Early Tactics in the Italian Opening

[@tylerbrown9631]

Came for excessive arrows. Was not disappointed.

[@allocke9446]

LOL!!! Same...not kidding. 🤣

[@adriennecabochan3368]

"I accepted the fact that I might never be grandmaster. And I'm content with that." Hit me in the feels man

[@federicom7329]

Adam Estrega wait, why won’t he become a grandmaster? He’s good and has been playing forever

[@adriennecabochan3368]

I quoted him from the video

[@froglet827]

@@federicom7329 He's not good enough.

[@Cnut_the_grape]

@@federicom7329 I assume it's cuz his classical OTB rating is not high enough.

[@berkin4820]

@@federicom7329 there are a lot of norms and requirements to become a GM

[@joaovitordb1270]

I just clicked the video to see what the hell was all these arrows in the thumbnail

[@rackjussian3898]

WAAAAAAA

[@RulezAPower]

If anyone is still confused as of why Rxg7 at 17:32 is devastating like I was, here it's: First of all, there's no cover for Queen xh7 mate, which I believe it's pretty obvious. After the king captures the rook, queen G5 with check. Again only the king can move, there are no protections, and only available square is h8. Then queen to F6 check and Rook G1 mate.

[@averyhall4197]

I think Rg1 also works after Kh8. Queen mates on either g7 or g8 next move.

[@-ChrisD]

Thank you so much for clarifying 👍

[@xamzx9281]

1:49 missed forced checkmate by playing the jerome gambit

[@cedmelancon]

I Jeromed someone today, felt nice.

[@calebelliott2629]

If I don’t see this comment on every e4 pawn game I’ll be disappointed.

[@KhoiNguyen-kq4jy]

What's a Jerome gambit?

[@xamzx9281]

@@KhoiNguyen-kq4jy search for chessbrah jerome gambit

[@watchableraven3517]

@@KhoiNguyen-kq4jy What isn't it? (Also i like your last name, I used it for a german-vietnamese character i made)

[@louisloecke9872]

4:14 is gold 😅. My mans appreciates the good things in life. I’m glad you’re safe Rosen.

[@chesskw]

At 17:31 you had a beautiful sacrifice. Rxg7! And mate is not stoppable.

[@keld7151]

well spotted

[@197syahnur]

pls explain?

[@kylearelmonares1544]

He has Queen tho

[@abhishekkumarab1069]

Rxf7 Kxf7 Qf5#, i guess. But black has queen Qb2 so that's not possible.

[@LovelyObscurities]

chesskw: You're right. A beautiful mate. Rxg7 is unstoppable

[@daniel515129]

This man not only calculates chess, he calculates his viewers and in a way predicted that the arrows will bait us here. Not wrong and better yet, not disappointed.

[@Viewer0311]

😢😢😅rř

[@prathamrawal5757]

KZbin : how many arrows ? Eric : YES

[@DoctaHobo]

I love it when you do all the arrows. because then i just come to the realization that " wow, theres a lot thats going on in this guys brain!"

[@corybarton4758]

I casted this to my tv and I've never seen Eric in such high quality

[@RaulPerez-jj5jj]

Not only a master of chess but a master of using arrows and getting his viewers to watch because of a ridiculous amount of arrow usage. Love it! 💯

[@HungryScribbler]

I'm trying to watch all your videos and this is one of my favorites - the ladybug, the arrows, and how sad I got when you said you might never be a grandmaster - so many emotions!!! Makes this the best one so far!

[@debeshhalder7137]

LOL

[@bennyzhang7930]

@Eric Rosen 9:35, I believe probably the only way to combat your plan is to play 13.... d5, this way, after 14.b4 is met with ...Nc4, a strong knight outpost as well as preventing your light-square bishop from coming to b5.

[@yz249]

I know it's an old comment but that doesn't work for black because after d5, there's exd5, cxd5(or the night id still trapped) and then bishop b5 winning the Queen in a pin, as the c pawn has been captured.

[@pranavbandhu3861]

Do early tactics in ruy lopez too.

[@justinwall5249]

4:15 “safe” from a lady bug 😄

[@gieaudio8762]

Thank you Eric for sharing, your games with commentary are really helping me to learn how to think about certain positions, keep up!

[@spurs4159]

The lack of the Evans Gambit is very sad.

[@JelPawnChess]

Thank you Sir

[@captainsugarbear8891]

This was also the first opening I played and I still think is one of the strongest white openings

[@cyb3rtooth199]

Around here: 10:36 He had the move Bc7 ... If Eric plays b4, he responds with b5 attacking the queen with his pawn while creating a getaway square on b7 for his Knight.

[@nazar1979iraq]

i love those arrows, it shows your thinking. please do more

[@720polyshot8]

Slow but brutal tactics, an excellent game.

[@cpt.prolapsor5121]

Thanks Eric, love your style, you're a very good teacher for people with my level !

[@slobodanvuksanovic9577]

Thank you for very good coments and greatings form Gauting/Germany.

[@matthewmarkings282]

ladybug on the window.... "I'm safe" omegalul

[@alanramirez7123]

Why no Evans gambit? :(

[@MrIanWarwick]

4:14 The great Eric Rosen spooked by a tiny arthropod

[@kafaalii]

Excellent! Thanks a lot.

[@vanmeisner9613]

Love this dude. Really helping me

[@fisher00769]

I think 14...d5 is a better defense than 14...Qe6 though. It's an interesting position.

[@tommasobruggi6614]

More Italian chess please

[@AbdulBasit0044]

At 10:08 BC7 could have save the Night after B4 you play B5 attack the queen while defending the Nigjt once Queen moves you can take the Night back to B7 and continue the game. Kindly identify if we can still trap the Night.

[@_tgreg1]

Just wished you’d taken the rook when you had the fork 😂 typical IM!

[@foreverendeavor5751]

“If I win material…. Things will be much easier” Eric Rosen

[@krishanuchatterjee1765]

When u didn't take the rook and he attacked your Knight I got excited

[@Hillion18061975]

After c7-c6 move he had just move bishop g6-c7 instead of queen e6, and if b4, answer b5, and the knight is protected by the bishop, so the knight is saved...

[@emrecalk1585]

Love the way you play but we are exited for some traps and gambits😄. Following you on youtube. Watching videos back and forth.

[@maxreenoch1661]

"This is one of the first openings that I learned" I'm literally here for that exact reason lol

[@maniniescobar244]

I think the h3 was necessary, otherwise he can block your check with the Bishop, what do you think?

[@mrmarkstv6585]

Hey Eric I have a question can you survive just by playing chess as an IM

[@mftripz8445]

Mr Marks TV uh in terms of monetary income, no not even grandmasters can make much of a living on chess alone.

[@Pixnub]

The arrows remind me of John Madden Monday Night Football commentaries

[@MagnificentCreature]

8:31 It is the thumbnail lol

[@gyandeepranamagar]

Arrows arrows everywhere. If there is world war 3 eric is using his arrows.

[@Shome2049]

Don't feel sad if you can't become a GM. I respect you more than I do to most GMs

[@ogochukwuokeke1154]

Eric's first opponent showed a lot of respect🤣🤣🤣

[@handsomeboy5642]

in the move 12...black horse can go to d7 to protect the king

[@Tinybabyfishy]

At around 18:30, move 33 was Bc4 to trap the rook, but would Ba6 have been more direct? There are no checks and black cannot prevent c8=Q for long, I think mate is probably forced but maybe can be delayed by something like g7, but really not for long. Like, at all.

[@koenknoef2697]

Thought so too

[@Jartran72]

Lol the moment you said actually is the thumbnail

[@UnusGrunus]

Nice video! Learned a lot from the way you approach the game (I like the arrows xD)

[@MC-dm5mm]

You're still our chess hero

[@V8SupersQirreL]

wild rose eric says: You cannot have enough arrows in your bag if you are fighting! Old cherokee rule!

[@steggyweggy]

10:35 it seems to me black can escape the predicament by playing Bishop C7, then after white plays pawn B4 black plays pawn B5 attacking the queen, then after white moves the queen the knight can escape to B2. I think this works and pretty proud of finding it in a fairly short amount of time. Let me know if anyone sees an issue with it.

[@henryhardart937]

He can play Nxb5 cxb5 and then Bxb5 pinning the queen, d5 works though (I looked at it with an engine lol not trying to flex)

[@shawncodes2843]

Every single game opponent play, plays Italian.

[@neilsalmon5900]

wow , missed 28. Rxg7 in the Italian game .

[@escaperoomleander1948]

I got a fever. And the prescription is more arrows in the thumbnail!

[@rmendeljacobs2832]

7:30 I don’t think “ h3 bh5 really affected anything “ ur qa5 move would’ve been met with bd7 if u didn’t play h3

[@toxxicdutchie232]

The muhler attack (prolly spelt wrong)? Is this not the guicco piano main line in the beginning? I wasn't ever taught this line I've actually figured it out myself and I play it super strong (at my 600 now 700 level)

[@Ncosta1]

2:45 You could have played d5. Blacks Bb6 move was a mistake, for him it would be better to play Bb4+.

[@Alramech]

I'm disappointed he wasn't allowed the Anastasia's mate :(

[@mladen777]

Wouldnt black have a free pawn and the attack on the bishop with the queen if they trade knights at 15:34? Also, the queen defends the b5 pawn... Or am I missing some like in between move by white or something...? 😄

[@il2626]

3:12 isn't the line b4+ because b6 you can do d5 then e5

[@xxhummerxx3]

you can get these lines in evans gambit too i think

[@dasemaw1862]

You can be a GM keep pushing towards the goal.

[@吳博宇-x9f]

I wonder at the time 7:00, if black plays Bxf3, is it better off to take the bishop back with the white queen?

[@joonaskiiskinen7844]

For black to avoid losing the knight, would move 13.-Bc7 do anything? If 14. b4, b5 - attacking the queen and giving an escape for the knight? 🤔

[@TheCrazyBard]

The hell what's with that great analysis??? 7:40 XD

[@lawn7271]

ORIGIN STORY OF THE NUMBER ONE LICHESS BUG

[@rickelmonoggin]

I was just wondering why that guy put his Knight on the edge of the board rather than just castling.

[@snooglers]

I come for the instructive chess, I stay for 4:14.

[@happyhourstogether6060]

I hope i had this kind of guy as my driving instructor 😂😂

[@sseacpovo]

Oh, no! Imagine all the arrows!

[@alayousef4771]

11:00 why not b4?

[@zenfrog1973]

Hi Eric, which tournament will you be playing in Australia?

[@moomee5647]

5:39 I wish u explain why u played the bishop and not the pown directly

[@-HudaMaulana]

Thanks you for video

[@brynjames7960]

On move 7, why isn't pawn d5 considered to kick the knight?

[@Victor-ji1rz]

10:38 black can play d5 to control c4 for his knight

[@Chris_Schaefer]

Couldnt you have Played bishop a6 around move 13 i think to sac it and get his rook

[@coffeedude]

Your videos are comfy

[@WalterHassell]

"whos goliath"

[@swiftjsulli]

Hahahha

[@darrenbrooks4515]

Why didn’t you castle?

[@jukeblaze1401]

I am only 1200 but i knew he blundered in middle game .. he can just get out of the issue by opening up the center by pushing the pawn instead of the queen

[@spegee5332]

Why is Nd7 not considered after Qa4? Am I missing something

[@lilacdoe7945]

Do you ever play the Fried Liver? That's my favorite gambit.

[@sparklecharmer]

it's not a gambit

[@lilacdoe7945]

@@sparklecharmer why not? You sack the knight for a pawn in order to develop and attack the king. What's the difference between a gambit and that?

[@sparklecharmer]

@@lilacdoe7945 so i went to check and i didn't know you were supposed to sac the knight

[@lilacdoe7945]

@@sparklecharmer it's a fun opening for white, you should try it out sometime. You can rarely even transpose into it with Nf3. I actually thought you were familiar with it and was hoping to find out the technical difference between it and a gambit. Oh well 😉

[@ladydiana9108]

WTF Eric what's up with all those arrows, my head exploding already while watching your videos with out arrows and now you added those too

[@tolius9997]

3:30 other knight to g5. I see you win the rook or at least the pawn next to the king. Am i missing sth?

[@carterd7720]

its easily stopped with knight h6 among other moves

[@vishalprakash6788]

10:39 his knight wasn’t trapped.... He could’ve played c6 and made room for the knight

[@traxler4855]

Naa, c6, bb5 traps queen unless night c6 br then d5 and you still win the knight

[@vishalprakash6788]

@@traxler4855 true i didnt see that

[@vishalprakash6788]

and its c5 btw sorry

[@manisdogfish]

How dare you not play the Evan's Gambit. Morphy is rolling in is grave

[@sujitbhattacharyya3705]

why everone is delaying the castleing??

[@tomriddle2257]

@18:30: Knight A6 would win the Queen, right?

[@umurtanrverdi4506]

What knight?

[@tomriddle2257]

@@umurtanrverdi4506 *Bishop

[@soyuzchitrakar3818]

17:33 missed checkmate

[@lindakrmpotic9499]

Very nice italian.

[@mahdiissa7]

I watch him so I can go to sleep 😴

[@bodymohamad7345]

Same here not that he's boring

[@urban24]

We want MORE ARROWS! :)

[@Roq-stone]

It’s easier to play natural moves and win as white.

[@jimsjams131]

at 17:07 wouldn't Qg5 win the rook by threatening mate?

[@jimsjams131]

nvm I see the queen now

[@rmendeljacobs2832]

@@jimsjams131 Even without the queen, black has f3 (never play f3 might be why you missed it) or f4

[@psychorooks]

I see you’re online. Thinking of streaming this morning? Working on the hyper-accelerated dragon and thought it would be cool to see your take on it..

[@warnaoh]

What do you say you may never become a GM... Finegold got his title at around 40+ right ?

[@jpg6296]

At 40

[@dankwarmouse6248]

Yeah though he says that it wasn't because he became stronger in time, says he was about the same strength as when he was much younger. Idk if that's just Ben trolling of course though :)

[@ahmedhemdan1670]

Can any one tell what is this program name ???

[@eric-rosen]

lichess.org

[@andrewm1167]

You need more arrows! But fr love the vids