Quest to 2000! | Speedrun Episode 59

[@calebwhales]

"1 rating refund" is the most Eric Rosen way to call out a cheater

[@thegrandyata]

Lmao hes such a class act

[@nffcstu]

The guy lost, no evidence to suggest there was cheating in the game he lost.

[@burger-enjoyer]

@@nffcstu The account was banned for lack of fair-play.

[@YesMeRaul]

@@nffcstu Who are you to say, he got a rating refund, that implies the guy cheated.

[@calebwhales]

​@nffcstu yes thats the point. We will never know if his game involved any cheating. What we do know is that rating for the game was refunded days later. It's left up to the viewer to decide what that means. Sticking to the facts.

[@tookaysevon]

Glad to hear you got a rating refund. That confirms it at least. You were careful not to accuse your opponent, but it was obvious to us all that it was a cheater. The streak is alive!

[@catac83]

15:33 Pawn to f5 was amazing especially since you calculated the follow up moves so well. You are a machine Eric!

[@eclecticexplorer7828]

I wholeheartedly approve of Eric's approach to the "loss" to a cheater. While most would probably be fine with him just taking it off the board completely, Eric shows his integrity by acknowledging that it did occur with the "rating refund" notation. And congrats to him for reaching 2000 without a legitimate loss. I am curious as to why in game 1, Eric didn't play a6 before Qd6. I was expecting that as soon as he mentioned placing his queen there, as it would have prevented him from having to move the queen back and forth if black had played Nb5 right away, as Eric described as a possible continuation. Black didn't make that move, and f3 was a fatal error, so it didn't matter in this game, but it still seems like it would have been a prudent prophylactic move.

[@DeathEaterLink]

I am also curious and wonder what a higher rated player would say. from me [online 1700] I'm thinking- a6 does lead to structural weakness on b6 and especially c5. So maybe Qd6 is just much less committal, and the knight on b5 might even be a little offsides relative to c3 if played? brief computer evaluation - it doesn't really care for a6 from black, or Nb5 from white, so maybe it just isn't that good of a plan? IDK from a human perspective. Anyone else want to chime in?

[@millms74]

Watched every single speedrun episode.. so educational and so entertaining!! Sooo glad you decided to remove the loss.. totally right thing to do and means when someone does beat you without such a huge question mark, they get the fame/glory they deserve! Thankyou so much for this continued utterly brilliant content!!!

[@jasonmartin4925]

Cant wait for the next speed run, I feel like most of your fans are below 2000, not all, but most and all of us 1150 ELO players who were 800 ELO 4 months ago, love the games from 200 - 1500. Love all of your content brother.

[@sid2364]

I think there's a good mix of us! Some higher rated ones for sure, 2000+

[@Verbux]

I've been watching you mainly for your tournament recaps, but I've found your speedruns to be super instructive!

[@Youwillneverknowmyname-q5u]

26:40 :- Proud on myself, I spotted that move ❤

[@Youwillneverknowmyname-q5u]

Me watching eric video and finding the best moves :-🗿. Me while playing :- 🤡

[@Azerty42069]

Rainy sunday and new speedrun episode is just the best kind of Sundays

[@lolobuggah2670]

Thanks for making the speed run videos! It's the best!

[@ohnomyking]

Thanks once again Eric. Good luck for the tournament!👍

[@pepperwestwood]

those were incredibly instructive games. Rosen the GOAT

[@H2Prince]

Since you stopped posting these frequently my elo goes down 100 pts a week lol

[@joncanty5196]

Excellent games, congrats on breaking 2000! Thanks for all these episodes Eric 😃

[@fridolfwalter2256]

23:03 Eric, you almost said it! There was almost a tactic including Re1. If Qxe1 Qxe1 Rxb8, you have Qe5 and after Kg8, Qxb8 wins the rook. The slight problem with that is Be4, but then you would trade down to a winning rook vs bishop-endgame.

[@Nokaflai]

Love how you keep it classy with the rating refund eric. You're a real gentleman

[@jonen9494]

Fun to have you in Norway Eric! If you come to Ålesund give me a heads up, I'll show you the mountains! :)

[@Laporta-potty]

I actually laughed out loud when he said he added a new category for one rating refund.

[@willwhite1842]

Petition to bring back 3-game speedrun episodes

[@jpjpJPJPG]

Thanks Eric!!

[@Robbyrool]

If black played c4, that would be explosive.

[@thekilla1234]

Since all of his opponents get rating refunds, does that mean his record starting this episode is: 0 wins - 0 draws - 0 losses - 173 rating refunds

[@ericconvery6530]

good luck in the tournament!

[@choco1101]

New account photo when? From the first game, it looks to me Eric is starting to get into more nuance moves as the opponents are less mistake prone. Also, good games as always.

[@4everascending511]

Great video. Loved it.

[@zeTETicBackupChannel]

Welcome to Norway :D

[@Youwillneverknowmyname-q5u]

Guys , I'm 1500 and i don't play anymore it's been a month but i always used to watch eric videos heart 💖

[@roqsteady5290]

I think c3 is the Colle Koutanouski, the Colle Zukertort is characterised by b3 in the same position and immediately fianchettoing the dark bishop.

[@golfdoc1950]

Agree with your actions on the rating refund

[@Rubrickety]

Good luck pushing that Norwegian wood!

[@arnoudh6203]

F3 in game 1 was probably a mouseslip, they probably wanted to move the knight or bishop to that square instead of the pawn.

[@matteopriotto5131]

Idk, maybe they wanted to support e4, which they played in the game, and missed the bishop on b8

[@arnoudh6203]

Idk, as a 1900 myself, I would never concider pushing 4 pawns next to each other, especially in front of the king. E4 right after seems to me a frustration induced move.​@@matteopriotto5131

[@Victor-ji1rz]

Maybe they should use more than 10% of their time on a whole game next time

[@MyBiPolarBearMax]

It wasnt a mouse slip if you watch the next moves. Mouse slips are usually for bullet. It would one thing if they grabbed the right piece and put it on the wrong square, that happens, but not grabbing the wrong piece with 10 minutes on the clock lol

[@arnoudh6203]

@@MyBiPolarBearMax you are a lot more sure then what is justified

[@RaptorsReport]

In the second game, it appeared that Eric did not see that his rook was being x-rayed by the light square bishop. I think black was trying to load up on the e4 pawn to try and win the exchange if he took back with the d3 pawn.

[@NaoshikuuAnimations]

19:12 Eric is not interested in becoming the King of Pirates

[@maximepoca9396]

Very impressive ! I did reach 2000 rapid recently, but I for sure could not imagine going there withouth any losses ! Well done ! Did you expect this at the beginning? To reach 2000 unbeaten?

[@BIGAMBERFAN]

13:50 What’s wrong with bishop to D2 in this position?

[@samtugendhaft2678]

5:52 Qg5 looks pretty devastating. Hitting g3 and e3.

[@Carlos_Centeno]

saludos desde Madrid, España!

[@tushmush7298]

The Beardless Battle Beckons Brutal Bishop Bheckmates

[@Kiwi_Chess]

Me: uploads every day for a year trying to hit 2000 and doesn’t quite make it. Eric: hits 2000 on an alt account just for giggles🤪

[@skiesofarcadia4885]

Also you: Posts comment on big YTers video hoping more people will check out your channel

[@dannyclub09]

@@skiesofarcadia4885 Is there anything wrong with that? He isn't exactly spamming.

[@skiesofarcadia4885]

@@dannyclub09 It's up to people to decide what they think about it, but it's reminiscent of people who jump behind reporters to get their 15 seconds of fame. Sometimes it's funny, and other times it's disrespectful. This comes across as the latter to me; others may very well think differently

[@Adileigh23]

@@skiesofarcadia4885you think Kiwi_chess’s comment is disrespectful? You need to look into the mirror.

[@skiesofarcadia4885]

@@Adileigh23 Why do you say that?

[@michalkloucek473]

Good luck reaching factorial(2000) elo

[@tangerinq]

23:00 wasn't there Re1?

[@rumaulia2709]

There was, but it was two rooks for a queen. Better just trade rook for rook and keep the exchange

[@ibidthewriter]

The bishop blocks. I thought I saw the same thing including the fork in the end. It might be a trickier move to try though.

[@tangerinq]

​@@ibidthewriter ahhh, the bishop. Good catch.

[@ibidthewriter]

​@@rumaulia2709Qxe1 would've been a blunder since the other rook is pinned.

[@patrickcorn70]

@@rumaulia2709 Qe5+ is a fork at the end. Black probably has to play ...Be4.

[@GT_177]

Finding out that the loss was to a cheater felt just like it would to have found out that Ned Stark didn't really die.

[@Mal1234567]

4:10 if you can’t attack the opponent’s king on the left side, attack indirectly from the right.

[@JamesWilson01]

Oh no my 2000!

[@samgreer8596]

Let's hear it for 2000!

[@jamesduggan7200]

... f5 risky? idk, I thought it risky three or four moves earlier but it was overwhelming - great game.

[@strangedeadfish]

Eric Rosen is the kind of guy you hope your daughter will some day marry. Such a good dude.

[@Mal1234567]

6:55 did you message your opponent telling him to resign for the video? Because his position is defensible and he has plenty of time on the clock. Qe1 was an easy move even for me to find, and I don't even know how to play. I used to think that sac the rook really mean sac the cook, that's how bad I am.

[@metroidhunter8439]

"Pretty defensible," the eval -5.0 for black

[@Mal1234567]

@@metroidhunter8439 That’s equal to one cook.

[@dewaalrautenbach]

Im on the worst losing streak! So frustrating when you make it look so easy and obvious but when I play I lose with such dumb mistakes

[@MyBiPolarBearMax]

Alternative title for today: “Don’t play f3/6” 😂

[@algesander]

How is nobody mentioning, that since last episode 3 wins are missing?

[@eric-rosen]

Ah, you're right! That was just an editing mistake. I'll fix it for the next episode.

[@tommytuna5618]

u are the best bro.... love your videos

[@knightrider585]

"Never play F3!" haha

[@MrDanielfff777]

Niceeee, well done on hitting 2k

[@courtenayrowett7058]

"Colle" is pronounced "coal" or "coll" , not like the "Collie" dog. But with so many saying "collie" I guess it's a case of a untruth being repeated enough , it becomes a truth.

[@nawal2956]

Cheen dabak dum dum

[@coenkuijpers1800]

How can there be loud cars in Norway where 70% of the cars are EVs?

[@oldgold8247]

Because there's still a ton of gas cars

[@dalemcdowell5953]

On no my pork!

[@skiesofarcadia4885]

Oh no, my loss!

[@alexandershorse9021]

Yes! You shouldn’t let a cheater score stand!

[@tommytuna5618]

ohnomyrosen 🙂

[@duttnaththakur8233]

I wonder if it happens that playing lower rated players can lead to greater difficulty in adjustment, or if it alternatively helps in rebuilding basic foundations of the game.

[@OpposingFork]

It is worse, players should challenge themselves with higher rated opponents

[@wijdswijdssd5125]

🎉

[@MaxWright7]

Should have kept the loss at 1, it was still a loss.

[@thetransferaccount4586]

the cheaters are towering up

[@Praximacent]

English confuse me. 1 loss but zero losses? Why losses plural when its zero?

[@leroycarr9]

“Zero losses” usually refers to multiple wins without any losses. It would not typically be said that one win was a “zero loss.” Another way to understand it is that only “one” indicates a unity. “Zero” is unusually multivalent and referential. (I really have no idea here but your question provoked some reflection that I found interesting. Someone who actually understands English as a language may have a more accurate response.)

[@EpicEstimator]

English is very confusing. You will see that many times there is no explaining these things. We just say it because it sounds correct and you need to remember those with experience.

[@knightrider585]

"When you see a good move, look for a better mo.. " Sorry you lost on time.

[@jaystarr6571]

-mo- *one

[@mountandew42]

Im gonna start playing on smurf accounts too thanks for the idea!

[@Snowy-p2k]

Why is the chess board only on half the screen?

[@EpicEstimator]

Cos it's a square

[@Matheolh123]

All those adds!!!! Its ruin the content what a shame

[@christophebredillet5313]

Adds???

[@Matheolh123]

@@christophebredillet5313 commerciels i dont know ther term english is my third laungish

[@RavenSnore]

lets goooooo!!! :D :D

[@RavenSnore]

also, i feel the loss should be voided as well. \O/

[@maschngon]

I’m low rated 1500 and I get rating refunds. Why cheat at that level lol