Attacking the Italian | Rapid Chess

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In this video, I play the black side of Italian Opening against lichess user chess_1865 (rated 1791). After my opponent commits to an early and slightly dubious Bg5, I decide to hold off on castling and launch a vicious kingside attack.
Analyze the game here: lichess.org/bLizUQbJ
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[@nelsonalva]

"I ran into castling yesterday. An interesting move" (Rosen, 2020)

[@shinjinator100]

not castling is more interesting

[@dd-lk5io]

Took him a lot of years to see that move!

[@jasongent4088]

"Opponent wants a draw. Heh...that's funny." Eric Rosen, with the near-accidental savagery.

[@nolifeorname5731]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="601">10:01</a> the moment Eric realized he still needed a thumbnail

[@VintonDsouza]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="742">12:22</a> "I mean I could just takes takes takes, like literally takes takes takes, takes with check, and theeeeen keep taking stuff."

[@mcig98]

Captures captures would have been more accurate

[@victorcruz3462]

there's nothing more satisfying than watching eric predict his opponents move

[@williamvazquez9467]

Really?

[@PeterSodhi]

You learn a lot just watching him think and seeing the depth he calculated to

[@dd-lk5io]

I noticed myself stopping two moves short of his in my analysis. I evaluated nothing, he evaluated checkmate.

[@davidrobertson1980]

Great game Eric, and really enjoyed that picture at the end man

[@pastific]

The moment you predict Eric's moves in a video is when you realize hearing him talking about so many things at chess, different lines, how to calculate etc etc, has grown something deep into your brain and it's called the Tactics Tactics Tactics and Opening Repertoire. My god I feel inteligent

[@mcig98]

Picture: Fabiano Caruana (I think) Eric: "this guy's *pretty* good"

[@AnandSivaram22]

at foosball he meant..dont r/whoosh me

[@RishabhSharma10225]

@@AnandSivaram22 Okay, we'll r/woosh you

[@navarajpanday68]

AnandSivaram22 there’s not even a joke there

[@DONh4rd3R3CTi0N]

I love to watch you explaining your thoughts for the next 5 to 8 moves and 2 or 3 different lines with hundreds of arrows! Some times it's kind of confusing... but I can go back to the point where you start the Arrow massacre :) 👍

[@jakemcintyre6558]

This guy is so chill. I love his chess commentary!

[@Mike14Gr]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1010">16:50</a> Eric is so good that his opponent resigned but he realizes it after

[@kuba__c1933]

Eric you could play at 15 move <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="636">10:36</a> R:g2 with extraordinary end

[@cadecrider80]

Oh yeah! totally missed that while watching. I think it's just Nf4+ and then Qh3 and mate is unstoppable

[@kuba__c1933]

@@cadecrider80I suppose also Qg4 after Nf4

[@raulvillegas8539]

@@kuba__c1933 nope, Qg4, he can just eat the queen

[@kuba__c1933]

@@raulvillegas8539 after kg1?

[@raulvillegas8539]

@@kuba__c1933 oh no, you are right got fooled by the bishop !

[@jameslazarou6764]

Just an interesting line if KxG5 at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="118">1:58</a> : KxG5, HxG5, BxG5, BxH3, GxH3, RxH3, and then some Qd7 idea is absolutely crushing for black.

[@TheNightBandit1]

Great explanation

[@mkemechanic]

This is exactly what i was looking for when i searched "how to play black against the Italian." There is a strong player at the Cafe here in milwaukee who always plays the italian. This was my prep for him. It's nice to see one of the most played openings in a fresh way.

[@jotarokujo5132]

try the rousseau gambit against them.

[@sebastionlucas5217]

Yes, you have gave me the answer to the one move opening I struggle will bless thank you,

[@MrRickRenegade]

"These guys pretty good too. **Snubs Fabi** pfff hahahahahaha savage

[@andresrossi9]

Of course I search again for "Eric Rosen" on youtube and i find the new upload 10 minutes ago. Emotions :')

[@centrelink6003]

Just turn on the bell notification duh

[@omribuch]

nice calculation!

[@ippimerawr]

This was a great video.

[@happytrailsgaming]

Hey Eric love your stuff and i suck at chess! Keep up the work! Much love

[@michaelfavata2720]

Jan Gustafsson goes over similar types of lines in his excellent 1...e5 chessable course. He too advises going 5...d6 and 6...a6 in most lines and to delay castling to preserve the option of a kside attack if white goes wrong. I'm not sure if he goes over this specific line cause it is a little unusual for white to play Bg5 so early.

[@johnhickman930]

Eric at the end of every video...."maybe I'll put that on KZbin". I watch KZbin and I thank you for the amazing content sir👍

[@gelatinousjoe7979]

No one: Eric Rosen: Bites lip in thumbnail

[@abhinavraghunandan5343]

Beautiful stuff !! Also how do u draw red arrows on lichess??

[@aleaparicio3284]

Hold down alt, ctrl or shift

[@gizmo6001]

Hold up, you JUST uploaded this? I just realized how it feels to be early...! Yay!

[@TheBjossi80]

DK ?

[@ojaimark]

In the late middle/early end game when the knight came to d4, there were a few moves where all the tension on the king side was essentially balanced and static, but there was a fork on the queen and the inactive rook with Nc2. Assuming I'm a beginner and not really able to find those 10 move winning lines that resulted in 4000 arrows being drawn on the board at one point, is it even worth it going for the fork to win a pawn and an otherwise inactive rook? Is it worth it to prevent any possibility of activating that rook, or is it better to keep the knight involved in the attack and just do your best to never lose tempo and not let the rook be activated that way?

[@BubblesBub434]

Was pawn g4 a way out of it at the end there? At least black will end two pawns up in the rook ending so probably still winning, but I didnt see an immediate checkmate

[@sadeghsaati1335]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="955">15:55</a> sobbing(sub-ing) in sorrow

[@slowslav6653]

i like the game very much because i play this with black as well thanks!🙏🏾👍🏻

[@cajone7591]

Went looking for this game on Lichess today and could not find it, anyone got a link to it please ? Great game Eric, it changed my way of looking at the opening process for C50, thanks for sharing !

[@TomBrooklyn]

At <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="770">12:50</a>, how about Nc2 forking Queen and Rook? Or is it that not worth diluting or delaying the Kingside attack for?

[@raym6205]

dang the thinking

[@rajithasan9319]

"Yeah white suffering in pain, crying in agony subbing in sorrow"😂

[@martynlolkema2374]

An amazing bed time blazed find

[@anthroposophe]

@<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="637">10:37</a> I think you had a nice win with ...Bxf3, Nxf3 Rxg2+, Kxg2 Nf4+, Kg1 Qh3 & Qg2 mate.

[@sharathiitm]

Man I have been playing the exact line as black last few weeks..up until g5 move.."feelsIMman"

[@ondrejtoman7433]

Not even considering at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="464">7:44</a> Bh3 hurts my aggresive spirit

[@Michael_Deti]

The arrows!!!!!!!! I like

[@eusie59]

After 14.Kh2 (which was good on move 12) it is mate in 8

[@Shr3dderGaming]

This is the set-up GM Ivan Sokolov suggests in one of his DVDs.

[@hahahacorn]

At <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="640">10:40</a> Rxg2 then After Kxg2 then NF4 followed by Qh3 is mate or if king went to h1 then Qh2 is unstoppable

[@shivasadhu3234]

how are you able to draw arrows on your chess games?

[@dinowithacookie8187]

10/10 Title

[@brois841]

The dude on the right, in the Twitch HQ pic looked like Fabi... wasn't Fabi, was it??

[@JohnVC]

At <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="464">7:44</a> after white plays Kh2 black has a forced mate in 8!

[@MostLikelyMortal]

There was a time I so hated the italian only because I always fell into the rookie tactics. So much so there was an entire like 2 weeks where I decided to play the hippo to avoid having to deal with it. Now I’m generally fine since I decided to learn the giocco piano but still have nightmares

[@nicoirazza8696]

Gioco*

[@SlightSmile]

@@nicoirazza8696 Guioco*

[@SamiChess90]

Oh yeah, I fell for Fried Liver Attack once... (on the other hand, I had two games with white in Fried Liver that were identical, with a knight checkmate on move 11).

[@vitormuzzi192]

@@SlightSmile Giuoco*

[@MostLikelyMortal]

Vítor Muzzi Magalhães gioccco

[@onixdebian]

@ Eric Rosen after kxf3 there's mate in 5! <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="634">10:34</a>

[@onixdebian]

But yeah, amazing game!

[@abduhu8437]

There is a load noise it needs filtet

[@noble.reclaimer]

Where is the GM Eric vs IM Eric rematch?

[@ivanvenn]

@<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="830">13:50</a> why white didn't take bishop with queen?

[@jasongent4088]

"If I play knight h5 and knight takes e5, then knight takes g3, f7...I don't wanna calculate that. It could be okay, but...I think I'll start with this." - Eric Rosen, in this game. - Also, me...in pretty much every line I've ever calculated.

[@dakotacochran7125]

😂 factsssss

[@r0yce]

I wonder how the game would go in the event of h5 instead of Nh5.

[@sanaljoy5017]

On move 14, was Bh3 a good move for white???? <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="515">8:35</a>

[@tombos211]

14. Bh3 Rg1 15. Nf4 g3 and I think the attack fizzles out

[@mrchocolate6030]

Damn

[@the_nephandi4551]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1043">17:23</a> I don't know, but I consider not playing B4 on move 4 a losing mistake for white, I mean, yeah of course everything falls apart after that ;p

[@EzerArthiom]

on <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="418">6:58</a>, isn't the kg6 the best move????

[@swaglord_2597]

when it says 0 views but 3 comments

[@xaviermarie8949]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="785">13:05</a> wasn’t it mate on Qh4?

[@adbertcastillo9951]

Please nakhmanson Gambit!

[@adbertcastillo9951]

It's your kind of Gambit where you sac all of your developed pieces to get the king running

[@benchmark7832]

Is that so

[@adbertcastillo9951]

@@benchmark7832 well you sac a pawn knight and bishop. Very aggressive high risk, high reward

[@OregonMikeH]

Yes Eric, You Tube is the Icing on the Cake, Don't You Forget it! HA! Thanks Big E, HUGE THUMBS UP & often share the Masterpieces with Family thanks to the Y.T Platform! ,,, good Man,

[@ramcharankette4782]

check between <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="560">9:20</a> to <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="840">14:00</a> time frame ,very good thinking

[@BoschPianoMusic]

Hmm VERY annoying buzzing sound in the background on this one, yesterday's video this was not the case. Please Eric, take a shot at fixing that :)

[@slowslav6653]

but instead of Qg4 Rxg2! leads to forced checkmate

[@antanitarapia4939]

Didn't He switch black side?

[@-YazidIrfanLubis]

Where the new video

[@chessassassin2813]

This is not the main line

[@aussj4link]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="723">12:03</a> Queen to D1 would have saved him.

[@NoCokeOnlyIce]

Why no forking at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="778">12:58</a>?

[@eric-rosen]

I honestly didn't even consider Nxc2... I was so focused on the kingside! I guess there were multiple ways to win material.

[@coj553]

As an Italian, I can see why I've been attacked so much these past 9 months...

[@trw4war322]

😂😂😂👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

[@Orcasgt22]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="550">9:10</a> And ya lost me. I have no idea where we are in the theory no more XD. Too many arrows!!!

[@Orcasgt22]

10:00 Now your just randomly drawing :p

[@Trizzer89]

After 15, NxF3, you had forced mate in 5

[@rajithasan9319]

What are you drinking? tea?

[@eric-rosen]

Yeah! I was drinking Alpine Licorice tea (sent to me by a viewer from Alaska)

[@hudsondavid2235]

Hi eric

[@abdalrahmanqaroot6614]

Am from KZbin... i never knew what the hell is (subs for 3 months)

[@kazma99a]

who is refilling your cups??? Or you are drinking so slow that it finishes at the end of the stream

[@TheBjossi80]

Very interesting question 🤔

[@filippomariafilippi5711]

I'm italian and the title is no politically correct..racist. Ahahahahahha I'm jocking..you're the best

[@joekerr5418]

That's how Mafia works

[@noammanakermorag9538]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="780">13:00</a> Why didn’t he play Nc2 instead, forking the queen and the rook

[@fliesandpigs]

I'm italian and i feel attacked

[@francoispitre6292]

At 10 min 36 Rxg2 wins

[@alormoshalteam1127]

Raise your hand if are you mad???

[@ignaciomoralesPT]

I wonder why the lower rated opponent is playing so fast, if I were playing an IM i would even calculate 1.e4

[@maxwellchen1458]

First!

[@chessguru900]

Is that Irish accent? lol

[@tuffleader2448]

First

[@fernn55]

It's Rapid.. smh lol

[@crysicle]

I read the tittle as "Attack on Titan". Thumbs up if you did too.

[@jonat_]

7

[@vimmiduggal6658]

I think all of us can agree London > Italian Rosen squad let's gooooo

[@NoodlePy]

Also I'm 7th

[@firewall5189]

oh so if eric attacks the italian its "playing chess well" and he makes bank off youtube revenue, but if i do it then its "aggravated assault" and im getting 6 months in jail

[@NoodlePy]

Everyone: LIKE IF YOU THINK ERIC IS BEST me: Don't like if you think Eric is best

[@casualmajestic9223]

Wow, more than 7 billion people liking Eric

[@NoodlePy]

@@casualmajestic9223 yup

[@SlightSmile]

@@casualmajestic9223 4Head

[@krutarthshah3302]

That's still theory! As an IM you should know the theory. This line is clearly shown in the book, Eat Pizza like a Grandmaster. Perhaps that's why you aren't a GM