Winning FAST with TRICKY and AGGRESSIVE Openings

In this video, I try to win the Hourly SuperBlitz Arena with tricky openings and aggressive gambits. Find every game timestamped below and let me know your favorite game in the comments!
00:00 Time for Aggressive Chess!
00:30 Attempted Smith Morra leads to GODLY Bishop.
04:05 Stafford Gambit Declined leads to INSANITY
08:09 Budapest Gambit leads to NAIL BITER
13:07 DOMINATING The Modern Defense
18:27 How to win Quickly from a Symmetrical Italian
19:47 JOBAVA LONDON WINS IN 8 MOVES
21:06 SCANDINAVIAN WINS IN 12 MOVES
23:47 ALL OUT ATTACK vs Pirc Defense
26:55 Black Mustang Opening leads to Reverse Grand Prix Attack
30:53 Tennison Gambit INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE TRAP
31:49 Attacking the Closed Sicilian
38:36 TRYING TO WIN THE TOURNAMENT - SMITH MORRA GAMBIT
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[@rafigoghimarfirman3480]

Finally an unedited photo of eric in the thumbnail

[@NewbyTon]

that's him?

[@jimskea224]

Chin transplants are the latest thing!

[@Maywek]

@@NewbyTonalways has been

[@quazzydiscman]

Eric Chadsen

[@nabileljabri2768]

he has been hiding for too long

[@jaker721]

I gotta say, seeing Eric as the gigachad really puts it all in perspective

[@eboatwright_]

"It's pretty hard to be aggressive in the Italian." _Proceeds to win in 14 moves_

[@radosawkarwacki4386]

My therapist: Gigachad Eric Rosen doesn’t exist, he can’t hurt you. Gigachad Eric Rosen from the thumbnail:

[@k_meleon]

it's actually great

[@Gabriel64468]

The first guy played a pretty decent game (until the last 4 moves) for a 13xx player, kudos to them!

[@mariuszpudzianowski8400]

Every arena has a person that is like half the rating of other people but has 95% win ratio. It's online chess classic at this point.

[@lucasmatsuoca]

i disagree, he just didn't hang a piece in the opening but got a strategically lost position in 5 moves.

[@matikkkii3482]

@@lucasmatsuoca Not really, he had a normal Benoni position, although he made some mistakes after that

[@lucasmatsuoca]

He DEFINETELY, didn't have a "normal benoni", benoni is already dubious and he wasted moves. Qc7 is a completely useless move for benoni strucucture before the exd trade, not to mention e5, he played e6 to play e5 later, not to mention that you're suppose to have a piece on e5, not a pawn, in typical benoni strucutre, if you want e5, you play it in one move and go for different plans, he lost 2 tempi in a dubious opening, wouldn't be surprised if engine gives +2 or even more after e5 . To me, not hangging a piece but getting a completely strategically lost position out of the opening is basically the same thing. @@matikkkii3482

[@lucasmatsuoca]

later Eric got excited and blunder because the queen was not actually getting trapped, but still, i don't think it's the 1300's guy merit, he just got lucky cause Eric miss calculated and i'm sure the guy didn't calculate all the way through . Anyway, i'm not trying to trash the guy, just saying it was a normal game for a 1300. @@matikkkii3482

[@KancerKowboy]

These aggressive runs are the absolutely most fun to watch.

[@user-wk7hn8og6h]

That Gigaeric on the thumbnail 💀

[@KralleZ7]

It's just eric 😏

[@Philippecastro427]

Least manly Eric picture

[@newyorkslim2001]

Jeeeez -- that win with 1.6 seconds to spare was pure genius. Just shows the diff between duffers like us and a true grandmaster to be.

[@SevenTheJester]

I just heard *Eric Rosen* say "we both have a knight all up in each other's cribs," so my life is now complete. How are we not talking about this?! 😂

[@fischerhansen5647]

non-native speaker, what does it mean? I know a crib as the bed for babies.

[@SevenTheJester]

@@fischerhansen5647 It's slang. A crib is a bed for babies, but in the 90s rappers started calling their homes "the crib" and it caught on to the point that it became pretty regularly used. MTV has a show doing tours of celebrity's houses, and the name of the show is "MTV Cribs." It got pervasive and over-used.

[@zacharygrouwinkel1534]

The first opponent is like “Eric is just giving me material. Stay the F away from that.”

[@HiddenBush64]

I’m excited to see this video, love seeing your aggressive opening videos

[@milk9720]

Eric i just want to say thank you! I had a bad day today and you calm me down so much. Make me appreciate the simple pleasures of life again

[@mathematicsreadinggroup7288]

I just realized there's a whole extra level to playing Eric, psychologically. Eric's opponents always have to wonder "is he gonna play super aggressive, or his more normal and solid style?" which must make him really difficult to prepare for.

[@hoola_amigos]

15:32 "Now i have a hole to work with" Eriiccc !!! 🙈🙈

[@arlisle]

giga eric!

[@LordTreyHowdy]

Thank you so much for all the gambits!

[@sujalmaharjan7563]

if that I take the free knight😂😂... Eric Rosen looks so cunning and funny🤣🤣

[@soullimbo]

Wow, that Tennison gambit was brutal!

[@ylnysanchez3859]

In the third game, when Rosen is about to castle, he wonders if he should worry about the greek gift, wich prompted me to analyze the position and yes, he should have worried more. After the bishop sac, the best defense from black is to actually trade the queen with the knight. But there's some other line that gets more complex and is probably not as devastating when your opponent is human rather than stockfish.

[@Moorb0y52]

These are my favourite Eric rosen videos, long videos with weird gambits and aggression

[@ChadFeldheimer]

My favourite chess content

[@alfredobaldi-pj1tn]

It is such a delight to watch Eric play chess. He is genuinely a true gentleman, a classic characteristic of a real chess player!

[@kruksog]

An analysis of that game against the modern/ hippo would be nice. There were probably some great tactics missed there.

[@valhalla_1129]

I'm going through a break up right now. This will be helpful to relax and fall asleep to. Thanks, Eric!

[@warasilawombat]

Always nice to see an ICBM launch from the comfort of my own home. Thanks for the spot!

[@JangusRoundstone]

Eric's play never ceases to amaze me

[@EpiDot52]

These are my favorite types of videos.

[@LordTreyHowdy]

Love seeing a Smith Morra!

[@ridegreen78]

This is what I’ve been waiting for

[@Miesko1]

eric rosen gigachad is something i didnt know i needed to see

[@sleepy4x]

this was fun to watch.

[@George_Bland]

Really fun video!

[@baldcurry5397]

the first game is an attacking masterclass

[@SvilenKlasanov]

Hey Eric the anti solid but aggressive oxymoron style is your best

[@BAMBAMBAMBAMBAMval]

Giga rosen!!!

[@anissbenthami]

I like your long videos keep up

[@flippert0]

Eric as Gigachad? This is something that didn't came to my mind (until now)

[@jwr1970]

Eric, I so much like your content ❤❤❤ 😂😂😂

[@Andrew-vy6rr]

I believe I speak for everyone when I say we want that thumbnail on a tshirt

[@nacl5653]

Happy Birthday Eric 🎉🎉

[@UndercoverSiblings]

Happy birthday Eric!!!

[@talmagebaker8135]

eric with that GODLY jawline, looking like a Greek Adonis!

[@madzilla14]

🌟 MR. INCREDIBLE

[@andrewszaflarski5379]

These thumbnails are amazing.

[@chibzyt5699]

"Now I have a hole to Work with" - Eric Rosen, International Master Chess, 2023

[@andrewdavies7720]

That win with 1.6 secs left was super tense 😂

[@radosawkarwacki4386]

Happy 30th birthday, Eric! 🎉

[@298takkie]

Best thumbnail ever.

[@Goreblender]

eric's thumbnail skills are seriously the best on the site

[@heath_00000]

I believe Jonathan Schrantz makes the thumbnails?

[@heath_00000]

Nevermind. He said in a recent video he made it.

[@sheikmanzoor5003]

Imagine Eric Rosen as a professional body builder 😏

[@christopherw1248]

Im really not ready for this GigaEric thumbnail. Got spooked too early before the halloween.

[@brane7414]

Love the thumbnail 😎

[@zacharysherry2910]

I want to put that thumbnail in a frame on my wall next to the hanging magnetic chess boards 🤣

[@zacharygrouwinkel1534]

Some of these players were like watching Eric vs Boston Mike again.

[@clintoruss153]

Eric is the best scrambler I have ever seen

[@educat1on166]

31:00 opponent was playing so fast i thought they knew what they were doing xd

[@guillaumelagueyte1019]

It was really brutal

[@wilderuhl3450]

Ya boy ICBM’d that dude in 41 seconds

[@victordeluca7360]

Brilliant thumbnail

[@MJWynn]

YES FINALLY

[@ali24B]

Aggressive Eric is scary

[@jwr1970]

18:00 beautiful mate.

[@jwr1970]

22:33 a dream come true Scandi 🍬

[@SaintD382]

13:39 Both players missed *7...Ne5* , winning the bishop.

[@bozuidberg6898]

GigaRosen is my favourite new picture

[@viniciusgomes1984]

THE GIGAERIC OMFG LMAO

[@Daniel-cu9wj]

What’s a judokas favorite chess piece? The E pawn! {ippon} 😅

[@thesecretcouncil]

I always knew that the Giga chad was Eric.

[@anonymustarrasque3550]

Eric, what do you do if your opponent plays D4 instead of taking the knight in the Stafford.

[@Gabriel64468]

Nxe5 or Qe7 probably. Though honestly everything that isn't clearly a blunder is probably fine, you are gonna be worse in a bunch of those, but nothing more extreme than the Stafford mainlines.

[@elninionterrible7400]

Have a goodnight guys

[@user-ky1wz1dy8k]

s tier thumbnail

[@oliversta8262]

Handsome squidward

[@user-sw9vr9xb2u]

Chess in 2099 oh no my king

[@solyommirza]

26:36 You could even sac the Queen and mate in 4

[@sentarrr]

25:52 there was Nf7 mate wasnt there

[@AJcheste]

Let's go

[@Stromecek1000]

this is the most cursed thumbnail of all time 😂

[@jordanmcmorris5248]

Beginning and ending with the Smith Mora. Very mocked

[@mockspeed33]

6:50 weirdest position ive ever seen

[@rudolfus165]

Hey Eric

[@jwr1970]

I hung my thing, but black didn't take it 😅

[@Lxrzz]

whats that split in half character that you always click before a game?

[@baloonman5]

It's called berzerking. You half your time to play but you get more points if you win. Berzerking is good in tournaments if you think you'll win quickly.

[@Lxrzz]

ty@@baloonman5

[@FrankBatistaElJibaro]

Can we all appreciate the thumbnail please?

[@jwr1970]

18:40 The symmetrical Italian is hard to be aggressive against!

[@HappyCetacean]

yo can you play the king's gambit again next time?

[@sevii9256]

I’m just here for the thumbnail

[@EedeePvP]

19:29 I don't get it, wasn't Rg8 + Qh4 mate in two?

[@holyknightthatpwns]

I think you're right, but I'm not surprised Eric saw the other idea first. Generally when I see M3, I don't stop and look for M2 instead.

[@EedeePvP]

@@holyknightthatpwns makes sense

[@tedCain1]

Oh man I hate giga Chad Eric 😂

[@danhuxley608]

If he did take your pawn on blunder you could’ve checked him with the bishop and won his queen ?

[@swaqvalley]

40:35 b6 would have trapped the Bishop, right?

[@runeercool1]

Yes, but the bishop isent doing alot, other than pining a pawn which wasent important to move at the time, while not pushing the pawn, made it so the knight couldnt move, which would also mean the rook was locked down too.

[@swaqvalley]

That Bishop absolutely destroyed him a few moves later though...

[@runeercool1]

@@swaqvalley In the position his move made an advantage of +7,2 where B6 would create an advantage of +7,1. So while yes, the bishop was important later on, that is not because he allowed it to "live" but instead that he is a human in a tight timecontrol and therefore cant play with a 100% accuracy.

[@dontyellatmecurrier9607]

Hi

[@G1stGBless]

Eric did you change your hair? Can’t put my finger on it…

[@patman326]

Or I can take the queen. (Rosen, 2023)

[@mikebaker2436]

"GigaEric speaks for itself." -Hans Neimann, probably

[@iUUkk]

Great video! But please don't fall for the clickbait stuff haha.

[@jwr1970]

Íf this goes on U-Tube.... Come on.

[@topotheleague]

I'm bad at chess.

[@usecodesavant]

I plat harder matches in 300 elo

[@starry7544]

Cursed thumbnail

[@cal2224]

The full chess board is not visible

[@martinhorvath6229]

I love Eric, love his playstyle, but man... Always that berserking... Kinda ruins the games, we can't really enjoy these rich middle games because he has no time to play