Funny Checkmates | Speedrun Episode 23

[@Rubrickety]

Eric at 2:15: "My opponent's going for a pretty tricky line..." Opponent, probably: "Hm, my knight's attacked. I guess d4 looks like a reasonable square for it."

[@ThatRaisinTho]

The way they spent their time made it seem like they knew the trap in the opening they played, but didn’t know anything about the refutation line, that Eric played. Typical of low rated players.

[@alperfect9729]

He did that on purpose, otherwise he would've played move something like Na5 like most of the players do at that position. I guess it's called elevated blackburne gambit and I played it many times as black also won many games too. The trick is baiting opponent to get forked and most of the time it's tempting for white to play d6 then plot twist happens but experienced players know how to deal it with so I think it's playable for under 1500 rated something.

[@frightenedsoul]

This speedrun series has helped me improve more than any other chess content on KZbin. Much appreciated.

[@enslimed]

fr fr

[@Graceclaw]

Highly recommend Daniel Naroditsky's speed runs - he is an excellent teacher.

[@blacksnowman8106]

It has helped me 2 im now rated 1300

[@youssef6222]

Does eric know he needs to start again once this speedrun eends

[@gabrielleguitarist5043]

Why would he need to restart?

[@ekskelseor]

@@gabrielleguitarist5043because its the best content ever and we would all be devastated if he didn’t 😢

[@hippriest8733]

Upvoting so he learns

[@eric-rosen]

I know! I’m thinking of doing a tricky/aggressive openings Speedrun for the next one

[@matthewsligh5999]

That would be amazing!!!@@eric-rosen

[@mrdooman]

Easily the best chess series on KZbin right now.

[@HasanKhan-xi9rg]

Not only is the series good, but God Damn, his voice is so soothing. Embodiment of chess should be played. Pawns down the best series on YT currently.

[@smetot9934]

The scariest thing you can hear come out of Eric’s mouth when playing him “I see a funny line “

[@aqua_pi]

22:30 i think you can win queen instead of recapturing bishop, for rook+knight

[@FilipChudarek]

Right? I was thinking the same :)

[@LastManStanding2012]

Wanted to comment the exact same thing :D

[@philiprobinson4052]

True but giving up a rook and knight for a queen isn't winning as much material as simply taking the free minor piece.

[@LastManStanding2012]

@@philiprobinson4052 You gonna win the queen for rook and knight PLUS winning the bishop afterwards

[@ZeJuggler]

Okay good, I'm not just tripping 😅 turns out IMs are human too

[@jeffreyepiscopo]

Eric’s videos are 10/10 in any habitat

[@seanmcdonald8998]

I love how much Eric teaches with each game. Not just the moves that happened but a few interesting lines that could have happened, or would have been critical. There's a lot to gain from thinking of your next move and then pretty often getting an explanation of why it would/wouldn't have worked and what the alternatives were. Great stuff!

[@S1D94]

Enjoyed all 23 episodes of this series so far. Thanks for the cool content and the longer episodes Eric!

[@justinarnold1981]

I've probably learned more about strategy watching this series than anything else I've done in chess. Great series. I'm a really big fan of how well you think out loud... I eagerly await each new entry.

[@taporter2]

Thanks!

[@georgesiaosi2087]

22:35 I think you missed winning the Queen for a rook and knight with Rc1+ Gg's, love the series!

[@nicholasdrost693]

I saw that too, but giving away your active rook and knight for the queen is actually slightly worse than taking the opponents fairly active bishop. I checked and stockfish gives 2 more points in eric's favor for what he went for in the game. A cool position though

[@georgesiaosi2087]

@@nicholasdrost693 Nice comment. It crossed my mind but I'm glad you checked it over

[@lmabacus404]

It does win the queen, but it's not the best move in the position (though still winning). Note that the queen actually has no safe moves in the position, so black's bishop, knight and rook are effectively trapping white's queen and rook. Winning the queen, on the other hand, will either give black the c file or surrender the bishop pair, and gives up a bit of initiative.

[@solidcents2761]

My inner dialogue when playing chess is Eric’s voice now

[@AlexDings]

Mine too. My chess hasn't improved, mind you. But the inner monologue of "I guess I hung a piece there" sounds blissful in Eric's serene voice

[@mudsi01]

I appreciate you going thoroughly thru the sequence of thinking when planning the next moves. It’s already helping me in my current games.

[@jurgen5557]

Wow! Such beautiful games in this episode and - apart from the last game - all in the most played openings. For me this is textbook level, which can't be enough appreciated as they are online rapid games. Deepest respect to Eric for both knowing all the opening lines AND finding beautiful middlegame tactics and mating nets so easily, quickly - AND explaining to make them look most natural.. I watch moves, hear the analysis and think "I should be able to do that too" - but reality gets me quickly... I just can't

[@zyto7904]

1200's against Rosen: *hangs 2 minor pieces in the first 15 moves* 1100's against me: *90% accuracy, 0 blunders/mistakes, 2 inaccuracies*

[@al87221]

Ikr losing with +80% accuracy at times

[@LK-po2rb]

The difference is that you aren't playing in a way that puts pressure on your opponents and puts them in situations where they blunder to simple tactics, or feel like they have no real good moves. You're both probably playing basic developing moves that lead to dry, obvious positions where the inaccuracies lead to losing pawns in the endgame after you trade everything down, then 1100s never play for draws so one person eventually converts it. Someone like Eric makes less obvious moves that have threats, which the computer can easily handle but a 1200 crumbles. The analysis won't be impressed that he makes a simple threat, that doesn't mean his opponent responds best. This happens all the time in 1000-1500, where you think you're good because you had high accuracy in a generic London or Caro Kann Advance position where those two inaccuracies lead to someone getting smoked at the higher level because they know how to exploit it. Once the inaccuracy is exploited, it leads to a cascade of blunders/other inaccuracies from the losing side who fail to find strange engine lines that help equalize. Your 80% accuracy at 1100 is not the same as 80% accuracy at 2600.

[@rakhatthenut3815]

Maybe because eric play opening perfectly unlike you and can capitalize on the minor inaccuracies putting pressure and inducing even more mistakes and blunders? Nonono, it's just YOUR opponents are strong, while eric is beating kids

[@partofaheart]

My home town! It's a small place but it has everything you need especially the large supermarkets. Good restaurants in town centre and lots of fast food options if you want. Highly car dependent but taxis are cheap and reasonable and some places are walkable. Especially with beautiful weather now. Best of luck Eric!

[@malekhaouas7848]

First thing first i would like to tell you that this is my best serie on the internet and it should be longer Also eric should start again this speed run when it ends but with some tricky openings . Thank you so much eric for this fun

[@jeromebigsot6885]

Best series on youtube

[@berggeistwukong1650]

At 22:37, Rc1+ would have won the queen, right?

[@MC-nv4bo]

Yea but then he loses the pieces to checkmate

[@pmcc6415]

This series has been a really great learning experience. It covers the range of expected opponent plays and how to deal with them. You’ve been playing mostly 1.e4, though I’d love to see a similar series with 1.d4

[@jimmygentry2649]

thank you for your time . I understand you better then anyone i have watched so far. you have gave me more help then you will ever know

[@rpralica]

I can hardly recognize Eric Rosen in this series :) . This is a great series where Eric shows a real example of the game combining a positional style with a combinatorial style but not rushing at all costs into combos. Kudos, this is really useful.

[@abishkafle1189]

You are the best chess teacher I found . Kudos. Keep continuing the series

[@ScoutScouting]

I really appreciate these mini opening lessons, I'm often a bit lost when I try to just investigate new lines with the opening explorer and these structured mini lessons are so nice.

[@odanobunaga8636]

😮😮😮😮😮😮ppl 00

[@McLKeith]

Thanks for these videos. They are a great resource to come back to and review.

[@Zack-jm5px]

Eric, you are an amazing chess player. I appreciate you so much. I have very bad insomnia and listening to you is so relaxing.

[@sebantichattopadhyay3584]

All the best Eric. Really appreciate your detailed explanation on each episode. Helps a lot :)

[@dmyingjow]

Very instructive in the. defensive and offensive attack. Helping me see the whole board. Thank you. Really like this speed run series.

[@iliassification]

Still waiting every day for a new episode..i hope this never ends.

[@Checkers1872]

22:35 Me being 500 elo wants to know if Rc1+ a more forcing move for black than re-taking Bishop?

[@mishaerementchouk]

Taking the bishop is better. Just from the material perspective, it’s 3 points. Rc1+ gives away the rook and a knight for the queen. It’s just 1 point ahead. Plus, it activates the sad rook on a1, while loosing the badass knight on d3.

[@lmabacus404]

​​@mishaerementchouk Well, not quite. Black would be on move after Rxc1, and can win the bishop anyway, going up 4 points of material. But it does surrender the c file. Or alternatively, white can play Bxe7 or Bxg7. But I think the biggest reason not to win the queen is that the queen is completely stuck. It literally has no safe squares, which means black's bishop, knight and rook control white's queen and rook, allowing black's other pieces to attack the king like in the game.

[@mishaerementchouk]

@@lmabacus404 Black indeed doesn’t need to give up the knight but still after … Rc1+ Qxc1 Nxc1 Bxe7 Nd3 Bh4, Black got the queen for rook and bishop. It’s one point material gain, while after … Bxf6, it’s three points gain. Already from the material perspective, going after the queen is not that interesting. And considering the position, this is a blunder.

[@slowlearner46]

Woot looking forward to the game recaps!

[@Loveiathan]

that London mate WAS SO STYLISH holy moly that was a Giga Chad Eric Rosen moment

[@prakhartomar9428]

At 22:34 Isn't Rc1 a better option? Traps the queen or am I missing something?

[@WilliamKiely]

We need a Funny Checkmates Speedrun next. The checkmates in every game have to be funny otherwise Eric can't play them.

[@SoulLament]

Loving the speedrun series! 👌

[@fishmongal]

24:30 the rook on c3 was further protected by f6 bishop which was further protected by g7 pawn.

[@Miesko1]

Thank you for making great videos and being a great human ❤

[@fretmajik777]

Thats so cool. I used to play the 4 knights trap that black tried to play against you. It was really cool to see the moves white needs to play to counter this tricky line. I'm a lower rated bullet player I'm usually 1350 to 1450 but sometimes i drop as low as the high 1100's and I checkmated a lot of people with that line with black. I went to the Black Lion/ Perc Defense which seems hard to crack in a one minute game. Anyway thank you Eric for this great content.

[@renegade_filmmaker]

My coffee and my Bob Ross of Chess! It's gonna be a gooooood morning!

[@Jodabomb24]

I think at 22:35 Rc1+ was actually better than recapturing the bishop on f6. White is forced to lose the queen for the rook, and then you can either capture on f6 or save the knight.

[@peacevhunkk]

Came here to say this too. I was like “play it!!!!!” But it didn’t happen, and he didn’t see it in his review. 😢

[@lmabacus404]

Nah, the queen is a dead piece on b1, no safe squares to move to, which means the a1 rook is a dead piece as well. Better to leave them trapped and go after the king like in the game. Stockfish considers Bxf6 the best move as well.

[@knightrider585]

at +22:35 did Eric miss Rc1? or is there some defence? (I guess I shouldn't pick on 1200s though)

[@prakhartomar9428]

No he really missed that, had a tunnel vision

[@michaelfahie4228]

At 15:45 where you ask us to pause the video, there’s a faster mate line I see, unless I’m missing something. Please show me what I’ve missed! All white moves forced unless I’m mistaken. Qxg2+ Kxg2 Nf4+ Kg1 Nh3++

[@jamesduggan7200]

Good luck in the tournament, and this is a wonderful time of year to travel from the slushy city to the warm desert - enjoy!

[@misterlukeflips4065]

29:55 that may be the most specific general rule I've ever heard

[@aidanzenie7367]

@15:50 when reviewing the Fischer game is queen takes g2 not forced mate after king takes g2, knight f4 check, king g1, knight h3 checkmate?

[@aidanzenie7367]

@ericrosen

[@wolfMetall]

Love the Fritz variation of the two knights defense. Although now I might have to change my prep to either the Polerio or the Ulvestad again.

[@mathyroth]

really enjoying this series 👍

[@a1-h8]

Hi Eric, thanks for this great episode! The chapter names on the video are a bit mixed up - the London game is still within the chapter called "Important Opening Lesson in the 2 Knights Defense" while the Polish game is in a chapter called "London Opening Punishment leads to Crazy Checkmate".

[@eric-rosen]

Just fixed it! Thanks for pointing that out

[@talhawynne]

Another fantastic educational episode, this is by far my fav series by you and possibly any with regard to educational content on chess. I was wondering if some day you could explore the bishops opening, would love to hear your expert take on it! Hope u see this ❤

[@boboyqc]

Thank you so much for these videos, I am learning a lot from them!

[@thebunchmister]

When you mentioned putting pieces on happy squares I realised that you're the Bob Ross of the chess community

[@ServantofGodElias]

0:01 incoming 38 minutes and 49 seconds of pure happiness

[@S-Bbi-turbo]

Great job, Eric.

[@mangaranwow2543]

Thank you for these great games.

[@flpsnk4848]

Hopefully some lessons to take away,... are you kidding? This is my chess education center, thank you so very much!

[@lunafoxfire]

Nice! I've been studying these fried liver/knight attack lines and playing them every chance I get. I've lost plenty of games catastrophically, but won plenty too, haha. They are a lot of fun and a nice change of pace from the normal stuff.

[@balintkis7085]

At 15:48 I got so excited thinking you just go QG2, followed by NF4 double check, followed by NH3 smothermate, but realized that king can actually go forward to escape following the double check😅

[@CoreyView]

I need to know, at 22:35 was there an opportunity for black to fork the whites queen and king? Rook to C1? I was sure that was the next move, instead of rook takes on f6.

[@KreatorX1029]

Very artistic checkmate in the first game! About future speedruns, maybe throw in a Ponziani series in there sometime? I didn’t find anyone who has done a speedrun that includes Ponziani consistently (although I understand it’s hard to get black to play the required opening moves from their end everytime…)

[@Carl_Gooding]

Cheers Eric, keep it coming

[@zeTETicBackupChannel]

This is such a great series. Thanks :)

[@DaJC87]

Have fun at the event Eric and good luck :)

[@Squilfinator]

So nice of Eric's captors to let him record one more speed run video before they sell his organs

[@mychannel-te5ke]

Thank you Eric! It is amazing!

[@Avcd471]

32:16, doesnt the treat of e3 still tactically defend the pawn?

[@mariondiabolito4054]

at 9:30 it looks like a variant of the unstoppable Jerome Gambit. Dunno how Eric pulls off a victory in the face of THAT juggernaut!

[@joemyhill9779]

22:35 Rc1+ wins the queen no?

[@Edu-hz4iq]

Yup, idk how he missed it

[@FluxXx7789]

@@Edu-hz4iq he didn't miss it, he went for checkmate, which is obviously better than losing a rook and a knight for a queen...

[@Yich11]

hey! love your series! i just had a newborn baby and when i'm on baby duty and need entertainment that is pause-able I turn your vids on :) by the way, at 22:30 you missed an opportunity to move rook c1 and forcing white to lose their queen.

[@djgresearch]

Good luck at Fujairah. Customs get suspicious of people who travel a long way for just a short stay so I hope you don't get frisked at the airport!

[@fahimfatah]

It's so cool watching Eric crushing London players 😁😁

[@cruetusnex]

If i was your opponent in the first match, i 100% would've thought you were cheating. What a cool checkmate sequence!

[@Melly-bf6ke]

Eric you play chess like Michael Angelo paints. It’s puts me in aw. Appreciate your insight.

[@blacksnowman8106]

Eric 😊 min 22:23 you should have sacked the rook to get a royal fork i dont know but since ive been watching you i started to see paterns nobody else sees 😊+ the bishop as well

[@LukePalmer]

32:12 nooo play d5. He put the rook there to prepare Qxb7, but it doesn't work, because after Qxb7 you can play e3 to force the rook away, after which Rb8 wins the bishop. (Unless i'm missing something which I probably am...)

[@solomonherskowitz]

These are insane man

[@Ryan-eq3kc]

Legit better than the building habits series please redo this speedrun

[@jpg7616]

22:28 why not Rc1? Rook and knight for Queen?

[@Xcrindelle]

the queen is inactive on b1, and giving up your active pieces for a dead piece, though still winning, is not the best move in the position.

[@FrankBatistaElJibaro]

Excellent games, thanks for the content.

[@pokercobalt_8636]

We need next video

[@LukeGGWP]

22:44 can't help but notice, if you check the king with rook you are winning a queen right? Instead of re capturing the dark squared bishop

[@nimzomitch]

Just say NO to gothamchess-esque thumbnails PLEASE ❤️ love your stuff!

[@davidanderson_surrey_bc]

With every 100-point rise in ratings, Eric is meeting gradually more sophisticated approaches from his opponents.

[@DarthVader-wk9sd]

Yes that's how rating works, congrats on getting it right.

[@pakasokoste]

22:29 didn't you have Rc1, forking the queen and the king, winning the queen?

[@couldntcareless7884]

36:14 Nf4 Kg1

[@TheJwwinter]

The first person was playing so well. I don't know what bad moves he made to get checkmated like that.

[@jellikit1939]

At 22:30 why not bring rook to C1?

[@tomdc4172]

amazing series thank you! i'm a bit surprised that you havent encountered a 'cheater' yet, or do you edit these out?

[@Stopstalkingmeplease6739]

Another chess speed run LETS GO

[@chesslarsen7136]

You are a great analyst My brother Eric❤

[@SmileEvErydAy]

22:35 He missed Rc1+ and winning the queen.

[@jamiebertram9744]

Yes, I saw that too. But there is an argument not to go for the queen in that position - true, black is up four points of material after Qxc1..Nxc1, Rxc1..Bxf6 versus being up three points with simply Bxf6, but materially, that's only a pawn better. But losing that knight and rook completely kills the attack - that knight is probably worth at least a rook on D3 menacing the white king like that. Do you simplify to a winning endgame or keep a strong attack going? Winning either way.

[@jetsyrup481]

man went full mr.beast for the thumbnail

[@dalemcdowell2684]

I'd like to see you go for connect-8 in one of these games.

[@ruthxk7844]

Loving it!! Thanks for this speedrun Eric!!

[@Cheesypizza2011]

I watch your speedruns every night, love this series

[@Rearmostbean]

Every night: yeah, time to get to bed... Checks KZbin one more time Oh no my sleep

[@DL-fy5yr]

That fist guy was definitely a smurf or is SUPER underrated... he seemed more like a 1900 than 1100.

[@brongbungo1515]

10:53 is Ne6 a free queen or am I bugging

[@htt2566]

Thank you for the teaching. Is it time for a new photo? 😊