Eric is the perfect combination of a Chess Streamer: calm but not boring, excited but not loud, professional but doesn't take things too seriously, educational but doesn't explain things like you are a child who never played chess... It's just.. perfect!

@Speedster___

7 ай бұрын

Definitely agree but If you want serious high level Danya is the goat of edu video content

@andpan3478

7 ай бұрын

you have to be on another level not 400-600 to wach that @@Speedster___

@AyushMo

7 ай бұрын

​@Speedster___ Any example videos that make you say that?

@jonathanleonard1152

7 ай бұрын

The calm voice is a biggie.

@Speedster___

7 ай бұрын

@@AyushMo watch any of his recent videos that have speedrun in the name

I love this speedrun because I get the entertainment that cannot be achieved by good chess whilst also getting the educational value that cannot be provided by bad chess

@mr_mr

7 ай бұрын

This is the way

@filiphodak6792

7 ай бұрын

Well said, couldn't agree more

@DaveMutsaine

7 ай бұрын

Most despotic acts: Like many of its neighbors, the controversial host of the 2022 World Cup in soccer is accused of many human rights abuses when it comes to its foreign workers, like setting them up in squalid labor camps separate from society, confiscating their passports upon arrival, and giving them a general lack of rights. That said, Amnesty International reports only sporadic instances of torture and abuse by state security forces. As for Sheikh Hamad's dictatorial bona fides, The New York Times writes: "While Qatar calls for democracy outside its borders, democracy here is provisional at best. While there are municipal elections, and women can vote in them, the country has a Parliament building but no Parliament -- or any other political institution, for that matter -- that can challenge the royal family's grip on power." Outlook for change: There have been no reports of internal dissent in Qatar. It does have a somewhat incongruous foreign policy, however, as it not only supported Saudi Arabia's move to send troops to help crush the Bahrain protests, but Qatar is also still the only Middle Eastern country to send warplanes to assist the Libyan rebels attempt to oust Muammar Qaddafi. These moves are all apparently part of the natural gas-rich Qatar government's efforts to become a major player in world affairs, which seem to garner it support from the West and its neighbors alike, making any unplanned internal democratic transition very unlikely.

18:52 "over the board chess you can see your opponent suffer" lol

@tb3099

4 күн бұрын

Eric is a villain irl

My life has a purpose again

@gw6667

7 ай бұрын

Your purpose is to watch Rosen? As enjoyable as he is, do yourself a favor and raise your threshold of a living a purposeful life

@heatherenidwalker3145

7 ай бұрын

@@gw6667 Maybe what @Yajoy-kh3kc means is (re)discovering a delight in chess and in growing in strength and understanding of it in ways that also apply to the rest of life.

@gIowtopia

Ай бұрын

This comment thread just gets a magnitude deeper each comment 😂

36:04 Baby Rosen hungry…Baby Rosen want checkmate!!!! Lmfao I love this little insert in the lesson 😂

I think I speak for everyone here...don't worry how long your speed run videos are. An hour or an hour and a half is just fine. For those of us who love learning the time goes by in a flash and we come away knowing that much more. Keep 'em coming!!!

@helxis

7 ай бұрын

Indeed. I just watch on 2x and it is great.

@josiahstone2887

7 ай бұрын

​@@helxis??

@helxis

7 ай бұрын

@@josiahstone2887??

@corvusmonedulas4895

7 ай бұрын

I tend to not click on the longer ones.

@user-ml4xh9fh7q

7 ай бұрын

@@corvusmonedulas4895 you’re missing out. So much info to absorb and utilize in longer runs.

Misleading alternate title: Eric playing a bunch of beginners and it takes him 50 minutes to get a checkmate.

@Ptaku93

7 ай бұрын

Lol 😂

To all the beginners out there, the most crucial tip I can give you (I’m 1800 classical) is to keep playing no matter what. Especially if you’re below 1000. I’ve recovered MANY lost positions when I first started out playing chess from stubbornly refusing to resign. Once you get a bit higher than 1000, I would start looking into stalemate or forced repetition traps to add to your arsenal when in a losing position.

@easyhelp

6 ай бұрын

As a kid, I was known for having a brave king. I never gave up even in most critical situations and often I forced opponents to stalemate.

@shadeburst

5 ай бұрын

I have let opponents stalemate me when my queen and rook had their king in a corner .

49:07 in the last game, I believe you missed mate in 3. after Qe3+ Kd1, instead of Bxd2 you had Bxf3+!! (Qe2 Qxe2#) gxf3 Qxf3+ (Qe2 Qxe2#) Ke1 Qe2#, using the fact that the queen is pinned once again to the king that returned to e1. but other than that, these games seemed great and thank you for the amazing content you keep providing!

@pjhansen19

7 ай бұрын

Excellent find!

@snek8421

7 ай бұрын

but queen is yummy

@apollo_predates_soup

7 ай бұрын

@@snek8421 that's the best part! in almost all these lines you checkmate by takinhg the queen!!!

@muhammadjuhlan

7 ай бұрын

Which position is the last line in?

@tanyaborisova3997

Ай бұрын

This is really pretty, thanks for sharing

"OTB you can see your opponent suffer" ... that's savage XD

@Eric Rosen great video! Was wondering at 15:15 about knight takes on C7 with check to win the rook on a8??

@joshka7634

7 ай бұрын

I wondered the same, but 11... d5 blocks

I really like this videos because the other videos aout opening theory requires the oponent to play good moves and im stuck at 900 elo and usually they do strange things and get me out of my small prep, thanks a lot for making content for everybody

@caius6019

7 ай бұрын

An important tip that helped my openings a lot is trying to understand the moves you make and the goals of the opening. Even at a 1800-1900 level people make a lot of simple theory mistakes, but if you see a move that isn't part of your theory, you can recognize "hey this isn't optimal" and from there figure out why.

5:00 There is also juicy trap Knc7 if Kxc7 then Knd5+ forking the queen.

@pjhansen19

7 ай бұрын

Good find

More please!!! I am learning so much from the speedrun!

The instructional thing about seeing mismatched games is that often the purpose for a certain move in a certain position is practically demonstrated.

Thank you for this series, only really just starting out chess and getting insight into your thought process is so helpful to beginners! Love the simple theories; Control the center; develop & attack etc. If you get the chance, i would love to see endgame theories n setting up checkmates

Baby Rosen is terrifying

I am learning more with your speed run than from other channels. Glad you happen to answer a lingering question I had about beginners or intermediate players resigning early in a game. Finally I see the advantage of thinking two or three moves ahead is a tactical skill beginners can exploit playing against equally rated players. Thanks for sharing.

Help! I'm trapped in an Eric Rosen binge

This is a great video, as usual. I am reminded by the R + P for N + B trade of Morphy playing with "rook odds", missing one of his two rooks from the start. But he'd win so quickly, that there wasn't time for that missing rook to have entered the game anyway, so the handicap was illusionary.

Whenever calculating point value, unless there is a *very specific reason*, 2 minor pieces will always be better than one and 3 minor pieces will be better than a queen - even if the relative “values” are equal.

Nice, I just watched all 3 of the previous episodes yesterday. Nice timing!

Thanks Eric. Love this series and your channel has become one of my chess content favorites in a hurry!! 🔥💪🏻😄

Eric "No mercy" Rosen. Thank you for making this series!

At 5:20 I wanted you to play knight to C7 :-)

@texman3641

7 ай бұрын

Yeah I thought so to free Rook with discovered check.

Hey I love these! Keep up the great work Eric 😁

Love the videos Eric, and your calm and gentle instructions

Great approach to teaching Eric. Love watching your videos,

Thank you. Very instructive.

I was a big fan of having a longer episode personally! Amazing educational content, thank you!

29:11 Erika playing softly in the background 🤣

Love your videos Eric, keep up the good work

Yes yes more of this plz many thanks multiple times

Eric's speedrun series is so much fun! Highly instructive for the beginner level players.

I like the longer time formats! 20-30 minutes feel too short for me keep them long ones coming!

More long speedrun episodes please!

Thank you! Very instructive!

I die inside a little every time a titled player refers to 4. Ng5 as the "Fried Liver." The fried liver is specifically the variation after (4... d5 5. exd5 Nxd5) 6. Nxf7. The variation you show at @22:54 where you say the main-line is 5... Na5 is called the "Polerio Defense." 4. Ng5 is just called the "Knight Attack" line.

@en20drayt87

7 ай бұрын

nerd baka

42:24 Qf4 is the move you were looking for Eric 🙃

@dewhi100

7 ай бұрын

it was really fun calculating that

3 advantages in chess: 1) Material (piece value) 2) Position (placement of pieces) 3) “Time” (not the clock but the number of moves. Such as developing with tempo or not having enough moves to rescue a piece) Development falls under both two and three. Humans are great at material evaluations but computers’ advantages come from their far superior ability to analyze 2 and 3 past simple ideas.

@pastorofmuppets4552

5 ай бұрын

There’s also Pawn Structure, Space, Superior Minor Pieces, Piece Activity, King Safety, and Initiative. But I guess all these can be grouped into 2. Piece Activity can also be grouped into 3. Superior Minor Pieces, while not necessarily “Material” in the static sense, do tie in to piece value.

Fwiw this feels like a good length to me for these speed run videos

I've been waiting for this!

Keep up the speed run! Always good stuff. Maybe do a gambit one haha

This was really good thanks!

Almost 1 hour Full of Eric? This day Ends in the Most Perfect way :)

Nice to watch your speedrun series again

Thanks bro your channel is great I’m learning a lot you’re really good at teaching and easy to watch and understand

such a great series! keep going!!

Another great episode from your speed run. Again, I learned a lot. This is acting as a fantastic tutorial especially as I am very much a visual learner. Thank you so much for doing these videos.

Hahaha loved the "terryfing baby Rosen"! The BEST! Loving your content, mate! Greetings from Brazil! ❤

Really enjoyed these

You have an EXCELLENT teaching style.

Another great video, thanks for sharing your knowledge. I was glad to see the center game example, but your point opponent moved the queen all the back. I really struggle with this opening when the queen moves to the side of the board.

Thank you for your Speedrun series! It's very informative.

@eric-rosen

3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

Thanks so much for the series and even more for sticking to the main lines so that non professional players like myself can be both educated and entertained❤❤

Loving this series

This is a great series, especially for people like me who don't play as often as they'd like, thanks Eric!

Awesome content. I’ve often heard you and other chess masters say “punish” a move without actually knowing what moves are recommended to do that. Your style is very instructive. Thanks

Really enjoying this speed run. Much more instructional that watching 20 games of bullet!

Great to see you back home! Great results in the Qatar masters!

@TheKawww

7 ай бұрын

Also, Quack

I'm enjoying these, and I think I am learning as well.

I'll bet baby Rosen played with his food, too.

Thank so much Eric! Your style is wonderful! Have a nice day bye.

Rosen is ruthless. "Maybe he's sitting their crying." LOL

I am really enjoying these. I like to hear what you are thinking.

I followed many courses in my life, also paying, but none of them had me enjoying and understanding this much the "whys" of some early moves, and It's not just that but many other little big things. I can't wait to see babyrosen get to play against high ranked players, as much as I can't wait to see senior Rosen to become a GM. This is not just chess, is attitude. As an external point of view I hope It helps you to feel that you took the right path in your life and that you're going to achieve what you deserve soon, as we all wish.

The fear baby rosen bit was quite funny. Great edit

Yay, Rosen speedrun is back!

I click 'like' before 'play', I know they're going to be that good... I enjoyed the QGD game at the end. I'm weak against d4 openings as Black, so am always looking for ideas to counter them. Thanks, Eric.

Very goid episodes this i like more those long episide 1 hr + so i get more lerning tooles from more situations! Thx for thoae vids

This series is so amazing

CONTENT SUGGESTION; Hiya Eric, I am thrilled that you listened to myself and others who suggested the instructve speedrun content on your previous video requesting suggestions. However, I do have a suggestion, the content is fantastic and absolutely helpful which is what we wanted to see, but I would like to suggest that each viddi moving forward approximately 100 rating points higher than the last video. For example this video is in the 500 rating area, so your next video could be 600, then the following video 700, with each video having around 5 games until you get to the higher ratings and you may need to reduce it down due to length and intensity. This way each video we watch in this speed run is a new rating range, soif we said this was; Speedrun Episode 3 5 ish videos long. Speedrun Episode 4 5 ish videos long Speedrun Episode 5 5 ish videos Until 1800 and maybe we start going up by 50 ratings as it starts to matter more. This would mean you would have to play some games not recorded to boost your rating ready for the next episode to begin with the correct rating range.

The profile pic idea is clever

18:23 I always just think "don't let your opponent be bad at end games and get away with it, play on"

I love these so much

two minor pieces for a rook and a pawn on the seventh rank is a good deal though. ;)

Actual factual laugh out loud with the horror movie zoom in on baby Rosen. A+ content

Looked like that one game transposed into a variation of the Stafford you have shown before. Really a savage turn for white

I lol when you did the dramatic music and profile pic zoom in during the disconnect :D

"Never resign" is a concept I wish so many more people used. It isn't so much out of stubbornness or "the slight possibility you'd win," it's the chance of using that opportunity to get better. So many people I used to frequently play with (not just in chess) in the past was stuck in this mindset that if they are losing/weak in the opening *_OR_* not winning by the end of mid-game, they resign. If you always quit because you're behind, you'll never get ahead. Only after a loss is obvious _and_ you're experienced enough to know you wouldn't gain any extra insight from the loss should you consider resigning.

Wonderful!

That fear baby Rosen part was awesome. It actually made baby Rosen so scary. It reminds me of an old film, Shining😂

@18:55...Maybe he's trying to find a miracle recource...or maybe he's crying! I wet my pants😂 Eric's wonderfully dry humor is great!!!❤

Great shows, thanks for all your efforts. I'm definitely going to give your cow versions a rattle at my local over the table group for some fun. ADD: I like your no resignation play. I do that myself, I came to it a different way, I thought, as I do lose a lot, to give my opponent the joy of playing out their win to the end, even though they can see it & you do too, it's art in motion beyond the minds eye... bringing fruit to the tree. & with that I have learned as you say; to fight harder in weak positions, finding ways forward in the worst of odds... very satisfying if you can turn it around. Because of my sloppy play I find myself having to come from behind in many games, my elo going through the floor... but it's fun, that's why I play, I have no delusions of grandeur. Also I'm glad you eventually make all the moves I would have made.

I love the instruction, I can't wait to show my son ❤

30:52 i am a terrible chess player but i saw this pawn hanging while Eric was analyzing the previous moves and when he went “wow i didn’t see that” i momentarily felt like the next coming of Morphy

I can’t wait for episode 5! Literally post it already 😉

Speedruns are just Chess NG+

another great upload for all~! we believe 💜

19:10 "Over-the-board chess you can see your opponent suffer." Jesus man beneath that calm, mellow and warm voice is a pretty sinister mind lol.

Even in these simple games, there comes a point early on where eric finds the best move and it creates winning chances that i would probably have overlooked

Its good to see content for genuine beginners. It's not for me, it's a lot of time to learn absolutely nothing but I'd recomment it to new players.

Great stuff You and Danya are my favorite chess KZreadrs

@heatherenidwalker3145

7 ай бұрын

Yes, and not forgetting GM Igor Smirnov

"opponent's taking time... maybe trying to find a renewable resource... maybe crying" XD

I love the way you say, "I think we could have a checkmate here," while I'm thinking "Oh no that's a blunder say goodbye to your queen Eric!"

21:15 I was looking at Nf6 to try and go for mate, because if he just plays something like d6, you have Nf7#, and if gxf6, you have Bxf6#. I'm not sure what happens after Rc8 though it probably gets really messy. Maybe a knight sac on h7 followed by Qh5# but yeah, just though it looked interesting

@Maks_Chess

7 ай бұрын

Black could also play g6 (which is still, of course, terribly losing) with some defense

I really enjoy your channel, thanks for sharing. Oh no, another flattering comment ;-)

For the game where opponent traded bishop and knight for rook and pawn, reminds me of a game where I got that sort of material imbalance where I had 2 knights vs rook. It felt so satisfying proving to my opponent how my 2 knights were better in the endgame.

19:35. Sack the d5 knight to f6 for checkmate before the rook moves back to F file, assuming the enemy pawn takes, though it causes some trouble by unpinning the enemy knight, but for lower rated players they are more likely to take the knight.

I was just about the fall asleep when the babyrosen music kicked in