1 Chess Tournament. 16 Crazy Gambits.

[@nephandi2316]

17:05 "I'm not down a pawn, I'm up an open file" - Eric Rosen

[@CVHFitness]

Tbf he's not wrong. Maybe its because I watch too much Rosen, but I always gambit pawns for open files if I'm ready to attack. The same plan wouldn't hold up against Magnus, but it works for 1480 atm

[@adamjohnson9188]

Ahh yes, at chapter 4 of this video we see International Master Eric Rosen demonstrating his astounding Queen's Gambit repertoire. Truly a beautiful display of main line theory and an understanding of the game as a whole.

[@springerlena]

What a nice comment

[@benoplustee]

Cannot believe he won lol

[@thecrystaltide3757]

only the most principled strategies from IM Rosen 🤔😗

[@alrineusaldore6764]

That one rook paralyzing FOUR PIECES at 23:53 was amazing lmao. All of these games were so crazy I loved them!

[@stvia]

9:58 "I guess this is an example of how to refute the Stafford Gambit" Yeah, just be a cheater

[@antediluvial]

Lol… only way to beat it

[@kruksog]

The game starting at 26:53 was so fun to watch but I imagine it was infuriating for your opponent. You never let their material into the game. Really amazingly done.

[@almscurium]

I mean to be fair it was completely black’s fault that they were losing in the latter half

[@almscurium]

I mean their response to a mate in 2 threat was rg8 lol

[@AFastidiousCuber]

@@almscurium Isn't that always the case? Obviously, if they play perfectly, they won't be losing out of the opening.

[@XVRMEDIA]

This is “Guess the ELO” material for Levy 😂

[@LifeAsJester]

"I'm so sad now nevermind checkmate" lmaooo classic eric

[@Jl-bf6kt]

Me after watching this video: I’m going to hop on blitz and play some tricky openings. *loses every game

[@andrewwood783]

This was probably one of the funnest series of games youll see.

[@starship1701]

You're glowing in this video. Can't tell if it's a change in lighting or if it's all that running just making you more handsome

[@jordan-sb9ju]

25:45 has me in tears almost that whole sequence is the funniest thing in the world

[@SherazKhan-fn6el]

42:18 Can't the rook on b8 be simply taken by the knight?

[@sneakyonthebeat]

it can haha

[@anakhalal5803]

yeah he missed it lol

[@thecakeredux]

Such a classic. Overlooking opponent's one-move-blunder because you trust them to simply having it calculated through and not doing them.

[@stvia]

@@thecakeredux Not what happened there... Eric (aswell as me) just kinda missed that knight takes rook was a legal move. If he would have seen it it would be too obvious that black doesn't have a followup (he takes with check for once) for Eric not to play it

[@ndrew2345]

Yes, it can. But, he still win tho

[@cameronhendricks5967]

Definitely made it far enough. My favorite game was probably the queen sac game where you disabled all his pieces and piled up pressure on his back rank. Thanks for your content Eric!

[@johnstarks9750]

NO WAY YOU FREAKING WON THAT DANISH GAMBIT GAME

[@Chyde109]

I love seeing 2-hour videos from Eric!

[@mlsanica7618]

I love seeing the 4-hour ones!

[@coffeedude]

I want another 12 hour marathon video

[@samuelburrows2767]

I've watched your videos for years and this is one of my favourite streams. It's brilliant. I just enjoyed this so much. Thank you, Eric.

[@andrew6069]

22.Qh5 in game 1 is so brilliant but it's just obviously not played by a human, who in a blitz game would play Ba7+ winning the exchange every time.

[@johnomara849]

4 games in and I already know this is your best chess stream ever

[@maloxi1472]

One of your funniest videos in a while 😂 Game 4 especially, had me rolling on the ground. You alternated between goofy and genius moves so often that even you got confused 😄

[@loveless8241]

32:07 the funniest thing I've seen on this channel.

[@ryno5777]

Cheeky gambits here, a bit of techno from eric and hilarious commentary from levy. I am truely happy

[@dvdspndl]

Watched the whole video. I gambited a couple hours of med school for some pleasure and relaxation. Oh no my grades!

[@iancrane5705]

I remember his match against the Botez sisters one of them said "everything he plays is a dubious gambit", and today certainly fit 😂

[@franktrue308]

You play fan requests and are devoted to playing as opposed to winning. Symmetry and beauty. This approach to chess is very instructive and entertaining. It keeps me glued to KZbin for hours every day. Right now I'm about 1350 and climbing. If I challenge 1400 and 1500 players I can often beat them. Good for my ego. Ego, ego and ego. Competition is pretty wonderful.

[@eartherdelor]

Gotta love eric forcing himself into potentially worse positions every single game and winning almost every game... so fun.

[@Aeistheticism]

I'd like to see Eric use the Blumenfeld Gambit: (the moves before c5 is played can be done in any order) 1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. dxe6 fxe6 6. cxb5 d5

[@trbtrickshots7246]

19:46 the moment of realisation..... OH IT GAVE ME POINTS!!!!!!!!! ~Eric,2022

[@henryaggerate9669]

I made it that far. My favorite game was the queen sac one. Really sharp and funny game. Probably one of my favorite stream uploads in a while, every game was fun and complicated

[@crysta11ikzxc]

24:30 Eric: literally suffocating his opponent Also Eric: its so funny!

[@irjake]

Also, quack.

[@liam_flag]

@@irjake dont think you understand the meaning of the word 'literally' lol

[@irjake]

@@liam_flag Did you mean to address that to the other guy?

[@liam_flag]

@@irjake yup sorry lol

[@insight827]

Eric is a pleasure to watch, such a creative player

[@InfernalPasquale]

Brilliant and creative chess. Thank you Mr. Rosen

[@uzard3860]

2:02:43 Wow, Rd8 ! What a move! I find it poetic that the Rook on d8 protects the d4 Knight via X-ray and that same Knight is then able to return the favor with Ne6. It works so harmoniously.

[@pepperleg]

That last game was ridiculous on so many levels. Eric I can't believe how long your knight stayed in the corner. Knights are tricky and majestic creatures indeed

[@dailyfunnytv358]

h5 vs g3 was such a good game lmao

[@reccemdown]

Eric: *has mate in 1* oh no my funny line is ruined im sad *misses mate* *opponent misses mate* *mate* "nevermind"

[@PimpedKoalas]

That first game was wild

[@DarrienGlasser]

I love these games because it really do be looking like Eric is having a good as hell time doing the most bananas moves

[@virgilm1491]

“I’ll put my bishop in the corner and forget about it” leads to a powerful long distance relationship was awesome. Favorite game so far.. but a few more to go.

[@qbb01]

Eric 42:19 could've taken Rook with Knight and put in check lol

[@DoubleDYouTube]

Don't you just love when your Alekhine leads to a powerful long distance relationship...

[@davidhahn9903]

The Muzio is 1 e4 e5 2 f4 exf4 3 Nf3 g5 4 Bc4 g4 5 O-O (sacrificing the knight) gxf3 6 Qxf3….. But the fact that Eric knows a gambit in basically every opening is something that inspires me to this day

[@insight827]

eric, if you ever want to play the muzio, play f4, nf3, bc4, and if they play g4 attacking your knight, castle.

[@GaryTheGray]

Dubious openings often lead to the funniest or most interesting positions. Nice comeback after that opening game.

[@TVGUY333]

'Who's gonna blink here.' stares at board...'I'm close to blinking.'

[@greatmnn3868]

These games were one of the craziest games I have ever seen. Display of aggressive chess. Pins, sacrifices, paralysis and many more elements 😳😳👏👏👏🎊🎊🎉

[@Yagshemesch]

"oh no my king"-gambit KEKW x_D

[@toastbrot97]

37:12 ah yes,"beautifulness" also knows as "beauty"

[@Patrizsche]

In the first game against the cheater: I mean, Qxh5 is cold-blooded

[@christopherwarren4719]

This is Peak Gambit Entertainement. Thank you Eric.

[@vish481]

These are the best type of videos. Pure entertainment the whole way through

[@StoryTime-ut9bc]

Was there a crazy move missed at 58:37 Bishop to h3?

[@luker.6967]

The 12 pawn move game was hilarious. Did not expect him to just flood the board with pawns (and 2296 misses mate in 2 lol).

[@chrisosborne4731]

1:45:10 Engine: Position is completely losing Rosen: This is a bit more "speculative".

[@johnnybojan]

Things you hear before getting demolished: "Oh, there's a funny line..."

[@Flairis]

The oh no my queen was my fav one

[@amir_hamzah]

I suspected the first guy was cheating after the weird rook move

[@joshwantstotravel9516]

Was actually my first instinct cuz it defends the queen and attacks erics queen

[@BekeroParyin]

Playing Qxh5 after f5 instead of winning the exchange with Ba7+ was extremely suspicious. I didn't suspect until Rb5 though

[@Jesterian]

I was there way before that.

[@leadnitrate2194]

I suspected it after reading the chapter title

[@renehenriksen1735]

Correct me if I´m wrong, but isn´t there something in the King´s gambit called the Allgaier-gambit? Think I can remember it vagely.

[@Atoggod]

At 42:19, wasn't b8 just a hanging rook with the knight with check? I'm not good, but I don't see how that's bad.

[@mikepruyn5716]

I just noticed that too, seems like they both just missed it? I don't see any tactics after the knight takes

[@umershaikh7179]

29:00 one of the best gambits I have seen haha wow

[@nomer440]

That gambits list txt file should be NFT’d

[@Certifieddonkeybrainless]

Petition to call it the Aman Gambleton

[@ajbeaulieu5699]

At 37:50 , doesn’t f3 just win the knight?

[@umershaikh7179]

wow that game was brutal 24:00 and great finish haha

[@Justin-nz1md]

Game 7 missed opportunity to call it the Queenglund Gambit

[@leobek1]

Definitely the "o no my queen" was my favorite game

[@_Ozka]

That King's Gambit line should be dubbed "King's crack cocaine variation"

[@atsubbie8876]

I used to be able to spot engine users by the snarky comments different KZbinrs and streamers made. Man, Eric, you were such a consummate professional, I literally didn’t realize until you got your rating back. Amazing professionalism.

[@Jaygeee]

I made it this far! Hmmm tough to remember my favorite, I watch like 1 or 2 games a night before bed, great comfy material to help me fall asleep

[@wolfgangvonharringa4414]

Wow, these games were so entertaining. Really creative and fun chess

[@Gush27]

Eric Rosen has the weirdest thumbnails in the game

[@conman1395]

Eric Rosen, well known gambit guy "Why is no one taking my gambits???" - Eric Rosen

[@christianaustin782]

Free rook @42:19, not rook-rolling Eric this time either lol

[@FlyingUnosaur]

I feel like 'weird game' is Eric's way of describing a cheater 😂

[@DMSBrian24]

Lmao I was super sus all the way through the 1st game but didn't wanna throw accusations around, 2 minutes later I see the guy banned xD

[@benkasper4035]

Yeah i definitely thought that was engine use, glad you mentioned that

[@KillerInstinct1]

It was either engine usage or magnus carlsen playing, which is basically engine usage too

[@hnslager]

Your gambit videos are fun to watch

[@glxxyz]

26:35 that's why I've used tenkeyless keyboards for the laat 20 years. I never used the numpad and it got in the way of the mouse.

[@tangerinq]

You are my favorite streamer, and not only in chess. Please be well and continue making us happy :)

[@tristaninman8955]

Legendary thumbnail

[@adrianjoseph7565]

sure, when I mouse slip i blunder a game. when eric mouse slips he feels sad for a moment then immediately gets a mate 😂

[@lakshmimurugan238]

Stafford gambit This word makes me watch the full video

[@stepstar865]

8:51 5 seconds to find mate in one k

[@Maerowitz]

I’m 1400 and can’t count how many times I’ve seen one of Eric’s videos and think Eric missed a brilliant move that I found only to later realize that I missed something and it was actually a blunder. This time though I finally found an actual good move that Eric missed the first time around with the f3 that he later realized with the engine at 36:50. I saw it as forced mate but again concerned I missed something like I had all the other times…for once I got it right 😅

[@OGC-OGC-OGC]

3 seconds left...."well ya never know"

[@chingchenhanji]

29:28 Botez Gambit: Delayed Bongcloud Variation

[@donovancaldwell3872]

Why didn't you take the Rook with your Knight when your King was in check at the 42:19 mark??

[@rmendeljacobs2832]

Eric, at 46:48, did you notice Qe1 with the follow up that if Bd2, you can play Qd1+ and since queen can't block on c2 (cuz it's protecting the bishop on f1), whites king would be forced to the fourth rank! Did you consider that?? idk if that even ends in a good position lol edit: im dumb, even considering all that, white can just move to a2 but it was cool that queen couldn't block and the queen checks from behind

[@chrischristian7511]

Oh no my mouse slip! Oh no my rook! Oh yes my checkmate 🤩

[@maspian78]

Every Blunder is a Gambit!

[@daichiwatanabe2027]

"So the son of my father is Magnus Carlsen's mother??" - Eric Rosen

[@mohamadrezataheri7646]

Eric has faked OH NO MY... su much, that even when hes actually in terrible i don't believe it. i just think he's gonna return suddenly 🤣

[@joebarraclough966]

I'd buy a rosen poster! amazing vid also

[@troycongdon]

This is some insane chess. I am laughing my ass off.

[@BuMPiHD]

That third game😂😂

[@aleksandarkalabic7191]

"Wait, warm drinks help to keep you cool? What if I'm already cool?" 😎 Fucking ace man! 😂😂 You're slowly making me want to go on twitch just to watch your content live. Great content, best of luck in the future!!!

[@grzesiek7358]

Eric Rosen's traps lead to powerful content creator-viewer relationship.

[@OursAreTheSix]

At 13:04 why didn’t you skewer the queen?

[@petromyzontida.]

my rating 1400 too bro .-.check out the next move he couldn't win the queen.he cut off the queen first maybe

[@andrewbraien2533]

Watched the whole thing i love you

[@MegaTroIl]

I made it this far, and my favorite was the log distance relationship.

[@jakesouthern4219]

I got to say “oh no my rook” yesterday. My opponent didn’t take it but it was still exciting to say