How to PUNISH Beginner Mistakes: 10 Instructive Chess Games

In this video, I play some of the first chess games on my new speedrun account. Every single games provides lots of lessons that are essential for chess beginners to know!
0:00 Explaining my new speed run account
3:00 How to turn a “weakness” into a STRONG ATTACK
13:39 When life gives you free food… you eat it
26:40 How to PUNISH Attempted Scholar’s Mate
31:23 The Oldest Trap in the Ruy Lopez (game 4)
44:40 Giving the Opponent a Taste of their Own Medicine (game 5)
47:35 How to Punish the opponent’s early queen moves (game 6)
54:28 Trying to Punish a Terrible Opening Backfires! (7)
1:04:13 Common Opening Trap vs the Modern Defense (8)
1:09:55 Getting punched in the face
1:27:20 Rare opening trap vs the Philidor Defense
1:40:14 Final Thoughts
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[@DrLogii]

I really enjoy your style of explained your games. You don't judge bad players, but just show how some moves aren't as good as they seem. Thank you for being such a kind and chill person.

[@ILikedGooglePlus]

Danya Naroditski's speedruns are really good at this too

[@PreservationEnthusiast]

Well I think he should be judging the bad players. Completely and absolutely *roast* them! Call them clueless novices, total pieces of shite etc. Completely destroy them! It would be hilarious!

[@DrLogii]

@@PreservationEnthusiast If you're looking for such content, I can only recommend you the channel of Gotham Chess.

[@PreservationEnthusiast]

@@DrLogii Good tip. It would be cool if Eric roasted the novices too though!

[@BREAKocean]

​@SteamlocoScrapper eric doesn't really roast. Which I admire because it masks the viciousness of his play

[@alexschmitz3414]

Now my younger cousin doesn’t stand a chance.

[@rodriguezro9999]

I can beat up a baby so easily.

[@weirdox3350]

May god have mercy on his soul.. cause you won’t.

[@michaelwijayagames]

That sounds evil, I like it

[@LFSPharaoh]

Get em tiger

[@joemanix1]

🤣🤣🤣

[@jonnozomboid2649]

"And I think it only gets worse from here" (referring to opponent) lol I find it charming how polite Eric is. Very calm, instructional and knowledgeable. And always with a high degree of respect for his opponents. Love it.

[@kruksog]

So, i actually really enjoyed watching you play the same openings over and over. It was cool to see your responses to different styles of play. Im sure youll want to change things up eventually, but for me (who is bad at chess), its nice to see the same ideas over and over to really drive the concepts home. As always, thanks for the vids. Love your style and presence.

[@troycongdon]

Thank you for dumbing it down a bit once in a while. I enjoy your chess streams the most out of all the players trying to make a living on KZbin. It is nice to have some of the more basic lessons presented in your style.

[@hudson5610]

seeing masters play slower time controls and explain their thoughts as they play games is very instructive and entertaining.

[@Groggers96]

Thank you for this video, it can be a bit intimidating as a lower rated player because a lot of high level chess streamers make you feel stupid for not seeing these basic traps or tactics, but you explain it in such an informative and non judgemental way.

[@scottspeig]

It's why I watch Eric & Anna - They're my top two chess streamers.

[@PreservationEnthusiast]

@@scottspeig Better chess players laughing at my mistakes were one of the things which motivated me to improve more quickly to expert level. Nowadays in the woke society all the snowflakes have to be handled with cotton wool. Even though they lost due to a stupid blunder, they actually just came second and played a brilliant game! Everyone is a winner today. Every loser still gets a medal!

[@davewright8206]

im sorry i find him very aloof and derogatory !

[@PreservationEnthusiast]

@@davewright8206 Eric isn't aloof he's very nice. Anna isn't really about chess. It's more a blog about her and her sex appeal. A bit like the Botez girls. Give them all a few years and they wont be able to stream with any success as they don't have sufficient good chess content.

[@gabrielcodina6188]

​@PreservationEnthusiast Wow bro! You're such an edgelord! I wish I could be as edgy as you.

[@johns6795]

I'm 34 minutes into video. And I must say this is the speedrun I wanted to see. I prefer this format with fast changing ELO of new account vs. the the reset account that moves 8 points at a time. It also helps that Rosen loves traps and will look for them bothways.

[@johns6795]

That is the flaw with Stockfish at highest level. Yes it will win quickly, but kind of boring with no traps that would win even sooner. A human master knows his competition and which traps are likely to work for quicker wins.

[@suckonthebigtoe279]

@@johns6795why win quicker?

[@pdstor]

8:14 From a beginner's standpoint, I'm happy to see someone with beginner content not going immediately to some "Fianchetto your bishop on the first move, then ease into the Syro-Malabar-Martin Variation" opening and then discredit the opponent for not learning book moves at 500ish level. We need basic principles **behind** openings so that we don't have to memorize them rotely; we should get to the point where we've just used them enough and seen them used enough to understand the purpose of each step and reasons to not take other steps. Thank you.

[@alexf0101]

Eric, this was excellent stuff. I don't usually watch your content, but you're really good at explaining basic stuff to us patzers, that other strong youtubers may take for granted. Would love to watch more of these!

[@CST1992]

29:00 That is instructive. I never knew there was this THIRD line of attack for the Scholar's Mate. Thanks for showing how to defend with the f6 knight and counterattack the queen.

[@CardCollectorKing]

By far my favorite chess series. I am a beginner sitting at 750 elo and I see these moves all the time. It’s nice to see counters.

[@originaljazzgirl]

I'm finding this to be one of the most instructive things I've watched. I really appreciate how you don't talk too fast, and you're really good at explaining your thought processes and going on. Great teacher!

[@Leonhard_Euler99]

1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 It's easy to refute. Jump spell on h7 and Rxh5.

[@pwndnoob4937]

Good find! I like g6 and Duck g5, but this is obviously better!

[@farukgurbuzer2020]

I hope this speedrun goes to higher elos too, would love to see you explain how to punish intermediate mistakes

[@milesmembreno456]

I gained like a 100 elo after watching this (900->1000). Great educational content. So methodical and calm. Keep it coming!

[@mananpanchal710]

Thank you for being such a humble & calm teacher, Eric. Not many people have this skill to teach with such effectiveness. Definitely gave me a lot of important lessons for improving my game 🙌🏼

[@EnglishroG]

A really informative video - I love the 10 mins format; it results in short games, but with enough time for thought and analysis.

[@davidgodfrey880]

I really appreciate this type of video. The commentary & thought process was interesting and insightful. I like to think I'm a stronger player than your opponents - but truth is I make enough blunders that this was helpful for me. Thanks and it would be great to see more of these types of videos.

[@troyberry2078]

Hey Eric! Could you make a playlist for the Ponziani? After watching your videos, its my new favorite opening! I also heard there are 15 total traps for the Ponziani, thought all 15 could make for a great video idea! Thanks for the amazing content. You're a legend!

[@frostgodqq]

yes please

[@lilmentor3]

Speedrun for the algorithm, logically a rating climb is better title. Starting off at 400 and keeping to generally the same openings is my suggestion. Thanks Eric for a very educational insightful video.

[@dksdmusic]

This was a really instructive video Eric. Thank you!

[@ranlit7717]

Dear Eric, I can’t express how much I look forward to watching your whole series!! One thing, I really wish we can just… randomly pick openings based on “your mood of the day”. Just don’t stick to “one main suggestion” PLEASE. I believe that would really help making this series more useful and fun for everyone. e4 players, d4 players, whatever

[@bigsluggy]

being around this elo myself, i love this content as this is really looks familiar to me - i see these moves and tactics all the time so good to learn how to punish!

[@asliuf]

super pumped for the speed run, also very fun and helpful to see you giving advice for these very beginner games, even though i'm at ~1400 lichess!

[@wakethemountain9467]

Dude!!! Love this video. So helpful seeing the thought process.. and seeing the defence to cheesy openings. Learnt so much!!

[@HowToSandAFloor]

Omg the chill tones of Eric are such a relief from the motor mouths, levy and hikaru.

[@jasonyoungblood9359]

Great video! I feel like I'm learning alot in a short amount of time. This is very instructive and you definitely punished beginner mistakes.

[@McLKeith]

Videos like this one are so instructive. Thanks.

[@Checkernap]

Is there gonna be a second part? I loved the video.. it was so instructive and I feel like I already improved just by watching all of it

[@supernaut1432]

I really appreciate this as a beginner, I've been coming across these same kinds of positions and crumbling.

[@louhetke5821]

Eric, your style of teaching chess with video demonstrations, playing chess in a beginners style, with non judgements, different varieties of movements was Brillant. I learned a lot. Thanks.

[@Whooboy]

Wow this is such excellent content. Cant wait for more of this. The way you explain the thoughts behind all of the moves is amazing. Outstanding teaching.

[@chadmeyer451]

My favorite Rosen moment simply stated at 52:52 "i was probably going to find Knight takes Queen" almost spit out my water!!!

[@M4TT4TT4CK]

I love his humor. He's so wholesome

[@kewnst]

i like the full game explanation and the game review after. really educational thank you. i hope maybe future games can mention middle game plans and positions? that way we can patter recognize them in our own games? suggestion 2 .: maybe have oppenings videos ? like .. play 5 games as ruy lopez. straight. 5 games with the sicilian. .. ? things like that. maybe talk about some common traps after each game?

[@KosherCookery]

Content like this is why this is the best teaching channel.

[@Hunned1000Trill]

this was really helpful for a beginner like myself. thanks and hope you keep em coming.

[@MrJustKS]

Love this video. Packed with good stuff start to finish. Thx Eric!

[@HostMaria]

Thank you Eric! Enjoyed every part of it. Excellent lessons!

[@luizfelipevercosa]

Very informative video! Thank you!

[@mikebeier7928]

Great instructive games! I really enjoyed it, especially when I could see the same moves you were planning. Perfect that you used the same opening and stuck to basic principles.

[@23Fibonacci]

I''m not just lunch I'm an appetizer LOL.

[@Hambone6]

Great video! I'd love more of these.

[@the_luggage]

So informative, thank you!

[@RobHealey]

Hearing your thoughts and explanations is hugely helpful, thank you Eric

[@felikno]

This is incredible helpful and so nice to watch - thank you!!!

[@frankschwemmer7501]

very calm and understanable explanations. Thank you!

[@tim9497]

Really liking this. Thanks. Super interesting.

[@joachimwulff8022]

Big fun! Looking forward to the rest of the series.

[@starseed855]

Hey Eric! thanks for all your work. Could you make a video for players between 1600 and 1700?

[@seanmcdonald8998]

Really useful video. Love the detailed explanations

[@cinemainsymphony737]

Just love Eric Rosen. Discovered attacks, discovered checks, sacrificial led checkmates….sipping on tea (usually). I love Levy too, but Eric is da bomb! So laid back. So good too. Clever traps.

[@michaelceraso1977]

yea haha I was watchin the o]part where he MATED the clown who brought out queen to try and mate with the K Bishop and he defended with his Q and boom he mated wth his Knight lol

[@johns6795]

Looking forward to next preliminary episode more, than actual speedrun. This is more of a true speedrun. And next episode gets into my ratings range currently 1350 rapid.

[@hehehhe5461]

The fact that you play the same opening makes it so nice to follow as a beginner. Please keep this up you are awesome.

[@mschauer97]

That video was the perfect level of difficulty for me. I could learn so much, it literately opened my eyes, demonstrating how beautiful chess can be. Have only watched your Stafford Gambit videos before. Thank you so much! :)

[@ABCXYZ-ol3lz]

What brilliant explanations. This is exactly what I needed. I've made exactly these mistakes again and again and you show how you have to react perfectly and why. Thank you very much for this video.

[@business_time2610]

Some super instructive moments, regardless of ELO, as always really enjoyable to watch :)

[@drutgat2]

This is wonderful, and highly enjoyable. Thank you, Eric.

[@josafatbenitez3362]

Finally a video with advises I can actually understand and follow! Thank you! :D

[@auztin98]

I loved this content, thanks Eric

[@kruksog]

Absolutely LOVE the longer video.

[@danielfriedman3979]

I really love this beginner friendly, instructional content!!

[@Greg763]

Excellent video, thanks

[@Rubrickety]

These games provide some nice examples of the "duelling proverbs" which are so confounding for weaker players (including myself): "When ahead material, trade." "When ahead material, attack." "Put your rooks on open files." "Rooks belong behind passed pawns." WELL WHICH IS IT, MAKE UP YOUR MIND! 🤣

[@isaacsonia8090]

36:16 Eric makes traiding with him sound so pleasant; he's a calm before the storm 😂 Really enjoy your channel, mate!

[@AndersDeleo]

Thank you for this video. This is a great video for me, for several reasons. First, you play standard openings that i play myself so i can learn them deeper. Second, you explain what your thoughts are. Third, it is nice to see opponent get punished for their beginner traps that I fell for so many times. Fourth, I get to hear your evaluation of a move, e.g why it this move is more efficiant than this. Thank you again - I am going to go get me some merch :D

[@jona312312]

brilliant how you teach your thoughts, i enjoyed the video very much :D

[@TruthSurge]

Is it correct to say "castle as early as you can"? I mean, can sometimes it be more advantageous to wait and then castle on the side that seems stronger?

[@joeyzalman8254]

Very instructional. Thank you!

[@JagBetty]

I’ve learnt a few things here which will make me play more confident attacking chess, so thanks Eric.

[@DJ-Art-Morris]

Great content Mr. Rosen goodsir. 🙌🏼

[@charliemingroni2236]

Excellent, thanks!

[@8o8inSquares]

I loved it! Very instructive, I have no feedback other than continuing this

[@gteche]

The plan after capturing on f3 is very helpful. That situation comes up a lot for me. Thanks!

[@gemisthegod2]

Feedback: 1900 player. This content is awesome. Been waiting for your speedrun for years. Please do a blitz one at some point too

[@HelloImDavid1000]

Blitz does make it harder to find time for commentary in game

[@yairdvora871]

Thanks for doing this speed run. Very fun to watch

[@dgeorge04]

Great video. Thanks

[@moniquewicki9491]

Thanks for this content ❤

[@L33TTechReviewer]

This was awesome can't wait for more!

[@KathleenOfThornbury]

We (beginners) love the cadence and detail, it’s very much appreciated! Thank you!

[@TruthSurge]

28:32 why not knight to d4 attacking the queen and threatening to fork king and rook? maybe it's just not sustainable since q can move to protect that fork.

[@MaxWright7]

Thanks. Very instructive.

[@sepfms]

Learned a couple nice tricks, thank you for the great video!🎉

[@Anuranjanydv]

This is not trick this is tactics

[@brandonpayne4000]

Appreciate your instruction/explanation. This has been the single most informative source to advance my game!

[@johndaly7493]

Great instructional video. It would be great if you could do a series of these as you progress through your ranking, that way everyone gets to see you play at their own level and learn valuable insights. PS. Every time I watch a few hours of your videos My ranking goes up, then I think I've cracked it, stop watching and my ranking starts going down again. Thank you for your valuable insights.

[@davidjackson1943]

Such great lessons keep doing it there great your Coventry is also great

[@anglocyborg]

This formula is just great. Keep up the good work!

[@-dizzoj-]

This is wonderful!

[@CaleboBand]

I found this video very instructional.. cheers Eric! 🤓

[@howdoiremovethis]

Ooh looking forward to this!!!

[@MuhammadAnas-ct5om]

Thanks for this video

[@PlaaasmaMC]

This was a very good video, a lot of people just teach traps aka hope chess. It’s nice to see actual good beginner opening advice

[@jesseclark7105]

Your profile picture should be the thumbnail of that "Eric Rosen fighting technology" video, where you're holding a tablet and looking sort of panicked.

[@rohithreddy75]

Your voice and vidoes make me calm down and its like i am having a chill time,thanks eric

[@SevenTheJester]

At 30:34, Eric suggests playing chess according to Captain Jack Sparrow's Pirates Code. "Take what you can. Give nothing back." 🏴‍☠️😂 Then, at 54:39 Eric was thinking "Man, I wish one of my opponents would just break _every_ opening principle, so I could have a super instructive game," and his opponent read his mind and said "Don't worry, bruh. I got you." 😮😂

[@yuvibitter]

This has got to be the most chill speedrun I've ever seen

[@johnregabo2865]

Thank you for giving an in depth dive on your gameplay. I usually go for English and Sicilian opening. It's hard when things aren't repetitive for me.

[@radicalcon000]

I love the no mercy and punishing mistakes. Great learning video

[@Mumbolian]

Anyone else feel like a genius at the end whilst waiting for Eric to spot the bishop slide? Nice to see he’s still human. Really enjoyed the video - my first one from Eric.

[@rayclay2]

very infrastructural commentary as long as those who sleep actually watch.. and listen.. thank you IMRosen 🏅