Double King's Gambit. Double Greek Gift.

[@haziqhadifjunaidi3268]

Eric is probably one of the best Chess streamers ive ever met, he explain things clearly, and didnt underestimate his opponent

[@lorenzovonmatterhorn3798]

And he didn't put on any annoying music like other streamers did

[@Karpnado]

@@lorenzovonmatterhorn3798 "annoying music" is way too suggestive. If you dislike it then fine but it's not like people put on intentionally annoying music, they listen to things that they and their established audience like. With Eric he just doesn't want to stream like that

[@toynoob2051]

O the nasty annoying music

[@andrewferguson6901]

Only true connorsours of chess, such as myself, can appreciate how beautiful the game sounds without nasty nasty terrible music

[@aayushparashar4143]

U should check out John bartholomew.

[@purewaterruler]

"I have to start lifting. Bro." - IM Eric Rosen's prep for finegold

[@Tempusverum]

purewaterruler “You have mastered chess. But, to be truly worthy, you armwrestle me to the death!” -Finegold

[@JamesSully]

The nice thing about IMs is that they generally don't have colossal egos.

[@sahilbaori9052]

NM has joined the chat.

[@TexasRedOutlaw]

In pretty much every competitive sport physical or mental, ego is the biggest wall to improvement there is, the belief that you deserve to win due to your current skill level is self defeating, and anger/pride in defeat prevents any learning opportunities. Easy to talk about it as if it's a simple thing to get over, but often hard to master truly removing yourself from ego during a game. Emotional intelligence plays a massive role.

[@BubblesBub434]

Isn't Lawrence Trent an IM... Hmmmm

[@alexlai9235]

Well this is 1v1 not 5v5 or idk ：）

[@prussia9255]

@@TexasRedOutlaw you type in response to a comment saying that higher rated players have bigger egos...

[@a.a163]

I refused to learn to talk until I was taught chess

[@groverclinton1081]

How did you refuse to talk, without talking?

[@Botondar]

@@groverclinton1081 By not talking.

[@mxewris2355]

@@groverclinton1081 This sounds like a smart question, but it actually isn't lol

[@platonfoucault1087]

Actually he is right, how could someone possibly know the intention of the kid if he never talked before....it is way too complex of an intention to be express without talking.... Clinton is right

[@sahilbaori9052]

@@Botondar OOF

[@MindFlowersDotNet]

Rosen is one of my top favorite players to watch: super funny, good and clear instruction, and introduces interesting ideas. His deadpan comedic commentary is golden.

[@drumetul_dacic]

4:10 "If you have questions, feel free to answer questions" :)

[@MoThemby]

Underrated line . It's wisdom for days!

[@ungaa_bungaa4684]

I saw this right as I saw it in the video lol

[@jonnyii.x9163]

“Shout out to Xanax”- IM Eric Rosen (2020)

[@Chakkaly]

We finally found the secret to Eric always relaxed, smooth persona

[@bloodreaver6097]

@@Chakkaly I thought it was the tea

[@ramsy4205]

I was like dude seriously?

[@CitizenSnips69]

xaMax maximum xan bro

[@starship1701]

16:35 I'm always amazed when I watch someone and they just casually go through a forced mate in 6 sequence in only 10 seconds. I always have to take my time and identify all of the escape squares and which squares are covered one by one. Maybe it's because I started chess as an adult.

[@user-un-known]

Yeah, that's the benefit of starting at a young age. You'd be so familiar with the pieces you'll know instinctively what they can and can't do on certain squares.

[@vaishaligoel2321]

Or maybe because you're just too dumb

[@michaelpsellos2560]

@@vaishaligoel2321 Chess isn't really an indicator of intelligence

[@leadnitrate2194]

@@michaelpsellos2560 I'd put it like this: the ability to play chess well is an indicator of intelligence, but the inability to play chess well is not an indicator of dumbness.

[@michaelpsellos2560]

@@leadnitrate2194 Seems reasonable

[@ouropa5695]

8:56 About Scheveningen: during WW2 the Dutch resistance used the password "Schevenings scheepsbeschuit" to test if a person was a German or not. So, it's no wonder you completely butcherd that name... :)

[@daanderks3570]

When he said it I didn't even realize he meant Scheveningen😂😂

[@leadnitrate2194]

@@daanderks3570 how is it pronounced?

[@simohayha6031]

@@leadnitrate2194 can't be explained in words try finding it on KZbin or Google translate.

[@sergifernandezmiranda1311]

SCHEVENINGEN IS A DUTCH WORD, AND WHAT YOU SAY IS PART TRUE.

[@zegmakker5869]

@@leadnitrate2194 with multiple growling g sounds

[@wondays654]

“I have to start lifting... bro”, I just died 🤣🤣🤣

[@SuperYtc1]

Time stamp?

[@fabiosuarez144]

Uranus 11:04

[@freds_chess]

RIP you.

[@edpolley7420]

If you go to Budapest make sure you go to Szechenyi baths, they're public baths with chessboards where you can play against locals

[@bhargavabhat9227]

I love how calm eric is while playing such crazy attacking games

[@glenndunn7884]

Eric is like a samurai always calm but always lethal

[@Hasan...]

13:14 _"A lot of it is about getting into the right mind of frame"_ - Eric Rosen 2020

[@KrDavidLee]

Mind frame

[@OregonMikeH]

Eric, after careful evaluation I don't see what kept Black from taking your Q at 17:17 which loses for you? Please help me understand what I'm not seeing at that moment in the position. Share appreciate it! Blessings from Oregon # 1 & Thank You Much! ... Mike.

[@betzalelsacks7517]

His queen was defended by his bishop on g6

[@pycoding8496]

Eric is so under rated he should be known more

[@Javerni]

Scheveningen is probably one of the most difficult names to pronounce as an English speaking person.

[@EarlSmith2469]

Ego is a waste of mental resources. Thank you, Eric Rosen for not wasting your time on it. The day will arrive when most other players Chess skill will dwarf yours. Also, Congratulations on the Blindfold win with the Stafford when you beat that Grandmaster in Russia. Majestic.

[@raphaelhudson]

Bat girl has a 3 part series on the Muzio and double muzio where she shows heaps of amazing 19th century wins. The really crazy way to play a double muzio is the Gulam Kassim gambit as played by Morphy v Knott 1859, where you dont even recapture on F3 and let black take on g2 tucking the king of g1

[@bonjerdo]

mid 30's i started in my late 40's - loving the game

[@MindFlowersDotNet]

It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever undertaken- started at 38. It’s the best and most frustrating hobby I could have.

[@cfgauss71]

Eric & John - regardless who is better - are my two favorite chess streamers!

[@e-karttolle786]

Ditto

[@ev1799]

John got me into chess 6 years ago, Eric resurrected my interest in the game during quarantine

[@conr.mcmahon]

5:42 “all these squares are controlled by white... things. this is very typical when the greek gift happens.”

[@koenschouten7994]

you did indeed absolutely butcher the pronunciation of Scheveningen.

[@jimboymovies]

Ik begreep t pas nadat ie 'a dutch town' zei.

[@GM4ThePeople]

Has trouble pronouncing "a" & "Scheveningen".

[@psychwolf7590]

Take it easy on the guy, there is no foreigner that can nail Dutch pronouncation without practice😂

[@guusvandergoes6470]

Ooh dat zei die dus..

[@ramsy4205]

Shkhayvahningah

[@Hbk505ksa]

Please explain after 10:50 thank u I can see some checks but how do I win the blac queen

[@tøffelpiano]

About starting early: i learned chess when I was around five and played some, but I didn’t really pick it up before now. I think it would’ve helped a lot to continue playing reguraly. I regret that a lot

[@tjitsekoster9379]

I don't really regret not starting to play at a younger age. I'm 39 and only started playing about a year and a half ago. I'm no good, but it's tons of fun and I feel I'm learning with every game, although very slowly.

[@roymcdre9180]

Wow, here i am been playing 4 months and doing my best to study openings, thinking im putting effort in and here you are running stockfish after games to understand why the end game is how it is lol

[@AtomicHaze]

At 5:37, moving Qg3 is a really bad, according to the computer, you're taking an advantage of +3.8 and turning it into an equal position. Capturing en passant is the way to go. And after King Captures pawn, Rook f1 is the winning idea

[@sbo54]

If black takes the bishop ... I think black is winning

[@Toggik]

11:00 Toggi did win that game ❤

[@ImpaulsieClips]

8:59 I love how you say Scheveningen

[@paradigmshift4686]

You should take it easy on Ben Finegold when you play him. Let him win a few games to get his confidence up.

[@karangupta4978]

3:30 why not qg4 directly with similar ideas of giving discovery with the knight?

[@paulmorphy6314]

That's the best move but Qd3 is still completely winning

[@Fergus316]

If you are in Budapest, you can pop over to Romania and pick up the Vampire Gambit in your travels as well.

[@izzojoseph2]

Love it. Eric’s googling stuff in line talking about nothing related to the asswhooping he’s delivering. Casually on line and still a minute ahead in a 5 minute game.

[@darthnixilis304]

Thinking about you talking about learning Chess at a young age. I am in my mid 30s, I played some in middle school before discovering Magic the Gathering and other CCGs. I may not have learned a lot of chess at a young age, but I think my 20 years of general competitive strategy game experience will help me pick up chess faster than not. With my new discovered love of chess (and Go, of which I watched the video you learned on and that was great) I am trying to get my stepson to play because I am seeing my chess research helping my play of other games.

[@LigneshDeivabalan]

@6:25 cant the knight take the bishop and also defend against white knights discovery

[@calumglendinning7377]

I loved hearing about the musio, that my fav opening!

[@Hasan...]

Could have castled at the end, for a cooler mate?

[@E1337N3SS]

Black has nf4 to draw it out for a little bit longer

[@bombud1]

Id love to see you and John play. Exhibition, no prize or score keeping. Just a friendly, probably extremely informative and entertaining match.

[@paulmorphy6314]

They have played lots of matched in the past. There is one on johns channel

[@federalbureauofinvestigati1294]

1:07 hahaha i literally laughed aloud for a good minute at that lollollol 😂 i love u eric no homo

[@ofsabir]

7:30 Look at black's development state while his king is attacked over the other side of the board.

[@howard5992]

A group of on-lookers viewing an auto accident.

[@quillometer]

Scheveningen is actually just a part of the city of The Hague (in Dutch Den Haag or 's-Gravenhage)

[@raaheesingh9363]

Levy and Eric, best international masters. Change my mind

[@brandonmiller1151]

I am in my early 30’s and I understand the retention of knowledge deficit now. I played as a child, but never even learned the files and ranks. I only remember learning mating techniques and castles.

[@yennsurait4022]

Nice play and well explained.. thanks sir for this video. I learned new... Greek gift

[@m4rv2n]

6:16 Yaaay! Come to Budapest!

[@WilliamJonesChess]

1. e4 e5. 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Nf6 is Carlsen, Magnus (2863) 0-1 Ding, Liren (2791), Carlsen Invitational Preliminary, 30th April 2020 If Ding plays Nf6 on move 3, against the world champion, then maybe this is a refutation to the Kings Gambit?

[@Gidid56]

yes, it is. The idea is to go d5 next and later attack with g5, once the center closes down.

[@MeneerSnubbel]

Real beginner here. At 11:17 it says 'Checkmate. White is victorious'. How's that?

[@KL-lt8rc]

He's looking at a prior position

[@nickwettstein1733]

6:50 I saw Nxf4 taking white bishop, then if queen takes knight Qxf4, just Qxg5. Now black is up two whole pieces

[@nickwettstein1733]

Hmm, doesn't work because intermediate knight check winning black queen first

[@WalyB01]

We all know that there will be the great John, Rosen. Matched I would be hyped.

[@SlightSmile]

Watched it on stream, you know well that I will watch it again.

[@andigoldberger4713]

I've commited racial genocides, but bruh :)

[@joekerr5418]

I've commited racial genocides, but I enjoyed every single second of it.

[@dimitriostriantopoulos1726]

6:30 why doesnt the opponent take the bishop with the knight, white takes with queen and black queen takes knight isnt that just another free minor piece

[@zaernss28]

Lol nahh if black knights takes the bishop then Ne6 white queen give checks there and then free queen knight takes on d8

[@diegovisoso4587]

For a 1600 he played more like an 1100.

[@aryaan4867]

15:01 wasnt ng6 mate?

[@daniel-andersson]

The bishop is undefended

[@readifdumb]

I'm currently 21 - I played Chess when I was 8 for a bit, but only against my parent for the most part. I am now 21, and I have started to take Chess seriously. At my age, am I too old to be able to get to a good ranking/fide/elo level? How long realistically does it take for someone to get to a serious level in Chess. Even if GM is out of my reach, would IM be possible before 30? How hard would you say it is to actually get anywhere competitively in Chess?

[@alainvandervelden3616]

Although it depends a lot on the area you live in, you will already be able to play weekly competitive matches and compete for the win in smaller tournaments from some 1800-2000 elo!

[@alainvandervelden3616]

To get to such a level requires lots of practice, yet should be doable in some 3-5 years, depending on your motivation of course

[@notoriousbigm3204]

always love an eric video even if i've seen it before on twitch

[@Ruimney]

15:06 isn't Ng6 forced mate?

[@ameerhayder8079]

king can escape to h7 in the end

[@maximgem7292]

Ooh, I never learned that this was called the Greek gift. Thanks for always being a source of information

[@oscarortiz6519]

Thanks for the video! I am a King’s gambit fan

[@Toggik]

Hey i'm erly! Playing kings gambit for Toggi and John! ❤

[@MC-tx3fe]

How does he get the dark theme

[@abhisheksukhatme7338]

Hi Eric, its said that never play f6. Can u explain in detail y not to play that move

[@benf7249]

after trading pawns queen checks then can take centre pawn with check and then win rook

[@MKWilliam]

10. Qg4 was better in the first game right?

[@paulmorphy6314]

Yep it was

[@jorgeberistain1268]

Qh3 is like mate in 9. After knight takes bishop Qh7, H4, Qxg7, thennnn G4, after pawn takes Qh7 is mate :)

[@bobkroon4618]

next time you're in my hometown Scheveningen, let me know and i'll give you some surf lessons if you want, thnx for al the content!

[@risabhmishra338]

Calmest person on this planet

[@BCUZ_ImFLY]

I'm just learning chess, been playing a month or so. I did something very similar to this today. Good video!

[@gwenting]

Scheveningen. Yes that is realy nice there. Greatings from the Netherlands

[@thekidd2189]

What chess app is this

[@MrEliott0]

Scheveningen (near The Hague, Holland), pronounced Skeiveningen, I went to school there.

[@AquilaTheHun]

Another Hi from Budapest, Eric, come and see the city, tourists like it 🙂

[@thisisthedarshan]

What is raiding?

[@semvisser3388]

Please practice the double muzio, it's such a fun opening. I play it regularly when I get the chance. I would love to watch you play a game in the double muzio.

[@francismapuia]

Eric when will you stream again? I want to play at least one game with you, please

[@idance0001]

Xamax2000 is Max Warmerdam. A Dutch grandmaster

[@Ghanemq8]

7:56 lol black got dedeveloped

[@ganeshvaidya19]

We are waiting for the classical chess match between eric rosen and john bartholomew

[@henrychess3]

Yeah I wanna see Rosen and Bartholomew collab vid! Two of my favorite chess streamers 😍

[@expeditopena5466]

Your videos always never disappoint

[@lyingcat9022]

You have raised my hopes and dashed them quite expertly sir, bravo. Haha I started playing last year at 35 and have been watching all your vids. I thought I’ve become quite good.... but I guess I should give up all hope ;)

[@Zeldasouls]

Just because younger players have an advantage doesn’t mean there is no hope for you. Keep practicing and improving!

[@bruce4139]

Eric can you play a game of losing chess please? Regular chess rules apply but there are added rules which is if a person loses all pieces accept king they win, if they get checkmated they win. And if a piece is available to take and your not in check or it doesnt put you in check etc. Not an illegal move you HAVE to take it

[@k-half-ling6156]

"Probably not as important as learning to read and write" lmaooo dkm

[@oliviervantilt5764]

Lol I love your pronunciation of scheveningen

[@madzilla14]

10:00 Double Muzio Revue ..

[@snekk9701]

btw eric it’s s g (hard g) ey vuh ning uh (8:53)

[@matt199aaa]

I was hoping to see a new video from you when I refreshed, but I didn't think it would work

[@kosherchessandphotography4139]

The Magnus number doesn't seem accurate. I've beaten Karl Zelesco in our only standard FIDE rated game, played in an open tournament. His Magnus number is 4, which should make mine 5, but it's 6.

[@StOrMBiRdZ]

Why doesn’t black take the knight at 15:12?

[@howard5992]

Black thought for 55 seconds and then made a seemingly useless rook move.

[@idonoy661]

it would have been mate in 2 if he took it. BG6 check and then QH7 mate

[@YasserSedrati]

14:56 - knight to G6 And then - Queen to H5 + Queen to H8 MATE ✔️

[@idonoy661]

no because the bishop won't be there anymore to cover the escape square. it is close though

[@YasserSedrati]

@@idonoy661 okay so plus one move + Queen to H8.. isn't that mate ?

[@idonoy661]

@@YasserSedrati but then king to f6 and he can get away

[@YasserSedrati]

@@idonoy661 ah you are completly right.. thank you for your reply .. helped me a lot!

[@timpijnenburg9713]

Scheveningen! You pronounce the sch not correctly but I understood immediately that you mend Scheveningen so good job

[@skwasigr]

As a kings gamit fan in 10:06 3... Le7 with following Lh4 is stealing your momentum. But I also unsure with other development plans for the Lf8 is better. Lg7 I can't remember seeing it.

[@skwasigr]

@JediNxf7 yes, I'm exposed xd. So it would be 3... Be7 in english

[@ahis3233]

10:58

[@christopherfigueroa3083]

chess players: Lifting... what is that?!?

[@GretasNumberOneFan]

Is age 17 considered old or young to start playing

[@rathelmmc3194]

Literally the worst question ever is “am I too old to learn blank”. You can learn anything at practically any age. Are you going to be a GM if you learn Chess at 40? No. But you’re not going to be a GM either if you learn Chess at 4. Everyone forgets that almost all kids don’t break 1000 in Chess before they get bored. Finegold had a joke about that in one of his videos where he straight up said “you won’t be here next year either” or something to that effect implying that most kids just quit in less than a year.

[@howard5992]

Also, chess is not really the same as languages and music (where being young provies very significant advantages).

[@darkgreninja8349]

"mind of frame"

[@prakasavigraha6104]

In most - if not all - Asian languages the "a" is pronounced like the 'u" in cup. Also in most Asian languages the sounds are consistent - especially the vowels. So it could never be wumsam or wamsum if the spelling is WAMSAM. [ Linguistic comments here as that is more my forte than chess is.]

[@jamesleibee890]

Kings Gambit? I haven't heard that name in years.

[@aryamansakhare4406]

Qg6 was a blunder after few moves black would have equalized

[@kg_1720]

I think John Bartholomew is just a LITTLE bit stronger, but Eric Rosen is too fast asf, both strong though 💪

[@jarommoody6860]

Gotta love the Greek Gift