Sicilian Smash! | Speedrun Episode 50

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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 that all feature fun tactical battles in the Sicilian Defense
0:00 Trying to punish the early Bc4 Sicilian
16:21 Sicilian Accelerated Dragon gets tactical
33:35 Sicilian Accelerated Dragon Déjà vu!
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@vegansimp 22 күн бұрын

Eric calculates a deep line for 5 minutes. Opponent doesn't go into it and immediately blunders instead

@salvage20 22 күн бұрын

After all, isn't that what chess is all about? Lol

@f.d.3289 22 күн бұрын

weird, when i calculate a deep line it's me who immediately blunders instead XD

@mikebaker2436 22 күн бұрын

I deep calculate many moves ahead for 5 minutes and then my opponent plays the best move...... that I didn't even see.

@EpicEstimator 19 күн бұрын

That's been the theme of this series lol. Giving oppo too much credit.

@rexb2292 23 күн бұрын

this is becoming as enjoyable as it was to wait for new episodes in a hot tv series to come out back in the day

@stevepriority4219 22 күн бұрын

This also speak volumes about current tv shows.

@TheInfectous 22 күн бұрын

@@stevepriority4219 It really just speaks that you guys have shit taste. 3bp, hotd, the expanse, shogun, andor... to be frank if you can't find great shit right now you are just extremely lazy and conceited.

@KF1 22 күн бұрын

156 wins in a row? Kramnik would like to know... your favourite tea

@BICIeCOMPUTERconGabriele 22 күн бұрын

Ok let's do the procedure....

@KF1 22 күн бұрын

@@BICIeCOMPUTERconGabriele lol step 1 boil water ;p

@arch1q892 22 күн бұрын

Eric was lossing many times opponents just can't punish

@mitho947 22 күн бұрын

I love these series. As an 1200 player its very nice to hear your thought process during the games. It helps me to understand the different ideas en possible tactics in the position. Keep it going.

@gmz9833 23 күн бұрын

50 minutes of pure high quality content!!

@leroyjenkins3005 23 күн бұрын

Oh no my sleep schedule!

@gristlecassidy3406 23 күн бұрын

Bro what are you talking about it’s 7pm (America is the only country in the world)

@Ahkuji 22 күн бұрын

@@gristlecassidy3406bro what are you talking about? It’s 5pm here (California is the only state in the US)

@intrspection6224 22 күн бұрын

Lol

@George_Bland 22 күн бұрын

I'm watching starting 3:30am... good job it's the weekend!

@-jmac995 22 күн бұрын

Old and recycled comment fishing for a pin

@dalemcdowell2684 22 күн бұрын

There goes Eric Rosen with the Sicilian pork

@MyBiPolarBearMax 22 күн бұрын

The real takeaway from this is to think of how good you’ve gotten at chess after tons of hard work. …and then realize 10 year old Eric wouldve annihilated you 😂

@fawazahmed4978 22 күн бұрын

this is why im thankful for chess boxing

@justinarnold1981 22 күн бұрын

Huge fan of this series. Thanks for keeping the education interesting, Eric!

@marcofrey2903 22 күн бұрын

This video comes in clutch right after I was brushing up my Accelerated Dragon!

@RavenSnore 22 күн бұрын

always such a delight to see a new episode! :D :D

@fearlv1rattata 20 күн бұрын

Eric: "this could be a long term weakness" Light Square Bishop: Say no more 🫡

@stoneskull 22 күн бұрын

thank you giving your thinking process. it's very cool. i did learn a lot.

@mhb4540 23 күн бұрын

I have been waiting for this for days

@jacobcarrizales427 22 күн бұрын

I’m also doing a beginner to master speed run. Not going as well as yours. 🤔

@duck20484 22 күн бұрын

I am doing a master to beginner Speedrun and it is going extremely well

@opinetree 22 күн бұрын

Kramnik: very interesting

@davidshatto7604 22 күн бұрын

@@duck20484beginner to braindead speed run on the horizon?

@duck20484 22 күн бұрын

@@davidshatto7604 soon

@kruksog 22 күн бұрын

Still stuck somewhere around beginner, despite 500 games played. What the heck?

@MyBiPolarBearMax 22 күн бұрын

That position at 33:24 is SHARP.

@xyzavenger 22 күн бұрын

The problem was even 10 moves deep the computer says your winning and it’s still not clear to me, not even worth calculating because who knows if you’ll even get that position anyways

@niklaswirges9085 22 күн бұрын

I cant figure out on my own what to do after rh4 except giving a few checks with queen and rook. Crazy position

@yanair2091 21 күн бұрын

@@niklaswirges9085 Exactly. Rh4 threatens check-mate in next move and there is nothing you can do to defend that. Eric should have finished the analysis so we can see how white is winning.

@hammadakram6530 20 күн бұрын

@@niklaswirges9085 I saw Nf8 after Rh4 but thought after Bxf8 Rxf8 I'm just losing cuz I can't defend h7. But Bxf8 is losing cuz there's Qa1# 😂

@ikersarrieguineira2170 22 күн бұрын

Hi Eric! You are very humble and a good person, keep it up

@OregonMikeH 22 күн бұрын

EXCELLENT TO SEE SOME BACK TO BACK SICILIAN PLAY AT THIS LEVEL IN THE SPEED RUN. WELL DONE ERICK, THANK YOU, .. MIKE.

@josepherhardt164 22 күн бұрын

26:49 Nah, your opponent had an emergency diaper change to take care of! :) Or even just an emergency run to the loo.

@rhodeswolper8669 22 күн бұрын

Mr Rosen! Always a pleasure

@4711felixable 22 күн бұрын

Seeing this upload makes me happy.

@metoothhanks7574 22 күн бұрын

Very insightful games for what to do after the opening in the accelerated dragon

@vizspring 17 күн бұрын

46:22 Eric: "It's still not easy" 10 seconds later: (Opponent resigns)

@AmpedPoker 22 күн бұрын

Man! You said “pizza delivery” while in on my 72 hour fast. And now I’m even more hungry 😂

@mikebaker2436 22 күн бұрын

No lie, he said Pizza Delivery right as I went to checkout on my Pizza Delivery.

@wsemenske 21 күн бұрын

Impossible challenge: having to not mention you are on a fast every comment when on a fast

@ottodegelin5796 22 күн бұрын

Absolutely love the accel dragon!

@derfred9081 22 күн бұрын

11:42 I was waiting for "WHO IS THE LOSER NOW?!"

@darrylhorne1256 22 күн бұрын

Thanks so much for this speedrun series Eric. Theyve really inspired me to get myself improving as best I can. Cheers from New Zealand.

@RunningGag1987 22 күн бұрын

Legend

@zendenball 21 күн бұрын

The way he calculates and then just plays the line out with conviction…

@AsherBachtold-mh9xl 11 күн бұрын

greatest chess content in the world

@user-deevt 22 күн бұрын

I love the content.

@_BADCHESS 23 күн бұрын

Yessss!

@anaddictwithapen8537 22 күн бұрын

that opponent wanted you to think he was gonna let the clock run out and then not notice him move, no pizza deliveries

@gortrun 18 күн бұрын

Haha, "icing the kicker"! You could be right. Eric has a nice habit of trying to always think the best of people

@mattyb808 22 күн бұрын

Keep up the Sicilian speed runs please! Would love a French series after too… Thanks Eric!

@derpymoose9948 20 күн бұрын

Game 1, nice

@alsoroses 21 күн бұрын

Love this series! Ever since I started watching my rating has dropped 150 elo because I'm playing too slow! Maybe one day I'll be able to play slow and still win.

@eclecticexplorer7828 22 күн бұрын

I seem to be thinking a bit more like Eric, having followed this throughout. I am around 1300 rapid rating, so not in Eric's league, but especially in game 3, I found myself coming up with a lot of the same moves Eric played or at least considered in complex positions. Where he decided to play Bf5, I had picked Be6, which Eric had considered and the engine preferred, so I am even more proud of that.

@user-cf3rl4ww9s 21 күн бұрын

first game reminds me of the karpov vs kaspalov octopus knight game

@tristanfjones 22 күн бұрын

Hayes this man is him

@nicholasmwanzia776 23 күн бұрын

Yay! 😊

@Haychtrain 21 күн бұрын

I wonder what sort of a “ fun character” the first gamer was. World has all sorts for sure 😂

@adamh6094 22 күн бұрын

Special request! Play a taimanov Sicilian please ❤️❤️❤️

@adamh6094 22 күн бұрын

Never mind. I watched a minute in haha.

@shahmatsimplex4144 22 күн бұрын

I was suffering Eric speed run withdrawal symptoms, episode 50 just in time for my addiction fix. First game is a great positional crush against a high rating, where most pieces are still on the board at the end

@phoenixinthetrees1446 19 күн бұрын

25:35 Now you know how nearly every opponent of yours thinks! 😁

@thetransferaccount4586 22 күн бұрын

d5 in that position is crazy

@Phoenixz33 21 күн бұрын

"losergiveup" was true to their name, they gave up checkmate instead of trying to hold on.

@orgryte1 21 күн бұрын

”I dont want to take too long here ” *proceeds to think four minutes in a ten minute game….

@sirseal2424 22 күн бұрын

as an AD player I would play 12...Bxe5 any day of my life. Always happy to get the center, dark sqare dominance and a strong attack for an exchange

@guitarhero02035 22 күн бұрын

you went to rock climbing camp? what grade do you climb?

@hohenstaufenz 22 күн бұрын

Love watching Rosen seal clubbing.

@WhiterockFTP 20 күн бұрын

what about the rock climbing camp t-shirt? do you still climb from time to time? :)

@eric-rosen 20 күн бұрын

I don't think I've rock climbed in over 15 years, but maybe I'll get back into it at some point!

@MathewAGTales 20 күн бұрын

Where episode 51? In addicted to this series and it’s Sunday

@eric-rosen 20 күн бұрын

I've recorded it, and will edit it soon! Will likely release it within the next 48 hours.

@berkay8277 23 күн бұрын

finallyyyy

@austrian.oak1 22 күн бұрын

9:32 wasn‘t there Nxf2 to win a pawn, or am i missing something? Because Bxf2 and Qxf2 hangs the queen, Kxf2 hangs the bishop and I didn‘t see any intermediate moves.

@alexweitz 22 күн бұрын

Probably just missed it, looks very nice

@choco1101 21 күн бұрын

I think BxB from white, ignoring the knight is a problem

@Romans8-9 21 күн бұрын

I can't believe a 1700 didn't retake the Queen. That was horrendous.

@filipstan2135 22 күн бұрын

Oh yes i missed it last night and actually sleep

@BICIeCOMPUTERconGabriele 20 күн бұрын

on Lichess it will auto resign only if you disconnect or close the browser page of that match

@ChanMatthew-gn9lv 14 күн бұрын

Dear all, is it good to play Qxa4 at 9:41 ‘s position??

@dr.sadikvet 22 күн бұрын

First game was too smooth while in the second you were scared a bit but nothing happened! You won the queen otherwise! The third one was the recap of the Sicilian defense lesson!

@foxm1159 22 күн бұрын

Hey, I paused @ 21:58. I'm seeing knight takes pawn, h4, d4, bxg7, dxc3, qh6, be6, bxf8, pxb2. And either kb1, qxa7, or kxb2, rb8, and either qa6, or qxa2.

@jacosmuts8818 22 күн бұрын

Whee - I just like your shirt in the profile pic :)

@MGPL_ 22 күн бұрын

Losergiveup lol! that’s the best name

@christianaustin782 14 күн бұрын

Was Nxf2 a move at 9:23 ?

@andrewduncan6972 22 күн бұрын

Kramnik screaming rn

@imsweaty3679 22 күн бұрын

33:13 how do you stop Rxd7 and Bf6

@stuvius 22 күн бұрын

40:00 why is it always like this rhat when someone disconnects in a complex position they just immediately play their move when they get back? Often the best move too

@HungryScribbler 21 күн бұрын

I wish you still played Excellerated Dragon after 3...Bc4. There's still 4. g6 isn't there? If opponent tries 4...Ng4 you still have 5. e6 attack the Knight and preventing the Bishop move forcing d3 or Knight back to f3 maybe so you have a little initiative?

@uerekaa171 23 күн бұрын

Please also make video on how to stop making blunders

@seangauthier8144 23 күн бұрын

Git gud lol (No but that actually sounds like a good video)

@ieaatclams 22 күн бұрын

Use more time

@MyBiPolarBearMax 22 күн бұрын

@@ieaatclams people dont like to hear it but it really is that simple. Play longer games and examine moves for longer than you want to. It’s not fun and there’s no shortcut to it but you will get (slightly) better at it over time.

@ieaatclams 22 күн бұрын

I used to average using 1:30 in a rapid game, now I'm at 3:00 and rose 250 rating points. It is that simple like you said

@KF1 22 күн бұрын

Dr. Can has this video up

@yanair2091 21 күн бұрын

@33:22 I don't understand engine line. White's Rh4 is check-mate in next move. How do you defend that? Eric should have finish the analysis.

@dawidrodak6281 21 күн бұрын

After Rh4, Nf8 saves the day and black is one move quicker to mate with queen and rook than white so white has to defend and eventually get a loosing position

@Crvi 22 күн бұрын

Your opponents must be thinking they are playing a protegy when they look at your pfp.

@khalidzaman5331 22 күн бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@catac83 22 күн бұрын

24:00 After taking the rook instead of the queen I wonder how this opponent got to 1739.. probably by cheating

@pandanation6202 18 күн бұрын

In the second game, I don't understand how the queen has h6, the square would be undefended and the king would just take the queen?

@thadkayne 22 күн бұрын

losergiveup got absolutely crushed.😅

@Grannyknockers 22 күн бұрын

I’m surprised he didn’t take on e4 at 2:30

@MyBiPolarBearMax 22 күн бұрын

Center fork doesn’t work because the e pawn is pinned

22 күн бұрын

@@MyBiPolarBearMax It worked on the move before at 2:00, after 6.Re1 Black can immediately equalize with 6...Nxe4! It's not immediately obvious that it's the best move for black as after Bxe4 Qxe4 there's Nc3 and White gets some initiative.

@WConsultingServices 23 күн бұрын

Dude come on its 4:35am ………….

@MechEngineer37 22 күн бұрын

What if after this you used the same account and went through blitz and bullet starting at 400

@nicolasvalera6469 22 күн бұрын

9:17 Kxf2, funciona?

@choco1101 21 күн бұрын

White prob plays BxB and rook cant take back because of queen behind

@sudharshanrao1 19 күн бұрын

how does this guy have so much time in a 10 min game with no increment ? Either I run out of time in the endgame or blunder badly in this kind of rapid game :(

@samgreer8596 22 күн бұрын

I learned the Sicilian is probably my least favorite opening. You can play it well though.

@jacobsimonpietri1609 20 күн бұрын

My gf said you have limited cheek movement

@ieaatclams 22 күн бұрын

Best openings for a 1000 rated player?

@sirilidionilirium4857 22 күн бұрын

London system

@pedrovieira4227 22 күн бұрын

Didnt really like that caricature that much

@LukeGGWP 23 күн бұрын

Can't wait to see sicilian smash on the hub

@KF1 22 күн бұрын

That hub?

@ancientfish6872 23 күн бұрын

HONK!!

@tedCain1 22 күн бұрын

HOWWW are 1700's making worse mistakes then the 900's i play??

@legrandliseurtri7495 19 күн бұрын

They're not. Or at least, not anywhere near as often. Watching a game where a professional player is constantly explaining his thought process is not the same as playing.

@ChancyKanyangama-sv6ui 22 күн бұрын

Perhaps we should be able to see how the engine comments on how much rating you are playing... and the accuracy

@_FranekDolas 20 күн бұрын

Last game. "Its not easy". Bishop and queen vs two rooks and rook next move is gone by pin with bishop, so rook vs queen. But still not easy xDDDD. Maybe vs Cagnus Marlsen. It is about 800 ELO point gap but you still keep tension. C`mon. You are better than this.

@legrandliseurtri7495 19 күн бұрын

He explained why it wasn't easy, and showed that the evaluation bar is not equivalent to a queen vs rock+pawn.The opponent's king is safe and the rock defends the two weak pawns very well.

@yanair2091 21 күн бұрын

36:29 Eric's cheating