SUPER AGGRESSIVE SUPER-BLITZ | The London is NOT a boring opening!

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In this video, I compete in the Daily SuperBlitz Arena on lichess.org. I late-joined the 90-minute tournament with 70 minutes left and tried to win every game as quickly as possible with my arsenal of gambits, traps, and tricks. Grandmaster Wesley So (world top 10) also competed in the tournament and I had optimistic hopes of catching him... or at least playing him.
Chapters
0:00 INTRO
0:45 HUNTING THE HIPPO
5:33 STAFFORD GAMBIT - EARLY f3!?!?
12:20 GRAND PRIX ATTACK vs SICILIAN
16:50 STAFFORD GAMBIT DECLINED
20:24 LONDON VS KING’S INDIAN OPENING TRAP
22:09 COOL GAMBIT VS DUTCH DEFENSE
27:25 what am I doing with my life
30:22 SAFE VS AGGRESSIVE
34:28 ORTHOSCHNAPP GAMBIT VS FRENCH DEFENSE
38:24 ULTRA SOLID PREP VS DANISH GAMBIT
41:46 BUDAPEST GAMBIT
45:54 LEETS GUH-OH
49:30 LONDON TIME
53:05 REALLY STRANGE OPENING
56:42 EPIC LONDON TRAP - 16 MOVE WIN
58:31 VIENNA GAMBIT
1:01:43 Grand Prix ATTACK VS PIRC DEFENSE
1:06:45 THIS IS EITHER REALLY BAD OR REALLY GOOD
1:08:20 DIRTY ENGLUND GAMBIT TRAP ATTEMPT
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[@gnaeiuopl]

36:49 "it's a fork plus a pin... So it's a Pork" 😂

[@ghostkmn5990]

haram?

[@Chick2106]

@@ghostkmn5990 Allah said its Haram to eat pork

[@apkareno2]

@@Chick2106 you are muslim

[@apkareno2]

right i am

[@KUWAITGRIPSVEVO]

Eric: slightly flustered “So much rage :/ I haven’t felt so angry in a while”

[@andreaskjllerchristensen6638]

@Ian 53:17

[@animefreak3010]

Lol

[@KuKKaBuRRo]

"im still kind of shaking" *sips tea gently*

[@Antonio-Russell]

“Palms are sweaty, Moms Spaghetti”

[@syoudipta]

57:41. Just when someone chimed in "The London is getting old, sorry", Eric showed the most brutal attack! Bravo...

[@charliewilks8202]

Hi Eric, I am a blind chess player and was just wondering if you’ve ever considered making the PGN files from your educational videos public so a blind player could follow along in an accessible chess engine? To clarify I am physically blind, not a blindfold player

[@harrycrab1677]

how are you typing this then 🤨

[@theshoal12]

@@harrycrab1677 blind people can type. Special hardware and software exist to allow people with poor eyesight to navigate computers. Additionally, windows has a ton of accessibility features to make computers usable for the disabled. I'm sure other operating systems have similar features.

[@d33p345]

@@harrycrab1677 imagine not knowing about screen readers and speech-to-type

[@flup1303]

How can you play chess if you are blind? Isn't chess a visual game?

[@d33p345]

@@flup1303 are you trolling or?

[@kyleromero5459]

Eric added another one for the compilations with "My time, Dah!"

[@marklondon9004]

Eric, super chill: "I haven't felt so angry in a while!"

[@BrazilianImperialist]

I wish i was like that

[@royvivat113]

Timestamp?

[@autokratycznyhomunkulus4338]

@@BrazilianImperialist u dont know what ure saying

[@ManiacMane777]

@@autokratycznyhomunkulus4338 you dont know what he saying

[@autokratycznyhomunkulus4338]

@@ManiacMane777 im like eric and its more like curse ;)

[@ellenhall9741]

"Who'd you lose the tournament to?" "Oh, just Wesley So."

[@Sarobrandoful]

Watched to the end, I watch most of your vids all the way since I found you. You have a great way of making your thought process accessible and your dry humour is the delicious meatball that spices it all up!

[@quantumblip4715]

That "mom's spaghetti" was finesse

[@additionaddict5524]

I love these videos with time stamped games. It’s like a box of chocolates where you can pick and choose or just eat the whole box.

[@geckogeico2212]

Username checks out

[@johnblazer7661]

57:00 monologue: "I need to buy some soap. Rage pause, yeah. Reducing the rage with the dirty flags. 'K: double berserk. Playing c3, building the triangle, Illuminati. Ooh! Ba6 is winning! This is in my London course. It used to be a novelty." Imagine being a casual (non-chess-playing) observer who happened to drop by during the stream at that moment!

[@thenerdgamer5778]

57:55 That was very smooth Eric!

[@CrazyBeatboxer]

Really awesome to watch when he goes into lines he’s extremely prepared for. Just domination really isn’t it? Beautiful

[@anthonydalessio8781]

When he checks w the pawn why not just ke7?

[@isaactrenton5800]

What did Eric say when his girlfriend tripped? “Oh no, my queen!”

[@zacharykerr7973]

And then he moved on as if nothing happened

[@quikwo]

and then he won the love of other women

[@hardwoodgems]

Hahahahahahahaha

[@RotorWheeler]

Then he mate

[@Sadiquecat]

Who did he pawn ?

[@Painzzy335]

"My palms are sweaty, mom's spaghetti "

[@thomasrhoads2629]

Lol

[@mariusradu3849]

Huge respect after thay

[@wcsah]

“So the goal is, ah... the goal is to somehow checkmate.” Some profound wisdom at 1:01:45

[@mauricem7007]

Never would I ever have thought I’d find myself watching hour long chess videos, but here I am. Subscribed. Enjoy the free lessons bro

[@stallion2907]

Eric before 1st game: "No more slow, safe, classical chess" Eric not more than a few minutes later: "Let's be safe, let's castle" 😂😂😂

[@prerakcontractor6609]

That dirty flag in the second game 😂

[@marcosfilipemachado8783]

That was SO dirty

[@tou-send4349]

well he was winning before though

[@eivorvarinsdottir2070]

Literally the dirtiest

[@modellking]

after the dirty queen win by his opponent this amount of dirt is ok imo

[@thisisisabella3634]

I had to take a shower after witnessing that. Of course I do it all the time in bullet tournaments 😁.

[@lizardgecko]

When Eric sacrificed the rook at 1:04:33, that was actually the best move!

[@richtaylor4780]

Eric you should do a chessable course on the stafford gambit

[@gabefernandez4207]

He has like 3 or 4 videos on it, if you watch all of them it might as well be a full course

[@richtaylor4780]

@@gabefernandez4207 I can never remember the lines I find chessable quite useful for lodging it in your memory

[@TraderPulse]

I can never have enough of stafford gambit content from this guy

[@kevinlin8674]

@@richtaylor4780 how much did magnus pay you to say that

[@beaulobeaulo915]

@@kevinlin8674 I used to be a 605, 5 weeks on chessable and I’m 1500. Not to mention I’ve lost 13 pounds!! Thanks chessable

[@curtislevey7639]

I love the 'chapters' feature on KZbin. Not sure when it was added but have only recently noticed, and 'what am I doing with my life?' really got me :')

[@tylerlambes4203]

The demeanor, the dry humor, and the chess is all A+.

[@amoreazione3563]

57:15 "building a triangle...illuminati". You crack me up Eric!

[@winrar42]

Letting you know that i made it that far. Great tournament. I just started trying out 3|0 blitz, had been doing 5|0 for a bit. Watching phenomenal players like you helps a lot in understanding how to manage clock, how to play for the clock, and when to sacrifice good moves for fast moves. Love it, big rush

[@shermainerodriguez4707]

Eric’s anxiety is so bad when in time scrambles I feel nervous just watching haha. But he does it for us, shout out Eric!

[@izzojoseph2]

That second flag around 55:00 was crazy!

[@BillyStewartGuitar]

Made it to the end. I really like your play and attitude. All the Best!

[@sujanrai9573]

After watching eric's game i am beating some grandmasters already.

[@melodyparker3485]

Cool name.

[@tobiasthaller6715]

I really like this format. It is so nice to wach ypu playing like this! These type of your videos are my favourites!

[@eeee8677]

Sometimes I play Rosen's videos in the background .. just like his calming voice.

[@TehPoke1337]

I made it to the end Eric! I love your videos find you to be one of the most educational and informative chess streamers so thankyou for that :)

[@bryanretallick3235]

18:15 “ok we’re not going into that”

[@arivertoeveryone]

1:13:05 here to let you know that i made it this far

[@SmartStr33t]

Same

[@debianux]

same

[@aratoan]

same

[@desender]

sam

[@anond2015]

sa

[@juanvillalba539]

I enjoy watching these long tournament videos... Pls continue with the good content.

[@The_Kirk_Lazarus]

Watched it on KZbin and enjoyed all of your antics as they are hilarious.

[@joshsanchez4204]

Hell yeah I made it to the end. Dude you, hikaru and levy have been extremely fun to watch and very good teachers!

[@budchase1549]

Made it through it all. Good content. Learn a lot from you.

[@andrewschultz6608]

I watched to the end. It's really neat to see aggressive chess on display, especially in openings I thought were slower. It helps me play more aggressive stuff and worry less about losing quickly.

[@Workhorse1011]

Made it to the end. Always a chill learning experience watching your videos.

[@Abundnce10]

Fun to watch, thanks for sharing!

[@claytoncurrier639]

Amazing effort; look forward to more content!

[@avatarOfDave]

So entertaining to watch this. Felt good to recognize the queen trap you were going for in that last game.

[@Ishie78]

The titular London trap at 56:42 was so titillating 😍 (I watched it all and was engrossed the whole way through!)

[@maxwaz91]

So much stress when Eric is calmly explaining what he's thinking and the time is ticking down. It's like watching 24.

[@hazzah964]

Please do more of these!! I love watching the entire thing

[@benjihoffenberg1819]

12:50 eric i love u

[@georgios4891]

Ι made it to the end, your content is super entertaining Eric. In terms of content and relaxing atmosphere

[@omertabach9794]

I missed these arenas. Thanks!

[@robertostutz8851]

Watched till the end lol. Nice video rosen. Love when you play aggressive!

[@DocPsy-fy7nu]

Made it all the way to the end. Fantastic tournament! Let's gooo!

[@joereilly7082]

Watched the whole thing. It was awesome. I have been away from the game for 30 years so I don't understand the dirty flag or the berserk but the games were great.

[@LHommeDeCave]

Dirty flag is beating your opponent on time when they're in a winning position Berserk is just a lichess thing (as far as I know) where you take a time deduction for the chance to win bonus points if you win

[@steggyweggy]

@@LHommeDeCave worthy to also note that berserking is only in Lichess tournaments and only gives extra tournament points. It has no effect on rating points given or taken

[@joereilly7082]

@@LHommeDeCave Thank you that was helpful. I was wondering how he was behind on time so often.

[@LHommeDeCave]

@@steggyweggy Yeah I should've made that more clear. Thanks!

[@steggyweggy]

@@LHommeDeCave no problem

[@jrlyday6224]

I always watch until the end. So much to learn!

[@Zach.765]

love how you always keep the attitude positive

[@SanchezOff]

36:49 "it's a fork plus a pin so it's a pork" LMAO 🤣

[@logeshchamp8665]

Thank you Eric! Completed watching it, 4 50 am now !!

[@Morek772]

I really like the annotations in the video highlighting the opening :D

[@cperkins10755]

“Argh”! Volume level 2 to 3- “So much rage”!

[@sachinthasanjana8604]

Good stuff....watched the whole thing!!!

[@vinceberry4017]

Great finish Eric. Watched whole thing to the end on KZbin. The for posting it.

[@gilless429]

Watched this one quite late, but I made it to the end. Great content as usual !

[@ared4391]

“Oh wow. I feel dirty”

[@joejitsu034]

Mate, you are ruthless in tournament mode. I genuinely felt sorry for some of your opponents in this one! Well played 👍

[@crazynickels1701]

I watched to the end. Really like this long content.

[@MrinfinityLT]

Made it to the end. Insanely nice games in the end. Looked like you were in some kind of zone.

[@stndupforusa8964]

Great videos, love your posts. You are a great teacher as well.. easy for a beginner to follow.. and thats very important. Some of the guys I try to watch on utube go way too fast for me to follow. Thanks

[@ashtoncano2649]

58.01 wow omg this is the most solid ive ever seen you play Eric

[@mysticflyer2403]

Brilliant Eric, I am learning so much from watching you play. Man your fast! I missed that trap in the London course! Thanks for the link in comments. Good luck in 21🫖 (edited)

[@nikosgabriel3807]

i was getting nausea with hgow fast the moves you made was! i mean dude that was blazing fast.Keep up the good work!

[@omhumvee]

Rarely comment but always watch your KZbin vids. Appreciate your drive and passion with chess play. Have become a London fan and encourage many to explore the opening. 4th is still phenomenal considering the field and time

[@mastrake]

You've made pre-moving into an art form.

[@mambablack6011]

Watched it till the end, and i loved it.

[@djfmate]

I made it to the end. So close to making the podium Eric. Well played! (Including all those dirty flags! A win is a win...lol)

[@MikeSapiecha]

well done watched to the end

[@KQDUDE]

Eric "so much rage" Rosen

[@weinershnitzel5498]

Love your videos man, keep it up

[@user-vp5ju9hw1p]

I watched until the end of the video! Thanks for the video

[@nickknight8065]

WOW, that flagging of your opponent at 12:07, incredible!

[@32braveheart]

[@matinsoukhtsaraei8816]

you are absolutely a fantastic player Eric

[@georgewashington5771]

25:21 Eric with 20sec opponent with a minute - probably playing this on time 😂

[@JonathanS344]

Great video, had no idea it was an hour until I finished the video hahaha

[@leiq1392]

Thanks for the timestamps!

[@joshuamcmahon1255]

It's great how you can watch this all the way through and it doesn't feel like you sat through over an hour of chess!

[@vendragon6333]

Always make it this far. Love ur content

[@bl4ckout812]

19:58 "I want to catch WESLEY. Ah he is so strong. SO so strong." *cheeky look on the chat* I see what you did there Eric!

[@big_darkside2716]

I've enjoyed watching this to the end :)

[@maelayzavilla1421]

I've watched the whole video it was great I wish you could do more video about London System 😄❤️

[@dr.mikeybee]

Fun stuff. Yes, I watch all the way through and learned that fork and remove the defender. I'm sure I'll start noticing that now.

[@Leo-xc2go]

3:19 ~ me every time I try to play chess

[@juantellez7858]

Watched the whole thing, in two sittings. The bishop attacks pon from the london opening. Wow.

[@sandramoina2711]

eric: stafford is my favorite me:okay eric that is little way too much

[@walteralfaro496]

I legit landed on the thumbnail!😱

[@benjaminady]

I watched to the end, and learned "dirty flag". Thank you. =)

[@oizysss]

moms spaghetti 12:49

[@alandavison7867]

My wife is highly amused that I find your videos entertaining.

[@mr.steenweg7504]

This was awesome.. best content on yt!

[@Yorkshirejelly]

I made it this far, though I have finals coming up and you're making studying difficult!

[@ed1pk]

I made it to the end. But skipped a bit! Good stuff!

[@danzawhite921]

thanks Erik!

[@johntatum8088]

Congrats on 4th...start on time next time...good chess! You are so good with premoves! So quick, too!