I played the Queen's Gambit against Beth Harmon | Deep Strategy Explained

[@mrninjagon270]

“The Queen’s Gambit is enthralling” *Queen’s Gambit declined*

[@the_Punisher_]

Lmao

[@ninahuang5388]

Well the queen’s gambit declined is actually pawn to E6, what she played was the Slav defense. But she didn’t accept it so I guess it can be called a decline too lol

[@maxe159]

@@ninahuang5388 No answer is an answer

[@Ludvigvanamadeus]

@@jq8164 orthodox line of QGD is declining the gambit with 2...e6. Semi-slav is technically a variation of the QGD, but not the main line.

[@agarrikr2996]

*did you put your name in the Goblet of Fire ~ Dumbledore said calmly *

[@GothamChess]

This is the 200k thumbnail

[@additionaddict5524]

Can you unban me?

[@eldrixace8902]

Hi batmanchess

[@kriiparbg3202]

hi pog champ

[@hellstormangel]

Levy Pog

[@leong9075]

why are you here

[@mitansh1701]

Eric: She should be scared because I am also an IM . Also Eric : forgets knight can move sideways.

[@puppylover369]

He also didn't know how to win with the queen and king combo

[@furkanunsal5814]

she's just creating some kind of illuminati

[@nicolasryan5734]

You dont look like an IM

[@inge839]

this thumbnail is GOLD

[@AaronSmith-sx4ez]

It would be better if he photoshopped her smurf hat onto his head.

[@kroepoek3764]

Yeah lol

[@Noah-Grin]

Imagine two people staring at each other like before a chess game

[@imchanu9479]

No its netherack block

[@NStripleseven]

It is tho

[@allgonoemo4217]

"The queens gambit is enthralling Lets make the game enthralling" He said in the most monotone voice ive ever heard in my life

[@rotflolawlmao]

So weird to see Eric playing sound and positional chess instead of going crazy 😂

[@joeysingingchannel]

@@MNSixSix yeah, the psychological threat of a gambit is lost on a robot.

[@syoudipta]

"But maybe she should be saying uh-oh, because I'm also International Master" It's cute when Eric tries to trash talk!

[@arisciv]

say no homo rn

[@heatsflamesman5353]

@@arisciv no

[@stanleytime9193]

@@arisciv why?

[@threebees7785]

@@stanleytime9193 because apparently men aren't supposed to call each other "cute"

[@stanleytime9193]

@@threebees7785 of course

[@ms.nafisa1307]

"she's just creating some kind of illuminati" (Rosen, 2020)

[@beri4138]

These chess strategies are getting out of hand

[@qureat6425]

@@beri4138 ikr

[@jundezkmaravillas3966]

🤣😂😂

[@jundezkmaravillas3966]

Lol

[@curvingeel5010]

I love how he uses a lot a chess terms that I dont understand at all and then he just calls her defense the illuminati

[@drewmiddleton9715]

"It's hard to not see what I did there" lmao love seeing ruthless Eric

[@woodys9841]

Ruthless Eric is the best

[@drewmiddleton9715]

@@woodys9841 he just has to have a robot opponent to feel comfortable letting himself talk trash

[@ajl4878]

Video: The Queen's Gambit Eric Rosen: *Oh no my Queen's Gambit!*

[@Reaperfalll]

Wow i really enjoy this content a lot more than watching the 3 min blitz games. Because as a beginner it is much easier to follow your thoughts here, whereas in the blitz games i often dont understand why certain moves are played. So i would love to see a bit more content like this in the future. Thank you for the great content!

[@Skodol]

Ahhh Eric trading rooks with Beth ;)

[@MatsMatsuo]

very nasty

[@justalazyguy.0_0]

😂😂😂👍

[@parthpawar7837]

@@MatsMatsuo Nasty discoveries ;) xD

[@polotrav3439]

shes 17....

[@adilghaznavi3948]

@@polotrav3439 eh they're in Europe

[@Truthseeker11158]

She is playing at the strength of an IM. Uh oh. Mayb she should say uh oh. Bcuz I am also an IM.💯💯---IM Eric Rosen

[@lujkeaaron9100]

Am I ready?

[@nilaybarve3737]

I was born ready

[@rizulvaidya]

Ok im like this game

[@chunkymonki9172]

yay 300th like

[@MusicMaya3]

There’s only one thing to do

[@jamesr5106]

I love these games so much more than bullet. You give a great in depth explaination especially when you aren't tied down by short time limits

[@natalialivshits9439]

The plan: attack the pawn, win the pawn, to push this pawn, to make a past pawn, aaaand to not blunder.

[@khalemomay2951]

I just read this exactly when he said that.

[@sebastian9445]

@@khalemomay2951 lmaooo same

[@johandenning5169]

Eric Rosen: Plays focused chess for 7 minutes Also Eric Rosen: "Man this is taking a lot of mental energy."

[@jonaslentz250]

😂😂

[@jjmckenna]

I've never heard such a deadpan, "I was born ready." Entertaining, thanks!

[@JesseSGoossens]

12:48 when you said "but i'm not afraid" i could already hear eminem singing in the back of my head and then you make the reference to him so cooll

[@thedude0000]

First time watching one of your videos and it was awesome. I truly loved how you provided the long term thought process. Very educational and helpful. You definitely gained a subscriber!!

[@DeuceGenius]

hey man, just wanted to say thanks. i learn so much from watching your games and listening to your thoughts

[@ridegreen78]

Subtle “push em baby” Yasser quote. We need Yasser on stream!

[@cristhianmorales9175]

Chess skills: IM Thumbnail skills: super GM

[@nathanielbean3119]

Grand master and what

[@electrochemicalpathep5549]

i find this series of videos so relaxing.

[@AaronSmith-sx4ez]

It's because he's not playing with an insane time limit...

[@chucknola484]

Eric competes pretty regularly with human players at the 2400+ level but for whatever reason he was a bit nervous at the beginning of this video playing this engine. I found that a bit amusing. Awesome game Eric and very instructional.

[@6zelan476]

“The Stafford Gambit” Premiers only on NETFLIX The intro should be.... Oh no my knight!

[@zeke5178]

Hahaha tooo funny

[@Malix_Labs]

best referencial joke i've seen in a while

[@brucewayne2184]

I like how you actually explain stuff instead of just "takes, takes, takes, I go here, here, here, bishop e4, queen c8, checkmate, yeah, chat I think that's checkmate, oh wait is it checkmate? No maybe I'll just castle."

[@akashpoudel]

"I was born Ready" -Eric Rosen(2020)

[@abelchess8430]

I laughed like crazy

[@PfropfNo1]

4:08 Eric Rosen "trades rooks" with Beth Harmon ; D

[@PushyPawn]

I forecast a low chance of winning for the Rosenator against older Beth Bot's. And the thumbnail is Epic as usual. How Eric manages to make his make up look better than Beth I will never know. The matching nail polish was just the icing on the thumbnail pose cake. 💅

[@ahmadshokry5945]

This is one of the most instructive games I have ever seen. Thank you Eric you're the best

[@pdchess244]

Eric's Gambit on KZbin exclusive

[@kogureee]

That thumbnail is the best thing I've seen today lmao

[@TheFr3styler]

Corporate needs you to find the difference in the two thumbnail pictures... They're the same picture

[@xirenzhang9126]

Who’s corporate?

[@shamikakelkar9833]

I just watched ur comment go from 2 to 9 likes in a sec lol

[@justaidil8525]

@@xirenzhang9126 TheFr3styler's comment is a reference to a meme template where a person says "Corporate needs to find a difference between the two picture".And another person says "its the same picture" r/woosh me

[@1tubax]

@@xirenzhang9126 it's from the Office

[@xirenzhang9126]

@@justaidil8525 yeah but who’s corporate? Is it like the human resource department relaying a message from the company to the intern? If so why call it corporate instead of something else like ‘the company’ or ‘the HR’

[@josephcirillo5292]

Amazing!!!..I am just a beginner..yet have been playing since I was a kid...TY Dad....Love the way you break the game down....at times you sound like you are in my head...Love that...other times you go way to fast for me....no problem though ..I just need to pause the video and then go back again several times....before I get it straight....TY for helping me become a better chess player....Miss Hamen has definitely got me back into this great game...

[@derukt2760]

Idk what it is but his voice is so chill to listen to

[@Dracstar]

facts, eric is so soothing.

[@harrison298]

This was an awesome video. That is really interesting how early you were able to see your win condition. That's what I often struggle with in chess, so this helped a lot. The bit after 15:25 was confusing as hell though lol. I have no idea how you think through the next moves that fast.

[@maxvonberg7866]

I absolutely love Eric’s commentary as it’s always brings a smile to my face.

[@bharathkinnal]

Petition to make the Thumbnail as Eric Rosen's KZbin DP

[@neilh.4385]

These are the videos we come to the Eric Rosen channel for. Queen's Gambit against the star of the Queen's Gambit, and it was actually an instructive game. Clickbait achieved!

[@zaakiraboobaker3106]

Eric you played the end game so fast 😂, there wasn’t any time limit 😂❤️

[@lukaszkonsek7940]

Exactly, because of all those premoves at some point I thought: where on earth is black king

[@frederickroy7039]

They were all safe premoves that worked if she always played the best king move. If she doesnt, it still doesnt hang pieces, just might look silly because he could advance his Mate in x faster.

[@onion013]

Such a beautifully instructive game!

[@pex0o784]

Well well, not only is he a more superior chess player than Beth , but also has greater wrist flexibility

[@seheyt]

I feel I'm missing a reference

[@nathanielbean3119]

@@seheyt thumbnail

[@pepperwestwood]

Exot1cz 25 ah thank you. Yeah my mind went an entirely different, less wholesome way on that. Lol

[@Elsi-Music]

I mean beth Harmon isn’t a real person

[@TALKINGtac0]

6:00 Hey look, Beth finally found someone to trade rooks with

[@Usaid47]

The first video I watched of you I assumed (sorry sorry i know i know) you were arrogant and full of yourself. This was like 2 days ago , I just started and im like mega newb lmao so i kept watching anyway - but you turned out to be super humble- funny and actually SOOOO informative! Well play Mr eric. Sorry for misjuding from a few seconds worth of content.

[@cmbedits48]

that thumbnail is legendary

[@mikionorton2236]

This was uploaded on my birthday... there is something special about the queen's gambit now.

[@joejitsu034]

Your calculation skills impress me every time. Great game to watch with explanations. That’s why you’re the best 👍

[@jamescampbell9236]

Great match! Congrats on 200k

[@squigglydigglyhead]

I like how in-depth you went with the game. Nice

[@matthewviramontes3131]

I like how more and more chess personalities are playing against engines. Yes, we already know that the best engines are better than the best humans, but it's interesting to see how far the humans can go up the ladder before it becomes to difficult. And props to the programmers of these new bots, a lot of them play pretty indistinguishable from human play.

[@teejiik]

Thanks Eric. Nice to know what goes through the mind of a GM during games

[@ianbugayong8620]

I cackled at "But maybe she should be saying uh oh, because im an international master."

[@PiquantPan]

Loved this game, this stands out to me as a very strong example of careful positional play having a lot of elegance

[@lifethrownoutofthewindow]

That thumbnail while defeating beth with queens gambit is wizardry.

[@aschaff3995]

you play new players and bump into this and that.. but this game is awesome to see the level at which someone at your level of chess needs to play ahead and determine moves in order to do well. This game was much better to see you play properly. Thank you

[@arealtaldarim7048]

Instructive video thanks man!

[@subhamsinghal1766]

you're doing a good job Eric

[@ajl4878]

Thumbnail guy needs a raise like right now! The thumbnail is too perfect!

[@tunahanculcu4111]

I think he is doing his own thumbnails.

[@ajl4878]

@@tunahanculcu4111 it was a joke. Of course there's no thumbnail guy.

[@davy1409]

This might be your best thumbnail to date

[@person8486]

0:25 I love this

[@Lcelenza14]

queen's gambit on netflix may have renewed my obsession with chess after a period of down time, but it is eric rosen who has made me better and who keeps me on youtube until 4am watching him play.

[@aasthasharma1358]

Op thumbnail!! Male version of Beth Harmon😂

[@michaelkral]

That helps so much! Such awesome ideas and thinking! Gotham chess can learn from you 🤭 hahah

[@snehathakur4486]

Love how calm his voice is.. I can watch entire video peacefullyy💗💗

[@Andratos95]

This is one of the most logically positional games I have ever seen. I wish I could think so logically

[@aoop7208]

Eric: Am I ready? I was born ready

[@keeblem1]

Really enjoyed this mini series!

[@EduMatsu]

14:20 That's exactly what happened to me with the 10 year old Beth. I couldn't figure out how to formulate a checkmate. She kept going to the corners where I could only stalemate. 50 moves later and it was a draw.

[@berzerkdude5755]

Watching this gave me an idea on how to think while playing

[@sonchild4811]

I’m subscribing just for that SS+ tier thumbnail

[@russak6950]

I love these chess videos Eric is soo funny with his comments and his face expression omg I am laughing (best chess youtuber!!!)

[@Marjannuel]

The pic at right of the thumbnail could potentially be a good Netflix series

[@sachinthasanjana8604]

Thumbnail of the year😂🙈

[@matsholloway]

New to chess and you’ve earned a new subscriber

[@wudasimms8856]

Im c9nfused why @ 10:30 he didnt move his knight to f4 for check, then e6 taking his pawn n checking again, then taking his bishop up top.

[@ImprovePath]

Wow ! What a game Eric !

[@kontlobersa5154]

1:27 *the song you know, suddenly can be heard in your head*

[@TuningFreak23]

You deserve your own Netflix Series Eric!

[@rickardkaufman3988]

I searched, "beth overcomes addicition queens gambit" and this came up. I don't regret watching this video.

[@naterardin8053]

Incredibly specific comment, but as someone who is learning chess I see, at 9:59 , Bd2 as a either a guaranteed mate in 2 if black moves the Knight anywhere OR keeps it stationary, with the only possible out being Kg7 to run away in which case at least you're guaranteed a knight with a response of f2. I don't presume to be good enough to see something an IM doesn't (at least not quite yet :), so could someone either tell me what I'm missing, or give me the enormous ego boost of saying "wait no you're right."

[@altonpacks1489]

Eric: She should be scared because I am also an IM . Also Eric : Forgets that bots cant be scared.

[@nicholashoneycutt5682]

It is super crazy that Beth Harmon's name blew up so hard after 'The Queen's Gambit' show on Netflix was released.

[@DiegoAlonsoOM]

At minute 13:49 I would have played knight to e5 forcing the exchange of knights then just crown my pawn, wouldn't that be a faster win? Great video!!

[@sollertia_]

the positional play was instructive!

[@jbiden5225]

1:26 "and she is creating some illuminati" lmaooo

[@lainepowell9338]

Love the thumbnail

[@aqikaxar9995]

12:49 "I'm not afraid." - IM Eric 'Eminem' Rosen

[@ronasson531]

This is just great

[@harshpathak8800]

I was born ready, I'm Ron f*king Swanson. 0:28

[@stealthyshadow567]

10:31 so I’m pretty new to chess so this might be an obviously bad move for some reason I don’t see, but why not move Bd2? It defends e3 which was the goal of Eric’s plan, so a fork can be set up by Ne5, but it also puts that somewhat inactive bishop into a position where it’s defending a valuable position. I suppose black could respond with Ne4, but you could respond with Ne5+, forcing the king to move, then Nxc6, threatening blacks bishop. It seems like pressure gets put on a lot faster and doesn’t give black the opportunity to make the moves it wants to. Again I’m not super great at chess so if someone could confirm this is the right move or tell me why not I’m all ears.

[@Thomas-dp8eb]

7:39 couldnt black just have taken bishup on d3, either white trade with queen sich would give black a free bishup on b2 or he just gives up a bishup?? Or am I missing something??

[@filipbuczynski9905]

a2 was hanging...

[@Thomas-dp8eb]

Aaah that makes a lot of sense

[@Thomas-dp8eb]

I guess thats why Im still at 1000...

[@kevinkiffe]

Nice. Thanks for the instructions.

[@sayakchakraborty4206]

After Black played Kxg6, you should've played Nf4 check, followed by Nxf6 and attacking the white Bishop, which you'd eventually capture.

[@duffin3503]

I don’t like ads every ~4 minutes. I’m happy to support monetarily, but it feels like when I finally get immersed in the game again, I’m immediately met with another ad

[@Cps1402]

Imagine if all of the chess opening will be adapted into a series on Netflix.

[@hanzadriannervez6584]

Thats insane there are a lot of openings on chess

[@deven9565]

@@hanzadriannervez6584 maybe draughts then

[@GreenishToast]

5:23 u could've gotten a cheeky checkmate, after u castled u move rook b1, queen d1, rook a1, their rook takes or if it doesn't you take their rook, and checkmate, if they take ur rook take their rook with queen, move queen to a8 and boom

[@nicholashoneycutt5682]

At 7:39, why did she not take what looks like a free pawn, Q to b3 ?

[@joshpinchuk7061]

200,000 subscribers, right around the corner.

[@ammar_arsiwala]

you really gave it to that 17 year old girl... keep up the good work!!