Actually, at this level and even at 1400 level, losing a piece does not guarantee a loss. Opponents blunder all the time. Prime example of players who do that is me!
So true,today I thought I could pin the queen to the king but forgot that my opponent can take with check,so I had to move my king and lost 1 pawn a knight and a bishop.I wanted to resign but I thought I just play out the game cause I think it’s the right thing to do.So it was a queen and two rook against a queen two rooks and 2 bishops.He blundered one and put his queen in front of his king.So I got it for a rook. The other bishop got trapped when he did a Greek gift but failed.So two rooks against two rooks,I traded both and was a pawn down but had a pawn majority on the kingside.Then in the endgame I blundered again allowing him to take my pawns but he didn’t.In the end I almost cheated him but he resigned.So you know,never resign.
It would be nice to see how to deal with situations where you've blundered and are down. Like maybe Danya could play some games where he gives something up on purpose in a manner that often happens in real games.
@@user-dk9my1hk2i I think what OP means is that Danya has a different way of expressing himself in Russian, perhaps his tone changes, by becoming more formal for example
Been watching for a long time. The biggest improvement in my play has come from losing that "knee jerk reaction" to the opponent putting me under pressure (real or imagined). It's a great lesson. Don't get me wrong also tons of other improvements, like tactical vision etc.
Loved the first series. It was the first thing that made me start thinking critically about chess, and you helped me learn principles of development toward the center, looking for checks, best moves etc. The second edition is just as enlightening, but this time easier to understand. Thank you, senpai Danya
Thanks so much for these Danya. I've been going through them from the first episode, and you've helped me break from 950 to just under 1100 since I started watching. You have a genuine gift for teaching.
I love this gambit. Its a good weapon against the scandinavian and people who are new to it can pretty easily fall for tricks being creedy+ trying to pin the f3 knight thanks for making this video :)
15:20 That's just a better Urusov gambit by transposition. It's not good to take with the knight in Urusov, cause it gets stuck. Urusov: e4 e5, Bc4 Nf6, d4 (computer continuation is somwhat along ..exd4, Nf3 Nxe4, O-O...)
The black diemar gambit has been my go to for over a year and now. Especially, the Ryder gambit (recapture pawn on f3 with the queen and sacrifice the pawn on d4) I'm thinking about moving away from it now after watching this video.
My only complaint as that I wish that Danya explained the “simple moves” a little bit more. I’ve been watching for a while but I’m still not very good so those moves aren’t simple to me. I’ve really been trying my best but over the past six months I really haven’t gotten any better.
Simple moves are usually regular opening moves that follow these principles: Take center with pawns. Develop knights, bishops. Castle. And stuff like that, is there a specific move in the video you didnt understand?
If you are struggling with getting better at chess, id suggest doing a lot of puzzles. You can do unlimited free puzzles on lichess. It is how I improved. Lessons are good. But applying them in game is even better.
If you are struggling with getting better at chess, id suggest doing a lot of puzzles. You can do unlimited free puzzles on lichess. It is how I improved. Lessons are good. But applying them in game is even better.
@@user-dk9my1hk2i at 5:03 he says “this is super straight forward play, that’s why I’m playing fast,” and once he plays the moves I understand why they’re good but I can never find them on my own. I don’t really struggle to much with the principles.
Danya - let me think about this for a second Exactly 1 second later - "okay and now....." That's all the time GMs need to evaluate, come up with a plan and execute!
What if after Bd6 instead of castling immediately, take the knight on c5? That way if he takes back with his bishop, Then castle and you skewer his king to his queen.
16:16 is there anything wrong with taking on f7 with the bishop, and after the king takes fork the king and night with queen f3? Also at the end is there anything wrong with taking the night first and then bishop c5? That’s what I saw in my head
its covered at the end of the video, this tactic works but imo the one pawn isn't as valuable as the strength of the bishop which is presenting mating threats.
I encounter this all the time. People being few pawns and/or even a piece down, aggressively trade pieces and then realize they cant do anything and often resign, or just get stomped. I'm yet to understand the rationale behind this strategy but it's starting to irk me despite being an easy win.
This is called taking a pawn “en passant;” it exists to balance the fact that pawns can move two squares at once. If you have a pawn situated to take on the square that your opponent’s pawn just skipped, your pawn can take diagonally there, moving on to that square even though the opposing pawn was never on that square.
I'm so very new to chess so don't hate this comment please ☺ How did danya take the pawn that went to D5 by moving his E5 pawn to D6 in the second game? So confused 🤪
1:41 What about pawn to c5? He can't take it because he'll lose his Queen, and so you'd be able to take his pawn next turn and he can't retaliate. Then his knight would be in danger.
if pawn c5, white pawn takes c5, queen takes queen, knight takes queen, the resulting position will result with white's pawn being stuck at c5 and is overextended. white will have to contest in defending that pawn at c5 and later on the fight might be ensued at the queenside. for short, there's no quite advantage for black and both sides will be facing a sharp, imbalanced position
Love the speed runs. Very educational.....but seems like a waste of time to start the speedrun below 1200. He is teaching to 1300-2000s destroying 800s. If I was actually an 800 I wouldn't understand anything that he is talking about.
I appreciate every chess video you ever put out, but I wish you went straight for 1000+ rating, 800s just push pieces. not that much is there to learn from them
