I GOT RANDOMLY PAIRED AGAINST ERIC ROSEN

This is the recap of round 5 of the chess tournament Reykjavik Open where I got RANDOMLY paired against ‪@eric-rosen‬ :o We both thought it was an April fool's joke.... hope you enjoy the video!
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[@arthurdepina]

5:26 "I hate it when I think that something is good and the engine doesn't agree with me" Yeah I can relate, that's all my moves.

[@virtuafighter3]

... I think that is everyone's

[@RyanSmith-qh7sr]

Engine is sigma

[@linuxsurfer2002]

Same.

[@jkingenglish]

most not all

[@Baggerz182]

repent to God

[@carlpierce2486]

Love the way you talk through your games Anna. Very easy to understand you and your enthusiasm is amazing.

[@HerrmannAusHH]

She does porn or no?

[@fahimnabeel606]

Yes

[@HerrmannAusHH]

@@fahimnabeel606 link?

[@yanick0839]

I would have been so funny if you two would have done this recap/Analysis together for this round

[@gaminggeeker6896]

They did on her twitch after the game

[@yanick0839]

@@gaminggeeker6896 Thank you, i will look if the VOD is still there

[@filipmunteanu2211]

@@yanick0839 Yes, it is.

[@MikkoRantalainen]

@@yanick0839 The video is on Twitch. It has Pia's commantary for the whole game which was awesome and recap with Annan and Eric. Worth the watch! The only potential problem I can see is that Pia's commentary is so good that Pia could take lot's of Anna's viewers if she ever starts her own channel.

[@fore101]

Couldn’t find it on twitch. Any one have a link?

[@nerdyemo]

Anna two videos ago: "I don't think it's a good idea to play tactics against stromger players because you don't see the position throug so well." Anna today: "So anyway I went for tactics."

[@davidmellish3295]

Yes BUT a few points to counter that my friend. No.1 that was a couple of videos ago,so she may now feel that she's improved and is now a stronger player No.2 everyone is initialed to change their mind and I'm sure you know what they say about it being a woman's perogative to change their minds 😅 No.3 she may just have being trying to challenge herself by playing that way against a stronger opponent, we need to play against better opponents to improve No.4 She may have being trying to confuse him as they're friends, she may have figured that he knew her game and would've expected her to play that way No.5 She's Anna,so she often does wacky things with a great big smile on her face😅😅

[@pronoe]

I love playing chess against bot and doing puzzle but as soon as I have to play against humans I completely fall apart, shacking, cold hand, heart pounding and everything. Whenever I lose I'm so mad at myself and I don't play anymore for weeks. Seeing you take the L graciously like that, even laughing about it and being able to analyze it is really inspiring. Well done.

[@steveOCalley]

Me too. Haven’t played hooman for 30 years.

[@MarkLawry]

Your gift is explaining everything with clarity and transparency so we can learn.

[@2BrainCellsWriting]

I like the fact she felt the need to clarify that she wanted to attack Eric ... on the chessboard. 😅

[@nickmerritt9102]

Big fan of these breakdown videos where you go through a game and actually explain the concepts behind each move and your plans.

[@SmokinOak]

Your positive outlook is contagious! Win or lose you seem to find the positive in whatever challenge you're Facing. Good luck on your next game.

[@robmckennie4203]

i wonder if it's hard to have proper tournament etiquette when you're playing against your friend

[@Krmpfpks]

No it’s not. On the contrary, usually chess players have tons of annoying “habits” to distract you and make you feel uncomfortable. With a fríend you Know you can relax and focus on the game. You do feel bad though if your friend blunders or has a bad day and plays worse that usual. It’s sometimes hard to actívate your killer instinct against a friend.

[@caralho5237]

I imagine shaking someone's hand isnt hard

[@ckobo84]

What you mean, playing footsie under the table?

[@maniniescobar244]

I mean they are both creators, but it's not like they are close friends

[@robmckennie4203]

@@maniniescobar244 they're in eachother's DMs, apparently

[@szlatnik]

I want to say something. You brought such a positive energy to this video that I thought "She must have won the game." Really appreciate how upbeat you are and that you have the right attitude. Thanks for "bringing it" every single video you make. Also... as a lowly 1600 player who has a fair number of high-level scalps... do NOT underestimate a 1600 player. They may have some kind of weakness in their play, but they aren't always going to drop a piece at move 20. Sometimes they'll play tough and give you a real scare. Don't underestimate us. I myself have knocked off an expert once and 1900 players multiple times in tournament length games, so don't assume we are easy targets. Take us seriously. And have fun. =)

[@brandongacuzana3792]

I like how you never stopped looking for ways to attack. Great game!

[@moocowpong1]

You say you had the wrong plan from the start, but there are no easy plans against a player like Eric.

[@Prof.SchulzeSternberg]

„… a move the engine didn’t like but I thought was good…“ This sums up my chess career pretty well. 😂

[@alexpotts6520]

A move that's good at the 1500-2000 level is very different to a move that's good at the 3500-4000 level of modern engines.

[@davej.2761]

Just a quick tip Anna. When Eric almost made that blunder where you could fork his two rooks, you grabbed your pen and were ready to start writing the move. Don't ever do that! Eric saw that and then stopped his move and changed his mind. Stay calm if you see an advantage and just be quiet and don't move a finger!

[@peterburman5193]

Great catch!!

[@GothamChess]

Yes, let’s coach the 2100 fide rated player!

[@steph3nn]

@@GothamChess oh em gee gofam :3

[@VestAround]

@@GothamChessLiterally same thought 😭 Anna would smoke 99% of this comment section

[@mattferr9250]

@@steph3nn litewally I LOVE gotham chess I would sell my first child for a chance to play chess against that man and get laid out

[@nick_y1011]

I love these commentary series. So wholesome!

[@nupfe]

9:00 thank you Anna for this new word "atrocious". I'm also not an native english speaker (I'm german) and I learnt something new here :-). I like this word and I will use it in the future to describe my chess posotions :-). Btw. It is great that you was paired with Eric Rosen. Fantastic!

[@archivist17]

The delight she shows in the new word is so charming!

[@JunkBondTrader]

00:06 look at Eric smiling, shaking her hand, and then the moment he hits the clock his face turns into an ice cold killer's. ok slightly exaggerated.

[@brett6468]

I'm a big Eric Rosen fan. I discovered Anna because of Eric's channel. What an amazingly small world that these two played over the board in an open tournament in Iceland.

[@listey]

It's cool that Dina made an appearance in the video too!

[@pezz8029]

I love these recaps, great videos thanks and good luck!

[@emmanuelgonzalez179]

Anna, you are scary... I have never seen someone so enthusiastically explain such complex subjects like it is second nature. You are one of my favourite content creators overall

[@shamussy]

Love the style. Attacking dynamic chess! I'm the same, I do badly against solid positional players too. Always look for the active move. That one passive Bd3 handed initiative, then you're just swinging punches. Great lesson. Thanks for the content!

[@Memofuma]

Anna went after Eric like Leroy Jenkins. Respect.

[@brucek61]

Excellent commentary thanks Anna. Your mother's live commentary was amazingly good, please thank her as well! She gave a whole lot of detailed analysis all through the game explaining in simple terms just how a top grandmaster thinks. Her suggested moves checked out really well against the engine moves and explained them!

[@brjones27]

God luck Anna! We are all rooting for ya!

[@charlescocker9476]

Love all of your videos. You have a great personality. Always entertaining! Congrats on gaining around 120,000 more subscribers in the last 6 weeks or so.

[@ahrrydepp493]

Holly shit your personality is so cool and really fun hangin out with you, anywys keep it up girl wish you the best 🫶🏼

[@Matthew-bu7fg]

The Trompowsky was named after Octavio Trompowsky, a Brazilian chess player. I went online and though 'Trompowsky' is pronounced in various ways in various dialects, the Portuguese (Brazilian) pronunciation seemed to be /trompovski/ or /tromposki/ from what I could find. So I feel like you were pronouncing it closer to right initially.

[@robdubent]

😂🙄

[@WiesoNurMistnamen]

As a Slovenian I was told multiple times that I was pronouncing Pirc defence the wrong way because I said [pɪrts] instead of the americanized [p​ɜrk]. Like he was born 80km from where I was born, so shouldn't I know? ^^

[@arcisas]

That's because the name isn't Portuguese. The name itself came from Polish-Brazillian immigrants and is Polish. And if it still matter, yes, we would say trompovski/tromposki, very close to Anna's old pronunciation. But even he might have pronunced his name differently and Levy's pronunciation is just, well, English.

[@listey]

Levy is fairly hopeless at pronouncing most names.

[@George_Bland]

@@arcisashe does speak Russian as he has Russian family

[@Meepmoop23]

Dina sneaking in at 5:17 😂

[@fast_squirrel]

Hello, Anna, the Reykjavik Open videos from you and Pia are absolutely awesome, thank you so much! Your broadcasts truly bright up the days! Anna, please let me tell you, Pia is working very hard to commentate your games. Please take good care of her. I believe she is overstraining. Set her an alarm so that she takes a break every hour or so, or just "give" her a free day. Was impossible to hear her crackling voice during your second game yesterday, I had am impression her voice is just going to fail. She was almost whispering at some point. And she was making _a lot_ of factual mistakes, mixing up words, and apologizing for her tiredness! There is no need for that kind of sacrifice. Thank you and Pia again for all the work you are doing!

[@business_time2610]

Really enjoy both of you as streamers and Anna your enthusiasm and passion for chess is contagious and so enjoyable to watch! More of this, please :)

[@Kimdk87]

I love the way Anna says "move". It makes it sound so fancy. "Meuhw"

[@gatormcklusky5850]

love how we spend so much time on what we want to happen rather then what did happen.

[@isaaccarlson1561]

This video boutta blow up! Awesome for Anna!

[@tomeraviram6594]

I really like it when Anna mentions that she uses new words (8:59) that she just learns in English, it makes her channel even more educational.

[@dustin2072]

Hi Anna, youre energy is contagious! good video!

[@shawnhorton2000]

Anna’s smile is as wide as a rainbow and twice as bright. Love the always super positive attitude.

[@kerravon4159]

Ha ha, I love that Eric did an "Oh no my pawn" against you.

[@lionelwylie2326]

That was good I like that you are so modest, and a showcase for good sportsmanship.

[@user-xq6cn3xx3e]

@BobbyFischer0000 why are you even subbed to her? Seems like all comments are negative

[@anthonymooney-gm9dm]

These backgrounds are really cool. The venue must be beautiful

[@donaugalde]

5:16 Dina from the left side: "don't do it, Anna"

[@platosocrates232]

To day you look much more fresh I hoped you did sleep well. The game was interesting as all of your games. The way you talk us through it. Afterwards of course you always know the best moves.....I must laugh when you say: I wish I could hear my mom yelling to me😂

[@tl73_]

It's great to be able to see analysis from both sides of the game.

[@pacman4ever143]

Anna just say " Congrats Eric, I just called my Super GM Mom and she wants to play you !!! 😂😂😂

[@yampymusic]

I'm afraid he beat her too, last year in the Gibraltar Festival.

[@Malvinst]

congrats on 400k anna! grattis

[@anischab]

I liked the 0-0-0 idea for two reasons: your pawn structure dictates it, the opponent’s attack with the BB-pair was oriented toward your K-side… good game!

[@akjett2426]

Just wanted to say that I love those recap videos! I watched all 4 of them in a row and then this 5th came out so sleep schedule ruined I guess... keep them up!

[@jimhan8490]

Your thorough explanations and thoughts as your playing your games are the best part of your channel!

[@alexhelper8604]

the plan not working and still wanting to go through with the plan is very relatable

[@atanubasu1319]

It's so nice to see your videos. Good luck in the next rounds.

[@RMichaelHimself]

I don’t know that there’s a more wholesome and lovable personality in the chess scene than you, Anna. People will always root for you. Eric played a great game though, it was basically a forgone conclusion right out the opening when he stayed accurate and solid and shut the attack down. Respect for the way you never took your foot off the gas in spite of that, kept posing threats, and most of all provided an analysis between games!

[@aaahtex902]

**I LOVE WATCHING YOU & ERIC ANYTIME, ANY PLACE = THANKS TO YOU BOTH!!!**

[@BarackObamaJedi]

6:15 bishops thrive in open environments, that's why you don't cage the elephant

[@Dawkins007]

The ultimate showdown: the final battle to determine the most pleasant personality in chess

[@jaymike3302]

It was a good try. Eric is a tough opponent. Hopefully you are doing well in your game now.

[@DropBear_42]

*”April’s Fool”* aha aw she’s so adorable 🥺🥺 Also, if “Trompowski” is Polish, then the proper pronunciation is rolling the “r”, the “o” is a soft “o” (like “posh”, and unlike “power”), and yes Anna is correct, the “w” makes the “f” sound. So in Polish it would be Trom-pof-ski. The Americanized pronunciations is Trom-POW-ski.

[@Bonaventurax]

Ther is an Architect Edmund von Trompowsky, he was from Latvia. In general, it sounds like a name from the Eastern countries. So two o and f. But for an English speaker, "Pow" looks exactly like Levy pronounced it.

[@davidrobertson1980]

Anna very VERY funny.... "try to trick Eric" lololol 😂

[@MagGamerInc]

Always love you openness about matches I learn a lot as someone who master level when I was younger I haven’t played as much lately. Love chess. Good work. Gl

[@warrengranada5084]

Deep lines .. that checkmate you saw was so inspired .. you both are sick players i watch you both to get stronger .. that was such fun lol .. Im an IMRosen stafford gambit fan lolol that attack was inspired .. awesome lines of adaptation .. GL

[@xrobin7205]

Never been so early! Was waiting for this video Anna, you saved my night

[@Atomkukac1]

At 7:50 You missed a big opportunity. Bishop e4xc6 forking 2 rooks and if the b7 pawn takes your bishop you hit back with the queen forking the 2 rooks and the bishop. Black can move a rook or move the queen to protect a rook but the other rook is bye-bye and if you are lucky a7 pawn is also taken. The balance is 1 bishop saced but a rook and 3 pawns taken.

[@mcronrn]

Great stuff!! Keep going!! 👏👏

[@randyval2]

Thank you so much Anna for teaching me chess, 6 months of your vidds, and maybe 20 online chess games, and i won a tournament at work with 20 players, in the final girl i won against in the finals brother is a master. an she was good. I had a really good day, now they think im a really good player (i'm not really) but i accepted the complement

[@amritranjan1608]

congrats on 400k 🎉🎉🎊🎊

[@SEAKPhotog]

You guys are both great chess KZbinrs! Fun to watch your take on the game. Now I've gotta go find Eric's. Good luck with the rest of the tournament!

[@ronadkison903]

I thoroughly enjoy your energy and authenticity, Anna. Good luck in the rest of the tournament!

[@PaulvanAarle1]

Every time I watch one of your a videos I can't help but get a smile on my face within a second or 2. Your cheerful appearance is contagious.

[@ilmaio]

Losing with a honest smile is much more difficult than winning. Good luck Anna, you are adorable.

[@viniciusmoura4521]

loving these recaps

[@Dae-Ying-Kim12345]

* 15:29 , yeah, but why is long castle in this game wrong? i didn't see the reasons of its bad results. *

[@aloknight3656]

Eric should've been like "oh no, my rating points"

[@boomnailedit1609]

I love that she is learning pronunciation from Levy. 😂 Levy add English Professor to your resume! Keep up the good work Anna!

[@obscurelines]

Of all the papers I've watch, Eric always seems to be the person who has done most research into an opponent.

[@fifis677]

That was a pretty crazy coincidence lol Also, where'd you get that laptop cover? It's awesome!

[@DoctorPlat13]

She is too sweet and wholesome. My mind is overloaded.

[@mysterycat351]

5:14 is it just me or Dina is at the back for some reason??? (like the botez friend)

[@ZipMapp]

Imagine mid match Eric says "Oh no my Queen, please call an ambulance" 😂

[@konstanty8094]

5:68 feels like a movie voiceover

[@ilmikingo]

following a chess game with your lucid commentary and a big smile even when losing, is priceless. You did great, it is your personality that goes in your play style and I completely agree with your last comment about the correct attitude when playing against an IM... u should choose the moves/think the way your mom does 🤭😉

[@Bakstonisjdj]

Nice game! You did great! You learned me a lot about chess through your videos🤝

[@PreservationEnthusiast]

*taught me a lot about chess.

[@prieten49]

I normally watch Eric's channel and get his analysis of his games but KZbin recommended this "perspective" to me. It was interesting. Good luck with the rest of the tournament.

[@danielkanewske8473]

Don't feel bad, you are learning!

[@jchen1023]

Losing sucks, but the way you do it gives me hope for humanity

[@MarcInCanada]

Great recap! Good luck good luck!!

[@AM-rb4ps]

Belenkaya in the background at 5:18

[@docliquidplays7989]

Love both of your content. Congrats!

[@brianvasilik]

Now I am going to listen to Eric's analysis of the game.

[@carlosbonilla9159]

Kudos to the tournament organizers for making this pairing. If it was a computer, still, it has a sense of what is appropriate.

[@Shaun_GTI]

Sometimes you win and learn and sometimes you just learn 😊

[@Sleepyboii_]

agreed😂

[@RMichaelHimself]

Ladies and gentlemen, Shaun and Shaun are in agreement. The Shauns are on the same page. So go ahead and push on, or should I say Pu-Shaun.

[@Shaun_GTI]

@@RMichaelHimself 👍👍👍

[@davidmt3]

Great video! Love your content Anna.

[@plywoodcarjohnson5412]

Good stuff! You have so much going for you! One of those things being that you do your recaps where people were hoping there might be peace and quiet! Lol! You should go to the Vatican and do a recap in a church until priests drag you out of there! Smoke would be coming out of their ears.

[@lilydog1000]

Thanks Anna for making chess enjoyable again.

[@jesusch3531]

The way you pronounced Trompowsky is actually correct, the way Levy says it is more 'english' pronounciation, yours is closer to the original

[@lazyatthedisco]

Yeah, since she's half Spanish (which is closer to Portuguese) she pronounced it closer to the og name.

[@quattroquinti8453]

@@lazyatthedisco It's a polish surname, though.

[@eddiespencer1]

i think my favorite part of the match was when Eric took your water when he left the table after the match.

[@Tzippi]

Awwww! Eric is so sweet! I watch his streams. He replied to a tweet also! ❤

[@kingjacko302]

This has been a really good series that makes me want to go to an actual over the board tournament!

[@KINGAustralia]

Congratulations on 400k! ❤

[@MurunGD]

Nice game! Now waiting to see Eric's perspective from his channel

[@jvrcreativedesigner2680]

'Tactics flow from a good position'.