Starting with Less Time & Less Material | ODDS MATCH vs

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In this video, I played an "odds" match against @AnnaCramling where I started with less time and less material in every game. We played first to 10 and had some intense, entertaining and educational battles.
Check out some match highlights from @AnnaCramling's perspective: • How I Checkmated IM Er...
Full Twitch VOD from Anna's perspective: / 924388205
Be sure to follow Anna on Twitch for some awesome high energy chess content! / annacramling
Chapters
0:00 Anna sets the rules for the match
1:18 I tried creating CHAOS
14:30 Hippo Opening = SUPER SOLID ...right?
24:49 My London got DESTROYED
34:31 A hilariously closed position explodes...
46:42 Ultra-Aggressive GROB
1:00:15 Grob leads to crazy endgame time scramble
1:15:23 ALL OUT Kingside Attack leads to intense endgame debacle
1:30:40 Symmetrical English turns ULTRA SHARP
1:43:49 Tricky knights give me HOPE
1:55:50 Will she fall for my REVERSE ENGLUND GAMBIT TRICK?
2:09:28 Can I crack her Reverse London?
2:21:41 TRAGIC Mouse slip makes me say "nononononononononononono..."
2:29:50 my king is FEARLESS
2:39:48 135-move marathon game leads to UNEXPECTED FINISH
2:58:20 NOVELTY on move 1 for the LULZ
3:09:18 the BIRD is the WORD
3:17:24 OH NO... her camera!
3:28:40 Anna is back for an epic finale!
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[@MrmeSmiley]

JOOO three hours of the prettiest chess streamer + Anna Cramling? Amazing! 😍

[@spyroninja]

Omg he's so kawaii 😍😍

[@danielsayre3385]

we have been blessed

[@lbright4568]

Had me in the first half ngl

[@halimqazimi1094]

i smell gay

[@halimqazimi1094]

kappa

[@lunti4965]

Anna: "He is thinking so long, he must see something I can't see" Eric: "Hihi, thats a pawn-tipi"

[@hamoonhassan2573]

Time stamp pls?

[@schwartz_a1564]

31:54

[@hamoonhassan2573]

@@schwartz_a1564 thanks

[@PlumagedBow]

🤣

[@chossone]

@@schwartz_a1564 piou

[@lbright4568]

Calmest vs most energetic chess streamer battle

[@evoskaelthas814]

Perfectly balanced as all things should be. -Reanu Keeves

[@varunrao754]

andrea botez:otherwise

[@mehmetaskar1356]

@@varunrao754 she's not energetic, just annoying

[@sensy2356]

@@evoskaelthas814 the god of skyrim with his Yorkshire tea

[@oOPPHOo]

@@mehmetaskar1356 Don't be rude, Mr. Askar. You have every right to be annoyed at Andrea, but no one really gains anything from you sharing it.

[@brk9783]

Actually to be down a minor piece is something nice for Eric. He was going to sack it for a FUNNY LINE anyways.

[@mehmetaligultekin1162]

Underrated comment

[@travisclark7286]

not really, hard to gambit when you start out with a lost piece, nothing to make the funny line with lol

[@JimmyBoosterCrate]

@@travisclark7286 The line is even funnier with two sacked pieces!

[@brobro1659]

zuldomann

[@the_listamin]

19:50 "Ok now I'm slightly more terrified", slowly sips tea.

[@DavidChong]

don't have a timestamp but somewhere in the first half, Eric, totally deadpan calm: "I need to calm down" 😂

[@cee2485]

45:57 ?

[@Zamibia]

if he gets any calmer he would move backwards

[@spencerlindeman7340]

28:50 “Do you even rook lift, bro?” “I’m about to... bro...”

[@abcd1234___]

Timestamp please 🥺

[@abcd1234___]

28:50 got it😂

[@Fergus316]

"I'm about to...bro..."

[@raihanfitra18]

3:20:49

[@spencerlindeman7340]

@@Fergus316 good catch, fixed

[@yuichirohanma6969]

"Beat her cheeks" "Oh that sounds cheeky" 😂😂😂

[@soyz6375]

Wow, such a cute and beautiful chess player! Anna is not ugly either

[@marcuspechangco9235]

IM Rosen: "Did she just sneeze?" "....This position is nothing to sneeze at" 43:40 KILLED ME HAHAHAHA

[@quazzydiscman]

43:28

[@Jabzuu]

Bro when “beat her cheeks” came through as a donation I died

[@td6590]

When?

[@Jabzuu]

@8:22

[@peep2268]

beat. her. cheeks.

[@lp4969]

There is not enough Rosen, 4 hours is close but still not enough

[@watchableraven3517]

Watch the 12 hour blitz marathon :)

[@cheeseFunghi]

@@watchableraven3517 I was gonna say the same haha

[@lightunicorn1371]

@@watchableraven3517 + the new 7 hour vid tho I'm sad his sleep schedule is so messed up

[@qodaeus]

I don't know why I thought you were referring to violin rosin

[@herbertvanderwerf6667]

Lmao, I just noticed that Eric says "wait a minute" a LOT when he's low on time, we don't have that minute man xD

[@nik4546]

Looks, brains, and charisma. Anna isn't bad either.

[@zekilla3954]

14:23 so synchronised movement

[@lukajavaxishvili1084]

Soulmates?!??!?!?!!!?

[@manavnayyar]

@@lukajavaxishvili1084 chill

[@daniellima4391]

Wow 4 hours of Eric. Am I in heaven?

[@yoyashuyo3485]

Congratulations for making it there.

[@eric-rosen]

😇

[@Anonymoususa456]

@@eric-rosen Opponent: *plays stafford gambit Eric: *nuts

[@kristoffoulidis2903]

It was heaven if he did 4 hour bullet marathon

[@ExplosivePine]

@@Anonymoususa456 Kowalski analyze the nut

[@davidnelson4960]

More colabs with Anna. Either she is a very good actor or she has a very good soul. Quesiton: Is it a victory or a loss when we don't get to hear 'oh no my queen!"?

[@paulspl2581]

Definetly a loss :(

[@deven9565]

Win for the mind, loss for the heart

[@siddharthb2633]

A very good actor

[@MrDeath5300]

She has a nice girl, you should see the lessons with her mom very instructive

[@artsartsart]

Her soul seems really delicious, what a treat!

[@redrider578]

people who can read lips are getting 2x the content.

[@timdevos6082]

Read teeth you mean?

[@englishmuffin3341]

@Suji Beats wtf is wrong with you guys

[@timdevos6082]

@@englishmuffin3341 Dropped on our heads at birth probably.

[@daniellima4391]

@@englishmuffin3341 c'mon you guys are getting weird now

[@bomboid]

@@daniellima4391 hikaru 🤣

[@netroalex5209]

2:44:03 "I bought like a toaster. It's super simple, you put bread in and it turns it into toast." That's what toasters do, Eric

[@TheMornox]

I find your interface much cleaner than hers, it feeds into the holistic ASMR experience you are famous for. I was never conscious about it until I clicked her highlight video, which goes back and forth between both screens, making me realize how much more I like your setup.

[@johnpedro]

“These pawns don’t scare me.” - IM Eric Rosen

[@rosalie3594]

1:23:39 Eric starts to wink at an empty room out of the blue

[@aubreymarsh2309]

hmm

[@the25thchromosome5]

I’m still waiting for Anna’s channel to blow up. All the lessons with Pia have helped me a lot. Great video Eric!

[@jordanbreitkopf7366]

you can really learn by erics ability to adjust his energy to match hers in the intro

[@NogaRuka2987]

I like how Anna can't stop wobbling for whole 4 hours

[@irjake]

It's funny to watch to contrast in the videos of the two players: she's so animated and he's so calm.

[@syedthefunnyguy7570]

I love it when Eric says " Showing No Mercy. " It just shows how determined he is for the win and I can see the aggression in his eyes.

[@whong09]

She's bringing my boy such pain but she looks so happy Oh but then he gave her the hurt right back. Let's go Eric.

[@kevinmashru5367]

“Chaos is a ladder” ~ Eric Rosen.

[@Halbhoden]

Thanks for uploading longer videos again! I could imagine some of us would also really enjoy watching some (Long) tournaments again :)

[@dannykuhrt9144]

22:31 is a genuinely lovely moment from eric

[@cfgauss71]

Eric is such a wholesome young man.

[@outputcoupler7819]

I love how we can't tell what Anna is saying, but when she makes a really good move we can see it on her face. And then Eric starts squirming, it's so great.

[@mohammadrezanargesi2439]

2:39:52 , I don't know, do I have a hat? No, I don't have a hat : )))

[@dylankochan8627]

27:05 dudes in relationships

[@nicosc2204]

bruh XDDD

[@Phaedrus8]

For future reference, the reverse Englund Gambit trap attempt would have failed miserably if Anna had spotted dxc2. Sure, white wins the queen with Bxf7+ followed by Qxd8, but since Rosen began the game with no rook on a1, black captures the b1 knight and promotes... Yikes

[@Swimming_with_Josh]

Bro you two are the best combo to watch, it’s so entertaining

[@tatus2463]

Anna has smile bigger, than her face :)

[@thegorn]

It's not that her mouth is big, but her head (and brain) is small

[@thomasfriedl3137]

@@thegorn Bruh

[@DaviniaHill]

@@thegorn what the fuck is up with these commenters?

[@igorz.61]

She’s pretty asl

[@Mesaaaaaaaa]

@@DaviniaHill they thirsty but can never find something to drink

[@neelesdas8438]

@01:04:25 "I think I'll take and... may be cry" lmao dude's funny af 😂

[@earshad2622]

You are the best chess content creator in youtube. I learned a lot from you every time you upload videos

[@Spaminator3000]

That Bird is the Word game at 3:09:18 was a masterpiece. Sac and attack!

[@RobCracked]

Thank you for the great chess content, Eric!

[@Dannnniel]

am liking the return of the longer videos :D

[@happydaze9527]

Hi Eric! Thanks so much for sharing your love for chess, and your wholesomeness. No day is complete without your video.

[@TeaAndCreampie]

What a wonderful pair of people these 2 are

[@MrDivinity22]

7sec on the clock: Eric: wait **a minute** :D

[@andres154525452]

The 3:22:32 "Subscribe :)" hahahahah Very good Eric, you're awesome!

[@Marinilliv]

My man coming in with a whole WEEKEND'S worth of seratonin for me

[@aleksandarpetkovic747]

Sorry for being annoying but it's serotonin not seratonin

[@fitstar8871]

@@aleksandarpetkovic747 well being sorry won't necessarily make you any less annoying just saying lol

[@zayan6284]

@@fitstar8871 pointing out that you're "just saying" doesn't mean anybody cares

[@kozmosnotgay]

Eric “there’s a funny line, oh nevermind” Rosen

[@toitd5258]

Has there ever been an odds match where the lower rated player can see the evaluation bar?

[@georgeskhater487]

Why is this such a good idea yet nobody has done it I want to see this

[@Wincynin]

It won't help though because the bar only changes after you make a move.

[@georgeskhater487]

@@Wincynin it helps because you know how bad/good your opponent's move was and you can know if you have some sort of tactic...

[@derrickwayne4627]

@@Wincynin it definitely helps, it moves when the opponent moves too, thats why you cant use it in online games, do you even play chess? lol jk

[@Wincynin]

@@derrickwayne4627 I feel like knowing that your opponent has made a really good move doesn’t stack the odds in your favor in the worst case it would just pressurize you even further. What I meant to say is that you’ll only know you made a good move or didn’t fucked up only after your turn is over. If you are referring to a bar that can show you the outcome of different moves available before committing only then it’ll be useful. But that definitely is cheating. I don’t know why people comment before thinking, it’s only there because it doesn’t help. If it were to help it’d be considered external help, hence cheating. Obv we’re talking about a higher level vs lower level player game.

[@braedinkolar8357]

i never thought i would see such a beautiful, pretty and georgious chess player in my life. and i'll get to you in a minute Anna.

[@wsemenske]

1:56:59 both their smiling is adorable

[@snowfloofcathug]

They have completely different energy levels and yet they each remind me of the other

[@Abhishek-iq9lo]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS I LOVE THESE KINDA VIDEOS

[@mahicreations3756]

When Eric is sacrificing piece to win "Oh no I got forked."

[@Belinera]

Coming up next: Pia Cramling gives time & knight odds against Eric!

[@donatszecsko3047]

58:04 my favourite DUH

[@jonathanlindsey463]

25:55 eric said “how bad could it be”... fanous last words haha

[@alli7020]

2:24:46 "nononononono..." lol

[@imjustleo7807]

When in trouble, fake a gambit

[@blackkidwearingyellowshirt]

His voice is amazing Not too soft or too loud or not average

[@darnk9785]

You’re a boss

[@nuigmep3766]

@@darnk9785 no he’s a mad scientist

[@bencegobl310]

1:23:39 the wink!

[@usualhumanxd353]

4 hours!!1 wow, that's really awesome

[@Oralion86]

Hi Eric, great content! would you say the mistake in the London game you lost was to open the position with the king in the middle?

[@lucky_5965]

2:40:40 “I don’t even know what this, it’s like b3 Sicilian combined with Grand Prix Attack…. maybe I’ll just get a coffee machine”

[@DrDNP87]

That second game was so bloody and brave...

[@EddieCrayMarshmallow]

"This position is nothing to sneeze at" ©Eric Rosen

[@aredpanda437]

"There's a funny line - nevermind" 😂😂 I'm dead

[@ROBERTHOCKER]

In old games we don't try to challenge in the center of the board. We always try to infiltrate pieces stuck by pawns. We go all the way across the board.

[@hthought]

Anna actually did way better than I'd thought. Nice.

[@DonFreeq]

Better? With piece up? Maybe I just overstated her thinking she is "just" terrible while you need to seek for some very flavourish adjectives. That indeed may be the case.

[@hthought]

@@DonFreeq Yeah, much better than i'd think actually cause the rating difference is massive.

[@DonFreeq]

@@hthought But just imagine... Would you score below 50% against sb with 125% of your rating (1600 vs 2000 for example) being piece up and having time odds? I know you can't exactly scale that way, but just for instructional purposes. It's abysmal score.

[@hthought]

@@DonFreeq Less than 50% more than likely. Elo 1600 vs 2000 is the difference between amateur and pro.

[@DonFreeq]

@@hthought Highly doubt it. Normally with only times odds you score on avg. much below, but with piece up and time odds it's not the case anymore. She should be crushing him in most games. 400 elo is also way less difference than you think. It's large gap, but you can overtake it, while here we are talking about massive odds. It's mostly about attitude because just as Judith Polgar said chess is about 40% psychology.

[@dixonbeejay]

You guys are the most wholesome players my favourite streamerw

[@markweighell7894]

the rules eric will have1) less pieces 2)less time 3)will have to be blindfold and 4)has to drink a pint of lager after each move. Sounds fair

[@Vivungisport]

You are freking awesome Eric!

[@jedinxf7]

ahhh ultra aggressive grob was soooo tense!

[@bdhjdujr3112]

„Sometimes when you wanna win you just make chaos"

[@sandro5597]

Littlefinger knew this tactic

[@soufianebaskoun6186]

i wanna thank you, because of your videos i jumped from 1100 to 1800 today 🥰🥰🥰

[@rablopx4110]

Seeing a chess ad with Eric Rosen in it makes me feel hype idk why, LMAO

[@martinanorve7007]

Man... that premoved mate was brutal

[@eliabsinthe7419]

Thx for the content Eric

[@naudiatf2791]

that smile brings so much power

[@Beaurisque]

Old stuff! :O Is it a reupload or simply some stuff that never transposed from twitch ?

[@farrelathaillah3450]

Watching 2 wholesome chess player play together is just...

[@tehxperience]

Hey I don't know if you read these Eric but with the lockdown here in the UK I've been having dinner by myself a lot and this one video has literally kept me company for a week. You're the man.

[@nathansharp3193]

Awesome! 👍

[@GirlGeekLovesStampin]

Really fun!

[@omarfatthy4893]

Please upload a lot like this

[@antalkarolyi]

Is it a giveaway of unconditional fandom to like a 4-hour vid 20 minutes after posting?

[@chrisding1976]

Is the perpendicular to the bisector to the photosynthesis of the bisector after posting?

[@reynardthefox9072]

no, ur 19 mins late

[@aimerks]

@@chrisding1976 redtube

[@mohammadrezanargesi2439]

@EricRosen Please explain the position at 3:44:04 In this position if black just takes the pawn on c2, you may end up with Bxf7+, Kxf7, then queen takes queen, that's true, but the pawn will take the knight on b2=Q and the queen is reborn. You will probably take black's light-square Bishop then, and black just goes Queen (the re-born one) to e4 and defends the b7 pawn and you will probably be in trouble. I believe the trap works in normal positions but in this specific one, as you've got no rook on a1, you will end up with a losing position. Am I missing something?

[@watchableraven3517]

It's true the trap doesn't work exactly the same, as the queen is reborn. It does still win a pawn and pins the opponents b8 knight so I think it would be favourable.

[@sassyjay100]

At 33:10 could you anyone tell me why F5 was such a game changer? Couldn't white still play Bf6 or Bh6 and carry on with the plan Eric was explaining previously? I can't see the vital difference F5 makes by black that prevents that plan.

[@maxkho00]

It frees up a defensive square for the rook so that Rf7 becomes a possibility. And if Qg3 then Qd7. If further castles followed by R1g2 and Rdg1 then simply Rc8 followed by Rc7. Sure, White exerts some pressure on the g7 pawn, but ultimately has little attacking potential. His only hope in the game becomes pushing the h-pawn, but I think that's just too slow, as it gives Black time to hide the king on f8 and eventually transfer him over to the centre of the board (to a square like d7), for example, where he will be hugged by a swarm of friendly pieces. Granted, Bf6 would still probably have been White's best try because it was the only attempt at formulating some sort of attack by White, and because of the threat of what was actually played in the game, but it was still far too easy to defend against. Eric likely wanted to be tricky and come up with a continuation in which Anna was more likely to blunder. EDIT: Just checked with the engine. Bf6 and bh6 are indeed White's only options besides castling queenside.

[@mattr791]

F5 is strong because it prevents white from winning material while shutting down the attack So erics idea of f6 bxf6 rxf6 qxf6 the material and position is even maybe even slightly better for white. now a more realistic line would be f6 bxf6 rf7 where white would have 2 pawns for a knight blacks still better (engine gives 1.7) but attacking opportunities. Now that same idea after f5 doesn't really do anything F5 bf6 rf7 qh6 qd7 white has no attack blacks up a knight the center will be opening (engine gives black 4.7)

[@sassyjay100]

@@mattr791 @Max Khovanski Thank you both very much for the clear explanations they really helped me understand the position better as I didnt understand what was going on very well.

[@LeventK]

"Just an IM"

[@Dr.Rae-101]

Fischer would be proud.

[@fvr6715]

Eric is the kind of man to steal your girlfriend bc he is crushing you after 6 moves playing the stafford

[@watchableraven3517]

A smothered mate if you will

[@NaP608]

Anna might be muted but u can definitly hear her nonetheless :-)

[@hassanmohammed6755]

On the first game he blunder too much I thought I was playing lmao

[@Evatyl]

Well it was a time scramble

[@IamJacksHeartCA]

3:17:26 Rook b1

[@tofinoguy]

Is Eric never not in time trouble?

[@neilsalmon5900]

First game , both sides miss black could play ...f5-f4 , tactically works as if white ‘wins” the pawn , it loses after g3xf4 g5xf4 , Bxf4 Rxf4 , Qxf4 and ...Be5 pins and wins the queen . So white would have to try after ...f5-f4 , Bd2 g6-g5 and black has a crushing space advantage as well as already being the odds knight up .

[@TheNightheDiedInside]

Anna is very beautiful. But Eric is very calm. Merry Christmas

[@nzy162]

Eric steady simping over Anna first match losing his focus haha.

[@Did_U_Know..]

Oh who saw the wink on 1:23:40 ?? Checkmate !

[@JimmyBoosterCrate]

14:05 Bc2 and Qf5 were stalemate

[@deakkkon]

2:03.01 bishop d2 wins queen or checkmate with queen and knight