2022 Yearly Blitz Arena: TRICKY CHESS

[@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]

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[@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

[@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 👌🏻

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@hgrowling]

Thanks for chaptering these videos, helpful!

[@michaeltaylor7160]

It's honestly impressive

[@lovelyhatter]

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

[@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

[@juliankoscak6078]

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

[@rr.studios]

😈

[@CUtTHrOaT_GHOST]

A

[@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.

[@TheBlueSkateboard]

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

[@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 😂

[@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!

[@dimasrizky1413]

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

[@clintoruss153]

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

[@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.

[@MichaelStroman-j9z]

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

[@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.

[@luckyliu4903]

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

[@luizellajose]

Looks good to me

[@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.

[@jonahpetrahn1993]

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

[@Cardtrix77]

Hope your tournament went well!

[@schallundrauch2378]

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

[@irjake]

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

[@notefish328]

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

[@bonzjoe]

Yes, they both missed it

[@felipebobadilla8998]

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

[@AndreasWillhoff]

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

[@notcomp1ex0]

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

[@Stephen_Math_and_Science]

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_Math_and_Science]

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

[@Stephen_Math_and_Science]

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 :)

[@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?

[@pharohofcold]

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

[@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

[@skimtvns8486]

i love how you chaptered the video

[@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!

[@Egornnn]

How to find the site Rosen Score? 25:35

[@S1D94]

Google is your friend

[@comalcoc5051]

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

[@tsuiseki6762]

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

[@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

[@umershaikh7179]

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

[@tristanrujano]

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

[@tahmeedchowdhury0007]

Loved this

[@NoNarnia]

Love this vods

[@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...

[@Nisarga___Shorts]

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

[@tristanrujano]

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

[@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

[@Chisito23]

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

[@sandeepsinghrawat7928]

LMAO That superchat on 54:46 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@JimmeeeX]

Omg I love chess!

[@mikearmas1141]

Couldnt eric do rxbg4 in 1:56:11?

[@AdamBittner]

Lol, glad I made it to the end

[@rafaelrojas7249]

Very excited Zighalko when he won....

[@walidmnif3054]

49:45 why didnt he play nxb4 first instead?

[@PiercingSight]

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

[@ebuhkary]

what background music is he playing?

[@christopherclubb9167]

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

[@dj_enby]

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

[@danielgentry367]

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

[@YoMamasLlama22]

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

[@JimmyBoosterCrate]

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

[@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 :)

[@adamstewart247]

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

[@mlsanica7618]

yess a 4 hour vid

[@vjasssss]

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

[@mikeomalanga709]

Good Job Eric

[@davids9885]

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

[@TomThomas01]

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

[@markrwallace]

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

[@TheFlagMaster.]

Its check

[@TessaLucy]

Leeets goo ❤️

[@tiaangerber9471]

"Derek Bananas" haha 31:15

[@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.

[@TheSm1thers]

3:39:53 Say the line!

[@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.

[@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...

[@Roq-stone]

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

[@rmendeljacobs2832]

Eric, are you an INFP?

[@mihailbuturuga788]

Great chess!

[@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

[@tristanrujano]

1:56:06 ah I was screaming at the screen the bishop was hanging! (Pawn was pinned by the queen)

[@e4jasperi]

The ending 🤣

[@Scotz9]

Definitely Maybe is the name of an Oasis album.

[@tristanrujano]

1:10:00 everyone missed Nf7 forking rooks🤣

[@kozmosnotgay]

Anyone else spot the hanging bishop at @1:56:15 ?

[@henrycook859]

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

[@yorickstrangefield2976]

1:56:14 Eric missed a free piece with *33...Rg4*

[@Tykeronia]

Sheesh the game at 39:30 was complete destruction 😂

[@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.

[@matteur11]

Game at 54:00 i ended crying 😂😂😂

[@rmendeljacobs2832]

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

[@edgarwong5652]

There goes my next 4 hours.

[@jimskea224]

First. Good morning, Eric!

[@melle7505]

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

[@umershaikh7179]

2:15:00 fav game

[@Shneah]

🎵 daddy made you some contenttttt🎵

[@Swimming_with_Josh]

Oh no my next 4 hours!

[@sheikmanzoor5003]

Eric Rosen missed Will Smith giving Chris Rock love

[@jacob4904]

The ending looooool

[@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