This is an example of a strong player who is a nice guy and who unselfishly shares his knowledge. A+

"Everyone has played black once or twice"? -Eric Rosen

I really like your teaching style, it's clear and entertaining. Keep up the good work!

Bring ERIC ROSEN BACK

my favorite instructor. So cool! so humble!

Your demeanour is very calm, you explain chess in a way that is easily understandable. I always want to watch until the very end. It'd be really cool if you could do more lectures on your own channel. I'd be tuned in for every single one. Im just a 1500 player, 1600 on a good day. I use the London system quite frequently in my repertoire, and fail to notice some of the subtleties which you lectured on today. I've watched this video 3 times thid week, and seem to be having more success playing it. Thanks for all of your insight, it has been really helpful. Looking forward to hearing many more of your lectures. If you give private lectures via skype or face time, let me know! Thanks. Jeremy

You explain your thinking processes very clearly. Good job and thanks for posting.

You'r great Eric!

I absolutely love Eric's lectures! Very interesting concepts, ideas and positions!

Eric is the only chess player that I can watch for hours without zoning out. He is just so at pace with his viewers and speaks what we are thinking, makes it much more interbtaining and engaging. He is also an agressive tactical player like me so I guess that's a plus haha

I hope one day to pay a visit are the SLCC. GREAT initiative to publish their lectures on internet. I'm trying to watch everything to keep up, so there is a lot of content yet... but you are truly amazing. THANKS everybody! Greetings from Brazil.

good explanations very easy to listen to learn a lot no loud talk etc.

Fantastic lectures, concise and informative in an original way... A great help, and inspiring. Thanks.

Eric and yassar give my favorite lectures

I read a cool story about Capablanca and his demonstration of reciprocal thinking, when asked by a fellow player how he would solve a particular problem.

These videos are great. Thank you. I just discovered the beauty of a knight on e5.

Eric is an amazing teacher.. Its a pleasure to watch and learn!

Great lesson thank you for being generous for sharing you tactics

Thanks again Eric Rosen!!! You're the best!

Good stuff, as always. Thanx, Eric.

Great video great teacher

People like Eric cause humanity to make real progress. Brilliant teacher!

Eric Rosen is the bes

Excellent, as always, a brilliant teacher, and one of the most generous available!

Amazing games, Fabulous Eric!

Eric talks about the book "Imagination in Chess" but I've found two books that include that title. One is by Paata Gaprindashvili, and the other is by C. D. Locock and Sam Sloan. Does anyone know to which book he is referring?

Very instructive and helpful video -- thanks.

Amazing! very instructive. thanks Chess Club and Scholastic Center!

Rosen the Chosen is a beast.

really interesting lecture, thank you :D

You, sir, are an excellent teacher. Subbed ! 🤘

Another excellent lesson!

Thanks Eric as usual

Good instructional video….very useful 👍

Another great lecture. Highlight: This walks into, still knight d2 😁

32:35 - why don't GM level players play that answer, and why at GM level is Black much more passive in the London system? ty great vid.

He is a very good teacher who teaches down to earth for the people.just learning the game of chess also for the advanced

Great lesson mate, thankyou!

Knowing your classics really helps. Once I saw the piece sac on the board I immediately thought of short vs (timman-I think) with the famous king walk.

great teacher!

such a great guy, i hope he becomes a streamer/ytbr someday

Beautiful explanation....can u teach us caro kann defence karpo variation with black point of view

Great job Eric! Be well, play well!

You are very good at explaining and ofcourse I'm great fan!

Superb explanation IM honourable Eric

I really like Eric Rosen. What a chill pleasant teacher he is!

good vid thanks

IM Rosen is a great chessplayer and makes Great Videos. A question: "Do you have got a Course to destroy 1 d4?

I hope he becomes a GM one day and continues to stream.

Am I the only one who thinks Eric looks like he could be Kasparov's son?

Bring eric back .!! Whos in 2018?

thanx bro

Very gooood explanation❤❤

That book you mentioned is a fortune!!

This is perhaps the best Eric has presented. There's nothing like describing your thought processes while you were playing the game. Downside of course is other top players may gain an advantage, as IM John Bartholomew has learned. Anyway many thanks. Btw at 18:20 what would happen after White's Qc1?

Black has always been the pieces i've preffered, so it's nice to get some black theory for free on YT like that. Thank you mr Rosen :)

Love u brother Eric.

Great.

When you see no bad comments... well.. that’s a good sign roiiight

Amazing😀

I like your way of tutoring chess game.

So its awesome that you guys cover games, can you just have two teachers do live commentary as they play a game so that we know what they're thinking about and focusing on?

I like your teaching style sir

Great

Super sir

i like eric rosen when his subject about opening..

Yay! Lots of Noteboom ideas in that last one!

Eric’s Ray robson variation is an idea I’ve seen before played by Dzindzicashvili if I’m not mistaken.

Simon Williams in his London Repertoire said he plays nf3 only after black played e6, otherwise he plays nd2 first and e4 to avoid complications after Qb6 and bf4

My approach to chess now has a official name "The process of guessing". Thank you, didnt know that (-:

at 18:52 why not Ne4 to block the queen coming in to e3? this also defends the bishop unless im missing something here

Slight correction. The bishop piece is called officer or elephant in Russian. They are two different words referring to the same piece.

Very interesting

38:27 according to the lichess engine that is a entirely losing position for black, and the move that should be played first for white is queen takes on h5...

Love to see the enthusiasm of Eric in this video. That’s basically what I’m like when explaining ways on how to stay in shape in the gym. Nice video. 😄

In the Robson game, since White is a piece up, can he try sacrificing a piece to get the rook out of his tomb? For example, in the position at 54:29, I'm thinking play Ra3 with the idea Bxc4 followed by Rxb3 and the rook escapes.

What if white plays e4 instead of e3 in the first game?

I know I’m new, but what if black to move, what if white Qc1, how does the mate end for black?

sorry of its dumb but 9:48 cant the white queen move to d3?

You cite the book, Imagination In Chess. Is this the book by Paata Gaprindashvili or by C.D. Locock?

Alot of people come ty videos from here, and for thati thank you. my tutorials are paying off.

Meet and watch your future world champion.....and a true gentleman!!!😇

39:50 why not bishop f1 to rotate to D3 and launch an attack on black's pawn H7... kinda newbie over here, but wouldnt that force a rook B5 exchange and undermine blacks attack or get black into mate in a few moves?

if you study computer moves and use them online would you get banned? Because how does the system know

Thank for the lecture! 🤙🏽 Could you reference the author of the book Imagination in Chess please? 📚

Eric "Oh no, my Queen!" Rosen ❤

Show the quick win John Fedorowicz v Rosen.

At 51:37 why not play c7?

There may be a common cause for it being called the elephant trap and the russian word for elephant being the same as bishop: iirc, bishops were originally called elephants in chataranga.

Being a pretty new follower of Eric, its kinda weird watching him do any hand gesticulation at all hahah

16:00 onwards.... does white not have Ne4? eventually trading off knight for dark squared bishop?

at 28:05 what happens after kd1

Who is the author of Imagination in Chess?

how's QC1 for white at 18:50? it defends E3 from the black queen....

In game Allan Stig Rasmussen vs Ray Robson, shouldn't white play c7 (at 51mins), that will give white, rook vs bishop, or if black plays bishop at b7, then white can get bishop and rook vs pawn and bishop

I love eric rosen

40:40 what about g6?

plsssssss make a video of King's Indian Attack. And if u r can u plsssssss be the host cus u r the best

Good teachers

Great video with nice lessons about some tricky lines and traps. One thing I didn't understand in the final game, and I don't know if I'll get any elaboration here, but still want to ask hoping for an analysis. Clocked at 51:33 of this video (final game), after Black plays bxc4; White goes for the move a3. But instead it seemed to me there was an instant move for White as c7 which wins the Rook at a8 on the spot (Bxa8 or xb8 plus Queens if White moves Rb8, also Rd8+ fails for White because xd8+ plus Queening which is also a Mate in 2 for Black). So either way White should be pretty fine and have a comfortable position to play since that Light squared Black Bishop would be stuck nearby to guard Queening square C8 for the rest of the game after losing that Rook on a8. Am I missing some obvious move or was it really a Blunder from White? Can someone please explain it?