Zen Mode. Wild Gambits. Guess The Elo.
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Күн бұрынIn this video, I activate ZEN MODE on lichess.org which hides my opponents' ratings and usernames. I then join the Hourly Blitz Arena and try to guess the Elo of each opponent while playing fun, tricky, and ultra-aggressive gambits. Timestamps below (including rating spoilers)
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0:00 Introduction
0:38 Alessi Gambit - vs Paretsky_Mikhail
7:40 Orthoschnapp Gambit - vs rafaelcruces
12:20 Naselwaus Gambit - vs borabaea
21:09 Stafford Gambit - vs RookyMove
30:13 Halloween Gambit - vs raytrout
35:32 Englund Gambit - vs Oden9
43:37 Gibbins-Wiedenhagen Gambit Accepted - vs Tactico_CH
Final tournament standings (spoiler): lichess.org/tournament/I4kMMLg5
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#chess #ericrosen
@gaurichess Жыл бұрын
I'm just here for the heart
@benhedges7401 Жыл бұрын
Eric has a lot of heart. Eye of the Duck.
@iguoyrxayananikihs9505 Жыл бұрын
Not for Chess. Not for Eric. Got it
@brbcrew9957 Жыл бұрын
Pin of ?
@robinraj4812 Жыл бұрын
nothing just an avg cannibal
@stewartzayat7526 Жыл бұрын
@@brbcrew9957 Pin of heart
@melf5057 Жыл бұрын
Eric destroying opponents with gambits followed by feeling bad about underguessing is just so characteristic of this channel
@sarcastaball Жыл бұрын
No it isn't
@Thebiggestgordon Жыл бұрын
@@sarcastaball Eric being wholesome and Eric being chaotic at chess are literally the two most Eric things about Eric. It’s very characteristic
@YetAnotherScrub Жыл бұрын
Honestly it's hard to judge your opponent when you absolutely demolish them like he did in both those games.
@animefreak3010 Жыл бұрын
Right
@diabl2master Жыл бұрын
@@Thebiggestgordon And also Eric crushing.
@arnoudh6203 Жыл бұрын
Im so glad KZfaq exists so people like Eric, with skill and quirkiness can be appreaciated
@bassguitarbill Жыл бұрын
The last 20 seconds of that Halloween Gambit were absolutely ruthless
@danielruizcifuentes8641 Жыл бұрын
Eric: "There's a funny line" Opponent: "Oh no my game"
@braindust7523 Жыл бұрын
Lol
@Sghead Жыл бұрын
2 games in, I'm loving the accidental roasts with the 1600 and 1555 ELO guesses 😂
@FerrisMcLauren Жыл бұрын
Lichess ratings are overrated
@Chikov2 Жыл бұрын
Then the same guy passed him at the last minute, motivational roast
@ramachandra776 Жыл бұрын
"My opponent's rating affects my playing style" - i think in Zen mode Eric can give many grandmasters a run for their money . 🙂
@joeb4142 Жыл бұрын
Yes I think he’s over cautious when playing GMs especially OTB.
@Lunaire.- Жыл бұрын
Zen mode is when the chess just speaks for itself.
@D33r_Hunt3r_ Жыл бұрын
This joke is getting way overused, but it fits well here. Nicely done, lol.
@EpiDot52 Жыл бұрын
This is my ideal video format Eric. Thanks so much!
@kaedensaunders6222 Жыл бұрын
The style of this video was so amazing I just had to watch the whole thing all the way through
@jadethronson9675 Жыл бұрын
Eric, you are my favorite chess streamer. Keep up the great work! You are a legend in the online chess community!
@mattkump2306 Жыл бұрын
Great Video, always love an Eric Rosen KZfaq video to make my day ❤
@rayclay2 Жыл бұрын
what a great run in zen Ty Eric so exciting and fun to be a part of. 🖤
@Miguel-rh8yh Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your uploads eric, you make my days better ❤
@Qoko88 Жыл бұрын
Hey Eric, recently started watching some of your videos. Great stuff! The calm composure is brilliant, and then you throw in something like 47:10... been a while since I burst out in laughter from a YT video 😂
@johnchessant3012 Жыл бұрын
42:38 you know it's coming
@brett6468 Жыл бұрын
I enjoy the 5:00 minute (or longer) games. More opportunity for Eric to share his thought process.
@BetaChri5 Жыл бұрын
yes me too! personally the 10 minute ones are my fav :)
@johnlawton3503 Жыл бұрын
True. Maybe I’m just slow brained but I struggle to follow along with 3 minute blitz games let alone bullet
@georgesiaosi2087 Жыл бұрын
"Oh no my rook. Oh no your queen." at 1.5x speed was great 34:38
@anirudhgovada2753 Жыл бұрын
When a video of Eric comes you know it’s worth your time. Ya gotta thank This guy for his efforts in making us All calm. Love you Eric. Also u recognize rookymove by rookymistakes
@Jordi775 Жыл бұрын
Great Video again Eric - you're basically my therapy at this point! Just letting you know that theres spoilers for the ELO in the timestamps/chapter titles. Still fun though
@SebastianBohn Жыл бұрын
Another seemingly baiting title that just delivers. Great content, thanks Eric!
@dennisfi7683 Жыл бұрын
I love you and your content! It makes my day!
@RaymondHay2020 Жыл бұрын
Hi Eric! Love your content. I’ve learned so much since I started watching. Thank you 🙏
@bernadino23 Жыл бұрын
You'll get 600k for sure, love the vids, keep it up!
@Multimorph Жыл бұрын
Great Video, commenting while you're still streaming :)
@sifatsingh4811 Жыл бұрын
Did the opponent miss a mate in 1 at 41:00 with rd8
@redder0118 Жыл бұрын
yes
@ItsAsparageese Жыл бұрын
Oh wow lol nice catch. Goes to show you that even the best players can easily make mistakes especially when time pressure hits
@lmntrix9113 Жыл бұрын
No it was a miss mate. If Rd8 was played then h7 would be played. Opponent brought his knight down putting Eric in check and eric moved closer to the knight so if rook went to D8 eric would have take the knight.
@armelchausse8873 Жыл бұрын
@@lmntrix9113 No it was a mate in one, watch again.
@davidanderson_surrey_bc Жыл бұрын
Eric: Oh no! My opponents were rated 2300 and 1900. I feel so bad. Me: I would be feeling the complete opposite of bad if I could dissect players of that calibre.
@42cpulaski Жыл бұрын
Pulled out that searching for Bobby Fischer line!!!! TRICK OR TREAT!!!!! LOVE IT.
@BobChess Жыл бұрын
I gonna sleep. Thanks for playing dumb gambits to make me feel comfortable.
@eric-rosen Жыл бұрын
you're welcome :)
@GaryTheGray Жыл бұрын
Enjoyed the stream on Twitch. Good luck with 600K.
@awesomedoog Жыл бұрын
Feel like it's easier to spot the 1500s because they are extremely materialistic and go round gobbling up every "undefended" pawn completely unaware of tactics.
@awesomedoog Жыл бұрын
Not like I'm any better mind you
@Mrlazerpoint Жыл бұрын
Not sure if you read this, but you have been my favorite chess KZfaqr for years!
@Bonifratz Жыл бұрын
Lol just finished watching the setup chess video and then this dropped.
@jamessanchez9301 Жыл бұрын
Dirty stalemate clutch 😂
@Gingnose Жыл бұрын
That Queen's pawn grob early rook g3 maneuver was so hilarious and cool
@_v2.0 Жыл бұрын
There's an early a4 line in the Alekhine like that iirc
@stefanf922 Жыл бұрын
Knowing your opponent's rating makes you play more cautious! It truly is zen mode.
@ChantzRisse Жыл бұрын
Eric is the epitome of Zen mode - always chill, never brash.
@janyozenith4331 Жыл бұрын
Love you Eric!
@Palozon Жыл бұрын
That first game was nuts
@42cpulaski Жыл бұрын
Eric should do a Gambits course on Chessable. I would be all for it!!!!
@thecombatengineer7069 Жыл бұрын
Mad props for not dedicating your time and effort to covering the ‘scandal’. While you may have missed out of some mad click-bait bucks, youve proven your integrity is not for sale and some of us noticed. Stay true dawg, stay true (picture me bouncing my left arm and clinched fist off my chest in a BAMF gesture). 😄
@victorselmo1777 Жыл бұрын
You are my hero.
@Adam684 Жыл бұрын
"Rooks do not like being fianchettoed"... I think there's some new merch in this somewhere.
@treedom5094 Жыл бұрын
04:22 - would black horsey to G2 check be fine there? Because after white responds to this with king E2 to defend queen, other black horsey goes to where the other horsey used to be to check white king in its new square ...
@MXY... Жыл бұрын
this stream was cool
@PeanutbutterDude007 Жыл бұрын
That Halloween Gambit game was absolutely beautiful
@andreadistasi8842 Жыл бұрын
Min 43 made me jump from the seat! Unexpected!
@MelancholyCrypto Жыл бұрын
That halloween gambit come back was SICKKKK
@giholste123 Жыл бұрын
@44:42 Why not Rxg7? Isn't that the whole point of putting the rook on the g file? Afraid of Bh4+ in response? I'm confused
@leonechamwada8289 Жыл бұрын
great zen mode games today lol
@ianmoore5502 Жыл бұрын
rosen plays chess with heart
@AlphaPerson Жыл бұрын
you can split up your audio in ons and use twitch vod tracks in the obs settings so you can listen to music but it wont be saved in the vod
@samintahmidislam Жыл бұрын
Why was black able to castle at 15:20? Wasn't it cut off by the white bishop?
@achiyazigi3869 Жыл бұрын
Feeling sorry for the stalemated guy's keyboard
@apothum Жыл бұрын
Not sure if there’s a better way of doing it but I felt like the chapters on the video spoiled some of the fun in terms of trying to guess their rating as well.
@yosefzaghi9504 9 ай бұрын
As Mr. Gambit, I can confirm the Alessin gambit was named after me
@ic6406 Жыл бұрын
42:54 Nasty. I like it!
@flippert0 Жыл бұрын
43:01 the Rosen-trap is heartbreaking to see 😂😂
@ilovehotdogs125790 Жыл бұрын
Anyone know what the point of that time slash is? Why is he intentionally slashing his time? Any benefit, or just to make it harder?
@anthonystark6215 Жыл бұрын
Thank you
@ILikedGooglePlus Жыл бұрын
Daryl Carson been real quiet since this dropped.
@christopherw1248 Жыл бұрын
Love the Mr. Gambit Joke lol. Is it popularized by Ben Finegold lorewise?
@medineilbak2948 Жыл бұрын
Oh no my Weekend!
@YellowBrickGoodbye Жыл бұрын
‘Where’s my Mate?’ Eric Rosen’s chess-based dating app coming to the Play Store in 2023.
@marckiezeender Жыл бұрын
Rosen on gte: "oh I guessed too low I'm so sorry 🥺😭" Gotham on gte: "you're a 2200??? Hahaha you're so bad LMAO git gud 🤣🤣😂"
@dancingwithyourghost9087 Жыл бұрын
41:00 after Nd6, h4 doesn't white have Rd8#???
@flygandeskote1702 Жыл бұрын
5:17 Question: Doesn't Ng2, Kd2, Nhe4 work?
@Pablo360able Жыл бұрын
game one and we’re already in my home turf. my dad is a religious 1.g4 devotee so I always play 1…f5, since the goal of black is to equalize, right? so if my opponent (read: dad) plays the worst move in his position, I should play the worst move in mine.
@IfarxmanI Жыл бұрын
32:30 was the black’s knight trapped? eric missed it
@cinimontoast903 Жыл бұрын
How was rxg7 overlooked at 44:40?
@robmckennie4203 Жыл бұрын
it always surprises me when big streamers don't know how easily you can stream music to twitch without having music in the vod or local recordings
@AbarSimorgh Жыл бұрын
Shout out to all 600,000 subscribers! Welcome to all future subscribers!
@alrineusaldore6764 Жыл бұрын
This man just can't lose. While normal people resign when there's no hope, my man here stalemates with a scary high success rate
@Coreyinthehouse Жыл бұрын
15:18 - I am newer to Chess, but how is the opponent allowed to castle when Eric has his bishop on g3?? Would that not restrict the ability to castle?
@thecoalbaker8478 Жыл бұрын
the rook can move through an attack . its the king that cant
@7applause653 Жыл бұрын
As a suggestion, the chapter names (or whatever they're called) shouldn't include the rating spoilers IMO. You'll see them unavoidably if you do anything like pause or change the volume.
@Palozon Жыл бұрын
Looks like he changed it
@capo_greco Жыл бұрын
I was there! and also I am here
@pandatrailer Жыл бұрын
Nice thumbnail
@bubrub23 Жыл бұрын
I agreed with every guess 💀
@HypeFifty5 Жыл бұрын
People tend to play below their rating against a titled player I think.
@andreadistasi8842 Жыл бұрын
Minute 30:00 halloween gambit, amazing end!
@CptZsoci Жыл бұрын
Any time Eric plays is Zen mode for me
@torshavnnewell Жыл бұрын
Was the first one a polish
@adityakarad7989 Жыл бұрын
I waa heading to sleep but now I need shift my schedule by an hour .
@ashutoshagarwal8592 Жыл бұрын
12:31 Oh No My ZEN Mode!!
@cobra2966 Жыл бұрын
Eric you should play FPS chess, would be a banger video
@Ichiban901 Жыл бұрын
Mr gambit a good old friend of GM Ben Finegold
@Biditchoun Жыл бұрын
Am I dumb or was Rd1 mate at 41:01 ?
@coc235 Жыл бұрын
Same, pretty sure it's mate
@liltootsievert Жыл бұрын
ly bro
@pinterestpilled Жыл бұрын
40:59 opponent missed mate in one
@piyushkher2009 Жыл бұрын
Actully they were underestimating you.
@segundacuenta726 Жыл бұрын
"also, quack" XD
@vicentiusavu9708 Жыл бұрын
I want a t-shirt OH NO YOUR QUEEN
@Nutstixsuckabutt Жыл бұрын
Eric and opponent missed mate in 1 at 41:01!
@StarryNightGazing Жыл бұрын
"Rooks do not like to be fianchettoed..." 💔
@andrejaraemascarena6941 Жыл бұрын
Named after Mr. or Mrs. Gambit 😂
@janstarak4877 Жыл бұрын
41:00 he missed mate in 1. - Rd8
@oqarshi4185 Жыл бұрын
:)
@eric-rosen Жыл бұрын
:)
@AnubhabLeo Жыл бұрын
@@eric-rosen :)
@danielyuan9862 Жыл бұрын
12:15 Zen Mode Gambit?
@cahallo5964 Жыл бұрын
the halloween gambit game was real hard to follow very complicated game
@1001nicolai1 Жыл бұрын
Its a tie, what do i play? BOTH
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