Danya on "one of the most devastating feelings in all of chess"
I always remembered this as very relatable, although I am an amateur player, and not very strong.
Danya was commentating Tata Steel 2022 when Vidit made a massive blunder vs Mamedyarov (3:21:51 - https://www.youtube.com/live/5P-N\_IS5MAk?si=UNQSIe\_MOljmkpdf&t=12111). And he said "the feeling of just having blundered and then realizing it, as it dawns on you that you do not even have a single way to complicate the game, is one of the most devastating feelings in all of chess".
His ability to, at the same time, provide a top-level analysis and breakdown of the position in an understandable way, and also come up with these kinds of quotes, was simply unparalleled.
Posted Oct 28, 2025, 4:52 PM UTC
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