzzles, clicked on the video, saw an empty board and laughed my ass off

Nice video! I actually got the fourth puzzle (starting at 15.40) myself like a week ago. It's nice to see a GM solve these. The third one was really cool. Good practise in avoiding the defensive resources of your opponent.