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Daniel Naroditsky
/ˈdæn.jəl nəˈrɒd.ɪt.ski/ (DAN-yuhl nuh-ROD-it-skee)
Definition
1
American chess grandmaster (1995–2025), content creator, and commentator, best known for his educational YouTube series like 'Speedrun to GM' and top rankings in online blitz and bullet chess.
2
Nicknamed 'Danya', author of chess books such as 'Mastering Positional Chess', Stanford history graduate, and lead commentator for major Chess.com events.
Examples
Binge-watching Daniel Naroditsky's streams turned my casual chess hobby into an obsession with perfect endgames.
Daniel Naroditsky's bullet chess prowess makes GMs look like they're playing in slow motion.
Thanks to Daniel Naroditsky's tutorials, I finally stopped hanging queens like they were free candy.
In the chess world, Daniel Naroditsky was the professor who made pawn structures feel like poetry.