Beating Titled Players QUICKLY with the Stafford Gambit

[@dawsonshaver3024]

The stark contrast between Eric's calm demeanor and his excessively violent style of play is hilarious to me.

[@louisedgewick107]

It’s quite great I will agree

[@coleeolee]

“Ooh. There’s a funny line here” ~procedes to slaughter bloodlines with nothing but a pawn and bishop~

[@itze_]

Yes! I was explaining this to my friend the other day

[@Gacug1]

He developed this style for online content. He plays positional chess over the board

[@mochiman100]

so true haha

[@rudischulz4017]

I thought the title was “Tilted Players” and was like, yeah, they probably were pretty tilted after that

[@MrKrazytop]

Tilted Titled players

[@XXXGaaraFan2013XXX69]

i read the same thing. tilted

[@afgnshha]

Same lol I read tilted at first

[@twoepicgamers4882]

It seriously feels like Eric is on a mission to prove that the Stafford Gambit is the best opening in chess

[@RichardDark]

*Gambit* but yeah

[@p.delano1439]

Can we just call it the Rosen Gambit now?

[@christopherthompson5400]

Someone start a petition puhleeeeese I've literally been saying this for years and nobody's listened.

[@Arkmag]

@@christopherthompson5400 you start it

[@cfilorvyls457]

@@christopherthompson5400 Be the change you want to be mate

[@brucewayne2184]

@@cfilorvyls457 see*

[@lred1383]

The gambit itself should remain the same, to honour those who started it, but naming the g5 variation this could be interesting

[@CodeShudder]

"Two second podcast" delivered as a serious thought cracked me up.

[@griffinbur1118]

Anand just saying his own name is pretty good as far as two-second podcasts go.

[@christiandelvalle282]

Fundamental chess principle: don’t let several of your pieces hang *Eric when he sees a finally line* : No

[@AM_-wg1hj]

That FM on the first game probably quit chess after losing brutally like that

[@abcthecamper1799]

That game was extra disrespect

[@thecoolring6431]

The ending combination was really interesting

[@sl523]

The second game was more brutal.

[@theragingbull9032]

Eric Rosen bullying people in chess is all I need

[@fireball890]

True

[@KancerKowboy]

That is one of the best games I've seen. I'm in love with this gambit

[@Ewan_Smith]

Or maybe Eric can change his name to Stafford?

[@gonzalo4658]

The way he giggled lol like "im in danger" and wins 4 moves later

[@brucewayne2184]

*casually beats a 2500* "That was a funny game"

[@joeysingingchannel]

I just died laughing at Qg3.

[@RobFlaxMusic]

Same

[@ahmedalghafri4339]

One could say that was a funny line

[@andnekon]

@@ahmedalghafri4339 good one

[@12jswilson]

I saw it beforehand too. I was laughing before he played it. That first game was disgusting. All of Eric's pieces were hanging, but untouchable. All of his opponents appeared defended but weren't. Just nasty

[@andrewmartin5930]

The kind of move the opponent suddenly knows it is f*cked up before analyzing it:)

[@JrPeople64]

I love Rosen when he plays the Stafford. The “oh no my queen” is real

[@yonosenada1773]

Love watching you man. I learn while watching you genuinely having fun. Cheers!!

[@dw3yn693]

i love how he just bodies titled players with this gambit.

[@RyanEmmett]

The first game was amazing! What incredible depths there are to the Stafford!

[@davidrobertson1980]

Oh congrats on the 1/2Million subs BTW, didn't realize you'd hit it!

[@worldwidehappiness]

Eric lost a few Stafford gambits recently, so I want to see analyses of them.

[@chess_traps]

Longer

[@dave1123]

How do you say you are Rosen without saying you are Rosen: Stafford Gambit time!!

[@eliaskjrbo8142]

**slurps tea**

[@RadicalCaveman]

If you become a GM, you can identify yourself by saying, "Gee, am Rosen!"

[@psychvision101]

Hi I'm GM IM Rosen

[@Bleatmop]

I've watched this game several times now and this is just literal art. It's so beautiful I may cry.

[@duffmandje]

I want to see Eric playing against the refutations, either h3 or d5 followed by e4. I've stopped playing the Stafford (and I'm very low level 1000-1100 elo blitz) because 95% of players now knows how to refute the gambit.

[@garagavia]

"When it does, it's a nice way of enjoying life" That is a really nice way of putting it

[@johnobrienii1156]

Maybe more prep for you, Idk...in game 2 after move 7 where you fork the queen and bishop and defend mate, White has only 4 "safe" squares for the queen: b3, c3, g3, and f4. Qh5 looks good at first, but after Black replies Qf6 defending the knight and adding protection to f7, the White queen can't hang around long as she is 2 moves from being trapped. First, the "quiet" h6, which prevents Bg5 as well, and then g6, when the White queen's only retreat is back into the "box" you trapped her in with Bg4...after which mate should be forcing again, I believe. Going back to the other 4 "safe" squares: f3 and g4 hang the bishop...so b3 or c3 seem to have been White's best moves in the game. Both remove the queen from the fork and protect the bishop. b3 forms a battery which, of course, Black can disassemble immediately by taking the bishop, or allow if they deem their own knight too valuable to trade in this position given all it does to attack White's king. c3 "threatens" the Black knight. In these cases, the White queen finds herself misplaced on the queenside of the board defending a minor piece away from the action. Hence, it would appear your opponent's attempt to Scholar's Mate you in response to your Stafford Gambit was ill advised all around.

[@phenakismos]

As much as I love Eric's content, I am starting to get annoyed that everyone I play against on lichess now plays the Stafford constantly.

[@nikamumladze8220]

Play the bishops opening( e4 e5 bc4) problem solved🙂

[@dhans9662]

@@nikamumladze8220 c4 is explosive

[@GardenChess]

Or the Vienna (a bit more solid)

[@timelord7340]

I get a lot of anxiety playing chess, but watching you has made it fun again !

[@tedCain1]

That was a beautiful last game

[@TheRealBlueSwan]

I've been playing Stafford against players at my level (~1500) on Lichess recently and even though the main traps rarely work out, the opening is still off-putting enough for people that I usually end up winning. Even had one player complain about Eric Rosen in the chat while losing to my Stafford. I was like "if you know the trap, why are you losing to it?".

[@TheBjossi80]

I have also got Eric Rosen comments in chat when playing stafford gambit 😄

[@brodien1806]

IMRosen just becomes GMRosen which stands for Gambit Master Rosen

[@jedinxf7]

that Qg3 finish deserves a gold coin shower if ever a move did

[@kross331]

If/when you become a GM, I feel like you have to do a play on words with “Gee, I am Rosen.”

[@Ouijawii]

the triple pin at the end was fantastic!

[@SerpMolot]

Looks like Eric almost solved chess. Now we need somebody to prove the Irish gambit to be sound.

[@kc_jones_gaming]

I unintentionally used this to beat my Star Wars Episode 1 electronic chess set years ago… that thing was vicious af 😂

[@erfanjafari9041]

Thank you mr.rosen for rosen gambits ❤

[@mephistopheles858]

IM NEVER GONNA GET ENOUGH OF ERIC'S STAFFORD AAAHHH

[@newyorkslim2001]

I like to see Eric's face light up when an official Stafford is declared.

[@TheChessGiant]

The thumbnail game is on point.

[@AdmBerner]

Love seeing Eric play Stafford

[@imjonathan6745]

A 2 second eric rosen podcast can ba good

[@V1b3s-music]

3:10 he could have just simply move black queen to g1 and it was checkmate right? idk why he moved the pon instead

[@hamletabrahamyan2000]

Consider capturing E3 Bishop with Queen on 11th move! Could be aggresive sacrifice!

[@NMBrayanAmaya]

Eric be flexing his CC blitz rating 2600+

[@snes09]

Man those were some brutal beatdowns

[@johnnyhellgren6956]

Sorry for a noob question, but on your 8:th move, why didnt you go for Qd6 instead? Great videos, big fan. =)

[@Deekened]

The Stafford gambit working for the Rams too.

[@neovulcan010cops6]

Eric sounds so excited and lively

[@sebastiandierks7919]

I used this opportunity to learn how to pronounce Vishy. I played that on 0.25 speed 10 times and it is still hard xD

[@andredecontiescobar6601]

I gotta say man, I just love the way you are

[@grungeisdead4455]

Please more of this so I can expand my Stafford repertoire

[@pukulu]

The Stafford is unsound and it's not so hard to refute it. It's significantly less sound than the Boden-Kieseritzky in the 3 Knights game, which Morphy played a few times in the days before proper defensive theory was worked out. The ideas are similar.

[@clementmukuka8317]

I think Eric should create a course on the stafford gambit

[@sushilkhadse6814]

I love Stafford content on your Chanel sir

[@arivertoeveryone]

just a quick heads-up you might need to recheck the description;)

[@sassas7128]

You are the king of the Stafford.

[@jamesbuchen6256]

That first game made me a Stafford believer

[@sachinpaul2111]

Video title idea (pun intended): making Titled players Tilted players with the Stafford

[@Zelda1990s]

@2:15 He will have to start saying, "Gee, I am Eric Rosen".

[@eliaskjrbo8142]

Gee, ahem Rosen

[@russellterry6005]

The Stafford-Rosen Gambit.

[@grzesiek7358]

It's not GM Rosen. It's GGM Rosen!

[@eliaskjrbo8142]

?

[@aquilesg.4859]

gg Master Rosen!

[@grzesiek7358]

@@aquilesg.4859 gg Mr. Gandeldge!

[@aquilesg.4859]

@@grzesiek7358 Mr. ggGrzesiek, it's a pleasure!

[@dansehyanou6827]

I always watch Eric’s videos after a long day at school, it’s so calming

[@vedantsharma5433]

nerd

[@crlx2810]

nerd

[@thecoolring6431]

Cool

[@dw3yn693]

nerd

[@daemonsoadfan]

i don't get why the queen on d4 instead of directly d6

[@unknownuser9267]

Hey Eric why people don't play the Stafford and they just decline it by Nc3 ?

[@enriquevecerra4651]

Buenas partidas!,gracias Eric por el vídeo.

[@bilaltoumir4475]

U nailed it when u put the title

[@olehendricks6160]

What do you play in stafford gambit against 3. e5

[@enricopallazzo3244]

Most entertaining video I’ve seen in so long.

[@TheDelarch]

3:37

[@Francadam]

In the first game opponent could’ve played Qe7+ and then bh2 obvs it’s very lost but not forced mate

[@EarlSmith2469]

Way awesome, IM ROSEN

[@EdwardPorian]

Get it, grinder

[@PeterUKTV]

Great video Eric

[@_Tenshan_]

"Oh no my queen"

[@mephistopheles858]

that game 1 was brutal.

[@theayushr]

Loved these thumbnails eric ❤️❤️

[@glitchyladka9750]

4:46 He Forgot To Say Something.........

[@FreyFahren]

Thx for your performance👍👍👍

[@phonymex3340]

What was that Knight move at around 25 seconds? You kill your own Knight?

[@roaming740]

It's called a premove

[@cheese9293]

"This is a funny line" **wins**

[@user-oh5gz4ue6r]

stafford is the ultimate way to play

[@luccardi.]

8:50, why doesn't his opponent play Queen F7?

[@Replay420]

Do titled become tilted players after playing with you?

[@bohanwithb1546]

8:09 that was so cute

[@recklessroges]

I hear "IM Rosen" the same as "I am Robot", so "GM Rosen" would be fine. Even "I am GM Rosen", when that happens.

[@ivancarli1800]

Last one was beautiful

[@DavidBrit101]

I love this man

[@delorean-88]

what software or website does he use? also why not white to g3 at 3:03?

[@zetacrucis681]

The best lines are the funny ones.

[@NathanHarrison7]

Incredible lines. Pins. What a way to dominate. Poor opponent.

[@Andrew-vy6rr]

Game 1 was so disrespectful lol.

[@loveliescrushing]

eric i just wanted to say you are an amazing person and your videos are so instructive, yesterday i won two very nice games using your tips against the karo kann :)

[@AdeshBenipal]

Opera House mate(almost)

[@VyNyLoKo6]

eric, man, youre scary on that thumb

[@brabhamfreaman166]

Think ur safe counting *eggs* before they hatch. That way you’ll know how many eggs you have. Just don’t count chickens.

[@mojopa2201]

I was reading "tilted players" first XD

[@f00dw3b]

this man is a genius

[@xXUnDe4dK1LL46674]

In 4:43, is there a reason why white bf4 doesn’t take blacks Qd6??

[@andresramayudi9301]

Bxd6 Rh1#

[@Bbdu75yg]

5:50 "pinning the queen in two direction s" damnn sound unpleasant

[@davidrobertson1980]

What an awesome pair of games, I'm blown away, thanks Eric, you're a ledge ;) lol

[@hehermosilla13]

how good this guy is!!

[@hamzaprince5754]

you should add to your international master title another one "the stafford gambit master"