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[@irjake]

If I won $0.01 it would be my biggest cash prize for an online tourney 😅

[@GeneralBlorp]

Eric might be the best example possible of a streamer / KZbinr that actually brings positivity and enlightenment to some extent to those platforms. 👍

[@Cuumerr]

You’re an example of an npc looking for likes

[@JazzieHERO]

Lets get him to a milli

[@SaintD382]

He definitely has a very pleasant, positive personality. His parents raised him well, I would guess.

[@joeyd4306]

him and danya best chess streamers

[@mr.welterchemistry5681]

Eric has become my favorite chess streamer, especially with these chill long form stream videos

[@irjake]

He was my favorite streamer before I even played chess simply because he is so chill!

[@dannyf1609]

Although I am a chess enthusiast I am by no means good at the game, it is nice however to follow along, drink my Japanese green tea, and chill with these relaxing vods.

[@DaisyZhangAI]

Yeah I listen to his videos to sleep sometimes.

[@fatitankeris6327]

He's just the best, and even amongst GMs and other IMs.

[@vizualedit0r481]

42:08

[@Almirante1741]

The cheater, isn't it?

[@vizualedit0r481]

@@Almirante1741 Yeah, didn't want to spoil.

[@Italiafani]

I know some of you (like me) thought the knight at 23:12 is just a free piece, since black's pawn attacks the queen, but queen captures the pawn with check, so white has all the time in the world to capture the bishop at b7.

[@kruksog]

Thank you. Really appreciate these explanatory comments. Much love from a chess dumb-dumb.

[@Overhemd]

I don't get it cause after check, Kg7, Qxc7, Nf8 Qxb6, Black is fine right? Up a knight for two pawns

[@Italiafani]

@@Overhemd Wouldn't Qxc7 just blunder the queen? Engine line after Nc4 dxc4: Qxc4+ Kf8 Bxb7 b5 Qc6 Ra7 And white is up a pawn and has a +2.0 advantage.

[@Italiafani]

Ah, apparently KZbin auto-deleted my comment containing a link to Lichess analysis, but here is the FEN for anyone interested in analysing the position after Nc4: r3r1k1/1bpnq2p/pp1b1pp1/3p4/2NP1P2/2BQ2P1/PP2P1BP/2R2RK1 b - - 0 1

[@tomfinn6649]

Nice tournament! I was wondering the whole time about that "fair play" game with how quick he played and then how slow on the knight fork he was when even I saw it. I'm glad it was resolved, and super impressed at your composure when it happened because I'm sure you had to highly suspect it. I would have been madly on tilt after that one!

[@jayfraser3188]

I loved Eric throwing the subtle shade on that. ''Finally taking his time. . . playing knight c8 is a pretty easy tactic to spot. . . '' as the time ticks away.

[@mochidomo]

@@jayfraser3188 Yeah, you could tell eric was kinda tilted at that point... But just like him to not show it much

[@anirudhgovada2753]

Eric I’m grateful for these videos especially how quick they come. You really help me get better at chess and improve my mental health as well with your calm voice. Please keep going Eric and we all love you.

[@ramachandra776]

What a dramatic end to the tournament . As spectacular as a "Rosen trap" 😁 . Congrats Eric .

[@mikebaker2436]

25:49. This bind that White achieves with this knight move has powerful control on the center. I'm going to have to remember this arrangement.

[@mongoose631]

love how you handled the nonfair play kudos to you

[@jeromilittle]

For those wondering, the player LEON, ASBEL was determined to have cheated, thus disqualified, so it changed the order and tie-breaks.

[@plop010]

not surprised at all to read this after watching that game

[@rayclay2]

so well deserved my friend. kudos ,congrats, and a big thank you~!

[@SakeWorld_]

More time stamps please, I like seeing the opening names so I can practice them online later

[@YoMamasLlama22]

Eric you’re a legend and I love your streams. You’re such a consistently calming presence and my favourite chess player

[@maxsnijders7538]

Nice tournament! Well played, what happens to your IM Rosen merch when you will become a GM? :)

[@IS-vu3lv]

16:20 thought he said "almost forgot I have teeth" lmao

[@richardeley6550]

Nice job! Great to watch.

[@SaintD382]

What ratings are they using for this event? Eric's rating looks like his FIDE rating, but Jose Martinez (31:14) is showing as 2701 and his FIDE rating is not even 2600.

[@joshuaolsen8844]

Great content!

[@natejt]

Can you make a video on middle-game strategy? I think I’m pretty good at my openings and endgames, but in the middle game, I find myself sometimes not knowing what I should be doing so I sometimes just simplify or make waiting moves. I know it’s different each game, but in general, what goes through your head after the opening?

[@digineet8421]

Improve pieces, open lines for bishops and rooks, take space, trade your bad pieces for their good pieces, improve your pawn structure, centralize pieces, make outposts for knights, fight for key squares(where you or your opponent wants a piece determined by structure like outposts), stop your opponents ideas, build up an attack on the king, create or find weak pawns to target, prepare a winning endgame, etc. Its all about getting an advantage somehow with tactics and positional play. Learning about key ideas in different structures will help a lot.

[@Chris-oq8ty]

Well done Eric!!!

[@carl-williamcarlsson3322]

Amazing uploads lately

[@LureThosePixels]

10:30 is rook e6 a blunder because of Nf7, threatening the Queen, and if taken by the King then the rook on e6 can be taken by the doubled rooks safely

[@loicbarre5131]

I forgot I had tea, but Eric helped me remind me at 16:20😅

[@pakasokoste]

First place is Peruvian GM Martinez Alcantara. Super strong dude!

[@seanhunter111]

Some really great chess here, but it really disturbs me that this platform makes the same sound for moves and captures. Normally chess platforms have a low “thump” sound when you move and a higher “click” sound for captures. This makes sense because it replicates the sound of placing the piece and the sound of two pieces clicking together when a piece is captured. It really troubles me that they use the same sound to the extent I literally couldn’t use this platform.

[@mikebaker2436]

Why does this UI cut off names?

[@paulsmith57]

How can I enter legitimate online chess tournaments playing against Real people hoping to get to a final and playing for the prize money

[@hazelelloyd]

Good job Eric, you played great, could you analyze a few games for us. You're one of the best chess instructors I know.

[@tolgish1]

It was that close my man was gonna be the richest person in Venezuella with 125xminimum wage 🥺

[@mikhailgavrilov8980]

I once too won big cash in a chess tournament!... for the best Halloween costume

[@rayjukenl3497]

Heck yeah sick play with the queen sac on the rook early.

[@flippert0]

33:24 Bxc6+ is possible (Nxc6 Qxa6)

[@MrDannyg77]

So I guess it was stockfish that played the crushing c5? The pace of play and the accuracy of the moves by white were admirable until the complete realization that admirable was actually quite the opposite word to use.

[@chicken_rice0123]

8:15 Hook mate

[@isaiah1300]

6:19, eric missed a cool line Bxh6: if gxh6, Rxh7 if Kh8, Nf7# if Kf8, Rdf7#

[@Trizzer89]

A 1400 in 3rd? That means I could do better than that. Insane.

[@jakapockaj2034]

4:40 after qg4 does white not have nbd6+ bxd6 nxd6 checkmate?

[@jakapockaj2034]

oh wait king can escape to f8

[@mrsamy9348]

😂 Eric Rosen missed mate in 1 LOL

[@33niboR]

250 dollars? Or what did he get?

[@joakimquensel597]

So this was even more profitable than the Duck Chess tournament? 😲

[@Tburt-mx5kg]

the penalty pose, from mr rosen.

[@OnJahseh]

At 18:54, wouldn’t rook f5 give mate in one with Qxg7

[@billsmith8397]

Yes he missed it lol

[@danieldosibura5664]

nama aplikasinya kaka?

[@ikhairi83]

1:18:40 on no my queen

[@31redorange08]

8:07 Why not winning immediately with Raa8?

[@ocococoe]

You're right, that's the classic hook mate. I think it's harder to change plans in a fast game.

[@31redorange08]

@@ocococoe Well, he used one second of his two minutes.

[@ocococoe]

@@31redorange08 I had a game where I thought I had a rook sac mate in 4, which I did, but missed a mate in 2 each move leading up to it. Chess blindness is a problem 😂

[@descendency]

What is an AIM?

[@abike5395]

According to Wikipedia “Arena International Master (AIM) is achieved by a series of 150 bullet games, 100 blitz games or 50 rapid games with a performance rating of over 1700.”

[@descendency]

​@@abike5395 Next time someone is like "hey... you... over there!" I'll be like, "Excuse me... that's Arena Candidate Master to you!" (actually, I won't, but I guess that's an interesting way to give class players differentiators over just the typical A, B, C...)

[@iChaos4218]

bro I don’t play chess and I swear I’ve seen moves he could’ve won multiple times

[@RyanEmmett]

So glad the cheater got caught.

[@fateful4747]

Palindromic game points! 11110101111

[@brunochessking]

cool

[@danny208YT]

I love how they let the cheater waste all his time just to be banned at the end hahaha sucka

[@rituparna666]

elshan played 2 cheaters

[@hendryviixxvxvi3698]

Eric you played a game that too fast for we watcher to catched on ,please more rapid game ..

[@galravid9018]

first

[@sheikmanzoor5003]

Fair play violation ? Hans Nieman obviously. 😂