OH NO MY QUEEN! | Speedrun Episode 10

In this Beginner to Master Speedrun Series, I try to climb the rating ladder while providing lots of lessons about chess along the way. In this episode, I play 4 fun and instructive chess games while live-streaming it all on Twitch.
Beginner to Master Speedrun Playlist: • Beginner to Master Spe...
0:00 Twitch chat says hi
0:50 oh no!
1:10 Handling a super aggressive opponent (Queen’s Pawn Opening)
11:40 OH NO MY QUEEN
15:17 Fighting the Scandinavian Defense
26:18 Lesson about pushing pawns in front of your king
27:19 Beating the Wayward Queen Attack in 6 moves
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[@kinglooey]

Oh no my bedtime again!!

[@AnthonyGonzalez-zy5zm]

Bedtime can wait, Eric has arrived.

[@montlebalm]

We meet again

[@wh1skeybud]

😂

[@Martynovic]

Not today for me 😢

[@petermead8229]

Haha nice

[@xDchannel12345]

What I really like about these videos is that you're always very respectful with your opponents. Even though you outrank them by a lot, you always play "correctly", or always assuming your opponent will make the best move, even though they rarely do.

[@BryceMiller]

That’s what it is. Eric is the Bob Ross of chess. Figured it out.

[@kylemoss3833]

The way the tone is delivered and his thought process , just very soothing yet entertaining and intriguing as if you want to know more!

[@MyBiPolarBearMax]

32 wins, 0 losses, is it even possible according to Kramnik? 🤔

[@Daniel-cu9wj]

Interesting…

[@ak_nora]

Only if it hits at least 45 wins in a row, then it would be impossible to him 😂

[@tvens1]

According to Kramnik, no. According to Kramnik, anyone who plays better than him is a cheater. Including propably Eric.

[@EliasTrollkarln]

He is performing at the level of INFINITY ♾️

[@E8oL4]

Kramnik told me personally, Eric is cheating. I told him to back off but then he punched me in the face. I hate this guy

[@calebwhales]

Loving this series so much Eric. I'm just repeating myself here but taking beginners seriously in such a calm manner improves my game and my love of chess. I'm satisfied that I'll never be great at the game but I do appreciate that I'm improving by watching this series. ❤

[@josebaca715]

Exactly.....:))

[@Zoomjah]

Cheers that your enjoying the series. I felt compelled to share a wise mentality from my coach, that I recommend you give a try: "There is no rating. Give your best effort to evaluate the position, come up with plans for you and your opponent, calculate, and trust yourself like you’re a GM. After the game is where you can start critiquing your evaluation / ideas / calculations." There will always be much to learn, and even super grandmasters still blunder sometimes, but much can be gained by just being very patient while finding ways to play just a little better each time. The hardest part is not letting our own egos destroy us. Especially hard when we feel strongly that we are completely winning, and then somehow keep losing games.

[@HungryScribbler]

This kind of content is why you're my favorite Chess streamer! Wheras there's other fast talking content creators with screaming, and chess drama mixed in, yours is always truely instructional for the every day NON Chess Master. The key, from what I see, is the instruction behind the instruction. The meaning behind the move. The layers we don't see and the reason behind it. This is the art and similar to martial arts. Do this move and that technique - but what are the hidden layers behind it. You reveal those layers and for some reason it sticks better in 'my brain' vs others who speed through an instructional game. I hope once you hit 1,000 you can do it all again for us!

[@ramachandra776]

Eric teaching valuable lessons to beginners:- "what is more valuable than a queen?" "The KINGGG"

[@yrtepgold]

Hi Twitch chat! Thank you for keeping Eric company while he streams the speed run!

[@isabellarees7354]

I've been watching this series and just reached over 600 for first time after rating settled (I started playing chess just over a month ago). The game that got me over, I spotted I could pin the queen to the king with my bishop, after they did weird stuff trying the central game. I never ever would have seen that before if it wasn't for this series as pinning queen to king has come up a few times. Thank you so much! Love this series :)

[@TraderPulse]

eric is so relaxing to listen to that i was sad to hear him end the video because i was in a trance and could have listened to him for hours

[@Gamm420]

I agree, and if you enjoy his voice, you might also like Jerry's "Chessnetwork." Both are very educational and relaxing. I've fallen asleep to their voices many times.

[@jamalallen8473]

Eric listening you calculate is like listening to an anime serious main characters internal dialogue figure out how they best bout to go to war lol

[@benaronson2410]

I am wearing my "ON NO MY QUEEN" hoodie while watching this :)

[@Zvoosh25]

0:18 and 31:00 Hi past me!!!!

[@bootysnatcher8069]

1:58 you’re right Eric this is known as the Richter-Veresov Attack. Do you know much theory about this opening?

[@eric-rosen]

I don't actually know so much specific theory after Bg5 Nbd7, but I do know this nice line for black which will happen once in a while: 1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 Nbd7 4. f3 c6 5. e4 dxe4 6. fxe4 e5 7. dxe5 Qa5!

[@bootysnatcher8069]

@@eric-rosenooh interesting 🧐 thanks for sharing

[@Daniel-cu9wj]

Speed run 2 days in a row? I feel spoiled!

[@recordplaymusic]

Great series. Your love of the game, sportsmanship and humility really shows, thanks Eric!

[@MC-nv4bo]

Keep them coming this fast man. Love this series

[@mathiaszajaczkowski5604]

It's a real delight to follow your episodes. You are so calm and educational

[@scialomy]

0:24 Thank you to think about us, time-travelers. We are huge fans of your work. In fact, this is this series that inspired us to invent chess. I have some issue explaining what a bishop is though... any recommandation?

[@Rubrickety]

Anyone who's seen Eric play with 5 seconds on his clock knows that he's invisibly winking when he "worries" about his time with 5 minutes left. 😄

[@spartanthe300ththermopylae4]

@Rubrickety I think he said that more because in that instance he would have to play quickly and wouldn't have the time to explain his moves (which kind of defeats the point), rather than really being worried about playing low on time.

[@DoubleDYouTube]

I would watch 90 more episodes of this series! Keep them coming.

[@greglarsen3248]

Love how you explain all the options then show us what you would do. This rookie is learning a lot from you. Thanks.

[@renemarquez433]

My game has leveled up big time from watching these. Thanks, Eric!

[@andersonandrew112]

My favorite chess player to watch and learn from. I'm mopping the floor with all of my friends now after just a week, lol

[@user-ik7jl7ft6y]

Love the speedrun episodes so for! Really looking forward to the higher ELO matchups :)

[@Awoofpackage]

I think I'm obsessed with this channel 😂, cos I should be asleep by now. Thanks, Eric for making those videos.

[@kimbosan1]

Watching those episodes in a row, i took some notes and was able to improve by 100 elo in a few days (now i'm at 500sh). Great stuff Eric!

[@richardmarriott-smith9517]

Another very informative video. Your videos are really helping me with my fundamentals. Developing with tempo and being very solid in my development, especially as I enter the endgame, which is a weakness in my game. Thank you.

[@forceward]

Definitely, because of these series, I improved my openings a lot. In most of the games, I am coming out with a nice advantage out of the opening even though I cannot convert most of them. Thanks a lot, Eric!

[@user-jd1sm1vw2x]

Your speed runs have helped me immensely. I'm still a real beginner, but the one thing I have learned at the start of a game... don't get easily thrown off track... develop develop develop.

[@simonjuliusschmidt7984]

Hi Twitch! - Thanks for another great episode and for taking the time to explain what is going through your mind (at a pace humans can follow)

[@erfoon_]

13:12 my favorite moment of all times 😆

[@matthewwood4415]

living and watching from Indonesia, very impressed that you threw in Indonesian!

[@hunter4hire]

It was cool being there live. missed the first game, so nice to watch it here.

[@Twisty112289]

Loving this series ❤

[@namdaten]

13:12 XDD Legendary move

[@joshuapjung]

One of the things I am noticing here is how important being calm and thoughtful is, not letting the intensity of a race to win stop you from thinking through things. Keeping that level head is essential. I'm going to start studying more as I'm having a hard time maintaining a level above 1200.

[@Misteramen]

A little kudos for him greeting the Indonesian even for a second

[@GaryTheGray]

I've seen Legal's mate before but I didn't know it had a name. Good, instructive games. (waving back at Twitch)

[@timg6125]

Really enjoying your Speed Run series Eric! It helps to fill a Danya-sized hole in my life, since he hasn't been posting so much lately. 🥰

[@umatim]

This is really good content. Thank you!

[@gary.oneill]

Loving this series

[@auztin98]

Just in time for me to go to bed, oh no my sleep schedule

[@George_Bland]

Two in a row! I love it :)

[@yathi]

I think with this series you became my favourite chess streamer. Also after watching your games, I have steadily gone up from 700s to almost 900 now! :D

[@atsubbie8876]

Call my insomnia, BUT NOT FOR ME! Love your videos Eric!

[@garysmothers3234]

This is turning into my favorite chess content.

[@frightenedsoul]

You know you’ve watched a lot or Rosen when you can predict when he’ll say “let’s go for this”

[@Axalon900]

24:10 I think the lack of endgame content so far is instructive in a subtle way: oftentimes your advantage is best realized in an attack, and lazily trading everything into a roughly equal endgame “just to be safe” only to lose what was at one point a winning position is a significant reason beginners lose games. (How often do people say “I would never see that in my game” in response to tactics in puzzles? I reckon it’s because they aren’t in the habit of looking.)

[@WingedEspeon]

It might have been nice to see a London at these lower levels, as it is a solid opening that follows principles.

[@jesseclark7105]

Comments: "More endgame commentary please." Opponents: "If the Wayward Queen doesn't work I quit."

[@roberthall3841]

You're an outstanding teacher, thanks.

[@gerardkort844]

Nice games to look at against beginners. Agree with you that the opening often are a bit repetetive, but afterwards the games get very interesting. I like your methodical analysis of the situations. Have to get better at this myself. I play sometimes too much on feeling without checking enough.

[@lomiification]

Your first opponent seems like they're trying to get a feel for different positions rather than memorizing openings and common lines

[@imjonathan6745]

hes literally me frfr

[@sonphantrung]

Tbf, If I were them, I would go for blitz to test out opening lines. Rapid takes so long to play, and bullet isn't that good for experiment.

[@alexlazar3935]

Yaay! SpeedRosen is BACK!

[@freddydurannn]

OH NO MY QUEEN😭love this guy

[@AdamJKSuperChannel]

You should make “I took Rosen’s queen and all I got was this t-shirt” shirts

[@walkerericsson7943]

First "oh no my queen," but there was one previous queen-yeet for simplification

[@bonjourmerci6695]

He could've forked you on c3 at 24:00 you didn't notice that i think

[@ChengManChing]

Then he would have lost a rook and a knight instead of just trading knights.

[@enricopallazzo3244]

Another banger!

[@healerf18]

Great series. Loving it! My only complaint is you make it look so easy. Kidding! Sort of. It's taken months to claw my way to the mid-900's.

[@toadfrommariokart64]

wish you'd keep on including the ELO in the thumbnail. gives a good timeline when scrolling through the playlist

[@evanwitman5907]

It's always 'Oh No My Bedtime!'

[@watchesandburgers]

Love these. I'd love to meet you as you approach my rating (very soon...).

[@secondengineer9814]

Hi twitch chat. Your mom told me to tell you to touch some grass :)

[@fatsidekick]

Kind of messed up letting a church official murder your wife just to kill a king. But I guess all is fair in love and war.

[@mathiaszajaczkowski5604]

Thanks!

[@chitchit2732]

this is a speedwalk

[@thetransferaccount4586]

another good video

[@gamerparadise6704]

eric is just not the guy for a „speed“-run

[@willwright6447]

Hi twitch chat 😂

[@willmoody951]

Is bf5 at 30:15 considered an intermezzo? As a 1400 I know I would’ve missed the move and been caught up in the pawn trades. I need to pause during exchanges and look for alternatives more often. Thank you for the content, Eric!

[@agooglyminotaur169]

He said the thing!

[@jojonjef]

Why is Eric obsessed with saying “this might be the strongest player I’ve played in the speed run”. As you go up in rating, you will obviously keep playing stronger players 😂

[@davidmasse2829]

I’m enjoying the Speedrun and wish I could play in it.

[@knjohd]

I wish I was as cool, calm and collected as you when I was playing.

[@simontscharf9613]

Honestly the Modern Skandi player played really well for a 790 Rapid rated player

[@J3f33]

Let’s gooooooooo!!!

[@jacemann7968]

just a past hello to twitch

[@AffinityCola]

Hi past twitch chat

[@jacemann7968]

is there a particular book you would recommend for someone who is very early in their chess life?

[@sparetime4914]

is a slow time control 960 speedrun plausible?

[@wowyaywowyaywow]

They saw pawn to e4 at 7:34 ? Wow.

[@WilliamKiely]

Eric's voice still sounds normal at 2x speed

[@suzymiller1898]

do you ever play the pirc defence?

[@madzilla14]

🌟 TM, TimeMaster Rosen 🌹 "In the present, and the future ... maybe in the past ..."

[@jamesgriffin7046]

How do you know "Selamat pagi"? Few outside of Indonesia speak Bahasa. Impressive!

[@Drawfill]

The first game was fun to watch, what 900 rated players pushes the H pawn like that? Super agressive. I kinda like it.

[@laidbak2904]

I JUST had a game where I mated the same way @13:11 lol

[@mandatoryfun_]

the slightly older version of yourself sure looks younger than the current version of yourself

[@12jswilson]

Eric Stomps N00Bs!

[@lusterris9183]

I’m blundering… my chance of waking up for my 8am lecture tomorrow ‼️

[@simontscharf9613]

6:07 why not Qc7? alligning the battery towards the weak king?

[@maleperson2449]

I'm curious, lost rating points are refunded. If anyone wins would they get additional elo afterwards? Considering the true rating disparity.

[@TylerDunphy]

nice

[@seansullivan3922]

What is that poster?!😂

[@SebastianBohn]

Oh yes, the avatar is growing! Oh no, my day plans! Oh yes, more instructive entertainment!

[@helxis]

How do ratings even work on that site? One guy plays a relatively high level game against you. Next person blocks in both bishops and gives away an early mate.

[@robortalien]

11:50 can you do some kings indian games. Maybe towards ratings upwards of 1000

[@rja98105]

36 wins in a row. Investigate! Investigate!