I kept expecting Eric to say “oh but black can block with the bishop…” and couldn’t believe that I saw it and he missed it. Definitely makes me feel better about my own frequent miscalculations.
I've accidentally stumbled upon your youtube channel and I have to say. No regrets. I just love how you explain every single move of the games you play and the calm atmosphere of it all. Wish you all the best in your chess career.
Eric is by far the best chess content creator. Whenever I'm in a bad mood or stressed out, I watch Rosen's videos and always feel better. It's my therapy.
Don't think I would have seen the mate in 1 if you didn't mention it, but once you did it became evident. I'm completely addicted to these videos! Keep up the good work :D
i checked the first game with the engine and Qxg4 is actually the top move. Second best would be d4 to block the bishop, sacrificing that pawn and if black is not carefull and takes on d4 with the bishop instead of the queen, you can then go for that Qxg4 idea and actually win the queen in the end
I saw the Bishop block, but I was thinking it so defangs the attack and you'd be up materia anywayl that I would play it in a game even if the computer had found a better line. Practically it's the easiest win.
I checked it. No way I would have found that move. It's incredible how quickly he went from spotting the move, realizing it wasn't as winning as he had thought, then realizing despite this it was still a winning position.
1200 is the funnest rating level; I intentionally haven't been studying openings or trying to improve much aside from puzzles just because the games are more fun down here haha
I didn’t see the mate before you announced it, but when you prompted me to calculate it did notice the pinned pawn :). beautiful nifty mate. Love the speed run videos because of your calm, kind nature so much Eric, i look forward to these videos every day.
Eric, these episodes are very valuable. By playing slower games comes out more explanation. And so even with lower rated opponents some tricky lines do pop up. I watch every episode of the speedrun. And also I try to play at least one rapid game a day not only to improve but also to have a chance to stumble into playing Eric 😀.
So instructive watching you make new plans when your initial plan is prevented. I find being at this rating it’s really hard to find new plans when the position feels really equal and your opponent is solid. So hard to not take silly risks and throw the game
Dear Rosen Sir, My mother introduced me to Chess when I was 5 and instantly it was my drug! Had a local coach from a Club. But during a competition, i was lost to Scholar's Mate [As Black and same as White] ! That wounded my soul at that tender age! I was so frustrated then i stopped going to club and never ever played! Now i wish if i was born in the Era of TH-cam, I would had gone far ! Specially, the way you explain with candid details about the calculation. Love it ! I wish i had you as a Coach ! Love and Massive Respect from India. You are the BEST!
24:38 I think you overlooked Nxg5. I was wondering if that would work during the game, and afterwards did check and confirm it with SF. Looks scary with an open G file but SF says it's objectively equal.
I wish I can explain the amount of joy that I get when I see the speed run notification, thank you Eric for the amazing content! so much love from Saudi
The first game was actually a really fine and instructive game. Black did really well in those position, and the position was really peculiar too. That was a very interesting game. Thank you Eric and GMScrizzy for the amazing game.
Excellent advise about the stale-mate. Very important tool to have. There was one game in recent tournament Abasov vs Levonian. Abasov was winning but Aronian found a genious move which forced Abasov to play into stale-mate or risk losing the game. It was great to watch.
At 40:24 d3 actually works! If bishop takes then f takes e4, both White's knight and bishop are attacked by a pawn so you're winning back a piece and have a nice attack on the kingside (for instance if bishop takes d3, pawn takes d3 and then White can't really stop black from opening the kingside with bishop takes knight on f3 since it's pinned to the queen and attacked by the rook on f8)
I'm officially a Bob Ross of Chess groupie! Just got my Oh no my queen T and Do you even rook lift in! And to top it off ya busted both in this episode! Winning!! \m/
I'm loving the videos and the thoughtful insights provided for each move. After this speed run, it would be good to see a new speed run, but where you blitz out moves and be very aggressive ❤
“That was a slightly embarrassing oversight.” Welcome to every third move of my games, lol. It is kind of nice to see titled players make an occasional mistake - it proves you’re actually human, lol.
Hi Eric, in the 3rd game - I think just playing d3 on move 15 will win as well (instead of taking with the bishop when the tension was not yet released). Update: checked with Stockfish - it's the best move. Though it's not obvious, next move is not taking the bishop right away, but taking fxe4, so that there are two connected pawns, trapped bishop and pressure on the knight on f3. (Update: of course I meant d3, not b3!)
14:30 While "air" is the literal translation I'd argue that "breathing space" is a more correct interpretation of "air" in that context. Also I'd say it makes a bit more sense to say "give luft" than "make luft" as in "make space to give the king air"
In game 2, it looks as though Maettie2 could have relieved the pin on the f3 knight after Qe6. Ng5 would have threatened Rosen's queen, and if Rosen played Bxd8 (capturing the queen), Maettie2 would have Nxe6. In addition to recouping the queen, Rosen's d8 rook would be under attack, which would pretty much force fxe6 (unless I missed something), the Maettie2 plays Raxd8, and it is all fairly equal in the exchange. If Rosen instead moves his queen to safety, Maettie2 could save his/her queen as well. The checkmate is Qe3. I thought for a moment that Maettie2 could have held off a little longer with Ne2 instead of Ke2, but that doesn't solve Qh5 Kg3 Qh3.
Unbelievably you played the first line of engine through the Stafford gambit 😂👍 i checked it with stockfish 15 and it showed sac the queen in this line .. then i understand why you're the God of this gambit 😅
3:48 Went from _oh no my queen_ to *OH NO MY QUEEN!!*
Literally first time I caught Eric making a mistake in advance
Turns out its the best move
Me too! I spotted it right away. No other tactic though!😅
I kept expecting Eric to say “oh but black can block with the bishop…” and couldn’t believe that I saw it and he missed it. Definitely makes me feel better about my own frequent miscalculations.
I've accidentally stumbled upon your youtube channel and I have to say. No regrets. I just love how you explain every single move of the games you play and the calm atmosphere of it all. Wish you all the best in your chess career.
Welcome friend
Agree, I love Eric’s videos so much
I too wish Eric all the best in his chess career
Agree 100%,
Same
I played you game one as GMScrizzy. I saw it was you and had to try the stafford. Watched every episode love the content
fr? You played very well, especially if you knew you were playing Eric.
You shouldn't pose as a GM
@@eridu77 clearly hes a gm as its in his name
Gg 👍🏻
@@eridu77The rating should be a big clue.
Eric is by far the best chess content creator. Whenever I'm in a bad mood or stressed out, I watch Rosen's videos and always feel better. It's my therapy.
his voice is like a theraphy to me, so peaceful!
Can't express how much I'm enjoying and learning from this series. These are the kind of positions and openings that many of us encounter every day.
*Opponent plays Stafford Gambit.*
Eric: “You dare use my own spells against me, Potter?”
I love how elated Eric is when realizing he could possibly be caught in a stalemate trap. Fun chess is the best chess.
Don't think I would have seen the mate in 1 if you didn't mention it, but once you did it became evident. I'm completely addicted to these videos! Keep up the good work :D
Thanks!
Thanks so much!
Rare to see someone surprise Eric in the Stafford! Not to mention you had a potential to get stalemated! Very very impressive play by your opponent
29:00 happy i saw that from a distance,
Rook pinning the pawn, nice looking checkmate
Very satisfying find indeed! I did find it too, thanks to tactics in Stafford!
Saw that too, I'm slowly getting better in tactics involving pins. Probably from watching Eric's games so often 😅
That mate in on at 29:05 was amazing, when you said to look for it I saw the pin on the pawn and nearly jumped out of my seat!
Eric is so good that even when he "blunders" in the first game, Stockfish confirms it's still the best move in the position.
i checked the first game with the engine and Qxg4 is actually the top move. Second best would be d4 to block the bishop, sacrificing that pawn and if black is not carefull and takes on d4 with the bishop instead of the queen, you can then go for that Qxg4 idea and actually win the queen in the end
Thank you for looking that up
I saw the Bishop block, but I was thinking it so defangs the attack and you'd be up materia anywayl that I would play it in a game even if the computer had found a better line.
Practically it's the easiest win.
I checked it. No way I would have found that move. It's incredible how quickly he went from spotting the move, realizing it wasn't as winning as he had thought, then realizing despite this it was still a winning position.
These 1200s are playing very well, I must say.. Every game in this episode, the opponents tried their best to survive.. 👍👍
1200 is the funnest rating level; I intentionally haven't been studying openings or trying to improve much aside from puzzles just because the games are more fun down here haha
I didn’t see the mate before you announced it, but when you prompted me to calculate it did notice the pinned pawn :). beautiful nifty mate. Love the speed run videos because of your calm, kind nature so much Eric, i look forward to these videos every day.
No series has me more looking forward to a new video. If I don't hop on TH-cam for a while it's always the top on my feed. It's an instant click.
Eric, these episodes are very valuable. By playing slower games comes out more explanation. And so even with lower rated opponents some tricky lines do pop up. I watch every episode of the speedrun. And also I try to play at least one rapid game a day not only to improve but also to have a chance to stumble into playing Eric 😀.
29:04 Unless I'm missing something, Qe3# because the f pawn is pinned by the rook on h2
Duh
So instructive watching you make new plans when your initial plan is prevented. I find being at this rating it’s really hard to find new plans when the position feels really equal and your opponent is solid. So hard to not take silly risks and throw the game
I love the humility you display. Thank you for the countless pearls since episode 1.
Dear Rosen Sir,
My mother introduced me to Chess when I was 5 and instantly it was my drug! Had a local coach from a Club. But during a competition, i was lost to Scholar's Mate [As Black and same as White] !
That wounded my soul at that tender age! I was so frustrated then i stopped going to club and never ever played!
Now i wish if i was born in the Era of TH-cam, I would had gone far ! Specially, the way you explain with candid details about the calculation. Love it ! I wish i had you as a Coach !
Love and Massive Respect from India. You are the BEST!
My favorite episode so far. Thanks, Eric!
No video Upload on TH-cam can get me as joyful as one of this series :3
Now this is a speedrun! Thank you Eric!
I feel so much better about myself. Even Eric Rosen can overlook opponent's moves when calculating.
24:38 I think you overlooked Nxg5. I was wondering if that would work during the game, and afterwards did check and confirm it with SF. Looks scary with an open G file but SF says it's objectively equal.
Saw that also. Would have been interesting to see how the game would have developed since Eric would have been down a pawn.
I wish I can explain the amount of joy that I get when I see the speed run notification, thank you Eric for the amazing content! so much love from Saudi
My favourite series on TH-cam right now. Keep up the good work!
The first game was actually a really fine and instructive game. Black did really well in those position, and the position was really peculiar too. That was a very interesting game. Thank you Eric and GMScrizzy for the amazing game.
these videos are amazing. I love how instructive they are, and I also learned a lot of new openings because of these speedruns. 10/10 ngl
Excellent advise about the stale-mate. Very important tool to have. There was one game in recent tournament Abasov vs Levonian. Abasov was winning but Aronian found a genious move which forced Abasov to play into stale-mate or risk losing the game. It was great to watch.
At 40:24 d3 actually works! If bishop takes then f takes e4, both White's knight and bishop are attacked by a pawn so you're winning back a piece and have a nice attack on the kingside (for instance if bishop takes d3, pawn takes d3 and then White can't really stop black from opening the kingside with bishop takes knight on f3 since it's pinned to the queen and attacked by the rook on f8)
I checked that too, not sure what made Eric discard it so quickly
Thanks Eric!
Dear Eric, I really love this series. Thank you so much!!!!
Excellent chess and commentary. And all from glorious Bali. Selamat tinggal di Indonesia. Semoga sukses disana!
i saw the blunder before it happened, very proud 😂
Love this series Eric, thanks for prioritising educational content
Seen the checkmate on Game 2 😊
Love these videos. Enjoyed all of them. Very instructive.
Thank you Eric !
Probably should comment as I'm loving your speedrun. Gone back to the start and learned more than I expected. Thanks Eric
Imagine watching Eric Rosen videos to learn the Stafford only to get cooked by Eric himself.
Nice commentary on the candidate moves. It's super helpful.
Love this series so much, really like the longer videos too! Watching you play is so calming. Keep it up! :)
4:03 "oops" *immediate ad break* I let out a chuckle on that one
I feel proud of myself for spotting the pin at 29:00.
I'm officially a Bob Ross of Chess groupie! Just got my Oh no my queen T and Do you even rook lift in! And to top it off ya busted both in this episode! Winning!! \m/
Greetings from Bali too. Enjoy! Assuming you haven't already flown back.
I'm loving the videos and the thoughtful insights provided for each move. After this speed run, it would be good to see a new speed run, but where you blitz out moves and be very aggressive ❤
Ironically playing "oh no my queen" and then realizing that it was actually OH NO, MY QUEEN XD Great content Eric!
“That was a slightly embarrassing oversight.” Welcome to every third move of my games, lol.
It is kind of nice to see titled players make an occasional mistake - it proves you’re actually human, lol.
My favorite series by far
Nice games! And I'm very happy to have spotted the bishop retreat in game 1 and the mate in 1 in game 2
29:15 Queen E3 was a beautiful move that for once I actually did spot.
You have officially passed my ELO. I have learned so much and hope to continue to learn as this goes!
i love when he shakes his mouse and it becomes big
Wellcome to Indonesia, Eric!
Now I feel very good for seeing Bishop blocks at the end of the line on Eric's queen sac
im always amazed how chess players like eric can remember random traps within every line
Added the video to the playlist " to watch while eating " ✅
Can"t wait tonight ! thanks Eric
The last game was superb. Exactly the kind of attacker I aspire to be. Patient and decisive!
love the speedrun!
At 41:30 I like the move Q g5 for black. Threatening to take the bishop with a K/Q fork if white isn't careful and takes the bait on d4.
Not sure if you're still in Bali, but Canggu has a great chess bar called Knights Chess Bar! I was there in September and had a lot of fun!
Hi Eric, in the 3rd game - I think just playing d3 on move 15 will win as well (instead of taking with the bishop when the tension was not yet released). Update: checked with Stockfish - it's the best move. Though it's not obvious, next move is not taking the bishop right away, but taking fxe4, so that there are two connected pawns, trapped bishop and pressure on the knight on f3.
(Update: of course I meant d3, not b3!)
YOU TELL ROSEN HAD A BALI GIRL TODAY I SEE THAT SMILE GOOD ON YA LAD
14:30 While "air" is the literal translation I'd argue that "breathing space" is a more correct interpretation of "air" in that context. Also I'd say it makes a bit more sense to say "give luft" than "make luft" as in "make space to give the king air"
Is it generally the idea in the English idiom "breathing room"; i.e. some remove, time to recover, etc.?
Doesn't knight takes g5 work after g5 in the second game? Both queens would be attacked, and it seems like white would be up material in the end
Dude you are the theory master! I wish I had this knowledge of so many moves to prep
Autobahn-rook 😁
Great video, all the best from Germany!
28:23 hohoho what a cm, would never notice if not pointed out
Any guesses which episode will see Eric’s win streak end? Loved all 25 episodes so far!
I was happy to see the mate in one after you mentioned thinking there was one!
You didn't hear us, shouting from the future: 'He can block with the bishop!!'
Yay actually saw the mate in 1, even before you mentioned it 😊
Like Ben Finegold says: "Never resign!"
It's Qe3 because the pawn is pinned! I totally missed that at first.
I saw the mate on e3 😊 Love this series, keep it up
I absolutely love mates that include pinning. Im glad I spotted that
@4:00 I love when the masters miss moves, it makes me feel better about my own playing :)
Well, it took us 82 games, but we finally got a genuine "Oops!" out of Eric.
We love you Eric!
17:25 Queen takes is indeed the top engine move
29:00
Qe3# making use of the Rook pinning the pawn
In game 2, it looks as though Maettie2 could have relieved the pin on the f3 knight after Qe6. Ng5 would have threatened Rosen's queen, and if Rosen played Bxd8 (capturing the queen), Maettie2 would have Nxe6. In addition to recouping the queen, Rosen's d8 rook would be under attack, which would pretty much force fxe6 (unless I missed something), the Maettie2 plays Raxd8, and it is all fairly equal in the exchange. If Rosen instead moves his queen to safety, Maettie2 could save his/her queen as well.
The checkmate is Qe3. I thought for a moment that Maettie2 could have held off a little longer with Ne2 instead of Ke2, but that doesn't solve Qh5 Kg3 Qh3.
Love the series, enjoy Bali
I always play f3 against the stafford. That move has allowed me to beat so many stafford players.
I'm an English teacher from Libya and I thought native speakers never make mistakes, but now I am not afraid of making mistakes anymore lol
I'm surprised I saw the bishop could block before you but it still ended up being the best stockfish move since you get so many pieces for the queen
This is getting interesting. We need a pool to bet on number of games winning streak!
9 Qxg4 as it turns out is the number one computer move. Fascinating sacrifice that lead to a huge advantage for white.
12:35 wait, if you go rook d3, queen can't take the a pawn because of rook d3
Unbelievably you played the first line of engine through the Stafford gambit 😂👍 i checked it with stockfish 15 and it showed sac the queen in this line .. then i understand why you're the God of this gambit 😅
Me at 3:47: noo Eric dooon’t 😆
Great content. Potato Head in Seminyak is a great spot
You’re my inspiration Eric
Bringing in Ben with the brain damage line sent me 😂
I did spot the checkmate beforehand. Another great video, Eric! Also, can you send some of that weather to us? Haha.
29:03 I do see it, it did take me a minute though. The pawn is pinned so Qe3 is checkmate! Very cool
11:31 If black goes Qg8 to double attack, can't you go Be6 to defend the pawn? if Qxe6 then you have Ne5 forking both king and queen
Queen taking the knight was the best move. I looked it up with the engine. The next best was D4.