Facing Tough Positions and Strong Opponents | Speedrun Episode 62

[@kimradelia9583]

I don’t play chess, but I have been listening to this guy as a bedtime routine for over a year, maybe even two. My husband even said he has the voice of an angel. lol

[@turtlebackflapjack]

I love this.

[@abebou]

My wife keeps asking me to repeat myself when I watch Rosen videos, then I have to pause the video and explain that I didn't say anything. For this reason, I don't watch his videos around her much.

[@George_Bland]

Lol, sometimes I watch some of the long videos on Eric Rosen Extra to sleep.

[@rcbooster1]

Every speedrun game = 1 good night of sleep for me haha

[@dompie247]

You should start playing I really enjoy it

[@wildjames]

Thank you for this amazing series - I greedily request that you reset and start over once you complete this one because I think this is absolutely fantastic content that I truly looking forward to every time they're posted.

[@MyBiPolarBearMax]

Gambit speedrun next 💪

[@Zeckellin]

Absolutely agree.

[@TheQdfqdsf]

2 vids of my favorite format in 2 days, you're spoiling us!

[@maximepoca9396]

This is super instructive !! These games are super hard fights, with you and your opponents finding great ressources ! We can clearly see how the level of your opponents increase episode after episode. And it shows what we might be lacking to reach the next level. Also very impressive how consistently you can beat these 2000 rated players ! Keep it up ! These speedruns help me a ton ! I reached 2000 blitz today2, 2 months after doing it in rapid, and I can clearly tell your videos helped me a lot!!! Thank you so much!!!!

[@ClayMurray8]

Thanks ChatGPT

[@thomasdequincey5811]

I think I've enjoyed this speed run episode the most.

[@KF1]

Just stop calling them "beginner to master" nod of the head to Jerry, but no need to outright rip off his title. Get your own, man.

[@rickardarvidsson4659]

I injured myself and had to spend over a week in bed. You fill my days with meaning and joyful peace. You. Are.The. Best ❤

[@dylanmurray1399]

I hope you consider doing more speed runs in the future after this is done Eric! Maybe you could put some fun twists on it like exclusively playing gambits

[@mitchelmodine9197]

Difference between Eric and mortals: 1. Eric blunders a pawn, delaying a win by a few moves 2. I blunder a pawn, hastening a loss by a few moves

[@danielward7008]

Yeah it's genuinely impressive how he can just steamroll 2000s.

[@OregonMikeH]

LOVE THE SPEED RUN SERIES, ERIC! FUN PLAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR KEEPING THIS SERIES CLIMBING. YOU HAVE SUCH GRAND, DIVERSIFIED CONTENT THAT SUPPORTS ITSELF IN GRAND FASHION! THIS SPEED RUN IS A FAVORED COMPONENT. SENDING MOST POSITIVE VIBES AND SUPPORT FOR YOUR TOURNAMENT PLAY AS WELL. THANKS, PAL! BLESSINGS FROM OREGON AS ALWAYS, FRIEND. MIKE.

[@dBradbury]

Still watching, but I really enjoyed that first game. Very instructional on recovery and finding counter-play.

[@rossmarino3045]

I don’t like seeing you blunder but I do like seeing you recover from blunders because that’s where I play most of the time…

[@mitchelmodine9197]

“I need to watch my time” should become a Rosen new catch phrase along with, “Oh no, my Queen!”

[@ck1941]

I love those speedruns so instructive, thank you !!

[@sorryforbatenglish]

I desire a lichess speedrun

[@MrDanielfff777]

Eww lichess

[@JonasThente-ji5xx]

Agree, it's better

[@arnoudh6203]

Why eww​@@MrDanielfff777

[@Andrew-jh2bn]

Pretty sure that's against lichess terms of service

[@katelynssugarpuddin1587]

It would just be weaker competition and more gaps in rating

[@kruksog]

First game was fantastic. I like messy though. It's exciting. Opponent should be proud of their play.

[@EddieDunns]

it’s Rosen time

[@SoulHuN7eR]

Chessmatic was the national champion of his country at some point. Bahamas if I remember correctly. I really wonder if he knows about you.

[@HungryScribbler]

Game 1 brought a smile to my face at your mate in 1! :) Great game!

[@eclecticexplorer7828]

I was following along with the third game with Stockfish. At the conclusion, Eric said it was "probably the cleanest game," but as I followed along, I was stunned by how many missed opportunities and mistakes were made on both sides. I expect a lot from Eric, and an opponent who is 2000+ and a FIDE candidate master should have performed better. In his quick run-through, he only noted the missed opportunity to trap the bishop, but there was much more to come. For example, his Rb7 just three moves later evaluated as -6.0 before and -2.3 after -- a huge swing. The correct move was Nc3, and after Re1, Nxe1+, Rxe1. The problem with Rb7 (which, fortunately for Eric, his opponent missed) was that Bf3 pins the knight to the rook. Black's only move to save both is f5, which weakens the king's defense, and black doesn't have a quick and easy way to release the pin. White then trades the bishop for the knight, creating a doubled pawn on the e file, which becomes another target for white. Instead, white retreated his bishop, which gave Eric the chance to play Nc3 and avoid the pin altogether. In doing so, Eric regained the advantage that he had just conceded -- and a bit more.

[@joselito_3.0]

Boy, shut up

[@crucifiedthief]

Let's say you have to keep going til you lose 2 in a row.

[@Victor-ji1rz]

It's really a common theme that people keep playing too fast in online chess. Most of these players lose with a lot of time left on their clock

[@mitchelmodine9197]

Story of my (chess) life

[@chrisomattic1111]

I'm glad this rating is giving Eric a tough time. I'm 2100 and the games get so hard after 2k.

[@tombaron2505]

2 Rosen speedrun videos in two days!? We really are not worthy.

[@KF1]

Totally worthy. He's just a person. You can do it, too.

[@herokillerinc]

The first game was really fun to watch

[@EnglishroG]

Thanks for another excellent video, Eric.

[@justnznz]

Hello Rosen and everyone, if it's possible for you to do a series about the underrated Hippo opening/defense... I'm really confident that you'll explain it easier and faster.. Regards.. Nazal from Saudi Arabia 💐

[@Daniel-cu9wj]

Awesome. And coming up on one year of speed run 👏👏

[@RuneMoenHolmen]

Love thai series. How about doing a tricks and traps speedrun?

[@jpjpJPJPG]

Thanks Eric!!

[@williamswan3711]

I’ve never really gotten an answer from you Eric but, is there a book you can get to learn all the different openings because I really still feel like a novice when you rattle off all the different names of the openings, and the defenses. I would like to engrave them in my consciousness, like you have them in yours.

[@rayclay2]

oh no SR 62~! thank you eric~!

[@nGAhGENVH0Ul]

In game 1 @3:00 when opponent played b5 the way I saw it (and I'm far lower rated than Eric) opponent had 3 defenders and Eric only had 2 attackers, so I would've taken the pawn (which Eric pointed out was the best engine move).

[@Bruciussss]

when the serie will restart? we want another run!!!!! thank you for the beautiful content

[@danielhowell8808]

nice games good learning tool thanks

[@Good_gnat]

Can you do a video on how to progress through 700s to 1000 specifically?

[@eric-rosen]

Check out episodes 7 through 16 in the Beginner to Master Speedrun Playlist! kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6ucn5dojqmDmdE

[@Good_gnat]

@@eric-rosen Thank you I love these kind of videos

[@asuri8751]

@@eric-rosen Bless you for reading comments and helping out your fans! Always relaxing watching your content

[@MatsMatsuo]

just don't hang your pieces brother

[@jacobsawyer6861]

You need to go to chessmood like Eric has promoted that’s all it took for me. Simply pushing your central pawn up to attack the opponents developed knight usually gains you a tempo and you are developed quicker. Opening principles course on chessmood takes only a few hours to get that down. Then you need to start asking yourself “what is my opponent trying to do?” After every move they make. Don’t be completely selfish and have tunnel vision it can backfire if you don’t see a clear tactic. You’ll be at a 1000 in no time. But seriously opening principles chessmood is the way to go

[@douggieharrison6913]

1:23 why did black's castle animation fade? Why was did it cut out 2 seconds of video. did Eric drop another one of his classic power farts?

[@Miguel-ug7rq]

Could you play a Nimzo/Queen’s Indian next?

[@rudiwessels2348]

How do you get these rating points of more thaan 8, when w get 8 for a win or lose 8 for a loss?

[@Balrog325]

So many new videos, why are we being blessed so hard?

[@TheHeroIsRisingUp]

He has catchy personality!

[@blaziix3477]

Did you guys ever hear of chess twist? It looks pretty fun.

[@nathanneff3712]

At @12:12 why doesn’t black just Rxb4?I realize white could take the knight on f6 but black could take whites knight on the a file and be up by 3 pawns

[@DeanJarratt]

Once you take the Knight on a5 with Queen - it's mate in 4 for White - starting with Rxf7.

[@scyphen.]

whats the best openings for 1600 elo rated players?

[@baoboumusic]

If you're 1600, don't sweat openings. Study tactics. Knowing the ins and outs on 7. Qb6 doesn't really matter if we blunder a rook at move 30.

[@arnoudh6203]

FYI I got to 2100 with London, French and Queens Indian.

[@Mirkinball]

12:34 Yeah, I have no idea what's going on here. 😂😂😂

[@mkei3639]

Waiting to meet you at 2200

[@thetransferaccount4586]

no one stopping speedran

[@stevepriority4219]

Only problem I'm having with these is that I can't click the Thumbs Up twice.

[@christofferore6285]

Against the dragon the yugoslav is killer so why not just use it in reverse Ik black fine to play h5 usally and hold but the pressure can be Nice. You keep +1 from opening and black played all top moves if you dont look at dragon as not a top move. I love this for white. I think the computer even says black is better in your posision. And in sicilian if you get d5 black losing so if you get d4 with black it should be good to play. Atleast what i learned from the sicilian.

[@JonasThente-ji5xx]

Lichess is honestly better

[@cainking7943]

Is the 1 rating refund the draw?

[@alexanderkhainson2665]

No, a loss

[@arch1q892]

Nah he lost to a cheater

[@keev8012]

no, it was a loss to a cheater who got banned later

[@catac83]

20:13 Whats incredible here is that you slept this 1st FIDE rated opponent without your king ever being in danger, not even a simple check wow ;) We re probably watching the next GM.

[@turtlebackflapjack]

Hilarious alter ego thumbnail.

[@TheYoel007]

how is a CM only rated 2000

[@TrapGoose.]

12:42

[@ezequielnazario6544]

8 ads in 22 minutes. Damn KZbin is getting horrible

[@pharumnelson7108]

👏

[@tushmush7298]

Hi

[@BorisEagle]

I’m pretty sure the last opponent was from ‘Northern Nigeria,’ if you know what I mean. Hiding his true colors, no doubt.

[@princeiliya1288]

Wat do u mean?

[@starry7544]

I'm curious what this means too, never heard any stereotypes about Nigerian chess players.

[@samazon52]

I would guess that it's a reference to Russia. From certain economic and population viewpoints, there are some similarities between Russia and Nigeria. "Russia is Nigeria with nukes."

[@jacobsawyer6861]

I love you Eric ❤❤❤❤❤ Keesies 💋 💋 💋 💋

[@pklath]

Thanks Eric ❤