Honestly I appreciate and respect that he did not resign. I always get a little bummed when they do bc I want to see Danya’s ideas unfold and come to fruition. Also it’s instructive to see certain checkmating patterns.
Yh but this is not any serious tournament or 2 gms playing... not resigning here makes sence as people in this rating do blunder somethimes even in winning positions... nothing to do with poor sportsmanship....
@@jonathanblack7597 clown behaviour, this is exactly how u wont make any friends at any tournament, also this is also why u will be clowned on by promoting and sacraficing every pawn and piece, pathetic
@@bloodcake1337 in this case it was most certainly not poor sportsmanship. He knew he was playing danya. He wanted to use his completely lost position to gain understanding from danya how to convert White's winning position most efficiently which is something benefitial for both parties. It's not like a dirty flag or trying to frustrate the opponent.
As someone who also is from St. Kitts & Nevis 🇰🇳 it was a pleasure to see my flag pop up with a player in your speed run! Very instructive game and a cool moment. P.s it's pronounced "Nee-vis" by us 😁🙏🏽
as someone that loves flags it's always been one of my favourites! never seen anyone from there.. didn't know I've been pronouncing it wrong this whole time too
I can't believe it took me this long to find your channel. As far as I'm concerned this is the best chess content on RU-vid by far. You're calm and it's relaxing unlike all top chess content creators. Keep this up! Also, no join button on youtube? This is easily worth $5 a month, if not much more.
It's nice as I get stronger I can follow along better during post analysis. For instance at 23:36, "what if black stubbornly defends with Qc8" and I immediately see Qxa6 Qxa6 Nc7+. Thanks for all your hard work Danya, I'm constantly advocating for my friends and strangers to watch your content! Keep it up!
There is no other Chess player or channel that explains chess and breaks it down soo well and makes it easy for noob players like myself to understand... luv from Fiji🇫🇯
It’s so awesome that the last speedrun was the Morra and this is the Alapin. As a Morra player, you sometimes get strong armed into an Alapin, so knowing both is super important for an Aggressive Andy like me
@@BM-hj6lq The Morra book by IM Esserman is called "Mayhem in the Morra" and it's true. For some reason all my Morra games descend into mayhem and it's a lot of fun. There are some absolutely insane sacrifices and other horrible traps you can spring on your opponent if they're not careful, because the C- and D-files open up so quickly. You are down a pawn, true, but you get such a lead in development that it often does not matter.
@@BM-hj6lq definitely the Morra. Black needs GM level prep to survive my Morra. I read Mayhem in the Morra like Danya suggested and Marc Esserman teaches the reader how to systematically thrash most systems black employs. I recommend the book!
Hi Daniel, I just wanted to ask, can you make a video on how to play chess with yourself (over the board or on PC)? I heard that some masters in the past used to play with themselves and it was very useful. One of my cousins who actually passed away 2 years ago was IM and he used to train like this but no one can tell how he used to do it. So I was wondering if you know this techinque. Thanks in advance for your reply.
i really appreciate your work sensei danya. thanks to you i finally started understanding open positions and meaning of dynamic adventage, and finally feel like i'm going to surpass 2000 skill level.after it blocked me for so long.
I did play the Alapin before very briefly. The last time I faced the Sicilian I played the Morra but seeing how well you use it I've decided to go back to the Alapin.
Great lesson ! Danya Thanks . I might even give the Alapin a go now ! But the Morra is an addictive opening for no increment chess. I think the Alapin would be a great opening for bonus time controls or no increment chess ! I once won a memorable game against the Alapin with the black pieces in a club tournament game with the Barnes defense in the Alapin Sicilian although I tricked my opponent with a sneaky inaccuracy. Why do I call it memorable ? Because the Alapin is solid. cheers dude !
Hello Danya, I watch all your videos and I love them. They have made me a much better middle game player and I really appreciate them, but can you make videos like this focusing on endgame positions and explaining your endgame moves along the way? I feel I need more endgame coaching. That would be amazing if possible. Thanks!
With respect Danya, with perfect play an engine cannot defend a 2.20 position against itself. The exceptions are some fortresses but there is no fortress here. Usually, the cutoff for when a position becomes theoretically winning is 1.20 to 1.40 in engine games between Lc0 and Stockfish. 2.20 is WAAYY above that.
Big fan man everytime I feel like not playing chess after loosing ton of games online n over the board ur speedrun games and seeing ur thought process gives me motivation to go back keep up the good work...just wanted to ask u Smith Mora against 1 C5 or alapin pls help
I think a video on understanding weird engine moves would be great! You could go through a few examples and demonstrate how to dig through the lines to understand the engine.
Imo, danya and anish giri are the best chess coaches. Very very instructive video and easy to understand regardless of rating. Thanks for the vids danya
This is certainly a masterclass.. some of these moves and ideas that Danya is explaining with the reasoning behind the move order is why I will never be a GM or close even though my fundamental understanding is pretty good. Me trying to Alapin in a blitz game will most likely result in a disaster
Danya, thanks for video, really appreciate your clear explanaitions, why have u switched to Alapin from Morra? in last speedrun u were heavily advocating for Smith morra gambit
the last speedrun was more about creating tactical positions and explain the train of thought for playing those kinds of positions and complications. this one is about playing openings he recommends to create a repertoire as if we are his students
a good example of that is that danya is not a grünfeld player vs 1. d4, but feels it's a better opening in terms of allowing black to better understand opening principles and fight for an advantage, unlike his usual king's indian which is more about navigating a position with less space and understanding pawn attacks
Very instructive after 21:36, just a pile of good ideas. These situations where the opponent is completely undeveloped, but can castle in 3 moves, and you have to come up with a plan from nothing are insanely hard to navigate.
Anyone have sir Naroditsky's list of recommended openings? I am trying to join a local tournament in my university and would love to know all of his recommendations so I can add it to my studies (focusing more on endgame and middlegame but knowing opening theory wont hurt, no?). So far I only know Alapin for anti silician and Accelerated Dragon for Sicilian.
i love how you see the positions but honestly dont get anything out of it until opponents stop blundering in openings (like g6) . wish you could stay at higher ratings(2200+) for a longer period this time
He probably didn't resign because this could be his only opportunity to play the Prophet. A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. He's gotta make the most of it
Personally I am disappointed Dania switched from Smith-Mora to Alapin. I have been building up my Smith-Mora knowledge based on his speedrun games. I even payed an OTB classical game in Mora. However, I feel beyond 1600 no one really falls for the common Smith-Mora traps. Unless you are tactically strong, playing with a pawn down can make you feel uncomfortable. I am now thinking about switching to Alapin. What do you think is a better option for a 1500-1600 rated player - Alapin or Mora? Suggestions are welcome.
Depends on do you play blitz, rapid or classical. In blitz Smith-Morra might be crushing, but for slower games I suggest the Alapin. The Smith-Morra is risky especially in classical. Alapin is my recommendation, because higher level players don't fall to Smith-Morra traps.
As solid as the alapin is, i think investing in the mayhem in the morra book by marc esserman is worthwhile. While higher rated players may not fall for traps, the morra is far from dubious, and you can still find winning positions and tremendous compensation for the pawn without winning in 10 moves from a trappy line
I know there is the standard whining from people saying 'im this rating and my opponents never blunder like that'... I'm usually the first to say... they do, Danya just doesn't miss the punish or... its the pressure exerted by the GM etc... I'm 1600 and I won't say my opponents never blunder like this, but I rarely see opponents at 1500-1700 play as poorly as that in a basic opening. Not just the slow Fioncetto in a situation he clearly had no time for the slow development... but to throw a peice to a basic queen a4 check... I havent seen that since being 1200-1300.
13:54 >opponent says he learns so much from the vids >danya doesnt know why he doesnt just resign >danya proceeds to lecture and teach from the obviously winning and resignable position Damn daniel, lost some humility points here. Sounding kind of snobby here, which made you blind to the bigger picture. Not the way angle I typically see you from, so that's why I'm pointing this out here
That was chat saying that Edit: Nevermind, I originally thought it was Twitch chat saying that but after reading Danya's comment and rewatching the video, it does seem like it was a comment from the opponent, sorry about that.
I respect your criticism and see how you could have interpreted my words that way. However, I assure you that when I said "idk how my opponent is able to continue the torture and not resign," I didn't mean it sarcastically or condescendingly in the least. Quite the contrary, I admired my opponent's resilience and me thanking him for resigning at the end was also not sarcastic at all, since I've had plenty of opponents who end up stalling out their clock.
@@PhoenixLOfficial 1700s are also just inconsistent. As someone whose ELO ranges from 1700 to 1900, there are games where my opponents play like trash and get steamrolled. Then, when I'm having an off day or off week, I get steamrolled.
@@JakeLYT I'm 1350 and I cannot remember the last time I've seen anyone below 1100 (which I don't get matched against anymore, but still) who hangs a N like that. Qa4+ fork is very well known and the retreating square was obviously held by the pawn. Stop being an apologist for unacceptably poor play by higher rated opponents in these speedruns. The 2000+ rated players from the last speedrun were a monumental disappointment and honestly played even worse than a lot of the 1700s in the aforementioned run.
@@aiGeis dude you have absolutely no idea what you're talking about, I'm also 1700 and people blunder pieces like that more often than you think. When you play against a GM, you are going to make uncharacteristic mistakes that you wouldn't make against someone your ELO, because GMs know how to KEEP THE TENSION, how to SQUEEZE THE POSITION, and STOP ALL OF YOUR POSITIONAL/TACTICAL IDEAS before you even do them. Those things will make you blunder super easy tactics after 15-20 moves. Also 1700s don't have best opening knowledge, they have 2 or 3 lines they know decently, and a few other lines they know 5-7 moves of theory, meaning they get destroyed/bad positions out of the opening from almost all openings except 3-6 openings Nobody is being an "apologist", we just know more than you, and we know what it takes to be 1700, and how playing against someone who stops all of your ideas while squeezing you down can make you blunder silly things.
