Botez Gambit Leads to Double Checkmate

[@bionicpotato]

“I gave up a queen for two pawns... but I have a nice knight.” This is solid chess.

[@letsgooo1637]

Sounds like me trying to convince myself that last blunder wasn’t THAT bad.

[@ollie7070]

oh you uh, blunder huh? lets uh, play.

[@lance7380]

"It has to be reasonable"

[@gendawg4584]

It’s practically textbook...

[@abm6772]

😂😂

[@PeterSedesse]

I am just learning to play chess, thank you for showing me how to do it. Sacrifice queen for two pawns, and knight is best piece.

[@federicorios1140]

Also you have to deliver check with two pieces simultaneously for a checkmate to be valid

[@ytakarhaegar6666]

Nah in situations like this the knights will take over But queen is still valuable

[@AngelFaerie_]

eh , the queen is the best piece dont sacrifice it all the time unless u have a sneaky trap

[@goodboy4287]

@@AngelFaerie_ r/wooooooooooooooosh

[@goodboy4287]

@@ytakarhaegar6666 r/wooooooooooooooooooosh

[@spiicysaucy]

Is this how top chess players flirt?

[@joshuahunter7972]

Joseph Hararah hahahaha

[@joshuahunter7972]

Joseph Hararah he’s got the sexy moves . No homo. Epic game!

[@muchappreciated4653]

Joshua Hunter haha. U watch birdman?

[@aaronsmith6632]

Botez Gambit leads to double mate

[@mate_on_f7916]

Probably

[@sosomatiashvili5096]

11:39 "its a Botez, so beautiful" love sparkle in Eric's eyes

[@RobbyBoy167]

Yeah as soon as she subbed he can't get her off his mind. Kept talking about her the rest of the game. My dude simping for botez and i ship it

[@improvingguitarist1595]

@@RobbyBoy167 is this some romcom show I've fallen into?

[@foestar]

"Double check mate more beautiful than double rainbow" - Eric Rosen, 2019

[@strings1984]

That doubble checkmate though! The look on that king's face after running from the knight who manged to sneak through the back ranks of his territory in the middle of all of his pieces, only to be chased by the other knight who turns and corners him to the rook staring down the lonely defeated king. That is more beautiful than a doubble rainbow.

[@Drewski777]

Not to also mention that black played a very fine game against Eric :)

[@geetharajeev9380]

@@strings1984 wow.. Nice...

[@donoduzo6949]

That's why he is the Bob Ross of chess

[@DemonSamraui07]

“*crying voice* What does this mean....R.I.P Double rainbow guy

[@Wintergatan]

It was nasty but I don’t want to clean my hands :)

[@badcornflakes6374]

Love your videos!

[@theworthyunworthy1338]

Been following the progress on your marble machine x. Keep up the good work!

[@jibster5903]

Woooow my mans watches Eric Rosen! Cool

[@maxng7916]

U watch chess? Damn

[@isaacsasanuma-howard2481]

Woah I follow MMX but I had no idea you watched chess. Along with disc golf it's my favorite thing

[@MagnificentCreature]

4:16 “so I’m pretty much completed with development”........ me: stares at knight Rosen: “... yeah lets develop”

[@sixjhontongalamar979]

"I gave away a queen for two pawns, but I have a nice knight." Tal would be proud ;)

[@joshuaspector8182]

This best comment! 😂

[@kyleangelocastro9460]

Heil Mikhail!

[@alexandercleveland4788]

Not only double checkmate, but all of the pieces were hanging and attacked! Beautiful.

[@niveshproag3761]

the knight and rook weren't attacked.

[@DeanJarratt]

11 pieces total of which 8 hanging, 3 hanging and attacked and 5 hanging and not attacked (less than 50% hanging and attacked). Was a lovely double mate though.

[@anvb5a1]

The Botez gambit is very popular amongst new players, i've seen maaaany new players use it!

[@Matthew-he3jw]

So what exactly is the Botez gambit?!

[@anvb5a1]

@@Matthew-he3jw It's a joke, refering to Alexandra Botez who can sometimes be distracted and give a free queen... (queen hanging) (BTW, let us remind her that we use this joke with sympathy and respect, she could even be drunk and still probably be a MUCH stronger player than i am!)

[@improvingguitarist1595]

@@anvb5a1 I think botez gambit is why I like chess so much. Just because you lost ur queen doesn't mean it wasn't intentional

[@anvb5a1]

@@improvingguitarist1595 Yeah! Some people are even sneakier than that, they allow you to trap their queen and when you capture it, you realise that as a compensation, they get a totally losing position! :O

[@cokecl]

Many new players are aware of the strategy now so you get to play Botez gambit declined a lot.

[@doctorjpizzle]

"I'll try to play a gambit..." Aaaaand Botez gambit

[@Alcadeias01]

"I can't resist. If it doesn't work, it's all Botez's fault." lmao !!!

[@justinwall5249]

Epic quotes in this one. “Beautiful double checkmate. More beautiful than double rainbow.” “Nasty. So nasty. I don’t wanna wash my hands though. This is what chess is all about.” 😂😂😂

[@JamieClark]

and "Is there a lot of beef between serious chess players? I mean, some players are vegetarian or vegan, so they stay away from beef: I think Ben Finegold included..."

[@hfry_7391]

Are we just going to ignore "Well I'm not black so I'm not gonna play an hippo"

[@justinwall5249]

😂😂😂 those are good. The hippo one didn’t hit me until I read your comment.

[@gonzalo4658]

“Gave away a queen for two pawns but i have a nice knight”

[@leadnitrate2194]

a5 scares me, the attack is coming. I'll just pretend it doesn't exist

[@BigAirCot]

8:42 “there was a point in time I really enjoyed meth”

[@StormKillzone]

lmfao

[@xelosilva4041]

Nice

[@andrewptob]

That’s hilarious. I’m glad “it didn’t fully last.”

[@jrmbayne]

Same, bro

[@beaniebo8378]

HAHAHAHAAH

[@nischaytiwari7383]

1:47 "Is there a lot of beef between serious chess players?" Eric : "some players are vegans so they stay away from beef." Classic😂😂😂

[@garyfromlocal2831]

Nischay tiwari lmao 😂

[@TLex1996]

He said it so unironically.

[@cimadev]

Well, if all stay away from it at a given distance, they're standing in a circle, and then there actually is beef between two of them each.

[@guusbouman1817]

"including Ben Finegold" solid next level joke

[@guccigang6984]

@@TLex1996 ikr he looked so serious about it tho lmaoo

[@neelaakaasham]

11:37 "Ok, i have to dedicate that to Botez. So beautiful". You mean beautiful Botez or beautiful mate? 😅

[@reformCopyright]

Why not both?

[@lucahermann3040]

Beautiful Eric

[@andyisyoda]

Epic Eric.

[@MrGreenBeanBeenBeanin]

TheGuy WhoPlaysChess You aren't subscribed to him you lying sack of bong

[@natty0.]

@TheGuy WhoPlaysChess lying sack of bong

[@VeggiePatch]

The hell is going on here

[@santiagoorgeira9142]

never expected you to be here

[@VeggiePatch]

@renderinggg Wtf is bong

[@fabisherlock2840]

"a5 scares me. An attack is coming. I could play... I could just ignore it." Rosen is the best :D

[@Inbal_Feuchtwanger]

10:30 it would have been funny if your opponent gave the queen back and just grabbed the rook on f1 instead, then after 27: nxc7 Kd7 the knight is trapped and youre completely lost. Its good advice that when your opponent throws away so much material for an attack If you can neutralize the attack and be material up its usually a good idea in blitz.

[@lucasmatsuoca]

yeah, every time you sacc too much material, you need to consider these kinda moves, giving up some material back but trading up everything, Eric probably knew it, but he just wanted to try for fun

[@kit2691]

Wow that's actually a good tip thanks

[@brettjones327]

I can't get enough of Eric's dry humor

[@Spamdrew128]

SAME

[@leo_maths_ds]

Eric, seems even like double - double checkmate, as 28: Nb6+ Ke8 29 Nc7# is also a matting sequence )))

[@rreeeekk]

Should have titled it "mating with Botez"

[@andrew1717xx]

No need to be desperate...

[@HenryMcCraken4]

Imagine what would come of that...they are near polar opposites...someone who does shots on stream and dances to techno music...and Eric

[@daraabasi7320]

Is you trying to start a riot?

[@alexhooper6625]

@@HenryMcCraken4 Wait, I need to see the shots on stream + techno thing. I only ever tune in to their channel when they're doing things with people like Hikaru or Levy.

[@mate_on_f7916]

Oh... i get it

[@sanjeevkhurana6628]

12:00 legends say that he hasn't washed his hands till this day

[@caleboles8896]

Imagine being so good at chess that you actively look for a way to blunder your queen

[@jimromero5625]

Henceforth this combo shall be known as "The Rainbow Double Botez Checkmate Gambit Trap"!

[@josephdestaubin7426]

Nice!

[@19MusicIsLife95]

11:27 "This is more beautiful than double rainbow" :D

[@Para20Site]

Black plays Qf7; Eric: That’s a reasonable move. 3 moves later Queen on f7 helps force checkmate.

[@weapo187]

Winning with a Botez gambit directly after receiving a Botez subscription.. That's like Botez^2! -BrianTheRabidRabbit

[@MjrLeegInfidel]

Most excellent name!

[@strings1984]

That my friend is serendipity for refuting the notion that the Botez Gambit is bad, just questionable.

[@ploopybear]

ᵈᵒᵘᵇˡᵉ ᴮᵒᵗᵉᶻᵎ

[@worldcesar]

I could have thought that it was a Mikhail Tal game for sure. Congratulations!

[@cfffba]

whoa, that's a full checkmate all the way! it's a double checkmate oh my god! whoa that's intense. whoa. oh! oh my god! it's starting to look like a triple checkmate.

[@jedinxf7]

he died :(

[@-7-man]

GM: Sees mate a mile away ME: Moves pieces even after getting mated

[@leadnitrate2194]

He's an IM. But I get your point.

[@smalltrashman4227]

@@leadnitrate2194 Pretty sure he's gm level don't know why he hasn't been certified.

[@ikinoktace1280]

Small TrashMan because he doesnt have the norms. IMs are pretty damn good players, GMs are the highest of the elite. There are people who can never reach GM level in their whole lives & chess careers. Eric does have a pretty good understanding of everything, but calling him GM level would require actual results from him. He’s still young, and I’m expecting him to become GMRosen at some point though.

[@smalltrashman4227]

@@ikinoktace1280 Actual results like beating hikaru in games when even players like lagrave have struggled against him? I would say that counts.

[@ikinoktace1280]

Small TrashMan please try to understand what I said before the immediate fanboying

[@zacharyheflin6794]

I’ve recently got addicted to watching your Gambit videos, but more then anything I enjoy your commentary, great checkmate, keep it up !

[@jacobhall6741]

8:20 "Yeah math basically equals everything, right?....or some things....I'll probably have to do the math on that" 😂😂

[@malcolmshort6106]

One can imagine that a double checkmate after a Queen sacrifice and a couple of moves gives the equivalent feeling of joy to a poker player who wins with a straight flush.

[@rickharnden4981]

It's more like bluffing with a 3-8 off-suit. Winning with a straight flush is luck. Winning with a bad hand is skill.

[@armann8702]

this guy's voice is so calm omg . I love this guy. Just listening to this guy gives me positive vibes . ♥

[@tapper666]

8:42 "There's a point in life where I really enjoyed Meth."

[@pssssssshem]

I love how perfect titles are on this channel. Describes the highlight of the video - now I know I want to watch it right now! It made me curious! I NEED TO KNOW HOW THIS HAPPENED! Perfect title etique IM Eric Rosen. *also not a clickbait obviously (fck clickbait and educate clickbaiters!) Ok, let's watch a Botez Gambit.

[@giovannispinotti]

Woah! I've been asking for this 2.b3 against the french for a while, Rosen is a legend! BTW, somebody calls it the Reti, somebody calls it the Horovitz attack and somebody calls Bb2 the Papa-Ticulat gambit. Those who understand say it's sound, but nobody plays it. Very few resources around about this opening.

[@hitchikerspie]

1:48 “is there a lot of beef between serious chess players” Whew this question has aged spectacularly

[@beam3932]

Wait how?

[@eazy-e7642]

yes please indulge us😁

[@hitchikerspie]

@@eazy-e7642 Google tigran petrosyan pipi

[@lars5521]

Wow! Das Video war so toll, ich muss es einfach in meinen Discord Status machen, damit all meine Freunde das tolle Video sehen können.

[@MagisterVeritas]

11:36 'have to dedicate that to Botez, so beautiful'. Agreed, she certainly is.

[@laynemccormic9102]

Best chess streamer

[@lecobra418]

I second your opinion!

[@seriyooow310]

I just realized, Eric put Alex's wikipedia page instead of her twitch or youtube link. Absolute mad lad!

[@franklinr498]

11:40 yes, she is

[@chtyldubreux5950]

This Gambit does of course have a name, it's called the Papa-Ticulat Gambit. Usually people go for 5. Qe2 right away, instead of 5. g4, since Qe2 will almost always be played in order to castle queenside. I love playing this gambit in blitz games, because you knock the theoretical french player out of his opening book. I recommend playing this (coming from a 2200 lichess blitz player)! Great game Eric! Keep it up.

[@Gee-Sus-Official]

No it's not lmao

[@Gundares]

Eric, you are so nice ))) such a wonderful tribute to Alexandra ))

[@Zyxyea]

Wow this was a very relaxing video to watch, especially as a st louis native

[@FatherTau]

Very nice, Eric. What a joy you are.

[@amazinginsight-z5p]

"I can't believe I'm doing this". Wait, am I mating in 2 ! Well as it's Eric the Magician, yes, mate in 2 !

[@connorp3030]

Is this how Eric transitions to being an aggressive attacking player?

[@ahmetkul265]

Eric is secretly in love with Botez.

[@dert159]

aren't we all love her?

[@sammywohl5194]

No chance.

[@sanjeevkhurana6628]

@@dert159 no I don't love her

[@dragonoid296]

Eric needs to get in line lmao

[@jakethesnake17]

Yeah I guess you could say he wants to *_mate_* with her.

[@szymonozimek]

5:44 that's what she said XD

[@yalebass]

at the end none of eric’s pieces were attacking any piece other than the king, amazing

[@Funwithme.254]

Your queen sac. Is very dengerous. Next level thinking strategy thats why i m your big fan

[@bezzleskyhirecords5088]

Wow sackn your queen for a double a checkmate🤔 now that’s really impressive... Never seen the Botez gambit used in such a manor, she should post this in cause that gambit of hers becoming famous.

[@az5240]

this guy is soo chill its amazing

[@DanielSanGV]

"I have to dedicate that to Botez" More than one in the comments had dedicated a few ones to Botez tbf

[@JustMe-xm2gq]

Underrated comment hahaha.

[@patriot1303]

Glad i watched this to the end - beautiful checkmate

[@edoardoschnell]

This is so unfair to the opponent... Random sac and casual ultra beautiful checkmate. Well spotted thou

[@sebastianholzl4668]

Alexandra Botez: *subs to eric rosen* Eric Rosen: *somehow makes a queen sac work on command*

[@deridivisstar884]

I subscribed Because this is one of the best checkmates I've ever seen.

[@petere3191]

The smile at the end says it all!!

[@KiraAsakura14]

3:25 I like your fancy words chess man.

[@SylarTheBest]

"Well I'm not black, so I'm not gonna play a hippo" - Eric Rosen

[@dominikstolarz2452]

„This is more beautiful than the double rainbow” got me laughing so hard haha

[@zakkziegler111]

That was truly a gorgeous game. Good god, man. No fear.

[@chessmaster476]

Alexander is a chess sweetheart! I have met her and know her personally. Blunders can happen to anyone!!!

[@aslekay]

You're in the sweetspot dude. Best chess channel.

[@jusupp3801]

The gampit guy must be proud lol

[@Mj-kl3rb]

11:37-11:42 who? Botez or her gambit?

[@eltunalagezov7084]

Amazing game thanks eric

[@drewfla]

8:41 I swear I thought you said "There was a point in time I really enjoyed meth" lmao! I was about to say, from meth head to international chess master is absolutely incredible 🤣🤣🤣

[@AlexOxygen]

Wow! This video was very interesting. I liked the part where you sacrificed your king! Keep it up the good work you are making! You make me pleased with these content. Thank you!

[@derpninja7904]

Botez Gambit: Accepted, Eric Variation

[@UltraRicardopp]

1:43 "Is there a lot of beef between serious chess players? A lot of them are vegetarian, including Ben Finegold" Lul, the prediction with the Finegold/QVC/Nakamura beef is huge

[@111jkjk]

How can he remain so calm after pulling off that! I'd be beside myself if I ever had a game like that 😆😆😆

[@Puschit1]

Well, he smiled, that's a lot from this man

[@dethbygaming]

I was hoping to see the analysis on that Botez gambit but I guess I’ll have to run it myself. Too bad I don’t have a computer right now.... some day.

[@K4gima]

I'm new to chess, let me know if this would have worked: 6:30 Knight to B7, 2way fork to the tower and bishop, queen cant take because white queen is below.

[@DablesG]

Gaaahhh damn, now THATS using all of your pieces for the attack!

[@DiscoStruedal]

Insane mate! Great job

[@oofs6037]

am I the only one who thought they were both going to get checkmated?

[@juangrimaldo6185]

I'll try this awesome gambit... in ten years from now as soon as I feel confident enough to take the risk

[@GENOSANDIEGO]

11:37 "I have to dedicate that to Botez...so beautiful." Are you talking about the Botez Gambit leading to Double Checkmate, or are you talking about Alex?

[@elroyjacobs8126]

Brilliant checkmate!

[@tobias4481]

hey i rly like your videos they are so relaxing to watch keep it up

[@victornevers5504]

Yeah, Botez Gambit with a double check mate.. ¡BEAUTIFUL MATE !🙉

[@thurms]

Lmao guy seems shocked that it worked! Right on, that was super nice!

[@jacobmosovich]

Hey Eric did you speak with the player after and congratulate them? Also did you ever find out their true ranking? That was a really well played game.

[@Josie-th3id]

What calm energy in a human damn

[@anegg9108]

Eric in 3:20 why don't you play f3 instead?

[@catlord69]

double checkmate sounds like you mated and got mated at the same time :D

[@wabdih]

Love his commentary on his own games lol. So proud of himself

[@jacencade4019]

0:45 it's called the scfskudycex variation I think. In reality though I've heard it called the bolshevik defense.

[@michelestephan1473]

What a beautiful game

[@diabl2master]

That was a *really* nice checkmate

[@blahtoausername]

Subliminal message in the screen caption. Smooth.

[@jonashey4618]

Erics voice is so soothing omg

[@lecobra418]

You played the Reti Gambit! That's my favorite response to the French, it's always fisturbing for black !

[@theavo]

"I don't wanna wash my hands, this is what chess is all about"

[@jonaslentz250]

I Like how he says wow after some of His opponent moves