Tricks & Traps Everyone Should Know in the Ruy Lopez | Ft.
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In this video, I share the amazing tricks, traps, and secret opening theory of the Ruy Lopez Opening (aka Spanish Opening) with the amazing @AnnaCramling. Check her out on Twitch! / annacramling -- Time stamps below!
0:00 Saying hi to Anna
0:39 Most common Ruy Lopez trap
3:15 Fishing Pole trap
7:12 Noah's Ark Trap
11:04 Countering the Noah's Ark Trap
14:31 Schliemann Gambit Trap that even I fell for
18:32 Countering the Schliemann
20:35 Cozio Variation trap
24:44 Beautiful trap anyone could fall for
31:11 BONUS: English opening trap
34:08 Discussing Ruy Lopez main lines
39:10 Aggressive surprise weapon for White
44:44 Deep dive into early d4 push
48:56 High level secret opening prep
56:18 Deep opening novelty
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@sleepyhead3326 2 жыл бұрын
"Do you like fish?" Eric: *Stockfish 3 PTSDs intensifies
@joelkoh7365 2 жыл бұрын
I rofl on this ghahahahaha underrated
@pjrousche1600 2 жыл бұрын
Did he lose to stocktopus 3?
@Sondaze 2 жыл бұрын
Stock fish 3 just triggered my thoughts like 8 times in a row
@jeffreywong2905 2 жыл бұрын
4:34 he stays away from the exotic fish, but enjoys the average common stock fish
@bohanwithb1546 2 жыл бұрын
19:14 " i love sacrificing " Eric Rosen: ooo
@lukelandmesser9331 2 жыл бұрын
The webcam flipping made this so funny!
@wanderhillen2435 2 жыл бұрын
Such a perfectly timed edit hahaha.
@andisar98 2 жыл бұрын
It's also very funny at 33:42
@Kenneth101ish 2 жыл бұрын
33:42 Anna: "I like seeing traps." Eric: *"MMM"*
@toodle361 2 жыл бұрын
Eric will be such a great grandpa with all the stories and traps and a voice that can put literally anyone to sleep
@sayafkhan748 Жыл бұрын
I swaer
@ger1617 Жыл бұрын
And hopefully he'll be a GM by that time.
@staurosefthimiadis7435 2 жыл бұрын
Oh a video with the most beautiful person in the chess community and.. above him is Anna Cramling
@thisbevibhor 2 жыл бұрын
Veni. Vici. Liked.
@kingalonsoiv 2 жыл бұрын
@@thisbevibhor lmao, well played
@mephistopheles858 2 жыл бұрын
definitely agree.
@jonniehobby3690 2 жыл бұрын
Incorrect!! Ben Finegold is not featured in this video.
@oni8337 2 жыл бұрын
lmao i was gonna say its eric until i read the full comment
@jsauceyt6955 2 жыл бұрын
Literally just started playing the Ruy Lopez, this must be a sign…
@bostoncrab4pple 2 жыл бұрын
Same man, was starting to run into trouble in my Italian games
@jsauceyt6955 2 жыл бұрын
@@bostoncrab4pple I think we’re living the same lives
@notAYUSHGAMING 2 жыл бұрын
Same with me
@UpperGroundNGU 2 жыл бұрын
Same man. Started with London.. learned a few traps and now onto this one. I'm only 700elo but just a v casual player
@kruksog 2 жыл бұрын
@@UpperGroundNGU don't play the Ruy Lopez if you're 700. It's a super positional, grinding opening. (Yes, I know I'm parroting gothamchess, but it's true in my experience.) Learn the Vienna and the Scotch. You'll do so much better, I promise.
@AlexanderQ689 2 жыл бұрын
Do you like fish? I don't like octopus, dolphin, whale (none of which are fish)
@baoboumusic 2 жыл бұрын
Google "there's no such thing as a fish" ;)
@mxewris2355 2 жыл бұрын
Weird he didn’t mention not liking submarines.
@moresnqp 2 жыл бұрын
what are octopi
@tomer2724 2 жыл бұрын
@@baoboumusic holy hell
@prod_mxx 2 жыл бұрын
@@moresnqp A cephalopod
@happydaze9527 2 жыл бұрын
Me: Gets inspired, somehow manages to hang queen on move 1
@markwmosley 2 жыл бұрын
Are you me
@uniquesketchesonly9883 2 жыл бұрын
Wow finally i found someone that plays like me
@colebuddy1114 2 жыл бұрын
On move 1? That’s impressive
@paulomaranan4565 2 жыл бұрын
cap 🧢
@dakshmavi3428 2 жыл бұрын
Finally a worthy opponent , our battle will be legendary.
@thewhatever993 2 жыл бұрын
Now he's becoming the embodiment of anarchy chess
@Hibasi 2 жыл бұрын
I love the collab with Anna, you both have incredible adorable personalities
@WhoTFisChedda 2 жыл бұрын
gay
@ethanstanis5829 2 жыл бұрын
So?
@mxewris2355 2 жыл бұрын
@@WhoTFisChedda It’s ok to be gay, buddy.
@earthwormsim8068 2 жыл бұрын
@@WhoTFisChedda Are you hiding something from yourself?
@WhoTFisChedda 2 жыл бұрын
@@earthwormsim8068 nah Slim Anus you ?
@rage2904 2 жыл бұрын
Anna is the reason why Scandinavia consistently tops tests in reported happiness.
@niske 2 жыл бұрын
You mean people are Happy because of her or she is Happy enough For everyone?
@rage2904 2 жыл бұрын
@@niske A little of this, a little of that. Leaning a little more that but a little bit this.
@lilpizzarolls7829 2 жыл бұрын
@@rage2904 dude my dyslexic brain is having trouble reading this
@chrisvinciguerra4128 2 жыл бұрын
@@lilpizzarolls7829 just pretend he wrote “Yes”
@rage2904 2 жыл бұрын
@@lilpizzarolls7829 ... respectively
@itanmayi 2 жыл бұрын
I have never seen Eric blush like this while talking to her (except ofcourse when someone accepts Stafford Gambit)
@abhishekks1668 2 жыл бұрын
Underrated comment right here 👆
@duckymomo9998 2 жыл бұрын
@@abhishekks1668 true
@clementineheliton144 2 жыл бұрын
35:29 never knew Eric saying "noobs" would be so funny XDD
@f.d.3289 10 күн бұрын
haha yeah, he looks so awkward saying this bad word... gods bless him
@autisticclip 2 жыл бұрын
erics voice is eerily calming its scary
@zenleek2129 2 жыл бұрын
Don't fight it... Let it take over your mind...
@michael8815 2 жыл бұрын
he needs to do audiobooks
@OriginalEbos Жыл бұрын
I really enjoy watching them together it's a nice mix of Eric's calm deminer and Anna's happy and excited personality.
@michaelf8221 2 жыл бұрын
Just as a heads up to everyone watching this video and thinking that they'll play the Ruy Lopez and trap all their opponents and win instantly. I've been playing the Ruy Lopez for 5 years now and it's actually a great positional opening with super solid fundamentals. You're not going to trap people. But you will get very dynamic and interesting middle games that will improve your overall chess! Use this video as inspiration for picking up the opening, but only a little bit of it near the end will actually be relevant to your games.
@michaelf8221 2 жыл бұрын
@AdarshS PVishnu it's one of the only openings I've stuck with the entire time! I learned it as basically a beginner (after a brief experimentation with the Italian and king's gambit), and am now around 2300 lichess.
@TransparentEclipse 2 жыл бұрын
@@michaelf8221 maybe at 2300 these traps probably don’t work, but at like 1600 down I could easily see most ppl falling for half of the traps in this video
@michaelf8221 2 жыл бұрын
@@TransparentEclipse The issue isn't that people won't fall into the traps. The issue is that all of these traps are in sidelines that nobody ever plays. So you're unlikely to even get near the trap. If you're close to it, then yeah at 1600 I'm sure your opponents could fall into it. Getting there is the issue!
@TransparentEclipse 2 жыл бұрын
@@michaelf8221 I mean, I assumed this was implied, that u would reach the position, but even if it wasn’t implied there are only so many lines in the ruy Lopez, and most of the common moves a6 kf6 etc have plenty of traps in them, so I doubt it would be impossible or even unlikely u could reach these positions more often than not as both white and black, especially at lower elos where ppl just try to emulate opening theory without actually knowing how to play the position.
@patrickmacisaac222 2 жыл бұрын
@@TransparentEclipse one of the rare times that both parties are correct
@joeb4142 2 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed this a lot. Anna’s smile and enthusiasm really lightened things up. Of course Eric’s preparation, knowledge and memory are legendary.
@metalichasan Ай бұрын
Zero over-hyped screaming, zero intensified staring, zero click bait thumbnail, zero self venting. Yet one of the most useful and meaningful chess content to exist out there.
@f.d.3289 10 күн бұрын
hmmm, i wonder who you're talking about XD
@MCRWV-bk1wf 2 жыл бұрын
*slowly rotating on chair* *lightly headbanging* "Yah!" Anna is fricking adorable!
@thatguy580 2 жыл бұрын
Eric's videos are so educational and instructive, thanks for all this content Eric
@ajanyalonso8255 2 жыл бұрын
48:21 Anna’s reaction is legit everyone when Eric shows us a trap
@ProTechGamerz 2 жыл бұрын
Eric this video was pure masterclass, explaining everything from early opening traps for both sides all the way into the deep theory, kudos!!
@sowyerford8874 2 жыл бұрын
I still stick to my Bongcloud opening
@f.d.3289 10 күн бұрын
50:05 "This is still... so-called, like... umm... what's the term... theory!" this was the worst Ben Finegold impersonation ever, Eric XD
@naeblis4812 2 жыл бұрын
"I don't know. I was just naming fish" 😂
@Galardomond 2 жыл бұрын
Whale Dolphin Octopus :D
@naeblis4812 2 жыл бұрын
@@Galardomond hilarious 😂. Just starts naming animals in the ocean hahaha. Eric is the best
@bohanwithb1546 2 жыл бұрын
Casually names 2 mammals
@aluminiumknight4038 2 жыл бұрын
I love those collabs! Hours of traps to learn
@goncalodinisantunes 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing content!! Very instructive with well-explained concepts!
@aurielklasovsky1435 Жыл бұрын
Brilliant. I am transitioning from d4 and c5 as my main openings to freshen up, spanish looks fantastic.
@george.brandon 2 жыл бұрын
Only in the first minute still, but great choice of collab! Anna has great energy, and the Ruy Lopez is such a common opening that everyone needs to learn about it. Well done!
@uncleimaginary3080 2 жыл бұрын
you inspire me to be a better uncle, teacher and generally a better person
@garivczdanv1458 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your service
@zacharyheflin6794 2 жыл бұрын
I’ve always been a fan of the exchange variation to get that long term kingside pawn advantage, it’s easier than learning all of this other theory but recently I’ve been forced to expand my opening repertoire so this is nicely timed, thank you 🙏
@seto749 2 жыл бұрын
Dr Lasker liked it.
@tengu8560 Жыл бұрын
Disgusting
@pschneider1968 2 жыл бұрын
Great video, love it! I hope I'll be able to memorize some of those nice traps...
@skahler 2 жыл бұрын
These videos are great to play along with on a tablet and analysis board
@youtubeviolatedme7123 2 жыл бұрын
To be ordained into anarchychess you must watch this video on loop for 24 hours straight with only one five minute bathroom break.
@laylobinson5839 2 жыл бұрын
The thing I love most about Eric is how he not only shows how to play certain openings as white/black, and the traps you can do, but also goes over different lines as the opposite colour (e.g. black in Ruy Lopez, or white in a Stafford), and shows how you can defend against those traps, and also gives you traps you can use against it. And I actually do feel inspired to go and try the Ruy Lopez in future games now.
@gerryendersen4718 2 жыл бұрын
Had a checkmate like the one at 28:00 really early in a game recently and i was so proud of myself
@lordviciouz9797 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you I have been studying this for about a month
@HealingAuraKiperman 2 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed this one. Those were some pretty clever moves, and it was quite challenging to find the right answers :)
@seankeenan730 2 жыл бұрын
This video will inspire me to play the first two moves of the ruy lopez!
@brightpowder_cena 2 жыл бұрын
And then play Bc4, as you should
@xoby 2 жыл бұрын
At first i thought this ws a 10 minute video but then i realized it's 1 hour! I was so happy. Thank you Eric for amazing educative content
@Kolyamatic 2 жыл бұрын
I love playing the Ruy Lopez so this video is an absolute favourite of mine
@johnnytwotimes7854 2 жыл бұрын
Are Eric and Anna the two most wholesome people on earth?
@ameenaftab2803 2 жыл бұрын
Started playing ruy lopez this month, had good success
@louisgagnon7005 2 жыл бұрын
What a wholesome duo
@iansimpson27 2 жыл бұрын
There's also a fishing pole variation in the Modern Steinitz which Valeri Yandemirov often used: 3...a6 4.Ba4 d6 5.0-0 Bg4 6.h3 h5., where White can fall for 7.hxg4 hxg4 8.Nh2 Qh4. I've had that and the Noah's Ark Trap with Black on several occasions. (And I agree that the c3 gambit is a good antidote to the Noah's Ark Trap). Really liked your coverage of the trap against the ...Nge7 line (with the knight/bishop mates after "Oh no my queen!"), I wasn't aware of that one.
@shanastroskyphazer8172 2 жыл бұрын
nice refresh of ideas, thanks guys. Anna is so cute and adorable. So is Eric :)
@summerQuanta 2 жыл бұрын
thanks for this amazing content!
@danielonline7181 2 жыл бұрын
This video is tha kind I'll need to watch more than once.
@jonathonthomas99 Жыл бұрын
Am I the only one who was like "a dolphin isn't a fish!" lol
@abodetidings8392 2 жыл бұрын
good work man Thanks for sharing
@matthewstaples8714 2 жыл бұрын
Love these long opening vids.
@StephenParlow 2 жыл бұрын
Take a shot every time Eric says "I'll show one more trap..."
@MCWaffles2003-1 2 жыл бұрын
wow i drbk alot oky nhow wit?
@LeventK 2 жыл бұрын
Me, who already plays the Ruy Lopez: _I'm four parallel universes ahead of you._
@Stien58_ 2 жыл бұрын
Lol
@karisteinn5647 2 жыл бұрын
@@Krabbzy italian masterrace haha
@masroorahmadbani1712 2 жыл бұрын
@@karisteinn5647 Wesley So intensifies
@yigit-nh2vn 2 жыл бұрын
@@Krabbzy the simp opening
@LordJeezo 2 жыл бұрын
Out of all the chess coach type videos on KZfaq, Eric is by far the most helpful
@G4M1N6 2 жыл бұрын
This is the type of video we need, but dont deserve, anarchychess vibes paired with the prettiest and cutest chess streamer there is, together with anna cramling, love it
@RicardoMayo_ Жыл бұрын
4:55 the moment Anna's happiness vanished
@nibchimynona6698 2 жыл бұрын
best collab ever.
@chizzyvictor 2 жыл бұрын
Anna's smile is so beautiful.
@Alan-ut4ve 2 жыл бұрын
It's too big for her face haha :)
@oNtuobAwoH 2 жыл бұрын
As a noob who relies mostly on being relatively solid with London and King's Indian, I have to say this video motivates me to finally diversify a bit. It just seems so fun and dynamic.
@nathanrobbins2440 2 жыл бұрын
I have been playing the french with white recently. Try it out, it's a ton of fun
@lt422 2 жыл бұрын
@@nathanrobbins2440 you can't play the french with white buddy
@nathanrobbins2440 2 жыл бұрын
@@lt422 sorry I meant the english
@corvusmonedulas4895 2 жыл бұрын
Cramling bouncing around, with such a big brain chess is music to her ears
@jameskubrickson1326 2 жыл бұрын
Two of the nicest people to ever teach chess. If I could only pick two coaches, it be these two. Thank you
@antonioa.jepkoko4588 2 жыл бұрын
Daniel Naroditsky teaches very clearly too
@blaine4754 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing content as always eric. What programs do you use to study a game and search common moves at the same time?
@reinvosrta4519 2 жыл бұрын
I love the knight and bishop mating combinations. I notice a trend of black getting punished when they develop their knight to the 7th rank as opposed to the 6th rank.
@TarrafTarraf 2 жыл бұрын
thank you Eric!!
@yonosenada1773 2 жыл бұрын
That "do u like fish" went right over his head lol
@dakshmavi3428 2 жыл бұрын
I'm not gonna lie , this helped me A LOT for my school tournament.
@jvetter713 2 жыл бұрын
Really fantastic video.
@rahulquark 2 жыл бұрын
love this video, both are so cool.
@oNtuobAwoH 2 жыл бұрын
I like how Anna seems so distracted and not listening all the time, but is still spot-on with observations and conclusions whenever Eric tests her.
@xenoalvis7866 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the lesson! I was just about to google Ruy Lopez
@cindya9791 2 жыл бұрын
Holy hell
@user-wf7my6so7l 2 жыл бұрын
Great!!
@peppermintmiso4341 2 жыл бұрын
He really is the protagonist of Anarchy Chess Bless him
@TheChessGiant 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome video!
@letstakeiteasy2915 10 ай бұрын
Best Ruy lopez video on KZfaq
@maximpershutin8257 Жыл бұрын
Eric: shows one of the most popular 3rd moves in Ruy Lopez and asks what to do here for black International Master Anna Cramling: Oh, haven't seen this before😅😅
@jakelabute5196 2 жыл бұрын
Eric: *says anything* Anna: *nods vigorously*
@rathelmmc3194 2 жыл бұрын
“On, what is this, move 3?” I see Eric has been reading “Who’s Turn is it?” By Grandmaster Finegold.
@Priyanka2509Jhawar 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing video just too good
@joshuagarson3499 Жыл бұрын
Dolphin isn’t a fish. Except that amazing content ❤ thx a lot for sharing your sharped sharked traps and tricks.
@emilryden8306 2 жыл бұрын
Not sure why but i straight out started laughing at the question "do you like fish?" and then Eric explaining his preference in fish.
@tommydiefritte 2 жыл бұрын
I'm so terribly inspired to play the Roy Lopez now, thanks Anna and Eric!
@curtisw502 2 жыл бұрын
Anna is the best...her inner beauty is shines through with an uncommon radiant smile Eric is cool too
@bakchooz7597 2 жыл бұрын
Oh no my queen, on his stream 🥺🥺🥺
@TransparentEclipse 2 жыл бұрын
I’d like a video like this for the giocco piano or even just the Italian in general, it’s the main thing I play with white.
@nostxlgianostxlgia6878 2 жыл бұрын
Me (400 player): Great I am inspired to play the Ruy Lopez! If Eric can do it I can! (Continues to get crushed 20 games in a row) “ I hate chess”
@12jswilson 2 жыл бұрын
Just focus on not hanging all your pieces before you study openings too much
@kruksog 2 жыл бұрын
Don't play the Ruy Lopez if you're sub ~1500! It's a grinding, positional opening. Also, like the other guy said, at 400 you don't need to know openings per se, just opening principles. If you really want to use a traditional opening, learn the Vienna and the Scotch.
@joeysingingchannel 2 жыл бұрын
Levy Rozman advises not to play it until you're like 1700. It's also why I don't play the Sicilian.
@nostxlgianostxlgia6878 2 жыл бұрын
I see guys! I’ll definitely have to learn a lot more before watching videos of Rosen who has practice Chess for many years and thinking I would win applying it to my games. I will definitely play more standard games with easy positions and beginning openings. 👍🏻
@kruksog 2 жыл бұрын
@@nostxlgianostxlgia6878not to be like, "no! You're wrong again," but you can absolutely apply his principles. Just play pretty much any e4 opening than the ruy.
@freetheorcas8509 2 жыл бұрын
There are always lots of cool, new traps to find in the spanish! Are there any cool traps in the nimzo-indian you could share?
@columbo5173 2 жыл бұрын
I play the Ruy Lopez every times, it's incredible how it is so cool !!!
@benarens5245 2 жыл бұрын
I play the George Lopez
@dsjaks6983 2 жыл бұрын
I play the Joe Lopez
@fizzywizzy0 2 жыл бұрын
I play the Ronald Lopez
@stephenphelps920 10 ай бұрын
eric after checkmating opponent after 57 moves: "this is still theory"
@aldarones3419 2 жыл бұрын
I dont know why or how, but if you one day come to galicia (an spanish province) and dont try "pulpo a feira" o "pulpo a la gallega" (in english would be... duno, galaic octopus or something like that) im reporting you to the authorities (jokes aside, its really good, what i like most is at the end when there is nothing left and with bread you can put it down the plate with the oils and spices, its awesome really)
@ImprovePath 2 жыл бұрын
I have been playing ruy lopez for about more than 2 months.
@enos5192 2 жыл бұрын
My man
@vinaykumarcr14 2 жыл бұрын
Ig the music is going on in Anna's mind coz she 's shaking her head non-stop 😂😂
@jacksonvance8077 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Eric, you made me addicted to chess
@Tosshh 2 жыл бұрын
When Eric said “no, dolphin” I was ready to find every person that ate a dolphin and take their soul
@MostLikelyMortal 2 жыл бұрын
The Ruy was the first opening I really tackled, before switching to d4 structures. Actually had a decent repertoire back when. Maybe I’ll have to revisit it
@mario97br 2 жыл бұрын
Fish: Whale, Octopus and Dolfin. Based xD
@mab_8731 2 жыл бұрын
holy shit I was just looking for a Ruy Lopez video yesterday and now you have an ideal one. sick opening, also often used in the highest ranks
@oyebolaopeyemi8590 2 жыл бұрын
33:43 Anna: yeah, I love seeing traps. Me: Nope, nah huh
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