2022 Yearly Blitz Arena: TRICKY CHESS

[@adamh6094]

Watching your game at 3hr 10min, and I have one thing to say: Dear Eric. I watch a lot of KZbin chess (I’m old and don’t watch streaming. Sorry, I guess?) and you always have the most MENTAL positions. You know how you watch some footy or tennis and be like “man those lads are good”. That’s what’s it’s like for us plebs. Yourself, Levy, Bartholomew, Finegold, Chessbrahs, Sir Lord Ginger of house Williams…. (Tbh the folk I watch most) No you’re not Magnus. You might care, you may not. On behalf of the silent majority who don’t comment, we don’t care either. All we want to see is something that blows our minds and is awesome to watch. No matter what those loud minorities say, it’s a bloody good show, every bloody time 👌🏻

[@richardohana8898]

These are my favorite videos. I watch them to fall asleep to, then get to start again from when I fell asleep the following 4-5 nights.

[@Narrowcros]

Same here 😂 i just finished them. I dont why but his voice is great to make one sleepy in bed

[@timothylovecock4332]

Same. I sometimes wonder why I'm watching a chess stream with my eyes closed, lol.

[@risk2368]

*

[@JustanamebroDK]

He's the Bob Ross of chess 😂

[@luizellajose]

same here

[@Lucero_Piano]

This man is the Bob Ross of chess

[@sadjadKa]

Underrated comment

[@sheonyx]

"oh no, my queen" but there are no mistakes, just happy accidents

[@mrmanmystery6697]

Check out Yasser Sierawan if you want the bob ross of chess

[@ronbirnbaum1968]

Who the heck is Bob Ross??

[@dallinreynoso1243]

But for real, I listen to him to relax myself and sometimes fall asleep

[@irjake]

50:08 "Sack everything, it might be checkmate" ... literally my strategy every bullet game :)

[@dukesilver702]

SACK IT ALL 2022

[@timothylovecock4332]

My strategy is similar except I don't believe it's checkmate.

[@sanjaysinha7758]

L

[@sanjaysinha7758]

Lo

[@HoboJIm117]

Eric if you read this know that you're a great content creator and your videos bring me joy every day when I study and learn more about chess. Thanks

[@hgrowling]

Thanks for chaptering these videos, helpful!

[@michaeltaylor7160]

It's honestly impressive

[@jrlkbed2459]

There's just something so relaxing about watching Eric play

[@asn9732]

fr, i feel like i could fell asleep everytime i watch his videos

[@quintin7099]

@@asn9732 I do

[@betatester9367]

Haha, eric always makes me fall asleep

[@lovelyhatter]

1:56:24 was the ultimate case of your worst piece becoming your best. Great stuff.

[@jeffstephan8898]

Eric, you are pure inspiration in such a crazy world. @ 3:48:12 was a highlight for me. The previous game could have tilted you...and it did to an extent of the next game...but you prevailed. Your attitude is beyond model. Thank you for reminding me of what's best of this human race. saludé!

[@iggymonterrubio1385]

Honestly you're a genius. Not just because you're a very good chess player but you use sounds to pull your fans in.

[@juliankoscak6078]

"visually it looks really good, cuz the king is completely naked". Rosen 2022

[@rr.studios]

😈

[@CUtTHrOaT_GHOST]

A

[@RyanEmmett]

1:23:54 "I'm up a whole rook. No, an exchange. For a pawn.' [sad pause] "Maybe I could've gotten more..." Well, that celebration was short-lived 😂

[@ramachandra776]

A 3 hour video is really great . 🙂 . Thanks Eric .

[@wesleynelson21]

It’s 4 hours 🤡

[@thegaffgaming9503]

As a brittish person this sounds really sarcastic😂

[@wesleynelson21]

@@thegaffgaming9503 sarcasm is my speciality

[@luizellajose]

Looks good to me

[@TheBlueSkateboard]

31:24 Poor Derek Banas... Eric called him Derek Bananas

[@MichaelStroman-j9z]

Eric, by far you are a Chess Human AI🎉🎉!!

[@RISHI_RAJ0]

I am having a headache right now Eric, thanks for uploading now I can calm down while laying in the bed :)) Love from India☺️

[@akashmondal9794]

15:58 That startled me little bit and made me happy.

[@clintoruss153]

I have learned the most from Mr Rosen particularly the Stafford gambit which I try use everything I play black

[@AndreasWillhoff]

"Okay, where's my mate?" Eric Rosen 🤝 bucks this time of year

[@langajay506]

54:00 I played Eric ❤️too bad I missed that knight checkmate🤣🤣🤣

[@animezoneamv9116]

You are Langajay?

[@langajay506]

Yes

[@animezoneamv9116]

@@langajay506 You even changed your name in youtube. I am also a Caro Kann player BTW. Can you play me?

[@langajay506]

@@animezoneamv9116 yeah let's play send me a message/challenge at lichess

[@animezoneamv9116]

@@langajay506 Ok

[@johntatum8088]

Yep, good comparison to Bob Ross by Jordan below..Eric is really growing with his chess. He will get GM one day if he goes for it.

[@felipebobadilla8998]

Being calm is key what you said it was genius! That's my humble but pro appreciation.

[@jonahpetrahn1993]

So happy to watch this on Twitch as well while playing the tournament myself.

[@Cardtrix77]

Hope your tournament went well!

[@luckyliu4903]

I love watching you play, I can learn a lot from you

[@irjake]

It's neither whale fishing nor whale hunting, but simply whaling!

[@sharadsharma3337]

Hi Eric i also love very much your chess move style ❤

[@chicken_rice0123]

2:13:28 According to Stockfish Rh6 was the best move, because if he takes the knight you have Qxh2 followed up with Rg6 which leads to basically the same exact position.

[@schallundrauch2378]

'Definitely Maybe' is a nice album. :-)

[@skimtvns8486]

i love how you chaptered the video

[@dj_enby]

Yearly Blitz Arena, more like Yearly Berserk Arena! Good Rosen vibes and dubious openings as always :D

[@Nisarga___Shorts]

Eric beserk s the game Again eric I'm behind 2 minutes 😂😂

[@uno-theofficialcardgamebyMatel]

I think they should do a year long blitz tournament with no rating limit or limit to who you could play (a 600 could be paired against a 2200) and the whole point is that you play till you lose. After you lose you are kicked from the tournament for the rest of the month you lost in and your win streak is posted on a leaderboard and at the end of the year the people with the top 10 longest win streaks for the year play a big tournament with major cash prizes. I feel like it would definitely draw attention to the game and make a fun challenge for pros to do their best to not be rated more than their opponents, but rather play smarter than their opponents

[@dimasrizky1413]

25:34 how to check this? does any1 have the link?

[@pharohofcold]

It was worth watching full video to see Zhigalko reaction at the end :D

[@tristanrujano]

16:19 I thought you said “I have a pretty bussin’ position” lol

[@sandeepsinghrawat7928]

LMAO That superchat on 54:46 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@tahmeedchowdhury0007]

Loved this

[@AdamBittner]

Lol, glad I made it to the end

[@rafaelrojas7249]

Very excited Zighalko when he won....

[@NoNarnia]

Love this vods

[@YoMamasLlama22]

Eric please put relaxing music in the background of your streams. It’s all they’re missing

[@tobsi2256]

Oh, the last game was so tense. Zhigalko wanted the draw because Chessar was 5 points away from him. Would have meant the victory. If Chessar'd won and he lost, they would have had the same amount... However, in the last minute some points were restored (cheater) which got you 3, Chessar 8 but Zhigalko only 7 points. Chessar needed only 4 points to equalize! Didn't matter since Zhigalko won against you though...

[@notcomp1ex0]

What is the link to that Rosen score site? That sounds really amusing.

[@Stephen_Swordsman]

I just wanted to chime in. I noticed that at around 3:16. White had Bxc7 because you can't play Qxc7 or else Qxb4. White would win a pawn and threaten discovery on black's queen with an exchange of the dark squared bishops. Did you miss that or was it some sort of gambit that I'm missing? I thought that I might be crazy so I checked an engine and it does appear that white's best move would have been Bxc7.

[@Stephen_Swordsman]

But I believe that white just played a3 instead so perhaps they missed it as well.

[@Stephen_Swordsman]

I'm relatively new to Chess. So I'm glad that I'm seeing some lines that even some masters appear to miss sometimes. Perhaps it's because I enjoy doing Chess puzzles.

[@S1D94]

Indeed white could have won a pawn but the black queen can also just slide back one square and keep defending the bishop, end result is more or less the same except bishops stay on the board and there's no discovery when moving the white knight to attack the black queen with the rook. I'm barely 1400 so I don't comprehend the position well enough to know for sure if this would be winning, I do doubt this would be fatal. Still, a pawn would have been lost by Eric had white found it :)

[@umershaikh7179]

game at 1:48:00 was crazy so many discoveries and tactics

[@notefish328]

Someone help me, doesn’t Eric just lose a pawn at 3:00 if white plays Bxc7?

[@bonzjoe]

Yes, they both missed it

[@JimmeeeX]

Omg I love chess!

[@yorickstrangefield2976]

2:06:01 All of White's pawns are fixed on the same color as Black's bishop, while none of Black's pawns can be captured by White's bishop...an important lesson to keep in mind about bishop endings!

[@comalcoc5051]

2:06:00 lesson, endgame same color bishop, pawn should be on opposite color

[@Chisito23]

0:01 the list looks like the silhouette of a person

[@TomThomas01]

Ben Finegold: Never play f3. Eric Rosen: Always play f3 checkmate.

[@peterb5]

I’m stuck at around the 1810-1860 mark, any tips I can do to get out of the plateau would be greatly appreciated, thank you!

[@ferdiskala]

I was stuck there for 6 months, too and just got over the plateau a few days ago, breaking 1900 for the first time! Learning Endgames did it for me Also try to deepen you opening preparation with every game Good luck! :)

[@peterb5]

@@ferdiskala I’ll try that, appreciate it! Any favorite openings of yours you recommend?

[@edoardobarboni6357]

@@peterb5 I’m 2000 rapid and I have reached 1940 in bullet and I play caro kaan and king Indian as black Vienna as white and I have various things I do against e4 responses that are not e5, like smith mora against the Sicilian and orthoshnap against the French

[@peterb5]

@@edoardobarboni6357 thank you sir, do you think boring play tends to work out better? I really just love to have fun with it and make it tricky I guess, if so, I’ll opt for a more traditional style of play

[@gaugharnepal7691]

im stuck in 1200 range in lichess. what should i do?

[@vjasssss]

Another new reason for not paying attention to online class, OH NO MY CHEMISTRY SCORES!

[@davids9885]

Eric needs to become a gm he has all the potential.

[@christopherclubb9167]

59:36 It isn't a blunder if you win.

[@PiercingSight]

1:56:36 - It sounds like Eric is insulting his opponent when that's just his opponent's username.

[@mihailbuturuga788]

Great chess!

[@mlsanica7618]

yess a 4 hour vid

[@JimmyBoosterCrate]

53:35 2200 misses mate in one.. he must've been so nervous in this game

[@tiaangerber9471]

"Derek Bananas" haha 31:15

[@mikeomalanga709]

Good Job Eric

[@adamstewart247]

Eric getting ready for his honeymoon "So I guess I'm pretty close to mating"

[@danielgentry367]

What’s the deals with the quacks?? Lol i don’t tune in to enough streams

[@blurryface5940]

*Oh, there's a funny line here!* *Wait it doesn't work* *Ohh noo*

[@nerkulec]

how is your comment the only one not in cursive

[@Scotz9]

Definitely Maybe is the name of an Oasis album.

[@hoffi9949]

If you had accepted the draw Zhigalko only would have been in second place!

[@tobsi2256]

Sure? He would have 218 points which is more than 217... if chessar and he had the same points, Zhigalko would still win because his win percentage would have been higher...

[@EvertfromNederland]

@ 28:03 you should have just traded queens. If he takes with rook you put your bishop on e3 and win the rook or the knight. If he takes with king, well than the king is on an uncomfortable square.

[@S1D94]

Wouldn't be that uncomfortable as black's entire army aside from that bishop (after the queen trade) is still sitting on the home row, you'd trade your most active piece for one of their passive ones. Usually taking without gaining any clear advantage is a mistake. The "chance" of them taking with a rook allowing you to win at least an exchange is hope chess :)

[@e4jasperi]

The ending 🤣

[@tsuiseki6762]

1:15:36 how come g3 to remove the knight from defending h5 wasn't played?

[@TessaLucy]

Leeets goo ❤️

[@Roq-stone]

At 25:00, your opponent should bishop check and win your rook. But he didn’t and said rook killed him.

[@dzinypinydoroviny]

1:08:25 I wonder why Eric decided to take with queen and then with knight preserving the knight and not vice versa. Does anybody know?

[@slashslash501]

Because then white is not obligated to take. The knight would be just pinned to the queen and could be easily attacked by f pawn

[@Egornnn]

How to find the site Rosen Score? 25:35

[@S1D94]

Google is your friend

[@AnthonyBrunson]

2:47:48 black made it obvious he was cheating with QE7. Pretty amazing that you guys were dead locked even for like 50 moves while you were playing stockfish. Pinxit was banned a couple games later.

[@markrwallace]

1:16:40 Since white Queen was pre-moved, if black BxN (instead of resigning) - "Oh No! My Queen?"

[@TheFlagMaster.]

Its check

[@edgarwong5652]

There goes my next 4 hours.

[@melle7505]

2:11:05 Eric premoving just in case the light-squared bishop would take the pawn :)

[@ASMRhead]

I use these vids to fall asleep. The pentatonic sounds are not nearly as relaxing 😔

[@sheikmanzoor5003]

Eric Rosen missed Will Smith giving Chris Rock love

[@AM_-wg1hj]

1:06:52 I think Bf7 is a brilliant move for sure

[@animezoneamv9116]

I don't think so. It's easy to find and a natural move. Also what it does is simple. Not a great combination or trick.

[@Swimming_with_Josh]

Oh no my next 4 hours!

[@henrycook859]

At 1:16 I think the point was bxc6, luckily eric didn't push d4 so it was fine anyway

[@Tykeronia]

Sheesh the game at 39:30 was complete destruction 😂

[@tristanrujano]

2:15:49 isn’t the queen trapped after Rh1?

[@rmendeljacobs2832]

1:57:00 bad maths Eric 1:57:40 thanks for making me edit my comment cuz u actually caught yourself :/

[@kingdragmire5082]

Genuinely don’t understand the decision to berserk almost every game at the end. I know 5 points is better than 4 but 4 is much better than 0 😕

[@mr.smitherine1913]

And that is why no one will remember your name

[@matteur11]

Game at 54:00 i ended crying 😂😂😂

[@TheSm1thers]

3:39:53 Say the line!

[@pathutchison7688]

I wish I existed… THEN I’d show em💀💀

[@allanshpeley4284]

Wouldn't it make more sense to just resign the games that are obviously, or most likely lost? That way that time can be used to face more opponents and gain more points.

[@Shneah]

🎵 daddy made you some contenttttt🎵

[@tristanrujano]

1:10:00 everyone missed Nf7 forking rooks🤣

[@umershaikh7179]

2:15:00 fav game

[@micd9531]

I really enjoy your competition videos...but you seem to run out of time too often, and people are starting realize that and they will start to make odd moves right at the end to force you into a pre-move blunder. Just keep the time at 5:00 win!

[@walidmnif3054]

49:45 why didnt he play nxb4 first instead?

[@castlecrashcastlecrash2578]

1st game missed trapping the queen

[@ebuhkary]

what background music is he playing?

[@rmendeljacobs2832]

Eric, are you an INFP?

[@jacob4904]

The ending looooool