Beating "Elite" Chess Players

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In this video, I compete in the Elite SuperBlitz Arena on lichess.org.
0:00 Staring at chat for a little bit
0:30 SHARP LONDON gets crazy complicated
8:57 Is the Italian a good opening for 900s?
16:13 Weird Not-a-Stafford Petrov game
24:18 This could have gone worse
32:15 Using my MAGNUS CARLSEN STAFFORD GAMBIT PREP
38:16 SUPER SHARP LONDON gets extra complicated
46:56 OH NO... my dignity! (VIENNA GAME)
54:27 Pretending like he can't take my pawn (PIRC)
1:01:30 Opponent LEFT THE GAME
1:06:43 Using my IM Minh Le ANTI-LONDON PREP
1:14:05 Not my proudest opening ever
1:20:56 DOUBLE BERZERKING the highest-rated player in the tournament
1:25:15 Addicted to BERZERKING (PIRC)
1:27:42 OPPONENT DIDN'T BERZERK BACK
1:33:37 Saying hi to KZfaq :)
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Пікірлер: 295

@testest847 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Eric I found this new gambit called the school gambit where if this channel uploads a video I say "oh no my homework" and sac my grades to watch this 1:35:03 long video. Works every time

@Angency 3 жыл бұрын

Same here

@kaybennyTalks 3 жыл бұрын

Lmaoooo

@catch2297 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve been playing the school gambit ever since rona started

@mimxiii 3 жыл бұрын

@@catch2297 LMaoo samEE

@iei2781 3 жыл бұрын

Ded but same

@barabooe 3 жыл бұрын

1:05:40 "Thank you morningwood" -IM Eric Rosen

@lkjs-si2sr 3 жыл бұрын

beat me to it

@schmitz9a 3 жыл бұрын

@@lkjs-si2sr As long as no one is beating it

@cardibmh7182 3 жыл бұрын

came to the comment section as soon as i heard it

@kaipablanca 3 жыл бұрын

absolutely no one: Eric: "a quarter of a year = a third of a baby"

@henryseisenman 3 жыл бұрын

1:24:46 my favorite game was actually the Double Berserking with the almost draw but checkmate at the end. I've never seen that psychological trick to make them play for a win but reverse it and win for yourself. Very impressive and fun to watch!

@DavidEmerling79 3 жыл бұрын

"Let's place a rook in a happier place." That sounds like something Bob Ross would say if he were a chess player instead of an artist. Eric sort of has that Bob Ross vibe with his easy-going demeanor and mannerisms. He's easy to listen to - almost soothing.

@magicaryeh 3 жыл бұрын

eric is basically the stabbystabby of chess

@ennachi7048 3 жыл бұрын

Eric : There is a funny line.... Me : Ok that's going to be end of the game😂

@davidschilling2949 3 жыл бұрын

@Moshe Santiago @Rory Devin both accounts 1 month old, making comments unrelated to video and positive feedback.... Imma say with very little doubt it is the same person with scandalous to even malicious intent. Nice try tho.

@davidgould8641 3 жыл бұрын

@@davidschilling2949 it’s wild, I’ve seen this same pair of comments on multiple videos.it’s so weird.

@JustARandomGuySurfing 3 жыл бұрын

@@davidgould8641 yes it's scam even I saw many comments of instapwn

@mychannel594 2 жыл бұрын

@@JustARandomGuySurfing huh? whats the scam?

@matthewgamman4303 3 жыл бұрын

watching him play chess, its actually kinda hard to imagine that there are people better than him at chess, its incredible

@Cayixs 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah bro fr the levels to this shit is insane

@enochingham5004 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed man, his calculation is so amazing to watch, especially when you can see his plans come together

@mypony891 3 жыл бұрын

I've seen players better than him but I've never seen anyone I enjoy watching because of his calm demener

@topherharrison8042 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah the skill ceiling is insane for this game

@slowfreq 2 жыл бұрын

He is so insanely good at chess it's not even funny, and yet he's not even close to the best. Crazy to think about

@SyaminiKaushik 3 жыл бұрын

"The 'T' is silent, just like how my starbucks Tea is not making any noise right now..."

@jond-yx7cr 3 жыл бұрын

i was expecting for him to get the french reference but instead he comes out with a brilliant Tea related joke, what a guy =)

@heath_00000 3 жыл бұрын

I want someone to look at me the way Eric looks at twitch chat

@Samuftie 3 жыл бұрын

3:08 "what do I do here... I could cry..."

@rhoddryice5412 3 жыл бұрын

I would. And then lose some more material and cry some more, but not Eric. He finds some compensation.

@kiernanoh 3 жыл бұрын

This reminds me of a chessnetwork marathon. You should totally do more of these I loved seeing your analysis and long form videos on youtube

@nieTZNight 3 жыл бұрын

32:15 - really enjoy Eric's Stafford Gambit prep for Carlsen. My chess rating rose up to 1500+ since I started watching this channel. Good luck Eric, you are giving people joy! Leets goh!!

@veli-mattijutila1267 3 жыл бұрын

”...but threatening the long diagonal shish kebab." :D

@aaronbulmahn3817 3 жыл бұрын

Honestly I think Erics way of seeing “happy places” and „unhappy places“ for pieces build good thinking habits for me.

@nagmumuryot 3 жыл бұрын

Damn an hour and a half, he's really feeding us

@wango6603 3 жыл бұрын

Every video is so entertaining Thank you eric

@xo7151 3 жыл бұрын

My fav game was the one where ur oponnent got 6 pawns for a rook, i felt he played well and was instructive til time scrambles came, Keep up the Goo content Eric, i actually love long chess videos like this one

@hyperflatforehand3302 3 жыл бұрын

finally 1.30 hour gameplay, keep up with the good work eric

@algiovannelli1271 3 жыл бұрын

2:12 Eric: Ah yes the T in Chesscargot is silent... my Starbucks tea is not making any noise right now

@thinboxdictator6720 3 жыл бұрын

shouldn't it be sarbucks ea?

@rachitphlol8237 3 жыл бұрын

@@thinboxdictator6720 it's sarbucks but not ea

@khytron06 3 жыл бұрын

the 't' is silent on 'silent'.

@thinboxdictator6720 3 жыл бұрын

@@khytron06 silen

@additionaddict5524 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, that 1st game was something special

@dominictheboi3475 3 жыл бұрын

The first game was really beautiful

@arza0932 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah that game was fun. Great moves he played

@arza0932 3 жыл бұрын

Well.. after midgame😂

@SebastianBohn 3 жыл бұрын

18:18 Eric taking it to the next level: "so we can have a connect-four face-off"

@benztheprotogen3502 3 жыл бұрын

The humor is so good yet so subtle I love it

@electrojack2007 3 жыл бұрын

I love this long format,

@OregonMikeH 3 жыл бұрын

Eric no time stamp in particular but want you to know I spend a great deal of my Social Media time here. Your my most favored Streamer and even if I have to pause till the next day, I always watch the Videos 100% through. As always Thank you my friend and for your IG Photos as well. So greatly enjoyed!! I don't do Twitch, I'm a hard core You Tube fan. Blessings from Oregon Pal, ... Mike.

@jean-sylvainouellet6040 3 жыл бұрын

I really like that Kf1 move Eric find with Stockfish when looking back at his game at 22:43. That moment he was so sure he was losing, but both him and his opponents missed that strong idea.

@s4m3r 3 жыл бұрын

Love how you finished off game 3, was beautiful to watch, had to give you a clap

@cineblazer 3 жыл бұрын

every time eric uploads a long video it's like "Oh no the rest of my afternoon"

@hampusskold6595 3 жыл бұрын

DANG BRO THIS CONTENT IS LIT AF!

@stealthyshadow567 2 жыл бұрын

1:23:43 I love how the opponent went for the dirty flag and then after he gets low on time and panic blunders all his pieces he’s like “hey buddy let’s talk about this for a second”

@aadibansal764 3 жыл бұрын

Eric “theres a funny/cool line “rosen.

@ChessSociety 3 жыл бұрын

35:04 After Bxg4 Qg3+ Kh1 hxg4# I guess

@leobesa2887 3 жыл бұрын

It's crazy how dr_drunkenstein topped the standings with a huge point difference and only 15 minutes of the tournament has passed. Edit: dr_durkenstein, was watching in 240p

@simonsb838 3 жыл бұрын

That’s because dr_drunkenstein is world chess champion and supergm Magnus Carlsen

@maxkho00 3 жыл бұрын

@@simonsb838 I think Leo Besa is aware of that.

@DeBert 3 жыл бұрын

@@simonsb838 However this was not Magnus Carlsen.

@zts99 3 жыл бұрын

That wasn’t magnus. His acc is drunken not durken

@wmcphail 3 жыл бұрын

I love you eric. Thank you for the content as always. -TheTurtleChief

@khushnazdadrewalla5266 3 жыл бұрын

49:30 Hey its a sub from Drunken De Groot! Eric: NO!

@StevenStJohn-kj9eb 3 жыл бұрын

Made it to the end. Favorite game was where you dropped your queen and fought back to win. Maybe game 2?

3 жыл бұрын

Eric, Im not just watching it all. At first I am listening to it in the background as music. Then I might be rewatching as a chess video.

@eugeneneethling6430 3 жыл бұрын

Made it to the end, obviously. Fav game was the Stafford Carlson prep

@eladhen9735 3 жыл бұрын

Hey eric, there is an interesting gambit with the moves: 1.d4 f5 2.h3 nf6 3.g4

@Wombo-Combo 2 жыл бұрын

I made it so far. Thanks for posting vod's!

@awkweird_panda 3 жыл бұрын

31:34 that's one of the most wholesome moments of the stream ❤

@pajaf0341 3 жыл бұрын

Liked the berserk games most. Best moment for me: 1:23:13 the rook pin. Came out of the blue at that tempo...

@Christian0001 3 жыл бұрын

Yes more long videos like this for me to fall asleep to

@dantangager4660 2 жыл бұрын

someone: can I subscribe forever? Eric : " I think 1 year is the max" LOL

@cgdata9213 3 жыл бұрын

wow that first game is sick

@tylerjloce 3 жыл бұрын

I go to the University of Missouri and it would seem our chess team is very strong. I wish I knew more about it but I've heard of the coach before as well as one of our players is number 93 on FIDE. I think it's pretty cool.

@maad5800 3 жыл бұрын

Whenever i want to sleep i play some of eric videos. ASMR

@Kaoss134 2 жыл бұрын

Hi 1:25:17 Eric. Favorite game was the one you just played in the video. Thought it was funny that they tried to flag instead of draw and ended up losing in the end. Trying to flag the flagmaster (?)

@JAClary 3 жыл бұрын

Easily 1:24 ish when he tried to flag you, and then lost the game as a result. Best moment.

@PlaylearnShare 3 жыл бұрын

great teacher 🔥🔥👍

@fatihalt 2 жыл бұрын

At 50:00 (OH NO my dignity game) there indeed IS a cool line, he even considered it but didn't see the next few moves I guess. After Queen x f1 rook (oh no my queen), black is forced to take with the king, and after he takes the knight with the pawn, white is unable to take the pawn back because the black rook at h8 would go to h1, check the white king and shish kebab the entire white command, winning the queen back (at which point he would be up a knight). Considering white doesn't allow this, material balance-wise it would be equal (a pawn, a knight and a rook for the black queen) but black could have an easier time pushing the untakeable pawn at the kingside perhaps.

@dylon4906 3 жыл бұрын

2:11 "oh chesscargot the t is silent, just like how my Starbucks tea is not making noise" bless this man

@user-iw2yn9wo7t Жыл бұрын

Quality Eric🎉

@bwelch32 3 жыл бұрын

Favorite game was you winning that game where he tried to flag you that was nice

@zetacrucis681 3 жыл бұрын

Re to 1:25:10, yes and fave games so far were the first one and the Stafford.

@DenzelLN936 3 жыл бұрын

“A third of a baby” 😄😂 wtf Eric

@adamd9610 3 жыл бұрын

42:52 @Eric Rosen I think your opponent was watching the stream and trusted you saying you were hitting his bishop on the next move and decided to run :D

@the_listamin 3 жыл бұрын

16:00 say yes, Eric, say yes! (:

@AlphaeusNg 3 жыл бұрын

the labels for the time stamps r just hilarious. "OH NO... my dignity!" "Not my proudest opening ever "Addicted to BERSERKING" "OPPONENT DIDN'T BERSERK BACK"

@joshpinchuk7061 3 жыл бұрын

Stafford game was my fav.

@kelemenaron2 3 жыл бұрын

😂18:13 happy central squares

@BlitzWizard94 3 жыл бұрын

Eric and Antonio are literally the only 2 chess youtubers who make thumbnails by themselves but how? What do they even use to edit?!! (Eric photoshop, but antonio?)

@1ngenu1ty 3 жыл бұрын

Wait who is Antonio?

@asdf_1434 3 жыл бұрын

@@1ngenu1ty agadmator

@ekkoekko4610 3 жыл бұрын

Hey peppermint tea! twitch chat here drinking Eric rosen

@adrianshawuk 2 жыл бұрын

"The material is equal but I'm down a pawn." 🙂

@aaronbarlow4376 3 жыл бұрын

3:08 You could've played Qc3, after hetakes bishop with check, you move your King and his rook is on pris, so he moves back I guess, but you could save your Queen? Am I missing something?

@Squatty_Barrelz 3 жыл бұрын

:0 so much chess this is epic!

@saitamabeach2200 3 жыл бұрын

"I'll take a thing!" 😂

@HoboJIm117 3 жыл бұрын

Pog content keep it up

@s4m3r 3 жыл бұрын

45:55 long diagonal shish kebab 😂😂 and he says it so casually

@floofygod 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Eric, I was just wondering if you had any courses or did any coaching? Hope you are doing good, love your videos!

@mattr791 3 жыл бұрын

The description (of every video) has links to erics London course Afaik Eric doesn't really do paid/scheduled coaching anymore outside of stream colabs

@skjorta1984 3 жыл бұрын

"what do I do here...? I could cry.."

@Samuftie 3 жыл бұрын

3:07 dude timestamp your comment please

@MyReligionIs2DoGood 3 жыл бұрын

At 40:00, there is no need to take the Knight first to mate. If 1. ... Nxf4, 2. Rd8 is already mate, since the Knight is pinned.

@miowins2335 3 жыл бұрын

both sharp londons were nice :)

@12factortest 3 жыл бұрын

I made it so far. More of this, please. Stafford was the best game.

@IngoziDanger 3 жыл бұрын

I would watch all the chess videos on KZfaq. but I think I am just gonna watch Eric and Jerry only for a while

@georgewashington5771 3 жыл бұрын

49:28 Dr. Unken DeGroot 😂

@blooper6801 2 жыл бұрын

Last game had to by my favorite, such a weird opening

@davidbkopp 2 жыл бұрын

"Chess cargot, the T is silent. Just like my Starbucks tea isn't making any noise right now."

@ricsouza5011 3 жыл бұрын

"I like my chances" 0.2s later: mate

@alandavison7867 3 жыл бұрын

1Hr 24 Mins. I find 3 minute Chess, (Bullet?) scary from a playing perspective but I found the game at the aforementioned point satisfying as you were well winning but the opponent tried to flag you and then lost anyway in what should have been a drawn game in classical format. Poetic Justice.

@dexmagedan5530 3 жыл бұрын

Everything is chess that moves even a pizza oven door because the pieces move and the oven door moves. Chess is movement movement is chess.

@Daniele.Rossini 3 жыл бұрын

Great Stafford at but against me they play Be3 in THAT position at 33:00 and i don't now what to do...

@mohamedhafezmorsy7728 3 жыл бұрын

So, I kept thinking, why not play ra1 at 1:17:21. I knew I was missing something, but wasn't sure what it was (a queen backwards move; qxc4). This leads to the following suggestion, can you add the game link with the timestamp (which I greatly appreciate) in the description? This will make analysing the game easier and I won't have to ask obviously silly questions.

@gosuvader8501 3 жыл бұрын

Eric is the unproblematic king

@Themozartthug 3 жыл бұрын

Have you heard of the "lose all my subscribers gambit"? Hikuru has been playing it later.......

@davidreid5599 3 жыл бұрын

You found it in the analysis later! Haha!

@dylogysminter 3 жыл бұрын

you can see the Material on the side in lichess

@arist7922 3 жыл бұрын

1:19:48 The Great Wall and 1:20:00 March of the Toy Soldiers

@youvebeensubbedto8009 3 жыл бұрын

my favorite game so far was when you wanted a tea sponser :o

@jeffersonthomas1269 3 жыл бұрын

At 35:00 Eric should NOT have taken the bishop. Instead Queen to g3. Check and there is one move, the king goes to harry corner h1. THEN the bishop is taken with check and mate. Thus it was forced mate in two at 35:00 and Eric decided otherwise.

@davidreid5599 3 жыл бұрын

I noticed in the Stafford game against the Ukrainian player (Pyrlig?) after 15. Bxg4 Qg3 Kh1 then hxg4 is mate.

@smallppbigdreams9708 3 жыл бұрын

51:43 everybody missed it lmao

@HSHDaGo 3 жыл бұрын

At 35:05 did he have mate in 2 after Bxg4 if he played Qg3+ and then hxg4# ?

@SamHogarthMusic 3 жыл бұрын

So much passive aggression in the quotation marks in the video title

@wearenumb9877 2 жыл бұрын

5 months later I'm watching this at 1am in South Africa 🇿🇦 😳

@vater7841 3 жыл бұрын

when i want to stafford gambit,opponent send message im not falling for eric rosen tricks,lol

@zacharyclark2010 3 жыл бұрын

Could somebody please help me understand something? at 56:50, why didn't Eric just take the pawn with his bishop? And second related question, at 57:15, yet again - why didn't he take the pawn with his bishop?

@faznaz7455 3 жыл бұрын

Practically speaking it’s better not to take the pawn because black’s counterplay and moves become much easier to make which you have to think about in blitz. I would rather be down a pawn with the initiative than be equal material and the opponent has the initiative (ability to attack, control the play and create threats).

@faznaz7455 3 жыл бұрын

Oh I didn’t read your question properly. I think you are right actually. White needs to do something quickly because in the long term, his position will collapse (pawn down and doubled b pawns).