PLAYING THE GRUNFELD DEFENSE

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  • @amadeusml
    @amadeusml 3 ปีที่แล้ว +445

    Explaining-moves-Eric is my favorite Eric

    • @yHdra
      @yHdra 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My favorite Eric is flexing Eric. Aswell as Aman :D

    • @joeym1042
      @joeym1042 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I like is this theory eric

    • @kevinnick6475
      @kevinnick6475 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I like eric
      Rosen

    • @edwin-jq4dp
      @edwin-jq4dp 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      What are the other Erics?

  • @user-zx6bv7qo2v
    @user-zx6bv7qo2v 3 ปีที่แล้ว +609

    although it is a rapid game here you can see better the understanding of the game that a GM has, personally I prefer this kind of videos

    • @raknos13
      @raknos13 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Same, I prefer this much nore than bullet or hyper bullet or even 3-0 blitz

    • @whatthehek5990
      @whatthehek5990 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah these kinds are really fun to watch and informative

    • @James-Cook
      @James-Cook 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I can see his understanding even in 30 sec games, and they are a ton of fun

    • @raknos13
      @raknos13 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@James-Cook get real, you don't see shit of these ideas and strategies in depth in a 30 sec game

    • @jashepoon
      @jashepoon 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      although it is a fast game? hm?

  • @GMBethHarmon
    @GMBethHarmon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +136

    These longer time controls provide way more educational content than short blitz/bullet games where we don't get to hear enough of your thought process. Do more of these, please! Or even a full Naroditsky style speedrun?

  • @nick2629
    @nick2629 3 ปีที่แล้ว +253

    Showing all of the lines Eric calculated at the end explained why I'm not a master level player.

    • @maxkho00
      @maxkho00 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Bear in mind that Eric is not just a "master-level player" ─ he is close to being a supergrandmaster. A typical FM's calculation might not be nearly as profound.

    • @Gush27
      @Gush27 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@maxkho00 he’s not close to being a super grandmaster but he is a strong GM

    • @Gush27
      @Gush27 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@maxkho00 He was “only” 70 points away to being maybe a super GM 4 years ago at his peak. Let’s not kid around, obviously he’s still amazing but super GMs are usually more 2750 than not

    • @tuddgrimley8532
      @tuddgrimley8532 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He is a super GM in our hearts

    • @maxkho00
      @maxkho00 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Gush27 Hikaru is rated 2736. Is he not a superGM? Lol.

  • @drminimal3608
    @drminimal3608 3 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    I understand that these games all the time are not optimal nor would we want to see only these games, but I really enjoyed getting a glimpse into your calculations. Your a brilliant chess player Eric & enjoy all your content and time invested. I'm done man crushing now 😄👌

  • @nadirteymurov1
    @nadirteymurov1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    More rapid and classics videos please

  • @elindauer
    @elindauer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    Really instructive game. Strategy leads to tactics, and then brilliantly calculated by Eric.

  • @PaulRiddle0
    @PaulRiddle0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    really enjoy it when Eric is explaining his chess moves

  • @edgargotzillaa
    @edgargotzillaa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    really enjoyed this kind of content. Following your thoughtprocess was really helpful! :)

  • @alexwiththeglasses
    @alexwiththeglasses 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I enjoy hearing the thought process, what I call “chess out loud.” This requires longer time controls but is more entertaining for me than seeing a bunch of moves busted out fast that I don’t really understand.
    Since the running time of a video doesn’t indicate how many games are being played I’m not sure how to identify & watch more of these slower games.
    Thx GM Hansen 🙏 Would love watching more like this one!

  • @franklei669
    @franklei669 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    So early he hasn't said "is this theory yet"

    • @LeventK
      @LeventK 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It is always theory

  • @JakeLYT
    @JakeLYT 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love these types of longer videos where Eric explains his thought process, so educational!

  • @MrJaySpaceCat
    @MrJaySpaceCat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    3:10 you ok dude?

  • @user-lh1yx6sb9x
    @user-lh1yx6sb9x 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I've really enjoyed this video. It interesting for me to watch how exactly Eric choses the move and evaluates position

  • @barstoolsprts
    @barstoolsprts 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This might have been my favorite video to date. Loved seeing your thought process throughout the game.

  • @aliriano15
    @aliriano15 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Really loves the vid. Would love a series like that were you explore an opening in a slower game. Though we might not learn a lot is theory amirite hahaha

  • @okonom5822
    @okonom5822 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Finally! I always wanted to see Eric play more rapid games.

  • @andresolavarria3911
    @andresolavarria3911 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Awesome video man, thanks for share your knowledge in this fun way!

  • @17lobb
    @17lobb 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome, more of these types of videos Eric!

  • @Messiah2g
    @Messiah2g 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Gotta say really enjoyed the longer game allowing you the time to vocalise your thought process fully, good stuff

  • @nkosinathindlovu9322
    @nkosinathindlovu9322 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you for this game. I've learned a lot as you have been explaining the thought process behind almost every move. I'm inspired

  • @peep2268
    @peep2268 3 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    Eric "is this theory?" Hansen plays 10 moves of theory in a fast game against an untitled opponent
    God-like.

    • @stopwritingthatreplyjohnat6638
      @stopwritingthatreplyjohnat6638 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      10 moves of theory is nothing even most amateur players seem to have a rough knowledge of it until then. Makes it much easier to kill them with actual prep

    • @peep2268
      @peep2268 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@stopwritingthatreplyjohnat6638 I understand that now lmao.. especially in an opening like the grunfeld.. Ive had some dragons with 16 moves of theory in rapid

  • @filipbuczynski9905
    @filipbuczynski9905 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is my favourite type of content, more please!!!!

  • @The_flightsim_channel
    @The_flightsim_channel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    When Eric only wins 1 ELO point, zyq0131: All that for a drop of blood

  • @jvdcaki192
    @jvdcaki192 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This was a really good video. I learned so much from it. Keep doing this great content!

  • @filcondrat
    @filcondrat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    20:07
    if he dies
    he dies.

  • @asherdixon5366
    @asherdixon5366 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The answer to my prayers with more grünfeld videos, love this content! more rapid game uploads would be great. Even a svidler-esque take on the Grünfeld looking at your preferred lines would be great. Another recommendation would be your top five best games OTB in the grünfeld, would love to see that.

    • @JohnDoe-hb5bc
      @JohnDoe-hb5bc 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Who is better at grunfeld? MVL or Svidler?

    • @asherdixon5366
      @asherdixon5366 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JohnDoe-hb5bc svidler for sure

  • @satvikyagnamurthy2270
    @satvikyagnamurthy2270 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    love your videos!

  • @igpetrov5303
    @igpetrov5303 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very enjoyable to watch. Eric is very strong GM. Cool to watch and even explained I don't understand games at this level.

  • @davidhuang5343
    @davidhuang5343 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love it - very instructional :)

  • @cajone7591
    @cajone7591 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great Video Eric !, thanks for sharing, loved the commentary of your thinking process while playing along with pro's and cons of this opening. I would love to see more if this type of content, its very educational. P.S. congrats on your recent performance in the Airthings masters ( Feb 22 )

  • @colegideon8908
    @colegideon8908 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    More vids like this please!

  • @DjCheffolo
    @DjCheffolo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Please upload more content like this

  • @timwilson7326
    @timwilson7326 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I saw you play this in a video, now this is my go-to opening for black. It does lead to some head crunching positions but if you do it right black has a nice defense

  • @mouwersor
    @mouwersor 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    All the moves were very understandable. Thanks.

  • @josevaldez1554
    @josevaldez1554 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    " I want to know my opponent has lost a lot of games." Man after my own heart.

  • @godfryopa339
    @godfryopa339 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    More of this please.

  • @Wipez
    @Wipez 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    So much more valuable to watch and learn than blitz chess

  • @andrewh25
    @andrewh25 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    These are the best

  • @pyro.pistol
    @pyro.pistol 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the hockey cliches at the end.

  • @chumdm3
    @chumdm3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dig the analysis.

  • @korhanozdemir9059
    @korhanozdemir9059 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice game Eric

  • @Jaak3l
    @Jaak3l 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    love to see eric doing more rapid

  • @felixwlife8925
    @felixwlife8925 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing Match :)

  • @tele-marmotte
    @tele-marmotte 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great!

  • @thetransferaccount4586
    @thetransferaccount4586 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    grunfeld is my new fav opening

  • @moosehead4497
    @moosehead4497 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    W00t! The chiseled grunfeld wrestler is back!!

  • @vojtechkristen9572
    @vojtechkristen9572 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    wow the accuracy

  • @erictheminers4672
    @erictheminers4672 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You made his brain hurt😂

  • @maliciouspig8494
    @maliciouspig8494 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    5:30 the Hikaru stare

  • @bedribeygin07
    @bedribeygin07 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love watching Eric Hansen play. I only watch his videos on chessbrah.

  • @MrMathjunky
    @MrMathjunky 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good content

  • @xdankchicken630
    @xdankchicken630 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Im emotionally unavailable 😂😂

  • @namanchaudhary9903
    @namanchaudhary9903 ปีที่แล้ว

    Damn.! that accuracy🗿

  • @laytheness7159
    @laytheness7159 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    12:00 this seems a lot like an unstoppable attack on the king tbh… like the gameplan im seeing here is trade our bishop for the knight, he has to take back with g pawn so his king is now wide open, then f5 to open up, if he takes we take back with the rook and go for a rook-queen duo putting pressure on the opponent’s king, and if he doesnt take then f6 and his dark squared bishop is running out of squares, has to fall back, and our queen can now come and pick up everything on the king’s side little by little. Im low/mid rated tho so tell me if i missed something, but i dont understand allowing his knight to run away and his king to be safe, when we’re about to block off our own bishop with f5 anyway.

  • @jonoab6944
    @jonoab6944 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Does Eric have Hikaru's Roof stockfish installed ; o??

  • @Nick-wp8qy
    @Nick-wp8qy 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Long videos are nice

  • @ericbonow4809
    @ericbonow4809 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    In this alternate timeline, Eric know this is theory.

  • @CodyPewPew
    @CodyPewPew 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    "keep your stick on the ice and yeah.. good things are gonna happen."

  • @LingtonTV
    @LingtonTV 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    that 98.2% accuracy thoooooooooo, amazing video

  • @user-fu1tx6zd6e
    @user-fu1tx6zd6e 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    His opponent played suprisingly well, I am around his rating and I would've been dead by move 15

  • @modolief
    @modolief 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    A
    Clinic

  • @aest882
    @aest882 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    MVL noises

  • @danielbrunk9121
    @danielbrunk9121 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    theory flex

  • @mondogeco
    @mondogeco 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Thanks for the awesome content brahs.
    Could you maybe consider expanding the tracklist for the people who watch most of your content on TH-cam?
    It's not that the tracks aren't good, but it is just the same thing for more than a year now and it's getting kinda old.
    Thanks again for the videos!

    • @milklover2830
      @milklover2830 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They will never change the techno. It's quintessential to the channel lmao

    • @XxSeedOfEvilxX
      @XxSeedOfEvilxX 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They don't play this music generally on Twitch, this is more for TH-cam because they are heavily restricted on what gets copyright strikes.

    • @hotshot17225
      @hotshot17225 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@milklover2830 I'm pretty sure he doesn't want them to change the genre, just the songs they play

    • @mondogeco
      @mondogeco 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Don't get me wrong - I love the Techno! But the TH-cam playlist just repeats itself over and over. Mix it up.

  • @nomer440
    @nomer440 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is this theory? YESS

  • @Azariy0
    @Azariy0 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think Grunfield is very good for black, of course white gets his center, but pressure on center is much higher than in most king's indian lines. Also, this opening is very tricky, so you can surprise someone who never seen it.

  • @lp4969
    @lp4969 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You actually explained the ideas and calculation really well! We rarely get a chance to see the slow chess teacher side of you but I love it!

  • @PaperTigerLive
    @PaperTigerLive 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    More this content

  • @pisinoearschess1414
    @pisinoearschess1414 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    bro, this game is complicated

  • @naorisak5836
    @naorisak5836 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    16:58 after Eric plays Qf8, didn’t white have Bxe5 winning a central pawn? If Rxe5 then f4 forking by white, and if fxe4 then fxe4 by white with white rook attacking Queen. Am I missing something? It looks kinda advantageous for white.

  • @AureliusAurelius
    @AureliusAurelius 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I think I know more grunfeld theory than Eric lol. After f3 you are supposed to play the intermezzo Na5 and then Be6 I think

    • @GMBethHarmon
      @GMBethHarmon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      After Na5, white can just play Bxf7 and then fxg4, winning a pawn.

    • @AureliusAurelius
      @AureliusAurelius 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@GMBethHarmon that’s a known line. Black has complete compensation. I’ve won games in that line

  • @okuhleminyi8143
    @okuhleminyi8143 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Such a beautiful game eh?

  • @graefus
    @graefus 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    check check

  • @yestephen2887
    @yestephen2887 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    8:46 How about Be5? Kick the knight, prevent d6, aim h2 pawn. White must play g3, and then you can continue with b6

    • @lazycalc2533
      @lazycalc2533 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Eric already explains that moving the DSB to take the pawn on c3 costs time, so in the same sense moving it to e5 where the center of the board is undefined and unstable could be costly. If Be5, play follows for white with just g3, Ne3/Ng2, and white is ready to roll with f4 - with a tempo on your bishop - and just taking all your breathing space.

    • @yestephen2887
      @yestephen2887 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Taking c3 is different, that contributes nothing to the position, and after Rc1 you must play Bb4, relinquishing the diagonal. Be5 serves the primary purpose of e5, kicking the knight. But importantly, it maintains the pressure on whites center:d5, not giving white a free passer. And yes after g3, the bishop is definitely vulnerable to f4, but I'm arguing that this is totally fine. Once the knight is kicked, pressure on e6 is released, and black would have the option to play f5 to challenge the center. The point is, I think this is a sound positional idea for black, but e5 is also fine, each with their tradeoffs. To know for sure, I'd have to use the engine.

  • @dkpandey1996
    @dkpandey1996 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    3:14 That's what she said.

  • @lp4969
    @lp4969 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    More rapid please

  • @eiv3959
    @eiv3959 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Has mate in 1, goes for mate in 2

  • @thetopgtube
    @thetopgtube ปีที่แล้ว

    98 accuracy sheesh

  • @mamzadanie
    @mamzadanie 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love iy

  • @thomashalpin2269
    @thomashalpin2269 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi, at 5:00:00 minutes in when you're knight was under attack, could you have also instead pushed your pawn to E5 simultaneously attacking his knight? Or is that just a bad trade off? I'm only 800 rating so this is more of a query rather than suggestion :-)

  • @ryan1875
    @ryan1875 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Can someone explain why the opponents time kept increasing when he was about to be flagged? Happened multiple times

    • @BellyriaGames
      @BellyriaGames 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      No worries, they were playing with increment meaning every move adds a set number of time. I am not sure how much as I didn't pay that much attention but assume its +5 seconds per move.

    • @ryan1875
      @ryan1875 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@BellyriaGames I didn’t know that was an option! Lol Thanks

  • @barlmax4095
    @barlmax4095 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    all that for 1 rating point 😂

  • @stealthyshadow567
    @stealthyshadow567 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man a mentally draining 25 minute grunfeld game for 1 elo point, risking 100 elo points if you lose. I see why a lot of top players stick with bullet and blitz.

  • @mundakrobat
    @mundakrobat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    98,2 % accuracy just like that

    • @maxkho00
      @maxkho00 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Insanely high accuracy scores are very common in the Grunfeld. I remember racking up 98+ accuracy games in it even as an 1800.

    • @mundakrobat
      @mundakrobat 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@maxkho00 well that explains why. Thanks

  • @otaviomichelon578
    @otaviomichelon578 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wasnt Qa1 mate ?

  • @nicolabuys3378
    @nicolabuys3378 ปีที่แล้ว

    beautiful game

  • @pete1072
    @pete1072 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    So rematch with dubov then?

  • @fuckingendme8448
    @fuckingendme8448 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So early that a theory is yet to be created through “Is this a hypothesis”

  • @copper4eva
    @copper4eva 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm 1700 and I tried playing the grunfeld a few times. It was a mistake to say the least.

    • @trallegas6589
      @trallegas6589 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      it'd be funny if when the computer saw someone with a rating lower than 2000 or so play the gruenfeld it said that d5 was a mistake

  • @mikeock2087
    @mikeock2087 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    More rapid

  • @imleksutra933
    @imleksutra933 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Never play f6!

  • @tgyuidlodka3850
    @tgyuidlodka3850 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    romulus

  • @theduck7953
    @theduck7953 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Damn, he can see a bunch of moves into the future, I can only see about 3-4 moves so this is just ridiculous

    • @theduck7953
      @theduck7953 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@softan That is kinda true. However,it's not exactly super hard to calculate positions that don't require forced moves either(at least most of the time)because of pattern recognition.Obviously that isn't always gonna help you find the best moves but idk, 80% of the time the first plan that comes to my mind is usually pretty good, even before calculating different variations.Considering that Eric's pattern recognition is far better than mine, that would also be true for him

  • @TheGushroom
    @TheGushroom 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You know that classical music improves your cognition by 300%

    • @A21twentyone
      @A21twentyone 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So I'm guessing techno improves it by double, 600%?

  • @gom0528
    @gom0528 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    rlly interesting to see how a grandmaster thinks during a chess game :)

  • @Justchillin145
    @Justchillin145 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    All that for 1 rating point haha

  • @Bhaddis
    @Bhaddis 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    21:32 isnt Qa1 mate in one? no need for Qd4

  • @psychicspy1234
    @psychicspy1234 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have once won with 99.5% accuracy

    • @456death654
      @456death654 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      A 6 move game doesn’t count

    • @Azariy0
      @Azariy0 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I won a game that lasted 1 move, then my opponent resigned. In analysis engine shows 100%.

  • @kyzee7193
    @kyzee7193 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i play grunfield at 2200

    • @LeventK
      @LeventK 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      How often does Rb1 variation end in a draw?

    • @Fujibayashi50
      @Fujibayashi50 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I play grünfeld at 800

    • @HamHorse
      @HamHorse 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@LeventK (for me) the Rb1 line doesn't draw much unless your playing an opponent who's extreemly prepared

    • @kyzee7193
      @kyzee7193 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Fujibayashi50 dont

    • @bensolo-chess3851
      @bensolo-chess3851 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I play grunfeld main line, burille and stockholm at 1800. Im more comfortable in the main line (classical exchange) where you sacrifice the c5 pawn with 10. ...b6 11. dxc5 Qc7