This Englund Gambit Queen Sacrifice is TOO STRONG

[@afiqashraf1898]

When “Oh no my pawn” suddenly become”Oh no my queen”.

[@tommydunn4239]

these thumbnails are amazing

[@amadeodante]

@Randall Adan You’re both bots besides the service you’re providing is morally objectionable invading someone else’s privacy

[@firstnamethenameafterthefi5687]

@@amadeodante jep.. Both accounts were also made on the same day.

[@khudoyorrakhmatov7530]

@Randall Adan p

[@aboveblock4338]

@Randall Adan cool story bro

[@EsotericStarWarsRubbish]

7:34 “Castling may have been the safer move” - Eric Rosen, who sacked the queen earlier for two minor pieces

[@TheSLashera]

I am definitely a noob at chess, but today I had a game where I sac'd the queen to win a bishop and a knight and because of this move I later had the open diagonals around the enemy king and developed rooks first as black. In the end I blundered the mate move cause I had 10 sec left on the clock. But I checked for the correct move and it was indeed a mate. Oh and also because he took my queen with his own queen across the board she got stuck in a corner and never left it afterwards. :D

[@Sho-is5vu]

@@TheSLashera ok

[@z_.v]

@@Sho-is5vu ok shoe bum

[@A.coconut08]

@@z_.v XDD

[@justaspider6451]

@@TheSLashera hey that's impressive

[@beetsinmyhouse5988]

ah yes, it’s a triceratops

[@Exayevie]

Honestly, trident was perfect because it's literally a giant fork

[@scycosnake3964]

Tricepatops?

[@tochess-lj5sq]

It should be called the Aquaman fork

[@sidekick8983]

A tricep

[@jasonwithers5504]

My favourite 🤩 opening is always a triceratops

[@clashplaya8638]

This Englund gambit sacrifice is TOO STRONG “So this position is technically +3 for white

[@hammurabitheawesome674]

Lol yep. On move 1 the eval bar for stockfish goes from 0.0 after white plays D4 straight into +1.7 after black plays E4 so you already know it's a great opening.

[@AlSirat2022]

@@hammurabitheawesome674 dont you mean e5?

[@hammurabitheawesome674]

@@AlSirat2022 Yeah that's what I meant.

[@wojtekbear9832]

Man I love Eric Rosen, I think his approach to the game is a lot of fun. For a mere mortal who is not aiming to achieve any fancy titles but play chess exclusively for fun, I find him to be the best source for discovering fun and perhaps a bit arcane ways to play chess. That is in no way to diminish his qualifications to teach serious chess for players who are attempting to become titled players. But yeah, I appreciate the hell out of him and his content.

[@M_M4741]

Wow he checks comments... literally hearted in 15mins

[@gkal]

Eric and Levy are the most instructive teachers for chess imo 🌹

[@ankitminz5872]

@@gkal Agadmator also

[@kelli2783]

@@gkal John Bartholomew is amazingly instructive. His fundamentals series is fantastic.

[@tochess-lj5sq]

@@kelli2783 PowerPlayChess is very instructive also.

[@magikarp3378]

Eric: "I'll try to be instructive" Also Eric: plays aggressive Englund Gambit

[@cardibmh7182]

Yessssssss finally to start my morning with a bagel, coffee and a queen sacrifice

[@ReaperSeiba]

Also just sat down with bagel and coffee lol

[@joserivaille8705]

here its already afternoon

[@Drdoodle43]

Ah the King Henry lifestyle

[@ezrahadwi135]

@@joserivaille8705 here its already midnight

[@soluna1679]

chad life

[@JordanNexhip]

My man literally out here flexing on us 😭

[@bdbailey]

Oh boy can't wait to see this trap in literally every game I play for the next week

[@sherllymentalism4756]

What rating are you by the way?

[@Lodzio20]

Its old. Just dont move your bishop out.

Also if you get in that situation, you wanna go Rb3

[@bitcoinoracle9553]

Trap doesn't work.. rook takes bishop behind the queen. 😎

[@tenok8145]

So how did it go?

[@wearesciber]

Me: I'm so bored Eric: Wanna Sac a Queen? Me: HELL YEAH!

[@TechSupportDave]

Oh no...

[@ReinaldosChessLessons]

Look at the guns on Rosen

[@tusharjamwal]

Guns and Rosens

[@arionthedeer7372]

@@tusharjamwal PFFFT

[@pinkdiido3071]

@@tusharjamwal mans got me rollin on the floor lmfao

[@ballthatbounces626]

Well that works. I know if I fell for an "oh no my queen" attack I would need some time on my own. I would need some time all alone.

[@cherrypepsi2815]

@@ballthatbounces626 Œöøh you would really need some time on your own Do you need some time all alone

[@gus.stviaaa]

This is the most chill chess streamer I've ever seen. Love ur content and especially those guns lol

[@12jswilson]

The Hambleton Queen Sacrifice line of the Englund

[@OH-oe1fx]

Eric: “I’ll try to be instructive.” Translation: “I’M ABOUT TO ABSOLUTELY SAVAGE YOU, YOU PEASANT!!!”

[@ImprovePath]

Very well said " sometimes you have to do bad things to have fun " 😂😂😂

[@karapapaxatzidimitrakopoulos]

UwU

[@marwan_M1]

When Eric makes his thumbnails “oh no my thumbnail”

[@bloamy8498]

"Sometimes you have to do bad things to have fun" Damn Eric was not expecting that from you lmao

[@219ms]

"what's a word that starts with tri? trident? tricycle? triceratops?"- eric rosen 2021

[@kandycan]

Eric i love how chill and calm you sound. It's like chess + ASMR. And it's 3am right now and i loved your peaceful commentary and game.

[@thijsbeentjes4008]

I can really see this opening being invented by someone who missed that after Bxc3+ you can block with knight and who just thought they were winning a piece

[@shadowflamelightburst4503]

At first I thought that, then realized there was a knight

[@thijsbeentjes4008]

@@maxkho00 takes a knight, loses a queen, takes a bishop, takes a queen, loses a bishop, result up a knight

[@maxkho00]

@@thijsbeentjes4008 I have no idea why I wrote what I wrote. I guess I was just going off my memory.

[@RYSyoutube]

4:25 "Sometimes you have to do bad things to have fun"... that is very dangerous advice.

[@okaydetar821]

Not really, if you are performing open heart surgery on a kid for example, it would be really hard to have fun without doing something bad. I challenge you to find me a way to do it.

[@dylan8670]

I got so tired of seeing the Englund in blitz that I made a point of sitting down and learning the lines. Now I look forward to seeing it and banging out the responses to it so fast that the Englund player gets disturbed and slows down.

[@TheAluvisify]

It's awesome to see it when you know the lines because you're immediately better if not close to winning as white.

[@legion162]

Don't know who you are, don't know why I'm here, haven't played chess in probably 30 years. Found this incredibly interesting, soothing and calming voice, thought process behind each or potential move. Have subbed and look forward to watching more videos 👍👍

[@bobbyalex5705]

Thumbnail game too strong

[@leonploetzer7900]

“so my opponent will have time to think, and i will have time to explain things.” not even 2 minutes in and eric already completely toasted the guy

[@seansullivan6398]

Plays objectively bad openings against people who have no idea to refute = stonks Edit: Aman and Rosen roommates? What world is this

[@leadnitrate2194]

Eric has been living in the chessbrah apartment in St Louis since April 2019, if I'm not mistaken.

[@pj_18]

@@leadnitrate2194 yeah

[@bootysnatcher8069]

It’s honestly not a bad opening against lower rated players. I absolutely loved this opening from around 1000-1400. I still play it from time to time as a 1700. Definitely very underrated

[@adammcquade3139]

Is this real? He tweeted he was moving in with Chessbrah on April 1st 2019 so I assumed it was a joke

[@meltedsnowman9637]

@@adammcquade3139 It is real. Heard Eric confirm it another video.

[@benkasper4035]

The thumbnail is amazing. Props for the courage to do that lol, love the content, keep it up

[@Aciek25]

Finally some 10 minutes instructive games! Feels like years ago.

[@chongyewchang1705]

There's a nice trick after 4.Qb4+ white can play Nc3 with an "oh no my bishop" and if black takes on f4 white can play Nd5 with a fork on the queen and c7 pawn.

[@sollertia_]

Saw the thumbnail, I this the Aman Unbeatable opening variation? Edit: hell yeah it is

[@rocky.214]

His opponent really said oh no my king

[@JosephJoestar_420]

4:32 That was the most legendary pronounciation of *Oh no my Queen* ever.

[@mrichards]

15:27 wasn’t Nd6 better since it stops the queens check while threatening forced mate with Nf6+, Ka3, Ra4#?

[@gabrielcyr44]

I'm here because of the thumbnail

[@tripletturmoil7234]

That thumbnail was top tier

[@constablereggae1677]

'Trident, tricicle, triceratops' -IMrosen 2k21

[@alandouglas2789]

200021?

[@alllieeeeeee]

K

[@himlolo]

2.021k

[@lukeb1663]

This man technically shares an apartment with a guy he hasn’t seen in over a year. Wut the heck is that?

[@fuzzykoala6168]

Maybe that theirs a global pandemic, but idk

[@riversplitter]

The crazy thing is that he's just in the other room. Some serious introverts! 🤣

[@williamtenholder3391]

I really enjoy your calm demeanor under time pressure !!!

[@dark6.6E-34]

That thumbnail belongs in a museum.

[@charlesrosen1085]

0:40 "There's a rating disparity, but I'll try to be instructive" "Should I play super aggressive?"

[@robinjenny5572]

at 2:25 can't you do knight c3, blocking the queen and then after queen takes bishop we do knight d5 trapping the other rook with knight c7?

[@sollertia_]

I don't play the opening, but I think it's roughly equal since black gets two pieces and the e5 pawn for the rook, so yeah I guess that's a move

[@zacherychapman8474]

You can, but after 7. ...Kd8, 8. Nxa8 Nxe5, black reclaims the gambited pawn and white's corner knight is as good as dead the moment black gets a chance to move his b pawn. possibly taken by the queen, but even better if black gets the chance to finachetetto his bishop in the process of attacking the knight, supporting the queen already on the long light sqaure diagonal. And until then, that knight isn't going anywhere. gaining the rook isn't worth the effective loss of both the bishop AND the knight.

[@robinjenny5572]

@@zacherychapman8474 alright... seems like it would be effective with low elo players but it's way too complicated for me. thk for ur answer tho.

[@VeritasGames]

I LOL'd when he said "or triceratops" 🤣

[@bonkyabeans]

2:45 Triceps bro. It's a triceps arm bar. You caught him in a triceps arm bar

[@freemanmoser2829]

I play the french pretty much exclusively but you make me want to drop everything and just learn all the trappy gambits

[@antonalexandrov4159]

You said bishop d2 was probably the best move, but isn't knight c3 better, because after queen captures bishop there is knight d5 with an attack on the queen and after the queen moves to e4 or smth, the knight just takes on c7 with a fork on the rook? It seems the engine also suggests this.

[@guineapigdance3338]

Can anyone please explain why white didnt do Rb1xBb4 in 4:48

[@robwalker5823]

I like your sort of beat around the bush way of attacking critical spots, favoring setup over direct attack

[@zaratrustamaster]

It must be great being that good at something. Look at this guy, so chill and passionate about this game, utterly demolishing the average joe and making it look pleasantly simple in the process

[@BobfromSydney]

Remember kids: "Sometimes you have to do bad things to have fun" - Eric Rosen. If your parents ask why, just give them this quote.

[@tadeuszugowski5319]

2:57 the best move here is actually to knight to c3, giving up the bishop, if black takes, you can fork his queen with the c2 pon and win the rook

[@Qppqpqpqpqpqpqpqpqppqpqpqpq]

No, it’s not actually. In the queen sacrifice position white has +3 advantage, but if you give up your bishop for the rook huge advantage will be gone

[@scotts_tot]

Eric, love your videos. Would you consider increasing the volume you record/export in? The ads are like 10x louder than your audio

[@sarabojigovindaraj5132]

Huge respect to Aman for bringing this unbeatable variation in Englund Gambit.

[@TheAmeyaDoc]

His insanely calm approach... God he is so impressive!!

[@aakaashbulani9237]

Eric: I would like to Play the move A, Plays: B. Always. Haha LoL.

[@crazydogproductions8158]

at 11:10 wasn't there a way for black to take the b3 rook without losing his bishop? if the sequence went Ne3, Qe2, Nc2+, Kd1, and Nd4 forking Queen and Rook? edit: obv he'd lose his kngiht but rook is worth more to take

[@ollivideos24]

eric really flexing on us in the thumbnail 😤😤

[@fliesandpigs]

"Sometimes you have to do bad things to have fun" - Eric Rosen 2021

[@akiyamach]

That guy really held his ground against an International Master. Respect!

[@ThePartybus25]

At least until he blundered his light square bishop. From that moment on he was choking terribly.

[@himlolo]

Meh, if you know the englund line or just think with your head it's very easy to fend off. It just looks tricky when you aren't focusing

[@arjjanwalia5939]

Can you please make a video showing the traps and theory around the Englund Gambit! Would be really nice since not much is available on youtube about the opening.

[@yorickstrangefield2976]

11:24 White seems to win material after *15.Rc3* (15...Nc3 16.Qa1 Re8 17.Qc3 Nd3+ 18.Kd1 Nf2+ is unclear), but Black might have a strong _zwischenzug_ in *15...Re8!?* after which there are mating threats in some lines based on *...Nd3+*

[@sparkywolftail]

10:32 what about be6 and next move hitting the rook and the queen when ke3?

[@zacharyng4925]

11:23 castling is bad no? Rxc3 Knxc3 Qa1 should just be winning after knights are pinned, and if the knight on c3 moves the white queen takes knight on e5 and can't be pinned on e8 bc its mate

[@crazypomp927]

I once got 4 minor pieces for my queen. I allowed my opponent to take my queen b/c I had a forced line where we would end up trading queens and two pieces. But my opponent got greedy and thought he could keep his queen so I wound up trading my queen for all of his bishops and knights. He resigned two moves later.

[@jacobmosovich]

I have a line for you move 7. When Qc3 white moves Rxb4 takes bishop. You remove the defender on the queen so bishop can take without loss of your queen and ends with the knight under threat instead. It evens the baord

[@JimmyBoosterCrate]

Therapist: Swole Eric Rosen doesn't exist. He can't hurt you. Swole Eric Rosen:

[@A.BSalem]

in min 4:50 what happens if white takes the bishop b4 with the rook?

[@mohammedaldhaheri4045]

Can someone explain why at 17:46 white didn’t go king h1 instead of sacrificing the queen, it doesn’t seem like there is a way to checkmate white from that position

[@aquatix1234]

Why not Nd6 @ 15:26 stopping the check plus treathen mate instead of blocking check with the bishop and blocking your own knight awell

[@PeterUKTV]

Very instructive thanks for sharing Eric

[@patrykcelebanski9435]

5:53 what if white plays Rb3 now? The game is completely lost for black, am I right?

[@raydaugherty4789]

Is that your Acura parked out front?

[@ligmamale4389]

That's the most solid I've ever seen a 1399 Lichess player play

[@Roq-stone]

The last player fell into a trap of that opening and lost his pawn and rook. He could’ve resigned from then.

[@KILLSHOTSolo]

Thats the calmest ass whooping ever.

[@arctic3od450]

4:40 is there something wrong with rook takes bishop here?

[@fahdabdullah4554]

The thumbnail didn’t show a knight so I thought it was just going to be bishop takes queen and then bishop takes bishop check, then the only move is to block with queen and then it’s just an amazing queen trade

[@kevintrang6447]

3:11 What if bishop e3? Edit: I just tested it with Stockfish lvl 1 and it results in a mate for black

[@hiraga1403]

15:34 Nd6 is a good move tho. preventing queen to check on e8 and going to mates on f5

[@doktarr]

White played the same move I would have for the first 12 moves. Rb5 was the first move where we broke.

[@marouanezaari4215]

In 11:19 is this Rxc3 and Qa1 for white?

[@thylacine519]

Aman Hambleton: You are strong and wise, and I am very proud of you

[@wakeupitssunday8701]

as always, the thumbnail never disappoints.

[@artyomshlaynov801]

6:30 why is rook b3 not a better move for white?

[@reverendharrypowell2390]

Can someone please explain to me if you would play bishop c4 at 15:23? And if not, why?

[@Potbelly76]

"Sometimes you have to do bad things to have fun" LMAO

[@DonSunsetAtDawn]

"I'm the only player with a DSB" vs an opponent with a queen is some nice rationalizing

[@FrancescoGuerrieri]

Amazing video, as always. Thank you Eric! What do you think is the best move if white plays Rb3 instead of pawn e4?

[@Jaksary]

10+5 is really nice I love to play it! I need to calculate some times and since I don't really know theory much and can't really see sacrifices that easily it's a sweet spot of thought and intuition for me.

[@Chikov2]

What about Rxc3 at 11:16, threatening Qa1 after?

[@user-uy2mz4hd2r]

Dumb question here: at around 11:18 would rxc6 work because if nxc6 then qa8 would win a knight (Im not good at chess so i might just miss a terrible blunder)

[@Joe-hn8vi]

It’s certainly playable (indeed, I checked with Stockfish and the engine slightly prefers it), but you have to be careful. After Qa8 black has Re8, after which Qxc3 gives black mate-in-2 (17. Qxc3 Nd3+ 18. Kd1 Re1#!). This forces white to spend a move protecting the king, allowing black to save his knight.

[@pradyumnamundhe8643]

Danny rensch has some competition in the body building scene

[@i30]

Counter the Englund Gambit: 1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 Nc6 3. Nf3 Qe7 4. Bf4 Qb4+ 5. Nc3 Qxf4? 6. Nd5 (forking the queen and c7, and Nxc7 forks the king and the rook. +2 for white.

[@gevoellozelul]

Did eric not miss mate in two if he played h5 and then h4 instead of Be6?? On 15:34

[@yoachallenge]

"sometimes you have to do bad things to have fun"~Eric

[@samsworld5229]

I don’t know why but Englund gambit never works on me when my opponent puts the pawn on E4 and I move me pawn to D4 he just puts the pawn on F2 to F3

[@KingPanda-lp5ir]

Lol

[@amc7004]

Absolutely brilliant to watch someones mind work and how calm he stays right through out I do have one question though the early part of the game seems reliant on him pinning the knight why doesn't white play rb3 ?

[@tjharlow]

You have such a monotone voice so when you say something funny like "so much icing" I fall off my chair. I died. Love your videos. Very instructional.

[@Questerer]

When white played king f2 I had the idea it would be natural for the king to want to move to g1. But there is a funny line, as Eric would say. King F2, bishop D4, King G1 will lose the queen, Rook G2 check, King H1, Rook E2 check, King G1, Rook E1.

[@pawnpusher]

I've played the Englund gambit but never thought the Queen Sac was playable...looks dubious in an already dubious opening

[@sierramikekilo6925]

Clicked for the arm. Stayed for the chess

[@FrostysChannel]

I used to I think that the queen’s gambit was where are you sacrificed your queen in the opening lol