Punishing Beginner Mistakes | Ponziani Opening

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In this video I play a rapid chess game against fellow Twitch Streamer vengaard_live ( / vengaard ) who is a relatively new to chess- only been playing for ~3 months! In the game, I unleash the Ponziani Opening and proceed to show no mercy. I hope this game provides some instructional value when it comes to exploiting common beginner mistakes and using basic tactics to seize the advantage. Towards the end of the game (once I achieved a decisive material advantage) I put more of my focus towards answering various questions from the Twitch Chat. After the game, I provide some basic tips and advice and show how black could have improve the opening play against the Ponziani.
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[@PotterBuster]

*black moves pawn to a6* me: good move eric: ok this is the first big blunder

[@laffyleo120]

Why was it a blunder?

[@je.m3320]

@@laffyleo120 if the bishop is eaten the pawn in front of king is in danger i think

[@izs6946]

@@laffyleo120 the opponent is ignoring the threat of Nxc6

[@J-Stediford06]

@Buster same

[@NabilBreda]

Haha same

[@bdhjzbcdhz971]

Chess does not improve focus, it worsens it. Everytime I try to do something, I want to play chess so I can't focus on the task at hand

[@franckoliver1899]

This comment should have more likes

[@NStripleseven]

Lol

[@rohanrahinwal9706]

Hahaha I can relate!!

[@altobonifacio8936]

OMG SAME

[@krispy2669]

@@bababoi5648 ....

[@triangulum8869]

Online chess is far inferior to normal chess. I can’t flip the board in anger.

[@NStripleseven]

Yeah, and that's like half of the fun of chess. The other half being when you don't lose, and you get to absolutely destroy your opponents.

[@egekazkayas8968]

@@NStripleseven If I can't perform the " take the king move after a mate" like a gigachad, whats the point of winning ?

[@NStripleseven]

Ege Kazkayası 🤷‍♂️

[@silverpower6912]

You can flip the board

[@joet.94]

@@silverpower6912 - he meant flip the board physically as to have the pieces fly into the air.

[@shoespeak]

"I'd say sleep (and exercise and diet) are probably the most important things for concentration." ... "yeah it's 2:30am for me here"

[@sarahaldosari4430]

It’s 1:25am here 😂💔

[@jailee6438]

The commenter was talking about when eric said it was 2:12 for him. (10:50 is when he said it.)

[@Quapadople]

Exactly...you've hit the spot... The most important fundamentally above all is proper rest/sleep, without that all the cognitive functions of the body are working at a loss.

[@tayereiss]

3:42 am nubs

[@fredericraymld6180]

it doesnt mean you go to sleep at 2.30 or 3.00 you cant have 8 hours of sleep a day and still be fine ?! you only have to wake up later...

[@Fqceless]

10:44 "If you hang all of your pieces at once, your opponent can't take them all" ~Sun Tzu, Art of War

[@gamingwithglasses4544]

Ah I’ve found the next superGM

[@RemyWillard]

I could have sworn this was actually an excerpt from Zapp Brannigan's "Big Book of War".

[@senior.toucan6370]

Tbh Tal actually said something very very similar to that

[@randomname5580]

Stalin used this strategy to win world war 2

[@JunkBondTrader]

​@@randomname5580 His commanders did, and it was relatively easy to mop up what was left of the German army by then. Stalin was an infamously horrible tactician. Cos the Russians had 10 million soldiers, he just sent in relentless waves of men until they overwhelmed the Germans, which is why Germans killed like 2 Russians for every German. It was near the end, when Stalin let his commanders take charged (something Hitler was too dumb to do), when they cleaned up the rest of the German army. Stalin's roll in winning the war was much lesser than Britain and USA in my opinion. With his army size, it'd be crazy if USSR failed their final missions.

[@isickstar8342]

Me (Beginner): Movin a pown 2 steps Gm: hes traying the harscan taktic on me Me: moves a secound pown Gm: No way he switched from harscan tactic to the dubbel pown menuever Me: who has no idea What i did feeling my self

[@BootyRealDreamMurMurs]

Lmao. Pro players be like when against beginners.

[@TrulySomeone]

then me: always moving all my pawn up twice to assert dominance

[@ceifr]

ye i do be like that just moving pieces with no purpose

[@becauseimapotato7599]

Lol nice comment a little hard to read

[@alexgodffhrie1720]

My uncle to me.

[@Vengaard]

Oh so cool! GG Eric, I was hoping to at least make you think a bit harder, but oh well ... haha.

[@kdawghomie]

Eric never thinks. The chess moves flow through his blood. lol

[@TheBjossi80]

You played good chess Vengaard for a beginner 👈

[@renerpho]

Very respectable game.

[@ig8842]

Best beginner I’ve ever seen

[@MagicTammi]

Resign earlier.

[@jaypham3393]

19:29 man drops a sick joke and then stares into the abyss contemplating life

[@yeetwchybaban]

Lmao

[@doritos6548]

Ayyyy lmao

[@rijanparajuli6465]

"Change my name to Derek" 19:35

[@JayMoney-hd1jl]

"what would life be like as derick.."

[@leonchess2779]

Cant stop laughing

[@Ibrasambilia]

I love how "wooden shield" is an etablished chess term at this point.

[@duneblazer8553]

Who started it?

[@dopplesoddner2899]

@@duneblazer8553 xqc i think.

[@zhnigo]

uhhh what's a wooden shield

[@joshuanovick2208]

Even better than "Wooden Shield" is "Botez gambit". For those who do not know, wooden shield doesn't mean anything specific. One amateur player said it and now it has caught on as a meme. Look up XQC wooden shield for explanation. Botez Gambit means a high level player blundering a queen.

[@bishhsasspusi2904]

@@joshuanovick2208 ah yes xqc, the one who just got scholar'd mate in a tournament.

[@newbelt]

this guy's memory is wild. he can recall that he was in this exact position against this specific player like 10 years ago.

[@Fergus316]

I think you remember the losses more easily.

[@Rostam.]

@Max Payne you're not relevant to his comment

[@SeddincY]

I think most GMs can do that. It's like a "normal" thing for them. But yeah, still insane how they have a memory like that.

[@wizard680]

This is very common with chess masters. They constantly study their previous games and games other masters played in tournaments

[@angelmendez-rivera351]

@@SeddincY It has very little do with memory, though. Impactful losses are easy to remember for every chess player.

[@mbe9601]

When the enemy queen becomes open to an attack, ur next move is obvious U launch a RT-2PM2 TOPOL-M cold-launched three-stage solid-propellant silo-based ballistic missile

[@aa-xn8zr]

bruh

[@ingenuity23]

Glad to see I was not the only one who came from that video

[@peppermomint]

I’m a beginner, are anti-tank missiles alright?

[@mbe9601]

@@peppermomint of course

[@Daniel-yz5qj]

So you also got this in the right side of your screen after watching that video

[@will-dw5uy]

Did I watch this from start to finish? Yes. Do I know anything about chess? No

[@gedalifable]

I watched the Queen's Gambit i know what is going on

[@ds9150]

I watched the Queen's Gambit and now I'm a self declared Grandmaster.

[@jcinfan]

I watched the Queens Gambit and now I take drugs before bed and be tripping balls at night

[@ruelprakash7696]

I haven't watch the Queen's Gambit, So I don't understand any of these comments.

[@bluepenguin2071]

@@ruelprakash7696 I’ve watched the queens gambit, so I took the kids before Karen could

[@anothermark2082]

@@bluepenguin2071 Oh shit.

[@jasongent4088]

"He said he's only been playing for three months. Still, I'm gonna show no mercy, but I'll try to be instructive." That's the difference between a good teacher and a great one. Eric knows that going easy on someone is not how you help them get better, but he's also not going to be a jerk about crushing them. You give 'em all you've got, and then you teach them what they did wrong afterwards. Just one of the many reasons that I personally think that Rosen is one of the absolute best chess coaches teaching and playing today. Thanks for all your hard work and the great content! 👏👏👏

[@asmaangel1088]

"I'd say sleep (and exercise and diet) are probably the most important things for concentration." ... "yeah it's 2:30am for me here"

[@hampter460]

@@asmaangel1088 lol

[@FreakingDoomShroom]

@@asmaangel1088 so yeah, he knows the theory and is a good instructor. But might also be the reason why he is IM not GM 😜🤣

[@ReasonMakes]

14:00 Very impressive how Eric avoids the copyright trap of the Home by Phillip Phillips opening

[@patricktho6546]

I don't understand, why you even can cooyright an opening...

[@jaredhead9503]

@@patricktho6546 ?? Bait

[@kyoopihd]

"Probly the E pawn, right? E for Eric? So I'll just have to live with the D pawn for now; change my name to Derek." I laughed way too hard at this. I love these types of videos, Eric - thanks!

[@rileywalters6616]

For real it always catches me off guard. Derek has the best humor haha

[@Synky]

Hahahaha

[@stephenvyskocil3681]

I died laughing at this too! I came to comment and already saw it was the top comment haha

[@jllerena488]

I enjoy his videos but I do not understand the joke. Who to help?

[@joshualee4251]

I watched the Queen's Gambit i know what is going on

[@dotdyboii5023]

Him: "I don't want to say his possible bad moves... He might be watching the stream..." Also him: (casually says his master queen capture plans like he is alone)

[@markusmulholland]

Erik: Mentions sleep as one of the best aids to concentration and focus. Me watching this at 1 A.M: Yes, Exactly!

[@kimmyturner]

I just realised that his stream is a low key ASMR, good to listen before you go to bed

[@OddworldAuto]

Him also playin that game at 2 am haha

[@ArcG3]

"I'll just have to live with the D pawn for now, change my name to Derick." Why did I laugh so hard at that?? 😂

[@markata4747]

I just laughed at that and ur comment was on top lmao

[@seanschneider5830]

Same

[@__gavin__]

I love Eric's sense of humour. He comes out with these kind of hilarious quips non-stop

[@ArmSor]

It’s the deadpan delivery

[@seanschneider5830]

@@ArmSor it really is

[@happyplaty6728]

20:21 You are up one of each piece. One queen, one rook, one bishop, one knight, one pawn and since its checkmate your basically up a king as well.

[@MagicTammi]

Doesn't often happen, but only because the guy should have resigned long ago.

[@angelmendez-rivera351]

@@MagicTammi As a beginner, resigning is literally worthless. There is nothing to learn from the game if you resign when your position is lost.

[@KF1]

Does chess improve concentration? "Uhh.." (Eric pauses to calculate his answer 12 deep) "I guess..."

[@yeahman147]

I love how tranquil and humble this guy is. Helps me alot to understand what he's thinking

[@jamespavlock9615]

Humble? The guy talks about punishing a beginner at the outset. A real classy guy.

[@sharkansas_]

@@jamespavlock9615 what? is he supposed to go easy on people? The whole point of this series is to show beginner mistakes.

[@ethan_smith]

@@sharkansas_ he didn’t really punish anyone tho, that’s a but of an over exaggeration

[@sharkansas_]

@@ethan_smith it's a game of chess not symantics, nerd.

[@joesbros865]

I’ve become addicted to chess lately... I don’t even know why

[@tripletturmoil7234]

Same dude

[@nadimahmad6694]

Me too.

[@tyroneboboo8576]

My friends bullied me into playing it but they are better than me so now they mock me for being a bad player hahahaha

[@prestonfamily556]

me also

[@ked2890]

Me too

[@cryptonite8495]

Considering how lopsided this game was, material-wise, Black held on for an amazing amount of time.

[@xleazy_3719]

“So This is his first big blunder” *me thinking it was a good move 1,5 minutes before he did it... feels bad

[@gkato]

When I was 6 my parents taught me checkers and then chess because of some pediatrician advice. I wasn't very patient at the time but I think it's natural for any child... It turns out I liked chess and started playing in school and some local tournaments. Too bad I stopped playing in competitions because it's something I don't suck at like other things. I never really stopped playing for fun though. Now I'm back on Lichess thanks to you and the chess bom that recently got me again.

[@Rahulsingh-mq2ny]

Enjoy.

[@peterbooth1456]

This is probably my favourite type of video on your channel. Thanks for the great content Eric!

[@Ruben-ry4hc]

4:46 Eric’s response to the concentration question is so good. Legend.

[@piztolice3459]

Eric casually taking with his viewers while making moves is just so badass no matter how I look at it

[@ethan_smith]

a IM vs a 3 month player and ur calling that badass

[@davids9885]

Eric I love your videos keep it going. Im learning so much. I hate to take it for free but im not so rich to afford lessons like this so im very grateful for u posting it up on youtube. Your not boring or prideful I could listen to you for hours. The reason I like you is because of your humbleness and you have humility, you dont hide your bad games. Thank you for teaching us all that you know because i dont think you will live till i reach even 2000. God bless you.

[@dennigirsang5321]

Whenever Eric takes a sip, you know something's gonna go down...

[@Marjannuel]

The liquid in his mouth is gonna go down into his throat into his stomach into his kidney into his weewee

[@mattay-gg2zt]

@@Marjannuel Youre wrong pee is stored in the balls

[@stevenfisher7828]

That nf3 on move 16 was awesome, I was expecting O-O-O to move the king out of the center and defend the knight with the rook, but just moving the knight like that to both defend the d2 square he was on while simultaneously attacking the bishop was just amazing

[@Sameer_S_Kulkarni]

2:30 An anti-Finegold position where f6 is the best move!!

[@vladislavkrutikov494]

hahah

[@vladislavkrutikov494]

true

[@ojasdighe991]

Rawwwr!!!

[@leadnitrate2194]

Very suspicious.

[@Ferdinand-yu4et]

Teribble!

[@loggrad9842]

Q: does chess improve concentration? A: yes it does (reading questions while playing a chess game) Oh hey it looks like he moved something...

[@christaincarvalho]

Even when I'm with my eyes fixed on the screen, sometimes I still look at the timer and realise "Oh! It's my turn"

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

@@christaincarvalho lmao, can't relate at all. It only happens when i'm texting to my opponent (with a reason, because in mobile you can't see the board while texting

[@Cielu1]

Just found your channel, love your calmness and peace. I usually get overwhelm with Hikaru or Levy too quick. I could watch you for hours and never feel tired tho!

[@rockdeworld]

This is exactly what I was looking for - chess with commentary. Never mind that the player was new. Thanks for making this video

[@miusukamadoto6805]

Very very impressive, I've been playing for more than 30 years and I would've lost that game the the "newbie".

[@user-vv1do1wg1j]

"More than 30years" Youre telling me youve been actively playing for 30years and youre trash?

[@miusukamadoto6805]

@@user-vv1do1wg1j try to read again and see if you can find the word "actively" in my statement. You couldn't find it? Cause it is not there. On the fly editing people's statements in order to fit a narrative which you can then attack makes you what? Well a complete trash. Get a life.

[@CaioOleskovicz]

I play for over 25 years, not actively (for the crazy attacking people over there), and I'm muuuch below you in trash levels. Highest 1700. Got nearly the same iq tho. Chess requires time, dedication, patience, and other qualities beyond the regular level. Also, casual reminder that most people are hardstuck at 1300 (somewhat near where I am now). Its fine being a newbie even after playing for so long :)

[@loldirt2893]

@@miusukamadoto6805 you killed him

[@ziggypi4813]

loving the creative, calm, patient vibes

[@GamersXnostalgia]

I love how much it reminds me of fire emblem, I just started learning and I'm realizing this game is so much more complex than I thought. The app I use gives me instructions on how each piece moves and how to play, but the more I learn, the more I see that I have much more to learn. I cant wait til I can play half as good as you. I just ditched yugioh and want a new hobby, and chess has always enticed me but never tried to learn.

[@mikeyc7928]

I love the way he says “photo” I listened to it like 6 times to make sure I was hearing it right

[@lukecamp4902]

subscribed for the Derick = D pawn, Eric = E pawn joke. i like seeing unusual openings at least once even if its not something i would play, and having someone explain general principles of certain situational problems eg. when to keep piling on a pin and when is best to trade and cut your losses :)

[@ambermariemalone]

Just started playing and I find watching you play chess so relaxing 😌

[@Merscer]

Casually sipping tea while wrecking some kid playing chess is my exact experience of being some kid playing chess

[@shockbladezed2352]

Me: "strike first, strike hard, ..." Thumbnail: "No mercy."

[@joeytje50]

4:46 Does chess improve concentration? No, I've just got distracted because I saw this video get uploaded ;)

[@liongamer6347]

That depends upon the person.

[@vendingdudes]

...as he diverts his concentration by fielding the question itself haha

[@cmichael6243]

11:34 Ahh we almost had a chance to witness Eric playing Botez Gambit

[@reyboyvideogames]

"Almost a wooden shield " Now where have I heard that before 3:52 ;)

[@stakagans]

xqc?

[@nielsdevries5449]

i know lmao

[@uberskank1424]

GM XQC

[@Starap11]

You're one of the 4 people on KZbin I have notifications for and you never disappoint. Look forward to watching.

[@KevinWood44]

Who are the other 3? Eric is one of 2 for me. My others is Mark Dice (great conservative political content, pointing/proving out media bias) they both hit at 8am every day

[@jigneshsolanki6654]

I have eric Agadmator Gothamchess and magnus and hikaru

[@KevinWood44]

@@jigneshsolanki6654 I watch Agad....and Gotham once in a while, his openings video is cool. Magnus I find a lil boring, I didn't know Hikaru had a channel lol I guess I did bc he has done things with Eric but I never followed him. I'll check it out

[@Starap11]

@@KevinWood44 Agadmator, Lemmino, and Joshua Anderson. The latter 2 have top quality content that gets released once every few months, gotta bell not to miss it.

[@asmaangel1088]

"can you play home by phillip phillips" I see that someone is a man of culture...

[@katrinwilhelmina1715]

I've finally seen ponziani opening,, thank u for sharing with us❤️❤️❤️

[@Barbutt]

20:18 GG. My favorite chess story from about 2005 or so. Two guys on a chess site didn’t care for each other. One of them complained and had in game chat shut off for other player. There was a glitch at end of game and the silenced player was able to text “GG” All Hell broke loose in the forum! “I was personally attacked again after I had comments silenced for a certain player! Player was able to send message when they won!!!” Only a week later did everyone find out that sinister Attack Message was just... GG. It became the new forum attack for any debate. “GG!” Good times.

[@kajidobluray7177]

"I enjoy adding pressure" This guy actually a psycho😂

[@dynamlllilte4230]

Wow amazing insight im a begginer that loves chess as a game because of the strategy logic etc involved in it and endless options to move so im trying to learn to play it and this type of videos are amazing for literal begginers like me to lets us understand the thinking behind the move thx so much keep the amazing videos coming subbed bell on and followed on twitch. Keep it up. Have an amazing week everyone.

[@vikramsrinivasan8176]

Thanks Eric for teaching

[@ilovememes_4824]

1:27 5d chess be like

[@xavieremond]

Hey Eric, my favorites videos is when u play against cheaters. We need more stuff like this. This is the most instructives videos

[@danielhagberry8910]

I am finally seeing timing and piece placement! Not saying I know how to use them but I am finally seeing them now Chess is turning out a blast! Love you and the excitement

[@danielhagberry8910]

I miss a coma hopefully you read it right

[@lecobra418]

I'm currently reading Nimzowitsch book, My system, and while I'm only at the very beginning of the book it already helped me tremendously, and I can testify of that because my level already improved but also because I can comprehend a little better games played by some experimented in chess such as this one, keeping a strong center control and pressured, moving a piece to the right square to win a tempo or some tempi, prophylaxis, liquidation, freeing moves... I'm pretty sure by the end of the book I will be way better. And I strongly advise for people who want to be better at chess to study extensively chess principles, and to not restrict yourself to learning opening lines, tactics and endgame theory. This is necessary, but the most obscure middlegame and studying the whole breadth and depth of chess principles, especially if you think you know them, is the key to a better understanding of chess, not only a better understanding of the game as such but rather an improved vision of the art of chess. Nice video Eric, thanks.

[@trucid2]

3:11 Engine has bishop A6 here! If black captures then you capture the knight, and the king is being chased all the way out into the center.

[@codyheiner3636]

Nice

[@ngc5195]

Opponent: *blunders a pawn, a rook, and a knight out of the opening Eric: "I actually expected my opponent to be worse"

[@wsemenske]

They didn't hang the pieces like most beginners, instead lost them to tactics

[@ngc5195]

wsemenske yeah but I still think his level of play was perfectly reasonable for 3 months of playing. He has learned that he needs to develop and castle, but that’s about it. He still hasn’t learned basic tactics like pins.

[@collinslfc]

No need to be a jerk, sad to see that in chess towards beginners.

[@PunmasterSTP]

The calmness of your voice and the quality of your commentary is just perfect 👌

[@lyes215]

"I enjoy adding more pressure" savage!

[@FelineBlender]

I've been wondering if Eric spends much time on r/AnarchyChess. That response to the Home by Phillip Phillips question said it all.

[@ReasonMakes]

His dry pan sense of humour is so good. Seems like a very natural environment for him haha

[@tooticus]

Impressive how Eric manages to keep his king safe in the centre of the board

[@jsco8103]

He practically plays these games with rook odds

[@NoisqueVoaProduction]

Like... He was on the attack the whole time. You don't need to defend if you are giving a bigger threat

[@AfterEffectx9]

André Benites not true, always make sure that there is no counter attacks

[@magnafire1]

@@NoisqueVoaProduction You are right. It is just common sense what you said lol

[@manuelangeles2938]

Awesome video! Thank you

[@EcclesiastesLiker-py5ts]

"960 events, that's a lot of events, that's more than 950 events" This is how we get a chess genius, a math genius.

[@gr1m720]

3:30 wouldve taken knight with knight Then his queen would be in danger His pawn would take it Move queen to where that pawn is and take it then kings in check He might move his queen down to prevent this Take rook and check king again Depending on what happens maybe get another bishop too

[@l3gendz208]

speak chess

[@arehsa1556]

“im up a rook and a knight, so life is good”

[@Cra5hOverride]

Great video. Super informative, thanks. I too have only been playing for 3 months but I would’ve blundered way harder and earlier! 😅

[@nossingo]

I thought it was called lichess because Thibault used tags to build the board/pieces. Did I hallucinate that?

[@gonzalo4658]

I like how he calls them stream snipes

[@nathanielkidson7695]

I just lost my shit at "change my name to deric" with that total straight face of his

[@MartinMaldonadoC]

Grande Acertijo!

[@blindfoldedchess9230]

Your attitude is so awesome. Can't quite put it into words, but you're smoother then graphene.

[@oozePOP]

I subbed when I heard you say "wooden shield".

[@scheimong]

10:49 You said "It's 2:12 am for me" and I looked at my clock. Happens to be 2:12 as well. I know it's a coincidence but I'd rather believe you're a prophet Eric 😉

[@potionsmeller4845]

really love this kind of video, would appreciate more beginner mistakes videos in the future

[@connorclarke5835]

This is great inspiration to play the ponziani! 1:51

[@jambothejoyful2966]

The game was going so well I didn’t see him take the first rook!

[@OttawaRocks]

Great instructional video!

[@maitreyeebanerjee1369]

Loved your videos! Keep sharing :)

[@ericm1839]

this is really the thing about playing against a high-level opponent: you make one slight slip up and they capitalize on it and exert their will on you.

[@ageofseb]

eric: its not lee chess youtube video: leeeeeee chess

[@mumbaikachallenge5526]

You crazy man loved the video ❤️

[@aaditbansal]

This was a very complex and beautiful game

[@jerkdl]

Oh boi new video

[@tyraehoward4714]

To be able to talk to casually and tell high school stories as you just obliterate your opponent... my goodness

[@-Prakriti]

Opponent was just so unskilled

[@NeriRuvalcaba]

This is so relaxing

[@cloud8180]

Just wondering, at 10:00 wouldn’t ng6 be the best move because if he takes the knight u can take the queen with ur bishop. If he takes the bishop u can take the queen with ur knight. And if he runs away with the queen u can take the rook at h8? I’m a beginner just trying to learn more

[@andresfontalvo17]

I think they're both winning and the choice is more a matter of style. In your line black gets two pieces for the queen which is roughly the same as winning one piece, which he accomplished at the beginning of his chosen line, only his queen was more active after taking in e6. Hope that helps

[@ryanchan7630]

I don’t think so, if you played Ng6, black plays Qd5 Nh8, black takes hanging bishop on B5 and your knight is not in a good position at H8.

[@DrCrazySymbols]

19:24 killed me lmao

[@nautica7084]

@8:40 Knight f2 brilliant move. Gives him either he takes the knight and you win a queen or he takes your queen and you win a fork on 2 rooks.

[@saboteur8428]

The way you explain is really coooool

[@seansexton6479]

I've been playing for 3 years and that 3 month person is better than me🤔

[@beck9242]

i love how he’s always drinking tea

[@joet.94]

It's bourbon.

[@seanwyatt2285]

Great instructions

[@dragonblade121]

Just wanted to comment on the move 13. Nxg7+ Had black responded with Kb8, the rook would have been safe and white would drop both knight and bishop, which equalizes the pieces +-pawns.

[@mrengler1]

From reading fantasy novels, I pronounce lichess as the plural of lich.

[@sushi_1233]

At 8:58, it would be stronger to move the queen down to e3 instead of e2.

[@okotpbitek1244]

Defenetivement

[@GaryTheGray]

I've fallen into the mistake of moving the bishop early and blocking the queen from defending the pawn. I think I would have been destroyed a lot faster than your opponent. Nice game and commentary.