I Tried a Tricky "Beginner" Chess Opening | | Biel Chess Round 3

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In this video, I share my round 3 chess game from the 2024 Biel Chess Festival.
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[@majormoron605]

Interesting how eric rarely uses engine lines in his recaps, mostly just giving his own thoughts and calculations. Makes it very relatable

[@shiro1744]

“You sometimes see this” - As a Sicilian player, I get this at least 60-70% of the time at under 1500 ELO.

[@Jakernaut]

Yeah for real it low key pisses me off XD

[@InfiniteQuest86]

Lol I was going to the comments to say it's basically guaranteed at under 1500. But as a Kan/Taimonov player, it's like the absolute dream to see this.

[@ahmadhamed3686]

I’m 1800 and this is main line in my games lol

[@MaxIronsThird]

@@InfiniteQuest86 why would this be a dream?

[@sr-py4jc]

@@InfiniteQuest86 Great tip! That Bc4 Bowdleresque move is by no means the best move against the Sicilian, but it still messes up my Dragon most of the time :/. Djeez how I hate it.

[@JackSparrow-rz3gp]

I swear every single recap from a serious otb game Eric starts by saying “I’ve played and opening I’ve never played before”, I genuinely think he’s gonna run out of openings 😂😂 he must be a nightmare to prepare for

[@tiranor]

For the en passant, you disappointed stockfish, but you won the heart of people 😅

[@howdoiremovethis]

I don't show enough appreciation for ALL your content, Eric. Entertaining, informative, instructive - you are a great guy!! "...ended peacefully" gave me a laugh out loud moment. Bravo!

[@rylandmitchell]

He played amazingly.

[@chickadee-]

"Ended peacefully" got me.😆

[@aarondcmedia9585]

I really appreciate the additional graph analysis at the end, thank you!

[@AndrewAcosta-j5y]

Well fought, Eric! Keep up the great recap videos.

[@cinimontoast903]

I thought c4 was gonna be the inaccuracy. That looks like the only square for the knight to get into b6, and the pawn on c3 does so well at blunting the bishop

[@danielkendall]

Unfortunate when you play well against a low rated opponent but they find all the critical moves - still a good game though!

[@shadou1234567]

There was one En passant in this game. Current streak:idk idea just came to me now

[@martingeyer791]

in my opinion the whole variation for white does not lead to a clear advantage for white if black is playing well, what he did. I think this is also the reason why this variation is not played on the top level with normal time control. It may be a good surprising opening for a blitz or bullet.

[@CSRgamer]

I mean it did get him a nice looking position and was at least .3 in his favor. Can't ask for much more in classical usually.

[@vetgirig4209]

Opponent played at a higher level then the ELO would suggest imho. On my level using the "forced" en passant works fine to open up a cramped position.

[@goborgobor2236]

Thanks for the recap(s), Eric! An unrelated question, will you be playing in the Baden-Baden Chess Tennis event again this year?

[@shadeburst]

This was not at all a typical Eric Rosen game with bishops aimed at the fortress aided by rook lift and pawn storm. Perhaps through overconfidence he allowed himself too easily to be distracted into tactical maneuvers and let Woong back into the game. In short he didn't have a long term strategy. Nothing wrong with 3.bd4 which is London and not to be sneered at as a beginner move.

[@casdeschepper6542]

At 14:00 I haven’t seen it on the computer yet, but in that position I thought it might be possible to stop it with knight to E8 and after rook to c8 you have bisschop to E5 protecting the rook and the backrank promotion. Can someone help a rookie chest player out and explain if this doesn’t work. Much love for your videos Eric

[@stevensutton2252]

theirs this FUNNY LINE AT 3min and 30sec ng5 and a nasty pin on f file

[@scottboehne3405]

After the Queen trade, what about knight takes a6 followed by the b pawn push after black’s b pawn takes the knight. I didn’t see you discuss this. Looks pretty promising.

[@Orion-zq8jf]

Nice game from both sides, thanks for sharing

[@alexandershorse9021]

C4, explosive!

[@jerrytowns5097]

Thanks Eric

[@camanderson9954]

i play this all the time. usually end up in trouble around move 5 or 6

[@roqsteady5290]

Isn't this the Bowdler Attack, played by many beginner London players? Anyway, it does look tricky...

[@FatUncle-cg3jt]

No

[@mcronrn]

@@FatUncle-cg3jt the Bowdler is Bc4 on move 2… 🙏

[@roqsteady5290]

@@mcronrn Sure, but 1.e4 c5 2.Bc4 (Bowdler) Nc6 3.Nf3 is a transposition to Eric's position and a quite a common line from the Bowdler Attack move order.

[@michaelsherwin4449]

By black, after 21 ... e5, mostly the top SF move with a few 3rd best SF moves. ?

[@M7mdSayed40]

15:15 was Rc7 a move you considered?

[@SchmerzesGrenze]

From the top of my head: Nxc7 bxc7 Rc8 Bf4 (Bb6 Be5 black wins the pawn) Bd4 white can’t stop the plan of Bb6 and Rxc7 and black wins a pawn or better.

[@HungryScribbler]

At my level I see this ALL THE TIME and it seems at higher level players know it's dubious. So I prepare against it because I see it way too often.

[@donkeykong1234]

pains me to pass up a fried liver

[@sammyhuffaker8537]

13:09 when u first shown the position i said Qb6 in my head 😎

[@PastelitoBombon]

looks like cavity search is much needed in these events

[@edobus2923]

En passant definitely best move there

[@thetransferaccount4586]

sicillian is unplayable unless either player is a GM

[@jacobandreegan]

Wait, en passant isn't forced?

[@SebastianBohn]

"Chess is a draw.” qed. GG though.

[@HighlyCruciferous]

Mirror image of a London but somehow even worse

[@jacobcarrizales427]

Below 1500 this is mainline theory lol.

[@jacobcarrizales427]

Interesting how different rating levels are weirdly better prepared for different openings. Not that an intermediate player would beat a master but they’d get through the opening well.

[@donkeykong1234]

10 minutes on a move?

[@koroshabdoli1739]

Hi Eric

[@stevenclark3338]

Doesn't 31. Rc6 win the a6 pawn?

[@SchmerzesGrenze]

Nd5 should at least trade it for the b-pawn I think

[@ngcool4112]

if your opponent plays perfectly, you cant win. It is what it is.

[@michaelsherwin4449]

Eric, you do not seem to be specializing in the openings you play. Instead you seem to be all over the place. A big part of becoming a GM is the work a GM does at home which is concentrating their effort to understand 'all' of the reasonable continuations of the openings they play. And to do that you can not be all over the place with your openings. And if you do that then you would not fear if an opponent has prepared for what you play.

[@Chad-lu1sf]

nICE

[@patrickmagero436]

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