What's a Tabia? | Grunfeld Theory: Fianchetto System | GM Naroditsky’s Top Theory Speedrun 

You know shit is getting serious when Danya opens the opponents archive.

Danya played the grunfeld but not once mentioned how the hypermodernists were laughed at for not putting their pieces in the center. How times have changed :’)

the streamsniping test on 30:27 was so funny))) I laughed a lot. of course the best move is to sacrifice the queen to a knight :))

29:10 I laughed way too hard at this

Hope he posts a part 2 for post game analysis

"It's not a mistake, it's an instructive moment." Bob Ross would be proud of that one.

watching Danya's channel is like watching a thriller movie. watching Gothemchess is like watching WWE.

This is the type of dude I get in my games instead of the guy blundering the queen on move 8

The position from 20:20 to 21:38 is the scariest thing to face in a short-time control game considering that tension abounds and the myriad of options available for each side

Hopefully we get more 1 d4. I want to see some grunfelds

How was the food? Definitely looking forward to Part II!

Danya : "Let's not accuse..." Opponent : "*plays rook e3" Danya : "..." 😂

Superb commentary. I can appreciate a satisfying amount of it even though I have not played chess in years.

It’s insane how great these videos are!! It’s so intriguing to follow the GM thought process and calculation during an actual game

I've played the Grunfeld for decades in OTB chess, starting as a 1400(USCF) player and progressing to 2000. It was the first opening where I learned not by rote memorization, but by knowing the "general principles," as well as the recurring tactical themes if White errs. It worked very well against opponents rated up through 1900, since the Grunfeld is not that common, few players, below a certain rating, had a prepared "pet-line" against it. However, once you begin to face opponents that are close or beyond expert strength, you will face prepared lines, and there are 7 or 8 different lines with concrete variations that you must know to survive. And the problem is that with so may options to White's avail, you may go many games (even many years) where you face a certain critical line. It's a lot of work to stay up on the theory, especially whey you become known as a "Grunfeld player," and others start gunning for you.

Wow! I love the Speedruns in general, but this particular game analysis from start to finish is up there with my all time favorites from Danya.

i can’t get enough of these speed runs, they make me feel like i’m actually good at chess LOL then i go play and i’m reminded of the reality

That gm end game is different. 😂 his brain work too fast when the other guy made one rook move. He immediately knew it was a blunder. Sexy double attack as well

20:10 there was this moment when you suddenly looked excited about something in the position. I paused the video and found the tactic, but I only did the easy part. What's impressive is the ability to find all the tactical ideas in the position at any time, specially when your bishop is hanging. Looks simple enough but i wouldnt have come up with that tactic myself in a million years. To see the bigger picture and be constantly alert for tactical motives is definately a game changer

What a game! Kudos to the opponent. Hope there is an analysis video!

Daniel is and has always been my favorite. Dude is a real life boss

Allways superfishy when someone plays on a brand new account with this level of gameplay. Anyway that being said. Nothing beats the feeling when I see a brand new episode of Naroditskys speedrun when I come home from work. It is the best feeling. :)

this guy is hugely underrated no way is he a 1500

Babe wake up, Danya uploaded the Grunfield theory on his Speedrun

As usual, thanks for the upload!

Love your video dania. Thank you so mich for u time!!

Huge props to this player and I hope he sees these videos! Fun games to watch.

I’m rated ~2000 and this opponent would have *crushed* me. Just saying.

"If you give up the center and you play passively you should be playing the QGD." LOL!

This was the best speed run vid so far.. shows every part of the game. I wish there was analysis though

30:30 "probly the best move is queen e5, the queen is untouchable" 😂😂😂😂

LoveIsInTheAir played so well!

What a game that guy put out man! Hard to sweat a grandmaster that too Daniel Naroditsky! Respect to the man

Not accusing of anything but like I checked a few other games on this account including the last game he played against danya, this dude literally blundered 3 full pieces on move 9 in one of the games... Interesting improvement in less than a month...He must be watching these speedruns and grasping really fast

Благодарю тебя за новый урок, Даня. Грюнфельд очень острый дебют!

Will you later upload an analysis of this game? I would love to see that! Great content as always!!

Interesting how the opponent was on a new account and hasn't played since this game, 10 days ago.

Sensei DANIEL LEGEND NARODITSKY strikes again

Wow what a crazy complicated middlegame. When I put the game jnto Stockfish, it even mentioned that Nd4 is much strongwr than Nb4 because after Qd3, Nxf3 Qxf3, you don’t jave to move the bishop on e6! You could slam down Nxd5 and it still works because the knight on a3 is really vulnerable. Also, in the game you took on g7 without considering a lot of other options, which seemed like a very practical decision, but amazingly Stockfish suggests to go Rc7 with a discovery on b3 first. I have no idea what’s going on in that line honestly… That would have been a total engine move if you found that I think

Glad you mentioned that 1.Nf3 can transition into a QG or KIA and you can play your d pawn defense or wait to see what white will play with the waiting move 1. ...Nf6

There is no way this guy is rated 1600 rated. It doesnt give engine vibes, but his technique is far beyond the technique of a 1600 player

30:29 "probably the best move here is Qe5... and of course the queen is untouchable" love that casual chess-speak "of course" with which Danya tries to trap his allegedly stream-sniping opponent also love that he immediately plays Qf6 instead hate that people have become so mistrustful that as soon as somebody plays a good game they accuse them of cheating

Daniel Had two back to back brilliant moves this game! First discovering the idea at 20:09, and playing Nxd5 at 21:44, and Rxc4 at 24:11

This game is nuts. I've been going through this playlist recently and Danya's real-time analysis is just off the charts fucking insane on this one.

Hell of a game this: hope we get some analysis, it deserves it!

Love seeing grunfelds

I was so happy when i found the knight sacrifice. nice video

Shame that we didn't get post game analysis on this one-I've been experimenting with the Grünfeld since Danya mentioned it was his pick in this speedrun, and I would've loved to get the real theory deep dive after the game

this opponent was booked out of their mind. They didn't just know theoretical lines that far, they knew theoretical lines that far after playing a transpositional knight opening. A real reader.

Really love the 1500< games. That’s when players start to put up a good fight :)

Great game

These are the types of 1500s I seem to be running into

This is why I don’t like playing the Grunfeld as a 1500. Very dense theory and you get sharp positions that players like this one thrive in where there’s often only one or two good moves to choose from so they play with almost perfect accuracy even against a super GM. I’d rather be passive in a QID or Pirc and wait for my opponent to make a positional blunder which are very common at this level.

great game

Amazing game

Impressive!

Incredibly instructive. Would you say that when studying openings people should focus on the tabias?

8:26 Danya casually opens that other tab, just in case the opponent might be worth investigating... ;-)

Great game.

לפני שנייה Daniel he is either a really, really strong opponent or you were actually playing against yourself and he heard the whole game online . In any case, Daniel, well done, it was really nice to see the whole game, even though it's obvious that I don't remember all the moves, but it was wonderful. Tnks. 💯

Love you Danya.

Awesome

Thanks

Wow, quite the game. Drama right up to the end. Nice job to the opponent.

I neeeeeeeeed that analysis

What a beast

Great game, but really sucks to have no analysis of such a well played opposition

great opening prep from white in this game

This opponent was definitely a higher-rated opponent on an alternate account and streamsniping. The account barely has any games, and hasn't been active at all since this game.

30:28 bro i actually laughed out loud

"Some idiot named Vladimir Kramnik played this against me" 😆

Jesus that game was intense

Cheers 🍻

the enemy is crazy knowledgeable for an 1500

Epic game

I'm pretty sure this opponent is also behind the closed account dw987678. This account was created same day as the account used in this speedrun game, and the very first game was between these two accounts. After 7 games it was closed due to violating Fair Play policy. Im not sure if he's cheating though, it could also be a skilled player just Trolling, creating fake accounts so he can be matched up against Daniels speedrun games. But then playing legit games. EDIT: And he probably also has the accounts voicey04 and Specticly.

That calculation Danya made before the move at 22:00 shows why he is the sensei Grandmaster and why I'm 1400.

Great opponent

"A position from which there are five or six different viable continuations." That's really only a partial definition. Other factors that make a position a tabia are 1) it's in the opening phase, 2) it's a well-known and well-studied position, 3) (typically) its five or six viable continuations are named sub-variations of the opening.

hey danya i want to learn the frensh defense but i don't know which is the best book to learn from

Are we still waiting for the post lunch analysis session? 😢. I love those.

I think his oponent is a 2000+ player who created a second account just to be able to participate in this speedrun. I mean he has played a total 37 games and two of them are against Daniel, what are those odds? Not that I am saying there's anything terribly wrong with this, but I think it explains the high level chess we see here.

Why the other player is showing captured two pawns and a bishop at the very beginnning?

mans so good he was up 5 points of material when 1.Nf3 was played

At 38:50 I think I see a forced win, Rh2+ followed by Rcg2+, and then black can force the exchange of rooks by playing Rh1+. After the exchange black can play Rb6 and it is adio mare.

I always thought that our response to d4 would be King's Indian since Danya recommends every single time. What changed and what is the upside of Grunfeld over King's Indian ? As far as I know King's Indian provides much more king side attacks and exciting games.

Would be funny if this guy decided FrankfurtAirport was a cheater after the last game and switched some engine on for this one. This guy would finish top 10 in Titled Tuesday playing like that 😂

"Some idiot named Vladimir Kramnik" that is personal 💀

What a game. Frankly, if the opponent didn't cheat, he deserved at least a draw.

19:37 that game is not on RU-vid though, is it? I can't find it

Finally don't have to feel guilty about not watching the analysis

26:20 rook on c2, queen escapes. Rook sacrifice on f2. Then check with queen winning the rook on e7 and defending pawn on b7. That was the way to go Danya?

Geez that was a helluva 1600

Damn gurl

hmm this 3loveisintheair3 character was registered on the 24th of december 2022 (i always freak out with things like that ) ... he looks a bit too strong to be honest. But if he is dodgy ... he certainly doesn't cheat all the way through. It was a relatively simple game in some ways but he really responded well in all critical moments. MAybe it is paranoia.

Definitely a fishy game. I don't think the opponent was cheating with an engine, but sniping seems very possible. This game was many standard deviations above 1600 level play.

Dear Danya, thank you for all the amazing content! May I ask the reason for making this speed run Grundeld vs d4? If I recall correctly, you mentioned that it's a super difficult opening and is better suited for very advanced players?

The gruenfeld is my favourite tabia

Im 2000 rapid, and your oponent clearly played better than average 2000 this game. I honestly dont believe he was not cheating occasionally unless he just created an account and is a strong player.

Could you not get behind the pawn? Going a4 then a6, and after that d2 is unstoppable, then the oaw. Has to be pushed to be saved and eventually ypu win it by force no?