What I really like about these videos is that you're always very respectful with your opponents. Even though you outrank them by a lot, you always play "correctly", or always assuming your opponent will make the best move, even though they rarely do.
Treating the game like a GM no matter the level of the opponent is why he's like 180-0-0 😂 he destroys them all cause he knows the best move and when they don't bake it he crushes them. But he is super respectful cause he knows most of us are at these levels
Loving this series so much Eric. I'm just repeating myself here but taking beginners seriously in such a calm manner improves my game and my love of chess. I'm satisfied that I'll never be great at the game but I do appreciate that I'm improving by watching this series. ❤
Cheers that your enjoying the series. I felt compelled to share a wise mentality from my coach, that I recommend you give a try: "There is no rating. Give your best effort to evaluate the position, come up with plans for you and your opponent, calculate, and trust yourself like you’re a GM. After the game is where you can start critiquing your evaluation / ideas / calculations." There will always be much to learn, and even super grandmasters still blunder sometimes, but much can be gained by just being very patient while finding ways to play just a little better each time. The hardest part is not letting our own egos destroy us. Especially hard when we feel strongly that we are completely winning, and then somehow keep losing games.
This kind of content is why you're my favorite Chess streamer! Wheras there's other fast talking content creators with screaming, and chess drama mixed in, yours is always truely instructional for the every day NON Chess Master. The key, from what I see, is the instruction behind the instruction. The meaning behind the move. The layers we don't see and the reason behind it. This is the art and similar to martial arts. Do this move and that technique - but what are the hidden layers behind it. You reveal those layers and for some reason it sticks better in 'my brain' vs others who speed through an instructional game. I hope once you hit 1,000 you can do it all again for us!
I've been watching this series and just reached over 600 for first time after rating settled (I started playing chess just over a month ago). The game that got me over, I spotted I could pin the queen to the king with my bishop, after they did weird stuff trying the central game. I never ever would have seen that before if it wasn't for this series as pinning queen to king has come up a few times. Thank you so much! Love this series :)
I agree, and if you enjoy his voice, you might also like Jerry's "Chessnetwork." Both are very educational and relaxing. I've fallen asleep to their voices many times.
just found that series and I am directly hooked :) You have a pretty nice and calm way to explain what's going on in your mind. Really appreciate it. Thank you!
0:24 Thank you to think about us, time-travelers. We are huge fans of your work. In fact, this is this series that inspired us to invent chess. I have some issue explaining what a bishop is though... any recommandation?
Your speed runs have helped me immensely. I'm still a real beginner, but the one thing I have learned at the start of a game... don't get easily thrown off track... develop develop develop.
Definitely, because of these series, I improved my openings a lot. In most of the games, I am coming out with a nice advantage out of the opening even though I cannot convert most of them. Thanks a lot, Eric!
@Rubrickety I think he said that more because in that instance he would have to play quickly and wouldn't have the time to explain his moves (which kind of defeats the point), rather than really being worried about playing low on time.
Another very informative video. Your videos are really helping me with my fundamentals. Developing with tempo and being very solid in my development, especially as I enter the endgame, which is a weakness in my game. Thank you.
I think with this series you became my favourite chess streamer. Also after watching your games, I have steadily gone up from 700s to almost 900 now! :D
One of the things I am noticing here is how important being calm and thoughtful is, not letting the intensity of a race to win stop you from thinking through things. Keeping that level head is essential. I'm going to start studying more as I'm having a hard time maintaining a level above 1200.
Nice games to look at against beginners. Agree with you that the opening often are a bit repetetive, but afterwards the games get very interesting. I like your methodical analysis of the situations. Have to get better at this myself. I play sometimes too much on feeling without checking enough.
By move 2 in that Scandinavian most beginners would be at a total loss. I feel like a video showing all the episodes first 5-10 moves would be awesome.
24:10 I think the lack of endgame content so far is instructive in a subtle way: oftentimes your advantage is best realized in an attack, and lazily trading everything into a roughly equal endgame “just to be safe” only to lose what was at one point a winning position is a significant reason beginners lose games. (How often do people say “I would never see that in my game” in response to tactics in puzzles? I reckon it’s because they aren’t in the habit of looking.)
Is bf5 at 30:15 considered an intermezzo? As a 1400 I know I would’ve missed the move and been caught up in the pawn trades. I need to pause during exchanges and look for alternatives more often. Thank you for the content, Eric!
White is committed to attack on the kingside (hard to explain why they castled that way) and is the most exposed there. Castling long removes the king from the attack and adds a rook to the defense and the counterattack.
How do ratings even work on that site? One guy plays a relatively high level game against you. Next person blocks in both bishops and gives away an early mate.
Why is Eric obsessed with saying “this might be the strongest player I’ve played in the speed run”. As you go up in rating, you will obviously keep playing stronger players 😂
Eric, can you put the rating in the thumbnail or the title? I love your videos, but not TH-cam ads and I want to know the main target audience (current rating) without viewing the ads. Thanks!
Eric ,next time you do a speedrun how about playing viewers? I for one would be honoured to get crushed by you and I'm confident other subscribers would feel the same. Thanks as always
What I really like about these videos is that you're always very respectful with your opponents. Even though you outrank them by a lot, you always play "correctly", or always assuming your opponent will make the best move, even though they rarely do.
Treating the game like a GM no matter the level of the opponent is why he's like 180-0-0 😂 he destroys them all cause he knows the best move and when they don't bake it he crushes them. But he is super respectful cause he knows most of us are at these levels
Oh no my bedtime again!!
Bedtime can wait, Eric has arrived.
We meet again
😂
Not today for me 😢
Haha nice
That’s what it is. Eric is the Bob Ross of chess. Figured it out.
The way the tone is delivered and his thought process , just very soothing yet entertaining and intriguing as if you want to know more!
The Joy of Painting a masterpiece on the chessboard.
Loving this series so much Eric. I'm just repeating myself here but taking beginners seriously in such a calm manner improves my game and my love of chess. I'm satisfied that I'll never be great at the game but I do appreciate that I'm improving by watching this series. ❤
Exactly.....:))
Cheers that your enjoying the series. I felt compelled to share a wise mentality from my coach, that I recommend you give a try: "There is no rating. Give your best effort to evaluate the position, come up with plans for you and your opponent, calculate, and trust yourself like you’re a GM. After the game is where you can start critiquing your evaluation / ideas / calculations."
There will always be much to learn, and even super grandmasters still blunder sometimes, but much can be gained by just being very patient while finding ways to play just a little better each time. The hardest part is not letting our own egos destroy us. Especially hard when we feel strongly that we are completely winning, and then somehow keep losing games.
@@Zoomjah💯 your coach hit it spot on!
@@SpeeDManRL Right?! Glad others have been able to see and appreciate his wisdom on the matter. :)
This kind of content is why you're my favorite Chess streamer! Wheras there's other fast talking content creators with screaming, and chess drama mixed in, yours is always truely instructional for the every day NON Chess Master. The key, from what I see, is the instruction behind the instruction. The meaning behind the move. The layers we don't see and the reason behind it. This is the art and similar to martial arts. Do this move and that technique - but what are the hidden layers behind it. You reveal those layers and for some reason it sticks better in 'my brain' vs others who speed through an instructional game.
I hope once you hit 1,000 you can do it all again for us!
I've been watching this series and just reached over 600 for first time after rating settled (I started playing chess just over a month ago). The game that got me over, I spotted I could pin the queen to the king with my bishop, after they did weird stuff trying the central game. I never ever would have seen that before if it wasn't for this series as pinning queen to king has come up a few times. Thank you so much! Love this series :)
Hi Twitch chat! Thank you for keeping Eric company while he streams the speed run!
Eric teaching valuable lessons to beginners:-
"what is more valuable than a queen?"
"The KINGGG"
32 wins, 0 losses, is it even possible according to Kramnik? 🤔
Interesting…
Only if it hits at least 45 wins in a row, then it would be impossible to him 😂
He is performing at the level of INFINITY ♾️
Kramnik told me personally, Eric is cheating. I told him to back off but then he punched me in the face. I hate this guy
Let's do the procedure
eric is so relaxing to listen to that i was sad to hear him end the video because i was in a trance and could have listened to him for hours
I agree, and if you enjoy his voice, you might also like Jerry's "Chessnetwork." Both are very educational and relaxing. I've fallen asleep to their voices many times.
Great series. Your love of the game, sportsmanship and humility really shows, thanks Eric!
Keep them coming this fast man. Love this series
Eric listening you calculate is like listening to an anime serious main characters internal dialogue figure out how they best bout to go to war lol
just found that series and I am directly hooked :)
You have a pretty nice and calm way to explain what's going on in your mind. Really appreciate it.
Thank you!
0:24 Thank you to think about us, time-travelers. We are huge fans of your work. In fact, this is this series that inspired us to invent chess. I have some issue explaining what a bishop is though... any recommandation?
I am wearing my "ON NO MY QUEEN" hoodie while watching this :)
Love how you explain all the options then show us what you would do. This rookie is learning a lot from you. Thanks.
Love the speedrun episodes so for! Really looking forward to the higher ELO matchups :)
My game has leveled up big time from watching these. Thanks, Eric!
It's a real delight to follow your episodes. You are so calm and educational
I would watch 90 more episodes of this series! Keep them coming.
Your speed runs have helped me immensely. I'm still a real beginner, but the one thing I have learned at the start of a game... don't get easily thrown off track... develop develop develop.
Definitely, because of these series, I improved my openings a lot. In most of the games, I am coming out with a nice advantage out of the opening even though I cannot convert most of them. Thanks a lot, Eric!
Anyone who's seen Eric play with 5 seconds on his clock knows that he's invisibly winking when he "worries" about his time with 5 minutes left. 😄
@Rubrickety I think he said that more because in that instance he would have to play quickly and wouldn't have the time to explain his moves (which kind of defeats the point), rather than really being worried about playing low on time.
Another very informative video. Your videos are really helping me with my fundamentals. Developing with tempo and being very solid in my development, especially as I enter the endgame, which is a weakness in my game. Thank you.
Really enjoying your Speed Run series Eric! It helps to fill a Danya-sized hole in my life, since he hasn't been posting so much lately. 🥰
I think with this series you became my favourite chess streamer. Also after watching your games, I have steadily gone up from 700s to almost 900 now! :D
Hi Twitch! - Thanks for another great episode and for taking the time to explain what is going through your mind (at a pace humans can follow)
I think I'm obsessed with this channel 😂, cos I should be asleep by now. Thanks, Eric for making those videos.
Another awesome video Eric, so instructive.
Watching those episodes in a row, i took some notes and was able to improve by 100 elo in a few days (now i'm at 500sh). Great stuff Eric!
My favorite chess player to watch and learn from. I'm mopping the floor with all of my friends now after just a week, lol
Speed run 2 days in a row? I feel spoiled!
Thanks!
Thanks so much!
It was cool being there live. missed the first game, so nice to watch it here.
Learnt a lot from your videos , thank you keep the good work going 🎉
0:18 and 31:00 Hi past me!!!!
One of the things I am noticing here is how important being calm and thoughtful is, not letting the intensity of a race to win stop you from thinking through things. Keeping that level head is essential. I'm going to start studying more as I'm having a hard time maintaining a level above 1200.
This is turning into my favorite chess content.
I've seen Legal's mate before but I didn't know it had a name. Good, instructive games. (waving back at Twitch)
13:12 my favorite moment of all times 😆
Nice games to look at against beginners. Agree with you that the opening often are a bit repetetive, but afterwards the games get very interesting. I like your methodical analysis of the situations. Have to get better at this myself. I play sometimes too much on feeling without checking enough.
living and watching from Indonesia, very impressed that you threw in Indonesian!
Loving this series ❤
By move 2 in that Scandinavian most beginners would be at a total loss. I feel like a video showing all the episodes first 5-10 moves would be awesome.
You're an outstanding teacher, thanks.
Loving this series
22:14 instead of taking with bishop nb5 is a neat engine approved trap
How do you know "Selamat pagi"? Few outside of Indonesia speak Bahasa. Impressive!
Call my insomnia, BUT NOT FOR ME!
Love your videos Eric!
Two in a row! I love it :)
24:10 I think the lack of endgame content so far is instructive in a subtle way: oftentimes your advantage is best realized in an attack, and lazily trading everything into a roughly equal endgame “just to be safe” only to lose what was at one point a winning position is a significant reason beginners lose games. (How often do people say “I would never see that in my game” in response to tactics in puzzles? I reckon it’s because they aren’t in the habit of looking.)
You know you’ve watched a lot or Rosen when you can predict when he’ll say “let’s go for this”
Yaay! SpeedRosen is BACK!
This is really good content. Thank you!
It might have been nice to see a London at these lower levels, as it is a solid opening that follows principles.
13:12 XDD Legendary move
Is bf5 at 30:15 considered an intermezzo?
As a 1400 I know I would’ve missed the move and been caught up in the pawn trades. I need to pause during exchanges and look for alternatives more often.
Thank you for the content, Eric!
OH NO MY QUEEN😭love this guy
What an entertaining show with a humble player! Highly recommended. Hans, can you hear me?
Just in time for me to go to bed, oh no my sleep schedule
Just sub’d with prime, thanks for the videos!
A little kudos for him greeting the Indonesian even for a second
Great series. Loving it! My only complaint is you make it look so easy. Kidding! Sort of. It's taken months to claw my way to the mid-900's.
6:07 why not Qc7? alligning the battery towards the weak king?
Your first opponent seems like they're trying to get a feel for different positions rather than memorizing openings and common lines
hes literally me frfr
Tbf, If I were them, I would go for blitz to test out opening lines. Rapid takes so long to play, and bullet isn't that good for experiment.
He could've forked you on c3 at 24:00 you didn't notice that i think
Then he would have lost a rook and a knight instead of just trading knights.
Comments: "More endgame commentary please."
Opponents: "If the Wayward Queen doesn't work I quit."
Love these. I'd love to meet you as you approach my rating (very soon...).
Kind of messed up letting a church official murder your wife just to kill a king. But I guess all is fair in love and war.
You should make “I took Rosen’s queen and all I got was this t-shirt” shirts
wish you'd keep on including the ELO in the thumbnail. gives a good timeline when scrolling through the playlist
i have a strong suspicion that eric realized he's being watched by the opponent at the ohnomyqueen game
is there a particular book you would recommend for someone who is very early in their chess life?
11:50 can you do some kings indian games. Maybe towards ratings upwards of 1000
this is a speedwalk
is a slow time control 960 speedrun plausible?
First "oh no my queen," but there was one previous queen-yeet for simplification
At 6:30 why would OOO be better than OO?
White is committed to attack on the kingside (hard to explain why they castled that way) and is the most exposed there. Castling long removes the king from the attack and adds a rook to the defense and the counterattack.
@@mishaerementchouk that makes a lot of sense. Thanks for explaining
I'm curious, lost rating points are refunded. If anyone wins would they get additional elo afterwards? Considering the true rating disparity.
How do ratings even work on that site? One guy plays a relatively high level game against you. Next person blocks in both bishops and gives away an early mate.
Another banger!
24:05 You missed a fork on C3?
do you ever play the pirc defence?
It's always 'Oh No My Bedtime!'
Honestly the Modern Skandi player played really well for a 790 Rapid rated player
Why is Eric obsessed with saying “this might be the strongest player I’ve played in the speed run”. As you go up in rating, you will obviously keep playing stronger players 😂
I wish I was as cool, calm and collected as you when I was playing.
I JUST had a game where I mated the same way @13:11 lol
I’m enjoying the Speedrun and wish I could play in it.
eric is just not the guy for a „speed“-run
Eric, can you put the rating in the thumbnail or the title? I love your videos, but not TH-cam ads and I want to know the main target audience (current rating) without viewing the ads. Thanks!
He said the thing!
They saw pawn to e4 at 7:34 ? Wow.
The first game was fun to watch, what 900 rated players pushes the H pawn like that? Super agressive. I kinda like it.
another good video
Eric ,next time you do a speedrun how about playing viewers? I for one would be honoured to get crushed by you and I'm confident other subscribers would feel the same.
Thanks as always
Hi twitch chat. Your mom told me to tell you to touch some grass :)
Please sir, can we get some longer episodes?
What is that poster?!😂