Punishing Amateur Mistakes in Popular Chess Openings | Speedrun Episode 19

[@BrianStone0]

Amazing watching chess at my level and being like "look at these idiots who makes these moves" and then realizing they are beating me

[@Shayarhire]

🤣🤣

[@AP0PT0SIS]

I used to think the same thing all the time. Why do 1200s play so much worse in speedrun videos than they do against me? The answer I believe is because when these IMs and GMs play them, they’re playing the best moves almost every time, so they get these positional advantages and their opponents are left with less good moves and they blunder more.

[@mauer1]

​@@AP0PT0SISyeah, better positions can be theoretically better but also practically better. in practical positions you can basically not blunder, or your opponent has like only one move that could hold the position together while everything else is losing something. and once you lost something you are very likely to just lose all the rest.

[@Lineontheleft]

Third opponent here! This feels so true.

[@Tl-cl3ou]

@@AP0PT0SIS Another reason might be strong players are much much better at capitalizing on opponent's mistakes. Some of the mistakes look really bad cuz they are punished, while when I play I may not even realize opponent's blunder only to find out in game review.

[@samgreer8596]

This might be the best series you've done. I'm learning a lot and enjoying the heck out of this. The format of your thought process during the game and post analysis is fantastic. Thank you future GM Rosen.

[@brian9801]

Concur.

[@brayo971]

28:48 "oh, just play c6 kick the knight around a little" "i dont want to play a brain dead move like c6 cause it just walks into Nc6" "heh, yeah, of course, obviously"

[@icewithboba]

same lul i felt so called out

[@alexwangombe8534]

great example of selfish chess, i do it all the time too, you see a move to attack the knight and think “good”; you don’t even stop to consider where the knight wants to go once it’s attacked

[@labestianegra6373]

00:38 Vienna Game 12:35 Italian Game - Anti Fried Liver Defence 22:17 Spanish Game - Morphy Defence, Modern Steinitz Defence

[@darwinn8333]

Rosen is the best chess creator. Levi can be too hyper and Nadya can be too intense/serious. Rosen is the guy you watch when you're just relaxing or trying to get some sleep, and suddenly you've been calmly sucked into an ~hour long video without even realizing, it's beautiful - keep it up

[@steveosteveo68]

Nelson on chess vibes also produces very insightful and entertaining chess on his speedruns

[@muther686]

i hope this speedrun never ends! loving the series so far!

[@charlolel]

Same

[@Ramusculus]

I hope this series ends; IM Rosen would need to lose most of his skill (or throw for content) for it to never do so.

[@n00bspwn]

@@Ramusculus Or he could win forever for that infinite elo

[@muther686]

@@Ramusculus i agree i just love hearing the thought processes per game :)

[@ollivier75]

pedagogic speedruns are by far my favorite chess content, i'm glad you're doing this, you're pretty good at it

[@ermwhatthefreak1]

“very interesting streak” eric you’re awesome

[@shadourow-bathory6965]

It will never get older than Kramnik

[@warasilawombat]

The ultimate shade haha

[@fortyofforty5257]

This is a GREAT series, Eric. I know you are far more advanced but it is very instructive to watch you play people at around my own level. I enjoy how you set traps, predict moves and follow through on your plans. The first game was a good example of what people at my level face every day: you have expected opening lines prepared on your opponent immediately deviates and forces you to begin calculating tactics. I would like to see you reach a certain level, then begin the series again working your way back up. This has quickly become my favorite chess series.

[@j64]

Eric, you are amazing. Thanks for being educational, humble and kind.

[@justinarnold1981]

Another great entry into the series. I've watched a few other speedruns and yours is by far the most educational, and frankly, the most humble. I've learned so much just by watching you think out loud. Really appreciate your effort here.

[@daguirre9631]

Eric Rosen you have single handedly helped me go from 700 rapid to 1100 rapid. I was pretty burnt that my blitz had dropped from average 900 to 590. So I started watching your videos again and this speedrun and started playing rapid. Now my rapid is at its highest ever! Shooting for 1200 thanks man!

[@michaelf8221]

That was a beautiful example of trapping the bishop like in Winter - Capablanca, 1911

[@MindFlowersDotNet]

Rosen is great with thoughtful play analysis and I appreciate his considerate commentary.

[@BruceHoult]

I hope Kramnik doesn't find out about this 67 win streak.

[@derrickmarsh6136]

Why does bro look like he's ready to throw hands in that thumbnail though?

[@happyhillsfarm9598]

Haha! So not "Rosen"! Maybe he lost?!

[@derrickmarsh6136]

@@happyhillsfarm9598 an IM dropping a game to an 1100 would be nuts. He'd have to restart the whole speed run.

[@haydenbrown2714]

He in St. Louis he probably is lol

[@divangibran8007]

It's the cutest angry face I've ever seen

[@joeb4142]

Hardcore Eric 💪🏻

[@TruthSurge]

20:30 which contradicts your mantra of "if the opponent gives you a free piece, take it"

[@ehabmahdi]

You're the perfect combination on an entertainer and a chess educator. Well done. Keep it up.

[@jamesgriffin7046]

Fantastic explanations, Eric! Thank you. -- I educate my clients regularly. Your understanding of speaking at a level that anyone can understand cannot be overestimated. You make me a better professional as well as a better chess player. Cheer!

[@ashtoncoats6139]

Crazy how effortless these games are to you. Great content man.

[@levistepanian5341]

They struggle with fried liver because they don’t realize that black has 1…d5 2 exd5 Na5 3 Bb5+ Bd7 equal. I was forced to learn this because of the common play by my opponents. Of course another dangerous line is can play 2 exd5 Nxd5 3 Nxf7 Kxf7 4 Qf3+ Ke6 5 Nc3 c6 and I don’t know if it’s equal but black successfully holds on to the extra piece for not castling. A scary line but definitely fun

[@davidanderson_surrey_bc]

The guy who asked you how does a knight move was Bob Seger. He's writing a new song for his 1976 album.

[@SirFearedFeatherhats]

27:21 I feel you brother

[@Maseguim]

This is the best speedrun!! Your analises of the openings after the game are amazing, thank you!!

[@rollwtide88]

Ohh can’t wait to watch this one! So many Rosen vids out lately

[@stefanomuratori]

Thanks Eric! I think I am addicted to your speedrun videos. Playing chess seems so easy. Greetings from Italy. Stefano

[@matthewmckinley8123]

Your making so much content lately I may never catch up lol Thanks for all the great instructive chess! If only I can remember as much as I forget of all you’ve taught me I’d be maybe 1/3 as good as you!

[@cryptomatrix1311]

I started chess 3 months ago and just watching your videos and doing some puzzles has made my elo skyrocket. 🙂

[@shiryuuitsuka]

28:44 "a braindead move"... oof, yeah who would've thought a move like that am I right? 😅

[@TruthSurge]

11:11 why not Q to e2? That way pawn can't take knight and if his other knight attacks q by taking pawn, you just take with other knight being attacked by that pawn. That wouldn't work?

[@GIGADEV690]

Eric winning streak of 64 Karmink: Interesting

[@BrackenDawson]

Its quite surreal watching you calmly and kindly calculate the most devastating way of punishing an opponent's hopelessly lost position.

[@McLKeith]

I like the lesson of moving the black bishop out before the knight to prevent the Fried Liver. Thanks. And talking about not doing a "brain dead" move. I sometimes resemble that remark.

[@pastorofmuppets4552]

Then you allow the Evans Gambit. Personally, I prefer playing the Two Knights Defense as Black then playing 5…Na5 to sidestep the Fried Liver.

[@phoenixinthetrees1446]

0:17 Quick Kramnik quip. It would be nice / instructive to see you walk deliberately into an opening trap or position you know to be bad, and then show how to recover. I'm sure that's something players around this level (me included!) are familiar with as they can't know all the opening variations and tricks, and how properly to respond.

[@crazytrain86]

Thanks Eric! Love these. So informative

[@vincentmiceli2554]

Thank you for these videos. I know I gain much from watching your games and hearing your thinking process

[@bradlichtenstein1160]

I’m guessing someone else mentioned this, but middle game you move the knight back to protect the pawn - moving the knight forward to e6 also protects the pawn, while threatening the other king-rook fork.

[@mikemast411]

*eric finishes beating the crap of out everybody* Eric: that was a pretty easy game *puts on sunglasses and does a kick flip before skating out of the room with a 7-eleven big gulp*

[@pwn_by_numbers]

Please play some d4 games! Loving the series so far but would be appreciate some opening knowledge more relevant to my repertoire.

[@jeffpowers609]

I like the darker, no mercy Rosen. Can you please add a couple of Jobava London games?

[@GaryTheGray]

Seeing the chat scroll at the end brought a smile to my face. Hello, Twitch!

[@harveysimpson6750]

Eric, I love your channel. Especially this "Speed Run" playlist. I have been a casual player for over 50 years. (my dad taught me when I was 5). Anyway, I have found myself in the position to TEACH chess to beginners in after school programs. A couple of questions for you, please. 1. What program are you using to show the annotations during your games? I'd like to make a few simple videos for my kids with the same software? 2. I'm teaching classes of over 10 children or more at a time. From you experience, how do you enroll one or two children in a one-on-one chess coaching class if the parents ask me about this. I have a few pretty good players, that want to go the next level, and I'm afraid that would NOT me teaching the next level 😅. Thanks.

[@ericst-laurent1194]

Thank you very much for the great games and very good teaching of chess!

[@Arbfor]

i googled how the knight move but im still confused should i put how the horsey move instead??

[@HerbertLandei]

In the last game, Bc4 was sick, and he spotted it so quickly

[@WingedEspeon]

17:00 my first instinct here was f3 preparing Queen side castles with tempo.

[@Zvoosh25]

Bout to watch episode 19 for the second time, once when it was recorded, and once again to say hi to my past self on KZbin.

[@Zvoosh25]

39:17 hi me!!

[@ClassicPass_]

Sooo many speedrun vids, we are too lucky! Best series!

[@SENSHI2012]

After watching your videos my rating 650 to 760 in 2 day ❤

[@youhan96]

Suggestion: I find myself looking at and following your mouse cursor a lot. You can make your cursor a bit bigger to make it easier. I am sure there is a setting for that on windows and mac.

[@kezzaguy]

Love the series, commenting on every vid to say thanks!

[@edg531]

Eric is such a gentleman: “Probably didn’t realize the bishop could move back."

[@andypra]

My favourite series on youtube!

[@dragonore2009]

Hey Eric, do you ever play the Rousseau Gambit at all? It's so tricky.

[@yanair2091]

@8:51 wouldn't Be2 be better than Bb5, preparing Bh5+? This forces black to prevent check-mate and the only move is g6, which allows your knight to escape immediately.

[@DarklordZagarna]

At 6:23, what's the engine line if white plays pawn to g3? I assume black has to capture with the pawn, but at that point it blocks the check, so white has some time to bring in reinforcements (like Qc3). White isn't in good shape but doesn't seem immediately lost. I assume I'm missing something obvious.

[@Zaitann]

30:33 i think that's precisly why it shouldn't be callled a speedrun. I love this serie though

[@ivanf.7867]

Eric can you please put chess table more than half screen? If we are on small screens, we could better to see the moves. Thank you!

[@fearlv1rattata]

I know this series is much farther along but I'm catching up. I never see you respond with a Caro Kann. Is it just not played at higher levels? It's my go-to as black with e4.

[@Iamwood1005]

Thumbnail looks like a mugshot at the police station.

[@Epidombe]

Ahh an Eric video. Oh no my sleep schedule

[@WhySoSeriousdasdsada]

Love to see the episodes come daily

[@peasy8359]

Through watching thi game i realised that my thought process was lacking and too cautious Thank you Rosen for making me see that it's not difficult 🙏🏾

[@evan3678]

I just won a Vienna without a single piece captured. I attacked the queen with the bishop night combo and he chased my bishop all the way back with all his pawns and I moved the night past the them and a makeshift fried liver with my queen. Never mated without a single capture before

[@lilmentor3]

lol I’m forever in a Rosen yt video… love it

[@goals6588]

This is exactly what i needed

[@soufianeammou5132]

11:28 what about Bishop to G4? wouldn't it get you the queen either way? I feel like it is better, but since it's me who discovered it I can't wait to know how stupid it really is. Oh, It took me a while to notice the knight lol.. I checked again, and the move is turning out even terrible

[@TruthSurge]

I don't understand why every 2nd move by white has some opening name. OH, he played the Zurich opening. OH look, he's going for the Skyrizi opening! How novel! I mean... why label everything. Can't you just look and calculate each time what a good move is? Is this opening name memorizing really necessary to counter or play good chess? Can you just boil this all down to lining up pieces so that their lines of attack intersect the most other pieces?

[@illelatro]

I learned chess by tactics and had the same reaction the first time I played someone in a chess club who started pontificating about different named openings we had played. The answer is that, competitively, the game is played with time limitations, so if you can save time (and mental power) with known moves early on you earn an edge from that. Ideally, and in high-level play, these aren't just memorized, but fully explored beforehand so you can understand the strengths and weaknesses of the position for the inevitable moment where you leave your preparation -- because there's too many variations to fully prepare for "anything." Sometimes as soon as the second move. After that, when you have a widely explored set of optimal opening moves, people need an easy way to refer to them rather than listing out all the notation involved, and there you have it.

[@TruthSurge]

@@illelatro Maybe you are right. Everything needs to be labeled and named. I think chess is beyond me at this point in my life. Kind of like trying to learn a new language with all the various openings. Wonder what players did in the 40s and 50s. Did these openings even exist then? I just looked up when chess was invented or created. says 6th century so about 1500 years. I guess a lot of these openings existed for a long time. I guess people got either so good w/o time limits that they needed a new challenge or so bored waiting 20 min for a move.

[@robertd4451]

Thanks Erick. Great lessons.

[@adancein]

At 11:11, wouldn't Bishop C to G4 also win material? Because if takes with Queen, you can take back with Knight. And any other move loses the Queen. EDIT: wait nvm I missed knight e2...

[@leomartino8783]

I enjoyed this now just as much as I did when I watched it live

[@royplayer]

At 21:59 what does White do after 1...Qe7. If then 2.Nxa8 Nxg3ch winning back the rook.

[@Versutus]

5:10 i was so sleep deprived that i thought he really teleported his knight there and i almost quit chess

[@adrienlmps3744]

27:17 the life story of a lot of us …

[@joostvanrens]

I'm actually impressed how many people on this (my) level know opening theory. I really only know 3 moves or so

[@MC-nv4bo]

“I might just have to be patient here. Accept the fact that I might not be mating so soon.” Eric just described me in high school.

[@super_dino341]

Woohoo! It was fun watching this live!

[@SeanGallagher-d6v]

Great video, Eric!

[@danny208YT]

Always astonishing how bad these players are. Blitizing moves, not thinking and blindly moving pieces

[@anthonyangus3087]

Forgive me but, at 6.30 in the first game, could you not have played Queen to E3, instead of Knight to F3? Given that the knight protected E3 and E5, why is that not checkmate right there? Still learning ...

[@Jim-AWS]

Did you miss a checkmate at 7:57 when he played queen e1? You could've played bishop b4

[@Jim-AWS]

Oops.. then pawn c3

[@abdelbakikls1257]

Thank you for this eric

[@NikF92]

Indeed very interesting streak 😀

[@bobanmiladinov9667]

Bravo master Rosen, i am strong amater whit 2300 in same sites, but i dont have problem to say, you are my teacher, like Ip Men for Brus Li😉😬😂.

[@GameWiz1305]

Serious thumbnail 😮

[@billkindig137]

Are you from St. Louis? I was born and raised there. Love the content, by the way! I think we all agree the longer you can make these episodes the better. :)

[@kingalonsoiv]

Very interesting streak 😂😂😂

[@Sifo_Dyas]

Brad must have just watched Levy's video and was completely lost after Eric didn't play into the gambit.

[@janossowski1490]

Scary Eric in miniature 😮

[@kaidoChess]

Interesting streak 😂😅

[@nicholasdrost693]

The streak is very interesting 😂

[@barrywuthrich8530]

Someone in chat was asking 'How does a knight move?'. Eric said, 'Feel free to google it.' And another Bob Seger fan is born.

[@jamesduggan7200]

Thank you Eric. The less I say the more I think, the more I absorb. Thx again.

[@manikantabade8876]

Great series..

[@dgarza421]

"I might just have to accept the fact that I won't be mating so soon." Story of my life brother.

[@johnfake2739]

I enjoyed this video. Why is your rating 1120? You are clearly much higher rated. Do the players you play against know they are playing someone who is much better than the shown rating?

[@howardg4957]

I’ve never used twitch. Can you put you put a link in here?

[@zacharysibley3759]

A very interesting streak 😂😂😂

[@Dysl3xicDog]

Was there a mate available @7:15 Bb4?

[@rakhatthenut3815]

34:00 savagery