How to PUNISH These Beginner Chess Openings | Speedrun Episode 6

In this Beginner to Master Speedrun Series, I try to climb the rating ladder while providing lots lessons about chess along the way. In this episode, I play 3 instructive games, all of which feature me trying to punish openings in which my opponents bring out their queen early.
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[@calebwhales]

Really enjoying you taking the time at the lower levels. I can get kinda anxious when facing these wayward queen attacks, it's nice to know there's always a way out.

[@ShsBssj1]

How much your rating

[@KingPanda-lp5ir]

@@ShsBssj1 if ur scared of it prob 100

[@ShsBssj1]

I have atleast 1400 rsting on ten minutes Do you have instagram

[@asdfghyter]

@@ShsBssj1 why are you asking everyone about rating and instagram? is that the new A/S/L?

[@leegoillaleikkimisvideoita6896]

Im under 200 elo iirc and this is true for me

[@ramachandra776]

The baby Rosen pic is so disarming that opponents will be lulled into thinking they are playing a baby with 600 elo but to their horror realise that it is someone who shows no mercy . 😊

[@ShsBssj1]

How much your rsting

[@cationr]

@@ShsBssj1 I’m 1736 Oh and btw i don’t have instagram of course, i do have discord tho

[@ShsBssj1]

Wow Do you have istagram

[@Diogenes_71]

😂funny comment❤

[@jrock5830]

So much better than my six year old regularly trashing my elo with the iPad…

[@davidanderson2357]

Hikaru speedrun: 1-minute bullet games that take him from 0 to 3000 in about an hour. Eric speedrun: 10-minute rapid games that take him from 200 to 700 in about two weeks.

[@johnchessant3012]

28:45 "my opponent's profile picture kinda summarized the situation they were in" lmao Eric's savagery is why I watch

[@baron9784]

this video was posted 23 minutes ago, how did you watch 28 minutes already

[@johnchessant3012]

@@baron9784 2x speed

[@torenjensen]

Huge fan of this series! Thanks so much for doing this.

[@George_Bland]

The biggest thing I’ve learnt from this speed run is that 600s can actually play chess! I’d kind of thought everyone below maybe 900 are just hanging pieces left right and centre but these games have actually been something!

[@dhochee]

It was crazy that a 600 player almost had Rosen in a difficult situation. I've had many similar experiences against friends who aren't as strong as me, but I'm no master. Kinda refreshing to see that happen even with such a giant disparity in strength. :D

[@TheeChosenWon]

In my experience a lot of 8-900 players have the capacity to be 12-1400 but they lack consistency and the occasional blunder will cost them games

[@floof6896]

some are probably just smurfing

[@milesmembreno456]

More instructive than any other videos I've watched. Eric has a gift for making basic principles intuitive and applicable to games with complex positions. Cheers mate.

[@ShsBssj1]

How much your rating

[@piousheart]

It's a speedrun because normally going from 400 ELO to 2500+ takes decades!

[@robertolender2491]

This is a great series, not missing an episode. Wish they came out daily

[@user-lj6yj9bi2g]

Agreed

[@ShsBssj1]

How much your rating

[@cauler6627]

9:08 😊

[@ShsBssj1]

Caul Do you have isntagram

[@lucifermorningstar3709]

The decoy bishop is a move that I never would have thought of as a beginner hovering around 600-700. The queen pin with the hanging bishop that creates a triple fork is just so nice haha, thank you for the other tactics as well.

[@Desperoro]

I will never forget that 😂

[@kehlamangic1086]

Me too😂 the opponent fell for the bait😅

[@csabalakner2220]

I agree! It was an amazing movement, and thinking.

[@matthewlebron142]

I usually set up my moves to try to cut off areas for my opponents king to get a clean checkmate like what he did with the pawn and two rooks. But I’ve never thought to do that against the enemies queen. Truly a diabolical move. Eric is a real life villain on the chess board 🦹‍♂️♟️

[@bluemanmage605]

I appreciate the way you boil the opening down to just “following basic principles” rather than saying you’re doing whatever the specific name of that opening is

[@prodigygaming5102]

ah yes the , Dutch Defense: Classical Variation, Ilyin-Zhenevsky Variation, Alatortsev-Lisitsyn

[@nicholasbunio]

loving this content! Even if it’s a “slow run” it’s better. Love the explanations. Very helpful for us beginners ;)

[@ShsBssj1]

How much your rating

[@jppweat]

Eric, this Speedrun series, compared to any other video, or book, lesson etc. has been the single most helpful, practical and educational tool I’ve encountered to get better at chess. I live for these videos. Thank you! Praise baby Rosen (and big Rosen too)!

[@jaggy-snake]

Just took up Chess again and can honestly say this series is probably the best tutorial I have seen. Thank you 🙏🏻

[@hotdogontology]

I appreciate your patient, calm, and detailed explanations in these videos.

[@brandonoliver6890]

SUCH a great series! A little something for everyone! Love hearing you talk through the positions I'm frequently in.

[@agamprasai2720]

Yes! When Mr. Rosen is the one teaching, there are a lot of lessons one can learn. Really enjoyed watching. And hey I learned something new. I will try using the decoy tactic more often in my games. I also liked watching your video because it didn't overwhelm us with excessive information. Just the right amount of information. Now, I will go catch up on the other episodes. YAY!

[@ricayuf8369]

I’m a chess coach and the way you explain and show alternative moves… I would love to show your videos to my kids to help them grow for next season. You are awesome!

[@MuhammadAnas-ct5om]

Wish they came out daily. Thanks so much for doing this. Love hearing you talk through the positions I'm frequently in!

[@1a1u0g9t4s2u]

Watching your videos is really starting to organize my memory cells and thinking. I am starting to see the moves you make or at least comment on before taking a more tactical move. Thanks for sharing.

[@laytonmiller5865]

First video of yours I've seen, and you abruptly became probably my favorite chess content creator. The way you outline your thought process is awesome, and I also really like how understanding you are of your opponents. Very good sportsmanship exemplified.

[@Matt-tv5ww]

dude, this was a beautiful, beautiful explanation process and slow, enough to comprehend the concepts extremely well. thank you very much, you really helped me understand chess on another level for future games.

[@time3735]

Eric, thank you so much for these videos. I've never really understood chess until I found your channel. You have a great teaching style; slow, careful and very instructive. Unlike others who thinks their viewers are all prodigies, you don't always tell your viewers to memorise the moves instead you tell them how to think and approach and give them ideas. I'm learning a lot from you and my elo has started improving.

[@richiedarko]

this is exactly the kind of video I needed and I enjoy your chilled delivery

[@Zoomjah]

Loved this video! Been plateaued in 6-700 range for a while, but recently better humbling myself. Glad that videos like this really help enlighten me on what I should still be working on, without steering me too deep into the theoretical weeds.

[@EnglishroG]

Thank you, Eric. I'm really enjoying this series. Despite it being for beginners I'm still learning a thing or two. It's great to see basic knowledge and opening concepts demonstrated so well.

[@ShsBssj1]

How much your rating

[@EnglishroG]

@@ShsBssj1 Rapid = 1557. Classical =1713. I play on Lichess.

[@juleslondon3088]

14:35 A good example of where simply counting attackers vs defenders doesn’t work. White has two defenders of f2 and black has 2 attackers so a simple count says you can’t take. But white can’t take back first with the king; it would have to be with the queen, then black would take the queen and white would only get two minor pieces for the queen and pawn.

[@user-ml4xh9fh7q]

Awesome series!!! Please make them longer. They are so instructive. Especially for those of us just getting back into playing who get frustrated with those throwing their queen around. Thank you.

[@ShsBssj1]

How much your rating

[@zacharyambrose3930]

Great content, I found it very informative. Thanks Eric!

[@Rearmostbean]

Wow it's like getting a personal coaching lesson. Thank you, very helpful for you to explain each step

[@ergusto]

This was a great format. Best chess channel on YT by far, keep doing what you do!

[@ShsBssj1]

How much your rating

[@kinglooey]

Favourite series on KZbin right now!!

[@brutusjack4911]

Love this speedrun. I learned great patterns, defense, ideas, chess tactics, strategy! I mean just Wow! Thanks so much Eric. Please do more of these! I feel I improved ELO points just watching this. You are an amazing teacher.

[@turtleng8973]

Loving this videos!. I love to pause the video and think waht i want to do in the next move... I am ashamed to say I am a beginner in chess despite watching your videos for the past number of months haha 😅. There is always something to learn from these videos!

[@swqayxde]

I could watch these all day long! Always looking forward to the next one! I love how simply you can explain the positions, it's the best educative and fun series that I know. Keep up the great work and +1 for the longer videos! 😁

[@ShsBssj1]

How much your rating

[@swqayxde]

@@ShsBssj1 I'm 800-900 right now, not too serious, I love the game and play for fun 😊

[@ShsBssj1]

I have atleast 1400 rating on ten minutes Do you have instgram

[@shauryagaming8318]

Am at 1500-1600 level. Been there for a while now. We don't get these openings and so have forgotten most of them. These videos are the best refreshers out there. Thanks Eric

[@oz8691]

This is the best speedrun I've seen in any game. Thanks Eric!

[@yrbadself]

I have run into a lot of people starting with the same queen attack. I like the way the you defend and attack against it. Very helpful video.

[@greglarsen3248]

You open up new ideas to old games. Now I see what to do with these common openings. Thanks for the lessons.

[@MaxChessman007]

Really learning a lot from these videos, thank you so much for your time, and giving us beginners a solid place to start! Boy did that one opponent know his Scholars mate, and you walked us through the worse case scenario ending with a well deserved mate!

[@sterlinglmao5262]

for some reason, these videos are have been the most helpful for me. Thanks!

[@billwindsor4224]

This was excellent; thank you, Eric!! 🏆🏆

[@the-art-of-organ-playing]

Loving this series, Eric, thank you so much for the great content!

[@ShsBssj1]

How much your rsting

[@simharris]

Thank you so much Eric! You’re a great source of info and calming entertainment I really appreciate it

[@ShsBssj1]

How much your rating

[@KancerKowboy]

Loving this Series. These types of speedruns are the most educational, especially for those of us under 1800ish I think. I'm stuck between 1250 and 1400ish, mostly due to my lack of patience at times. Sometimes I really want to play and can't and often when I can play I am not in the best condition to concentrate. Chess is HARD. For those of you wanting more of this Alessia Santeramo did one of these recently and it is very similar and fun to watch too. I'm addicted to this format.

[@arlinbeqaraj2445]

This series is amazing i can't wait for the next episode. wish they were longer!

[@robertgelblum5154]

A very enjoyable series of videos. I wish that such instructive videos were available when I was a beginner at chess. For sure, they would have catapulted me out of the beginner level very quickly!

[@ShsBssj1]

How much your rating

[@sorinsandu451]

thanks Eric! looking forward to the next ones

[@usageunit]

I play this Wayward Queen on my "for fun" account, and it still plays surprisingly well at a ~1600 level. Of course you get no scholar's mates, but the queen has nice pressure on the center thruout the middlegame, and black's bishop on g7 is just staring at the e5 pawn not doing much. On the other hand, white has to develop the knight to e2 where it has no prospects with f4 and d4 being covered. It's fun to play for a change of pace.

[@bootysnatcher8069]

28:47 “my opponents profile picture summarized the position they were in” 🤦🏼‍♂️🤣🤣🤣

[@BrandochDaha9]

This was so great to watch. I decided to start chess and kept getting destroyed by those early queen openings online. Learning to counter these will be such a rewarding goal.

[@solomontruthlover5308]

Absolutely love these man, thank you.

[@BenjaminJams]

This video was awesome thanks for the tips man!

[@JerryCricketGaming]

This is so helpful as someone who's new to chess! I learned so much from you!

[@EnolinNel]

Normally other channels like yours play 5' blitz games and don't really explain their moves in the end. On the other hand this kind of speedrun was very instructive, so thank you.

[@andrewness6288]

Love you big dawg, keep up the great content

[@overproppedrob8956]

I have never really played chess so far, but these videos are so enjoyable and educational... simply great! Big thumbs up 👍👍

[@neurathal0n534]

I love this series, I'm a new viewer and I can't get enough!

[@MandoRan]

I love that the lesson is slow so that i can understand the process behind every move

[@willytingles]

This was super helpful! I have been hovering around 850 bullet and 1000 blitz. I saw his opponents making a lot of the same mistakes ive been making.

[@josebaca715]

Decoy lessons were great, Thank you so much, keep sharing your knowledge and calm....:))

[@chefmonsur]

The last game was very instructive....love the attraction/Royal fork tactics

[@BeachBumzz101]

Great content!! Please do at least 5 Games per video. Ive learned a lot from these videos ❤

[@haddymcbatty]

Awesome. Enjoyed that Eric. Thanks

[@rayclay2]

3 great instructional games thank you Eric

[@howlingwolf317]

Even Danya’s first speedrun had people constantly chiming in with “It’s nOt a sPeeDRun ThoUGH!?!” until they finally wised up and shut it. Speedrun is better SEO than “rating climb”, and the point is to not lose games so it’s an efficient climb. What you call it is fine.

[@Free2BeYou]

Love your pace Thanks and Happy New Year Oh and your humility

[@MrMechanic45]

Love the series, Eric!

[@Flickit100]

Eric with his 2400 rating thinks through moves that I, a 1200 player just moves on without much thought.

[@kevinm.1565]

These are so helpful!👏👏

[@defface777]

Eric is a great teacher, he has a calming voice too

[@cindyforish8081]

I like how you explain slowly. I'm new and some experts explain so quickly that I have a hard time following

[@J3f33]

I love these videos so much. Thank you

[@exisfohdr3904]

16:14 you go Qe2 or Qh4 Preferably Qh4. This protects knight at e3 and bishop at f2 while bringing more heat. If opponent plays pawn to g3 then Qh3 forces white queen to g2 and trapping white's queen, then Qe5 opening up for discover check when you move Bishop from e2 to d3. Its a wrap from there.

[@apmarra]

Amazing attacking chess for a player at that level in the 1st one

[@ebv23r]

First time on your channel through recommended immediately subbed great video

[@JoelSimbrow]

so helpful. thanks Eric.

[@8628416]

loved the vid, thanks!

[@klavtech2715]

Every time I watch one of these videos from this series, my rating goes up for a day or so. Although then it wears off and I am back where I started.

[@dnthymamai]

Thank you for the instructive games

[@__gavin__]

Love this series Eric!

[@joeelvinofficial]

That bishop decoy trick is very smart, thanks for sharing!

[@Shottty101]

For the people talking about the speed of the speedrun, think of how many years of chess it takes to get as good as Eric or Danya or whoever and compare that to how quickly the account is getting ELO. I don't know ages, but imagine it took 20 years to get where they are today and compare that to how fast they hit around their current ELO. Even if it takes a year it's still WAY faster than the first go around haha

[@miniloon577]

as a long time danya viewer I've always thought this, it would be like completing a 20 hour game in 15 minutes but people saying it's not a speedrun because the world record is 5 minutes

[@f.d.3289]

1:47 in this position, the best move IMO is 5.Nb5, which simultaneously attacks c7 and forces the queen off of the diagonal defending it, forcing it back to d7 or d8 if Black doesn't want to lose the exchange.

[@devlinpatrick2894]

Thank you Eric Rosen. Great video

[@64MilestotheGallon]

Longer episodes for this series would be awesome

[@werners5191]

Eric is such an awesome person. There is nobody I am more eager to see become a GM!

[@seanhunter111]

This is a fantastic series, thanks Eric.

[@ShsBssj1]

How much your rating

[@seanhunter111]

For the series? 10/10. My elo? Less than Real Rosen but more than current speedrun baby Rosen.

[@ShsBssj1]

Do you have instagra

[@ShsBssj1]

Instagram

[@PKloc]

This is very educational. Great videos.

[@andrewwhite8762]

An excellent video addressing that queen attack!

[@richardrojas5201]

The ohhhh no my bishop was really good.

[@Rearmostbean]

The scholar's mate is so common I like to remember the move order pawn knight pawn queen. Instead of developing the knight on forth turn induce the trade of queens to develop knight on the retake.

[@salvador0893]

I love the Series and i love Eric Rosen

[@davidstrachan8912]

Excellent presentation. Thanks

[@dfast10]

The queen attraction into the royal fork is nutty

[@darrensmith8487]

I don't care what you call it. I'm finding this series very helpful. Also entertaining.

[@user-ox6su3mw7b]

great job, also really enjoy Daniels work....hes such a great teacher

[@SWATEngi]

No arrogance, just a calm tone explaining things as they are... Nice :)

[@dylanthomas9661]

This is better than the usually chess masters on here ....i am at about 800 ...but i can not go any further ...many others teachers on here ...but impossible to remember all you told or see ....me certainly not smart enough ..moving on in years ...certainly old gentlemen like myself ....i like these videos ..simple and easy to watch ...thank you

[@Saltheart_Foamfollower]

I'm just starting out (at age 56!). You are going to be a very helpful teacher for me. Thank you.