Beating EVERYONE in the Jobava London Opening

In this video, I play a thematic blitz chess tournament in which every game starts as Jobava London Opening.
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[@zenpool]

Eric is happier when the funny lines are played than winning the game 🤣

[@NoNameAtAll2]

"I recognize the council made a decision. But given it's a stupid ass-decision, I've elected to ignore it"

[@eric-rosen]

Oh yes my democracy

[@Saturnius]

@@eric-rosen rosen palpatine confirmed?!

[@mw6763]

@@mmertduman Samuel L. Rosen

[@ItsAsparageese]

Someone else does the xkcd moved-hyphen-thing! This brings me a big ass-heap of joy lol

[@Shrednaut.]

RIP Johnson

[@joeb4142]

3:14 No one can blunder a queen as cheerfully as Eric.

[@VomitCoffin42]

When I blunder a queen I don’t play again for a month

[@Sachitananda]

it's not a blunder if it's the engine's best move

[@jarrodanderson2124]

I love it when he says "don't hurt me" like he isn't the most ruthless killer in the entire tournament.

[@nagybal012]

41:00 "It does help that I'm like relatively well prepared in these lines..." *10 seconds later* "Oooh, I got tricked? I think I got tricked." Love it :D

[@cookie2112]

I laughed so hard there...

[@joeobrien7664]

I really like the thematic opening tournaments it helps to get to know different openings more in depth

[@sandilemdlalose3630]

That's true actually, Eric together wth Hikaru ,I truly enjoy watching their chess streams

[@DrTrictac]

Yes more thematic tournaments please !

[@ItsAsparageese]

Agreed! Fun and instructional. I'd love to see more like this

[@MyBiPolarBearMax]

Did I expect to watch an hour of Eric playing jobova London instead of getting out of my bed this morning? No. Did i enjoy it? Absolutely.

[@Oxmustube]

Reading your comment at 4:30 am. (instead of going to bed).

[@Gelfling66]

I would absolutely love to see more tournaments from a starting position. That would be a great way to see how a player sees the same position from different angles

[@SevenTheJester]

My god, that first game...dual bishop, forced pawn push promotion mate with 00.87 seconds on the clock? You're a sick individual, sir. Freaking incredible.

[@flippert0]

51:27 this is an tricky situation not just for chess players, but also for implementers of chess engines: if you program "legal" move generators (which look for possible king checks before a move is played) as opposed to "semi-legal" move generators (king check is only tested after a move is played which then has to be taken back), then this en passant possibility is usually overlooked as a forbidden move if rook or queen and opposing king are on the same fourth or fifth rank. King would be in check then and the side with the king is not allowed to take en passant.

[@MegaNardman]

The thematic opening tournaments are my favorite. It's really fun to watch you explore the same opening over and over. Thank you for being a benevolent dictator, Eric!

[@MyBiPolarBearMax]

50:07 Eric drawing a beautiful picture

[@christopherw1248]

52:39 omg, that tactic is so beautiful.

[@damonpalovaara4211]

He missed an easy tactic right after it. When the king moved to the d-file Eric had rook to d1 which would have won the rook and forced mated

[@mauricem7007]

Good job, Eric! I like the themed tournaments because it helps instill some common themes for the different openings. Cheers!

[@adamjohnson9188]

I love these thematic tournament videos! Very cool to see the different variations and key ideas out of a particular opening, especially ones I'm not too familiar with such as Jobava London. An interesting video idea would be a tournament like this but with only offbeat openings like a 1. b4 or 1. f4 tournament

[@roberturban7077]

Frankly, I find any type of blitz tournaments really enjoyable, the thematic ones are really great, but nothing compares with the gambits!

[@maciejglinski6564]

the way camel lost two games, with one a queen up, that he even lost his top place is pure anime villain backstory

[@MUNNOT]

I enjoyed the whole video thank you.very instructive .i learnt a lot

[@westcoaststacker569]

Thanks for posting this to KZbin was interesting to watch the whole tournament with your commentary.

[@andrewness6288]

Yes i want to see more thematic tournaments! Love the videos :)

[@jonnozomboid2649]

Hi Eric - yes, watching on KZbin and definitely want to see more of these. Ponziani opening would be great. That double check to win the queen was awesome. Thanks for the content.

[@FChpt-dr6il]

It was very nice to see the same opening again and again ! To See every possibility is a very good way to improve !! Thanks Eric !

[@AntinKalliMason]

That first game was amazing Eric, great content man!

[@Valentin-uv7wl]

What a tournament! Pls more of this type of content 😁👍

[@RyanEmmett]

Great result, and very entertaining! More thematic tourneys would be great.

[@marcfleischmann269]

50:04 Eric becomes like Hikaru with all the arrows

[@seanomaille3051]

I like the opening theme idea. I enjoy the kings indian/pirc/modern or the grunfeld with black. With white I have begun playing the italian and would be interested in seeing that. Great content as always!

[@fandastruhal5231]

Fantastic , opening! I will be learn it! Thank you Mr.Eric Rosen..!!!

[@demolay8]

I like the thematic opening content! I need to browse your channel for more Rapport-Jobava content

[@georgegrover37]

I would love to see more of these types of tourneys! How about a Bird-Larsen.

[@anvarjafarov3540]

Wanna see more, man, love this!

[@astronemir]

Thematic opening tournaments are awesome. Lots to learn.

[@sheriffmo1330]

I learned a lot about playing against the London. Love the thematic tournament content.

[@kev1n0alex]

Favourite chess content creator! Loved those opening tournaments. Maybe king's Indian defense or queen's gambit would be my choice!

[@Lampyboi]

24:10 is so hilarious to me,,, I'm dead

[@pakasokoste]

I'd love to see a thematic tournament with the Budapest or Rousseau gambits! Awesome video, your calculating skills are insane!

[@sandilemdlalose3630]

Hey if you know Jonathan IM chess yo that guy is very good in teaching abt chess gambit

[@alexandervolkov3943]

Thematic openings tournaments are great! They were missed a lot! Maybe one day you can organize the Stafford Gambit thematic tournament ? :)

[@Benjychess]

There’s one posted on yt already he crashed Hikaru’s stafford only tournament i believe

[@alexandervolkov3943]

@@Benjychess oh really? Great, thanks

[@nathansharp3193]

Thanks for making great chess videos!👍

[@mrklin99]

Love this, thematic openings deffo an interessting way to go, lets us plebs dig in to what some of the ideas in those openings are. Any chance you'd do something as "low-rate" as the Scandinavian?

[@WingChun108]

Very cool, again. Thanks a lot Master👍

[@markeyssac9827]

Yes! More theme tourneys :) They really show different and interesting lines and it helps 1100 scrubs like me learn! Would love to see one on the hallowe’en, queens or England gambits, they always make for fun viewing :)

[@mikebaker2436]

Eric, I am watching on KZbin and I am interested in more of these thematic tournaments.

[@GimbleOnDew]

As a KZbin watcher, thank you for making that executive decision

[@olleicua]

I'd love to see more Jobava content

[@aaahtex902]

@3:07 **YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO SAC YOUR QUEEN HERE!!!**

[@danisbud]

Yes to more like this.

[@ZedExGaming]

That first game was An amazing comeback

[@arthurdent9160]

That first game was amazing!

[@Ryanhelpmeunderstand]

You are absolutely nasty with the chess moves! Wow wow wow wow wow

[@31redorange08]

41:00 "I'm well prepare" Gets trapped immediately.

[@prakasavigraha6104]

I ant to see more thematic tournaments. Many games on one opening is something I find very instructive.

[@austintomkewitz3981]

I love Eric most chill GM ever he has a crazy game and he goes oh that reminds me to turn on my heart rate monitor like what? You have a heartbeat chillest guy ever

[@user-rm6zz9ez1e]

Alea iacta est! All hail to the Duck Emperor!

[@ScottCabernet]

Yes to more thematic tourneys

[@christopherw1248]

On the end remarks, is it possible to have a thematic Scandinavian?? I would love to watch it.

[@mathewpankratz5767]

That double check queen win should be a puzzle maneuver, I’ve never done a puzzle like it and that’s an awesome move. Also, Eric, you should partner with Levy and create courses for Chessly, I’d love one on your Jobava london especially after doing gothams D4 london/trompowsky course. A specialized Jobava london would be great

[@socute9248]

Yes to thematic tournaments! Much better content. It creates more continuity between games and storylines, and is more educational.

[@astronemir]

That first game. Wow

[@remibreault456]

wanna see more of the thematic tourny

[@apollo_predates_soup]

I got a limitless chess ad with eric in it on this video 😂

[@claudiafischering901]

Yes, more, please. I have a much of fun.

[@andyzhong8912]

35:10 "For the Twork? What's a twork? Is it when you... probably when you fork while twerking" Eric Rosen 2023 What a way to start the New Year Love ya Eric lol

[@BrianBradbury]

This was really fun to watch. Your brain is so fast.

[@NathanSpiwak]

Good job being a dictator Eric! Yes, I really enjoyed the thematic tournament.

[@ivormiles2889]

It makes you a benign dictator, Eric, which I don't mind so much

[@nebulousname3320]

Center fork trick opening tournament!

[@seeker606]

Would love to see one of these for the Alekhine or Grunfeld

[@humansareweird2866]

"Sorry if this makes me a dictator" I thought I was going somewhere else

[@rainofterror149]

I like thematic games, nice to see different variations, no guts, no glory.

[@banzaiburger9589]

Congratulations Eric! Add me to YES more thematic tournaments. Perhaps Taimanov Sicilian

[@robwilliams3592]

Good Stuff... Themes of interest for me.... Benoni Bogo-Indian Hedge Hog Caro Kann Advanced Kings Indian Attack Torre Attack

[@RyanHarris77]

“Triple A pawns are even more rare than triple A batteries.” 😂

[@leonardomannini8859]

"i'd probably take with the knight now, cause the pawn is weak... no offense"

[@joeyoest1105]

All hail Eric Rosen, our benevolent dictator! (Srsly, love your channel!)

[@lomiification]

Yes on thematic

[@AureliusAurelius]

More jobava london!

[@solidcents2761]

Ericccccckkkkk. Time for a nap. Thanks for the long vid

[@lydianlights]

Well you were right -- this is absolutely great youtube content, lol

[@elijahwallace5300]

Eric "The Pin is mightier than the Fork" Rosen.

[@RXMBVVL]

Piece Deflection for double discovered check fork

[@joscooper5875]

Nakhmanson gambit opening tournament please!

[@bahrss]

Thematic opening tournaments are VERY INSTRUCTIVE. Choose any opening you like and there will be fans in you 100 000 army.

[@sophiegrey9576]

Now we need the chapters to read "Another Jobava London" for every game...

[@Nn-3]

Thanks, Jobava

[@sheesh8491]

Everyone missed it but I’m so proud that I found it. At 16:12 instead of knight CB4, knight FE4 traps the opponent’s QUEEN. I think right?😂

[@DrShaiHulud]

Ponziani opening thematic tournament please!

[@user-qv6fs8if7o]

31:27 gotcha missed a fork

[@jordylont1879]

The endgame of game 1 is ridiculous. Wow

[@richardv.582]

Wow that first game! How does he stay so cool? Eric " the Iceman " Rosen.

[@ojasjain7977]

Never knew eric was kimi raikkonen

[@trevor9769]

"triple A pawns are even more rare than triple A batteries"

[@johnbiggs7181]

At 58:30 it is fun to see the confetti destroy the video compression

[@jancvitkovic8144]

what a first game

[@lucyplays2007]

Technical question: How are you able to show your face and the Lichess screen at the same time? Is there a certain site you use?

[@jrmdlt]

I think it's either OBS or StreamLabs for the software, and he uses a green backrgound in order to only insert his body in the frame

[@mikebaker2436]

Eric the Dictator. I--for one--welcome our new wholesome overlord. Also, quack.

[@ethioman123]

God damn. First game went crazy lol. Everyone at my elo always resigns when a queen is blundered (1100)

[@varianblitz2470]

46:10 isn't Nd2 crushing here? White has to take with the rook, because if they take with the knight, you have Bc3 discovered check and winning the queen. When they take with the rook, you take back with the bishop, and the knight can no longer capture because it's pinned by your rook on b8. Oh nvm, he said it later

[@ergusto]

You made the right decision.

[@dmitrymashkov9379]

When you said that Jobava was a strong grandmaster from Georgia I got confused if it was a state or a country. Usually the answer is clear by the context, but not in this case. Although I guess he's from the states judging by his name =)

[@amiimulee1382]

i want to see you playing carokann 😊

[@arnauadell4824]

Do any of you know which software Eric uses to generate his thumbnails? Not necessarily this one, but the ones with cool duck robots or Mittens.

[@jrmdlt]

if I remember correctly, Eric said he used Dall-E 2 for the "World's Largest Duck Chess Tournament" thumbnail (video released in November 22). Maybe he keeps using it for other thumbnails