Positional Chess! | Speedrun Episode 43

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Beginner to Master Speedrun Playlist: • Beginner to Master Spe...
In this Beginner to Master Speedrun Series, I try to climb the rating ladder while providing lots of lessons about chess along the way. In this episode, I play 3 highly instructive chess games with some important lessons about positional chess strategy.
0:00 Positional Strategy vs The Exchange Spanish Opening
14:38 Positional Strategies in the Ruy Lopez
31:10 Joke Opening leads to Crazy Intense Battle
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@rodg3326 Ай бұрын

Currently recovering from surgery, binged the whole series during the 12 day no upload and was all caught up💪🏽 now two uploads back to back it’s my lucky day

@jaydub2971 Ай бұрын

Get well soon

@MrDanielfff777 Ай бұрын

Get well bro

@jonathonjubb6626 Ай бұрын

@@jaydub2971only replying because one of my nicknames is ' dubjay ' Have a good day!

@leandro8897 Ай бұрын

Good recovery!

@seanstuchbery Ай бұрын

feel better big dog

@jennifers6055 Ай бұрын

Eric is my favorite KZfaqr. I've found myself playing games using a lot of similar explanations to myself. "This just looks natural." and "I'm opening up the E file." and ends with the ever popular "Oh no my checkmate!" as my opponent wins.

@HashCorp_ Ай бұрын

Ok, that might be the funniest comment on all the youtubes..

@petermead8229 Ай бұрын

Hahaha

@SportsClipsCEO Ай бұрын

Leave it to a patriots fan to cheat lol 31:26

@baaldiablo8459 Ай бұрын

Oh no my sleep!

@turtlebackflapjack Ай бұрын

"Everything should be under control now" 25 seconds left, check mate feels far away. Eric would make a good airforce pilot or heavy machinery operator.

@mikewilownu Ай бұрын

last guy was 100% cheating btw up untill move 38 (and the horrible opening obv.)

@MrOttopants Ай бұрын

That does seem to be a pretty common tactic with players who aren't playing honestly. They start out with dubious openings, and then play top moves most of the time. I'm no Vladimir Kramnik, but it's also pretty suspicious when someone takes a forty five second break after move three or whatever.

@OldBrutus Ай бұрын

@@MrOttopants On top of that, dude completely changed his account name/picture after this game took place, definitely didn't want the attention.

@turtlebackflapjack Ай бұрын

Totally agree. And they closed their account after. Ha! Eric was so professional in not calling it out.

@CardenFilms Ай бұрын

Congratulations to Eric to holding on while facing all these top moves in the middle game against GreekPatriotsFan... nxa5, dc, nc3, a4, castles kingside, qd3 ,b3, e4, qd2, ba3, rc8, qxa5, bxc5, qd2 (first top move when evaluating), nxd6, b4, kg2 (first top move when evaluating), c5, a1 (first top move when evaluating), a6 (first top move when evaluating), h3 (first top move when evaluating).... Also, here are 3 critical top moves from GreekPatriotsFan in the early middle game: f3, nc3, ne2. Congratulations to GreekPatriotsFan for finally getting the EVAL down to 0 against a 1676! Unfortunately, time scrambles are tough. Stunning game!

@EddieDubs Ай бұрын

It was a little fishy, wasn't it?

@xanboyyy Ай бұрын

@@EddieDubs a little stock fishy

@EddieDubs Ай бұрын

@@xanboyyy You said it, man.

@aro3275 Ай бұрын

Changed their name to eminemthegoat1234

@maleperson2449 Ай бұрын

Amazing watching Eric hold against stockfish in the middle game and find mate in the time scramble against a 1700. Very, very interesting🤔

@arrigo7476 Ай бұрын

Okay, let's do the procedure

@angelo1267 Ай бұрын

I was thinking the same thing until I looked up their account and saw the evaluation. Good defense but didn’t have any good attacks.

@EddieDubs Ай бұрын

@@angelo1267he literally played the best or second best move for the entire middle portion of the game. The evaluation is skewed by the beginning and end.

@ArturoSubutex Ай бұрын

Wait, say again. Against Stockfish or against a 1700?

@EddieDubs Ай бұрын

@@ArturoSubutex a real mystery

@helxis Ай бұрын

Think that last guy was botting you? Throw the opening, offer draw, and then go up a pawn on you with unending good moves?

@Worldsportstalk24 Ай бұрын

Yes, definitely a cheater

@alexandersherman8344 Ай бұрын

Eric this series has helped me improve an insane amount. Thank you for the great content!

@JanisRinkulis-jw7lk Ай бұрын

Last oponent deserve a medal! just owerlooked that unnecessary pawn loss. I'm really enjoying this slow speedruns, they have a lot more quality and explaining, thnx a lot!

@MyBiPolarBearMax Ай бұрын

bro crumbled when he didnt have time to let the engine run lmao

@HowNiftyYT Ай бұрын

Ok buddy 🤡@@MyBiPolarBearMax

@alexm495 Ай бұрын

last opponent deserves a medal shaped like a fish.. a stockfish. or maybe shaped like an engine.

@scottw502 Ай бұрын

@@alexm495my exact thoughts lol - guy was making the perfect move every time until the end but Eric isn’t suspicious because his mind is a computer lol

@alexm495 Ай бұрын

@@scottw502 Eric might've had a hunch but is too nice to say it in the vid. Sadly his first loss in this speedrun might happen to a cheater.. if so hopefully we can figure it out and correct the scorecard..

@bennyflexofficial9325 Ай бұрын

two speedruns this week, you're spoiling us!

@zedrthgdf Ай бұрын

I'm imagining Eric posing for all these thumbnails lmao. Good vids love the stuff

@ScubzMcTalBowling Ай бұрын

Life lesson by Eric: "If you can move forward, then you are not truly backwards"

@justinarnold1981 Ай бұрын

That last game was one of the best of the speedrun. I honestly thought he was trolling you at first, but that turned into a real blood match. I continue to be amazed at how calm you stay with less than 20 seconds. When I get down to a minute I start panicking and blunder my pieces. Well played.

@FknPrfctnst Ай бұрын

Watching this series and listening to your thought process has helped me a lot. I feel like I have a better framework for making better long term decisions on the board in any given opening.

@robsrhetoric1 Ай бұрын

Another one! Feels like Christmas

@stefanmasic1287 Ай бұрын

Just perfect. Thanks from Slovenia.

@key0dk Ай бұрын

Keep em coming Eric! ❤

@tetrisdanser Ай бұрын

Enjoyed every SR video and now that you're at about my level they're even more interesting and instructional :- )

@TypeX45 Ай бұрын

Game 2 was great! Loved the almost only pawn instructional position.

@austingandy2650 Ай бұрын

Whoa I’ve never been this early. Thanks so much for this series Eric!

@MattFieleke Ай бұрын

Yes, thank you! Lots of good lessons.

@mikemast411 Ай бұрын

What a weird opponent in the last game. "Hey let's draw, wanna play again?"

@alexm495 Ай бұрын

prob a cheater.. see other comments here..

@mrjohnadams620 Ай бұрын

Lets gooooooooo!! Best partnof the day

@jasonmartin4925 Ай бұрын

What a nice surprise... two speedrun episodes in 3 days!! Happy Day

@alessandrodicesare8374 Ай бұрын

This content gets me through any number of detergent adverts. Thanks !

@Zeckellin Ай бұрын

Thanks again, Eric! Wow, that last game was a cliffhanger!!

@d4rcsociety18 Ай бұрын

I'm just waiting for the video, when you say: I'm rated ... right now and when I peaked at this I started playing the Stafford Gambit.

@Monstros-Lung Ай бұрын

Thanks Eric Rosen 😊

@bradcole1151 Ай бұрын

Knight g5 in game two was quiet yet a thing of beauty 28:00

@mistrzmateraca Ай бұрын

GO Eric!

@Theheroherculeast Ай бұрын

woke up early to take my roommate to the airport, can't go back to sleep now. Keep up the good work Eric

@davidforrest1665 Ай бұрын

Best training on KZfaq.

@MrOttopants Ай бұрын

I created a chess club/program for youth at my local library back in 2012. We just got started up again in April 2023 after a hiatus for a couple years. So I've been using the first 30 or so games in this series for some beginner instruction. It's sometimes just helpful for beginners to see a pretty simple game played solidly from beginning to end. They are pretty happy whenever I bring up a Rosen speed run game. I also share with them some of the anecdotes that Eric gives about his rating and his play at their age. It gives them the understanding that they can learn and become good at a game they enjoy playing.

@jordanm7025 Ай бұрын

2 vids back to back! LFG.... best series

@ClassicPass_ Ай бұрын

Late night special! Lets go!

@vermithrax-pejorative Ай бұрын

That first game was both inspiring and totally discouraging. White played a game I would aspire to and still just got steamrolled.

@opinionhaver574 Ай бұрын

I'm really enjoying this "Beginner to Magnus Speedrun."

@felixaddes Ай бұрын

12:18 "Not a configuration you see every day" indeed 👀

@Nn-3 Ай бұрын

12:15 am. Perfect timing 😉

@atanubasu1319 Ай бұрын

wow. The game with the patriots fan was great.

@neicoree Ай бұрын

the last game was the best

@LiberaTeMetuMortis Ай бұрын

Your pronunciation of "Umut Balkan" is just amazing

@duck20484 Ай бұрын

Damn I thought 1700 might be impossible for me when I saw the last dude play toe to toe against an IM even with that joke opening. Seeing people say he was cheating kinda brings relief to my mind

@diogobras5135 Ай бұрын

This episode of 52 minutes felt like 5

@user-kg2sn9pb3y Ай бұрын

I love you Eric

@Zvoosh25 Ай бұрын

The last guy could have recognized you and wanted to draw because he was scared, idk if it's true, but it is possible.

@Anova_Studio Ай бұрын

Hey eric, can you please play the stonewall?

@LittleOne444 Ай бұрын

hes trying to play very reputable openings only and i feel like stonewall is one of the weaker openings

@mangaranwow2543 Ай бұрын

Eric mentioned that in a future speedrun he might do more attacking and even dubious openings, like Stafford. So remind him when his next speedrun is.

@cruetusnex Ай бұрын

In the first game, can you explain why you didn't play Qe5 before trading the bishop for knight? It would give pressure towards the pawn and you can always trade the knight for bishop later. Just seemed surprising since you just said you wanted to hold onto the bishop pair.

@Dark_Aves Ай бұрын

Midnight Rosen!

@thetransferaccount4586 Ай бұрын

last game was tough nut to crack

@MrOnosa Ай бұрын

Great games as always. I'm so curious why the third opponent offered a draw!

@griffinbur1118 Ай бұрын

Nice

@awt3Bqs5 Ай бұрын

Creepy crawly knight!

@JunkieMonkey321 Ай бұрын

at 1:43, cant black go Nxe5, Qd4, Nd3? and then white cant take on e4 or f2. what am i missing

@Iearnwithme Ай бұрын

Apologies for spamming but it would be cool to consider changing the settings in searching for a game - possibly Leo of +- 50 or even 25?

@blutausbeherit Ай бұрын

I'm inclined to believe the last opponent was cheating, mostly because his name is "Patriots fan"

@cieranbotley3595 Ай бұрын

Do Jobova London one speed run episode!!

@younghsu2070 Ай бұрын

Gambit my sleep. Got good compensation.

@markusbergqvist2829 Ай бұрын

"I want to keep the bishop pair long term". Then proceeds to trade off both bishops for opponents' knights 😅 Strategy changes quickly in the game of chess it seems

@ardubanish Ай бұрын

It least the king charged and died an honorable death in the first game.

@pandanation6202 Ай бұрын

Last game, is there king h3 to win h4 pawn? Can h4 be defended?

@Worldsportstalk24 Ай бұрын

I saw that too, but I think Eric liked the idea of opening the file for his rook and then bringing his queen over and attacking

@EddieDubs Ай бұрын

There was something fishy about that last game. I can't put my finger on it.

@The_Lahmacun123 Ай бұрын

Eric Rosen and my rapid elo is racing with each other

@jimskea224 Ай бұрын

And as I gazed upon his latest KZfaq upload, I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad Gita…‘I am become IM Rosen, the destroyer of sleep.’

@MatthieuSCHREK Ай бұрын

Slowly, slowly, the temperature is rising.

@uifwastaken Ай бұрын

chessable course against 1.d4 when? :o

@pacific559 Ай бұрын

thank goodness it doesn't take 134 straight wins without a loss to reach 1600 IRL

@bilalbil1652 Ай бұрын

Last game seems like master vs master showdown, my noob mind couldn't understand what's going on. I would blunder away that game way sooner.

@zacharygrouwinkel1534 Ай бұрын

Another episode already? It must be the “speedrun video uploading” speedrun.

@_BADCHESS Ай бұрын

My happy place.

@bootysnatcher8069 Ай бұрын

I love positional games like the first game you played Eric 👍🏻 nice work!

@jetsyrup481 Ай бұрын

2:55 how is the king pinned?

@whitecrayon3281 Ай бұрын

In the earlier sequence, at around 2:35, he has 2 attackers on the center pawn (knight and queen) and only one defender (opponent's knight). 2 attackers vs 1 defender would normally mean you can take safely, but after everything the queen would be on the same file as his King, so when the rook moves to the file, the queen is pinned to the king. Moving the queen puts the king in check, and can't take the rook as it's guarded by the opponents queen.

@jetsyrup481 Ай бұрын

@@whitecrayon3281Thanks, I missed him say "from the previous position."

@fiendfi7119 Ай бұрын

so the takeaway from the last game is that the opening doesn't matter

@nitsanbh Ай бұрын

Me: performing a sleep gambit

@nils8128 Ай бұрын

Please make some Paco sako (peace chess) content.❤☮🕊

@MrOttopants Ай бұрын

There was a video I saw the other day about a guy who created thirty different bots with different priorities. He then had them play a tournament against each other. One of the bots was programmed so it would avoid all captures unless totally necessary. It was like pacifist chess.

@mitchelmodine9197 Ай бұрын

49:25 Taking a draw on the second move is about as boring as riding the eagles to Mordor.

@andrewzmorris Ай бұрын

Riding eagles to Mordor would have been incredibly exciting for a brief period whilst the Eagles murdered the hobbits and took the Ring for themselves...

@emvv3784 Ай бұрын

134 game winstreak? very suspicious!!

@KA54the Ай бұрын

Spanch open

@chessguru900 Ай бұрын

25:25 A knight on the outpost does not necessarily have to have the support of a pawn. it is true that it must not be attacked by opponents pawns or other minor pieces.

@Poronekton Ай бұрын

1661 Gotham....

@drazhar666 Ай бұрын

how to dislike that dude

@karanpatel8996 Ай бұрын

So you finally encountered a cheater. (Last opponent)

@SchweppesLemonIsGodTier Ай бұрын

Why are my comments disappearing?

@maschngon Ай бұрын

it looks simple. I Simply lose

@mangaranwow2543 Ай бұрын

Love the series and love Lichess. One thing that i find odd is that even though it is very obvious by your winrate/winstreak that you are playing opponents that are below your rating, Lichess isn´t giving you progressive more difficult opponents to get you to your actual rating.