I Can't Stop Beating Everyone With Gambits

In this video, I play 18 super aggressive gambits in a blitz chess tournament, leading to lots of opening traps, early attacks, and quick wins. Timestamps Below!
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0:00 Hillbilly Attack vs Caro Kann
6:50 Improvised English Gambit
11:30 Anti-Stafford OH NO MY KNIGHT fun gambit thing
19:05 Smith Morra… please just accept my gambit
22:15 Stafford Gambit meets weird counter-gambit
25:35 Tennison Gambit
31:20 Goring Gambit
38:10 WALRUS
41:35 Wing Gambit vs Sicilian
47:00 Alekhine Weird Thing
50:00 Reckless play vs Modern Defense
54:00 Nf3 g5 leads to insanity
1:02:20 Gibbins-Wiedenhagen Gambit
1:08:30 Jaenish Gambit vs English Opening
1:12:30 Reverse Wing Gambit vs English
1:18:40 Blackmar-Diemer Gambit
1:22:10 Englund Gambit
1:24:30 Attempted Berserking Gibbins-Wiedenhagen Gambit vs 2600
1:30:30 Special Promise When I hit 500,000 KZbin Subscribers
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[@RickyMartinVideos]

Format of every game: Eric: *plays gambit Eric: "I'm in trouble" Eric: "Oh no, my _______ " Eric: *wins game

[@bodhi8828]

"That was pleasant"

[@tisan5184]

Oh no, my thing

[@ra6765]

"oh there's a funny line, where ____"

[@masturbait3618]

You forgot "there is a funny line." And that line is the funniest shit ever seen in this world.

[@DeuceGenius]

Haha

[@1latrommI]

"When you have three people at a party, you wanna have more people." Words to live by

[@peterpoli2839]

Bring all the boys to the party 😎

[@GuinessOriginal]

@@peterpoli2839 you only need to make sure there's girls at your party, because where the girls are, the boys will follow. Tupac said that, wise man. Died young, very sad

[@GuinessOriginal]

@@peterpoli2839 you only need to make sure there's girls at your party, because where the girls are, the boys will follow. Tupac said that, wise man. Died young, very sad

[@lucickian0yoz]

This and "water is just flavourless tea"

[@shawnp5535]

“I thought it would only be a fantasy, until it became reality”

[@Say0cean]

Eric's gambit naming sense goes to 1-100 real quick 1) Hilly Billy vs Caro Kann - Me: Oh wow! I can actually Google this opening! 2) Improvised English gambit - Me: Understandable 3) Anti-Stafford oh no my knight fun gambit thing - Me: ???

[@erikbreathes]

nf3 g5 leads to insanity

[@lyqst]

Petition to rename the Hillbilly Attack to Hilly Billy Attack

[@muathmahmoud7718]

Is 3 a reverse Stafford ???

[@NuubiKakku]

21:26 "Ooh it's a pork, one of the tastiest tactics!.. Opponent preceeds to bongcloud even more" Eric being the funniest person alive xD!!

[@mrfronzen]

That last opponent was so rude, trying to flag your opponent and instead of accepting defeat and resigning when Eric had mate in 1 leaving the game wasting 30 seconds of Eric's time like a child

[@treeoflife7151]

leaving is so lame

[@XavierAway]

Salty af

[@4dragonzzz]

I really enjoy when you post entire tournaments like this. Def some of my favorite content

[@CorpusFisty]

Agreed! For both entertainment and relaxation before bed, I use these really long videos.

[@someaccount3438]

My games are similar to Eric's, with the only difference being that I usually go for the "oh no my King" tactic. Unfortunately lichess doesn't let me finish the gambit afterwards. Curious.

[@RiskyBisky11]

Very suspicious

[@rahulsbhatt]

Yes lichess is biased towards other players 😠

[@tabularasa9576]

You need another king

[@blood-flare8114]

it's so powerfull that lichess clasifie as unsportsmanlike

[@coffeebot7016]

HAHAHA HAHAHAHA HAHAHAHA 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Premek00]

Godlike thumbnail

[@turtleng8973]

literally

[@jeffronas9122]

I made it this far! My favorite gambit is the Rosen Gambit where I sacrifice 90 minutes in exchange for awesome content ;D

[@christopherclubb9167]

1200 ELO battling me online: *forces a 127 move game with close endgame 2400 ELO battling Eric: hangs mate in 1

[@markdelgado6984]

😆 best comment

[@christopherclubb9167]

@Dominic Amoe I usually see hanging pieces. My issue lies mostly with forgetting about some weird move combination that the opponent has that puts me in a losing position.

[@justinbrentwood1299]

18:44 The way he always says, "oh no," in the same tone is hilarious.

[@AcapellaUnfiltered]

Whenever opponent plays a move Eric doesn't approve of: "Ooooh fancy move!"

[@StevenStJohn-kj9eb]

This is my favorite Rosen content... full tournament, playing (w)recklessly.

[@allanshpeley4284]

I see what you did there.

[@watchableraven3517]

When you gambit your rook, you play rooklessly

[@Owen-bk5fc]

"I've gambited too much" He has flown TOO CLOSE TO THE SUN

[@kasparkirschbaum7588]

7:57 i got that reference. Getting references is tight.

[@Foxatrot]

Got the reference

[@TheCrunchyDragon]

It was actually super easy, barely an inconvenience

[@duckymomo9998]

Screen rant is getting carried by Ryan

[@clippedbits]

"Wow it's going to be really difficult for Eric to recover after he gives up a pawn..."

[@lecobra418]

It really tells alot about the IM norm and what strong players can do, I mean a 2000+ is no joke even on Lichess (well closely around 2000 it really depends) and he is basically crushing them using really dubious openings . But once you realize the 600 points gap between them you can realize the journey one has to engage in to go from "good" to "strong".

[@Moorb0y52]

Yea people forget that a 600 point difference is the same difference in skill no matter the level (theoretically)

[@theoofsweden]

@@Moorb0y52 yes and practically it gets exponentially more difficult to improve the stronger you are, so it’s even more impressive when you look at it that way

[@chongqi8550]

It's really a pity that such a humble looking guy so addicted to gambits.

[@slyy4096]

I thought of similar, but i didn't find it pity. Seemed more like kitten from hell stealing dog-food. Or like: racer driving eyes closed, "oh no, cliff", 10s later... "let's try the parachute".

[@cygnusmir1627]

I was going to finish my science project but you uploaded… School can wait

[@calebleftin7048]

Do your homework

[@philipmurphy2337]

Oh no my grades

[@alien3.0c]

Dude it's summer

[@abhinavsa7]

i have exams

[@alexandreroque1]

@@alien3.0c not everywhere in the world

[@DerpyApricot]

0:59 Surprisingly, black can still play 8. f3 exf3! 9. Qxd4?? fxg2. And the best line for white (according to the computer) is 10. Nd5 cxd5 11. Bxd5 exd5 12. Qe3+ Be7 13. Qf3 gxh1=Q 14. Qxh1 and black has overwhelming compensation (around -8). 9. Nxf3 Qxh4+ 10. Nxh4 gives -2.5 for black.

[@bhhmmv]

i immediately saw that line lol. b/c the white queen has no way to defend promotion.

[@lucasmatsuoca]

Good find, that knight on f6 clutches the key squares

[@Gabriel-hm7vv]

nice analysis, better than the folks who miss 2-move tactics and imply that the player is blind or something.

[@sollertia_]

Albin counter gambit vibes

[@matthewconroy4284]

Saw this line and was looking for this comment 💪

[@gamestory2834]

Watched the whole thing. Eric playing gambits is always fun and I'll always watch the video through. My personal favorite gambit of the ones from this game is the Blackmar-Diemer gambit.

[@GuinessOriginal]

Thought it was the black and decker gambit

[@glennhamilton-smith3799]

Hey Eric, doubt you'll see this buried amongst the other comments but thought I'd say thanks for the incredible content and for playing for fun. It's so great to see someone who plays chess to enjoy it and doesn't put other, lower rated players down. You're very wholesome and I can't wait to see more of your content! My favourite opening is the Giuocco Piano: Pianissimo (it's pretty much the only opening I can play well past move 6) so if you know of any gambit surrounding that I'd be really interested to see them! I saw your Traxler video, that was brilliant as well :)

[@thenerdgamer5778]

1:28:28 Very instructional endgame to finish the tournament! Great games Eric, always loving the longer uploads ;)

[@enricopallazzo3244]

That was the most entertaining tournament I’ve ever watched. Top notch content and super fun chess. Thank you, Eric.

[@TeamGreenHQ]

Favorite gambit is Gambit a piece and forgetting about it. Love full length tournament videos like this.

[@makethatlimedrop]

What a wild ride! This felt like some of your crazier streams a year or two ago. I'm saving this one in my chess favorites!

[@ZiroOne-hw7iw]

Mathematically, The set of all KZbin chess educational videos better than this one is an empty set and it probably remains empty for a long long time. Watching you has improved both chess and English language skills of mine. Thank you Eric.

[@yannperreault285]

Made it this far. And also gotta say I love these long videos of tournament. Always fun to watch

[@chakaula8642]

Excellent... fun! I'll be watching these games over and over! Thanks, Aloha

[@ma271]

This was insane! Super interesting content Eric!

[@m0rx_]

personally this video has been bookmarked. its a great way to get a better understanding of these moves. appreciate this its inspiring.

[@randomclipsofrandomstuff1350]

17:16 Wow Bf4 is a fantastic move luckily you found that tactic. Keep up the good work man!

[@whong09]

This is Eric Rosen bread and butter content. You're an amazing chess player Eric I hope to be watching your videos for a long time.

[@pajelo88]

Favorite gambit was the anti-stafford, but the Wing gambits provided the most fun! Thanks for the content as always.

[@Skimeric]

"A pork.. one of the tastiest tactics" made me audibly chuckle

[@notyourdad]

Someone needs to submit the game from 54:00 to Levy for Guess the Elo - he would guess 400.

[@mr.winter3174]

Made it through the whole video of course. I enjoyed the Tennyson!

[@luizfelipevercosa]

Really good stuff to learn here! Thank you Eric!

[@calm.aware.]

Been there live. Thanks for all the entertaining content.

[@DavidCook-pm4yf]

Had to start over to pick my favorite. I'm going with the "Oh no my knight" Stafford/Traxlerish whatever Party. I liked how you were able to reel him back in with the light squared bishop.

[@tristanrujano]

26:50 “ooo, ahhh , wow” also some really beautiful chess there

[@marybuzz4226]

Thank you, Eric, your games are Epic!

[@omertabach9794]

I really missed these videos! 3 days later, finished watching. Gibbins-Wiedenhagen was my favorite. I don't really want a 12 hr stream although, y'know, if that makes you happy... I'm much happier with these 1~2 hr at a time streams. Even had this been like "trying to play slow positional chess in a single arena" that'd've still been great.

[@nelsonalva]

If all the time I've spent watching Rosen videos I would have spent it playing and studying chess, I'd probably be a master by now.

[@vinaykumarcr14]

Watching Eric 's tournament is always entertainment, and gaining knowledge of chess

[@BlackOrkid777]

The Tennison game was actually a super fun one to watch. Your sense of the game is really artful.

[@big_darkside2716]

This is really enjoyable to watch, keep going :)

[@connorgould3153]

The birthday thing was hilarious. It’s on a Friday. “I was born on a Friday, I wonder how often that happens? Probably 1 in 7.”

[@caffeinebill]

I enjoyed all the gambits!

[@toara]

love seeing you play gambits

[@douglasfoley2060]

Idk why man but I always find your calm demeanor hilarious. 😭😂🤣 not making fun of you or anything like that. It’s something about it makes me laugh.

[@Xreed117]

1:00:50 that was fucking exhilarating from a low rated player perspective. I thought you were playing to draw then found a fucking win out of no where? GOOD STUFF ERIC!!

[@matteur11]

Great content Eric!

[@Swimming_with_Josh]

This is the best title and thumbnail I’ve ever seen I died instantly but fell on the like button

[@jamesszitasy4168]

Made it!!! Whole stream was great. Cannot decide on favorite gambit.

[@InfernalPasquale]

so much fun thanks Eric

[@TheBooker66]

My favourite gambit is the Englund! I can't say that I'm *really* preped for it (chess is just a hobby for me), but I know the main line pretty well, and the Stockholm variation somewhat well. I must say I didn't remember the variation you played (move 17), tho I did see it once, as I can recall it. Thank you for reminding me of it, I'll make use of it in game!

[@tukula6698]

0:58 exf3 queen sacrifice is winning and both him and his opponent missed it

[@Grittled]

How ?

[@kelemenaron2]

Because if exf3 Qxd4 then fxg2 and white can't stop the pawn promotion because of the black knight but when black plays exf3 then white has Nxf3 and white is still in the game

[@gavinbinding]

Eric “Now I’m just making stuff up.” Me “We have so much in common.”

[@Raiseflag_Surrender]

Eric: Maybe my knight can find happiness. Knight (sobbing): Thanks, that was kind of you. :)

[@marinmb44]

Love this content Eric

[@TheAssOfBalaam]

Made it this far. Loved all of the gambits.

[@AcapellaUnfiltered]

Since I did make it to the end, my favourite gambit is King's Gambit, but I also play the Englund and the Stafford. I used to play the Blackmar-Deimer-Rider Gambit too, when I was lower rated but people don't really fall for it anymore.

[@scpchess824]

I made it this far. I like all the gambits you played. I'm learning Stafford gambit deep line from your videos thanks for that.

[@davidanderson_surrey_bc]

Oh no my evening! It just zipped by watching this delightful bit of craziness.

[@originaljungle]

best stream i've watched in a long time

[@liverstomper]

nice vid as always eric

[@nathan9901]

14:99 "the king really wants to retire" idk why that was so funny to me

[@mateohungler2113]

Please more videos like this, it was awsome

[@Valentin-uv7wl]

I love this sort of content! Pls more often 😍

[@WDodgerBoy]

“I wonder how often a birthday falls on a Friday?” Thinking he’s posing an interesting question only to quickly realize its 1/7😂

[@Flawedra]

"there's a funny line here" is what you here exactly before you get owned. Happy Birthday Eric!

[@BREAKocean]

Eric playing Tennyson gambit . Truly a champion of the people

[@grahamsmith5780]

Watched it all, was fun.

[@mathgeniuszach]

The 3rd of September happens on a Friday on repeating years separated by differences in the pattern (starting from 2021) 6, 5, 6, 11. So the years 2021, 2027, 2032, 2038, 2049, 2055, 2060, etc. all have September 3rd on a Friday. This means that on average every 7 years September 3rd falls on a Friday, so you were right about 1 in 7 lol :D

[@erikbreathes]

Probably the easiest way to calculate this is to just know that there are seven days in a week and because there is a set amount of days in a set amount of years, neither of which happen to be divisible by 7 (1461 days in 4 years), over a long enough period of time youll have pretty much exactly one in seven years where September 3rd is a friday edit: the way i wrote it makes it look much more complicated than it really is lol

[@mathgeniuszach]

@@erikbreathes Yeah that's the simple answer but that doesn't tell you when it happens

[@erikbreathes]

I guess thats true

[@M-F-H]

oh I thought it was about Friday 13th ! I once heard (and maybe double checked...) that those are more frequent than average (in the current calendar, 1582 - 20xx ... that was maybe ~10 - 20 years ago but might still apply ...)

[@GAMTT]

1:09 this f3 move was so bad because of exf3, because you can promote your pawn on h1

[@aunaprendo9957]

"maybe my knight can find happiness" I love this guy

[@mikeperkins6991]

Watched it all but hard pressed to pick a favorite. I'll pick Smith Morra because it was amusing hearing you urge your reluctant opponent to take a pawn!

[@matttenderholt4744]

Happy birthday! Subscribing today! Hope you have a wonderful weekend of celebration! Peace and love 💕

[@thegamingegg9078]

Your videos are a blessing in disguise Eric

[@utkarshsrivastava9241]

Great video Eric

[@narwin2477]

Evans gambit is my favorite gambit. It leads to fun aggressive games.

[@andeverythinglikethatect.7653]

Thanks for the lesson.

[@adaises]

Bro I’m laughing and getting better at chess love your vids bro👌

[@SevenTheJester]

Oh, God, the position at 1:00:47 made me so happy. It feels like justice when your opponent tries to flag you in a position that's completely drawn and walks into a mate. 😂

[@hidratadop]

Nice video Eric!

[@sreenikakruthiksworld9199]

i can't wait for the 500k subs eric rosen twitch 12 hour stream that is going to be exciting

[@lonelygemino3256]

eric rosen plays how i imagine playing in my head before i blunder 3 knights

[@montsaintleondr7491]

I watch your every tournament like reading a novel with a lot of adventures! Live long and prosper! 🖖

[@peterflom6878]

Great stuff.

[@laylobinson5839]

Awesome tournament! Love the content, always learning so much from your videos Eric! My rating has gone up from +/- 1200 to 1800 in the past 6 months thnx to you💪 🙏

[@space0015]

Mine has gone from 1000 to 1600. Thanks eric

[@diabl2master]

21:36 funny the opponent didn't resign immediately, probably thinking Eric will go "oh there's funny line" and not capture the queen for the sake of memes.

[@saifvenus6683]

i like how you said "wow, castling queen side" in the tone of "oh no, my___" 😂

[@lesseketan3625]

That was fun to watch 🙂

[@andybud1983]

That was brilliant. The last guy was so salty and left 😂

[@betty123ism]

Stafford is still my favorite, the variety is even better though.

[@seanshomestead]

“At this point I’m just making up gambit” got me good 😂

[@UnlimitedRadioButNoSoap]

"white's playing Fischer random... my rook is my only developed piece... " what a funny line

[@DeuceGenius]

Why is this thumbnail so hilarious 😆. Idk why lmao. Something about Eric. Good shit lmao

[@borcz100]

Great stream - great idea!

[@julian3541]

51:47 "White is playing Fisher Random" made me laugh