Fabiano Caruana Just Played the Stafford Gambit

[@JonathanSchrantz]

Hi Eric

[@DougTown]

Hi Eric

[@hlepme7861]

Hi eric

[@luisbenites4825]

This is probably one the coolest thing that's happened in top level chess this year. Maybe top if it wasn't for Firouzja's results. Confirming one more time how Fabiano is just as awesome a person as he is a chess player. Thanks Eric

[@BobChess]

Eric hansen

[@eric-rosen]

hi :)

[@mikebaker2436]

That's what I love about the Stafford Gambit: opportunities for solid positional play.

[@MyBiPolarBearMax]

I genuinely lol’d at this

[@NotPabu]

Everyone thank Eric for this masterpiece!

[@SpaceCadet4Jesus]

Thank you Eric.

[@sumnerhayes3411]

Thanks Eric!

[@botebote1394]

he said he would. props to Fabi

[@kruksog]

I think it's fair for you to cover it. We're all still gonna watch Eric cover it too, anyway, ya know?

[@anastasiacaron6631]

Agreed

[@jedinxf7]

lol yeah I enjoyed this but I wouldn't miss Eric's victory lap over fabi playing his pet line for anything, there's no need for a copyright here lol

[@huckthatdish]

We need as many videos on this, the biggest drama saga going on in chess right now, as we can get

[@abramisme]

No worries we will watch Eric's also! You get your to bro! We need the Beaver gambit!

[@sgrey9181]

Yes please more beaver gambit!

[@ranlit7717]

Worth mentioning not only Fabi won this game, he also got third overall in this edition of Titled Tuesday, ahead of Magnus :) While trying to play the Stafford with BOTH colors the whole time!

[@xaptive7458]

Can anyone explain what he was trying to do with 1. e3 to play stafford gambit as white? What would that have looked like if successful? What was he hoping to see in response?

[@QWERTY-on7uh]

@@xaptive7458 1.e3,e5 2.e4,Nf6 then he can play Nf3 and get a Petrov as white because he took 2 moves to get to e4 and from there he can play the Stafford

[@simonl4523]

I think the first 8/10 moves of this game follows a Stafford game Eric Rosen played with Fabi a couple of weeks ago, where Eric was playing as black

[@jackson32]

Yes I thought it was a great idea for black to castle queenside in that game, and maybe this player was copying that strategy. Great game by Fabi, showing why he is one of the best players in the world.

[@larsvandewouw55]

So nice of you to give credits to Eric as well! Super humble, love it!

[@smerriman]

Oh no, my opening!

[@GarrettEderer]

Fabi’s opponent was also running pretty low on time I think which caused a couple of miscalculations I believe 😊

[@andrew6069]

What a glorious epaullete-kinda mate to crown off a stunning game!

[@BobChess]

Send this to Eric Eric hansen

[@AlexBanzea]

Dude do you even sleep?! Thanks for the videos ❤️

[@amaarquadri]

Oh no, my video!

[@BSplitt]

Jonathan’s favorite phrase: “All of the sudden.”

[@aughlnal7333]

"be a super GM" I gained 1500 elo thanks to this easy tip super GMs don't want you to know about

[@shiina29]

All I want for Christmas is a Fabiano meme openings Speedrun.

[@lyubomirstefanov5276]

I like your advice - play the Stafford gambit and be a Super GM. It's a sure recipe for success

[@Fuzzawakka]

Thank you Eric for this high quality entertainment! Oh yes and Fobi too 😄

[@shane5657]

Fabi is a beast

[@dooflydetailguuy4349]

Yes he is

[@joostvanrens]

"be a super GM and easily win the game" I will try this tactic in my next game.

[@janbilek367]

Stafford's gambit is certainly a dangerous weapon in the blitz, but it's hard to succeed against a prepared black opponent. For example, one should react as follows: 5.d3 Bc5 6.Be2 h5 and now 7.c3! (not even 7.h3!?) 7...Ng4 8.d4! Qh4 9.g3 Qf6 10.Bf3 - from a practical point of view perhaps an easier way to a decisive advantage!

[@MrPartytim31]

This is good, you should consider making shorts w the last 20-30s

[@SpaceCadet4Jesus]

Good review Jon. Even if it wasn't the Nahkmanson.

[@ippimerawr]

They said Stafford Gambit or go home and Fabi said hold my house keys.

[@PhaZeUnleashed]

4:56 why can’t white push d4 to trap the black bishop? If the black bishop move back you have e5 and if it move up you have c3. What am I missing?

[@PhaZeUnleashed]

I found my mistake! Black doesn’t have the move the bishop since the white queen is pinned by the black rook.

[@rosiefay7283]

0:07 Ah, I see, an important chess player, but an unimportant game.

[@TimoNaaro]

at 7:50 why not 26.c5 as black to kick the knight. there is that pin on the queen so white cant take.

[@RBG9000]

Time for you to make Fabi play the urusov gambit?

[@oraz.]

I've never seen a Stafford like this before

[@ThePlacehole]

I've watched their stream today, but no stafford was played. Where is this from?

[@JonathanSchrantz]

This was from the second Titled Tuesday which Fabi wasn't streaming

[@ThePlacehole]

@@JonathanSchrantz thank you :)

[@jonathonjubb6626]

Super GMs invented the bongcloud and win so this is a piece of cake...

[@sleeponthefloor9622]

Eric's redemption.

[@swift71]

Right on Schrantxz you’re the best!

[@davidrobertson1980]

Awesome game Jonathan

[@danjeory3659]

Am I right in thinking most Stafford players wouldn't go in Ng4 so early though in that position?

[@siobe0]

For the position at 3:03, I wonder if pawn to g5 works

[@Dunsie]

Doesn't he just go Bg3 and laughs at your fucked pawns?

[@E1337N3SS]

Does someone from the Rosen Mafia have Fabi's family held hostage?

[@patientedward]

Hikaru also played the stafford once against Eric, although it was not a rated game.

[@ashtonal]

Triggeredby Eric Rosen

[@victorfinberg8595]

7:50 what's wrong with d5 ! well, that's why i'm not a GM. And Eric is vindicated.

[@jackson32]

A pawn is winning in the endgame, put the chess gods have said first you have to play the middlegame.

[@yummypiano]

not sure if you meant that fabiano caruana is the highest rated player to play the stafford against a closely rated opponent, but magnus carlsen has played the stafford gambit before! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hmLHqYNtp76kgZI

[@dooflydetailguuy4349]

i thought he was just found out to be a cheater

[@irjake]

The Magnus game starts at kzbin.info/www/bejne/hmLHqYNtp76kgZI -- it looks to be a casual blitz game, not a competition, so you could still say that Fabi is the highest to play in a competitive game.

[@yummypiano]

@@dooflydetailguuy4349 i think you got it backwards.

[@yummypiano]

@@irjake yeah agreed.

[@rikkatakanashi8767]

@@irjake lol u think people wont realize how you spell youtu.be wrong like that?

[@Xbotto]

Finally chess drama is no more

[@archibaldmcglasson7111]

Should rename it the Matthew Stafford gambit

[@funny_money_ad_infinitum]

Awesome game

[@mikelz6936]

Just be a super gm and win

[@miyazakigamer]

You should do a chess collab with northernlion, you have very similar energy!

[@victorfinberg8595]

fabiano could not handle being shamed by Eric Rosen Jonathan and Eric appear to be in competition to earn the title of who plays the most dubious line successfully That's not a criticism, by the way.

[@MrFrmartin]

luv it

[@robertovalenzuela3092]

1.e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nc6 4. dxc6 5. f3 is the sickbed of Stafford Gambit user. In my own database it has only 7 games. My database provides the following lines with the help of SF 15. 5... Bc5 6. c3 a6 7. d4 5...Nh5 6. g3 g6 7.d4 5... Be6 6. d3 Nd7 7. Be3 All lines favor white.

[@somechessguy]

Stafford has many 5th moves for White that do well, but I tend to prefer 5. e5. It simplifies the theory and move orders you need to learn since 99% of the time you simply follow up with 6. d4 regardless of how they respond. Aggressive replies like 5. ... Ne4 or Ng4 both lose their sting and most of their usual traps because d4 blocks Bc5 in the future.

[@robertovalenzuela3092]

@@somechessguy you are correct, 5. d3 is another good line to refute Stafford Gambit.

[@amateurschach8744]

Should this not be left for Eric? Or i am missing something?

[@galleskovar6942]

God bless you and Jesus Christ almighty bless you with his Holy Spirit!

[@grim_blazer9120]

Day 19 of asking for a video on my funny English lines

[@stevensutton2252]

Stafford isn't dubious otherwise petrov's is and there's another gambit for white called the hector gambit whats dubious is taking with knight on either e4 or even e5 double knight move is wrong and don't follow proper chess principal so four moves don't make a right move

[@kennystimpson2775]

The stafford is a dubious sideline of the petrov..?