OH NO MY TIME! Speedrun Episode 71

[@AdHocF1]

Speedrun 2 announcement makes me so happy! Thanks Eric.

[@trevorhunt]

For sure some excellent news

[@Noah-go8xc]

Same here. This is like my breakfastt lol. I love eric's speedrun episodes.

[@Biskmut]

I’ve improved so much by watching you! These higher rated games used to be way beyond my grasp a year and a half ago but now I (mostly) understand your line of thinking and every now and then even predict the best moves before you tell us! I think the zen environment you create on this channel, with zero hubris/arrogance and just a colossal depth of practical knowledge, is really conducive to a great learning experience.

[@leobobo27]

Hear hear

[@MiikkaJokela]

I concur!

[@keev8012]

well said!

[@matthewmckean7001]

new speedrun vid? on no my productivity!

[@Malake256]

too real

[@Rijnswaand]

Oh no! My sleep!

[@ajeromemahon7808]

Sooo true

[@MrLollipopfly]

It's nice that you complimented your first opponent 12:57

[@RightHandShot]

Keep-em coming, love the speed run series

[@barcovsky]

can't believe it's 71 episode and I've watched them all

[@ohhhboy06]

Same!

[@adamcoulson2747]

Best speedrun on KZbin

[@maximthefox]

Watching Rosen at 3am... I need to watch my time!

[@NoNamer123456789]

Sleep gambit. Missed mate with wife.

[@TheWoodyou12]

Eric that ending was incredible - I was shaking for you. Amazing video thank you again!

[@gem-404]

I am the one who made the request to Eric to play the London system. Am I happy and satisfied? I am extremely happy and satisfied!!! I do play the London system every time with white. Thank you Rosen... 😌😌😌😌

[@K1llRay64]

kudos to the play ho didn't flag you. true sportsmanship

[@NoNamer123456789]

honestly, he probably saw those premoves and was like "gg I'm outta here"

[@thewhatever993]

nah, white barely have a check. and any 2000+ Rated player should be able to premove ladder mate in only 1 second

[@thegreatNEb]

Isn't the whole point of playing without increment that the clock is a weapon and flagging is legit?

[@debrascott8775]

One of the best yet. I've been along since Ep 1 and would be thrilled to start over with an Aggressive Speedrun theme!

[@JamesWilson01]

That second game was awesome. You played amazingly especially after losing the knight and I'm glad your opponent was a good sport and didn't try to dirty flag.

[@mickhale8683]

Andrew Tate’s dad and Rosen in the same picture is a glitch in the matrix.

[@arnoudh6203]

What picture are you talking about?

[@ohhhboy06]

I thought this was a joke!!! But that is Emory Tate!!! ⁉⁉🤯

[@MyBiPolarBearMax]

Is that really Andrew Tates dad? Jesus Christ 😂

[@hinderliter84]

@@arnoudh6203 It's the picture at the beginning of the video of young Eric at a tournament. The man on the left side glancing over toward Eric's board seems to be Emory Tate, a well-regarded IM (and Andrew Tate's father) who died from a heart attack at a chess tournament in 2015.

[@ryanlind5239]

It's honestly so satisfying to pause the video and try to decide what i would play in a given position, then unpause and see you play the same thing or even just mention it as a candidate. Why does the game seem so much easier when "playing" this way? 😂

[@AUniqueHandleName444]

I know your question was somwhat rhetorical, but from what I can tell it comes down to 2 things: 1. Consistency. We may pick the same moves as a tiitled player sometimes, but we also miss a lot of obvious shit. 2. We only notice the ones where we make a similar move. All of those moves setting up that one move we see are what's hard to replicate.

[@martinscharfenberg7012]

i love how you casually mention " i have to watch my time" when you are under 30 seconds. I am usually panicking in those moments and blundering away every previous achievement.

[@MyBiPolarBearMax]

Since this is an educational series, heres an easy way to know how to defend King v King + Pawn endgames. A and H pawns, just go to the corners. B-G: Picture a “T” on the squares in front of the pawn. There is an order of the “best” squares to be on, always go to the highest you can. 1: directly in front of the pawn (pawn is on c5, king on c6) 2: directly in front of the pawn, one square back (pawn c5, King c7) 3: to the left or right to oppose the king if it moves forward (b7 or d7, whichever way the opponents king goes). ALWAYS go to #1 if you can, if not go to #2. Only go to #3 when you cant move to the other choices. It doesnt matter how far down the board the pawn is, you can do this when it’s in its starting position - they’ll eventually move you back but you’ll be certain to stalemate.

[@_BADCHESS]

My favorite series on KZbin!

[@ohhhboy06]

My second favorite, Bamabass is my 1st!

[@JustRob96]

How could that 2200 not know how to draw that endgame! How?!

[@evanperrotte9291]

I appreciate your content so much, Eric. You're funny (in an arid way sometimes, hats off to you), extremely knowledgeable, and always very respectful of your opponents. Keep up the great work

[@KyleGreyshock]

Love this series Eric, you are an excellent teacher and very talented. Excited for the future runs!

[@Zaul-e4z]

Excellent time management 🙂

[@PatoAnastacio]

never stop doing this vids, great chess and ASMR to sleep with. I started giving you a like when I open the video because I fall sleep. You destroy my insomnia ty ❤

[@adamhanninen8295]

You’re the man! So good this one!

[@samnixon5884]

Such a great series! Halloween gambit needed for the next one!! 👻🎃

[@jsegolsson]

Really happy to hear about your plans for a new speedrun after this one, a great theame too. Thanks for sharing all your chess visdom in such an enjoyable way.

[@cinimontoast903]

I've always loved the hour plus long tournaments where you play aggressive and tricky openings. I can't wait for a speedrun filled with more content like that

[@DecvsJapan]

That ending of game 3 was AMAZING!

[@YoelishSteinberg]

Two Rosenisms: I should watch my time. I should wear my heart monitor.

[@willhoch5354]

my favorite youtube series ever. so excited that you're doing a season 2!

[@w.davidwright2391]

Why do I enjoy watching and listening to you so much? Great games and instruction. Thanks!

[@Paul_World16]

Phenomenal watch. Great video, Eric.

[@sin2Pi]

Beyond awesome Eric! Already looking forward to episode 72 :D

[@kimuraman5018]

Love these speedruns watched every single one of them from start to finish Thank you very much 😊

[@James-lz1in]

Seeing how you spend time is so useful for me. I used to rush through my openings to save as much time as possible, but seeing how you slow things down and catch mistakes early on made a big difference. Just jumped up from 1250 to 1400 and the only thing I've changed is that I spend more time thinking while I play my openings.

[@Victor-ji1rz]

I can't believe the last guy doesn't know basic king opposition

[@lolobuggah2670]

Thanks Eric! I love the speedrun videos!

[@choco1101]

58:06 Opponent trying to flag to win makes sense. But when Eric took the last pawn, flagging Eric is only a draw. Might as well take time playing with proper technique to hold the draw on the board. I'm of course assuming a 2200 can hold that with 1:30 on the clock.

[@gerardmilesmckinnell]

Watching and listening to the thought process is great, you're the best at this. 👏👏👏

[@JamesWilson01]

The third game was insane too! Karma for your opponent for trying to dirty flag 🤣 I don't know how you stay calm enough to think and move that fast! Loving this speedrun!

[@federal_europe]

Love that the speedrun series will have a sequel :)

[@elitaylor5826]

speedrun two is the best thing I have ever heard

[@SusanaOria7]

You are the best 🙌🏽🙌🏽 thank you for this series

[@younghsu2070]

Watching this at work... Oh no my job...

[@lolobuggah2670]

This was the most exciting episode yet!

[@ohnomyking]

Your fast play in the endgame is incredible. 👍

[@quiliss]

Game 2: pretty sure the opponent knows the endgame but was trying to have a laugh by allowing promotion but flagging for the draw anyway.

[@MathewAGTales]

Eric is speedrunning my heart’s health

[@turtlebackflapjack]

That was insane. I remember half way through the speed run when every opening was e4 and Italian, some opponents started to get you under 30 seconds, even though they were rated around 1500. Same thing is happening now only with 2200 players. A sign you need to be more aggressive?

[@youhan96]

excited for the gambit speedrun!

[@SEAKPhotog]

Wildly fun games!

[@dafuqmr13]

1 hour of speedrun video? You made me sleep better tonight

[@td8796]

Amusingly, at 59:05 it's still a draw despite the opposition (see the eval bar), because with Kb7 black could claim a draw via threefold repetition! As you pointed it out, Kb7 was missed multiple times, by both of you :)

[@gunnarschneider5573]

thank you eric u r awesome!!

[@tonyrobinson1573]

Fantastic episode. Well done opponents

[@Toxodos]

I kept thinking you were gonna say "grandmaster flash" but I guess tate is more of a recognizable name these days

[@Ana_miel]

Please do a speed run for of tricky gambits

[@NyquilFriend]

Really impressive time scramble in game 2 :O

[@kiliabgonzalez7826]

That last game was nuts. Can’t believe he mated him with .7 seconds left

[@niceguyking44]

Hey, nice series, would like to see a blitz speedrun. People used to be stronger in lower rating in blitz compare to rapid. I`m stuck at 1300 rating blitz. Probably abit harder to explain certain moves with less time, but I would love to see you destoy noobs!

[@jpjpJPJPG]

Thanks Eric!

[@siphaanu]

Often low on time, but still elects to play timeanov... Nice series!

[@sledar2]

Hey Eric, love your videos! Any chance of making the board fill the whole vertical space so those of us that watch on small devices can see it better?

[@jonasdenauw7421]

Looking forward to the Gambit speedrun!

[@Laporta-potty]

Holy crap an hour speed run wow!

[@mikebaker2436]

Ach chan eil! An ùine agam!

[@swiszcz93]

42:10 c4 is such an explosive move

[@golfdoc1950]

Simply amazing

[@c.c.1197]

good stuff!

[@Raydeny]

Awesome !

[@michaelhaywood3106]

Games 2 and 3 were really exciting

[@ibrahimz77]

Can you explain a bit the king pawn ending why is it a draw until you get your king in front of the pawn and do opposition?

[@crugy7]

You cannot make progress. The opponent just blocks your pawn and you cannot get your king in front to advance it without losing the pawn in the process. Play around a bit with the position to get a feel how it plays out.

[@collintheisner4264]

Andrew Tate’s dad😂 funny

[@UnicumTryhard]

Banger Video.

[@alexanderperl6945]

Oh yes your speedrun part 2!

[@exuviumisopods]

37:25 "I am surprised my opponent didn't flag me" Can someone explain what that means? If I am low on time and I can't pre-move super fast, then it was my fault running out of time. The opponent has nothing to do...

[@4711felixable]

That last game ❤

[@SAVEDANYA]

SAVE DANYA!

[@Roberto-nn6kb]

da faq

[@uzfnjzubtfjzbd]

I pray for him!

[@Julian-br7wb]

To anyone who followed along the whole way, when did Eric get the loss and is the video uploaded? Curious to see how it played out!

[@quazzydiscman]

I forget which one, but somewhere in the early 60s... There was a mouse slip and his opponent took advantage and played well.

[@quazzydiscman]

Episode 65

[@Julian-br7wb]

@@quazzydiscman thanks chess buddy

[@mattl4129]

Is the London bishop more of a weakness than strength? With so many pawns on dark squares (and personal games), I see that bishop as being a positional limitation / higher chance of getting trapped vs. being super useful, in comparison to other openings.

[@hagopalajajian4878]

Love these

[@eriklaggren5648]

CHALLANGE!!! play fast early!? like 10 moves before using a minute of your clock. or start with 8 moves within 1 minute, then 10 then 12. just an idea i got when i watched you playing. thanks for great content!

[@StuffBudDuz]

What do you mean when you say "sharp" position or "sharp" line?

[@BetaJim22]

Sharp means lots of tactical potential often double edged

[@zacharygrouwinkel1534]

Game 2 was crazy! Edit to add: so was game 3!

[@parzingtheasian]

wow! rosen, i don't know if you know this, but in your upcoming speedrun video you actually beat a cheater! I-am-2500's account was closed for fair play! crazy

[@thomasdequincey5811]

This was good. Good Chess.

[@iordachej]

can you publish a short of a photo session you do for finding the best picture for your videos? I bet it would be very funny to see how did you get the one you used for this video :)

[@DavidAnderson-m5c]

Two mini *SPEED* runs within today's speed run episode.

[@krakonstefano]

Hi Eric, I have a question: in the endgame of the last game when you had the king on C4 and the Pony on D5 why you didn't take the pawn on B4? was it a wrong move? I'm a 1000elo player and it could be a main move to change the horse for a pawn and a bishop in that position but maybe is not really good. Thank you so much for all this instructive videos!🙂

[@NoNamer123456789]

It's actually a draw because then the king can take the other pawn and block the pawn from advancing/sacrifice the bishop for a pawn and draw.

[@jt_flores]

Taking the pawn on b4 would have been a draw. The black king will win the white pawn on f5 (the knight can't get back in time to defend that pawn), and then the black bishop will give itself up for white's b pawn (if white ever tries to push it) leading to a draw (can't checkmate with just knight and king).

[@yahnevets]

young rosen farming old gms haha

[@rhysgriffiths9675]

1:01:14 Probably because the engine wants to set up Rd1 into a queen sac.

[@RetainTheDark]

Do you plan on doing opening specific speedruns?

[@StefanvanderFange]

It always looks so easy when you do it. I have a lot to learn at ELO 850 ;-)

[@DatRaccoon1215]

Wow .7 nice job 🙃

[@jamesduggan7200]

In game 2 idk maybe black overconfident about getting in first even after the inevitable fall of f7? idk I was ok at the Calculus but that's way too hard for me compute.

[@jaron9978]

At 33:36, what was that!? Did the system glitch and actually allow your rook to capture and move through the pawn?

[@eric-rosen]

haha it does look like a glitch at first, but I had pre-moved Rh5 anticipating white would play h5. After white did in fact play h5, Rxh5 was instant.

[@jaron9978]

Missed your strategy and thought it was a crazy slip, didn’t even notice white made no other move haha

[@filipstan2135]

What a beauty

[@집학살]

Stafford gambit opening speedrun?

[@maleperson2449]

Imagine getting a speedrun game and not wanting it! I'm offended by that because I'd be elated😂

[@Georgewalsh100]

Your next speedrun should be 15-10. Those players are different!!