I Can't Stop Playing GAMBITS

In this video, I compete in the 2022 October Blitz Warmup Arena on lichess.org and play a fun/aggressive gambit in every single game.
0:00 Introduction
0:13 King's Pawn Game: Wayward Queen Attack - vs itsNiclox (2651)
6:10 Pirc Defense - vs majks (1816)
9:30 Bronstein Gambit - vs Rapidvsclasical01 (2301)
13:59 Russian Game: Three Knights Game - vs rocks27boulder1 (2157)
18:34 French Defense: Steiner Variation - vs Alexander555 (1927)
23:33 Alekhine Defense: Krejcik Variation - vs IamonFire_Nje (2323)
26:50 Zukertort Opening: Ross Gambit - vs Esersilko (1873)
29:46 Alekhine Defense: Scandinavian Variation - vs WeirdPicture (2332)
32:15 Nimzowitsch Defense: Wheeler Gambit - vs Chess_mistake007 (2356)
36:28 Zukertort Opening: Herrstrom Gambit - vs Maat39 (2459)
39:02 Caro-Kann Defense: Hillbilly Attack - vs Galois2 (2218)
42:49 Russian Game: Stafford Gambit - vs jumpingknight20 (2569)
46:35 Scotch Game: Haxo Gambit - vs ApWbD14 (2478)
51:40 Zukertort Opening: Black Mustang Defense - vs FM Kubiksen94 (2488)
Special shoutout to this website for easily generating the timestamps of every single game in this video: lichess-youtube-timestamper.v...
Final tournament standings (spoiler): lichess.org/tournament/oct22bua
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#chess #ericrosen

[@akshathkumar9135]

I can't stop watching one hour long eric rosen videos

[@lukecurrie5958]

I have a big grin on my face with every new video haha

[@Alexander-mw1ek]

I can’t stop addicted to the shindig

[@Swimming_with_Josh]

Facts

[@redplanet2720]

@@Alexander-mw1ek Chop Top he says I'm gonna win big

[@jeroenaarts85]

Prepare for the 12 hour videos! :D (I love them)

[@ArseAllowance]

Nice a new Eric hour long gambit video just when i needed it

[@arashkamangir331]

8:05 "I'm only down a pawn," said the man up two pawns

[@danturner9155]

Was looking for this comment xD

[@tx29219]

"Wayward Queen Attack", a.k.a. "The Spassky Queen Rampage", or so my brother called it when as kids he would play dubious queen moves in the opening. Had nothing to do with Boris Spassky. It just sounded to us like a cool opening name.

[@boredishfish2717]

that’s awesome

[@ChristianHegele]

f5 against the Wayward Queen Attack is called the Frederiksberg Variation and Jonathan Schrantz recently posted a video on it.

[@darkhaar]

"All of my pieces have life goals" lmao

[@Vrashful]

I absolutely hate the wayward queen attack. I somehow feel even at 2000 rating I will fall because of either my anger that opponent played it and going uber aggressive or fall for some weird traps trying to remember safe lines.

[@math6844]

8:08 Eric: I’m only down a pawn! Also Eric: *is up 2 pawns*

[@TheBooker66]

That tool showcased at the end is absolutely brilliant!

[@abhisheksalwe9845]

Please upload more and more tournament videos eric❤️ it's always fun to watch and learn from you..

[@jtf3307]

Gonna play the sleep gambit where I sac an hour of sleep for good chess content

[@boopertime4282]

only the greatest of all chess players can smile at the king gambit. quality content from top to bottom, thanks Eric!

[@chrishamilton1728]

3:28 "I'm scared white's going to have tactics at some point" just as your opponent misses two crushing tactics lol. After Be6: Bxe6 Qxe6 Qxb7 OR Bxd6 Bxd6 Rxe6

[@a_wild_Kirillian]

*Rxe6

[@chrishamilton1728]

@@a_wild_Kirillian right, corrected

[@andresirigoyen]

1:50 this queen move reminds me of when I held down my brother for a while. A relative pin.

[@Viebster]

Hey man - just wanted to say I love your content and your relaxed personality. I play ~1600 chess and you’ve helped me a lot. Also, some of us have trouble sleeping and listening to you play chess is very therapeutic.. for that I can’t thank you enough.

[@romasaukstikalnis320]

,,lets make another queen chiichii chii chii" 30:15 with 1.5 speed

[@pyrokinetikrlz]

ahhh this brings a happiness tear to my eye!

[@Zuxkas]

More GAMBITS GAMBITS GAMBITS!!! 🎉🎈

[@nathanlovero2588]

I love the everything gambit!!!!! when I try the everything gambit I'm not as good at it as you are lol

[@rdspam]

Time for a Gambits Anonymous intervention.

[@Swimming_with_Josh]

Eric could you maybe do a longer pentatonic video someday? Like this length of video but with pentatonic, maybe a bullet arena or something, just the sound would be nice to sleep to

[@theappealtoheaven]

We have October allready. Can we get like a 4hour Halloween special? (:

[@MickThal]

Entertaining video again. Please play one day the Double Duck Formation Opening : 1. f4, f5 2. c4, c5 😁.

[@MetaLemonaide]

Arrrghh my addiction to watching Rosen gambits

[@shawnpeters3141]

"Gambit opening principles for content". Too funny

[@fatitankeris6327]

Would Q×e5 work better than bishop takes? (in the Wayward Queen attack)

[@exuviumisopods]

25:54 "it's probably really bad for white". Oh, do you think so?.... ("Oh no all my pieces gone Gambit" 😁)

[@notyourdad]

"So, this is a walrus." No, Eric, this is a game of chess.

[@andrejmanev1850]

was 27:39 just a free knight on b 5? or am i missing something?

[@CaptBartBortlett]

Okay, what is a black mustang defense, and why am I about to spend all day learning it purely so I can play it once or twice?

[@uselma]

at 10:08 why go for queen takes bishop when you could have taken with the knight and be up material?

[@TheCursedJudge]

You would not be up material. They take your bishop, you take their bishop. You both lost bishops. I would assume why Rosen took with the Queen is because the opponent already moved their queen and it was more active, while his wasn't developed. He essentially got rid of the opponent's most active piece, and set the game into a queenless middle game that, as he said, was "more positional". He just liked the position queenless compared to with queens, but both variations would have equal material at the end of it.

[@tabor3800]

Gambit opening principles for content😂😂

[@AdrenalineLegends]

great video will yu sendthe real titled arena?

[@heath_00000]

I only gambit socially...

[@lg3rm553]

duck chess is my new favorite variant

[@zamplify]

More Duck Chess! 😂

[@ic6406]

The first game is a scholar's mate? Opponent with 2651 disrespects?

[@Fishpizza1212]

I'll let Eric gambit my pawns any day of the week ;)

[@arjunraman7276]

they should make a duck chess titled arena

[@chrisgreer7180]

Have you ever played the reti gambit? 1. Nf3 D5 2. C4

[@AlphaWolfQ]

the first opponent going for scholars mate 💀

[@K_v_B]

First opponent ended up beating Eric 🤔

[@PhaZeUnleashed]

27:40 is that a free knight?

[@ashtimbo]

yes, Qxb5

[@EPIGIBSONPHONE]

oh no my sunday

[@nathansmith2031]

Eric, have you co sidered subscribjng to Chessly? A VERY strong IM created it.

[@dr.strange9988]

And I can't stop me from watching you

[@AdrenalineLegends]

1 ques is it pirc or pirtz

[@soumyadeeppaul5821]

Please play the urusov gambit🙏🙏

[@allanshpeley4284]

42:27 You mean a duck off?

[@stranger2223]

The text on my cup "oh no my queen" falls off, its some plastic stipes and it last like 1 month

[@joeb4142]

😭

[@jonjacob6237]

More DUCK CHESS!

[@joeymurdazalotmore6355]

Eric no mercy Rosen,

[@chariotchess]

Gambit>Sane Moves

[@mule51]

The account from the first game has since been closed FYI.

[@richardv.582]

Eric you are one hell of a player. How much better is Magnus than you? Seriously !

[@joeb4142]

In a 20 game match Eric would be lucky to draw one game.

[@snonmouse6596]

Question: at 17:00, why didn't eric just play Bh3?

[@alanjeremy]

Eric can you do a video on all the lines ever created?!

[@Pmanjusha22]

Early!

[@themastergrantful]

Don’t stop playing gambits

[@migs6674]

JOHN PEE

[@sharkkid100]

Duck chess please

[@photodynamis6431]

Why not settle for a gambit that's actually good and is not for tricks only? Like, I dunno, the *Queen's Gambit* ?

[@samiesta9996]

Eric likes to play "funny" lines. He'll be -1.8 in the opening and still don't mind as long as the game is funny.

[@yessir6427]

dumb

[@zualachhangte246]

First

[@zualachhangte246]

Pin for the first comment

[@shaundiltz5821]

Gambiting everything for content. lmao

[@31redorange08]

3:22 Here's the tactic you were afraid of: 19. Bxd6+

[@vincentthaller5231]

I love your content so much. I‘m done with this hans/Magnus cheating content. I want to see chess ♟