I told her it's Stafford Gambit Time. She said, "What's that?"

[@dexterrecana5442]

Opponent: Casually trash talks Eric: There's a river nearby... You could jump in

[@yaswanthamujuri3446]

This is lit bro 😂

[@Tombsar]

She said she wanted to go with the flow!

[@erifetim]

@Tombsar And in turn it was Arik who went with the flow

[@roko567]

That's not what happened

[@ogreeni]

@@erifetim who’s ‘Arik’?

[@nicros6163]

Eric, that is not how you wear a mask. Silly Eric

[@ideadwars6025]

LOL

[@AWMail-uw3hb]

Not covering his nose smh

[@mikebaker2436]

To be fair, Eric's eyes are far more contagious. 🙃🤣🤣

[@iub.9893]

T t t t, clumsy

[@streetchronicles9025]

@@mikebaker2436 smooooth

[@kheireddineattala1281]

eric has the advantage of her not being able to see his eyes, unfair

[@stkyriakoulisdr]

Eric also has the less subtle but even more significant advantage of him not being able to see her eyes

[@kheireddineattala1281]

@@stkyriakoulisdr that is a point, but Erix advantage was almost like being up two open files, which is a lot

[@tyrannosaurusgaming6260]

That’s kinda the point though He did it for content

[@jesusthroughmary]

@@stkyriakoulisdr You beat me to it, her eyes are stunning. Take my like.

[@ashleyjones8597]

@@tyrannosaurusgaming6260 I can't tell if the person how made toe comment is joking. Or if you're joking or not. I pray you both are, lol

[@thatsawrap5235]

Dina: "That's insulting!" Eric: "There's some salt right there."

[@vishreshchawla7783]

LMAOOOOO

[@kelvinnueveanimeguitar1983]

AHAHAHA SAVAGE

[@MrBlackhen]

Look at Dina face lol.

[@Brandon-9]

Hahahahahahaha

[@hq3473]

She was salty there in the end.

[@derekjones3388]

"There's a river nearby... you could jump in"

[@smoothoperator754]

Sigma

[@rowangriffin4778]

"she wants to go with the flow." i died

[@monarchgupta2712]

Sigma male

[@ikinoktace1280]

@@smoothoperator754 what’s sigma

[@ofirgutnick2830]

@@ikinoktace1280 he meant sugma

[@1ch1r10]

Oh wow. Eric is such a scholar that he high fives the girl that was left hanging in the end while wearing a blindfold.

[@iffus_akiyoshi]

I didn't even notice that at first.... Eric is such a kind guy.

[@LureThosePixels]

Kept a count in his head of the people present

[@azure8490]

he saw hand to e4

[@diabl2master]

Lol she held her hand up to his and didn't high five him for like 2 seconds

[@mikebaker2436]

To be fair, there were other games between the three with fist bumps... so... habit.

[@alexairheart9051]

Oh no, his eyes!

[@neelparmar6690]

Anyway...

[@Omario97]

got all those mouth germs getting in to the eyeballs

[@dpfeng2252]

Ahahahahaha

[@HiveDes]

where we're going...we won't need eyes to see

[@inafridge8573]

"Oh no, my eyes!" said Eric Rosen

[@MrTheDif]

Eric seems to be developing a collection of queens.

[@yahia1355]

he is definitely winning the game!

[@NMCalabroso]

@@yahia1355 computer says +2 at this position

[@wlmorgan]

@@NMCalabroso And this Neil is why you're not winning the game :)

[@jeffwilliamson2932]

Eric's gf: *dumps him* Eric, with a smirk: Oh no, my queen

[@omsable5296]

@@jeffwilliamson2932 lmaoo

[@Someone25948]

White: 1.e4 Eric: "Ooooh"

[@sebaitor]

"Theres a funny line"

[@jiwwyjimmy1046]

@@sebaitor She defended pretty well, but chewed up too much time. 3 Don'ts: Don't attack Russia in winter, don't fight in the jungle in Asia, don't mess Eric with Stafford.

[@kundanrajparajulee9035]

@@jiwwyjimmy1046 what's up with Jungle in Asia? I understand the other two though.

[@fallout8516]

@@kundanrajparajulee9035 Vietnam War, maybe

[@jiwwyjimmy1046]

@@kundanrajparajulee9035 it's a reference to the Vietnam war, you know, fighting in the jungle.

[@astraestus8828]

"I'm just a crazy person trying to do crazy things" Love it when Eric talks dirty😏

[@vitriolveio]

Just don’t get pinned too much. I might need your help with that😏

[@JonathanS344]

@@vitriolveio hahaha bro he's clean af

[@MrDeath5300]

"you have a very nice brain 🧠" -Eric Rosen to Ana 2020

[@christianlogan161]

I wanted to like but u had 666 likes

[@ennachi7048]

ERIC: Stafford gambit time.... SHE: "WHAT'S THAT" ME : Wait what...!!!!????

[@jstkamukwamba3674]

You and me both dude. And just today, I won in 8 moves using that Bg5 oh no my Queen line and was shocked that this Opening actually works.

[@Bladavia]

Yeah, the Stafford is well known in internet chess thanks to Eric, but most of the chess world doesn't happen on the internet, and it's a dubious line at the end of the day. Once you know the traps, the cheese, it's easy to refute. So most people won't study it.

[@MegaGamer21]

@@Bladavia Russians don’t know it

[@parameshwaran8454]

Cricket velaiyadunom.. ball mela pochu.. vittena?! Kaal slip aagi keela vilundhuttena?ok ok. Inga adi paturukum..

[@ennachi7048]

@@parameshwaran8454 inga than medula oblangeta iruku.... Inga adipatta short la temporary memory loss aagum... Adhu onnum prachana illada... Konja nerathula automatic ah adhuva seriya poidum 😂😂

[@ProfessorBoswell]

Eric streaming: "Stafford, let's go!" Eric at Sochi: "Have you heard of the Stafford Gambit?" Eric at his own wedding: "I do...want to trap you in a Stafford Gambit" Eric on his deathbed: "My only regret is *coughs* ...no more Staffords..."

[@chmurchmur8916]

Eric on his podcast: Have you tried Stafford Gambit?

[@AKuTepion]

Stafford Gambit: Have you heard of Eric Rosen?

[@SpencerfromEarth]

Is there a "Rosen Variation" of the Stafford yet? Cause there needs to be.

[@dhcqae]

Eric plays in Sochi? I don't know about that

[@francodelalcazar3669]

@@dhcqae He is an official FIDE cameraman

[@krazykrush]

Nemsko: are you gonna ask me out? Eric: we are outside. It'd be redundant to ask you to be outside unless you mean outer space.

[@nerkulec]

Are you a proffesional Eric Rosen impersonator?

[@parameshwaran8454]

More please

[@hillsideonly]

@@parameshwaran8454 are eric and nemsko dating??

[@alexbrk1157]

I literally read that with his intonation

[@arunmacman7742]

Teacher: “Pull your mask up over your nose” Eric:

[@thetanman3130]

And the nose still out

[@ploopybear]

@@thetanman3130 well she didn't say "under"

[@mehmetyilmaz5254]

I fuckin laughed dude

[@theinacircleoftheancientpu492]

That's kinda funny mate ngl.

[@sohamdev1288]

Don’t disrespect the Stafford. Before you know it Eric will activate his trap card

[@filipgibarac8283]

I mean, he won on time alone

[@christianzacharias9159]

It's objectively losing after 5.d3, 6.Be2, 7.c3.

[@Hakeem9495]

@@filipgibarac8283 to be fair she wasted the most time thinking on how to counter the stafford

[@dylan8670]

I ran over the game with Stockfish. For not knowing the Stafford, Dina played very, very well against an extremely dangerous opponent in a dangerous opening. She consistently found the best defensive moves while under time pressure. Sacrificing a pawn on d4 in order to play Ne2! was a fantastic intuition, one that Stockfish loved. Her one mistake was 15. Qe3, just as she was pulling out of the worst of Eric's attack, because Black can trade the Queens and convert into a winning endgame, up a pawn and with a passed g-pawn. However, punishing that is a hard line to find even without a blindfold. Eric understandably missed it, and played 15...Qe5, and from then on it was an exciting, but dead draw (without the time considerations).

[@yusufahmed2233]

Eric: *Fist bumps instead of handshakes to prevent virus spread* Also Eric: *High-fives every human being around him*

[@camerondawson9114]

@Jezus nadchodzi 🤨

[@huhulili9021]

@Jezus nadchodzi nice over generalisation, its like me saying you should win chess competition since you are magnus carlson.

[@horizon146]

@Jezus nadchodzi It's a new never-seen-before strain.

[@space0015]

@Jezus nadchodzi he is joking maybe?

[@Manser2000]

@@horizon146 ah yes the corona book

[@zura4546]

Now that eric wearing mask on his eyes, he actually see with his mouth

[@albertbatfinder5240]

Eric Rosen has slowly carved his name into modern chess folklore. He is a personality we will never forget.

[@Cjloken]

It amazes me how he can hold conversation while keeping track of all material on the board! Great game, Eric:)

[@notflxme6909]

not only is the mask on his eyes, it’s inverted💀

[@Hao1981]

Hey if it's good enough for Magnus...

[@JiveDadson]

Groucho did that on What's My Line.

[@hieunguyenminh8045]

that's blindfold 101

[@flora5090]

Nemo being excited about Eric's aggressive moves is everything

[@HairXX]

Damn - Dina went in blind against the Eric's Stafford, and came out decently. Amazing play from both players

[@danielyuan9862]

Tbf, Eric was also blind.

[@kaidatong1704]

@@danielyuan9862 inb4 tbf she was blind when it came to reading his eye movement I regret starting a chain

[@BillyFixIT]

Dina: "That's insulting" Eric: "There's salt right there if you want some" ;-)

[@Indifferential-]

8:13 - 8:18 Eric collecting hi-fives while blindfolded is hilarious.

[@ronilgiobertbanadera7692]

i like how Nemo just casually chats with dina, consuming more time to Eric's clock haha

[@saberelbah4941]

Man your entourage is always wholesome 🥰

[@mehdia5176]

This is making me realize how much I miss genuine, fun, human interactions.

[@igorz4582]

Salam alekum brother keep the sigma grindset

[@ARandomSpace]

Most people won't bother talking to you, let alone getting Stafford Gambited.

[@kostiantynstambulskyi1564]

Damn I think this “oh no my queen” guy need to play vs pineapple T-shirt guy irl

[@DeuceGenius]

pineapple shirt guy is op need to find world champion guy to beat pineapple shirt guy

[@speedbiker6132]

@@DeuceGenius you mean swag hoodie guy?:)

[@ninehills42]

@@speedbiker6132 he means shirtless guy

[@abhinavsrivastava9909]

@@speedbiker6132 No he meant Sauce shirt guy

[@thepoisonkid2483]

@@DeuceGenius I meen, The "OH NO MY QUEEN" shirt guy has a record something like 2-1 against Magnus "I throw temper tantrums" guy.

[@searchalexander5991]

I'm falling in love with the Belenkaya. Great afternoons in Soci Eric, good for you.

[@JamesQuandahl]

Eric's chess in real life is my favorite new series! Keep it up, Eric.

[@nickpispis9285]

Belenkaya: "Plays a move" Eric: *"Ooooh"*

[@Asiha-Chan]

“This ground is extra salty” -a bird probably

[@Locke19901]

I didn't think she had any soul left to crush after the other game, but YOU DID IT AGAIN.

[@joshb761]

That was an INSANELY entertaining game to watch.

[@alrineusaldore6764]

Normal chess players: This is bad, I'm down 2 pawns! Eric: This is good, I'm up 2 open files!

[@bobbin_tv]

I can't believe an actual chess streamer would watch so few youtube videos that she does not know about your stafford gambit. It was like my 3rd recommended video when I got into chess last year.

[@euclid9492]

It’s normal once queens are off the board! It’s a much more sensible kind of cloud.

[@AcapellaUnfiltered]

"There's a river nearby. You can jump in." Damn! Told with such a straight face too! Eric's dry humour is gonna get someone killed one day (It can be people who eat food while watching his videos).

[@djvWOODSTOCK]

"Do not get yourself pinned too much before it's too late." "I might need your help with that."

[@pickgps]

😂🤫 they are going for booze next!

[@slyck_supracotra7136]

underrated comment☝️

[@samibreeze7621]

Absolutely love your content. Thank you for taking the time to put it up for all of us!

[@thepoisonkid2483]

Much love to Dina, Nemo and Eric. Great game!

[@Stefan-ih9kd]

Just refreshed to see Eric uploaded! I always love seeing vids of the cutest Chess content creator!

[@FruitOfTheSpirit]

Dina is no joke, she’s a WGM. For Eric to win against her blindfolded is pretty impressive.

[@anyvox]

So humble , so creative and also makes his opponent feel comfortable after making her lose 🙌🏻❤️

[@lyubomirkaradzhov165]

Thank you for the nice vibes Eric, Dina and Nemo :)

[@bobsurgranny]

Is that Ronnie O'Sullivan!? This is how he plays snooker

[@nianyiwang]

lol

[@jamesc7040]

"it's gonna be king unsafety pretty soon" best trash talker in the game

[@nicbentulan]

Half a year ago wow how time flies. Came here after some grand Prix interview. This is how I 1st knew of dina

[@atticusfinch3536]

Nemo is the one who isn't wearing a blindfold and she almost missed the high five 😂

[@danilocecilia7831]

blind folded, this is insane man! u got a new fan!

[@altruisticlemur]

Dina: "That's insalting!" Eric: "There's some salt right there."

[@keitsukishima5808]

Eric: “I could beat you with my eyes closed”

[@Tombsar]

And both hands tied behind my back.

[@Hillbillythegoat]

@@Tombsar with a gun point at his head lol

[@keitsukishima5808]

@@Tombsar lol

[@the_Punisher_]

Beethoven>You

[@thebrownfrog]

@@Hillbillythegoat with ticking Bomb near his ears, it explodes when he lose

[@imightbebiased9311]

Nemo, when life gives you a handful of salt, you're supposed to throw it over your shoulder. :D

[@michaelthomas4805]

I enjoy your games, Eric! Thanks so much for your gamemanship!

[@KevoTTT]

Eric’s a savage lol “there’s salt right there if you want some”

[@PokerSoto]

What a great game, thanks for the upload, Eric!

[@erikgustafsson5719]

Eric Rosen, International Master, Sigma male "there's a river nearby, you could jump in"

[@devtyagi1288]

ERIC: Stafford Gambit time She: Whats that? ERIC: So u hv chosen death!!

[@jasoncostello1535]

“I wouldve won” *Is a completely drawn endgame*

[@cptobvius]

But blindfolded endgame takes much longer if they use the proxy mover. If his time stops after saying the move he would be fine, but as they’re playing here I assume he may bleed out. Maybe not with the 2 second increment.

[@youtubeforcinghandlessucks]

@@cptobvius Feels like blindfold player should get like half a second higher increment. I was also surprised he didn't force simplification to just pawn endgame with a Rf5 instead of Rd6 at the end, but I guess it was mostly over by that point anyway

[@Drawfill]

"Theres a river nearby" *remmember about the angry duck photos* NO ERIC ITS A TRAP!!!!

[@rejeskie]

No one should blame Dina for losing she played like Kasparov ~ Fen Binegold

[@Robshere27]

I'm dumbfounded...can someone please explain to me Dina's lost?? Did he answer the check, with R×R? If so, we'll...that clearly doesn't end the game

[@Euruzilys]

@@Robshere27 she ran out of time on the clock

[@obscurelines]

She's great! Very entertaining find.

[@waltclingon5238]

"But now It's gonna be king unsafety pretty soon." Killed it

[@walaabingo]

I’ve been playing for a little over a year but not as consistent but blind folded memory always impresses me. Insane

[@jedinxf7]

those were some surprising moves she made to defend early on, but some were surprisingly effective at preventing a crushing loss (still a much better endgame for black, between the rook files and the pawn structure, though she actually seemed to be making progress at the end). as I saw Qh4 h3 Qg3 was coming, I didn't see how to survive that as white. didn't even immediately see how d4 would prolong the game more than one move - that was some crafty defensive work with the knight. I don't think I'll be trying this as an anti Stafford because it really seems to offer no prospects, but for an OTB blitz innovation against a Stafford monster it's a damn good fight.

[@Chris-vc1jj]

Don't let Nemo go. I know you both are reading my comments and I don't ever get these things wrong. 24 years strong. I know it when i see it.

[@bevs9995]

pretty sure she has a boyfriend

[@bernie4366]

I wish I was interesting enough to spend time playing chess, having lunch and chilling with such interesting, intelligent people but I'm not. Thanks for letting us virtually hang out with you!

[@dankdungeon5104]

that moment when you not have a cute russian girl to play the Stafford gambit with😔

[@karelvo]

You have so much more class than Gotham. I think doing this and winning is just devine. You the man!!

[@HAL--vf6cg]

Jokes aside, it's impressive how she held her own against Eric's stafford gambit. AND without knowing what the stafford gambit is (apparently).

[@CountOSM]

Her little Hey~ noise every time every time Eric says good move. 💘

[@mortalwomprat]

“Thank you” gets me every time🤣

[@BigMackerel]

She has already only just discovered the Stafford gambit. I am confusion

[@sollertia_]

I mean, you have to understand that London and Stafford used to be rare openings

[@sollertia_]

@@BigMackerel I have, she also mentioned that she didn't really know what move it referred to

[@bassmanjr100]

She has a 2300 plus rating without it so I guess there is that.

[@joeb4142]

In the first game Eric tried to transpose into the Stafford Gambit but couldn’t get her to take his night.

[@eshw23]

Nobody honestly plays the stafforf that much I'm not gonna lie

[@johndoublea9016]

When you tell her "It's Stafford Gambit time!" And she respondes with "What is that?" 😔

[@Progamer-fq8st]

I was just watching Nemo the entire time. Whenever she is in a video I just watch her. She is sooooooo breathtaking

[@Sedeerah]

She handled the Stafford so well!

[@Standard____]

Eric constantly getting his piece mover to move quicker toward the end shows his competitiveness

[@virtuomax]

Those high-fives at the end were like: " Yay!!! Another Queen to our harem collection"

[@michaelharder3055]

Love the content and the colab. AWESOME!

[@andresvanpelt4582]

Nemo trying her best to play fast Eric: that's not good enough, faster

[@doodeedah6409]

When Dina defended against his Stafford, he immediately changed his tactic to try win by time.

[@maciejglinski6564]

They are soooo cuuute. Lovely chemistry on both sides

[@jeffreymatter3620]

Love the "Oh No My Queen" T-shirt

[@takyc7883]

It’s so cute every time Dina makes a good move and she knows it!

[@KF1]

The genuinely insulted finish while high fives all around was hilarious

[@stephen5799]

High fiving myself on your behalf, nice work Eric

[@ArshaanPrakashBo]

" I'm just a crazy person"- Eric Rosen, International Quote Master, 2021

[@nathanvalentic5362]

So cute. Love the banter and energy!

[@taylornpeter2461]

I love it when Eric said “It’s Stafford Gambiting time” and then Stafford Gambited all over the place. It was truly a moment in chess.

[@pietroraviola3108]

WHAT A PLAYLIST!!! (You should also pay attention to the music from the other video)

[@jamiepettengell1145]

bruh only halfway through I realised his blindfold was a mask

[@atticusfinch3536]

Same, I even thought "man that is a weird blindfold" before realizing what it was. 💀😂

[@mathetos]

That's the best way to wear a mask!

[@happydaze9527]

0:06 Chess handshakes these days...

[@eliaskjrbo8142]

Lol

[@codydabest]

8:13 and chess high fives lol

[@FMFvideos]

@@codydabest 8:09 Nemo slapped his head

[@lollycopter]

**poke**

[@stardustie]

More more more more more!!! Can't get enough of these

[@Yash-ql7vn]

Qiyu in the end of the video was like "What about me...promote me...I too have youtube and twitch....Eric.....Seriously?"

[@randyorton9863]

he’s using the focus on the second girl to make the first girl jealous gambit. keep up mate

[@alex0589]

Oh no his queen

[@justanotherhotguy]

Kudos for keeping that long against Eric!

[@sheeperskipps]

"Are we going to get DMCA'd?" "It's all covers"

[@Giovanni1972]

Did Nemo say something about Spotify?

[@JamesSully]

Dina fistbumping Nemo as well was great haha. Making sure she's not left out.

[@KironKabir]

i always had a feeling he was gotham’s real hero

[@NataNation007]

these cafe over the board videos are the best!

[@mura8347]

1:49 look his smile, he is like this is the best part of Stafford Gambit

[@jwaffled4143]

Our resident alpha back with round 2 of passive aggressive commentary