My ULTRA-RARE Weapon Against The Catalan Opening

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  • In this video, I share my round 8 chess game against FM Elmar Atakishiyev from the Abu Dhabi Masters Tournament. The game featured a very rare and unusual defense against the Catalan Opening that I learned from Magnus Carlsen.
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  • @ramachandra776
    @ramachandra776 2 ปีที่แล้ว +206

    "My brain is kind of mashed potatoes right now which seems appetizing" - Eric 😂 .

  • @randomname7918
    @randomname7918 2 ปีที่แล้ว +174

    Judging by these videos Eric Rosen's day in abu dhabi consists of mainly 3 things:
    1)chess
    2)dinner
    3)nap

  • @howlingwolf317
    @howlingwolf317 2 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    Slight spoilers if anyone wants to analyze the game themselves:
    Engine evaluates the position as a dead draw (literally 0.0) from move 19 onwards. Only way for White to keep the slight advantage (0.5) would've been to sack the exchange on move 19 for initiative on the Queen and to get that central pawn with the Bishop. Material equality is only restored with perfect play 5 turns later. Frankly, sacking that exchange isn't a human looking move so both players played as well as they could. Nice game.

    • @polythenepan
      @polythenepan 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      no human but me baby the move i spent most time looking at 😎

  • @tomdron
    @tomdron 2 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    I love how Eric is always so hungry during these analyses lol

    • @torben22.16
      @torben22.16 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I mean he always makes them directly after the game... so yeah I'd be hungry too

    • @worsethanjoerogan8061
      @worsethanjoerogan8061 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@torben22.16 Chess players actually burn more calories in tournaments somehow

    • @tomdron
      @tomdron 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      100%, can't imagine how exhausting it must be to play a 3 hour long chess game

  • @jordanesmay2222
    @jordanesmay2222 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Really appreciate that you take the time after a game to go over it and upload a video.

  • @galimellow2227
    @galimellow2227 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Love how everyday I come home to Eric explaining a new game

  • @rhodescolossus8184
    @rhodescolossus8184 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Apparently white had Rxd5 on move 19, sacrificing the exchange and creating a major imbalance. It isn't winning, but very tricky and I think unpleasant to play as black.

  • @42cpulaski
    @42cpulaski 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Eric is such an awesome guy. Played him in a simul out in Vegas this summer. Super nice and humble.

  • @kmarasin
    @kmarasin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    4:25 as a Catalan and Dragon player, I was SALIVATING at the prospect of the exchange sac here. I'm pleased to see from the comments that it's engine-recommended!

  • @noThankyou-g5c
    @noThankyou-g5c 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    How many rounds is this tournament? I wanna know how much longer I can enjoy these recaps !

    • @eric-rosen
      @eric-rosen  2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      There were 9 rounds total! The next video will feature the final round

  • @ketsuakagi5646
    @ketsuakagi5646 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Eric in a tournament really epitomizes “Eat. Sleep. Chess.” But for him it’s more like “Chess prep, play chess, play more chess, chess, chess analysis, chess video, eat, sleep.” Haha

  • @mecubing
    @mecubing 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Rosen is HUNGRY while recording this...🤣🤣🤣

  • @capo_greco
    @capo_greco 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you Eric for taking the time to post these! take my energy ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ

  • @axcertypo
    @axcertypo 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    At 6:56 I thought Qa4 was worth considering, but I guess it leads to unpleasant queen activity, and probably at the very least a perpetual after Qb7+. You can't hide your king on g6 because of the nice oh no my pawn h5+, and the knight is lost no matter what you do.

  • @georgecaldis1577
    @georgecaldis1577 ปีที่แล้ว

    A very intersection idea for black !
    I will download it and analyze it!
    Thanks from Athens Grece

  • @worsethanjoerogan8061
    @worsethanjoerogan8061 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Eric seems like he's well on the way to GM.

  • @BethanyLowe8773
    @BethanyLowe8773 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    How cute but also ominous is this thumbnail (since no-one else is going to say it)?!

  • @Miksonbananas
    @Miksonbananas ปีที่แล้ว

    does anybody know when you play the Catalan defense how to defend against the defense in this video

  • @oshavlfarms7239
    @oshavlfarms7239 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Crazy that the pawn blocking the diagonal was the inaccuracy that gave up any advantage either of you had. Most of the game was 0.0 with both of you usually playing the best stockfish move!

  • @ReklawLah
    @ReklawLah 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    These thumbnails are getting more and more ridiculous, lol

  • @vezquex
    @vezquex 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Stockfish agrees that this was a draw.

  • @cameron-wy4wd
    @cameron-wy4wd 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    At 8:30 why not allow the pawn trade when it looked like it ended in a queen-bishop fork. Was there a tactic there I can’t find?
    Edit- oh no my queen

  • @emkonrus
    @emkonrus 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank You, my Dear Friend

  • @banzaiburger9589
    @banzaiburger9589 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's as if Eric can read minds or something. I've been searching for such a weapon.

  • @chrisyo2984
    @chrisyo2984 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thoroughly enjoyed that Eric!!! We appreciate the recaps. Go get that well deserved dinner

  • @rahulmuthu4090
    @rahulmuthu4090 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey eric, would love it if you could arrange a meet and greet of sorts in Dubai.

  • @jaingalt9444
    @jaingalt9444 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Have you used ChessTempo for opening prep? How do study, memorize prep?

  • @GaryTheGray
    @GaryTheGray 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hope you enjoyed the mashed potatoes. Rest well.

  • @tapiwanyashanashemarvellou4139
    @tapiwanyashanashemarvellou4139 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Always lovely to watch your videos Rosen

  • @stealthyshadow567
    @stealthyshadow567 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’ve dropped 131 elo in the last week, lost 70% of my games, and never want to play chess again, but at least we’re getting daily Rosen content so there’s still hope.

    • @456death654
      @456death654 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Blitz?

    • @stealthyshadow567
      @stealthyshadow567 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@456death654 absolutely, finally started winning games again though so I’m climbing back up. Made back about half my points so far.

  • @sparksdrinker5650
    @sparksdrinker5650 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What did you have for dinner?

  • @afsarkhan658
    @afsarkhan658 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good

  • @georgehammond867
    @georgehammond867 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Alot of draws in pro-chess

  • @ТестТест-в3б
    @ТестТест-в3б 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank u from Russia!!!

  • @p2gamer561
    @p2gamer561 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi

  • @yassinebou1624
    @yassinebou1624 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yees

  • @Overhemd
    @Overhemd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey Eric, I appreciate your analyses, but I kinda miss the live games you play. Hopefully you're gonna bring them back soon :). Or mix it up

    • @davidmcdonald8893
      @davidmcdonald8893 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ...he's in abu Dhabi playing a tournament

    • @Overhemd
      @Overhemd 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@davidmcdonald8893 Ah ok thanks!

  • @ТестТест-в3б
    @ТестТест-в3б 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Erik, your chess is always rich and entertaining!Thanks

  • @Anurag23100
    @Anurag23100 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Who sponsor you for fly country to country...

  • @officialEricBG
    @officialEricBG 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh, I assumed you were going to record the last two rounds after the event! How come you recorded this after the game but didn't upload it then?

    • @eric-rosen
      @eric-rosen  2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      It still takes time to edit/export/upload and make a thumbnail. I had to prioritize eating sleeping and preparing for the final round.

    • @sollertia_
      @sollertia_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@eric-rosen Good on ya for the good priorities, keep it up!

    • @officialEricBG
      @officialEricBG 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That makes a lot of sense! Thanks for the amazing content, as always :)

    • @queenrosiemary
      @queenrosiemary 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      because we don't want "oh no my burnout" to be the next upload ♥

  • @mattherzberg991
    @mattherzberg991 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    3:11 why didn’t white play e3 before breaking the position open??

    • @Pyxyty
      @Pyxyty 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Im a novice so im not sure, but if white played e3, all that'd do is lose 1 defender on the knight that it was guarding; if black took on d4, e3 pawn in this scenario shouldnt take because itd be an isolated pawn.

    • @mattherzberg991
      @mattherzberg991 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Pyxyty Harvey after the pawn capture in the centre white played e3 and black improved his queen to e6. It’s a subtle difference but generally you want to prepare all quiet moves before the position breaks open. In this scenario white cost himself a tempo he should have seen that e3 would be useful before opening up the centre

    • @Pyxyty
      @Pyxyty 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mattherzberg991 ....yeah thats definitely above my level haha. Thanks for attempting to explain though!

    • @friedrichvolkmann
      @friedrichvolkmann 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Given his explanations why pawn takes (cxd4 or dxc4) are no good for Black, e3 seems logical, further improving the position while Black runs out of such small improvement moves. But I think that those positions are not only about pawn trades but also about putting a knight on e4 or e5. If White does nothing, Black will sooner or later jump in, and vice versa. Maybe White should have considered e3 even one move earlier, when Ne4 Nxe4 fxe4 Ne5 f5 runs into the fork on g6. The rook might later be better placed on e1 than on d1. But I understand why White was reluctant to play e3: His previous moves (Qc2, Nd2) were meant to prepare e2-e4, so White wanted to keep that option to push the pawn to e4 in one move instead of two.

  • @Inuka2009
    @Inuka2009 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You know everything beat gambith

  • @Inuka2009
    @Inuka2009 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    1st

  • @onnihuuskonen1250
    @onnihuuskonen1250 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    First