Wild Checkmates | Speedrun Episode 64

[@TheHeroIsRisingUp]

Who else couldn't believe the abundance of these episodes. It's like a gift

[@abhiramgollapudi3930]

for real i’ve been smiling for 3 days straight

[@danijelko1983]

Just yesterday was my birthday, its like a gift for me.ty eric

[@TheHeroIsRisingUp]

@@danijelko1983 happy birthday to you 🎉☺️ wish a happy life

[@gw6667]

What's not to believe? With your level of amazement it's a miracle you aren't also a q-anon loyalist

[@TheHeroIsRisingUp]

@@gw6667 haha I am not sh*th*le American.

[@PifnPaf]

34:35 "White very quickly castles, sacrificing the bishop." Of course wholesome Eric, it's a well-thought sac.

[@theuseraccountname]

If the move wasn't check, I think white would've probably been fine after Re1, but alas.

[@technologypoet]

Eric thank you for your wonderful educational content! I’ve enjoyed 64 of your insightful speed run series so far and am looking forward to many more. I really appreciate how clearly you break down your thought process for each move. Your calm demeanor and respect for your opponents makes it a joy to learn from you.

[@lolobuggah2670]

Thanks for making more frequent episodes! I'll be sad when this series ends! It's the best thing on the KZbin!

[@tommyfiendo]

Me too... When does he decide he's reached "master" in this run? He's already played against at least 1 titled player I can remember

[@TheQdfqdsf]

“I hope you guys are enjoying more frequent content” yes, yes we do!

[@barryderoode7446]

I love it how Eric is predicting his own moves: I think B4 is coming. Best series ever!

[@acxrn]

[@jackcityy718]

This is insane! You're the first chess channel I ever watched when I started playing. Back then, I had no clue what you were on about with e4, e5, and all those arrows. I couldn't predict the future, obviously. But now that I play chess all the time, I went back and rewatched your videos. And guess what? I understood EVERYTHING! I can see all of your possible moves for every move your opponent maked. It's like I'm a chess master now! Blessings to you and your channel to keep growing

[@AlexFraserMonteiro]

After the drought, the floodgates opened! :) Keep up the new pace!! It's awesome :) Love the series.

[@ToyotaChariots]

Ah perfect timing!

[@MrDanielfff777]

Why

[@George_Bland]

It isn’t in the dead of night for once

[@MyBiPolarBearMax]

Eric putting the “speed” in “speedrun” with these uploads 👍

[@Jdhcbeksksl8382]

0:28 harmo nicus 🤣

[@Sploooshen]

🤫🤫😂😂

[@MajorAddiction]

My nicus

[@turtlebackflapjack]

Wheres the compilation video of Eric just pronouncing opponent names?

[@harrymacinnis6548]

Best series on KZbin right now

[@catac83]

26:00 your end game is fabulous- quick and precise moves Congratsss! Opponent is desperately trying to flag you while you calmly bury him with the confidence from having a high lvl bullet rating. You took your time in the opening and middle game and got an slight better position and an extra pawn, just enough to finish him ;) What a brilliant strategy! Thankkkk youuu for the videos Eric and keep them coming! You are amazing!!

[@ZeusBotko]

thats what im sayin bro is a legend

[@JacobVanlunen]

In the second game just the pattern to force the king up the board with the knight/pawn combination was very informative

[@Clydenmasil]

I've learned so much from watching this series. I was a noob but now i can easily beat all my friends at school. Thank you, Eric Rosen.

[@dl1272]

I like how he wins so fast also so instructive and well explained 😊

[@elroyjacobs8126]

Eric: "I'm up a pawn, makes sense going into an endgame". Me: *Up a Queen* still loses. 😂😂

[@aladadon8050]

I was falling asleep, looks like a triple espresso coffee type of morning tomorrow

[@bilalbil1652]

I am just amazed how quickly Eric saw lines & still no match for GMs.

[@TheKeystoneOfficial]

what a splendid few days this has been

[@checkinginwithdrew5846]

Happy to see more of these so quickly! This series has absolutely helped improve my game! Thanks Eric you da man!!

[@G4Wishu]

I love this man. I love these videos. Thank you.

[@seanhunter111]

Love this series and love the instructive content coming so fast. That said make sure you don't burn yourself out trying to do so much.

[@JamesWilson01]

Thanks Eric, I'm loving these frequent speedrun episodes. Very instructive and inspiring 👍

[@hermanblinkhoven1856]

The last game was very nice. Like Tim Walz making a joke on Vance's reputation without offending anyone.

[@mitchelmodine9197]

Hey I think this is the first time I’ve seen my adopted homeland in Eric’s opposition 🇵🇭 🇵🇭 🇵🇭

[@tim90003]

Rosen has been on fire recently

[@Josttx]

Thanks so much Eric. You are spoiling us so much with all these coming in so fast! :)

[@zacharygrouwinkel1534]

Eric- “F3 comes to mind.” Ben- “Terrible.”

[@trevorpennington924]

Oh no my sleep!! Gotta watch immediately, Best speedrun on the internet

[@akobifan5428]

Love me some "crazy pants" Rosen content. Always instructive and well explained. Never fails to delight😊

[@krzysztofk638]

love to start the day with coffee and new speedrun episode :) You are doing great job!

[@TheNole]

I've been greatly enjoying the daily uploads

[@RobDurham]

Awesome checkmates! Really appreciating all the content this week especially as ESPN is blacked out on DirecTV.

[@tombaron2505]

Last game is super instructive as it's similar to a number of D5 alapin positions where you consider the check or going back to d8. I'll look out for those sneaky tricks next time I get one!

[@jonnozomboid2649]

For something so stressful, Eric... you sound so unbelievably calm all the time. If you weren't so godlike at chess, the public could certainly benefit from your work within critical incident decision-making :D

[@R04drunner1]

Awesome to get three Speedrun episodes so close together. Oh no, my life!

[@StevenFfr]

Another Speedrun video this week by Eric, Let's goo! 😊

[@danielistrati2684]

thank you Eric! easy instructive chess!

[@cfd3728]

Thanks. This is great content.

[@eric-rosen]

Thanks so much!!

[@icelandtraveladventure]

I feel privileged to get 3 episodes

[@adamvolkinshtein1184]

Would love more Fischer Random | Chess 960 | Freestyle Chess | Open Chess

[@shawnwhite1645]

A Pawn Checkmate against a 2010 rated player? Only you, Eric. Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice 1st game!

[@thishex]

7:45 A little knight dance to force white into retreat. Well spotted by Eric.

[@jpjpJPJPG]

Thanks Eric!!

[@obmarte3803]

Pretty amazing you've played almost 200 games and only got 1 cheater. I play 25ish games a week but consistently get at least one cheater, but it could be my rating range.

[@fatcatpills]

I've been watching your channel for years still consistently hear new names of openings I know there's God knows how many but have you ever counted how many you can list off from memory in one go? You should do a colab with levy or someone and see who can name/show more until one of you runs out.

[@LupusInCaligo]

being rated 1950 and hopping on a rapid game just to lose in 50 seconds as white really is something... just one of those days

[@NizzzaB]

Would be great to see some queens pawn games

[@HoloDaWisewolf]

First game was amazing

[@nikolaspavlou7180]

Perfect timing for breakfast!

[@RightHandShot]

Thanks for posting

[@dmitrymashkov9379]

Eric, do you play Sicilian O’Kelly occasionally? This is my go-to weapon for sharp open Sicilian games. It prevents Rossolimo and all nasty bishop b5 checks, but gives back a tempo. Do you think it’s too slow?

[@jamesduggan7200]

I agree that in Gm 1 the pieces on the queenside leave the white king embarrassing undefended,

[@davidmassey5448]

I enjoy what you give me.

[@hazmanlapatelo4496]

Thanks for the treat

[@goviie]

8:34 pin+fork = pork discovered fork = dork

[@pharumnelson7108]

At 22:33 you are technically threatening to win with connect 4 on both dark and light squares...

[@atifahm4619]

🌻Love the contents! Keep up!

[@EddieDunns]

KEEP THEM COMING!! IM SO GREEDY

[@BluebellWins]

In game 2 black had bishop to g3 to improve i think? 30:29

[@dylanklassen5436]

at 26:00 does opponent have rook takes e4, followed by knight takes f5, if queen takes theres forced mate no? so opponent gets knight, bishop and pawn for a rook

[@Nn-3]

Now at one episode for each square on the board :)

[@ezequielnazario6544]

Is a discovered fork a dork?

[@user-vx3rw2mz4t]

30:59

[@4711felixable]

you are spoiling us

[@pklath]

18:30 how about Qd2

[@tushmush7298]

Eric are you grinding for GM or?

[@Squilfinator]

Oh no my beauty sleep

[@PeteyPablo1]

what does rating refund mean?

[@thetransferaccount4586]

overrun with speedrun

[@danielhowell8808]

nice

[@stepniak18]

If a pin + a fork is a pork then a discovery + a fork is a dork?🤔

[@mathieupouillon5605]

Always play g5 checkmate !!

[@pranjalsrivastava1660]

There goes my sleep

[@GOOFLEr]

Just in time to sleep

[@ryancraig1041]

36:28 Why can't white take the queen back with bishop and keep castling rights?

[@ConradAdamsMrJUMBO]

Probably having thoughts of an active king in the endgame, and also that the bishop being in the centre of the board is more active.

[@qo7052]

0:29

[@maartenjansen3393]

@imrosen dont forget to update you profile pic. And to share some more lore with us

[@samwightman6434]

FIRST NOT A BOT TOO

[@tangpuzzy]

PHILIPPINES? UY PHILIPPINES

[@dl1272]

😂😂

[@jacobsawyer6861]

Oh yaes Keesies 💋💋💋💋

[@Matheolh123]

"Haromniggas ""harmonikas"

[@antonnovo695]

Eric you shouldnt shave..

[@lusterris9183]

EARLY

[@daniel.t4680]

0:29 oh no my N word

[@davidroberts6549]

Where does this end? With Anand, or Karlsen or Kasparov?

[@pklath]

00:52 isn't that's blunder? Because opponent can fork your bishup nd night? 🫣

[@rneriwana]

Bishop is defended by the queen and the knight is defended by pawn and queen, forking doesnt win any material even if the knight is pinned