On Eric Rosen's Beloved Stafford Gambit

Eric Rosen uses the Stafford Gambit against Hikaru, and Hikaru uses it against him.
Eric's POV: • I played the Stafford ...
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[@eric-rosen]

Oh no! My Stafford Gambit!

[@rex17ly62]

Oh no indeed.

[@mikkoyanong7824]

Lmao

[@parahydroxycarbaldehyde]

Oh no,my online classes

[@recorderf7904]

Love this guy

[@EIIlast2791]

Hewo

[@JuicyJoey]

I can hear the “DAH’s” subconsciously while watching

[@realcolby]

Oh so when Hikaru gives up material it’s “a gambit,” and “brilliant,” but when I do it it’s “a blunder.” Seems like quite a double standard.

[@janb.3600]

The difference is that he wins and you don't.

[@hoshi9434]

@@janb.3600 bruh its a joke

[@vinigm]

@@janb.3600 Wow chill

[@steelmongoose4956]

Obvious racism.

[@jakcjohnson7846]

No he’s just a gm

[@odyfrank563]

Eric is such a genuine guy. I can not picture him being toxic in any way possible

[@feelcollins4358]

being genuine means being true to themselves, if being toxic is part of his nature then he's genuine but people bash toxic people like Hikaru for acting himself which is why he puts on a fake mask.

[@GaussianEntity]

Maybe toxic to Alexa when Alexa doesn't respond to his requests. "Alexa quiet!"

[@aoaoa605]

@@GaussianEntity 😂😇

[@jowbloe4700]

One of the few Soy Boys I like

[@cipher4213]

11:20 You just can’t do that to the poor mans rook

[@IIIIIIIIIIIIIIPKIIIIIIIIIIIIII]

Haha that's the first time I've ever seen a rook imprisoned like that 😂 Rosen even goes over to try to save it with the king then realises he can't and has to retreat 🤣🤣🤣

[@dude157]

That rook was in time out

[@mikao-o-o9403]

At the end he still tried to escape with his rook but hikaru didnt fall for the trick

[@Someone-hp4jc]

LOL I did that to someone before.

[@jakemcintyre6558]

Legend has it that stockfish is still evaluating that position to this day . . . .

[@phen-themoogle7651]

Stockfish felt like it was too much for it to handle by itself so it got in a zoom call with Leela and Alphazero, or so it is written in my chess bible.

[@sleepycritical6950]

@@phen-themoogle7651 and thusly both Leela and AlphaZero answered, upon Rozen's sincere prayer through their messenger Stockfish, that d4 do be thee wayeth, after which march forth with h4 and h5, forward unto the promised land, but he did disobey and upon which he was punished and cast upon the deserts of the fallen. -DeepBlue 20:5

[@notyourdad]

I can hear Eric going "Bah!" with every move.

[@ijirving]

lol at the 10:55 mark, "Oh no he just loses." It's like feeling sorry for someone that's dying because you're actively stabbing them.

[@phen-themoogle7651]

but it's kinda like he stabbed himself by going the wrong way with the bishop it's like the dagger went into his chest with his own hands haha

[@gabrielfey8291]

@@phen-themoogle7651 eh its more like Hikaru is trying to stab him but the stabs are maybe possible to be dodged but he just fails to dodge them.

[@tator9798]

​@@phen-themoogle7651 I mean, the bishop was lost since rook h3 was played and it wasn't an obvious blunder. Not even Hikaru realizes of this immediately.

[@ven8107]

@@tator9798 him not seeing ir right away doesnt indicate/mean anything though right?

[@tator9798]

​ @VeN It means Hikaru was the one with the knife and neither of them saw the stab coming until it was already inevitable

[@kochevar99]

The funniest part of Eric’s side of this video is him being like “if I beat Hikaru with the white side of a Stafford, that totally refutes it, right?”

[@richardly1543]

That’s the real reason why he didn’t play d4

[@alecmegherdijianzacharias1295]

now I feel conflicted

[@jowbloe4700]

Blasphemy. Eric would resign playing white if he crossed the Stafford. He knows The Power 🔋 💪.

[@ruxosgaming2633]

The intro never gets old

[@IIIIIIIIIIIIIIPKIIIIIIIIIIIIII]

2nd only to the bongcloud.

[@theo2z1z94]

Real interesting to see live game, commentary, and analysis from perspective of both players (Rosen's youtube vid and Hikarus' youtube vid). Kudos to technology in this case and of course kudos to players.

[@suryayt]

how does it feel to analyze your game and see that every move has a star next to it? insane.

[@patrickmyers2888]

I really appreciate getting new content from hikaru at 4:16 a.m.

[@krissyscx8106]

lol

[@iThinkWhoisit]

@@krissyscx8106 your name sus

[@Schmoqyyy]

@@iThinkWhoisit monkaLaugh

[@lucamartini7442]

Its 10am in Germany so perfect to watch while eating breakfast :)

[@Tyler-wt2uo]

Agreed

[@leagueplays2100]

11:04 hikaru plays the last 20 seconds so insanely smoothly, wtf. It's like watching chess porn

[@renaldiroekanto789]

when porn and reality doesnt match

[@marianorivera3272]

You need to play the squares rather than the pieces in end games like this. You can play a lot faster if you know which squares are important because you can simply ignore the rest of the board.

[@dpistons149]

Naka looks like a wizard against everyone accept that one guy.

[@doubledie6875]

"i fear no man. but that, THAT thing scares me"

[@brandonwickstead9159]

He is vegeta to magnus as goku

[@rahulmistry5019]

Naka even calls him an alien ... lol

[@pasqualesimonelli1513]

Who's accepting whom?

[@visca7]

That guy is Carlsen? Or who

[@alexf9000]

His unlock code is a random 100+ level Puzzle Rush

[@jaydendiscalo6300]

The thing about the stafford is they’re are a lot of way to win fast but even if your opponent is fully prepared your only slightly worse.

[@timothyclemons70]

do you play chess?

[@user-jg4dn2lu4e]

@@timothyclemons70 what do you mean?

[@ploopybear]

I love how he calls it a wooden shield. 7:14

[@KabooM1067]

11:04 lol that music timing was perfect.. it went so well with the quick moves.

[@NathanHarrison7]

Awesome analysis. Thank you. Subscribed.

[@arnavrawat9864]

He got his bishop trapped. And the knight move by Naka was what was praised by Eric

[@dlucas2331]

Haven't lost a game in Stafford since Hikaru showed us this system.

[@Lakersinfour20]

the music started playing fast perfectly at 11:06

[@ericm1839]

The Stafford Gambit isnt entirely sound, but watching Hikaru play against it makes it pretty clear that you need to make very counter-intuitive moves to stay ahead. Make a bunch of pawn moves, trade off bishop and a queen, keep running your king up with your bishops because youre playing for this long endgame i just dont think there are a ton of players who are ready to make those moves

[@marianorivera3272]

Man I love watching GM’s shut down gambits with pure logic. Beautiful play.

[@AgitpropPsyop]

“I don’t know if this is a good move” *literally makes the best move*

[@jackbenimble999]

I got a beautiful checkmate using the Stafford the other day, the one with the queen sacrifice. It was awesome!

[@OneTrueLove]

I can hear eric saying oh no my pawn queen or anything haha

[@jermaineconcern1539]

I love how hard you vibe with stock Wendy's commercial piano music

[@sanjanachoudhary8221]

The background music and hikaru vibing to it is the main attraction *HIKARU VIBING TO BACKGROUND MUSIC*

[@rickswizzle4824]

Amazing play. When I analyze my 3 minute games I'm happy with less than 5 blunders.

[@piotrpeczek3374]

In one of very first streams Eric said this opening is bad for black, but has some surprise attacks for most of oponents. Also, only playable in bullet like games

[@kahpeproductions1221]

I like how the music speeds up simultaneously as the pace of the game speeds up at 11.05

[@josephojemuyiwa8914]

whoa! Hikaru makes it look so easy, such a champ

[@rkd80]

Amazing HIkaru did not realize immediately that Eric's bishop is trapped. Just shows how much intuition he has on the right moves!

[@joshuasuarez5093]

The "oh no he loses" reminiscent of Eric 10:52

[@TunaBagels]

It's crazy how when two top-tier chess players duke it out you end up with the engine analysis going BEST BEST BEST BEST BEST BEST BEST BEST BEST BEST (mistake) - "and this is where he lost the game"

[@Patrizsche]

What's the songs playlist?!?! it's amazing

[@WishfulCreation]

can someone explain the Nd5 move at 10:00? I was thinking the idea was to get the Queen to g4 and then use the rook to checkmate, but white's bishop on e2 stops that, so I'm not sure.

[@Micsacid]

Oh no my queen...

[@TheGushroom]

The Stamford gambit speaks for itself

[@icepoemix8820]

Hikaru: I think Qe3 is good tho Eric: that's a best move...

[@beneking4962]

Oh no. My elo

[@sreyankanungo7368]

6:55 is just pure gold

[@Philson]

Computers laughing at the humans

[@edbraun1012]

hikarus got that razor sharp oriental mind and cool music, totally unbeatable!!

[@cineblazer]

11:04 *TangoTek has entered the chat.*

[@ruxosgaming2633]

I always love the intro

[@Vengaard]

Let's go Eric!

[@lazerbolt5277]

Where can we get his music mix?

[@vanjoveniegas5025]

what energy drink are you drinking. secret recovery nutrition

[@goodlooking5639]

What's the song that's playing in the beginning of the stream?

[@MrEllingtonTaylor]

Second game your black bishop was in a sniper tower hahahha

[@johanquispenavarrete9731]

People want Stafford Gambit speedrun

[@dazey856]

Yeah but you will have a lot of people who don’t play into it

[@aghs12]

Denmark ❤️ TSM! TSM! TSM!

[@melsy9355]

Nice

[@nottheregular655]

Det fed nok, har lagt mærke til at den har været i en del videor😎👾

[@aghs12]

Jeg har set fulgt Bjergsen siden Copenhagen Wolves, jeg havde aldrig troet, at de to interesserer ville kollidere 🙂

[@muzkaii]

The juicers are here

[@haiserulzok3933]

Oh no my opening

[@brakeroner]

Oh no! It’s Eric Hansen’s son: Hikaru!! 😂😂

[@erickjf1991]

hikaru a savage.

[@FunnyMemes-dr3se]

Why was this posted so late?

[@donnavansmith9508]

11:25 That discipline tho

[@matthewcrist1012]

Most people "there's gotta be some way I'm losing" Hikaru: "There's gotta be some way I'm winning."

[@minecraftsuperpromaxlitesm8077]

Love you hikaru

[@hyphen8d725]

Oh no! My Board! It's broken!

[@flippert0]

So, is the Stafford good or bad after all? Hikaru: Yes !

[@chizzelfingers]

quality content again

[@georgewagih4253]

man .i need music name at 12:30

[@NOTSHARP]

What time zone is he posting for?

[@danieljarlskov3549]

European

[@hawkmore]

How can this video possibly only have 189 comments? These aren’t getting deleted, are they?

[@D_DG4m3s]

Idk why do i hear "dahh my... "

[@gambitguides]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 Nc6 4.Nxc6 dxc6 5.d3 Bc5 6.Be2 h5 7.c3 Bb6 *8.a4* a5 9.Bg5 ==> Next move, depending on black's reply, either Nd2, Na3 (Na3-Nc4), d4, f4 or O-O. Easy game.

[@mikemasterson9694]

shout out to double lift

[@davidg4595]

In the game of life, Rosen wins-going away.

[@edbraun1012]

cool music

[@derkeksuchtige3416]

Stanford Gambit is legitttttt

[@_zyrenn]

When is reddit recap coming again?

[@movazi]

what is the background music?

[@aeronevans4337]

We stan Ben and Eric

[@enzogulbique4359]

I am vibing with that bg music, now who will be the person to give me the song title

[@adammm4958]

swagger stagger lucas pittman

[@enzogulbique4359]

@@adammm4958 you're the real mvp

[@aluminiumknight4038]

Give some love to f3 line

[@herrtrymacs1948]

how is the song that starts at 4:30 called?

[@LogansDarling]

With a phone.

[@p.g.3806]

The idea of forcing a rook to the corner to fossilize it with a pawn and bishop 😯 @11:10

[@Hakanday]

What's the music?

[@springer5602]

Does anybody know the music name ?

[@damo06ab]

What's up with the Danish flag? Had TSM recently expanded to Denmark? CS:GO?

[@panagiotisgoulis8577]

can somebody explain to me the Nd5 move?

[@Payfieman]

Why are hikaru’s videos always a few minutes ago

[@margaritadelcarmenalvarezd8923]

Because he enjoy a lot the game

[@robertplunkettschesslab]

I have a video on my channel where I give the refutation of the Stafford. You can check it out and tell me what tou think.

[@doktarr]

At 5:14 watch Eric take two straight games of Hikaru

[@StarburstExpress]

8:48 TSM Doublelift collab?

[@rap6137]

10:00 , I wonder how bad it is for white if pawn takes knight. I dont see any threat.

[@danieljarlskov3549]

Rg6+

[@milankotevski1663]

So even a diamond member doesn't get to use analysis feature at high depth. That sucks.

[@heppgabrielle5279]

hikuwu senpai show me your ways

[@quearaeoquazhkn3728]

hikuwu

[@legitscaryturtle7379]

Couldnt he go e4 with night 6:22???

[@LogansDarling]

POV: You’re looking for Eric’s comment.

[@PastorPande.D.C]

he refused the stafford because the staff is old 😂😂😂

[@liamwallace1346]

7:30 kinda sus, thought he did

[@catandfishfc]

Rook in a cage LMAO

[@iThinkWhoisit]

:(

[@tankotee9755]

I play Dasher on occasions. The program plays Petrov's defense quite a lot, but never played Stafford Gambit once. Hikaru has shown it is possible to win with black using this opening.

[@RandomPerson-vz3lc]

Waiting for eric rosen comment