My Most Beautiful Stafford Gambit
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ย. 2024
- Watch live: / imrosen
In this video, I play one of the best games of the Stafford Gambit (against a strong opponent in rapid chess) that I've ever had. The game finishes in such artistic fashion, it should be displayed in an art gallery.
Analyze the game here: lichess.org/yI...
I'm now a chess.com affiliate! Visit go.chess.com/i... to get a free trial or paid membership of premium features like beginner lessons, unlimited puzzle training, and access to their extensive video library. Signups through the link will support my content!
Watch live on Twitch: / imrosen
Stream schedule: imrosen.com/sc...
Support my content: www.paypal.me/...
Now accepting fan mail! My mailbox address:
Eric Rosen
4579 Laclede Ave #205
St. Louis, MO 63108
♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙
WEBSITE: imrosen.com/
TWITCH: / imrosen
DISCORD: bit.ly/2KTDlBK
TWITTER: bit.ly/2sFmNqa
INSTAGRAM: bit.ly/2HspaBa
LICHESS: lichess.org/@/...
CHESS.COM: www.chess.com/...
♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙♙
Chess book recommendations: imrosen.com/bo...
London Opening 8-hour video course: www.ichess.net...
"there's a fun line here where--"
_proceeds to simulate the next 11 years of reality in a 12 second diagram_
I cried laughing when I red this. Well played sir
Lol
LOLLLLLL
i laughed when i red this to
Awesome comment lmfaoo
Stafford is no longer a gambit
But a lifestyle
Cool game you made in your yt channel
Stafford is a small town near Birmingham in England. My Mum lived there as a child.
@@andrewharper1609 When I make a joke and it's cringey people call me that.
@@andrewharper1609 When I make a joke and it's cringey people call me that.
You could make a religion out of this!
“Is it afternoon somewhere?”
Yes Eric, always.
“It’s high noon somewhere in the world”
@@stephenbabin1063 Nice reference
How would he know?
How about pacific?
5 o'clock, to be precise.
Kudos to the opponent for not resigning. 👏
Yeah I hope somebody sends this video to him
I can't stand when people resign, a lot of the time. If your opponent has an imminent mate then let them execute it, don't ruin the fun by resigning. If you made a blunder in the first ten moves just keep playing and try to turn it around, don't resign.
@@amaryllis0 Depends on the game. If it's an actual endgame, and you're just playing it out in hope of a stalemate or flag, that's a bit disrespectful. If you're about to be mated by some nice positioning then yeah it's nice to give them the ending.
@@speedstyle. I personally dislike cheesing it so your opponent flags despite having a winning position, but I wouldn't say it's always bad, because time management is an important skill too.
I don't agree that it's disrespectful to play for stalemate. If you resign here, you're cutting out an important part of the game - checkmate, especially piece mates - and allowing your opponent to not have to learn and practice it
At GM level, sure it's disrespectful, but at amateur level? Nah
@@amaryllis0 Yeah I personally go all the way because I'm like 1000 (there's a 50-50 chance that they do stalemate). But at a higher level I think it could be a little disrespectful. Flagging less so, winning on time is fair enough.
Never resign, because there's always a chance you might end up in a piece of contemporary art
I must apologise for being the 70th like 😔
@@ethanolhaines4139 That’s okay, I just made it 420
@@harrisonlawton9630 i was gonna like the comment, but i couldn’t take that away from you
@@harrisonlawton9630 I made 690
"it's like when you go to an ice cream shop, so many different delicious looking flavors, and you can only choose one at a time" -Eric Rosen, 2021 while playing a game of chess
Has Eric not heard of... the triple scoop?
I hope to see this on an Agamator video
If someone queen side castle mated me I'd probably cry
I’d be too devastated to cry
Tears wouldn't be the only fluid coming out of me
@@aggressivelyamicable5987 bruh
@@aggressivelyamicable5987 bruh
@@aggressivelyamicable5987 bruh
"I'm kinda playing with my food"
"But it's so delicious"
Playing with his food, which happens to be someone on elo 2300 ;-;
Your Stafford gambit videos are the best!
That was hilarious
I mean, how often do you get to see "O-O-O#" in notation?
Not even once
I mean, just checking (no mate) with long castle happened a few times to me
This was absolutely beautiful, especially considering that this wasn't set up intentionally. Has to be one of the best games Eric Rosen has played
@@socalacura1338 this was clearly intentional, but no less impressive
@@lilacdoe7945 Sorry, by "intentionally", I meant like they didn't meet up beforehand to set up that position (aka this was a real game that the opponent was trying to win)
"Please don't resign." That was like a cat telling an almost-dead mouse to stay alive just a little longer.
XD
I must apologise for being the 70th like 😔
That's what my boss said to me.
Should I be worried?
Your boss wants to mate you with his rook, that's why he wants you to not resign until then......
*Opponent accepts Stafford Gambit*
Eric: "So you have chosen death"
*omae wa mou shindeiru*
Only doesn’t work against Hikaru
Works against Magnus though
@@marcelobulhoes6180 wtf
@@justinlouisantonio4981 Eric won (or got a winning position, don’t remember exactly) against Magnus in the Stafford Gambit, but lost multiple times against Hikaru in it
@@marcelobulhoes6180 ohh okay
Levy: How often do you see O-O+
Eric: How often do you see O-O-O#
I would guess O-O-O# would be more "common" because the d file is typically half open while you would have to actually open the f file for O-O#
@KErMIt ThE CrEeP ben finegold falling out of his chair again
Can’t stand that Levy.
@@MrChrisdube agreed
What’s O-O+?
forced bongcloud is the greatest chess strategy coined by gary chess himself
looks like r/anarchychess is leaking
I really like the queens gambit, originally named after mr.gambit himself.
@@watchableraven3517 mr. henry gambit truly was one of the chess players. responsible for the creation of the king sacrifice to checkmate strategy
I call that the "peer pressure"
@@rufuslastname9121 named after the great Tony Pressure himself
The thumbnails are really outstanding
We can all agree; i think he even makes them himself which is even more awesome
@@the_master1715 yes he does! It’s incredible :)
True masterpieces
Its such a great idea too
*Eric: I just lost a pawn and a knight.... But my opponent just lost the game.*
call an ambulance... but not for me
hahahaha this made me laugh a lot. Thank you.
"But I didn't invest enough in my ROTH IRA" XD Rosen kills me
Hahaha I was cracking up at this too 😂
Petition to call this the Stanford-Rosen gambit
The Rosen-Schrantz Gambit. Jonathon Schrantz is also a big evangelist for the gambit
%
@@wsemenske So Rosen-Schrantz is still alive eh? Guildenstern... not so much.
@@davidanderson_surrey_bc Rosencratz and Guildernstern I-
Why involve Stanford though? That's just a university :p
10:24-10:32
Me when Eric posts Stafford gambit content
Underrated comment lol
I would never think that
"Eric"!!! "How many times have i told you, stop playing with your food"!
"But mom, its so delicious".
Does Eric know that you're allowed get multiple ice cream flavours scooped into one cone?
🤯
If the thumbnail was a painting, it would be called.
*"A masterpiece within a masterpiece"* by Eric Rosen.
I think that "A masterpiece from a Piece Master" is better
@@EctobiusRex it's beautiful. I've looked at it for 6 hours now!
The opponent didn't realize he's that doomed probably.
While Eric's audience knew ever since knight takes knight on move 3
Yea he would've resigned if he knew.
Yeah, if it wasn’t quite mate, he would be up material at the end. Obviously it was, but if you don’t see it, I can see wanting to play it out
I'm pretty certain someone of 2200 elo understands they're doomed after Eric positioned the queen to attack. Eric's opponent probably has never seen these positions before and wanted to know how exactly they lost the game.
@@blafoon93 AND ur playing Eric Rosen... why would you resign?
Eric Rosen is the Bob Ross of chess. Maybe not the best in the world, but the most relaxing and entertaining to watch.
Moral : Never castle King side after accepting the stafford gambit..😂😂
White is absolutely fighting for their life and Eric is just like "gonna paint a picture"
2:37 Eric going full Hikaru mode.
Here, here, here, here, here, takes, hit the juicer, here, here, here..
I don't know what i am doing but let's do it.
@@abelchess8430" I think I will just castle"
Lets just castle (with mate) lol how often do you see a O-O-O#
Literally any move: *exists*
Eric trying to mate with Queen-side castle: *n o*
Eric "Please don't resign, i wanna casle with mate" Rosen -_-
2:59 Do you play Chess960? A person asks.
Eric ignores. Even though he beat Magnus Carlson at Chess960
Magnum Carlos you ment?
No. Actually I meant Magnus Carlson, the current chess world champion.
Magnus Carlsen
@@oleenfernando2684 he was joking lol
@@oleenfernando2684 lmao
3:58 this video was posted at midnight in Australia.
Probably referring to when he was streaming.
Australia's not real
@@leadnitrate2194 funny
"It's so beautiful, I can retire now right? Ahh but I didn't invest enough in my Roth IRA."
Thumbnail is a MASTERPIECE
This was a great video already watched the whole thing at 1000x speed
This guy's Stafford gambits keep me so interested in chess. I was done with chess, but then these vidéos got me right back into it. Keep it up. Very nice.
I enjoyed the game, sure, but mostly I enjoyed the joy that Eric exclaims when discovering how perfectly the game ended.
checkmate from long castle after an opponent's en passant might be the most ganger shit I've ever seen in a chess game.
I love watching the stafford gambit. It just feels right
“I’m playing with my food, but it’s so delicious.” - Eric Rosen
At 8:40, queen B4 so he moved his pion to C4 to protect his king, so you eat his pion and the game ends.
Yeah I also first saw and stopped for a while to realize that if there is something that I dont see but Qb4 is mate in two
Was thinking the same thing
He was trying to mate with queen-side castle doe.. lul
3:00 WAYTOODANK !! Cheers from Barcelona! best quote ever -> " Oh no, my queen "
Opponent : " Oh, let me think for 10 seconds what should I move "
Meanwhile Eric : I went to future and saw 1.4 million possibilities to mate this guy
We dont need new stafford gambit content. We just need ANY stafford gambit content. We love it
@8:39
Qb4 check is winning I think.
If c4 then Q*c4 is mate.
He said he want to mate by castling
Yeaah, I think so too
Nvm, just saw the next move and its awesome
I had to read the comments to see if someone else noticed Qb4 leads to forced mate in 1
3:00 Reminds me of my favorite Finegold joke: "And with so many arrows, there's no defense"
8:39 missed mate with Queen to B4 still a beautiful finish
Eric is just toying with 2300's like they're beginners.
you really love the stafford huh
WE really love the Stafford
Stafford is a religion Eric said in another video, i'm feeling cultish
2:52
Me: "Yes, yes, very fun line indeed."
My brain: "I have no idea what he is taking about."
“Do I retire now? I haven’t invested enough in my ROTH IRA” lmao
Please continue with Stafford gambit content. It is gold
9:15 Qb4 is a mate !! IDK Y he didn't notice it
Maybe he was trying to create a masterpiece.
😂
Qb4 and f5 are both mate in 2. But f5 is more stylish so he went with that.
C4
"If you have mate in 1, always try to find mate in more" Finegold, Ben
@@sierramikekilo6925 Na na they say 'i am a grand master don't take my knight owooowwoo' 😂
@@sierramikekilo6925 „If you have mate in 1, do mate in 6, because that’s usually better“
-Levy Rozman
“I’m kinda playing with my food!” Just about choked when Eric said that!
Just a piece of art, excellent
"He just took our pawn en passant! Our queen is royally skewered and we're down a full piece!"
"He's right where I want him."
Love how he over plans everything for the sake of our entertainment
Eric: "this is so much fun" ...The other guy: "I am never playing chess again"
Eric I love your videos so much man. The way you play chess makes it looks so fun and technical. Your thumbnails are top-tier. Keep it up man!!
Why is it that when I try Stafford, the opp doesn't take the pawn with the knight !! It's so annoying! (I'm 1500-1600) Anyone else?
because people are SCARED :D Eric scared us all with these stafford games lmao
Everytime I try. They always do something Rosen hasn't prepared me for and I can't remember every line lmao
I usually play Nf3 then Nc3 to avoid the Stafford.
They never take the pawn right away but after I develop my bishop it's 50/50. I almost always lose with the stafford though lol
1100-1200 as well, its annoying, they always play the 2 knights defence
I've watched this video a dozen times over the past couple months. It's so satisfying.
8:39 Forced Mate in 2 moves Qb4, c4, Qxc4
Yeah. I think he almost miscalculate that last checkmate.
Yeah .. he missed that
I saw this too. It's definitely forced. I think Eric didn't miss it so much as he wanted his queenside castle mate. It was over in 2 just the same.
Yeah saw that too. But the queen side castle checkmate was worth it
Amazing modern chess miniature. Reminds me of morphy’s opera game. Rapid and efficient development while giving away material to keep initiative.
This masterpiece is equally to a world champions title!! no doubt :-D
Most amusing and satisfying mate I've ever seen Eric. Nice.
Eric, keep making the Stafford content. We want to see the beautiful development of the Stafford. All of its amazing lines.
You know it's not looking good when your opponent says "please don't resign"
If my ex was as beautiful as this, she wouldn't be my ex
Lmao
@Un señor muy serio wanna bet? haha
@Un señor muy serio cause eventually I broke up for a more beautiful girl soooo
@Un señor muy serio Rawrrr
@Un señor muy serio yoooooooooooo
Eric and Levi are the most wholesome chess streamers even and you cannot change my mind
Stafford Gambit: Exists
Eric Rosen: LETz MAkE a THUmbnaIL
I love how Ke2 in any situation has come to be referred to as a bongcloud
That really is the most beautiful sequence I've seen.
Was spectating this Match live..was amazed to see this mate🤍🤍
"You were never in trouble... Nice Win! "
300k incoming!!
I dont really need more stafford gambit content, but I want more stafford gambit content. Exactly.
*A Comment Just to Appreciate Video Editor and Thumbnail Artist ❤️👑*
“I can finally retire right?... but I didn’t invest enough in my ROTH IRA” 😂😂😭
Ah, a wovewy Staffowd Gambit by one of my favowite chess pwayers/stweamers, Ewic Wosen uwu
“I’m kind of playing with my food, but it’s so delicious.”
"I'm kinda playing with my food... but its so delicious" -Eric
Using castling to protect king: *nope*
Using castling to deliver checkmate: *big brain*
A Center Castling mate. Truly a beautiful work of art.
Eric has the most calm voice from all chess youtubers.
This was actually incredible. Nice job.
“It’s so beautiful” agreed.
"i'd be happy to give a lesson anyway.."
we love eric rosen.
9:10
Qb4+ forces mate immediately, as after c4, the only legal move, Qxc4# happens.
Last two moves were en passant and queenside castling checkmate. Epic.
You have the best chess content I have found in YT so far
9:13 "I'm kind of playing with my food" hilarious!
I think d3 created an escape square for the King at the end too. Still mate, but prolonging it a little.
This is indeed a beautiful Stafford-Rosen gambit rendition
its not just castling queenside with mate, its also unpinning the queen from the kind, while she is still being attacked by a pawn and a rook, and the pawn en passent beforehand
Bravo. To your magnanimous opponent for allowing it to play out, as well.
" That's so beautiful!! I can retire now, right?"
8;43 definitely playing with your food to force the castling mate, you already had mate with queen to B4 😂 love your content, been learning alot!
me: looking away for one second
teacher: 2:58
I love how he mates just by castling, that’s so rare.
I don't often give a like on TH-cam videos but you clearly deserve it ! Well done !
7:08
Eric: It's too much fun"
Me: *having a seizure trying to see that #-8*
Alternative title: watch Eric play with his food for fourteen minutes and twenty seven seconds
Eric to move 21: Another possible Castling Mate: Queen B4, then White blocks with Pawn to C4, then Eric Castles for Mate. I'm pretty sure.