PLAYING THE GRUNFELD DEFENSE

[@amadeusml]

Explaining-moves-Eric is my favorite Eric

[@yHdra]

My favorite Eric is flexing Eric. Aswell as Aman :D

[@joeym1042]

I like is this theory eric

[@kevinnick6475]

I like eric Rosen

[@edwin-jq4dp]

What are the other Erics?

[@ポストモダン市民]

although it is a rapid game here you can see better the understanding of the game that a GM has, personally I prefer this kind of videos

[@raknos13]

Same, I prefer this much nore than bullet or hyper bullet or even 3-0 blitz

[@whatthehek5990]

Yeah these kinds are really fun to watch and informative

[@James-Cook]

I can see his understanding even in 30 sec games, and they are a ton of fun

[@raknos13]

@@James-Cook get real, you don't see shit of these ideas and strategies in depth in a 30 sec game

[@jashepoon]

although it is a fast game? hm?

[@GMBethHarmon]

These longer time controls provide way more educational content than short blitz/bullet games where we don't get to hear enough of your thought process. Do more of these, please! Or even a full Naroditsky style speedrun?

[@nick2629]

Showing all of the lines Eric calculated at the end explained why I'm not a master level player.

[@maxkho00]

Bear in mind that Eric is not just a "master-level player" ─ he is close to being a supergrandmaster. A typical FM's calculation might not be nearly as profound.

[@Gush27]

@@maxkho00 he’s not close to being a super grandmaster but he is a strong GM

[@Gush27]

@@maxkho00 He was “only” 70 points away to being maybe a super GM 4 years ago at his peak. Let’s not kid around, obviously he’s still amazing but super GMs are usually more 2750 than not

[@tuddgrimley8532]

He is a super GM in our hearts

[@maxkho00]

@@Gush27 Hikaru is rated 2736. Is he not a superGM? Lol.

[@drminimal3608]

I understand that these games all the time are not optimal nor would we want to see only these games, but I really enjoyed getting a glimpse into your calculations. Your a brilliant chess player Eric & enjoy all your content and time invested. I'm done man crushing now 😄👌

[@PaulRiddle0]

really enjoy it when Eric is explaining his chess moves

[@elindauer]

Really instructive game. Strategy leads to tactics, and then brilliantly calculated by Eric.

[@nadirteymurov1]

More rapid and classics videos please

[@edgargotzillaa]

really enjoyed this kind of content. Following your thoughtprocess was really helpful! :)

[@JakeLYT]

I love these types of longer videos where Eric explains his thought process, so educational!

[@alexwiththeglasses]

I enjoy hearing the thought process, what I call “chess out loud.” This requires longer time controls but is more entertaining for me than seeing a bunch of moves busted out fast that I don’t really understand. Since the running time of a video doesn’t indicate how many games are being played I’m not sure how to identify & watch more of these slower games. Thx GM Hansen 🙏 Would love watching more like this one!

[@ДенисКоломиец-ф7й]

I've really enjoyed this video. It interesting for me to watch how exactly Eric choses the move and evaluates position

[@barstoolsprts]

This might have been my favorite video to date. Loved seeing your thought process throughout the game.

[@aliriano15]

Really loves the vid. Would love a series like that were you explore an opening in a slower game. Though we might not learn a lot is theory amirite hahaha

[@peep2268]

Eric "is this theory?" Hansen plays 10 moves of theory in a fast game against an untitled opponent God-like.

[@stopwritingthatreplyjohnat6638]

10 moves of theory is nothing even most amateur players seem to have a rough knowledge of it until then. Makes it much easier to kill them with actual prep

[@peep2268]

@@stopwritingthatreplyjohnat6638 I understand that now lmao.. especially in an opening like the grunfeld.. Ive had some dragons with 16 moves of theory in rapid

[@okonom5822]

Finally! I always wanted to see Eric play more rapid games.

[@asherdixon5366]

The answer to my prayers with more grünfeld videos, love this content! more rapid game uploads would be great. Even a svidler-esque take on the Grünfeld looking at your preferred lines would be great. Another recommendation would be your top five best games OTB in the grünfeld, would love to see that.

[@JohnDoe-hb5bc]

Who is better at grunfeld? MVL or Svidler?

[@asherdixon5366]

@@JohnDoe-hb5bc svidler for sure

[@franklei669]

So early he hasn't said "is this theory yet"

[@LeventK]

It is always theory

[@nkosinathindlovu9322]

Thank you for this game. I've learned a lot as you have been explaining the thought process behind almost every move. I'm inspired

[@jvdcaki192]

This was a really good video. I learned so much from it. Keep doing this great content!

[@Messiah2g]

Gotta say really enjoyed the longer game allowing you the time to vocalise your thought process fully, good stuff

[@MrJaySpaceCat]

3:10 you ok dude?

[@igpetrov5303]

Very enjoyable to watch. Eric is very strong GM. Cool to watch and even explained I don't understand games at this level.

[@josevaldez1554]

" I want to know my opponent has lost a lot of games." Man after my own heart.

[@The_flightsim_channel]

When Eric only wins 1 ELO point, zyq0131: All that for a drop of blood

[@andresolavarria3911]

Awesome video man, thanks for share your knowledge in this fun way!

[@17lobb]

Awesome, more of these types of videos Eric!

[@filcondrat]

20:07 if he dies he dies.

[@cajone7591]

Great Video Eric !, thanks for sharing, loved the commentary of your thinking process while playing along with pro's and cons of this opening. I would love to see more if this type of content, its very educational. P.S. congrats on your recent performance in the Airthings masters ( Feb 22 )

[@filipbuczynski9905]

This is my favourite type of content, more please!!!!

[@DjCheffolo]

Please upload more content like this

[@laytheness7159]

12:00 this seems a lot like an unstoppable attack on the king tbh… like the gameplan im seeing here is trade our bishop for the knight, he has to take back with g pawn so his king is now wide open, then f5 to open up, if he takes we take back with the rook and go for a rook-queen duo putting pressure on the opponent’s king, and if he doesnt take then f6 and his dark squared bishop is running out of squares, has to fall back, and our queen can now come and pick up everything on the king’s side little by little. Im low/mid rated tho so tell me if i missed something, but i dont understand allowing his knight to run away and his king to be safe, when we’re about to block off our own bishop with f5 anyway.

[@CodyPewPew]

"keep your stick on the ice and yeah.. good things are gonna happen."

[@timwilson7326]

I saw you play this in a video, now this is my go-to opening for black. It does lead to some head crunching positions but if you do it right black has a nice defense

[@thetransferaccount4586]

grunfeld is my new fav opening

[@satvikyagnamurthy2270]

love your videos!

[@pyro.pistol]

I love the hockey cliches at the end.

[@mouwersor]

All the moves were very understandable. Thanks.

[@ericbonow4809]

In this alternate timeline, Eric know this is theory.

[@maliciouspig8494]

5:30 the Hikaru stare

[@thomashalpin2269]

Hi, at 5:00:00 minutes in when you're knight was under attack, could you have also instead pushed your pawn to E5 simultaneously attacking his knight? Or is that just a bad trade off? I'm only 800 rating so this is more of a query rather than suggestion :-)

[@moosehead4497]

W00t! The chiseled grunfeld wrestler is back!!

[@davidhuang5343]

Love it - very instructional :)

[@jonoab6944]

Does Eric have Hikaru's Roof stockfish installed ; o??

[@AureliusAurelius]

I think I know more grunfeld theory than Eric lol. After f3 you are supposed to play the intermezzo Na5 and then Be6 I think

[@GMBethHarmon]

After Na5, white can just play Bxf7 and then fxg4, winning a pawn.

[@AureliusAurelius]

@@GMBethHarmon that’s a known line. Black has complete compensation. I’ve won games in that line

[@Wipez]

So much more valuable to watch and learn than blitz chess

[@yestephen2887]

8:46 How about Be5? Kick the knight, prevent d6, aim h2 pawn. White must play g3, and then you can continue with b6

[@lazycalc2533]

Eric already explains that moving the DSB to take the pawn on c3 costs time, so in the same sense moving it to e5 where the center of the board is undefined and unstable could be costly. If Be5, play follows for white with just g3, Ne3/Ng2, and white is ready to roll with f4 - with a tempo on your bishop - and just taking all your breathing space.

[@yestephen2887]

Taking c3 is different, that contributes nothing to the position, and after Rc1 you must play Bb4, relinquishing the diagonal. Be5 serves the primary purpose of e5, kicking the knight. But importantly, it maintains the pressure on whites center:d5, not giving white a free passer. And yes after g3, the bishop is definitely vulnerable to f4, but I'm arguing that this is totally fine. Once the knight is kicked, pressure on e6 is released, and black would have the option to play f5 to challenge the center. The point is, I think this is a sound positional idea for black, but e5 is also fine, each with their tradeoffs. To know for sure, I'd have to use the engine.

[@PepePepe-t2x]

His opponent played suprisingly well, I am around his rating and I would've been dead by move 15

[@godfryopa339]

More of this please.

[@naorisak5836]

16:58 after Eric plays Qf8, didn’t white have Bxe5 winning a central pawn? If Rxe5 then f4 forking by white, and if fxe4 then fxe4 by white with white rook attacking Queen. Am I missing something? It looks kinda advantageous for white.

[@mondogeco]

Thanks for the awesome content brahs. Could you maybe consider expanding the tracklist for the people who watch most of your content on KZbin? It's not that the tracks aren't good, but it is just the same thing for more than a year now and it's getting kinda old. Thanks again for the videos!

[@milklover2830]

They will never change the techno. It's quintessential to the channel lmao

[@XxSeedOfEvilxX]

They don't play this music generally on Twitch, this is more for KZbin because they are heavily restricted on what gets copyright strikes.

[@hotshot17225]

@@milklover2830 I'm pretty sure he doesn't want them to change the genre, just the songs they play

[@mondogeco]

Don't get me wrong - I love the Techno! But the KZbin playlist just repeats itself over and over. Mix it up.

[@Jaak3l]

love to see eric doing more rapid

[@colegideon8908]

More vids like this please!

[@Azariy0]

I think Grunfield is very good for black, of course white gets his center, but pressure on center is much higher than in most king's indian lines. Also, this opening is very tricky, so you can surprise someone who never seen it.

[@LingtonTV]

that 98.2% accuracy thoooooooooo, amazing video

[@erictheminers4672]

You made his brain hurt😂

[@lp4969]

You actually explained the ideas and calculation really well! We rarely get a chance to see the slow chess teacher side of you but I love it!

[@stealthyshadow567]

Man a mentally draining 25 minute grunfeld game for 1 elo point, risking 100 elo points if you lose. I see why a lot of top players stick with bullet and blitz.

[@eiv3959]

Has mate in 1, goes for mate in 2

[@bedribeygin07]

I love watching Eric Hansen play. I only watch his videos on chessbrah.

[@dkpandey1996]

3:14 That's what she said.

[@chumdm3]

Dig the analysis.

[@ryan1875]

Can someone explain why the opponents time kept increasing when he was about to be flagged? Happened multiple times

[@BellyriaGames]

No worries, they were playing with increment meaning every move adds a set number of time. I am not sure how much as I didn't pay that much attention but assume its +5 seconds per move.

[@ryan1875]

@@BellyriaGames I didn’t know that was an option! Lol Thanks

[@vojtechkristen9572]

wow the accuracy

[@pisinoearschess1414]

bro, this game is complicated

[@modolief]

A Clinic

[@aest882]

MVL noises

[@fuckingendme8448]

So early that a theory is yet to be created through “Is this a hypothesis”

[@andrewh25]

These are the best

[@namanchaudhary9903]

Damn.! that accuracy🗿

[@Bhaddis]

21:32 isnt Qa1 mate in one? no need for Qd4

[@williamwallace4080]

It is

[@danielbrunk9121]

theory flex

[@korhanozdemir9059]

Nice game Eric

[@tele-marmotte]

Great!

[@otaviomichelon578]

Wasnt Qa1 mate ?

[@MeisterFelix]

Amazing Match :)

[@barlmax4095]

all that for 1 rating point 😂

[@copper4eva]

I'm 1700 and I tried playing the grunfeld a few times. It was a mistake to say the least.

[@trallegas6589]

it'd be funny if when the computer saw someone with a rating lower than 2000 or so play the gruenfeld it said that d5 was a mistake

[@okuhleminyi8143]

Such a beautiful game eh?

[@thetopgtube]

98 accuracy sheesh

[@nomer440]

Is this theory? YESS

[@MrMathjunky]

Good content

[@TheGushroom]

You know that classical music improves your cognition by 300%

[@A21twentyone]

So I'm guessing techno improves it by double, 600%?

[@pete1072]

So rematch with dubov then?

[@Nick-wp8qy]

Long videos are nice

[@theduck7953]

Damn, he can see a bunch of moves into the future, I can only see about 3-4 moves so this is just ridiculous

[@theduck7953]

@@softan That is kinda true. However,it's not exactly super hard to calculate positions that don't require forced moves either(at least most of the time)because of pattern recognition.Obviously that isn't always gonna help you find the best moves but idk, 80% of the time the first plan that comes to my mind is usually pretty good, even before calculating different variations.Considering that Eric's pattern recognition is far better than mine, that would also be true for him

[@poggom]

rlly interesting to see how a grandmaster thinks during a chess game :)

[@PaperTigerLive]

More this content

[@lp4969]

More rapid please

[@psychicspy1234]

I have once won with 99.5% accuracy

[@456death654]

A 6 move game doesn’t count

[@Azariy0]

I won a game that lasted 1 move, then my opponent resigned. In analysis engine shows 100%.

[@imleksutra933]

Never play f6!

[@kyzee7193]

i play grunfield at 2200

[@LeventK]

How often does Rb1 variation end in a draw?

[@Fujibayashi50]

I play grünfeld at 800

[@HamHorse]

@@LeventK (for me) the Rb1 line doesn't draw much unless your playing an opponent who's extreemly prepared

[@kyzee7193]

@@Fujibayashi50 dont

[@bensolo-chess3851]

I play grunfeld main line, burille and stockholm at 1800. Im more comfortable in the main line (classical exchange) where you sacrifice the c5 pawn with 10. ...b6 11. dxc5 Qc7

[@graefus]

check check

[@n4t376]

No one said first. Finally.

[@n4t376]

@Imed Turki Fu-

[@jessneurismfarmer]

@@n4t376 what is that translation

[@Amoeba_Podre]

@@jessneurismfarmer it’s a new feature on KZbin, that happens if google doesn’t recognize a word in English

[@mikeock2087]

More rapid

[@Justchillin145]

All that for 1 rating point haha

[@nicolabuys3378]

beautiful game

[@tgyuidlodka3850]

romulus

[@mamzadanie]

I love iy

[@ahmadazab7853]

Eric looks like Cristiano Ronaldo in the thumbnail