100% BERSERK - Winning as Quickly as Possible

In this video, I host a bullet tournament (2 minute chess) on lichess.org and try to win every game quickly while Berserking
0:00 What is Berserking?
0:54 White’s king is SO SLIPPERY
4:35 Ponziani Time
7:35 Englund Gambit + Botez Gambit = 6 MOVE GAME
7:57 London Opening TRAP
9:24 Tactical Rampage vs 1.b3
11:30 WALRUS
14:55 Benoni Gambit Accepted leads to STYLE POINTS
16:40 Opponent tries DIRTY London trap
19:55 Jonathan Schrantz GAMBIT
23:02 Weird Dutch Gambit
26:33 My pet line vs Caro Kann
28:00 English Opening… "weird whatever this is"
31:08 Having too much fun
33:35 “Let’s get revenge”
36:10 London Opening vs Botez Gambit
36:32 How to attack before the opponent castles
38:37 My BEST accomplishment of the tournament
42:28 Magnus Carlsen inspired Walrus Gambit
44:38 TERRIBLE Blunder. Can I survive?
47:20 COOL MISSED TACTIC
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[@FaxonFury]

Dahh my sleep schedule

[@byua1835]

Dude I'm so sorry for you

[@omaralabd7752]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@larsvandewouw55]

Hahahahaha nice one

[@umangabadal7700]

Its 4.30 am now

[@nrbmemes2414]

Oh no my sleep. Anyways, an eric video.

[@oscarnunez5955]

Eric is the Bob Ross but of chess. "My pieces are happy ✨✨✨"

[@apollyon1]

That's who he is! :)

[@trizgo_]

29:40 the most panicked "Oh no my queen!" to date!

[@sophiegrey9576]

Oh no mY QUEEN!

[@anshumanagrawal346]

29:46

[@1greenex]

I love when Eric says "It's actually a funny line here", you get so exited

[@itanmayi]

"The king is slippery, how do I mate?" -Eric Rosen, 2021

[@watchableraven3517]

Me going to burger king

[@self-righteousideologue9398]

@@watchableraven3517 - I have never mated anyone at Burger King. 😔

[@2swag4gulag68]

When he said where is my mate I felt that

[@anshumanagrawal346]

@@2swag4gulag68 lol

[@karolkonaszynski6073]

35:17 "Trying to defend everything" -- Proceeds to blunder a bishop before finishing the sentence

[@MiloItz]

48:02 "unfortunately i do have to go" and proceeds to end the video abruptly. hilarious

[@RainingArtillery]

had a similar experience today. Played what I thought was going to be my last rapid game of the day, noticed I'm 3 points away from reaching 1400 for the first time. The temptation got to me. And that's how I went from 1397 to 1350 in 15+10.

[@davidshatto7604]

The stress of that final push always gets me😂

[@Tassatus]

29:24 Eric hangs a queen and rook fork on b6 and opponent misses it twice! I’m just proud because this is the only move I saw that Eric didn’t in 48 full minutes :) thank you so much for the videos Eric, love watching you play

[@anshumanagrawal346]

Yup

[@yeahno3167]

The rook pawn caterpillar method 'retract and expand' is something I'll never forget 😅😅😅 you're both humorous and instructive

[@turel528]

That rook sac for forking and queening was very cool

[@insight827]

Yeah, it was awesome

[@ChadEichhorn]

16:12 for latecomers like me

[@ramachandra776]

Eric the Nice Berserker is spoiling us rotten with these daily uploads . 😀 .

[@mistermaster6368]

Eric kept saying 'Dojo' Cat lol.. clearly doesnt know who she is haha

[@Itstimetorecover]

19:25 Kd4 to force the king away and not let any counter play with Kc5 is very instructive. I definitely would've taken on e4 and allowed that. Very clean

[@thgiant1]

35:40 I wanna take my own bishob 🤣🤣

[@BlaqRaq]

Contract, expand, contract, expand, like a caterpillar. And then turn into a butterfly. 😂🤣😂🤣

[@jussiparkkonen9853]

Eric may be the nicest guy out there but plays the nastiest chess

[@JimmyBoosterCrate]

Yeah, true. The guy is so nice and innocent-looking, but on the chess board he'll trap and trick you in the dirtiest ways.

[@User-he6zd]

My friends and I cheered when you got stalemated at 42:07 Nice one!

[@Jesterian]

Your friends from the bar and the library?

[@oliverobler5491]

@@Jesterian They are 161660 rated and they saw rook a4, they just didnt like it

[@mariakuzinas6695]

46:17 Oh no my queen after Rd8+, both Eric and Askamundsen missed it!

[@yorickstrangefield2976]

Eric realized this at 47:34

[@waltclingon5238]

Eric's "Style Points" @16:16 made me realize just how trash I am. I never would have found that pawn queening as "fancy" as I've ever play.

[@watchableraven3517]

I usually stumble into fancy tactics, i find if I focus on achieving something, I get tunnel vision and miss other important aspects of the game. Focus on generally improving your play. Centralizing your pieces, attacking, etc. Through that you'll learn tactics in a hands-on sense.

[@laylobinson5839]

What a nice Christmas present 🎁 ! Thnx alot bro, great content as usual 👍

[@smexyapman]

Love these vids. Your voice is VERY relaxing, as is your demeanor.

[@simon_patterson]

Which is even more incredible when "beserk" is such an apt description for the games he's playing!

[@tron103]

What an amazing video. One of your finest yet Eric. You are definitely on top of your game for a few of these matches, really impressive stuff for a few of these matches.

[@ianjaynes5235]

A few of these matches were good

[@thenerdgamer5778]

Rosen's content is always a blessing, especially on Christmas day!

[@jonnnn7699]

Love these videos Eric is so laid back I love watching him play bullet chess as well. Maybe one day I’ll be able to Berserk 😂

[@Chicagostayscoldd]

You snapped in this video. I loved it.

[@dangerzone3106]

Eric!! You absolute Monster! ❤️ Loved this one Watched the whole video 1 am midnight

[@danielbrunk9121]

"Every game i have like two or three seconds left" Damn Bullet time control kinda short haha :)

[@maikarets2361]

"Contract, expand. And then you turn into a butterfly."

[@vardhman]

Been watching this dude from a long time , your voice is peaceful eric 💫

[@ChidoPol]

Love your vids!

[@alexmoroianu]

Incredible endings, thank you

[@MutantSatan]

I love how you ended this video lmao (and all the chess games of course :) )

[@masonmusic4316]

Yay! Love these videos!

[@PushyPawn]

That was Hikaru-esque performance.

[@nexusmas9]

27:36 that's what I call an oh no my queen moment

[@ghostrider408]

Let’s go Eric another upload

[@AM_-wg1hj]

8:00 I love the London too much lol

[@Edmond1702]

Merry Christmas, Eric! You're great, as usually!

[@bullmaster8528]

You're the best eric💪

[@genfiveml]

So you play brawl stars

[@bullmaster8528]

@@genfiveml Yep

[@thenegotiata]

3:52 "where's my rent" Energy 😂

[@1.4142]

God-tier play

[@jwr1970]

Good luck at the agadmator arena. No mercy!

[@jimmytwostones]

That was pleasant. It actually was.

[@sadiqabbaszade4789]

hosts a tournament, continues to dominate the leaderboard.

[@KatoTornado]

46:29 i think you hung a queen via x-ray. White goes rD8+, which leaves the black queen undefended since the white queen covers the only square the black king could escape to to avoid check. Could be wrong, but noticed it quickly during the game

[@suprememilklord7917]

Angry NPC MEME Top Left Square with Eric's Face: I Berserk in every tournament so I can win faster Top right Square: Yeah, but have you ever won a tournament berserking? Angry Eric Face

[@calminghaze4806]

lmfao 3:35 "i dont see no mate" omg thats gold come on dude dont play so fast rook A4

[@ArgonautJasonLoL]

Of COURSE that's what Eric labels as "BEST accomplishment"

[@RunningGag1987]

Eric Rosen is the Bob Ross of chess

[@choco_addictee]

Two minute chess + berserking 😮

[@promethiumgaming7294]

His voice so calming

[@namedperson1436]

The Johnathan Schrantz gambit at 20:00 could be called a black Danish.

[@DSSlocksmiths]

Truly the pinnacle of human ability! (I say this at 26:35 - it might go downhill yet!)

[@ojilim5194]

Berserked the video Ez clap

[@kekkler]

Lmao dojo cat. Who’s gonna tell him?

[@Michael-vf2mw]

Eric Rosen is one of the most calm people in the universe.

[@andrewmartin5930]

2 sec left: "Plenty of time."

[@BB8enjoyer]

Hikaru cold berserk everygame

[@orion3416]

5:10 how did his G5 pawn take the F5 pawn?!?

[@valhallajunkyard844]

What in God's name did you just say there!? 22:51

[@lucasng4712]

4:50 It's easier to play with more time than less time...?

[@smackastan5697]

The difference in time between 1 minute berserk between you and your opponent is 30 seconds. The difference for 2 minute berserk is 1 minute. Some may find that although you have less time, your opponent having less time comparatively makes the game easier.

[@case6668]

How do you stay calm I want to scream

[@AYAN-si4ox]

Where's your coffee?

[@spamlord3531]

46:17 rook d8 for white wins black's queen nvm i just finished watching

[@sethkang4410]

Before i got 10 blunders. Now i only got 5. Thanks.

[@albarnabe6823]

Yeah went for the style points lmao just toying with em now days huh?

[@davidanderson_surrey_bc]

Eric: A minute is better than 30 seconds. All women everywhere: Finally! A man who understands.

[@awesomeleozejia8098]

Omg Doja cat playing in tournament

[@kuvarssats5578]

daghhhhh

[@JTAPtv]

hey eric can i send you a game to see your thoughts? im very low rated and got a stafford decline mate, i would like to see your thoughts on my play

[@JimmyBoosterCrate]

3:34 He saw Rh5#, he just didn't like it

[@jeffersonthomas1269]

Doused in oil. Off hand and sincere.

[@223kindadope5]

Turn into a butterfly

[@WobblyWhale]

3:34 mate in one?????

[@yan1n669]

46:22 rd8 and queen hangs right?

[@Artbydome]

I saw that too and was wondering the same thing. Unless we’re missing something

[@yorickstrangefield2976]

@@Artbydome No, you guys are right. Eric spotted this in the post-mortem at 47:34

[@zacharyadler4071]

8:13 why doesn’t black take the hanging pawn

[@RobFlaxMusic]

16:53 What's the dirty London trap?

[@evanwildenhain]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 h5 3. e3?? e5 and the bishop is trapped. Most common continuation is 4. Bxd5 f6 5. Bg3 h4 (the punchline after the h5 setup).

[@RobFlaxMusic]

@@evanwildenhain oh wow!

[@igordrobnjakovic6538]

why king b8 12:33

[@furallds]

3:34 Eric had mate in 1 there

[@jasonmillis8954]

39 Rh5#

[@TateT8brothers]

Hello

[@mikelz6936]

Quack

[@Mignuke]

Almost lost queen at 46:16

[@sgtnubbings6501]

Oh no my queen at 29:44

[@waytoomuchfreegame4319]

Doja cat?

[@jaydenhazell3972]

Could someone tell me what berserking does?

[@dak9554]

Merry Christmas. The birth of Christ is the best day of the year! Remember why we celebrate it!

[@OhhFocal]

the way you end your words sounds just like youre dragging bro

[@zamplify]

It's DojaCat, yo. Not Dojo. We ain't training martial arts we smokin mf weed.

[@darrenlin7943]

Do not try this at home, kids.

[@JimmyBoosterCrate]

How the fuck does Eric Rosen keep surviving and stalemating with 0.5 seconds left? Many situations where I would have easily flagged him (ok, probs wouldn't get those situations in the first place) but the opponent, high rated bullet players keep taking a whole second per move.

[@zandrosoliman3513]

HO

[@kasparkirschbaum7588]

2 much ads

[@justinwang2119]

Njmkk

[@andrewcarter7503]

If I'm honest, I don't find these really short time limit games as interesting or instructive. Just too fast to follow.

[@JimmyBoosterCrate]

Fast games are meant to be fun, not instructive. Every move is played instinctively.