I took the Chess Personality Test

[@the_listamin]

"What does it mean, to dislike an opponent?" This test is clearly not prepared for Eric's wholesomeness.

[@nicosc2204]

true xD

[@krytycznyziemniok2394]

my thoughts exactly

[@biedawo]

The struggle to understand that response made it pretty clear what the correct answer was...

[@sergiupop8]

Came to the comments section only to find this. Eric doesn’t belong to this world full of hate, he deserves something better

[@wudenbachs]

"I'd much rather ... just let my opponent suffer" - Also Eric in this video

[@landonphemister3941]

Eric: No, I’ve never yelled Also Eric: DAH

[@reinder868]

Don't forget: Oh no my queen

[@isaacrobertson4374]

Loll

[@trevorcarey2486]

@@reinder868 “oh, pawns take diagonal”

[@majorstorm9]

Eric Rosen: "This only works if you have friends" Alexa: *Sobs quietly in the background

[@bobsimpsons3351]

Cool

[@LeventK]

LMAO

[@TheDestroyer1250]

Eric angerly tells Alexa to stop.

[@ReligionAndMaterialismDebunked]

Hehe

[@XenusYard]

"Statistics are more real than feelings" - Eric Robot Rosen

[@Wakawakamatic]

Ben Rosen/Eric Shapiro

But my feelings exists too so my feelings are facts

[@North1x]

“Men lie, women lie, but the numbers don’t.”

[@mikebaker2436]

"Figures don't lie, but liars figure." -Mark Twain

[@Olyvia..]

@@North1x but liars use numbers...

[@guywhoneversleeps]

15:07 careful eric, you'll put all the rappers out of business with that mad flow

[@Jkjoannaki]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@mByyurt]

“Oh no my answer”

[@rahulsrinivas3224]

"This only works if you have friends". That hurt me.

[@Simonepurple]

OMG SAME 😂😂😂

[@npassuser]

Me too

[@finnhackapell6560]

Rosen, the master of accidentally roasting one's self.

[@coryt93]

Friends aren’t important

[@Hybridman7]

7:01: Do you play gambits? 😆

[@compilationsmania451]

16:35 that is the most Eric-y thing Eric has said

[@hansnase364]

I'm also a fan of 20:55: "Oh, I'm clalm, ooh!"

[@Erin-ks4jp]

Along with "I feel like a hermit crab" in his little match with Levy.

[@andries8768]

I'm laughing way to hard at these quotes

[@arya6085]

I really think he should have a restarted when he messed up a question. A quick edit could've fixed that Edit: I am by no means calling him lazy, it's just a little criticism. Probably (as suggested by a reply) down to this being a rare, non-streamed video and one-take habits have been developed from twitch

[@joeshmo546]

Mabey he did , and the editing was so good that we couldn't tell

[@josebuencamino]

In principle, yeah, I definitely would've preferred that too. Luckily for this video though his misclicks coincided with what he would describe shortly after to be his preferred choice

[@elmaxidelsur]

yea, felt lazy

[@ctogive]

@@elmaxidelsur he probably just didn't consider it an option.

[@dash5core]

@@josebuencamino not the first misclick

[@sadeghsaati1335]

Test result: you are suffering from SGD Stafford Gambit Disorder

[@RemyWillard]

Don't forget BGD (Budapest instead of Stafford) and/or JGD (Jerome). XD

[@RickyMartinVideos]

Eric rapping is the early Christmas gift I needed.

[@bobsimpsons3351]

Cool

[@bloodsolder01]

Good for you

[@VictreebelTV]

Timestamp?

[@RickyMartinVideos]

@@VictreebelTV 15:07

[@VictreebelTV]

@@RickyMartinVideos thx

[@theomatta7019]

We all really know that Eric would take on g5 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Victor.Hugo1]

I think I understand the joke, but please explain in case 😅😅

[@mozza1985]

@@Victor.Hugo1 he loves playing dubious stuff especially in online chess.

[@RemyWillard]

@@Victor.Hugo1 There's a "g5" emote in Twitch chat, and it's become a running gag to "always play g5".

[@haveachocobar]

But playing g5 is different from taking on g5 lol

[@Victor.Hugo1]

@@mozza1985 yeah I know.. The truth is that I thought taking on g5 specifically refers to the situation when your opponent sacrifices the pawn on the g file in order to open up the line to attack the king. I did that quite often. But here, as I saw in the video, g5 is protected by the h pawn

[@dominiks5068]

Eric: I'm gonna answer the questions according to my serious over the board play Eric a few minutes later: I'm gonna castle queenside, you gotta make it sharp for good youtube content :)

[@derous]

he could use his serious otb games as youtube content :)

[@jarrahtree5130]

0:05 "Really excited about this one" He says in a monotone voice

[@cheesiechess3656]

nah I disagree. You don't have to scream to be excited. He's not monotone, he says "reeeeaally excited about this one". I appreciate Eric for putting a true face for his content and not faking it like some other youtuber would do: "OMG GUYS I'M SOOOOOO FRICJIN EXCITED LETS DOOOO THIIIIIIIIISSSS GUYSS AAAAAAH!!!!"

[@jarrahtree5130]

@@cheesiechess3656 Oh of course. I /live/ love* how chill he is. I just think it's an amusing juxtaposition

[@Sebastian-ep6nw]

“Oh I’m also calm.” Eric is a genius.

[@olivercadman1133]

Beast mode editing at 15:07 hahahaha

[@MrHioso14]

2:52 "I would much rather be white and let my opponent suffer" The sound of this out of context... 🙃

[@janon5815]

Based Eric

[@Apollo_XII_]

Questionnaire: Have you ever yelled? Eric: *Oh no, my queen!*

[@haveachocobar]

I thoroughly enjoyed this pre-recorded video, and I hope you do more of them! I definitely appreciated the edited in rapping bit. It was funny and lifted the video from just one long unedited take (which would've been entertaining from you anyway!). Keep up the great work and great content Eric!

[@trevorcarey2486]

So I counted how many times it advised each opening for white and black, here’s what I found: W: 9 Spanish (aka Ruy Lopez) 5 Queen’s gambit 3 English opening 1 Vienna game 1 Nimzo-Indian 1 Four knights 1 Reti System 1 King’s gambit B: 8 Sicilian (+1 Najdorf) 5 Spanish (aka Ruy Lopez) 3 French Defense (+1 Winawer) 2 Queen’s gambit declined (aka orthodox opening) 2 Caro-Kann 2 King’s Indian 1 Queen’s Indian 1 Grunfeld 1 Simi-Slav 1 Petrov defense

[@danielbeller3245]

Hey Eric, I'm a lifelong player of chess returning to the game amidst all the QG fervor. Just wanted to thank you for all the informative content; watching your videos always makes me want to play and improve. Other popular players kind of turn me off, but you are an excellent ambassador for the game: respectful, humble, humorous and kind.

[@leadnitrate2194]

15:00 to 15:15 is such an Eric moment

[@algiovannelli1271]

The way that Eric doesn't understand how to dislike someone

[@jannik207]

0:49 "This only works, if you have friends" 😂

[@topsy8701]

"Dahh my question 3!"

[@Logic-ys7rw]

He sacked Q3

[@IWubYooz]

I'm still stuck on question 2, I've never played in a tournament.

[@videos-de-fisica]

i dying laughing when eric started rapping out of nowhere

[@darrenhodes9900]

Would you calculate this position or use intuition? Eric: *calculates deeply* Eric: Hmm I'm not sure, that's a difficult question

[@imBigo]

4:29 rare moment where Eric gets mad at himself!

[@Juanparv02]

It seems that you blundered some questions, you finished with a good position anyway.

[@e-dit-z3974]

“Heyy, I’m a surgeon, People have to call me doctor now”😂...yep

[@bobsimpsons3351]

Cool

[@samuelbruyneel]

To my surprise I am a chess personality "Assasin", like Bobby Fischer. Very attacking, very agressive, extremely intuitive, with calm emotions.

[@parro1210]

i am the anaconda which is actually very fitting. I play positional and look for attacks that come out of nowhere. and once i get a grip i wont let go easily. sad part is that i dont often get that kind of grip :(

[@parthmehta5852]

Same

[@sollertia_]

" 'Which friends are most like you.' This only works if you have friends. 'Which master are you most like.' But I am a m--" Eric feeling feisty right out the gates, huh

[@andrewmartinez5706]

“Thanks your the best”

[@TheGibber]

Lol when I started chess I settled on playing the Queen's Gambit and Caro-kann as I felt most comfortable in the positions given by that and this quiz placed me "Grinder" with recommended Queen's gambit and Caro-Kann xD

[@ejflor1313]

“This only works if you have friends.” Lol. Ouch. That cut deep.

[@ericbonow4809]

SPOILER: His personality came back as "Fort Minor"

[@kuhaku9635]

Eric rosen chess personality result Rosen : "on no my queen" Rosen : *hehehe*

[@afonsosousa5221]

Eric singing Fort Minor made my day!

[@Psiotax]

Eric: "Really excited about this one" Also Eric: 😐

[@Psiotax]

(note: this wasn't a hate comment, just in case anyone sees this)

[@carlos_gaming4455]

“This only works if you have friends.” Ouch.

[@mrenigma2792]

Petition to force Eric to sing the whole fort minor song :)

[@LeventK]

"Do you play gambits?" *Smiles*

[@9mmiky]

I, for one, enjoy your content sir. Thank you Mr Rosen

[@ngc5195]

Those results are literally perfect for Eric

[@40cal24]

I got "Magician" - like Mikhail Tal! Intuitive, imaginative chess where you 'follow your heart' and try crazy ideas to see what happens. Yup, that's how I play haha, always throwing rating down the drain just to try weird moves out.

[@toddwynn3397]

"What does it mean to dislike an opponent?" might be the most Eric Rosen thing ever said.

[@hibiscustea7116]

7:25 omg I'll be totally amazed to see that happen

[@alexd5957]

15:15 is the Latvian gambit: Fraser defense

[@cadeevans2484]

The test says I am a barbarian and has convinced me to look more into incorporating the queens gambit into my opening repertoire seriously

[@NStripleseven]

I like how so much of this is just "yeah, this move makes for better KZbin content"

[@samsaraa2001]

You didn’t review there recommended openings for your “type”

[@mikebaker2436]

They are basically the same 4 systems for everyone. 😋

[@angel-ig]

15:13 I can't believe it

[@SilverDragons47]

15:08 you are welcome 😂

[@specularspaghet4449]

Eric: I've never yelled before. Also Eric: OH NO, MY QUEEN

[@qwerzxcvasdftybngh]

That "Do you play gambits?" question should have been the thumbnail.

[@matteoartizzu3759]

Holy shit I just realised you have almost 250k subs now, I think i started following when you had 10k? So happy for you Eric ❤

[@grigoryaleksin271]

At 15:35 it looks like the Latvian Gambit. The moves are: 1.e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nxe5 Nc6 4. Qh5+ g6 5. Nxg6 Nf6 6. Qh3 fxe4 7. Nxh8 d5.

[@derjulius4120]

Alexa lied to you: Google+ stopped existing one and a half years ago

[@g73hc3gsv3i]

Alexa is cheating on you, Eric! Time to move on now🤔

[@alasdairwhyte6616]

Recommended Openings White: English Opening Black: Sicilian Defense; Semi-Slav; Petrov Defense

[@renaissancerachnavali3287]

I also took the test and got grinder as the personality stamp.

[@TheChefCain]

I took the test and it just said “bad” lol

[@arpanagarwal2524]

12:28 the question is assessing one's inner constitution in both the options. Choosing B indicates a predominantly objective attitude towards the same situation towards which choosing A shows a predominantly subjective, emotive response.

[@nicbentulan]

TL;DW 20:09 Emmanuel lasker surgeon (Lasker-noether theorem FTW)

[@TW-sh2un]

Does anyone have clips of him rapping to “remember the name”?

[@AntsanParcher]

I got Mastermind, which is funny. Like, I'm obviously an absolute beginner, and most of the questions just were way out of my depth and I answered them by intuition. > Play black or white here? "Hrm, I guess white? It seems to occupy a larger area."

[@wildexperiense]

Eric do you think you can win a fist fight against Ben Finegold?

[@algumnomeaihehe]

Terrible

[@leadnitrate2194]

Ich don't think so

[@ii4371]

They've played each other at least once. Eric lost I think.

[@StefanReich]

Personality result: "You are Eric Rosen"

[@that_onearmguyyy4618]

the rapping had lol so hard thanks for that eric!!!

[@stoneskull]

apparently i am a prodigy like magnus. i like the suggestions for openings they give. they do feel natural for me. cheers for sharing this, eric.

[@gabrielbarbosa4091]

8:13 - option C: Evaluate how many pieces you will lost if you take this move

[@sightninja]

Alright, I did not expect you to actually pull up that Fort Minor song. That was pretty good lol

[@LAZARUSL0NG]

Chess astrology. Answer questions to determine your ‘sign’, which will then be described with a selection of chess themed Barnum statements.

[@thepadawanchesschannel8323]

12:05 - Subs who have played Eric: Let's hope he doesn't choose option A Eric: Ummm...(mouse hovering) Subs: go on, Eric... (drum roll) Eric : I think I'll go with option B. Subs: Good choice, way to go Eric!!

[@Rahul-nw6dn]

This only works if you have friends "Biggest roast of the century"

[@yalanyalan698]

' Alexander Alekhine is a Mastermind'' Is what I got. More of an attacking player with solid tendencies while playing on intuition rather that calculating. More calm than emotional

[@dimasrizky1413]

Actually the question order not being shuffled, you always can take it again, just remember what you were taking before

[@imchessman6107]

I got magician, loved that bc Tal is my hero

[@Belemrys]

I got Romantic "Romantics are full of good ideas. These ideas might be either positional or attacking, but they are always unusual and unique. The Romantic doesn't usually win by out-calculating his opponent, but rather finds some unexpected and unusual concept that his opponent didn't expect. Romantic players are very emotional and therefore can be very distraught when they lose, but their moodiness also means that when things are going well, they can be unstoppably brilliant." Also, recommend the Ruy Lopez and Sicilian Defense.

[@josin007]

They said my style is that of Capablanca. I honestly didn't know who it was. I was actually disappointed hence. But I learned about this great player afterwards.

[@AYM9000]

That's actually a huge compliment!

[@anthonycockerham3026]

I am still a beginer at chess. I am learning more all the time but took the test for fun before watching. I got the prodigy personality. I favored the material advantage for black in that one question. Most of my answers were thinking more intuitively instead of calculating, and to always play for a win in any position. I also said I like gambits, but I dont play them often. But I like the idea of early sacrifices. I said to take on g5, obviously with knight. The kingside I think becomes vulnerable and maybe is slow to find counterattack possibly. I think a prodigy may be someone who is always learning with beginers mindset, even in mastery, possibly this is how they stay sharp.

[@RemyWillard]

I got Barbarian, but I feel like a few other results would have been better. Attacking was strongly favored over Positional, Aggressive was slightly favored over Solid, Intuitive was favored over Calculating, and Emotional was slightly favored over Calm. Aggressive/Solid and Emotional/Calm were both close the middle, but Intuitive was favored by a wide enough margin to where Magician would have been the best fit. I could also see myself as more of a Natural (Attacking/Solid/Intuitive/Calm), Prodigy (Attacking/Aggressive/Intuitive/Calm), or Romantic (Attacking/Solid/Intuitive/Emotional), but it's not like Barbarian is a "bad" result for a test like this. At least I didn't get Professional (Positional/Solid/Calculating/Calm), since that would have been the exact opposite of where my bars aligned. XD

[@heck_n_degenerate940]

I can’t wait till noon December 18th 2023 when Alexa reminds Eric to play the Stafford Gambit on stream

[@ichorous7434]

12:34 eric "statistics don't about your feelings" rosen

[@S-Bbi-turbo]

16:15 - Yeah, that's Eric Rosen I know 💪💪! (16:21 ---> 16:43 that's aslo Eric Rosen I know ... he's the calm face of chess ... unlike some other chess players 'magnus' 😁)

[@bradtucker46]

Grinder: Grinders are players with an unassuming style that can hide just how intent they are on winning. They don’t need to know opening theory to beat you. They don’t need to have an advantage to beat you. They don’t even need to have an equal position to beat you. Grinders have good positional skills, and are usually most at home in endgames. They are attuned to their opponents’ weaknesses which they use against them. On the other hand, they often know their own strengths and limitations pretty objectively, and will make good practical decisions. It’s hard to take advantage of a Grinder’s weaknesses, and you won’t have much luck getting errors out of them by applying pressure. Anatoly Karpov is a Grinder Anatoly KarpovAnatoly Karpov (born 1951), twelfth World Champion and superb positional player, is one of the most successful Grinders of all time. Not only did he hold the world title for 10 years, but in order to prove himself after Fischer disappeared, he played in as many tournaments as he could and amassed the most impressive win total and tournament resume of any player in history. During his prime, Karpov was famous for declining draws in worse positions, confident that he would play well enough to never lose them - all while giving his opponents ample opportunity to blow the game as they got ground down by the long game and his intense will to win! Explore Karpov's Games Positional (maxed to the right) Aggressive (maxed to the left) Intuitive (maxed to the left) Calm (maxed to the right) Recommended Openings White: Queen's Gambit Black: Caro-Kann

[@walkingin6375]

"D'oh! My answer!!!"

[@howbigcarbig582]

Assassin, Bobby Fischer, Ruy Lopez for white, Sicilian/Kings-Indian defence. I know noone cares but it's accurate, I always play Ruy Lopez and Kings-Indian defence.

[@christopherparsons3224]

I wanted to retake this test, after analyzing each position with an engine, to see which one I would really want to play and why. That may seem to destroy the point of the test, but what I realized was that any GM would analyze those positions from opening prep and decide which ones they would really prefer to play, and I think the only right way to take the test, would be to do the same.

[@GiorgoMas]

wow, the opening recommendations based on my personality are exactly what I always play :)

[@MrSinth74]

Only been playing online since watching the Queens Gambit (shock), have played before and knew rules though. My rating is a poor 1200 but took the test and ended up with "Champion" so will keep plugging away and watching your brilliant vids.

[@Reaperfalll]

It took that personality test and i took that personal.

[@TankP0wnz]

I got the Assassin. It says that matches Fischer. And the openings it recommended are the ones I play: Ruy Lopez, Sicilian, and KID

[@sprajosh]

My chess personality is "Natural" and I play like Vishy Anand. This is the best compliment I ever got from anyone/anything.

[@vaibhavgupta7139]

I got Assassin which I am happy with and seems ok considering my style. Also the suggested openings were ones which I already play. Btw Surgeon and the corresponding attributes perfectly describe your style.

[@trent797]

7:02 I literally lol'ed

[@wihanfelix9554]

Eric: This only works if you have friends- Me an intellectual that does not wanna be lonely: Im friends with myself

[@Lol-mr2eb]

”it only works if you have friends” awe it's ok Eric ill be your friend

[@LunizIsGlacey]

Apparently my personality was the "Professional", despite having my scale all the way on "intuitive" rather than "calculating". But probably is because I apparently am entirely calm, and apparently mostly play positional and solid.