Queen’s Gambit vs Albin Counter Gambit | Amateur vs Master

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In this video, I play the exotic Albin Counter Gambit (inspired by the fictional Soviet Grandmaster Borgov from The Queen's Gambit Netflix Series) against lichess user FusRohDah73 (1547) in a casual blitz chess game. After getting a promising position from the opening, my ambitious play backfired. I then had to fight with all my might to survive...
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[@RobCracked]

Eric on a first date: “I still wanna go for this mating idea.”

[@dorian7661]

@lukeyy laughing my ass off off off off off off off off off off off off off off off off off off off off off off

[@leshjanhamer136]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@gonzalo4658]

This is such an overused joke

[@elias.seletela]

😂😂😂

[@chriswright8114]

@@gonzalo4658 I'd be willing to bet your comment is used more.....

[@sebtistoufa3190]

"I'm realising if takes takes... takes takes takes... there's takes" -Eric Rosen

[@the_listamin]

And if cakes cakes, cakes cakes cakes, there's cakes!

[@elpretisabe]

and then takes takes takes

[@gestaltengine6369]

Always watch out for takes

[@papitasleys]

steak steak steak stake

[@GothamChess]

You would adopt Borgov

[@wolfgangsell3233]

Hey Gotham, I started a chess club at my school and taught them London system, (they are all beginners) and i must admit your video on it was very helpful. Youre an absolute legend

[@giannisr.7733]

You talk about the London in Eric's comment section referring to Levi's video. Shame on you my friend

[@jasontao1388]

Sup Levy big fan of ur content

[@sunflowerheart8214]

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[@Chakkaly]

@@wolfgangsell3233 The world doesn't need anymore London stallers

[@lkiss222]

Me with 20 seconds left: "OMG, I am dying." Eric with 4 seconds on the clock: "Time shouldn't be too worrisome"

[@PickleDillGaming]

facts

[@Livestreamlurker]

Hey, this was my game against Eric! Thank you for the game, Eric! And oh yeah, where Eric was talking about his g5 mating idea, I saw king f4, thought it was scary and never actually looked at what would happen. I just knew it was a bad time.

[@rottenavocado7647]

You played really well!

[@pieceofpecanpie]

I second that.

[@joejitsu034]

Well played mate 👍

[@kevinmartincossiolozano8245]

Great game. I think you just made a few mistakes because of time. Still, you played really well

[@Livestreamlurker]

Thank you all!

[@Vike_12]

Eric deserves way more for the content he provides. By far the best chess streamer on the platform, you've been an inspiration to many (myself included) and the community will always support you for that

[@sulimanalzanki9546]

Facts

[@rikus6201]

My favourite chess streamers are Eric Rosen, Chessbrah, GmHikaru, Gothamchess, Hans Niemann and Alexandra Botez

[@TrevorOFarrell]

agree, I watch a lot, and enjoy a lot, but eric is my top pick.

[@31redorange08]

Half of the video was ads.

[@TrevorOFarrell]

@@31redorange08 use add block

[@b_happy3288]

fus ro dah is a shout in the game skyrim that creates a shockeave to repel people

[@zepo330]

Si Basically all Eric’s “Dah” compilation are skyrim Reference.

[@kellamyoshikage286]

Man, for a 1500, he held together pretty well under time pressure. I guess it's because it's Blitz and not rapid.

[@slattygojo6932]

contains spoilers: so what's really weird is that in the final game Beth plays the opening Queen's Gambit (which she's never really played that much before; she was an E4 player), and the commentator says that Borgov responds with an Albin Counter Gambit although when you look at the board Borgov actually accepts the gambit. also: Beth for me resembles Bobby a lot and the final game really reminded me of Bobby v Spassky game 6 1972 (1. Bobby has a lot of similarities with Beth such as life problems and mental issues 2. USA vs USSR 3. Borgov was reigning champ for a long time just like Spassky 4. the applauding at the end 5. Beth started the game out with something she hasn't really done much before just like Bobby in game 6 & so much more). highly recommend watching Queen's Gambit! pretty accurate chess-wise and it's a really great binge. The final game was also amazing (broken down by agadmator) :)

[@happysnowman2840]

3:40 Agadmator would be proud

[@bonenintomatensaus]

Captures captures

[@Hasan...]

For a 1500, he played really really well !

[@ddgs5164]

Eric full on turned into a dragonborn lol

[@Livestreamlurker]

He was the Dovahkiin to my Miraak

[@thebluesmurfdude]

Commenting for a heart.. and the algorithm!

[@nikhilsamayam6196]

damn dude played really well. props to him for having eric in a losing position

[@hack45993]

I love your videos, Eric. Your humility and politeness is something everyone should aspire for. (although it could be just your persona you're presenting cuz hell no one knows you in real life)

[@prakasavigraha6104]

You are right that it could be a persona. But he has kept it up for so long and under so much pressure, my guess is that it is how he actually is.

[@juliandrews8575]

11:53 Eric says "playing very low-risk chess" while playing a move that allows an ending with a good chance at a draw if black is not precise :D

[@PvPGameCrash]

Its Rxc4 right?

[@mikekilian4711]

That was my thought. It would be a race for the kings to gain opposition.

[@mikekilian4711]

Well, not really. Just plugged the position in and black would have to screw up pretty bad to lose that end game. Still, it would have been better than blundering the rook.

[@juliandrews8575]

@@mikekilian4711 Well, the computer of course gives it -50, but if you look at the tablebase you can see that black has to be precise at certain moments with g5 at the right time, all other moves draw and it sometimes comes down to one tempo. Pawn endgames are tricky.

[@danielcatalan9794]

your content makes your viewers relax, analyze and think.. all at the same time.

[@oliviahe23]

"Ooh I like his name it ends with 'dah' so I'll play him!" - Eric Rosen 2020 November 2nd 2pm, casually ignoring the million other challenges. Great content Eric!

[@tuddgrimley8532]

11:56 if rook takes knight and pawn takes rook, king takes bishop, would we have a draw?

[@andream61]

Borgov didn't play the Albin, that was a silly mistake in the use of notation. The Harmon-Borgov Moscow 1969 game was a Queen gambit (unsurprisingly, given the series title) accepted that anticipates and improves on Ivanchuk-Wolff, Biel Interzonal 1993.

[@Locutis19]

No, in the series it is very clear that Borgov declined the gambit and played the Albin counter gambit, even naming it.

[@lawrence9561]

@@Locutis19 I did not watch the games According to Agadmator's video their final game began with Queen's Gambit Accepted Are you both talking about different games?

[@andream61]

@@Locutis19 The authors of the series messed up something. As said the game is Ivanchuk-Wolff Biel 1993 and it was a QGD (just google it). The actual game ended in a draw, Beth Harmon "finds" an improvent in white's play after adjurnment that leads to a win for white. Besides nobody--and I mean nobody--plays the Albin at that level and in 1969 this was truer than today.

[@mg7509]

I swear to god I heard: "This is the alduin counter gambit"

[@Digitalhealthhacker]

Jesus!!! Calculating that massive exchange at 3:00 was INSANE

[@benztheprotogen3502]

"I'm realising if there's takes takes takes, then takes takes, there's takes. But then takes takes."

[@dabossnic5550]

Eric casually: “opponent wants to mate me”

[@jarommoody6860]

Agadmator: "captures captures captures captures captures captures captures captures captures"

[@guywhoneversleeps]

eric not know the skyrim reference is somehow quite fitting to his personality

[@mariondiabolito4054]

Right when he said he was playing "very low risk chess" White could have taken his knight, followed by king takes bishop after pawn captures rook. The pawn can't be saved in time, and now they're dead even.

[@andrewptob]

He played extremely well for his rating. When he didn’t play Rxb7, I had a feeling he missed his opportunity to win.

[@PushyPawn]

Cleaned the plate clean with the good ol' NightFork. Looking forward to seeing you play your 20,000th game!

[@turtlemastertimmy]

I accidently played e5 with black just a couple minutes ago and was forced to remember this opening. I luckily remembered to push the d pawn after dxe5 and gambited my f pawn to for more development and long story short the opponent resigned after 18 moves. Might have to think about playing this more

[@gus.stviaaa]

The BEST chess youtuber on the platform yet

[@jaydurant6553]

There’s this move, I realize if takes, I take, then takes takes takes, 🤩 such a good opening gambit video, might check it out, the hard fought end game was a fun watch too.

[@IsaacPeruzzi]

which site are you using for playing? (i’d like to start playing chess)

[@OmneAurumNon]

for a 1500, that guy played really well

[@LarisaCarliArt]

omg first time I played the albin counter gambit today, sacrificed both center pawns but had such an attack on the king the opponent just resigned after 13 moves 😄 also tried one other opening you showed to great success 👌thank you for your videos! I just wish they wouldn't resign and let me finish 🙈

[@143685753ton22y]

I absolutely love the pumpkin profile picture making more appearances

[@Drummingboy001]

Yes even I want to see Eric's "Dah" compilation!

[@jacobgoodman2667]

Great video, thanks Eric!

[@ronvais5838]

Great video Im learning alot from you ! I saw you use couple of times you pin the knight with your bichop in your openings The most common counter is "poone to H1" though never seen your oponent do that - why is that ? And what move you will do next?

[@zaaxi7424]

I've started a new repetoire with Queen's gambit lines :)

[@redapple6044]

At 11:56 could white have taken the knight with the rook ?

[@parabolaaaaa4919]

then black has a pawn advantage

[@markkomissarouk9196]

Congrats on the (brief) TV appearance on CBS This Morning!

[@electrician1602]

Let’s just....take a thing...but which thing? Eric Rosen, genius.

[@user-gd8xm3eb9t]

No one: Rosen: I'm realizing if there's takes, then there's takes takes takes takes takes takes takes takes takes ta

[@Twas-RightHere]

4:30 Surely Be6 here giving up a pawn is better than Bd7 where you ended up giving up the exchange??

[@xeogillis3666]

5:30 Whit could have gone for Knight d7 taking the bishop, because if you want to equalize again, rook e8 was checkmate. You should move a pawn so the King can escape, yet then you allow a rook to come to the 8th and 7th rank and collect pawns (and a Knight) while the rook of black is still trapped

[@dionsula1969]

If knight takes bishop in d7 you take bevk with the knight end defend the mate with the rook

[@shinishini6047]

12:38 i noitced that move as well ,best move for white but well that guy played reallywell :)

[@extremerongeur7312]

2:46 steak steak steak steak

[@debjitpaul8580]

4 seconds left on the clock Eric: Time shouldn't be a problem. When opponent is low on time against me and he rushes his moves Me: panics and makes blunders!

[@weapo187]

Just working on my comment streak =) Thanks for the content!

[@ronnieveillon1162]

I saw this live; makes a great video!

[@belugangofficial6932]

Eric Rosen be Like : 4:12 - "I could make a move"

[@iMannyLP]

5:00 isn't there Be6 which holds everything together?

[@manavs534]

Yup

[@ngocluong5715]

no he accepted the gambit in the final analyze, Netflix just make a smol brain

[@xirenzhang9126]

Twitch gang Here from twitch Caught this live as well

[@Ryzasu]

At 5:05 why not Be6?

[@Livestreamlurker]

After Be6 Bxe6 fxe6 then Nf7 looks like it might be scary for black.

[@eungaanglee524]

3:13 Captures captures catures captures captures captures captures captures

[@colinwichman1084]

Looks like white could have equalized on move 61 with rook takes knight, then the white king wins the bishop and pawn.

[@unknown6000]

Damn that's a strong 1547 if you ask me.

[@daniellionel01]

What about playing two gambits against each other such that both gambits are eventually accepted

[@v9593]

Biggest surprise of this game is that eric didn’t know what fusrohdah is.

[@itsastev295]

At 11:56 is there a moment where he takes with rook and then you take with pawn, take bishop with king and it’s a pawn endgame? I’m not very good at chess but is that a possible recovery for white?

[@Livestreamlurker]

Black might still be able to win that game but it was probably a better chance for me. I just missed the idea that the pawn was overworked.

[@aryaan4867]

at 5:32 didnt opponent miss mate in two? If knight would have captured the bishop it clears the way for the rook to deliver backrank checkmate. Correct me if im wrong

[@Livestreamlurker]

That's what I was spending so long on that move for. Because I thought that worked. But after NxB NxN the rook guards the back rank and I would have just been down a piece and 2 pawns.

[@benztheprotogen3502]

"Let's not get mated" *Virginity shield: Activate!*

[@phnix9529]

At 1:14 , why black queen no a4 check , then capture bishop

[@saraswatisingh1325]

Play the vampire gambit. It's almost like it's made for you

[@PvPGameCrash]

White missed 61. Rxc4 at 11:55. I think that would have been winning.

[@Sirzacharia]

As I wanted to see that mate idea finished

[@constantine0221]

couldnt the opponent take the knight and win the bishop before he got forked ? 11:55

[@juliandrews8575]

Thought the same, but with precise play by black it's still winning.

[@boatgaming3255]

Doesn’t have to be precise, black king is just closer

[@boatgaming3255]

The white king would either have to go after the lone pawn and give black time to eat whites pawns or let it queen

[@juliandrews8575]

@@boatgaming3255 No, because at the right time White can try to push the h-pawn to exchange one pawn and distract the black king so long that the White King can get back in time. It requires precision.

[@alexandermakarov9112]

Eric's gf breaks her nail. Eric: Oh no my queen !

[@AkhilVerghese]

Woah, woah, woah at 11:55, couldn't he do rook takes knight and after the pawn recaptures, take the bishop with the king?! And just when he says "low-risk chess" as well XD! Or am I missing something?

[@sagov9]

I think it's pretty easily winning for black, though. The c pawn distracts the white king while the black king can go eat whites pawns. I don't think the black king can make it back in time to save either of them or to capture a black pawn without allowing the other black pawn to break free

[@boatgaming3255]

Yeah black king is faster

[@bigbadwolf2075]

Love from New Zealand 👌🏽

[@danielstoner3831]

Fus-Ro-Dah is a spell from a video game Skyrim. It’s pronounced foos roe dah

[@HarshSharma-xu6oz]

"Than I can complete development *peacefully*"

[@m-2718]

10:58 makes me so mad he could have killed the horse with the pawn, while at the same time having it safe thanks to the king

[@theoofsweden]

pawns don’t move backwards unfortunately

[@m-2718]

@@theoofsweden Ah goddammit, I am used to the board to be around as white on my side

[@Njrocks00]

So this is why I constant am seeing people play this against me

[@edwindenilo]

at 7:02 white had the checkmate!!

[@MrDragonorp]

good game, was interesting and informative

[@nickmuntendam8821]

Pretty sure Borgov didn't play that against Harmon. I believe they played two Sicilians and one QGA. Correct me if I'm wrong. Anyway, great video still :)

[@dna3339]

Play a 10 minutes Arena chess Title Eric Sir.

[@deepnarayanbanerjee4348]

Hi Eric how are you today

[@SamHogarthMusic]

fyi Luft in German is not prounounced loofed. Like Lufthansa...

[@grobertoac2430]

3:41 *captures captures*

[@userac-xpg]

This is called the falkbeer counter gambit.

[@lenguyenuchung2676]

The falkbeer go 1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5

[@yral247]

3:19 after rook takes e3 isn't Knight d5 just winning?

[@surajpaudel388]

Maybe he could just play Rook takes E2. And If white wants to capture rook and goes for Knight take C7, black could trap the knight, maybe.

[@yral247]

@@surajpaudel388 oh smart

[@lumpenstumper6151]

Eric took an arrow in Da knee

[@NatureandSpirit111]

At 2:10 why not BxNc3, QxBc3, NxQc3, b2xNc3?

[@MechaShiva1986]

Thanks Eric.

[@boatgaming3255]

Eric

[@-anonymous8820]

Not connected to the video but Jose Raul capablanca looks like Jake Gyllenhaal

[@redwall1521]

@4:00 what about ...Nd7?

[@JFchess]

The profile pic has changed? *WHY!!!*

[@wyattcrider8367]

11:55 isnt 60. rxc4 dxc4 61. kxe4 a draw?

[@moosausman3541]

"Captures, Captures, Captures, Captures, Captures, Captures, Captures, Captures, Captures" Proof that Eric Rosen is the new King of Captures after Agadmator

[@jimskea224]

Is the name Borgov a homage to the Star Trek Borg? Resistance is futile?

[@NoName-jh7yj]

Borgov is supposed to be a russian surname, however despite the fact that it ends with "ov" it sounds super made up. Like there's literally no one who has such a surname in Russia.

[@catandfishfc]

No! Everyone will learn about the Albin now!

[@THaNaS1s]

11:56 couldn't your opponent capture your knight 1. Rh4xKnf4, exRf4 2. (King)xBd4... And then pawn is too slow

[@yolojoseph4947]

But you can bring your king to g3 and win the pawns cause white king is still on c4

[@colinmaroe5064]

Never played Fus-roh-dah, more like never played Skyrim.

[@SamHogarthMusic]

5:52 why not 18..Bb5?

[@marcusmartinez6982]

Do you coach at all ive recently got into chess and started a lichess account ive only played seven games and i have a small idea of how to open games but really dont jave a true understanding some games ill absolutely get destroyed and some i win fast i would like to improve my knowledge on the game also ive stalemated games i feel like i shouldve won

[@garlicpress6121]

You should just play for a bit before getting coaching. Review your games and practice tactics once in a while.

[@marcusmartinez6982]

@@garlicpress6121 how do i reveiw like i really don't know what to look for to much like i see obvious mistakes but i have a hard time reading what there gonna do

[@garlicpress6121]

@@marcusmartinez6982 It doesn't matter what your opponent does, just review your own moves. If you're on Lichess you can review with the engine and try to spot mistakes.

[@yornvaniersel6154]

Opponent could’ve taken the Knight at 11:56. He would have won both minor pieces and also the pawn. Probably still winning for black tho.

[@petrwalek9901]

That would be an illegal move.

[@bowler771]

@@petrwalek9901 How is it an illegal move?

[@petrwalek9901]

@@bowler771 If you're in check you obviously can't move that rook.

[@bowler771]

@@petrwalek9901 if you take the knight you're no longer in check.

[@petrwalek9901]

@@bowler771 You're goddamn right.