Congrats on breaking 500. I think if you keep at it you could be an international master one day

@ident1ty

7 ай бұрын

Hahahaha

@tobyonatabe2601

7 ай бұрын

Imagine if this account had the title though, those 500s would have a heart attack😂

@giwr

7 ай бұрын

I believe GM

@FerrisMcLauren

7 ай бұрын

Congrats on making the lamest joke on youtube

@RK-qi4tv

6 ай бұрын

​@@tobyonatabe2601assuming they know about the chess titles in the first place.

14:07 is a classic example that you shouldn’t mentally premove. In case the knight recaptured then taking the bishop with the queen was best. But because black took back with their queen, it left their rook on a8 undefended and white could have simply played Qxa8.

@ticdonutac

7 ай бұрын

Yeah, I was wondering why Eric didn't take the rook

@spartanthe300ththermopylae4

7 ай бұрын

I reckon that Eric must have seen that, but decided it was more important to keep the king in the centre (by capturing the bishop and thus preventing it from castling). Had he gone for the rook, yes, he would have won 2 extra points but, the black king would have castled and the game would have gone on for much longer.

@Aimnos

7 ай бұрын

​@@spartanthe300ththermopylae4By taking the rook with check, white can force black to lose castling rights, either by forcing the black king to move out of check or by trading the black queen if it were to block on d8. Therefore, taking the rook would also fulfill the role of preventing black from castling, while getting more material advantage.

@ArturoSubutex

7 ай бұрын

It was still a crushing position. Being a piece and 2 pawns up, it's fairly hard to remain as focused, especially while explaining your moves to an audience at the same time. Stockfish doesn't even label this an inaccuracy...

@spartanthe300ththermopylae4

7 ай бұрын

@Aimnos that is true but, it would have lead to the exchange of queens which I reckon Eric was keen to avoid, as it would have lead to an endgame (I believe Eric was just bent on wanting to mate the oponent quickly). I could be wrong of course, and he might have captured the bishop purely "on auto-pilot". But, Eric is always so sharp that I'm inclined to believe he had seen it, but simply preferred to keep the queens on board so he could mate his opponent quickly.

These low level games are super instructive... I know most master level content creators seem sorry almost for having quick games, but it's great for us scrubs... we have all the same games, but never seem capable of punishing these mistakes... this helps a ton. Thanks again.

I like Eric giving his thought process during the middle game since that's what I struggle with the most

This series is soooo good. Getting talked through the most common mistakes (that I 100% made and do make, when we reach my elo) is incredibly helpful. Also your narration is just super calm to listen to :D

@RafaelMartins-fg9rb

7 ай бұрын

Yes. But its not like the content in lower elos doesnt build up knowledge as well! Im in love with this series and learning something new every episode. ❤

Something makes me very happy about Eric exposing his brutally sadistic inner narrative about chess.

This is the CONTENT I WANT TO WATCH! Climb as high as you can and review games AND mistakes... if they happen later

21:59 Wasn't there Qe2, forking the knights on c4 and f6? It is still great position, but you are losing back the piece.

I love this type of content. Yes, speedruns have been done, but Eric is my favourite streamer and tutor. His no mercy approach to 500s is highly educational, and as always treating his opponent with respect and humility. This series will make all watchers better at chess.

Can’t wait for you to get to my rating (1000-1100). Still trying to takeaway as much as I can, most notably being patient when attacking. I often get greedy and turn a winning position into a losing one. Thanks for the great content Eric!

Hey mate. I know it’s unlikely you see this but just wanted to say I’m already loving this series - gonna be watching along every upload and really enjoying the instructive, methodical, long-form videos. Long time fan from London, England. All the best, pal! ❤🇬🇧

I think the main takeaway from these games is that if you are really stuck at this elo all you have to do is play slower. Before every move make sure you are not hanging anything and check if you cannot take something for free. As we have seen all these players play really fast and dont think to much, just do one move attacks and the resign after things dont work out.

Super excited to see Rosen starting an educational speedrun! I like how there's some great beginner tips even in these very quick low elo games, like how to handle the fried liver attack

At 14:01 couldn't you have taken the rook instead of the bishop?

@Icehaan17

7 ай бұрын

yea wtf 💀doesnt really matter though

@spartanthe300ththermopylae4

7 ай бұрын

I believe that Eric had decided it was more important to keep the king in the centre (by capturing the bishop and thus preventing it from castling). Had he gone for the rook, yes, he would have won 2 extra points over the bishop but, the black king would have castled and the game would have gone on for much longer.

@taco3131

7 ай бұрын

@@spartanthe300ththermopylae4 The king would not have been able to castle as there would have been a check, forcing either the queen to block or the king to move to e7, and in the first line after trading the queens the king would be forced to recapture thus removing castling rights. I believe Eric just "mentally premoved" as another commenter stated as he would have at the very least mentioned capturing the rook as an option otherwise.

@beagleplease8693

7 ай бұрын

this is what i thought too, he either gets a rook and a queen trade preventing castleing or he gets 2 rooks. i don't see any other way it can go@@taco3131

@maxomega3

7 ай бұрын

@@spartanthe300ththermopylae4 Yeah I doubt if Eric had caught it, he'd have continued with the bishop because engine much prefers taking the rook

This is exactly what I want! I'm rated about 1200 in 10+0 rapid and I've begun teaching my 6 year old son to play, and these videos are perfect for the both of us! Thank you so much Eric, you're so wholesome and I love your videos! Keep up the great work! ❤

@brownd50

6 ай бұрын

As Groucho Marx used to say: a child of six could understand this - someone send out for a child of six

I love that you take the time to explain what the opponent should have played each time, very helpful!

Lucky refresh to catch Eric. Nice. Love the series!

I really appreciate the patience you have to spend time on these! I can't imagine it's particularly fun for you play a bunch of such unchallenging games, but I think having a series as judgement-free and articulate as this one with low-rated games is super valuable to have on KZread.

Really enjoying this series. I like the 10 min. format, where you explain your thought process. Super helpful, can't wait for more.

Loving this speedrun so far. I'm a little stronger than your opponents to date but having you going over the very basic fundamentals of common openings is eye opening! I feel like I've seen many of the moves but now they're getting organized much better in my head.

Qxa8+ instead of the bishop in game 2?

@ak_nora

7 ай бұрын

Edit: added timestamp 14:07 for context. This is just an instructional moment from Eric, I think. It's a clean win of a bishop without further moves. You could play Qxa8+, Qd8 blocks, then Qxa7, but it doesn't address the knight getting attacked. Yes, it is defended, but notice this is already a more complicated line than just taking the Bishop.

@mathematicsreadinggroup7288

7 ай бұрын

Yeah reasonable. Just wondering if there was a deeper reason.

@spartanthe300ththermopylae4

7 ай бұрын

I believe that Eric had decided it was more important to keep the black king in the centre (by capturing the bishop and thus preventing it from castling). Had he gone for the rook, yes, he would have won 2 extra points over the bishop but, the black king would have castled and the game would have gone on for much longer.

@CiuccioeCorraz

7 ай бұрын

​@@ak_noraEh. It's very instructional to ask yourself "I have the option to capture two pieces, one more valuable than the other. Does something bad happen if I capture the better one?", only to quickly realize that your opponent has no good way to properly react to Qxa8+. The only legal moves are Ke7, after which you simply retreat, and Qd8, which walks into another very instructive moment: "is it better to retreat my queen or to trade it with the opponent one?", introducing the concept of simplification and removing black's castling rights. I think Eric just assumed that black, after Bxd7+, would simply recapture with the knight, prematurely discarding the other, better line.

i recommended this content on a previous video asking for ideas. I am so pleased, happy and grateful for Eric taking the time to go through this not so speedy speed run to teach us on a relatable level. Thank you so much. Please keep it up Eric and maybe bring out the videos quicker as i just cant wait to learn more!! 😂

Please post this series in smaller intervals!! This is helping me so much thank you

You play so beautifully Eric, showing the value of good lines and putting pieces on good squares.

Great videos. Very pleasant watching someone destroy the things I struggle against. Great to hear your thoughts during the game. Perfect videos.

Q: In the 2nd game when you take the black bishop on b4, why not instead take the black rook on a8 since black moved their queen to d7? You win a rook instead of bishop, unless I'm missing something?

@fionncoolican6867

7 ай бұрын

You're not missing anything, that's the engine's preferred line too. Still a decisive advantage regardless

@MrKaepora

7 ай бұрын

I think Eric wanted to keep the opponent's king in the middle of the board

@GBobFree206

7 ай бұрын

@@MrKaepora Capturing the rook on a8 would have achieved that because it would have been check with black having only 2 viable moves. One trades queens and one moves the king and gives up the other rook. I suspect that Eric was expecting black to capture his bishop with their knight instead of the queen (as was I) and then didn't recalculate the position after black captured with the queen instead. Getting the free bishop is great, but I think getting the free rook would have been better in that position.

@luukasraittila9578

7 ай бұрын

I am guessing it was tunnel vision. Eric didn't expect the opponent to block with the queen instead od the knight.

@johnnycigar3240

7 ай бұрын

The bishop is super active vs the rook that isn't doing shit. Both are free but one is a lot closer to maybe becoming a real threat.

Thanks for this speed run. The calm presentation helps as much as the explanations. I find repeat watching the episodes is helpful. Improving at chess takes a long time. 🙂

Loving this series. Thank you for sharing your knowledge

Messy positions masterfully played make positional mistakes painfully exposed. Exceptionally explained, Eric.

Thanks Eric, I wished for an instructional speedrun a while back when you asked what we want to see more of, and here it is! Looking forward to 1200-1800 level the most but even here there are many instructional points you make for someone like me who has struggled to get up to 1300-1400 on my own, missing some basics along the way. The thing you mentioned in this or the previous part about a flank pawn being half as efficient covering only one square, I´ve never thought about it that way. These details are so nice to hear. Thanks, keep it up, and good luck with rest of Qatar tournament.

this is why i love your content because it is so calm and genuine to know more knowledge about chess

I stuggle with openings the most. It’s nice to see these videos they really help me

Hope we get lots more of these ❤

These videos are so good! Thank you for taking the time to make them

100% my most favorite beginners chess series. Thanks for the awesome content.

Thanks for these man! I’ve watched through the first few videos a few times and it’s really helped me navigate the beginner level of chess. 😁

This series has been the best for my daughters to learn chess mistakes and openings!!! Thank you!!

Enjoying this series. Well done!

just jumped in this series not a beginner but love watching you bud

I'm far from a beginner, but it's sort of a guilty pleasure to watch these speed run games!

Thank you so much! I really learn a lot from your videos.

Really looking forward to every episode of this. One thing - can you include the openings featured in the video title? Will help people find them and study lines now and later.

THIS IS THE BEST SERIES! MOAR!

Thank you for the instructive games

eric:this line suggests if a3 then f4 then opponent has two options to defend checkmate opponent: I move rook

I love this series so much! Look forward to when you reach my rating range - broke 1000 a few weeks ago, so that shouldn't take you too long ^_^

Loved it, very enjoyable.

Awesome. Thanks Eric.

Thank you very much for these videos!

I am continuing to learn a lot from these videos. Thanks very much.

Your voice is so calm, super chill to watch.

You know what would be super nice? Two speedrunners playing against one another at sub-600 rating, thinking the other guy was a noob. The running commentary of both games would be instructive and possibly hilarious.

Hey Eric, love your Speedrun. Can you play/ play into the caro kann advance variation at some point?

this is kinda becoming my fav series

Are you going to continue with the speedrun? I found it very useful.

Great series, thank you!

@eric-rosen

4 ай бұрын

thanks so much!!

love eric's calm and soothing voice which makes his videos not only great at learning about chess, but even greater at falling asleep... PS. this is meant as a compliment :)

Even though I'm rated around 1600-1800 some of this is still useful to me. Bb5+ in the last game instead of Re1 to provoke the mistake was a smart idea!

Ggs. Enjoyed seeing some beginner games. I just started playing back in january. I am now at about 1550. Common theme i saw was none stop moving of queens. Also opponents would open maybe a few moves into a certain opening, but wouldnt know beyond that. In all fairness though it is understandable most dont feel like memorizing a lot of theory!

Request: Could you display an overall win-loss record for the speedrun? It would be cool to know how many total games have been played so far.

Thanks, Eric, I am 44 years old and haven't played for several years. My rating would be around 1600 on average. Your well-explained moves make so much sense to me now. You've put the fun back into my chess game again!

Yeahh new video of these series

Eric Rosen the International Master at chess is surprised that 500s resign within 15 moves against him. 😂 I appreciate this series nonetheless. I can't wait til he gets to my rating at 2500. 😉

7:46 Ng8 x h7 is an even nice checkmate imo

I love these.

14:07 could have taken the rook instead

@PlanetXtreme

7 ай бұрын

I noticed that too! And depending on how the opponent played, maybe the other rook too. Or at least another pawn.

@danielyuan9862

7 ай бұрын

That was a further blunder by the opponent. If Eric played reactively he definitely would have saw it, but I think he just stuck with his own plan.

@whalecoin4121

7 ай бұрын

@@danielyuan9862 i think he tunnel visioned because he is playing a 400 rated player so he probably just switched his brain off

@spartanthe300ththermopylae4

7 ай бұрын

I believe that Eric had decided it was more important to keep the black king in the centre (by capturing the bishop and thus preventing it from castling). Had he gone for the rook, yes, he would have won 2 extra points over the bishop but, the black king would have castled and the game would have gone on for much longer.

I love the pace

AMazing speedrun continues

Whee good one Eric. First game was super close 😂😂😂

This is exactly the kind of thing I need now.

You should play the stafford whenever it is possible! I love how many traps there are and especially the lower rated players dont know what to do

@mburg33

7 ай бұрын

Hopefully we see a gambit speedrun in the future

Speedrun is a very known type of content on chess youtube and streamers chanels. Although, in this series it is technically wrong. This should be more related to a Walkthrough than a Speedrun because the objective isnt getting to masters level the quickiest but getting there passing through it with an explained manner. I dont know if its a fitting title knowing that the majority of the audience is already used to "speedrun chess" but i think that is a cool point valid of stating.

i hope to see a traxler later in the speedrun... man i analyzed this once for a whole night and essentially i realized it's its own game. pure chess madness XD

As a novice chess player I am overwhelmed with theory, strategies and terminologies that my retention of the information suffers. However when I play a board game with someone even though I will be checkmated soon, I continue to play until checkmated thinking there are still things to learn. Watching your speed run series a number of beginner rated opponents tend to resign as soon as they are at a disadvantage when I thing it is still early in the game. What are your thought regarding a player with my novice skill level playing until the end regardless of the obvious outcome? BTW I am enjoying the speed run series. Thanks for sharing.

What a great teacher

Didn't you miss free rook when you took bishop in second game?

good stuff

"Once the Queen is lost, then the King is gonna be much more of an exploitable target" - deep bro

What I like is that you simply hurt your opponents by punishing their own mistakes and not by using all your jedi force

These are by far the most informative chess videos I’ve seen. I learn something from each game. I hope you’ll consider doing some longer videos with more games!

at 14:08 I thought you would take his rook with check instead of his bishop

@BanakaiGames

7 ай бұрын

I think he expected the opponent to take with knight so he didn't consider it

"Somewhat of a bloodbath this episode" 🤣

Ooooooo a Rosen speedrun I'm late to the part on this

The symmetry at 25:00 is so beautiful.

Another episode of "Eric Rosen: N00b Crusher." Let's go!

Love watching your videos, total noob here having just played my first game of chess at the age of 50.

You could have won the rook instead of the bishop! I know, you were expecting the knight to recapture.

@spartanthe300ththermopylae4

7 ай бұрын

I believe that Eric had decided it was more important to keep the black king in the centre (by capturing the bishop and thus preventing it from castling). Had he gone for the rook, yes, he would have won 2 extra points over the bishop but, the black king would have castled and the game would have gone on for much longer.

@pairot01

7 ай бұрын

@@spartanthe300ththermopylae4 no, capturing the rook was a check. They would have to move the king or block with the queen, and you would trade queens, they would need to recapture with the king. No way white was castl8ng.

So much empathy lol! Great series. These games are not much different in the mistakes me & my opponents make at 1000 ELO :PP

14:06 Tunnel vision! Could have taken the rook with a check lol

27:39, I don't think black's choice on move 4 was the issue here. It's not the best idea to play at this level probably, but it is a named sideline called the Anderssen Counterattack. In some lines black can get some really active pieces while hemming up white's development, and in these cases I think white has to play some moves that aren't very obvious. There was even a book written on it (hard to find copies of it tho!)

At 3:46 g6 is taken by knight right ? and then queen recovers the pion with check

Very informative video, I think I can do better in chess now, but I must practice to be sure

hey, I was wondering what a decent puzzle rating on lichess would be?

Snail run dude, snail run 😅❤

My pawn placement when considering the bishops has been completely backwards. Thank you!

Hey I am actually a chess coach for kids and I just wanna point out most players (not all) that are very low rated tend to be kids. Thought I would maybe mention that, in case it helps you decide how to explain certain tactics and your decision making. As kids may not understand discoveries, and tactics like forks etc. Also they may not even know openings and their names as well.

the way you politely make these people look so foolish makes for a pleasant viewing experience

god i love these

@fawazahmed4978

7 ай бұрын

i guess its time i subscribe

Thanks! Working my way through third viewing of this series. Progress finally.

Alternatively from entering the fried liver 8:16 black can play Bc5 instead of bringing the knight to f6