My O'Sullivan Gambit Masterpiece

[@DragonBank]

Truly incredible that you used the O'Sullivan Gambit named after Mr. Gambit, to beat his grandson Kevin Gambit.

[@Daviddant100]

Garry Chess inventor of chess would be proud

[@scheimong]

Fen Binegold would be proud

[@towards_the_flame]

My joke, but phrased far better. Godspeed, Jordan Taylor. Godspeed.

[@mojigi]

Second cousin Jerome Gambit has something to say about this.

[@alandouglas2789]

@@towards_the_flame are you a real person?

[@bengood24]

"The thing about rooks is they only move sideways and up and down." - Eric Rosen, the John Madden of Chess

[@samgreer8596]

Being the John Madden of anything is a major accomplishment.

[@escaperoomleander1948]

And there goes a rook BOOM! sideways! And then the other rook drops back BOOM! backwards, or down, but he didn't see the bishop BOOM! and that's diagonal which a rook can't do because of the whole up and down thing. Al?

[@michaelfroger1816]

Everyone else plays to win games, Eric plays to make pretty pictures with his pawns. And then win games.

[@strings1984]

It is truly gm level play to be down two exchanges and not care because I have twice as many pawns and rooks can't move diagonally.

[@HazhanJalal]

@@strings1984 No no, you got it wrong, he doesn't care because he oysterized his king, and he achieved THE DIAMOND. the ultimate goals in chess.

[@strings1984]

@@HazhanJalal lol it is a good goal. Have you seen the double rainbow checkmate? It's called botez gambit leads to double checkmate.

[@Puschit1]

He was also focussed on "oysterizing" his king while down the exchange 2 times before enjoying his temporal pawn diamond ...

[@MALONNN]

I love how proud he is "There, I've oysterized my king" lmfaooooooo

[@UnfoldedDoll]

Your final move was to promote the pawn you offered as a gambit on move three. Nice!

[@rhysjones4500]

Nice

[@Astevon]

11:58 3 moves later and the straggling h-pawn becomes a menacing e-pawn, don't think I've seen such lateral pawn mobility in a real game before :P

[@Gingnose]

Probably first achievement in chess history

[@jimmymcgee4943]

12:26 Masterful insight

[@noahdavis8845]

That pawn structure was like a giant demigorgan coming to eat the king

[@aleksey6151]

the classic demigorgan pawn structure

[@CbearMick]

Hearing Rosen saying his pawns look like a mini dinosaur and oysterising his king makes my birthday so much better

[@CbearMick]

@@sashawakizashi thanks!

[@HeSavesUs]

Happy bday bro

[@dominikjagosz6763]

12:25 *Eric:* The thing about rooks is... *Me:* He's gonna give some high level rook endgame tips! Write that down! Write that down! *Eric:* ...they only move sideways... and up and down. *Me: o_O*

[@RandomPerson-fg1jf]

Is he wrong?

[@dominikjagosz6763]

I think he might have said once "I forgot that rooks can move backwards".

[@guyonYTube]

@@RandomPerson-fg1jf Yes, he is wrong, rooks can also go through the king

[@ImaginaryHuman072889]

hahaha 10:25 "oh but my pawn might get un-tripled" as if that's a bad thing

[@suezuccati304]

pawns, as good soldiers needs to walk in line

[@ModernArtery]

@@suezuccati304 Single file to hide their numbers

[@mrregularword4329]

2nd try of trying to get Eric to play the banana bread defence which is after 1. e4 , b5 Beware: I forgot to mention this in my initial statement but if you play the banana bread you MUST say in chat or in real life banana “bread”, this stuns your opponent and basically is a forced win

[@paulla7429]

I love banana bread

[@Amoeba_Podre]

In lichess it just says kings pawn

[@willburr5530]

@@Amoeba_Podre it’s because it’s a joke opening you literally hang the b pawn on blacks first turn

[@mrregularword4329]

@@willburr5530 I’ll have you know it is one of the most theoretical and complex openings ever created , I think it’s only recommended for masters + because of its complex ideas

[@indyandherjones]

@@willburr5530 you're not factoring in that you have you say "banana bread" in the chat to extra bamboozle your opponent

[@EarlSmith2469]

@14:25 Truly Breathtaking. That was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen after the Pawn Diamond, in which the King defended every pawn around it, with the Knight to move around and attack as well as the Bishop. White was completely powerless when the forward Rook was pinned to the King after the tried to stop mate in 1. It allowed Black's C pawn to get in the White King's face and the King literally had to step aside and allow the pawn to march up the C file to promote to Queen with the powerless Rook pinned and unable to stop it's advance. Thank you for that video and gameplay. Shine on you crazy diamond.. (Pink Floyd song reference).

[@UnfoldedDoll]

And to make it even more beautiful, the pawn he promoted on his final move was the pawn he offered as a gambit on move three!

[@HighArchingCrests]

Thank you Earl!

[@federicoberna643]

Those thumbnails are getting insanely good lmao

[@davidgatten1033]

Eric achieved nirvana once he completed the diamond around the king 13:25

[@George70220]

Why are we not calling it a pawn oyster?

[@omarcos3228]

Right on the money

[@rambler9931]

"The thing about rooks is that they only move sideways and up and down" - International Master Eric Rosen

[@WokeSteve]

The King marching up the board surrounded by pawns,impressive.

[@melle7505]

Also props to the opponent for not flagging or resigning but playing on

[@Ken-on6lr]

Yeah, I don't understand people like this opponent. If you want to resign and save your dignity do it at least 3 moves earlier. Not when you have under 1 second and you are basically mated. Either you never never resign and play to mate or resign earlier

[@melle7505]

@@Ken-on6lr Yeah I get that, although I think maybe the opponent didn't want Eric to think he was running his time out, so resigned. Like a respectful gesture

[@Ciaolo]

14:44 "I don't want to play with my food too much" - Proceeds to promote 2 pawns

[@hjaks2067]

11:38 so little tip, when you only have one bishop, you want to try and make sure that all your pawns are on opposite coloured squares

[@thebishopchess]

Against the Alekhine’s defense, I just go Nc3 and go into a Vienna game with Nf6, if e5, then they’ve walked into the Vienna gambit, which the opponent usually doesn’t know

[@notyourdad]

That thumbnail is nightmare fuel. Bob Rosen isn't real, Bob Rosen can't hurt you.

[@flutemcglute]

"There are no blunders, just happy little gambits." -Bob Rosen

[@pablo.aranda95]

The thumbnail is both nightmare fuel and a truly piece of art.

[@melle7505]

Eric lagging with the horsey at 7:05

[@krisstewart327]

"I don't want to play with my food too much" 😂

[@joftenly]

I'm like a chess newb and I was wincing seeing the sacrifices only to be amazed you finished with two queens. I wanna play like this someday lol

[@DallasConvertible]

This entire game was a funny line

[@JeReeMyKinDom]

Pretty unique game thanks for sharing!

[@DjWeasehog]

He probably played a novelty so you can call this line the Kevin Countergambit

[@suezuccati304]

Kevin Gambit Countergambit

[@Cassius.]

Thank you very much Eric would love more content as can't usually catch your streams so any stream content is appreciated :)

[@ElectronBasket]

Eric, you have officially ascended to a higher state of being with this thumbnail. Bravo sir.

[@joseperalez5341]

i watched the sullivan gambit lesson video. Thanks always for sharing :)

[@027JABD]

It's so rare to get in this position but when it happens I get HYPED! Thanks for the video brother

[@Reliquancy]

I think Eric has a gambitting addiction.

[@LeOonBoon]

this is by far the best thumbnail ive ever seen

[@sinanatasas]

Slightly disappointed the pawn diamond with the oyster pearl in the middle wasnt the thumbnail, thats so iconic

[@pdittyfresh4887]

“The thing about rooks is that they go up and down… AND side to side!” Eric Rosen

[@patf2444]

Your bob Ross screenshot is hilarious!!!!!!!!

[@adamstewart247]

I think the Kevin Gambit is to leave your King "Home Alone" in the center of the board undefended and then creatively try to hold the possession until your parents come back from Florida

[@Man12354]

That thumbnail is probably the greatest I’ve seen in my 40 years on this earth

[@deletechannel13]

1:54 Eric draws a sweet guitar

[@caseysanders9877]

Best thumbnail I've seen! 👌

[@henrymunnich1648]

it was pretty cool watching him play frantically to make the tourney deadline

[@carneades4409]

so shine bright, tonight you and I, we're beautiful like diamonds in the sky shine bright like a diamond

[@mksm0k3]

best thumbnail so far

[@arno_grnfld455]

Ooo the last video's O'Sullivan gambit, great vid btw

[@leonardskeonard8237]

This is the greatest thumbnail ever in chess history.

[@asdkjgsefnhad1357]

Great video and also a nice fade out in the end

[@kalleleikos5260]

A game of chess can´t be more Eric Rosen than this

[@diabl2master]

The pawn structure after 27. h5... wtf!! What a position!

[@アシカ-s8b]

Pawn structure is the Chinese character "人"

[@lecobra418]

It means tree, right?

[@pouljin]

I am having lots of fun with osullivan gambit at 1900-2k. It is getting declined more and more though. More opening vids please. I am learning so much!

[@MrBisque]

A diamond in the rough, the king is the pearl.

[@FelipeRodrigues-qe8ij]

The best thumbnail ever!!!!

[@Max-qr5pi]

what an absolute beauty... hats off!

[@hanspetervollhorst1]

Typical theme in chess: This-this-this-this-this-this-takes-this-this-takes-takes-takes-takes and I am down a pawn. Or I can just put the bishop here. Yes, I am going to play Ba6.

[@whispersandechoes]

Best thumbnail I've ever seen.

[@Alex-gm1vp]

look at my pawns! -proud eric

[@itsniranjantime7455]

thumbnail was a masterpeice

[@nefigah]

The thumbnail of this video is rather terrifying

[@K21040]

14:43 what? "I don't wanna play with my food too much"

[@ianmoore5502]

That was the most respectful opponent

[@towards_the_flame]

You just beat the man the O'Sullivan Gambit was named after, Kevin Gambit himself, with his own gambit. Remarkable.

[@stephenallen6148]

One of my favorite OGD games

[@Sonnythechihuahua]

That thumbnail destroyed me

[@Luca-N]

The Thumbnail is a Masterpiece.

[@jkid1134]

I breathe into your mind these words: Pawn Mountain

[@abcthecamper1799]

What a nice game ... ... ... For eric.. the other guy suffered and probably will have nightmares

[@zacharysimpson8302]

That thumbnail confirms Eric Rosen is a Joey Nato fan 😂

[@isaacvillaro3162]

At 4:10, how would you notate Nc6 here, since both knights are on the file?

[@samgreer8596]

I thought you push the C pawn even though the bishop didn't take.

[@kruksog]

Yes yes yes to more instruction videos! Awesome game.

[@purpathak]

Please make video about best beginner openings which you think should be viable in beginners play for white and black

[@joshuahunter2825]

After Bishop a6 what about Queen a4 talking the pawn

[@TheMorphrick]

I was so frustrated you didn't played pawn F5 to threat his queen

[@DracoVolantus]

Your games are the top!

[@Dubanx]

You said you were down the exchange, but doesn't 3 pawns and a bishop for a rook put you up +1?

[@lucianoariasduval]

Yes, but he is still down the exchange, aka rook for a minor piece. The material balance is 3 pawns for the exchange (+1).

[@Dubanx]

@@lucianoariasduval I mean, the pawns, bishop, and Rook were more or less all one giant back and forth exchange of pieces.

[@lucianoariasduval]

@@Dubanx that's not the point. He's up material, but a minor piece for a rook is called "an exchange"; when you have the rook for the minor piece you are "up the exchange" and when you have the minor piece you are "down the exchange". Sacrificing a rook for a minor piece is called an "exchange sacrifice". You sacrifice the rook for the minor piece, which means you are now down an exchange. It's a specific chess term, not an evaluation. He is not saying he is down material, he is using the proper term to say he has a bishop for a rook. I saw where the misunderstanding came from and tried to clarify. Hopefully this helps.

[@Dubanx]

@@lucianoariasduval He didn't exchange a bishop for a rook, though. He exchanged a bishop and 3 pawns for a rook. The whole shebang was part of one larger exchange. It's not like he was up 3 pawns, played for a bit, and then exchanged the rookbishop in an unrelated incident. That's sort of like saying losing a bishop, taking a rook, and then losing a knight puts you up the exchange because you're exchanging your knight for the rook. Even though you're ignoring the bishop you sacked to get to that point.

[@asdasdv7540]

​@@Dubanx That's not what exchange means in this context, it specifically refers to the imbalance between the minor pieces/rooks. "Sacrificing the exchange" specifically means to sac a rook for a minor piece. You could say he sacrificed the exchange for 2 pawns in the video. In your example, it would make more sense to say you have a rook for 2 minor pieces, but you could say you're up an exchange but down a piece. Similar to what the person above was saying, the term exchange specifically refers to the rook/minor piece imbalance. You could also say someone is down 2 exchanges if they have 2 minor pieces for 2 rooks. It doesn't make sense to talk about a 'larger exchange', since an exchange has a fixed size, 1 minor piece for a rook.

[@montsaintleondr7491]

Ronnie O'Sullivan would be impressed!

[@chessguru900]

O'Sullivan, the six times world champion.

[@Crazmuss]

So you saing you can have triple pawns and connect 5 in same game? And Pawn Dinosaur? And diamond? And Oyster? What are you some kind of pawn magician?

[@ILikedGooglePlus]

Thumbnail masterpiece

[@SpaceCadet4Jesus]

Thumbnail: If Eric Rosen and Bob Ross could have a "happy" little baby.

[@abhinavsa7]

congrats on half million subs

[@queennine]

Saw the video, can't wait to play it lol

[@abhididdigi]

Looking more like Mose, Dwight’s cousin than Bob Ross. Epic thumbnail LMAO

[@ek2691]

Woww. It was nothing but art actually

[@animewarrior7]

Master erick can you make a video about the most powerful chess attack using pawns and a bishop, thank you sir

[@eggman969]

Best thumbnail ever!

[@wavesofwealth8760]

The only O'Sullivan i remember is ronnie O'Sullivan

[@nikitaovsov8687]

Where can I find another 11 hours 44 minutes of this steam?

[@troycongdon]

Glorious insanity!

[@htfx11]

Kevingambit gonna gambit, whether you like it or not

[@enriquevecerra4651]

Buena partida,creo que le faltó coronar los otros dos jajaja,Saludos Eric.

[@krot464]

Incredible pawn power vs rooks!

[@reightgoodbikes]

Credit to opponent who played on

[@nandanpimplaskar7109]

How can he be 2 exchanges down and still win! I usually panic.

[@people0n]

You should play jinn gambit

[@jaylenlenear3944]

White had chances to really bash him I think. I would love if he actually analyzed this game

[@Santiino]

Rosenfeld gambit

[@omarcos3228]

As usual Erik wins, cuz he s great at chess... In my opinion in this particular line, this gambit defeats its purpose cuz he was the one being delayed in devopment, whereas gambits are ment to give up material for quick development. His opponent made a strategic mistake of allowing exchange of material at the time when he was ahead of development and having dominating posotion and more pressure. I guess this was new line for both and one who played better chess won the game.... not out of preparation.

[@lecobra418]

Yup, you can tell Eric struggled a bit in the opening and only got out of it because he is a really strong player, if the game was played against two players rated around the same kevingambit would have won fairly easily. This gambit can be fun to mess around but it's definitely dubious.