I saw it beforehand too. I was laughing before he played it. That first game was disgusting. All of Eric's pieces were hanging, but untouchable. All of his opponents appeared defended but weren't. Just nasty
I want to see Eric playing against the refutations, either h3 or d5 followed by e4. I've stopped playing the Stafford (and I'm very low level 1000-1100 elo blitz) because 95% of players now knows how to refute the gambit.
I've been playing Stafford against players at my level (~1500) on Lichess recently and even though the main traps rarely work out, the opening is still off-putting enough for people that I usually end up winning. Even had one player complain about Eric Rosen in the chat while losing to my Stafford. I was like "if you know the trap, why are you losing to it?".
Maybe more prep for you, Idk...in game 2 after move 7 where you fork the queen and bishop and defend mate, White has only 4 "safe" squares for the queen: b3, c3, g3, and f4. Qh5 looks good at first, but after Black replies Qf6 defending the knight and adding protection to f7, the White queen can't hang around long as she is 2 moves from being trapped. First, the "quiet" h6, which prevents Bg5 as well, and then g6, when the White queen's only retreat is back into the "box" you trapped her in with Bg4...after which mate should be forcing again, I believe. Going back to the other 4 "safe" squares: f3 and g4 hang the bishop...so b3 or c3 seem to have been White's best moves in the game. Both remove the queen from the fork and protect the bishop. b3 forms a battery which, of course, Black can disassemble immediately by taking the bishop, or allow if they deem their own knight too valuable to trade in this position given all it does to attack White's king. c3 "threatens" the Black knight. In these cases, the White queen finds herself misplaced on the queenside of the board defending a minor piece away from the action. Hence, it would appear your opponent's attempt to Scholar's Mate you in response to your Stafford Gambit was ill advised all around.
Hi, I'm a complete beginner and I was wondering if someone could explain the moves between 7.30 and 7.36? I don't understand the switch of b6 knight and pawn, and what happened to the white knight. Thanks
it was a premove. rosen predicted white would capture his knight on c6 and programmed his d7 pawn to automatically take the opponent's knight if that move were made.
The Stafford is unsound and it's not so hard to refute it. It's significantly less sound than the Boden-Kieseritzky in the 3 Knights game, which Morphy played a few times in the days before proper defensive theory was worked out. The ideas are similar.
the thing with stafford gambit is that as black it's a losing position but as white you need to be extremely accurate with your moves to turn it back into a game of chess and not trap yourself
The stark contrast between Eric's calm demeanor and his excessively violent style of play is hilarious to me.
It’s quite great I will agree
“Ooh. There’s a funny line here” ~procedes to slaughter bloodlines with nothing but a pawn and bishop~
Yes! I was explaining this to my friend the other day
He developed this style for online content. He plays positional chess over the board
so true haha
I thought the title was “Tilted Players” and was like, yeah, they probably were pretty tilted after that
Tilted Titled players
i read the same thing. tilted
Same lol I read tilted at first
Can we just call it the Rosen Gambit now?
Someone start a petition puhleeeeese I've literally been saying this for years and nobody's listened.
@@christopherthompson5400 you start it
@@christopherthompson5400 Be the change you want to be mate
@@cfilorvyls457 see*
The gambit itself should remain the same, to honour those who started it, but naming the g5 variation this could be interesting
It seriously feels like Eric is on a mission to prove that the Stafford Gambit is the best opening in chess
*Gambit* but yeah
"Two second podcast" delivered as a serious thought cracked me up.
Anand just saying his own name is pretty good as far as two-second podcasts go.
Fundamental chess principle: don’t let several of your pieces hang
*Eric when he sees a finally line* : No
Eric Rosen bullying people in chess is all I need
True
That FM on the first game probably quit chess after losing brutally like that
That game was extra disrespect
The ending combination was really interesting
The second game was more brutal.
*casually beats a 2500*
"That was a funny game"
That is one of the best games I've seen. I'm in love with this gambit
Or maybe Eric can change his name to Stafford?
The way he giggled lol like "im in danger" and wins 4 moves later
I just died laughing at Qg3.
Same
One could say that was a funny line
@@ahmedalghafri4339 good one
I saw it beforehand too. I was laughing before he played it. That first game was disgusting. All of Eric's pieces were hanging, but untouchable. All of his opponents appeared defended but weren't. Just nasty
The kind of move the opponent suddenly knows it is f*cked up before analyzing it:)
If you become a GM, you can identify yourself by saying, "Gee, am Rosen!"
Hi I'm GM IM Rosen
I love Rosen when he plays the Stafford. The “oh no my queen” is real
i love how he just bodies titled players with this gambit.
How do you say you are Rosen without saying you are Rosen:
Stafford Gambit time!!
**slurps tea**
Love watching you man. I learn while watching you genuinely having fun. Cheers!!
Eric lost a few Stafford gambits recently, so I want to see analyses of them.
Longer
Oh congrats on the 1/2Million subs BTW, didn't realize you'd hit it!
3:10 he could have just simply move black queen to g1 and it was checkmate right? idk why he moved the pon instead
The first game was amazing! What incredible depths there are to the Stafford!
"When it does, it's a nice way of enjoying life"
That is a really nice way of putting it
I want to see Eric playing against the refutations, either h3 or d5 followed by e4. I've stopped playing the Stafford (and I'm very low level 1000-1100 elo blitz) because 95% of players now knows how to refute the gambit.
I've been playing Stafford against players at my level (~1500) on Lichess recently and even though the main traps rarely work out, the opening is still off-putting enough for people that I usually end up winning. Even had one player complain about Eric Rosen in the chat while losing to my Stafford. I was like "if you know the trap, why are you losing to it?".
I have also got Eric Rosen comments in chat when playing stafford gambit 😄
I've watched this game several times now and this is just literal art. It's so beautiful I may cry.
Looks like Eric almost solved chess.
Now we need somebody to prove the Irish gambit to be sound.
If/when you become a GM, I feel like you have to do a play on words with “Gee, I am Rosen.”
I like to see Eric's face light up when an official Stafford is declared.
IMRosen just becomes GMRosen which stands for Gambit Master Rosen
Maybe more prep for you, Idk...in game 2 after move 7 where you fork the queen and bishop and defend mate, White has only 4 "safe" squares for the queen: b3, c3, g3, and f4. Qh5 looks good at first, but after Black replies Qf6 defending the knight and adding protection to f7, the White queen can't hang around long as she is 2 moves from being trapped. First, the "quiet" h6, which prevents Bg5 as well, and then g6, when the White queen's only retreat is back into the "box" you trapped her in with Bg4...after which mate should be forcing again, I believe. Going back to the other 4 "safe" squares: f3 and g4 hang the bishop...so b3 or c3 seem to have been White's best moves in the game. Both remove the queen from the fork and protect the bishop. b3 forms a battery which, of course, Black can disassemble immediately by taking the bishop, or allow if they deem their own knight too valuable to trade in this position given all it does to attack White's king. c3 "threatens" the Black knight. In these cases, the White queen finds herself misplaced on the queenside of the board defending a minor piece away from the action. Hence, it would appear your opponent's attempt to Scholar's Mate you in response to your Stafford Gambit was ill advised all around.
As much as I love Eric's content, I am starting to get annoyed that everyone I play against on lichess now plays the Stafford constantly.
Play the bishops opening( e4 e5 bc4) problem solved🙂
@@nikamumladze8220 c4 is explosive
Or the Vienna (a bit more solid)
Video title idea (pun intended): making Titled players Tilted players with the Stafford
that Qg3 finish deserves a gold coin shower if ever a move did
I get a lot of anxiety playing chess, but watching you has made it fun again !
what software or website does he use?
also why not white to g3 at 3:03?
That was a beautiful last game
Eric be flexing his CC blitz rating 2600+
Sorry for a noob question, but on your 8:th move, why didnt you go for Qd6 instead? Great videos, big fan. =)
The Stafford gambit working for the Rams too.
I unintentionally used this to beat my Star Wars Episode 1 electronic chess set years ago… that thing was vicious af 😂
The thumbnail game is on point.
"This is a funny line"
**wins**
IM NEVER GONNA GET ENOUGH OF ERIC'S STAFFORD AAAHHH
In 4:43, is there a reason why white bf4 doesn’t take blacks Qd6??
Bxd6 Rh1#
the triple pin at the end was fantastic!
Thank you mr.rosen for rosen gambits ❤
@2:15 He will have to start saying, "Gee, I am Eric Rosen".
Gee, ahem Rosen
The Stafford-Rosen Gambit.
In 1:11, after h3 why not Qh4?
Hi, I'm a complete beginner and I was wondering if someone could explain the moves between 7.30 and 7.36? I don't understand the switch of b6 knight and pawn, and what happened to the white knight. Thanks
it was a premove. rosen predicted white would capture his knight on c6 and programmed his d7 pawn to automatically take the opponent's knight if that move were made.
@@RenatoSantino Thank you.
I hear "IM Rosen" the same as "I am Robot", so "GM Rosen" would be fine. Even "I am GM Rosen", when that happens.
3:37
Eric sounds so excited and lively
How to leave queen hanging in 20 different ways. 😂
A 2 second eric rosen podcast can ba good
just a quick heads-up
you might need to recheck the description;)
What do you play in stafford gambit against 3. e5
8:50, why doesn't his opponent play Queen F7?
I used this opportunity to learn how to pronounce Vishy. I played that on 0.25 speed 10 times and it is still hard xD
Consider capturing E3 Bishop with Queen on 11th move!
Could be aggresive sacrifice!
It's not GM Rosen.
It's GGM Rosen!
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gg Master Rosen!
@@aquilesg.4859 gg Mr. Gandeldge!
@@grzesiek7358 Mr. ggGrzesiek, it's a pleasure!
The Stafford is unsound and it's not so hard to refute it. It's significantly less sound than the Boden-Kieseritzky in the 3 Knights game, which Morphy played a few times in the days before proper defensive theory was worked out. The ideas are similar.
Love seeing Eric play Stafford
That first game made me a Stafford believer
Man those were some brutal beatdowns
I always watch Eric’s videos after a long day at school, it’s so calming
nerd
nerd
Cool
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Please more of this so I can expand my Stafford repertoire
"Oh no my queen"
4:46 He Forgot To Say Something.........
In the first game opponent could’ve played Qe7+ and then bh2 obvs it’s very lost but not forced mate
I think Eric should create a course on the stafford gambit
Get it, grinder
3:10 why not mate with queen h2?
Qh2 is not mate as the king will just take the queen
He just calmly mutilated his opponent
i don't get why the queen on d4 instead of directly d6
Eric Rosen over here looking like Robert Smith in the thumbnail lol
What was that Knight move at around 25 seconds? You kill your own Knight?
It's called a premove
Hey Eric why people don't play the Stafford and they just decline it by Nc3 ?
2:15 XD
This thumbnail shouldve been used for a Halloween video 😂
took me a second to realize Eric’s playing on chess com because he’s playing in Titled Tuesday
And now we want to see the Stalemate too.....
You are the king of the Stafford.
Loved these thumbnails eric ❤️❤️
Most entertaining video I’ve seen in so long.
Why Qe4 i/o Qh4 in the early h3? Can anyone explain 😶
I love Stafford content on your Chanel sir
the thing with stafford gambit is that as black it's a losing position but as white you need to be extremely accurate with your moves to turn it back into a game of chess and not trap yourself
8:09 that was so cute
you should add to your international master title another one "the stafford gambit master"
I was reading "tilted players" first XD
"A nice way to enjoy life"
Think ur safe counting *eggs* before they hatch. That way you’ll know how many eggs you have. Just don’t count chickens.
I gotta say man, I just love the way you are
that game 1 was brutal.
5:50 "pinning the queen in two direction s"
damnn sound unpleasant
Buenas partidas!,gracias Eric por el vídeo.
Game 1 was so disrespectful lol.
Its going to be "I'm GMRosen"
Do titled become tilted players after playing with you?
5.40 why did white queen not take the bishop
Because the queen is pinned