00:00 Intro
00:11 Game 1 Philidor
07:25 Analysis 1
14:10 Game 2 King’s Indian
17:44 Analysis 2
20:25 Example
20:56 Back to Game
23:05 Game 3 London
27:50 Analysis 3
30:20 Game 4 Caro-Kann, Fantasy
35:30 Analysis 4
38:30 Example
40:00 Back to Game
Dive into the exciting world of chess openings with this action-packed video featuring four rapid-fire games. Watch as a skilled player demonstrates devastating tactics in the Philidor Defense, King’s Indian Defense, London System, and Caro-Kann Defense (Fantasy Variation). Whether you’re a beginner looking to improve your opening play or an experienced player seeking new ideas, this video offers valuable insights into common pitfalls and powerful strategies. Witness how seemingly innocent mistakes in the opening can lead to quick defeats, and learn how to capitalize on your opponent’s errors. With clear explanations and thrilling gameplay, this chess masterclass is perfect for players of all levels looking to sharpen their skills and dominate the opening phase.
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Lower rated players love pawn chains…
These 4-game episodes are absolutely scrumptious. Keep it up Danya!!
So instructive…. I've faced these positions many times and these games will help immensely
the pin, and the pinee
That pseudo-London game was brutal.
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Hey ,Danya i wanna sincerely thank u bro.I started playing chess Nov 20 2023.Now i’m 1700.
I have some spine issues and often it’s hard for me to think i even took 1,5 month gap cuz my head was just blurry all the time.
but as i can compare to others it’s pretty decent result
Mostly thanks to ur educational content and ur personality so pleasing to watch and follow ⭐️
24:47 ever since that queen moved to a5, I just couldn't stop laughing at how hilariously it participated in the lateral protection of landing squares on the 5th rank🤣🤣
Amazing video, that third game was a thing of beauty!
amazing content as usual! btw against the caro, could we get another Naro Kann? would like to learn the tricks:)
I know it only feels this way and isn't actually true. But all of us 800s are playing are games and reviewing them and seeing that our opponents play like 12 moves of perfect theory, then we come here and watch 1700s lose in 6 moves. Haha.
Professor Naroditsky
The crowd favorite is definately the fantasy 😍 thanks danya for these brilliant speedrun videos!
thank you!!
What country was tompouvolic from? I'm unfamiliar with that flag.
Danya puts so much effort into explaining concepts and answering questions that to him must seem so pedantic yet he does so with such grace and humility, I feel like the entire chess community is blessed for having such an awesome Russian school boy teacher putting out so much high quality content. Cheers mate!
This many games in one video is a gift, enjoying this speedrun so far.
Gonna hang with friends and play chess in like an hour. So i gotta watch some Danya and put those guys in their place 😂
i feel like this man does endless speedruns but idc it never get old
Danya King's Indian Chessable course when??????
Pure Magic!
Damn that guy from Game 3 got DEMOLISHED
hi daniel, im a massive fan and even bought your jobava london course. although since i mostly chess on my phone it is very hard to view the files in their intended way on mobile. I was wondering if you'd consider playing and teaching some of the key ideas in this speed run since you've mostly played against it as black in prior runs. (also if you have any recommendations on where i can read up on chess history please lmk!)
Any updates on the KID Chessable course…been waiting to see something announced on the site?
Danya, thank you for making these great videos and sharing your thoughts with us!
"Delayed gratification. The queen is coming." 💀
Speedrun to 2600 please
Joined to watch king’s indian defense got lied to and i see a grunfeld transposition instead.
Petition for Danya to play chess 960 in his next speedrun
daniel vocabulary is veru strong
Hey I just wanted to thank you for inspiration, I'm "reading" the Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual and it's been but an amazing "read" haha, no seriously, thanks a lot, without your videos I likely would've procrastinated on studying endgames again for some years and die/quit chess/not have time for it before I'd get to it lol
As usual, AMAŹ
The pinned piece and the pin's pinnacle
Hey What did you mean by "hann ki dori" @22:52
Hi Danya I'm currently stuck at 1500's like for a year now. How should i improve? Been trying various ways and things don't payoff
the speedrun is OG and has no competition
Thank you❤
GM Danya your haircut is 🔥🔥🔥
interesting how popular the philidor has become
I am here cause the recommandation of MVL and i am really happy i discover a great channel thank you Danya!
Wasn't the second game essentially a Grünfeld? Why does the title say KID?
Goddamn Danya played some beautiful chess in this one!
Awesome episode
Opponent: looks at the board.
Danya: The game is essentially over, our opponent crumbles and allows us a relatively easy win.
Technically the pinned piece should be called "pinee", Plural "pinees"
These are the only videos I watch multiple times.
Danya's understanding of chess always amaze me 🎉😊❤
When i first started watching you Danya, i was struggling to understand and had to calculate my way through every point you made.
Now, i watch you sacrifice for positional compensation, and i can kind of follow along 😂😂
I've been watching Agadmator for 3 years now, Gotham for about 2, hikaru only occasionally, discovered this channel yesterday,
Im ready to conclude you're the best…
18:20 e5 e4 with a fork??????