Yeah if I joined a Stafford Gambit tournament and saw Eric Rosen himself as my opponent I'd just probably resign because regardless of how winning it looks he has probably studied it to that point.
A group of men are huddled around the table, a stillness unlike any other pervading the air around them. Their eyes all focus on a map centred on the table with various different cities and markers depicted on it. None of them move, lest they break the intense focus they had built. They are the last defence. A mutter, barely audible, breaks the silence like a bullet to a window. 'There's a funny line...'
yes this is very semantic...i think most things 2d survive through time, hence most things 2d are 3d, unless you define 2d as purely abstract concept, since all things have some width
29:55 "For those saying it's a square: It's 3 dimensional because it survived through time." By that logic you've been defeating quite a few 2D opponents lately
Eric explaining that the pawn cube is a cube (and not a square) because it survived through time is top tier chess knowledge. This is the kind of info that IM's and GM's don't typically give an insight into.
Past Eric from Twitch, I'm from Portugal, I had the pleasure of meeting you in person when you came to a tournament and (Eric Hansen was also there). It truly was an honor to meet you in person. I love your channel and I really like the Stafford gambit. It's a delight to see you playing it against strong opponents. Wishing you all the best ;)
I'm so glad I found you. 2...Nd6 has always been one of my favorite openers. It's really too bad I never found this years ago! Also, opponent at 57:36: "Oh no, Rosen fell into the supposed trap. Did I just fall into a trap that I can't see??? *Spends 15 seconds blinking*
Mr Eric Rosen, I need to have a cup of tea with you. You’ve become my favourite chess content creator by far, with ur pure personality and unique sense of humour it’s amazing
"It's three-dimensional, because survives through time"... Eric trying to defend that is a cube (cause sounds cooler) and ending saying without noticing that is actually a tesseract :P
When I first started getting into chess, my first lessons were on TH-cam. You and Ben Finegold were my favorite lectures. Thank you Eric for all you've done for our entertainment and growth in the game .
From Colorado! But I live in Japan. I appreciate that you taught me the Stafford gambit but I don’t appreciate that you simultaneously taught everyone else!
Toward the end of a hyper stressful week at work. Watched this video over lunch. Now feeling a calm-confidence that I haven't known since Monday afternoon.
In terms of top-tier merch, "It's better than Christmas, it's a thematic Stafford gambit tournament!" would make for an amazing t-shirt, mug, hoodie combo. I'd pay top dollar for that!
48:58 in my head, they were probably thinking the same thing right around here… like in TopGun when both dudes said “damn this kid’s good” after a few maneuvers 🤔
Stream: Have you ever played squash? Eric: I've eaten squash. Squash is a pumpkin-like vegetable related to maybe a sweet potato too. I don't recall playing the sport. The sport is far different from the food.
Playing the Stafford as White is like being thrown a bag full of money while walking a tightrope across a pit full of crocodiles, and the crocodiles have guns
Would be funny if Eric created chapters for this video and all them named like "ANOTHER stafford gambit!"
done!
@@eric-rosen 😂
@@eric-rosen this is amazing!!!
@@eric-rosen hahaha
YES
"It's even better than Christmas; it's a thematic Stafford tournament"
I laughed my ASS off when he said that, never change Eric.
2:15 btw lol
nothing better than Christmas
He just looks so convincingly shocked I couldn't help but click.
I understood that reference
@@MrLikon7 me too, nice.
@@MrLikon7 ı understood that reference
@@MrLikon7 thank you this brings me joy
Eric pogging
It’s like a grown man showed up at a kid’s birthday party and ate all the cake.
on god this comment made me spit my water at keyboard
imagine joining this tournament and your first opponent is the Stafford Gambit Guy
Yeah if I joined a Stafford Gambit tournament and saw Eric Rosen himself as my opponent I'd just probably resign because regardless of how winning it looks he has probably studied it to that point.
@@hammurabitheawesome674 *plays a safe line that I know is +1 for white*
Eric: There's a cool line here...
@@hammurabitheawesome674 if you resign you won't learn anything
Then Imma gambit my Stafford... and probably along with my Elo..
Most people: "Oh i lost a pawn"
Eric: "I gained an open file"
Definition of positive thinking
It's like Hikaru put a blueberry pie on the windowsill to lead Eric over.
I actually lol’d at this and pictured Eric floating on a wafted scent
Eric so polite about the engine cheat - "That was very funny. Some of that play was funny. What a funny game."
I like how every time there's an ad in Eric's video, I have to lower my volume like literally from 100% to 20%
same xD
TH-cam ads really suck
I literally have to install an extension to boost the sound, I have it at 100% 3x boost to hear him
Imagine not using an ad blocker
Just install ad-blocker
Im a simple man. I see Eric Rosen. I see Stafford Gambit. I click
Click
C l i c c
"I'm looking forward to being Black" - Eric Rosen 2021
Oh, that sweet, sweet n-word pass
"Hey im black again"
"Dammit I'm black"
´i´m playing a strong player, at least i´m white´
@@falquicao8331 the near anything pass
"I want to start pushing the thingys"
see, even eric rosen forgets what pawns are called
A group of men are huddled around the table, a stillness unlike any other pervading the air around them. Their eyes all focus on a map centred on the table with various different cities and markers depicted on it. None of them move, lest they break the intense focus they had built. They are the last defence.
A mutter, barely audible, breaks the silence like a bullet to a window.
'There's a funny line...'
true
LMAO this comment is epic
I’m gonna say underrated for the first time in my life, because this is truly underrated. God I hate myself right now
Fuckin beautiful
46:50 Imagine knowing an opening so well you can recognise engine moves instantly.
Yup and that account is suspended go figure. It’s nice he has code phrases like “a weird game”
"Oh no, my bishop!" = trap
"D'oh! My bishop!" = +3
"For those saying it's a square, it's three dimensional because it survived through time." Had me laughing out loud.
yes this is very semantic...i think most things 2d survive through time, hence most things 2d are 3d, unless you define 2d as purely abstract concept, since all things have some width
@@ziggypi4813 Its kind of a smart joke, he is probably talking spacetime which is 4D.
Technically it would need the same length in the time dimension as in the spatial dimensions to be a cube.
@@negativeseven So 2 pawn seconds?
@@domogdeilig = 2 prawn lifetimes
31:00 imagine trying to protect your soldiers and being called pointless by someone while he's drinking his tea
29:55 "For those saying it's a square: It's 3 dimensional because it survived through time."
By that logic you've been defeating quite a few 2D opponents lately
Being honest I'm not sure wheter Eric was joking there
@@MrUwU-dj7js he was definitely joking
The rook vs 5 pawns endgame was a really instructive example, nice technique!
Almost blundered a rook, but that probably makes it even more instructive.
@@thecakeredux shows what to watch out for
Kind of think his opponent messed up in that game letting a pawn pass that shouldn’t have look like Eric was beat maybe they like him too much
41:03
"For those confused you can google En Passant"
Eric saying that with a straight face makes it so much better lol
Holy hell
love the timestamps really helpful cause i actually only wanted to see the stafford gambit games
It was super instructive seeing this gambit played multiple times against various different ideas, thanks!
eric literally talks in lowercase, unlike many other youtubers. love it
Eric explaining that the pawn cube is a cube (and not a square) because it survived through time is top tier chess knowledge. This is the kind of info that IM's and GM's don't typically give an insight into.
Your Stafford prep might be impressive but your flagging skills are next level
46:06 'I'm playing a strong player, at least I'm white'
- IM Eric Rosen, 2021
3:28
@@sammyrr.3465 lol
Oh the irony. Elo 4000 engine
This is awesome. I've been taking notes from your recent Stafford gambit video from a few days ago. This video is the perfect sequel.
Eric: Hikaru, You dare use my own spells against me?
21:28 best series of premoves since hikaru premoved an entire game
Stafford Gambit tournament: exists
Eric Rosen: Is this paradise?
4:20 "Duck or Quack?"
Eric: "I'd say both."
lol I love how Eric is so insanely conflict avoiding.
Agreed quack~
whenever theres a stafford gambit in a game, or a tournament, you know that eric will be there and that he will crush everyone
People should fear your name in a Stafford tourney.😂
52:18 that pokerface when you're about to report your opponent for cheating
Past Eric from Twitch, I'm from Portugal, I had the pleasure of meeting you in person when you came to a tournament and (Eric Hansen was also there). It truly was an honor to meet you in person. I love your channel and I really like the Stafford gambit. It's a delight to see you playing it against strong opponents. Wishing you all the best ;)
Ele esteve em Portugal quando?? Cumprimentos de coimbra.
@@vladmatos634 Esteve num torneio em Lisboa. Ele e o Eric Hansen! Tive o prazer de os ver ao vivo! :D
I love that every timestamp is "Another Stafford Gambit"
This was done due to a funny comment, its now the top comment
"This will be dirty, young children close your eyes." LOL
Me: There's a funny line... Tries it and instantly blunders a piece.
"For those confused, you can google en passant"
holy hell
You just found out? :P
@@Luckyyshot holy hell
@@skittysh
Yeah I still remember how I looked at my friend, when he did that to me the first time in a over the board game. Good times. :D
@@Luckyyshot It's a joke on r/AnarchyChess
@@m4x358
I don't use reddit, so what's the joke?
The Pawn Cube survives for a cube-shaped amount of time
The unattainable luxury of "oh, that's mate already"
I'm so glad I found you. 2...Nd6 has always been one of my favorite openers. It's really too bad I never found this years ago!
Also, opponent at 57:36: "Oh no, Rosen fell into the supposed trap. Did I just fall into a trap that I can't see??? *Spends 15 seconds blinking*
Can we take a moment to appreciate the time stamps he provided?
I realize now that there is a comment about this already
@@serannaventhan7901 shh, hush, you didn't steal it
69th like... i feel honored
*ANOTHER STAFFORD GAMBIT*
I live for how much eric loves the stafford
"What's your connection to Indonesia I heard you speak Bahasa (Indonesian language)"
"Oh really that's cool"
lol
that sent me when I heard it
13:37 : "Let me know where you're from" I'm from France, like your content and LOVED what you've done on this tournament 😂
21:29 was such a filthy sequence
absolutely dusted that man
"The more pawns I lose, the more open files I gain" You GOTTA make that into a t-shirt! xD
It's sad that eric didn't get to play hikaru because someone defeated him with engine... At least he took his revenge at the end
"At least I'm white." Eric Rosen 2021
Mr Eric Rosen, I need to have a cup of tea with you. You’ve become my favourite chess content creator by far, with ur pure personality and unique sense of humour it’s amazing
"It's three-dimensional, because survives through time"... Eric trying to defend that is a cube (cause sounds cooler) and ending saying without noticing that is actually a tesseract :P
Hikaru missed an opportunity to name the tournament "The Stafford Chess Experiment" (Much love from Romania btw since you asked
29:17 "It's so cubular" - I loved that old Mike Oldfield album about this called "Cubular Bells".
The timestamp captions are exactly what I like to see. "Another Stafford Gambit"
13:30 Buenos Aires, Argentina! I love your videos Eric!
When I first started getting into chess, my first lessons were on TH-cam. You and Ben Finegold were my favorite lectures. Thank you Eric for all you've done for our entertainment and growth in the game .
27:34 game had pawn cube, connect 4 and a pork (pin+fork). It has to be eric's immortal c'mon
Playing Eric in a Stafford tournament must be one of the most terrifying things
21:30 "He made all the wrong pre-moves, I made all the right pre-moves; I feel so accomplished." LOL
Hello from Syria, enjoyable time watching you play Stafford.
8:53
International Master Eric Rosen: Okay, this is going to be dirty.
Young Children close your eyes.
From Colorado! But I live in Japan. I appreciate that you taught me the Stafford gambit but I don’t appreciate that you simultaneously taught everyone else!
Hope the Dynamic Systems control exam went well for the guy at 47:09 :)
Eric crashed in hikaru's tournament .. but he literally doesn't care
Ahahahahaha
Your name is how i feel about this comment.
@@saltytea7367 Yeah but we don't care
@@niveshproag3761 I wish I didn't, but hate comments are too annoying.
@@saltytea7367 Hikaru deserves some for being so toxic and lying in his apology.
thanks for the timestamps!! they were very useful
Watching from the future! Buenos Aires, Argentina. Big fun! Thanks for the content Eric!
"The more pawns I lose, the more open files I gain" should be an inspirational poster
46:55 "I remember this is one of the engine ideas" lmfao
The sip at 1:05:15 is earth-shattering, prodigious, unstoppable. 10/10 should be feared and beloved.
I love how Rozen just points out a whole line just to play another move
21:25 that Bishop brought me back to "The Matrix" scene, when Neo started believing himself
21:44 is the most evil laugh i’ve heard from the most humble man in the world
27:57 that unnoticed split
Eric's cheeky grin as he gatecrashes... 🙂
Hello from Texas, love your videos. So relaxing for me to watch since I get so jittery playing chess
I love how the video has segments for each match but they're all titled "Another Stafford Gambit"
Toward the end of a hyper stressful week at work. Watched this video over lunch. Now feeling a calm-confidence that I haven't known since Monday afternoon.
In terms of top-tier merch, "It's better than Christmas, it's a thematic Stafford gambit tournament!" would make for an amazing t-shirt, mug, hoodie combo. I'd pay top dollar for that!
Whoa... 1 hour+ video for the fourth consecutive day... Oh.. no.. my time😂😂
What were the other videos were they as instructive as this?
"I'm looking forward to being black, instead of being white" - We call this the reverse Michael Jackson
Eric- "Ooh Bishop B4! novelty... I've never seen this before..."
Me, a 300- *sees my standard opening attack*
13:31 watching from Barcelona, I've been challenged to play Stafford gambit from both sides so here I am getting to know it!!
I like the idea of a c4 opening or g3 opening tournament since those seem to be some of the most even moves for white.
8:40 why don't you play rock d4 to prevent rock h8 by doing rock to d8 on the next move ?
"For those saying it's a square, it's 3-dimensional because it survived through time."
48:58 in my head, they were probably thinking the same thing right around here… like in TopGun when both dudes said “damn this kid’s good” after a few maneuvers 🤔
Watching from Japan. Love the content!
Gonna ask my parents for a thematic Stafford tournament for xmas
Hahaha fuck man what do you do if they come through with it
Eric should write a book titled "How to win on time with the Stafford Gambit".
Stream: Have you ever played squash?
Eric: I've eaten squash. Squash is a pumpkin-like vegetable related to maybe a sweet potato too. I don't recall playing the sport. The sport is far different from the food.
“Ohh! My move made Eric think.”
Actual Erik-pouring tea
You should travel to Stafford, England and host a Stafford only tournament there and Vlog it! Thats the only way to top this lol
Stafford Gambits. Stafford Gambits everywhere.
52:25 OH NO MY KING! moment hahaha
Playing the Stafford as White is like being thrown a bag full of money while walking a tightrope across a pit full of crocodiles, and the crocodiles have guns
the perfect tournament of a person who spent his whole life on this opening & prep
18:35 Against a weak opponent, there is also the idea of Qe8 followed by "Oh no my Queen!" and "Mate!" ^^
“hey i’m winning” 9:24
34:26 "there's a funny line..." *starts scribbling on the board*