Everyone should know this Rook Sacrifice Endgame Tactic
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In January 2017, I gave my first lecture at the @STLChessClub. In the lecture -- • Save Hopeless Position... -- I showed an a common endgame (rook and 2 pawns vs rook) where the winning idea involves sacrificing the rook and potentially under-promoting a pawn to knight or bishop to secure the win! 4 years, I got to use the same idea on stream in a blitz chess game.
My opponent in this video was WIM Then Nguyen (2426). The opening featured an attempted (but rejected) Stafford Gambit that turned into some version of a Scotch Opening. After I won a pawn early, my opponent fought valiantly and achieved a drawn endgame. We reached a situation where either player could have forced a draw, but then we both decided to play on and go for blood...
Thanks to the STL Chess Club for giving me permission to sprinkle some clips from the lecture into this video. Viewers can watch the whole lecture here: • Save Hopeless Position...
Analyze the game: lichess.org/vNno0pPZ
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@pavlestojanovic270 3 жыл бұрын
move: exists Eric: I vaguely remember studying this actually
@nikitakucherov5028 3 жыл бұрын
Lets play 3/2 its nice and chill, while Im over here panicking almost every time I play 5/5
@TheBjossi80 3 жыл бұрын
Same here 😄 actually I am back playing rapid 10 by recommendation from Eric so I don't get stuck in rating
@tiagolimao1639 3 жыл бұрын
I'm panicking at 30 min lol
@boblackross3571 3 жыл бұрын
@@severinasmeslinas7498 wtf you blundered!!!
@MrCostantinho 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheBjossi80 I manage to panic at 10+0
@treeetres9002 3 жыл бұрын
@@MrCostantinho as a 600 with a 1700 lichess puzzle rating I get really good position, get down on time, panic, and blunder away my pieces.
@chris-vv1nt 3 жыл бұрын
Anybody else feel like Eric has the best voice? Like he sounds so calm and mellow and i love it.
@sread6888 3 жыл бұрын
Agreed, it's like chess ASMR
@roseffendeemusa7676 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah,I agree
@AkshayKumar-od9uo 3 жыл бұрын
Yes.
@romian988 3 жыл бұрын
he should read audiobooks
@davecoil4962 3 жыл бұрын
Gay
@arizona5249 3 жыл бұрын
I really liked the flashback clip of you talking about this exact scenario in 2016.. It feels like a movie in a way.. Like the guy is about to make the play of the century but in the moment, the camera zooms into his eye and he is taken back to his childhood where his dad is like "son.. if you ever find yourself stuck and don't know what to do.. remember this" and then the camera zooms back out and the guy knows where to go from there.. Meanwhile his sick father is watching the game live from his hospital bed as he lays dying surrounded by family.. He gets one final moment of approval before succumbing to his illness..
@BigChungus-wm8ll 3 жыл бұрын
why is this so specific
@Gamer-uf1kl 3 жыл бұрын
@@BigChungus-wm8ll its a general movie plot
@ubelmensch 2 жыл бұрын
@@Gamer-uf1kl "Stafford's Gambit" dir. Ridley Scott
@delicious_crepes 3 жыл бұрын
0:05 "RookInMyAss started following IM EricRosen" that's some quality preparation by your future opponents
@subhodeeeep 3 жыл бұрын
How'd you notice !?🤣
@kagayasama6466 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah how did you?
@paramdrall 3 жыл бұрын
WTF
@sanjeevkhurana6628 3 жыл бұрын
@@subhodeeeep See in the left, in the timeline
@subhodeeeep 3 жыл бұрын
@@sanjeevkhurana6628 I mean..How did he notice !!?
@idonthaveaname847 3 жыл бұрын
I decided to sac my rook in the endgame and for some reason it said "blunder" in the analysis idk why
@totoro7255 3 жыл бұрын
it's ok stockfish just not so strong compared to your iq
@drorraz7962 3 жыл бұрын
Cant say if I don’t have the game recording edit: I just tried to help this random guy and the whole comment section turned into a Warfield wtf?
@Modie 3 жыл бұрын
@@drorraz7962 Pretty sure it was supposed to be a joke.
@nathanlindop3004 3 жыл бұрын
Follow the recommended moves down the rabbit hole and see if there was anythign different about your position that refutes it. Maybe Stockfish just cant comprehend though
@aryananand9854 3 жыл бұрын
@@Modie Pretty sure that was supposed to be a joke, too.
@davidspitzwegerich2533 3 жыл бұрын
one could expect that because there are only a few pieces in an endgame the moves should be clear, but the opposite is the case. I find correctly calculating endgame moves very hard and keep messing up. I'm looking forward to see more engame content from you. Great video, thanks!
@Airblader 3 жыл бұрын
You can also see that nicely when people do puzzles. Most pieces on the board they solve it instantly, but with like two pawns they have to think. This counterintuitive aspect is always fascinating.
@galen981 3 жыл бұрын
"Ooh that's tricky... Or was it?" - Basically me every time the opponent plays a move
@michaelsorochev1357 3 жыл бұрын
2:30 Eric: “I’m just confused. It’s a new opening position for me” Me every game: “I’m just confused...”
@Coolpawn 3 жыл бұрын
"Go away Windows updater" - Eric Rosen, 2021
@geckogeico2212 3 жыл бұрын
"Oh, baby. Yeah baby." -IM Rosen, 2021
@jestfullgremblim8002 3 жыл бұрын
Lmao you two are perfect
@Caesar512 3 жыл бұрын
If every legal move stops the mate in 1 threat, is it really a mate in 1 threat?
@scheimong 3 жыл бұрын
🤔
@rasmussuonio3014 3 жыл бұрын
Yes
@delanmorstik7619 3 жыл бұрын
No
@linalizardi5948 3 жыл бұрын
Reverse zugzwang
@GigaHaxor333 3 жыл бұрын
Gnawzguz
@Belinera 3 жыл бұрын
I got to know IM Rosen back when I watched pretty much every available lesson on Saint Louis Chess Club's channel. This was a great throwback.
@micahcraine5579 3 жыл бұрын
0:53 me during every test
@ctriis 3 жыл бұрын
The most basic principles of chess; develop your pieces, control the center, protect your king, consume less energy.
@jestfullgremblim8002 3 жыл бұрын
Less energy you say? Then i'll just protect my king No... i'll just move my pawns to the center!
@boblackross3571 3 жыл бұрын
Eric: D5 kinda looks attractive right now. D5pawn: Aww gee thanks!
@aryamantewari5122 3 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha love this
@jestfullgremblim8002 3 жыл бұрын
Wholesome
@aryananand9854 3 жыл бұрын
0:17 Is that name supposed to be a '3 Idiots' reference?
@rohinbhat9424 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I think
@subhodeeeep 3 жыл бұрын
are haaa!!🤯
@mmahal 3 жыл бұрын
yes
@aryashetty3924 3 жыл бұрын
Most probably an Indian WIM
@ShreshtJain 3 жыл бұрын
@@aryashetty3924 3 idiots is one of the most popular movies in SouthEast Asia. They needn't be Indian.
@craigedginton1942 3 жыл бұрын
Hi from the UK Eric, recently got into chess again after not playing for years (pass the boredom of lockdown) I remember the scotch opening from my school days 30+ years ago. Love yours and Gotham chess' videos helping me so much. Thanks.
@gaurichess 3 жыл бұрын
12:24 Wow I learned something new today! Thanks Eric!
@3rdsmite766 3 жыл бұрын
every video: " I actually studied this recently.. I vaguely remember
@jestfullgremblim8002 3 жыл бұрын
Exactly.
@reign2029 3 жыл бұрын
Can we all agree that Eric has a great voice? He's so calm and i learn a lot from him
@20jurinho 3 жыл бұрын
Very informative! Thanks Eric.
@victorwallec2534 3 жыл бұрын
11:14 thank me later
@CV-lm7pv 3 жыл бұрын
👌
@80mbeats 3 жыл бұрын
0:00 and you get 11 minutes and 14 extra seconds of good content
@jamesmoses4066 3 жыл бұрын
It's later, thx
@victorwallec2534 3 жыл бұрын
@@jamesmoses4066 i didnt wanna to spare the fun and introduction xD
@umershaikh8012 3 жыл бұрын
NO I WILL WATCH THE WHOLE VIDEO
@franktennant1966 3 жыл бұрын
Love your wee lessons! Very informative without being turgid. Thanks 😊
@PaulHobbs23 3 жыл бұрын
I love how Eric goes back and explains all the key moments and looks into variations with stockfish.
@Azmick07 3 жыл бұрын
Loved the editing of the video, really instructive
@Thepippinator2 3 жыл бұрын
If Eric was anymore laid back he’d fall over
@MrOTcomputer 3 жыл бұрын
Okay, I think I have decided that this guy's demeanor is genuinely honest and not condescending. Meaning, that's just the way he is and he is not intentionally trying to come off a certain way. SUBSCRIBED!
@joeyharrington1863 3 жыл бұрын
loved the intermittent flashbacks!
@audigex 3 жыл бұрын
8:37: why not Rh1, winning the rook on C1? (Genuine question, I feel like I must be missing something but I can't work out what?) Rh1, K(e/f/g)2 , Rxc1
@eric-rosen 3 жыл бұрын
Rh1 would simplify things after Kg2 Rxc1 Rb8+ Kg7 a8=Q Rxa8 Rxa8. I’d be up a pawn with some winning chances. In hindsight, that’s probably better than what I played
@kevinsholisticrecordingstu916 3 жыл бұрын
I think once you capture on C1 white can check with their rook and then promote, black captures and white recaptures a rook.
@feleciaselestin5055 3 жыл бұрын
my initial thought was that the rook on b7 can go to b8 to give a check and promote the pawn in the next move. but i guess we can then take Rxa8 and would have been up a pawn....... so idk
@audigex 3 жыл бұрын
@@eric-rosen Oh yeah I see, white can use the check to take the rook back and it's actually a trade, rather than winning a rook - although you're still up a (very threatening) pawn, so I figure that's probably still good. I'm 950, and the "backline pin" idea seems very effective at my elo, I suspect most people wouldn't notice Rb8+
@Ice_Viper 3 жыл бұрын
Engine also gives this as a good move, although you don't quite win a rook. After Rxc1 there is Rb8+ Kg2 a8=Q Rxa8 Rxa8 and you end up winning a pawn but exchanging rooks. He might have wanted the rook pair since he didn't want to draw.
@walterbrownstone8017 2 жыл бұрын
Eric you're like a machine!
@justincrosby1483 3 жыл бұрын
Love the content. Top notch. Two thumbs up my brother.
@adampressley6629 3 жыл бұрын
Hey great trick, thanks for sharing
@Linus-lz4kw 3 жыл бұрын
Congrats on the 300k and this hopefully beautiful Rook sac!
@smam7667 3 жыл бұрын
KZfaq comment preview bugged and showed that you originally typed "beatiful stafford"
@oleenfernando2684 3 жыл бұрын
1.a3 Eric: I remember vaguely studying this line.
@thewitness7061 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Eric
@weapo187 3 жыл бұрын
Love the editing (#17)
@SrinivashM29 3 жыл бұрын
Rd2!! What a fantastic move.
@nex3500 3 жыл бұрын
Congrats on 300k man you deserve it
@michaelhofvenschiold9177 3 жыл бұрын
Congrats on 300k my dude!!
@hichamhabboub3818 3 жыл бұрын
Really cool game and congrats for 300k on youtube❤
@yoyo-tx6zg 3 жыл бұрын
300k!
@dannyluvskatnip8940 3 жыл бұрын
I’m from stl too that’s so cool. I just got into just so I’m glad to see that someone near me is a chess star!
@nubofmaster 3 жыл бұрын
Congrats on 300k!!!!
@anujg74 3 жыл бұрын
Congrats on 300k Eric
@neo85ish 3 жыл бұрын
Rancho Wangdu might be an alias from a Hindi movie, 3 idiots, which is an amazing movie on engineering, life, life in India. Rook end game - Its processed to the RAM right now, might rewatch it again to send it to ROM, LOL, . thank you.
@Ammar23217 3 жыл бұрын
very good lesson
@finab8006 3 жыл бұрын
Congratulations on 300k Eric
@AliMhmdElsayed 3 жыл бұрын
damn i really loved the throw back on that
@dobexx9352 3 жыл бұрын
everytime Eric is talking its like asmr
@modryrucnik5756 3 жыл бұрын
Congrats to 300k!!
@joemcalister7105 3 жыл бұрын
Really cool editing in the older footage
@kokilagupta6732 3 жыл бұрын
Could you make a video on the top ten chess books, like for learning and improving in the game. I am new to your channel and so far I really like it!
@GuardDog42 3 жыл бұрын
Chess Ross pulls out another win. Let's go
@xavierpaquin 3 жыл бұрын
Love ya Eric
@Hit4manislive 3 жыл бұрын
Congratulations on 300k
@DishnVeronica 3 жыл бұрын
Eric had the most aggressive eye brows back in the day lmao
@treffig6379 3 жыл бұрын
Congrats on 300k Eric !
@stevenboelke6661 3 жыл бұрын
1:50 I kind of like the move ne6 for white here. It seems like a fun flashy move that many opponents wouldn't respond well to under time pressure.
@williamnacos1357 3 жыл бұрын
At 8:38, Rosen had a rook sac for his opponents past pawn on a7, where he could then check the king on h1 on his next turn, winning the lost rook back and entering the endgame a pawn up.
@leo.messsi 3 жыл бұрын
If the clock has less than 12 seconds, Eric unleashes the super instinct
@jestfullgremblim8002 3 жыл бұрын
Exactly
@Aellworld 3 жыл бұрын
After NxD4 u can still go stafford with playing NC6 ! It's like a stafford with one more pawn
@pabuttle 3 жыл бұрын
Did anyone else watch this, with his St Louis video sliced in, thinking he was going to stalemate his opponent?!
@username7016 3 жыл бұрын
D'ah, 2am upload.
@BSMerick 3 жыл бұрын
Here is 10am :D
@conordurksen6338 3 жыл бұрын
Oh no my sleep schedule!
@luckin6472 3 жыл бұрын
1 pm
@abhimanyutaldi1306 3 жыл бұрын
here it is 6 pm
@Ghanemq8 3 жыл бұрын
4pm
@Owen-bk5fc 3 жыл бұрын
The bishop promotion idea is absolutely sick
@parabolaaaaa4919 3 жыл бұрын
Congrats on 300k subs
@soloq8603 3 жыл бұрын
Great strategy! Will I remember to apply it? Absolutely not, but nonetheless it’s nice knowing it’ll be somewhere in my brain.
@vnnyvnvnstr 3 жыл бұрын
You said that you vaguely remember studying something? Where or how do you study chess? Im new to chess and have been wanting to get better.
@erayozsaray3526 3 жыл бұрын
I like how he mentions 3|2 as nice and chill while I feel like I am in The Office fire drill scene everytime I play it.
@christopherblank4051 3 жыл бұрын
"D4 is actually lookin kinda attractive rn ngl" Eric Rosen, 2021
@SpencerfromEarth 3 жыл бұрын
d4 be thicc
@AUG_Glow 3 жыл бұрын
Congrats on 300k
@thedictionary8372 3 жыл бұрын
🔊 *according to preposition* 1. in conformity with 2. as stated or attested by 3. depending on
@gowtham236 3 жыл бұрын
9:07: White could have a winning position by reh7 followed by rb1. If black had move his rook-g to f,e,d,c files, white could have either captured the black pawn. If black had moved rook-a, white could have queened.
@devourerofthots9776 3 жыл бұрын
Congrats on 300k subs :DD
@BunnyTwist 2 жыл бұрын
Legendary strategy
@jakeb6977 3 жыл бұрын
hey eric what do you think of the boehnke gambit
@mikewarner3597 3 жыл бұрын
Chess is so amazing
@Edge1637 3 жыл бұрын
Oh no my queen
@maxwellchen1458 3 жыл бұрын
6:07 Would Rxf6 work for the opponent? With the idea of forking on e4 and winning back the pawn afterward
@dyvidpittmanjr5433 3 жыл бұрын
This is the first streamer/KZfaqr from Missouri I have ever seen omg
@josefryan5445 3 жыл бұрын
Oh no ! My free time
@kungfupandya5065 3 жыл бұрын
wow amazing
@thakurrajneeshpundir6262 3 жыл бұрын
eric rosen : 3/2 nice and chill me : 10 minute and mind bursting
@radiical6883 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@Nozownik85 3 жыл бұрын
WOW :)) that was cool
@mattmiller1179 3 жыл бұрын
Before this video, I used to not worry about long distance checkmates. I still don't, but iused to not care also.
@IowaRonin 3 жыл бұрын
12:22 Eric's 1.Rxc8 is mate in 12 moves. But a7 is mate in 5 moves... 1.a7 Kb7 2.Rc7+ Ka8 3.Ka6 Rb8 4.Rc8 Rxc8 5.b7# Is it easier to remember? Is it more "aesthetic"? IDK
@ankithamal5061 3 жыл бұрын
Big fan sir
@r.t.5767 2 жыл бұрын
4:11 I knew he'll go Rf4 and that Eric will respond (4:27) with Rd2 :D
@xanthochromique 3 жыл бұрын
17:18 Consume less energy? wtf is the queen hibernating now?
@NotQuiteFirst 3 жыл бұрын
He's considering his carbon footprint
@saqiboy6409 3 жыл бұрын
Ben Finegold humor
@quinten6541 2 жыл бұрын
Eric with 5 seconds left: *that’s kinda scary* Also Eric when his opponent makes a move: *OoOoh* that’s a move
@dbt5110 3 жыл бұрын
How do you do the thing with the arrows
@forkevbot 3 жыл бұрын
Couldn't you have transposed into the stafford by playing knight C6 after knight D4? That knight would either have to retreat or take?
@alb9520 2 жыл бұрын
Love how the queen saving energy by moving less is a factor in what the best move is
@IHateCraccers 3 жыл бұрын
4:36 Eric remembers knights can move backwards! 😱
@mikect05 3 жыл бұрын
End games are tricky, I'm almost out of tea😆
@lengiojef 3 жыл бұрын
3:01 juan:you know what i want to be a pawn
@morgan7gaming859 3 жыл бұрын
Bro I have exams tomorrow and have studying to do and this guy's made me sleep for 6 hours😭
@Bradley_UA 3 жыл бұрын
Wow, flashbacks in a KZfaq video
@magicmaddness5827 3 жыл бұрын
Old Eric is more Eric than new Eric ! Hope make sense!
@jvcmarc 3 жыл бұрын
that's amazing, I had a rook vs rook and 2 pawns once, I managed to win, but I think that neither I nor my opponent new the theory behind it, as we were both 1100s
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