That's the nature of traps. If White never got a big advantage, we'd say not "Black trapped White" but "Black played well". Stockfish 14's analysis: 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nf6 3 Nxe5 Nc6?! +2.11 4 Nxc6 dxc6 5 e5? +0.96 Ne4?! +2.60 6 d3?? -4.28 Bc5!. Even if White falls into Black's trap with 6 d3, White can survive by 7 Qh5 Nxh2 8 e6 Qe7 9 Qxf7+! Qxf7 10 exf7+ Ke7 11 d4 Bxd4 12 Rg1 Bg4/Kxf7 with equality or a pawn down, or 7 Be3 (d4? Nxf2!) Bxd3 8 fxe3 Qh4+ 9 g3 Nxg3 10 hxg3 QxRh1! an exchange down.
Eric seems to be such a good person, I really started playing chess more serious (just got to 1400 on Lichess this week :) ) because of him. Keep amazing!
I really appreciate your comradry with naroditsky. You referred to him now and he referred to you earlier this month saying you have explored every line and he doesn’t want to do it again. I really hope you guys collaborate.
Bartholomew O'Sullivan (1900-1978) From Limerick, Ireland. He was Irish Champion in 1939 and 1946. I couldn't find any recorded games where he played this gambit or the Alekhine. There are stories he would also play under pseudonyms like "Navilluso".
My go to against the stafford is the e5 d4 Qf3 line. I'm sure eric could beat me from there but against players my level my winrate against the stafford with that line is probably in the region of 85%
Mine is still Naroditsky's one from his video "Snuffing the Stafford Gambit" Actually, at 16:25, I think he recommands to just take the pawn, gxh4 and you're castling Queen side anyway once you're done killing Black's hopes and dreams. If Qxh4, you just sidestep with the king.
I accept the Stafford and then play 4. Qf3 (...Bg4 Qg3 then e-file tactics) c3 d4 instead of 4. d3 or Nc3 or h3, and that seems very solid against weak Stafforders too.
My personal line as white is: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nc6 4. Nxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bc5 6. f3, and quickly hunkering down with Qd2. Advantage is between +1 and +2. It's such an easy line to develop from, where the idea is to just build up a big, solid pawn centre. Black's most annoying attempt to refute might be 6. f3 Nh5 7. Qd2 Qh4+, but after 8. Kd1, it's still a huge advantage for white and play is fairly straightforward.
Eric's sage advice is exactly what Nemo needed. I'd like to see Eric play in a serious tournament; I prefer positional play style personally as well. I had no idea Eric's tricky tactical sharp play, as he is known for, was shaped by online fans.
Have you gone over the reverse Stafford with bc4 as a response to the Petrov? That one is so tricky once nxe4, nc3, nxc3, dxc3. Any move that isn't f6 is +3 for white
I really appreciated the candor and insights offered in this video. I have great respect for you both as Chess pros and Chess streamers. Thanks for this. :-)
22:35 I think Jonathan Schrantz once recommended 10. O-O Be6 11. dxc5 Qg6 12. f3 h4 13. fxg4 Rd8 and I forgot how the line goes... hxg3 somewhere and make use of the h-file
I see d3 recommended frequently, even stockfish from lichess recommends that move, but according to the same stockfish, white mantains most of its advantage after the move f3 (not with d3), it makes sense, even eric said having the two central pawns is something you want to do, and after f3, if the bishop comes to c5, stockfish recommends c3, preparing d4, seems like a better plan than playing d3 first and hoping some day you can push it to d4.
Since Eric's O'Sullivan video I've been opening with Nf6 against e4, hoping to go into it. It's amazing the number of players who just automatically play 2. Bc4 or 2. Nf3 out of habit, hanging e4. Call it the Habit Gambit.
I get that playing Nf3 on the first move. A surprising number of people play e5, and based on the way they play it doesn't seem to be a deliberate gambit...
at this point, Eric is the magician for Stafford. If you accept the gambit, especially in quick match ( 5min, 3 min, 1min), even if you know most of refuting lines, Eric still can fool you...
I absolutely love Gambits ❤ me and a welder I work with play chess during lunch almost every day currently the score is 8.5/9.5 he pulled ahead of me because I sometimes sacrifice way to much in an attempt to get a quick checkmate lol there was one game I mated him in like 9 moves 😅 We are both around ~1400 so nothing crazy
At 13:08, why not Bishop x Pawn. Then Pawn x Bishop, then Queen takes Pawn, threatening mate in one, etc.? Black would go on to take two more pawns and the White King would be very exposed.
@@queennine It wasn't mentioned in the video. I was just saying what i always do against the stafford right before the bishop comes to the middle. So e4, e5, nf3, nf6, take pawn, horsey to c6, take , pawn take, then i go f3, bishop comes out c5, i go c3, to stop queen d4 and to prepare d4 and go a4 if the bishop goes to b6 because if he doesnt push a6, when i push a5 it traps the bishop.
Her accent combines a young childhood in Asia, a brief stint in France, 7ish years in Finland, and a life in Canada since. The result is a really cool mix of various accents, including that a->o pronunciation in several words.
She grew up in Asia, then France, then 7 years in Finland, then Canada. The result is a very blended accent that hits certain things (notably that a->o shift) quite differently than a standard American accent.
@@sumnerhayes3411 Very interesting! Thanks for the backstory. Some of the international players have the most interesting accents, like Andras Toth's Hungarian + Australian.
I still want Eric to play the stafford against Magnus. I think he would do well as why would Magnus have practiced that. And in a blitz he would do well
@@inanis9801 IMs are very strong. Also Qiyu isn't at her prime (like ard 3 yrs ago when she got the title) atm cuz she was focusing on her studies after achieving her titles
1. Coaches are often rated lower than their students. Top super GMs have coaches, those often are good at analyzing particular positions or openings or just bringing a fresh set of eyes to the table. 2. IMs need a 2400 average Elo, WGMs need a 2300. So it shouldn't be surprising even if you expect coaches to be higher rated.
I haven’t had a chance to watch this video yet but I read through some of the comments. For someone that spent hours upon hours watching Eric and studying lines in the Stafford and improving from 800 to 1400 from his lessons…. I’m appalled that he would make this video. Total and utter betrayal. This was my main defensive line. Eric is a great guy, so I can’t be mad at him at all,..but damn….what do I do now? Low point in chess…lol.
I feel like declining the Stafford with 4. d4 is an underrated response. White is still better and if you play a few accurate moves black can't even create an initiative. The most common responses for black are Nxe4 and Nxe5. 4... Nxe4 is bad because of 5. Qe2 and black basically just loses a piece. They can get it back with 5... Qe7 6. Qxe4 d6, but white still gets a huge inititative after 7. Bb4 Bd7 8. Bg4 f6 9. Nc3. 4... Nxe5 is better, but white still has a pleasant position after 5. Qe2 Nc5 6. Nc3 b6 7. Be3 Bb7 8. O-O-O. The best reponse for black is 4... Qe7, but after 5. Nc3 Nxe5 6. dxe5 Qxe5 7. f4 Qe6 8. Qd4 white is still better.
I'm just like her when it comes to chess openings. I basically just play Vienna and Caro. Of course I have little responses to D4, Sicilian, but barely.
@@joetucker971 I have actually been wanting to do that. Just need to sit down and do the studying. Any thoughts on the slav as a caro like opening against D4?
@@joetucker971 Can confirm. I always had trouble dealing with the sicillian so before, I would normally just play smith morra to get into a position that's more comfortable to play for me. But I recently found the grand prix and even though I don't know a lot of theory, as a vienna player the ideas flow very nicely. It's quickly becoming my primary response to c5.
I'd like to know why she pronounces "castles" as if she were British. Edit: As stated in a reply, it doesn't bother me. I just want to know why she seems to have an American accent except for that word.
Her accent is super interesting. She grew up mostly in Finland (from age 4-11) before moving to Canada. In Europe, a more British-style accent is common in English classes, so that's in her background. And Canada has a hybrid accent with its own features. If you listen to a lot of her videos, it's a really cool and interesting accent that she has. It stems from a widely varied background.
@@kruksog in all seriousness, maybe she's just been hanging out with some people who speak like that lately, because I'm pretty sure it's recent. It's only in that one vowel sound, so it's unlikely to be deliberate.
the thing with stafford is the engine tells white's winning with +2, then +3, then +4, and then white gets mated.
I hate it when that happens, except when I’m black
Technically it's true
just Stackfish being salty
That's the nature of traps. If White never got a big advantage, we'd say not "Black trapped White" but "Black played well".
Stockfish 14's analysis: 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nf6 3 Nxe5 Nc6?! +2.11 4 Nxc6 dxc6 5 e5? +0.96 Ne4?! +2.60 6 d3?? -4.28 Bc5!. Even if White falls into Black's trap with 6 d3, White can survive by
7 Qh5 Nxh2 8 e6 Qe7 9 Qxf7+! Qxf7 10 exf7+ Ke7 11 d4 Bxd4 12 Rg1 Bg4/Kxf7 with equality or a pawn down, or
7 Be3 (d4? Nxf2!) Bxd3 8 fxe3 Qh4+ 9 g3 Nxg3 10 hxg3 QxRh1! an exchange down.
After reaching the Stafford Gambit position all traps can be avoided with f3 actually.
Wait a minute, this whole operation was your idea
Hello there
4:00 such precise clicking
Guess I won't be playing Stafford for a while, thanks mr. rosen
He giveth and he taketh away
Oh! ... Sullivan. Can we just take a moment to appreciate Eric's dry sense of humour? Watching his videos I laugh as much as I learn.
Friendship ended with Stafford Gambit, now Scandinavian Defense is my best friend.
Ah i see another man of culture
I hate scandi. I play tennison against that shiz
Cringe
Gross
Stafford is too proudy
Eric seems to be such a good person, I really started playing chess more serious (just got to 1400 on Lichess this week :) ) because of him. Keep amazing!
I really appreciate your comradry with naroditsky. You referred to him now and he referred to you earlier this month saying you have explored every line and he doesn’t want to do it again. I really hope you guys collaborate.
Bartholomew O'Sullivan
(1900-1978)
From Limerick, Ireland. He was Irish Champion in 1939 and 1946.
I couldn't find any recorded games where he played this gambit or the Alekhine. There are stories he would also play under pseudonyms like "Navilluso".
My go to against the stafford is the e5 d4 Qf3 line. I'm sure eric could beat me from there but against players my level my winrate against the stafford with that line is probably in the region of 85%
Mine is still Naroditsky's one from his video "Snuffing the Stafford Gambit"
Actually, at 16:25, I think he recommands to just take the pawn, gxh4 and you're castling Queen side anyway once you're done killing Black's hopes and dreams.
If Qxh4, you just sidestep with the king.
I accept the Stafford and then play 4. Qf3 (...Bg4 Qg3 then e-file tactics) c3 d4 instead of 4. d3 or Nc3 or h3, and that seems very solid against weak Stafforders too.
@@nephandi2316 if you sidestep to f1 you get mated and if you go kd2 then Nf2 forks the queen and rook though
Eric: I used the stones to destroy the stones
Memorize the first 10 moves is a goo rule of thumb for any system 👍
I once beat Nemo in chess... She was 5 years old then though
A dunk is a dunk
Eric, between you and Levy, you would have an awesome chess school.
I like how she says cawsole. Always gotta cawsole.
I have been waiting for this day…
My personal line as white is: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nc6 4. Nxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bc5 6. f3, and quickly hunkering down with Qd2. Advantage is between +1 and +2.
It's such an easy line to develop from, where the idea is to just build up a big, solid pawn centre. Black's most annoying attempt to refute might be 6. f3 Nh5 7. Qd2 Qh4+, but after 8. Kd1, it's still a huge advantage for white and play is fairly straightforward.
Eric's sage advice is exactly what Nemo needed. I'd like to see Eric play in a serious tournament; I prefer positional play style personally as well. I had no idea Eric's tricky tactical sharp play, as he is known for, was shaped by online fans.
There are videos of him playing positionally in longer time controls.
Have you gone over the reverse Stafford with bc4 as a response to the Petrov? That one is so tricky once nxe4, nc3, nxc3, dxc3. Any move that isn't f6 is +3 for white
except c6 (with the idea d5)...
The wholesomeness at the end makes this worth watching even if you aren't a chess player... I think. I need to find a non-chess-player to check with.
1:08:20 this is O'Sullivan Gambit, the coolest opening ever.
-Oh?
-..Sullivan. Kappa
:D
Thank you for putting your guests name in the description!
I really appreciated the candor and insights offered in this video. I have great respect for you both as Chess pros and Chess streamers. Thanks for this. :-)
58:38 sorry im a noob but why play night e6 and not pull the rook to safety?
If in the Marshall Variation is played d5 instead of d6?
Eric would it be possible for you to make a video on the latvian gambit? One of my favourite dubious openings
22:27 the top engine line has some crazy g5 move omg
The O'Sullivan Gambit is so fierce!
22:35 I think Jonathan Schrantz once recommended 10. O-O Be6 11. dxc5 Qg6 12. f3 h4 13. fxg4 Rd8 and I forgot how the line goes... hxg3 somewhere and make use of the h-file
The video I’ve been waiting for!
I see d3 recommended frequently, even stockfish from lichess recommends that move, but according to the same stockfish, white mantains most of its advantage after the move f3 (not with d3), it makes sense, even eric said having the two central pawns is something you want to do, and after f3, if the bishop comes to c5, stockfish recommends c3, preparing d4, seems like a better plan than playing d3 first and hoping some day you can push it to d4.
Since Eric's O'Sullivan video I've been opening with Nf6 against e4, hoping to go into it. It's amazing the number of players who just automatically play 2. Bc4 or 2. Nf3 out of habit, hanging e4. Call it the Habit Gambit.
I get that playing Nf3 on the first move. A surprising number of people play e5, and based on the way they play it doesn't seem to be a deliberate gambit...
Whoa, this gotta be the most beautiful chess player I've ever seen. And that Nemo girl is fine too.
at this point, Eric is the magician for Stafford. If you accept the gambit, especially in quick match ( 5min, 3 min, 1min), even if you know most of refuting lines, Eric still can fool you...
Pov: eric just crushed the only openings you know
Nooooooooooo
Hype! I love the stafford
Eric, the line at 3:15 isn't the line from the world championship. It was Nd3.
At 36:07, Queen to A4 saves the Knight, I think.
Excellent video
I absolutely love Gambits ❤ me and a welder I work with play chess during lunch almost every day currently the score is 8.5/9.5 he pulled ahead of me because I sometimes sacrifice way to much in an attempt to get a quick checkmate lol there was one game I mated him in like 9 moves 😅
We are both around ~1400 so nothing crazy
Thanks for the secrets Eric.
Why not Be3 at 16:00 for the Jonathan refutation?
She has a very nice voice and laugh
😂 the absolute incredulousness that Eric gets sent openings in insta dms
Eric giveth the Stafford and Eric taketh the Stafford.
Hype for the London Section!!!
That top she's wearing is AMAZING
Try blackbourne kloobuster gambit
Trends also get set by IM's...I started playing Stafford from watching you, and I thank you for it
... it's just a matter of choosing one & playing it well...
does Eric have study on lichess about this?
At 13:08, why not Bishop x Pawn. Then Pawn x Bishop, then Queen takes Pawn, threatening mate in one, etc.? Black would go on to take two more pawns and the White King would be very exposed.
3 Bc4 and if 3.......Nxe4 then 4 Nc3 offering a Stafford in reverse as white with a move in hand
Show some Queens Gambit lines!
I need more Cambridge Springs videos!
I just play f3, c3, and then either a4 to chase the bishop to trap or just go d4 and win 90% of the time.
lol what part of the video are you referring to? they went over 4 or 5 different openings.
@@queennine It wasn't mentioned in the video. I was just saying what i always do against the stafford right before the bishop comes to the middle. So e4, e5, nf3, nf6, take pawn, horsey to c6, take , pawn take, then i go f3, bishop comes out c5, i go c3, to stop queen d4 and to prepare d4 and go a4 if the bishop goes to b6 because if he doesnt push a6, when i push a5 it traps the bishop.
This is life
This is betrayal 😂
Lmao Eric is preparing her very deeply @ 22:41
Why does nemo say castle like Cossle?
Her accent combines a young childhood in Asia, a brief stint in France, 7ish years in Finland, and a life in Canada since. The result is a really cool mix of various accents, including that a->o pronunciation in several words.
4:00 blunder
I... I always thought I could refute with Qe2... Woops
Eric's face when she said h3 😂
Where does the way she pronounces "cawstle" come from?
She grew up in Asia, then France, then 7 years in Finland, then Canada. The result is a very blended accent that hits certain things (notably that a->o shift) quite differently than a standard American accent.
Her mouth.
@@sumnerhayes3411 Very interesting! Thanks for the backstory. Some of the international players have the most interesting accents, like Andras Toth's Hungarian + Australian.
@@joeb4142 😂😂
I still want Eric to play the stafford against Magnus. I think he would do well as why would Magnus have practiced that. And in a blitz he would do well
If I remember correctly, he did play the Stafford, but Magnus didn't take on c6
Oh no my Stafford gambit...
3:59 Eric trying to get a hold of the knight for 4 seconds straight
Oh no, Eric's Stafford!
*Eric, do you think GM Adhiban Bhaskaran should be invited to speak about how to crush the Stafford Gambit?*
I'm early! Idk what to say.. I messed this up.
Oh no, my gambit!
Et tu, Eric?
AAAAIIIIIEEEEE!!! Say it isn't so! You're being a turncoat to your own specialty! 😜
I wanted to say something rude, but then I thought u know what Eric is a nice guy ill just wait for he's next video.
Everybody wants the Eric d but he respects this girl the most out of all of them. A true compliment to this girl, if I've ever seen one.
Why is he teaching a wgm has he become the ultimate stafford master.
@@inanis9801 IMs are very strong. Also Qiyu isn't at her prime (like ard 3 yrs ago when she got the title) atm cuz she was focusing on her studies after achieving her titles
Cool
Heyo
Oh no! Your Stafford!
I had improve from 800 to 1400 with lot of stafford, guess its time to say goodbye
Man I'm glad I don't play e4 e5 positions with black
My crush ❤️
IM teaching a WGM? awesome
1. Coaches are often rated lower than their students. Top super GMs have coaches, those often are good at analyzing particular positions or openings or just bringing a fresh set of eyes to the table.
2. IMs need a 2400 average Elo, WGMs need a 2300. So it shouldn't be surprising even if you expect coaches to be higher rated.
I haven’t had a chance to watch this video yet but I read through some of the comments. For someone that spent hours upon hours watching Eric and studying lines in the Stafford and improving from 800 to 1400 from his lessons…. I’m appalled that he would make this video. Total and utter betrayal. This was my main defensive line. Eric is a great guy, so I can’t be mad at him at all,..but damn….what do I do now? Low point in chess…lol.
Ok, I took a look at this....it's not as bad as I thought...but it's bad...LOL!!!
17:20
Flirting with Eric via gambits
FIRST , greetings from egypt 🇪🇬
I feel like declining the Stafford with 4. d4 is an underrated response. White is still better and if you play a few accurate moves black can't even create an initiative.
The most common responses for black are Nxe4 and Nxe5.
4... Nxe4 is bad because of 5. Qe2 and black basically just loses a piece. They can get it back with 5... Qe7 6. Qxe4 d6, but white still gets a huge inititative after 7. Bb4 Bd7 8. Bg4 f6 9. Nc3.
4... Nxe5 is better, but white still has a pleasant position after 5. Qe2 Nc5 6. Nc3 b6 7. Be3 Bb7 8. O-O-O.
The best reponse for black is 4... Qe7, but after 5. Nc3 Nxe5 6. dxe5 Qxe5 7. f4 Qe6 8. Qd4 white is still better.
I'm just like her when it comes to chess openings. I basically just play Vienna and Caro. Of course I have little responses to D4, Sicilian, but barely.
If you play the Vienna, and are looking for a response to the sicilian, look into the grand prix attack - very similar ideas to the Vienna
@@joetucker971 I have actually been wanting to do that. Just need to sit down and do the studying. Any thoughts on the slav as a caro like opening against D4?
@@joetucker971 Can confirm. I always had trouble dealing with the sicillian so before, I would normally just play smith morra to get into a position that's more comfortable to play for me. But I recently found the grand prix and even though I don't know a lot of theory, as a vienna player the ideas flow very nicely. It's quickly becoming my primary response to c5.
Hi
there're so sweet!!!
Nooooooooo
hi
gaming
Nobody ever accepted my Stafford gambit anyway.
Time to stop playing stafford in bullet i guess 😅
Whyyyyyyy
Oh no my gambit :(
:(
kinda crazy that a woman GM doesnt know that d3 h3 is blunder city? isnt that 2300 elo requirement?
She must be good at other things like positional middle game or tactics .opening isn't one of em .so...
They like each other right? 🤭
I'd like to know why she pronounces "castles" as if she were British.
Edit: As stated in a reply, it doesn't bother me. I just want to know why she seems to have an American accent except for that word.
You should write her a letter of complaint
@@tikkj it doesn't bother me. I just want to know why she seems to have an American accent except for that word.
it's not the only word, there are a few others like "after." I don't know why though.
Her accent is super interesting. She grew up mostly in Finland (from age 4-11) before moving to Canada. In Europe, a more British-style accent is common in English classes, so that's in her background. And Canada has a hybrid accent with its own features.
If you listen to a lot of her videos, it's a really cool and interesting accent that she has. It stems from a widely varied background.
@@kruksog in all seriousness, maybe she's just been hanging out with some people who speak like that lately, because I'm pretty sure it's recent. It's only in that one vowel sound, so it's unlikely to be deliberate.
Can barely watch this with Nemsko’s constant interjections