Sicilian - Alapin Variation In-Depth Analysis | GM Naroditsky's Theory Speedrun 

I appreciate the dichotomy between “compensatory” and pieces being “hella awkward” 😊

"Our pawns visit the orthodontist" is my new favourite Danya-ism

That ending was kinda scary cause he’s showing us, he’s using a fraction of his power. Did you see him sit up & boom, checkmate 20 seconds later

Eveeything is calm, clear, collected, and suddenly Danya unleashes and I'm like "what just happened"

When Danya posts, you watch Danya

The end to that game caught me so off guard lol

That checkmate at the end of the game was beautiful. Pawn checkmate for the win.

That checkmate in the time scramble came out of nowhere! Insane vision from the goat GMDN 🐐

I always feel like I can keep up with the calculations and start to see things since you are such a thorough instructor, but every once in a while you blitz out a crazy combination to checkmate in seconds and it humbles all of us mortals

Thank you Danya for making these videos. It’s such a blessing to have a strong grandmaster like yourself explaining complex chess games in such a simple manner for free. You are awesome.

Danya you are my NUMBER ONE RU-vid CHANNEL that I always scroll for and hoping you posted. I’ve said numerous times how much your work is appreciated and I won’t stop thanking you. You’re Fantastic at this, truly a gift of yours. I hope you enjoy what you do and get the utmost fulfillment from it.

9:12 I would not have expected to hear "hella" from Danya lmao

“The sword of Damocles” love that - you don’t hear that in casual conversation so much. Another instructive vid - appreciate the 6 hr stream effort.

The chapters for this video are from the last speedrun, first move is @ 0:12 and the analysis starts @ 17:00 Great video!

Had a rough day but this game made me laugh really hard, the position quickly dissolving after those juicy tactics and then the time scramble checkmate in classic Danya fashion was perfection

Had a really tough day today and this is exactly what I needed. Thanks for these frequent uploads they are amazing

This has got to be the best and most informative chess series on youtube. If I could offer one piece of constructive criticism, I think it is better when you play 15+10 for these games. 10+0 often seems to have time scramble endgames (which is very entertaining) but does not get the same level of depth that you give to the opening and middlegame, and I would very much value hearing more insights from you on endgames and how a GM thinks about them. I understand 15+10 can be a fair bit longer, but I think your audience is fine with that, assuming you have the energy to do so yourself. Thank you Danya very much, you are at the top of your game here.

Hi, Daniel! I have been watching your videos with Charlie from 3 years ago and the videos inally made me understand chess more clearly. I decided to give it a try on learning and now I'm solving puzzles to pass time! Thank you for getting me into chess. I think it was thanks to seeing how you care so much and how passionate you are about narrating moves that got me so into it! Keep up the amazing work you have being doing both as a streamer&youtuber and as a GM.

Like always, thanks for the content Danya. Your insights are incisive and obviously at the master level, so I always appreciate your videos.

So Danya's cheat mode is just being himself lol. It's amazing how quickly he can win from a losing situation against a 2200 player. I know he is being humble by saying that the opponent lost because of the time, but he had less time when he switched to "real" play.

Awesome content like always danya! Really appreciate your level of analysis and how hard you work to give us good content.

just in time ! I was recording your impression of Kasparov on the c^2 podcast, and got super excited when I caught a new video out of the corner of my eye

What a crazy mating pattern to find in a wild time scramble. Great endgame play.

I just wanted to tell you I played an accelerated dragon today and I actually got to use some of the ideas of one of your first speedrun games! thank you very much~!

Incredible scramble and finish! I love these speed runs, they have helped me really improve my Sicilian/accelerated dragon game! Danya is absolutely the GOAT!

Great game by his opponent, f3 was brillant defense, it was super close. And brillant analysis, explaining the turning point quite , the hundreds tactics in that position, the traps, and what was happening under the surface GG

Thank you so much danya for all this hard work, its the best educational chess content!

Another great video by Danya!

really excellent thanks GM

Great Video!

A Danya a day keeps the anxiety away (and the opponent’s bishops at bay)

Beautiful as always

Thanks for the content

Always learn something from the speed run. Thank you

GG thanks danya ! thanks for restoring my faith in regular standard chess ! what a game

great video

just started studying the alapin more deeply on the black side, danya comes in clutch as usual. great game!

You're a legend we appreciate you

Thank you

Holy F. insane... hats off...

The timestamps in the description are good. But, for some reason, the "Chapters" are duplicated from an earlier video.

Your content is world class

Danya thank you very much.

I want to say that if Cambridge or a school like that would have a course on chess, this is that kind of level of quality. It seems to listen to your best university teacher do his stuff, it gives that vibes. And to me it's the biggest compliment

hey danya love the vids, thanks for everything you do, any news on when the update on the course will come out?

Fun game to watch. Being a positional and attacking player, I would not have played the way Danya did, but then that is why I do not like speed games as works of art are often ruined by time scrambles. The notion that you choose moves with strengths and drawbacks is crucial to developing your chess beyond a certain level. Doing this and choosing moves that create unstable positions with more strengths than drawbacks is essential to creating and winning sharp games, which you have to do if you are seeking to efficiently increasing your rating or winning tournaments. The subject is covered in the book "Point Count Chess".

Besides the oops, I thought the coordination and development of the black pieces was beautifully organized and totally organic to the position. Nice game (except of course for the oops).

that last minute blitz and when Danya said, I saw this mate from a distance. I was scratching my head, like.. HOW?

The slightly darker dark squares look great btw

Been a shitty birthday so far. Thanks for the video danya ❤

great game

"I know that's sounds crazy but I'm actually thinking about checkmate right now". *2 minutes later proceeds to checkmate his opponent*

Daniel, Israelian citizens need all the support they can get. I follow you for about a year now to know you are a moral and compassionate person, please let your subscribers know where you stand regarding Israel.

that checkmate was mind blowing

Greatest chess teacher ever.

I like the opponent up until about 13:30 is just playing basic standard stuff, nothing too fancy or out of line, and Danya is just like "he's playing very high quality chess! This is a good game" as if they're in some complicated position or something

It is 4:40am in India and I have an exam tomorrow.... But Danya just posted a video... Now I am realising I don't have any self control

That ending. Just unfathomable.

"I actually saw this mate a while ago..." Ah yes, I saw it too. Once it happened I immediately saw it.

"Grandmasters don't die" --Danya Naroditsky :)

FINALLY! Another theory video that I will watch intently, but promptly forget it the next game I play! Nevertheless thank you, you are by far the best chess teacher out there, keep up the good work my man 🫡

Can people model their repertoire based on their style and not on their strength (elo),if so what are your recommendations for both tactical and positional players?

What a game

😂😂😂 I laughed so hard when you said juicy tactic was wrong😂

I don't play chess regularly, but this is entertaining as hell.

Danya when will you start a new speedrun .. pls pls 💔 Big fan of your speedruns to be honest all i know about chess i learnd from you ☹️❤️

What a filthy checkmate

"cause I'm an IQP, yeah you know me!" Every. Single. Time. My brain will do this.

When Danya uploads, the video gets uploaded.❤

Isn't there is mating net by moving your knight b4 hitting the white light bishop?( sac on h7) correct me if I'm wrong.

Lol. This is what naroditsky does. When he said that I was like don't get him annoyed he goes God mode

No slack for you! Cheers Danya.

fun thing - on 6:26 if Nxc6 were to play, white could have pushed d5 right away, like 1.d5 ed 2.Nxd5 Qxd5 and the bishop on e7 can be safely captured by white's queen, thereby getting rid of the iqp. Or am I wrong and the line goes deeper? :)

This game corroborates my theory that (in blitz chess at least) it's only players of 2200+ who actually calculate during the opening. Opponents of 2000+ usually play almost instantly until they have a losing position against Danya. This player actually used his time to think about moves and wasn't ahead on the clock. And, it was only when it got to a scramble that Danya could out-calculate him.

Hey Danya! I appreciate all the work you put into your Speedruns! I sent you a project idea in a Twitch whisper (and on Linkedin :D) the other day. I'd be so grateful if you'd take a look ☺️

You have played many gambits in these speedruns. For example Danish, Smith mora, Vienna, Stafford. Would you ever consider doing a Gambit only Speedrun? (Excluding the Queen's Gambit as most players don't accept it)

That f5 move is a move that is not bad objectively, but I think that that move would pretty hard to conduct as a begginer. It dictated this whole game, for example, white had a simple gameplan of pointing every piece towards that pawn, and black had to play to curl into a ball to defend it, white didn't have to do anything special to get to that position. If white fails to create anything the worst that can happen is to be a bit passive, if black fails they get a pretty big disadvantage. For a begginer it is pretty easy to see "I need to point my pieces towards that weak pawn", but defending, having your pieces in the right configuration and finding resources is not easy. From an objective point of view of course that is not bad, but I think that this move gives white a way easier game, specially for lower rated players

Could you do a speedrun starting with your "mainlines"? Like starting with your opening of the Ruy Lopez, Najdorf, etc. Granted it's going to be more theoretical but you can still explain the main ideas of the Ruy Lopez when theory isn't played. This would be helpful for more advanced players especially with your experience in these lines.

Danya could u post how to play in imbalances pls🥺

That checkmate is insane…

What would the name be where you play nf6 instead of Qxd5? Trying to find other resources

Danya keeps my mental health from nose diving 99 times out of 100

My mum more strict on making sure i watch Danya new vids than me going to school.

Hello Danya is it possible to post the link to these Theory Speedrun games please I watch them everyday and I want to study it myself.

hello danya. if you post that 2.d6 game that would be helpful ( i play same variation)

GM magic in the end..

I think the next speedrun account should be called DamGuuuurlNaroditsky

Great game, I think the chapters are for an old video though.

If you really want to eliminate thee bishop was Nf4 not the best way? Is that move a blunder?

This is what Naroditsky does

lol Danya pulled a checkmate out of his hat

Why not b6 at 6:01 preparing Ba6? Nevermind I just calculated more and that probably just loses a piece or development 😂

no embargo or blockade can last forever! good game

I love this videos thanks to them i crossed 2000

"This is what Naroditsky does."

This man is a class act! A great chess educator who is also very down-to-earth with his head screwed right! Always a treat to watch.

Could you do a speedrun where you play 1.d4 ?

Do you have merch? Would like to support

14:40 what did the guy say in chaat

why not Nxd5 after Qb6?