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Master Class | Sicilian Defense | Chess Speedrun | Grandmaster Naroditsky
30:40 Analysis
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The Sicilian is so good! People generally hate entering the open Sicilian, but the Anti-Sicilians are so unconvincing.
First things first, let's take this pawn.
Daniel how I punish some one if he play bishopc4 when I play sicillian
Awesome commentary today Danya!
2:42 Yes, of course, obviously!
Danyaaa 🤌
Daniel, I have a question about thinking in chess: is it better to begin by calculating specific lines (checks, captures, attacks, intuitive moves) and draw general conclusions about the position, or rather to begin with a positional view and deductively choose a move/plan? Is it possible to do both? And which do you tend towards?
I sense that teaching positional concepts is really impossible since your student only "learns" an artificial version of the concept and not one induced from their own experiences. When I instruct beginners I almost never teach them positional concepts. A player who consistently hangs pieces will quickly intuitively learn to be wary about their opponent's threats and will create their own concepts to fix the problem. When we teach tactical motifs and the endgame, by contrast, a student's understanding is concrete and certain. They develop a strong ability to calculate many variations at a deep level. When they improve drastically, they usually develop a positional understanding on their own.
'He who fears an isolated queen's pawn should give up chess'
-Siegbert Tarrasch
One of the most instructive and understanding-improving episodes. Thank you very much, Daniel!
Honestly, I'm just amazed that Danya is able to take a relatively boring game and turn it into something incredibly interesting. It isn't often that you see someone explain in depth slow, patient, and methodic moves to convert a single pawn advantage
Danya DAMNNNN GIRLLLL Naroditsky. Love the videos. Guy is an absolute animal.
Wow, very instructive 👏. Thanks you Danya. Everytime I see your videos, I feel like I have understood more about chess. You are the best chess teacher 🥇
Damn I just learned alot
Best quality content creator on the internet.
16:18
Absolutely love these longer games when opponents actually resist.
It’s 5am and I’m proper exhausted but I HAVE to watch this
Shame he didn't walked into the accelerated dragon with 2. Nf3
Is this the same middle game as Caro Kahn Panow or am I missing subtle differences?
Thx again! These videos are so amazing
Yesterday i got a draw with the alapin in my first tournament 🙂
Thanks for sharing your amazing educational video which has helped my game immensely!
THANKS. Aloha
My god I love this series … Like I know that you'd get bored with this probably, but I would continue watching this series forever, whether you restart it or just keep with higher rated players, or just randomly play any ratings. Again, amazing content, you cannot be thanked enough for this stuff!
What should white's plan be in the positions like 6:45, i.e., what to do with an isolated pawn?
What is an IQP?
Thx!
this is the best lecture ever! you actually playing in a game while discussing why you move your pieces. This is a thousand dollars class.
Just keep grinding and pressuring. I love how chess allows you to impose your will upon your opponent until they shout "Uncle". Unless your opponent does it to you first. 🙄
Could you please record at a higher volume? Unfortunately, I have to use a sound booster to hear you. When the ads come on, it blows me off my chair. Thanks
Damn… this content is amazing. Helping me enjoy chess more and more each day. Appreciate you Daniel
The "slow" or "boring" games are always the most instructional for me.
Whoever makes the thumbnails for this speed run does an amazing job 💯
Daniel you are a brilliant teacher , really thanks man
This rocks
Just found your channel and I'm lovin this. Have a sub my good sir.
whats an IQP ?:p
Awesome to see you convert a long positional game, I usually struggle with these games and a lot of the speedrun games have been brutal checkmates haha
Another great job DN
My parents aren’t home, want to come over?”
“Idk babe, I’m busy”
“We can watch Daniel Naroditsky’s Alapin Sicilian Masterclass where he breaks down IQP positions.”
“Omw”
The center pawn must die
Thanks Daniel I learn a lot from your videos also my mom's name is Danielle.
This is the only video I recall I've seen that has no dislikes🤯
When I heard how Danya pronounced the name of Alekhine… my world shattered.
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intro was a bit quiet lol. thought my volume wasn't working haha.
Damn that was a very good game. The opponent played very well ! Thank you danya for this game and lesson !
This game was a set up….u knew it in advance….u can’t fool me…
Thank you, master
These are exactly the types of games I lose as a 1700. My strategy when learning chess was basically to win every game in the middlegame and never play an endgame. My feeling was that endgames were boring and if I was actually good I wouldn't need to play endgames vs low rated players, they'd've certainly blundered the middlegame and I missed it. Once you hit certain levels endgames become mandatory because there are times when middlegame just don't have wins of clean pieces.even for someone as strong as danya the only material win in the middlegame was a single pawn. Since I score about 25% in games without minor pieces, this game was wonderful for me. Thanks as always.
If I were a beginner to intermediate I’d avoid purposefully going into IQP positions. There are potentially interesting opportunities with an IQP, but they’re less intuitive for less experienced players and the play is more straight forward for the person playing against the IQP.