I played the Stafford Gambit against Hikaru... and then he played it against me

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In this video, I play two chess games in the Stafford Gambit against @GMHikaru. These games took place soon after the conclusion of his Stafford Gambit viewer tournament which I crashed (full video here: • I Crashed Hikaru's Sta... )
While the Stafford Gambit is considered to be highly dubious, especially at the higher levels, the games he played both featured very interesting battles. The second game was an an absolutely brilliancy on Hikaru's part.
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@vishal2352 3 жыл бұрын

Eric is so calm he sounds like a monk on top of mountain sipping tea and playing chess

@georgeskhater487 3 жыл бұрын

That's exactly what he is

@Quax237 3 жыл бұрын

Thats why I love to watch him

@sakimano 3 жыл бұрын

Aren't munks famously silent?

@TopperPenquin 3 жыл бұрын

Are you the one who said never surrender a lock?

@TopperPenquin 3 жыл бұрын

Did you calmly say I just dunked down to Macca's for my Heart Operation..."I'm Back!"

@samsamm1402 3 жыл бұрын

"against hikaru this is the secret sauce of prep ... and that's the best move" lmao poor eric

@ShabazzTBL 3 жыл бұрын

That was so sad. Especially since Hikaru played it instantly haha.

@Puschit1 2 жыл бұрын

@@ShabazzTBL He probably prepped alot, too, because everyone knows Eric's favourite toy is the Stafford.

@Mike18z 2 жыл бұрын

@kirkspinelli3815 2 жыл бұрын

@@ShabazzTBL The way he said it too, I felt awful

@martinshoosterman 2 жыл бұрын

What was the time stamp?

@kekwe3088 3 жыл бұрын

Eric, literally 1 move into his stafford: "im in trouble"

@meneermankepoot 3 жыл бұрын

*chuckles* I'm in danger

@Aaronwaynemack 3 жыл бұрын

it was move 7 ROFL

@razrskyrim8433 3 жыл бұрын

Tbh of I went up against Hikaru I'd be in trouble before we even started..

@kekwe3088 3 жыл бұрын

@@Aaronwaynemack but 1 move after the standard stafford setup

@andrew_owens7680 3 жыл бұрын

@@razrskyrim8433 I was in trouble from Hikaru before Hikaru was born!

@matta5463 3 жыл бұрын

"Dahh I have no moves.. and no time.. and no rook on d8" That escalated quickly

@SebastianBohn 3 жыл бұрын

10:13 "Stafford is scary when you combine it with Hikaru" 😂 wise words, Eric

@matthewdoppel8588 3 жыл бұрын

That's like saying a spoon is dangerous when you combine it with Thor. Yeah anything is dangerous when you combine it with Hikaru. 🤣

@andrew_owens7680 3 жыл бұрын

Hikaru is pure essence of scary, so yeah.

@janb.3600 3 жыл бұрын

Even Boncloud is scary when you combine it with Hikaru.

@Ninjamaa 3 жыл бұрын

Eric threw the second game to protect his favorite opening

@lancemcque1459 3 жыл бұрын

That's off the board strategy!

@elitejef4900 3 жыл бұрын

What a plot twist

@RemyWillard 3 жыл бұрын

Hikaru threw the second game because he forgot to play the Stafford and then threw the third game because Eric didn't realize until it was too late why Hikaru opened with e3.

@lightlysal 3 жыл бұрын

@@RemyWillard i dont get it for sure but hikaru did that so the tempo would be switched around so eric would basically play with the correct color right?

@RemyWillard 3 жыл бұрын

@@lightlysal Yep. Hikaru opened with e3, hoping Eric would play e5. If Eric had, Hikaru would have then played e4 so it would be a "reverse Stafford Gambit".

@pauliboy1031 3 жыл бұрын

I love the joy on his face when he realize Hikaru challenged him. Eric seems so happy about it.

@ThePlacehole 3 жыл бұрын

Well, Eric won every game except one vs an engine. He probably would have played Hikaru in the tournament otherwise. So sad.

@ChessJourneyman 3 жыл бұрын

He is the polar opposite of Hikaru's character.

@tator9798 3 жыл бұрын

@@ThePlacehole so was it an engine at the end? That game was so weird so that would explain alot

@Br0ckLesn4r 3 жыл бұрын

@@ChessJourneyman I disagree

@ThePlacehole 3 жыл бұрын

@@tator9798 , the account has been closed, but idk

@candy-vq9dd 3 жыл бұрын

it’s kinda funny seeing a stafford that doesn’t go into some crazy trappy line :0

@JesusRampen 3 жыл бұрын

no no. you can't go "oh no my ~" against a GM

@adrianma2758 3 жыл бұрын

thats what happens when you play a stafford against a super gm

@orhanefeomerli7217 3 жыл бұрын

"Why is he so good at chess?" Says while playing to a Super GM

@tcg4111 2 жыл бұрын

Why didn't eric go with the multi pin move he showed at 1:56 but didn't play for some reason?!

@dovakhil6874 2 жыл бұрын

300 points means a lot xD

@Olibaby12 Жыл бұрын

@@tcg4111 he said Qd2 is a problematic counter move, and then his Knight is hanging while he has no more threats

@3Ishh 3 жыл бұрын

"was it rated??? did I just farm him??"

@brunojani7968 3 жыл бұрын

Don't worry. He litterly doesn't care.

@peppino_u_malavitoso 3 жыл бұрын

@@brunojani7968 OMEGALUL

@orbitorbit754 2 жыл бұрын

What does " did i just farm him'" mean?

@3Ishh 2 жыл бұрын

@@orbitorbit754 farming his elo

@Ruari2Morrison 2 жыл бұрын

@@orbitorbit754 "farming" in pretty much any game means getting extra points with little to no effort or cost to yourself

@gorvnice 3 жыл бұрын

Eric Rosen: Wait, if Hikaru uses the Stafford and I beat him, does that prove its just a bad opening? Awesome

@alexanderthompson1416 3 жыл бұрын

I thought that was a funny bit of reflection as well

@abhijitprajapati3764 2 жыл бұрын

awesome cause then nobody uses it and eric hases it for himself

@M-F-H 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, too cute. Unfortunately, these are forbidden dreams... Since Hikaru also wins with the Bongcloud, it is little to no surprise that he also wins the Stafford Gambit - whatever side he's on... :-D !

@taz8504 3 жыл бұрын

i will never get tired of watching eric never get tired of playing stafford gambit

@tcg4111 2 жыл бұрын

Why didn't Eric go with the multi pin move he showed at 1:56 but didn't play for some reason?!

@CakeStak 2 жыл бұрын

@@tcg4111 Qd2 unpins the e4 pawn and defends the pinned knight at the same time

@wattsbri 3 жыл бұрын

Oh no, my next 13 minutes!

@stanleymyrick4068 3 жыл бұрын

Your not afraid of anything to wear a hat like that in public.

@alexanderdaras7993 3 жыл бұрын

That's a lovely hat

@Lgg130 3 жыл бұрын

Gahhh

@colewilding7780 3 жыл бұрын

"Was that rated, Did I just farm him?" I love this man.

@hectorbat 3 жыл бұрын

Eric is a legend

@BullVengeance 3 жыл бұрын

You got that right, he’s one of my favorite chess players to watch

@tcg4111 2 жыл бұрын

Why didn't Eric go with the multi pin move he showed at 1:56 but didn't play for some reason?!

@ManSkirtBrew 3 жыл бұрын

"His pawns are v-shaped." I can't stop laughing at this. He says it with such gravity. I'm imagining reading it in a chess book somewhere.

@collapzcursed 3 жыл бұрын

"Hikaru really mastered the tempo" I see what you did there, Eric!

@arshupadhyaya 3 жыл бұрын

I don’t get it?

@user-ov2kx8ql5i 3 жыл бұрын

@@arshupadhyaya dewa kipas meme

@johnnytwotimes7854 3 жыл бұрын

He was partly being serious too lol

@arshupadhyaya 3 жыл бұрын

@@user-ov2kx8ql5i ohhhh

@gwynjudd 3 жыл бұрын

He has the soul of a father

@fixipszikon6670 3 жыл бұрын

I like his optimism: "hopefully he'll suffer" A couple of minutes and a loss later: "now I feel broken" :D

@Gilsworth 3 жыл бұрын

I'mma be honest here, only 60% of the reason why I watch is for the chess, the other 40% is for meditation and mental wellness.

@imtesaalahmed2159 3 жыл бұрын

What do you mean?

@Gilsworth 3 жыл бұрын

@@imtesaalahmed2159 Eric Rosen's voice and demeanour is so calming that sometimes I put on a video just because it makes me feel chill, the chess is sometimes only the 2nd reason why I watch.

@nepunepu5894 3 жыл бұрын

@@Gilsworth lie, it's 100% for asmr and nothing for the chess

@zain4019 2 жыл бұрын

Yes! People who have peace induce peace in others. A long while ago, in a very bad time in my life, I would watch gameplay (not chess) from commentators who were very angry and hateful. I slowly turned the same way, and it was a very sad thing to see in myself, as it was once very foreign to me. It was akin to a veil of darkness covering me, so subtly that at first I didn't notice it at all, though it grew and grew in intensity, until I could hardly recognize who I was. As time passed, and I was able to find my way out of such a miserable place with help and kindness from others, and in being around such people in real life, who exude calm, I've found myself more and more as they are. Eric is very much like those people. What I've learned from that is three things. First, that love, joy, peace, stillness and giving are the essence of everything we ever seek; they are happiness itself. So many people do not know the joy of love, the incredible beauty of peace, and instead chase material gain, status symbols and personal gain, walking past the perfection that is in all beings, in every moment and within themselves. Those who do not know its joy, though they may have everything material, have nothing at all in reality. Second, that those who are miserable, angry, greedy or vicious, as I was in that time, are suffering, and this suffering is harm enough. They do not need our judgment - their suffering is a call for love, because it hurts beyond belief to be separated from the truth of the love that we are. And, third, to give this peace within us to others is the greatest gift we can give another, and to ourselves, who are made whole in this sharing of love. It is only kindness that can help them, or us, and that is something we can choose to give in any moment. In sharing kindness, both are made stronger. I am grateful to those who were able to show such compassion to me, when I could not show it to myself or others. Their love has saved me from myself, who would have prolonged my own terrible suffering. In short, do not underestimate the power of love, compassion and kindness. It is everything we ever truly long for in all our seeking, and at any moment we like, we can call upon its incredible power.

@ItsAsparageese Жыл бұрын

@@meow-meow1247 Lay off. Let people share what they want. I read it and I'm sure others have too. Their comment has tons more value than yours does. Ugh the irony of crapping all over a comment about inner peace, jfc get some priorities

@factual8012 3 жыл бұрын

"That's also ugly... no offense to the move" 😂😂😂

@darkhorse2reign 3 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love a great player like yourself willing to get trounced in public. Thank you for being so humble.

@the_listamin 3 жыл бұрын

"now I feel kinda broken", he says smiling.

@arogueburrito 3 жыл бұрын

I saw Eric at an OTB tournament back when I was rated like 900 but more into chess than I had ever been, so after my game I'd get up and watch better players. Glad to say Eric is like this in real life too, as I watched him crush an NM over the board using just the first line on his notation sheet, with a super calm demeanor as I was all up on his board like "oooooo this guy's good"

@therealAirRover 2 жыл бұрын

The last 2 minutes are incredible. The simplification and endgame in warp speed is some computer level gameplay.

@BlaqRaq 2 жыл бұрын

That’s when Hikaru figured out the game. He comes dashing in with the Samurai sword.

@andrew6069 3 жыл бұрын

The way that Hikaru converted the first game with the extra pawn is just so masterful. To play such that no counterplay is possible on any part of the board ever; that's how I want to play chess.

@NotSoLiberal 2 жыл бұрын

"Why is he so good at chess" "I guess we're playing chess now" Hilarious

@touchyfishy 3 жыл бұрын

Just two guys having fun and playing chess with good vibes. We need more of this and less of the drama.

@tristanrodriguez3472 3 жыл бұрын

i always see some stupid video about chess drama on my feed but I just don t click on it. If you really like chess you are here for good moves, not for some guy saying shite on twitter or something. And yea ur right... too much childish drama these days.

@ziaulhaq4833 3 жыл бұрын

I actually love the fact that you always enjoy the games with a cheerful and peaceful face which actually makes me calm. You are really great Sir. 😘😘

@Sirbradford13 2 жыл бұрын

The chess is amazing, but Eric is just an enjoyable person to watch compete.

@realimsocrazy 3 жыл бұрын

eric is the best hands down

@LeventK 3 жыл бұрын

Even the most OP openings don't work against Hikaru.

@pietvansneeuw9251 3 жыл бұрын

😂

@dinkleberg794 3 жыл бұрын

Ikr even the bongcloud doesnt work on him

@RemyWillard 3 жыл бұрын

@@dinkleberg794 I remember seeing a double bongcloud draw between Hikaru and Magnus.

@user-ml3ei6zy6n 3 жыл бұрын

Dang that hikaru guy is pretty good, he should go against nakamura

@IHurricane 3 жыл бұрын

Hikaru would juice Nakamura

@RemyWillard 3 жыл бұрын

In chess, my money would be on Hikaru. In pro wrestling, Nakamura hands down. -Hikaru isn't the only Nakamura. There's also Shinsuke, who was referenced by Alexa in a previous video.-

@voidpumpkin2638 3 жыл бұрын

Poor Eric sounds so defeated at the end

@davidbkopp 2 жыл бұрын

Eric is so nice he apologized to the move he insulted

@jlin8850 3 жыл бұрын

Eric: I'll follow the game where I got destroyed earlier... Me: Interesting strategy.... Eric: Against, uh, the bear person Me: Uh, what?

@kayson971 3 жыл бұрын

Don't feel broken, he's the weirdly strong one!

@rf5129 3 жыл бұрын

Haha, Eric's "Oh No!"s and "Ah!"s are so funny!

@sarv4513 3 жыл бұрын

Eric: Plays agaisnt Hikaru, a literal super GM Also Eric : Why's he so good at chess?

@francescovanspronsen404 3 жыл бұрын

Don't feel broken Eric, you have our full support!

@bradley2050 3 жыл бұрын

Oh no my sleep schedule! thanks for the stream E

@KUTALMIS27 3 жыл бұрын

bro hours is 12 pm

@yahia1355 3 жыл бұрын

@@KUTALMIS27 bro there are 360 meridians

@brandon9551 3 жыл бұрын

Daah!

@KUTALMIS27 3 жыл бұрын

@@yahia1355 bro have 180 paralel

@sourabFrozenCloud 2 жыл бұрын

He is such a sportsman I like how he accepts his loss 💜

@felixmerz6229 3 жыл бұрын

I just had my proudest chess moment spotting the danger of the knight move before it happened.

@abhishekanshu1 3 жыл бұрын

It's so lovely to see you play Eric. The zen of meditation comes from your demeanor and voice.

@minardiliyadi3458 3 жыл бұрын

11:18 The most enjoyable word

@Wick291 3 жыл бұрын

I think i might move to twitch too just because i can watch eric rosen there too lol

@darrenlin7943 3 жыл бұрын

I am a simple man. When I see a new Eric video, I watch it

@elias954d 3 жыл бұрын

I am a simple man. When I watch a new Eric video, I see it

@maxwellmollersten8979 3 жыл бұрын

@@elias954d I am a simple man. When I Eric a new watch video, I see it

@051_cse_mathialagant8 3 жыл бұрын

U r a stupid man who copies comments

@huekeks2231 3 жыл бұрын

@@maxwellmollersten8979 I am a simple man. When I see a new Eric, I watch a video.

@idonoy661 3 жыл бұрын

@@huekeks2231 I'm a simple man. when I see a new Eric watch, I video it

@acsmith1771 3 жыл бұрын

What a treat. I bet you get some great study and improvement out of this.

@silver1788 3 жыл бұрын

Wait we had a Staffford video very recently We definitly dont deserve this

@evilinside6327 3 жыл бұрын

Eric:"Don't hurt me!" :)) Also famous last words:"This might be painful."

@nubofmaster 3 жыл бұрын

Eric is so good he can beat Hikaru twice in a row in less than 10 moves WOW.

@RetsamX 3 жыл бұрын

Eric is such a legend. Need to learn the Stafford more to honor him :D

@FredPlanatia 3 жыл бұрын

🎶 "Baby, Don't hurt me, Don't hurt me.... no more. What is ... ELOve?" 🎶

@Drummingboy001 3 жыл бұрын

hey eric your videos are so soothing and helpful to deal with Stress

@alexstr5794 3 жыл бұрын

Dont feel brocken. You are a awesome Player.

@nickzsidisin62 3 жыл бұрын

i really liked how you played that stafford real clean rosen, well done

@ericsauber7175 3 жыл бұрын

*move 6* Eric: "I'm probably in some trouble"

@CleydsonGomes 3 жыл бұрын

Hikaru after 2 moves in starfford Gambit. Let's mark this as a win.

@richiej2640351 2 жыл бұрын

I laughed when he said " Dont Hurt me" LOL

@davidstewart58 3 жыл бұрын

That was excellent with Hikaru and suggest another session of Stafford Gambits !!

@torukmacto891 3 жыл бұрын

11:18 Eric : Ohh no ! And , for one moment , we all thinking he must have elite move in his mind 🔥🔥🔥

@chelseaxhamb6516 3 жыл бұрын

Ths is the good content we want. Feel free to make more of that.

@danielgligorov9220 3 жыл бұрын

that swallow on 6:27 says a lot

@reddrum9102 Жыл бұрын

Eric is a GM in being humble. I personally think you are one of the greatest at it

@michaeltaylor7160 3 жыл бұрын

I'm genuinely proud of myself as a low rated player that I calculated what hikaru was trying to do as soon as he moved his knight at around 10:25

@AbangYusuf 3 жыл бұрын

His voice is so calm...

@jaekn 10 ай бұрын

"That move's ugly... No offense to the move" LOL

@TunaBagels 2 жыл бұрын

12:10 Counterpoint: Bongcloud is a dangerous opening when Hikaru plays it.

@Sasser2015 3 жыл бұрын

Ha, Hikaru has really "mastered the tempo." Nice one, Eric.

@BlaqRaq 2 жыл бұрын

This is nice. Two favourite stars playing each other.

@andresurrutia2791 3 жыл бұрын

it's nerve wrecking the amount of time that Eric takes not only to think but to even comment and show in the board.

@darrenlin7943 3 жыл бұрын

Eric I would love to see you do some reacting to top level games!

@Wesssss84 2 жыл бұрын

The stafford is good when you know what you’re doing obviously

@naufalrahardian989 3 жыл бұрын

I love it when they clear the board just in 30 second

@dembuginz719 3 жыл бұрын

What a fun and intense game, dunno why I also got caught up in the calculation making moves in my mind 😆

@victoralvia 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this. So Epic! 💯🙌

@Im-Cobalt Жыл бұрын

This would be a really good idea for a series. GM and IM try to refute openings and to keep it interesting the IM picks the openings.

@robboinnz 2 жыл бұрын

He always sounds calm, but playing Hikaru I could hear deep down his blind raw panic heaving within….

@officialEricBG 3 жыл бұрын

"Hikaru mastered the tempo" LMFAO

@harshilsangal6226 3 жыл бұрын

Hikaru trained against bots which is why his moves are like a bot's.

@idonoy661 3 жыл бұрын

@@harshilsangal6226 I'm not sure you got the joke

@TW-sh2un 3 жыл бұрын

ido noy His joke was a continuation of the joke since Kipas also said that

@idonoy661 3 жыл бұрын

@@TW-sh2un makes sense

@pedrochalaco1 3 жыл бұрын

12:21 i saw this posible move😯😯 after analizing my games i saw engines do this kind of tricks. Came in handy sometimes.

@LifeOutsideTheBubble 4 ай бұрын

A real “oh no” was uttered

@Hasan... 3 жыл бұрын

I was hoping for the typical Stafford h5 line (instead of b5).. I'm sure Eric would have been well rehearsed with the lines of that branch than Hikaru, since we're talking Stafford !

@bbbbbb4107 2 жыл бұрын

Hikaru: Here here here here here here here mate Eric: *Theres a fun line*

@abhishektripathi127 3 жыл бұрын

Man the way he is smiling is so inspiring ❤️❤️

@Hassassin5 3 жыл бұрын

Eric, would you considering collab'ing and doing longer analysis on Stafford with Hikaru?

@pavliv 2 жыл бұрын

"It's a Pork. Pin + fork." Billiant.

@slay3642 3 жыл бұрын

Don’t worry Eric hikaru won’t copystrike you because of the thumbnail because he literally doesn’t care

@wsemenske 3 жыл бұрын

These are getting less funny

@meowcat5596 3 жыл бұрын

@@wsemenske never were

@cpgautam172 3 жыл бұрын

@@meowcat5596 they literally don't care that its not funny

@peep2268 3 жыл бұрын

I like this meme but that was a shit joke

@svenleutenegger2568 3 жыл бұрын

@@meowcat5596 i like them, reminding ppl that hikaru is an unlikable dude

@artsantos6462 3 жыл бұрын

Loving the vids Eric :)

@vesuvius2444 Жыл бұрын

"down a pawn but life goes on"

@quayinlock 3 жыл бұрын

Question Eric! Should of played Bishop D8 instead, slowing the movement Hikaru's King and giving you a chance to move your King to safety? Man that was fast as well and it's too late at night for me to work out the math on that one even without a time limit haha. Sucks he got you at your own game too :P

@MangaAnimeandallthat 2 жыл бұрын

Omg when Eric says 'don't hurt me' i want to PROTEC

@maulerXX 3 жыл бұрын

Even though you lost both games, this was a really fun video to watch!

@poonam1853 3 жыл бұрын

I love how Eric says "please don't hurt me "

@GingerMathematician 3 жыл бұрын

Eric loves his Stafford!

@sylvesteruchia5263 2 жыл бұрын

"What are my coping mechnisms " - A match with Hikaru

@TheCstriker 3 жыл бұрын

9:43 Hikaru must've been like "queen a2 bishop b4 rook a1 rook a5 king b2 king a3 d4 d5 takes takes takes, yeah, I'm better, I should win"

@evanhansen5064 3 жыл бұрын

Eric, have you looked into the vukovic counterattack to the ponziani?

@Chris-cs7nv 2 жыл бұрын

You played very well considering your opponent ! The first game it was an "impossible" mission anyway and the second game he pulled some amazing tricks... I was hoping you would play e5 to attack the knight it looked good but I didn't check with an engine and I guess it's not clear because you saw it and didn't play it. Perhaps you could beat him if he didn't know about the gambit but if he does it's going to be very hard but you never know ! Thanks for the games and while you lost I think you played very well !