Introduction to Pawn Endgames | Principles of Chess Endgames | GM Naroditsky 

Danya is an inspiration! 🙏

"to make not just 5 or 6 videos, but an entire database", absolute music to my ears

Usually these instruction videos get lower views than normal, but please don’t quit making them. I know people ask for these and then the views suck but those of us that watch them get tremendous value. Thanks for the video!

If this was just the introduction, i can't imagine how detailed your actual endgame videos will be! Keep up the great work daniel, we all owe you for providing such greet content on youtube for FREE!

Finegold for laughs, Levy for outside NYC car noises, Eric for gambits, and Danya for GETTING BETTER.

Cop: “sir do you know how fast you were driving?” Danya: “this reminds me of a game I played in 2004 against a strong grandmaster…”

A single tempo is all that makes the difference between a win, loss, or draw. Endgames are incredible.

The plot twist about the C pawn had me so surprised lol. That was really well done. Very well put together video

I'm actually hyped for this series. Danya is the best teacher and content creator in chess.

I find it cute that Danya is watching Levy’s tournament games while working

Honestly got chills at the end when you concluded that black doesn't need to take that pawn for the win. Absolutely nuts

This man is going to single-handedly inflate chess elo throughout the globe. One of the greatest teachers and players. Chess community can't thank you enough, Sensei.

What I like about naro is that he doesn't shy away from advanced/niche chess topics. The majority chess content is just catered for beginners just because that's the largest base. (Even beginners can learn & enjoy intermidiate/advanced content)

AWESOME!!! Thank you so much for making this

I cannot describe how much joy I get from just listening to this man speak about chess. It's so clear that you want to create something great in everything you do, Daniel. But nothing will be perfect - and both you and your audience will learn more, the more you do. As you know, there is no such thing as perfect, but something helpful is going to go a long way.

im so excited for more of this

Imagine being Conrad and getting called up by GM Danya being like "Hey Conrad ya dummy, why didn't you find the win in our pawn endgame? All you had to do was not take my pawn! 😆 🤣 😂"

This looks like another great series from the best chess teacher on RU-vid

2:49 Let's dispel once and for all with this fiction that endgame studies are boring. They're amazing when the prophet, Danya, teaches them! Daniel Naroditsky is undergoing a systematic effort to change chess RU-vid content, for the better. He knows *exactly* what he's doing!

Never expected an end game video to be so incredibly exciting. You made it so much fun to watch! Amazing position, what a ride.

Oh heck yeah just as I crawled into bed

Being an old beginner in my 60s, I’ve been slowly developing how I want to learn over the last year or so, and now that I’ve retired early from working it’s about time to commit to my own plan… my own plan because I’m the one that has to put in the work! After much thought reflecting on a bunch of material, I think most beginner advice is not appropriate for me. It’s simply not a good fit. Two major areas I’ll be spending time on, in spite of being a beginner, are learning some openings and endgame studies. Your series will be an added part of my chess training time, in addition to a general beginner endgame book I’ve chosen. A heartfelt thank you to GM Danya for deciding to take on this valuable work here for us all! 🤯❤️

Absolutely incredible Danya. I will be tuning in for every single one of these, you've kept me on the edge of my seat and yelling with this. Over and over again!! Such an amazingly twisty position.

Fascinating, and extremely well thought out. Nothing more to say here, really.

I haven't missed a Naroditsky video since the first speedrun began. What continually amazes me is how well Daniel communicates his thoughts without needing edits, cuts, a script, etc. I will never tire of listening to this man talk about chess.

This is wonderful Daniel! RU-vid needs instructional chess videos dedicated to endgames desperately! Thank you for endeavoring to fill this noticable void!

as Magnus illustrates, there's a lot of wins to be had from apparently drawn or draw-ish endgames if one is willing to grind things out to the bitter end

Plsss continue the endgame series Danya....we need real chess lessons here in youtube. Thank you!!

So excited for this series! Thanks soooo much, Daniel!!

I really hope you stick to this and release this "database" of endgame material. Hundreds of thousands of us for decades to come would benefit.

The father of the chess to me is Daniel Naroditsky in our day

Guys the best thing you can do is “like” this video so Danya gets some recognition and well deserved reward for such good quality free content. This level of advice from a GM would have cost you a lot of money only 20-30 years ago. I lied. The best thing you can do is donate to him directly on Twitch. But if not, this is the best thing on RU-vid.

This is the perfect motivational introduction for pawn endgames and endgames in general. I can't believe this information is available for free for literally everyone in the world. Thanks a lot, Danya, you deserve all the success you've had so far and then more ❤️

I can't explain how well timed this is for me. I've nailed down some solid openings, I can see great progress in my tactical awareness, but my endgames are causing me so many losses. This is just the antidote!

I did competitive programming with Conrad back when we were attending UT-Dallas. I remember being told he was a GM, but i didnt follow/play chess much so i didnt realize he was literally like top 5 in the US at the time. He was always a really reserved guy and didn't share much, so it's really cool for me to see these videos that show a glimpse of what he was passionate about at that time. Also thanks for the awesome lesson Danya!

wow some pawn end games are special. That one is literally closer to maths than to chess

Looking forward to Danya's 50th video of this series!

Danya looking so handsome on the full screen fr

I can't believe we can watch all these incredibly valuable lessons for free. Thank you for you effort Danya!

How can you not like this guy lol Extremely informative video and even better attitude Danya!

I have just started my journey with the "Bible" (MD's endgame manual), so this series will be really interesting. Thanks for all the effort you put into your content, your presentation style is simple the best and you make everything look so easy.

What a truly beautiful endgame. The twists and turns that can happen with just kings and pawns on the board! Already looking forward to the rest of this series.

Daniel is a saint for this. A database of masterclass material for free. We don’t deserve this man.

I can't think of anyone better suited to take on this Herculean task. I'll certainly be watching them all!

Some constructive criticism: videos like this would really benefit from a summary where you lay out a list of bullet points covered in the video, or chapters titled with the primary principle you're teaching in that section of the video. For example, in this video, I think such chapters/bullet points might include triangulations to gain/lose tempi, zugzwang, kings defending pawns spaced more than two squares apart, long-term planning by dividing the board into two, fixing pawns, and so on. One of the hardest parts of learning endgames for me is that they seem so concrete compared to other phases of the game, where there are (or appear to be?) more abstract principles to guide your thinking process. For example, as a beginner you learn that it's important to control the centre in the opening with pawns and minor pieces, or that tactics can be often found by paying attention to Type 1 or Type 2 undefended pieces, or that tactics can be improved by changing up a move order, etc. But when it comes to endgames, teachers don't seem to articulate whatever abstract principles exist to students like me who can't calculate as deeply as talented/experienced players. By structuring the lessons with summaries and/or chapters in the video, it emphasises the need to remember X principle for our own games. (Anyway, I think you're great and your speedruns have really improved my understanding of the game. Thank you!)

Amazing that StockFish at depth 30 would have lost to someone who could have thought deeper.

Literally, you're the best teacher on earth. I will watch everything you put out!

Excellent! Looking forward to the rest of the series. Keep it up!!

Amazing Danya, i was thinking the other day that your speedruns alone are so educational and well explained that they will be viewed in 50-100 years and now you smack us with even more pure educational content. Easily my favorite Chess content creator. the most genuine of them and the best educator.

13:30 zom b ie pawns... they just keep coming . Great work Dan the man ! THANKS !

The great teacher! Thanks a lot.

theres no reason to study endgames just win before the endgame simple as that 😤😤

This is so on point, Danya, I would love this series!!! I’ve learnt so much regarding openings and tactics from your channel, have got to about 1700 and still my endgame is not the best.

I came here because the pawn ending puzzles on lichess are preventing my puzzle rating from going up. I'm stuck at 2700. I'm impreesed by how hard those puzzles can be. And they are all from real games.

wow, that was fast. Only a few days ago, you asked chess players on reddit about potential video topics and the most suggested was endgame instructions and here you are . I mean, i myself have difficulty in converting winning positions into sucessfull wins due to faltering on endgames . This has cost me many games against almost 300 to 400 elo points higher opponents. Lets hope this is the start of the turnaround . Thanks again for continuing this series.

4:00 End of introduction spiel. Rewatching cause it's very easy to digest.

dan when did we get the ”holding a book open” modelling shot 😂😂 it’s great

Danya, you asked for our "forgiveness in advance" for any shortcomings with the videos in your planned series on endgames. Granted! Without reservation! You have recognised a gaping hole in the existing (video) literature, and I cannot think of anyone else I'd rather have make an attempt at that monumental project.

this is what i've been missing, i lose every single endgame i play despite being rated 1500, thanks for starting this series danya

Skip ahead to 06:50...the instruction begins and trading rooks doesn't benefit White.

Ti amo

Wow these pawn endgames really contradict human logic because you really have to value that single tempo move with the King as being unnecessary when capturing a single pawn. It also teaches us that a King can only contain 2 pawns that are connected or 1 file apart not 2 files apart. So you really have to be wary of your opponent splitting apart the pawns versus keeping them connected when trying to promote. This completely contradicts the teaching that connected pawns is a good pawn structure when sometimes split pawns can be the best pawn structure in the endgame.

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This lesson for free?! Good guy danya 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Спасибо за шикарный курс. Это то, чего реально не хватает даже сейчас! Огромное спасибо тебе за материал:) Только как насчёт поменять уже заставку немного?:)

What an unbelievable endgame, especially the curveball you threw at the end that your friend discovered 🤯 chess is insanely complex

You dont get this type of content for free. Thank you so much Danya, you make chess fun!

Danya!!

man i nearly forgot to breath watching the last part of the video.. believe it or not.. that literally mind blowing! Or maybe bc i am 1000 rated player lol

Danya, love the content, but please shorten it by taking out some of the back story.

Had a lot of fun from “shtani”, much respect , Danya!

Right after the first 5 minutes, you earned my Sub!

Thank you for the video Danya, looking forward to the series.

This endgame is definitely a masterpiece. 😍😍👏🏼👏🏼

9:10 A name for only in Russian… has Danya never heard of the wide pipos?

I may not make it big . But I am proud that I play chess.

Is there a way to contribute a few bucks to Danya Sensei if you r not in twitch?

omg the motivation that you give for studying endgames is truly amazing

Nice to see Ludwig's pillow getting a mention. :)

Thanks for creating this kind of amazong content :)

Fantastic content aside, the lighting setup is great in this vid!

Amazing video thank you for your time!

Great stuff. Looking forward to the series. FYI, the patreon link in the description isn't clickable, might want to change that

Amazing stuff! Thank you, Danya!

Incredibly high quality content, Danya. Can’t promise it’ll be the most popular series but I can promise you I’m paying attention when you’re talking. Is there a good repository of books on various themes you’d recommend somewhere, your own included?

Paused the video but could not decide between f4 or g4

what a rich world of chess we live in that you created this..Thank you!!

Too much unnecessary talk. The lesson starts at 6:00.

That pawn technique felt like rocket science.

It’s not often that a chess video gives me chills. Amazing work!

Sensei Danya is worried about the effort it will take to make the videos. We're all worried about the effort it will take to watch them.

thanks a lot for this video please continue this series 💙♟️

Keep the motivation of making endgame videos

Hey Danya, I would love to see also practical endgames in the database in the future, like piece imbalances and how they relate to the structures etc. For example, B vs N, how the structure affects the play, or how having R or not on the board changes strategies? etc. I think it's very vast but maybe there are some general principles that we could take away! Thanks

Video starts at 3:30

Bro’s inherent value is through the roof

very cool danya!!! algorithm

I dont need a coach, Lord Naro is my coach

Thank you some much!!! This is awesome!

This is literally what I’ve been looking for , since 2020 Hopefully this series of videos gets enough support so that it encourages u to make more