World's Largest DUCK CHESS Tournament

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[@p.g.3806]

A horse + duck attack is extremely intimidating, in chess and in life.

[@maloxi1472]

🤣

[@JiveDadson]

Do you know how to get down off a horse?

[@ItsAsparageese]

@@JiveDadson I can't wait for someone else to prompt you for the punchline, I can feel one is there & I need it

[@JiveDadson]

@@ItsAsparageese You genuinely don't know? It's the granddad of all dad-jokes. It was old before the first chicken even considered road-crossing. OK. You don't get down off a horse. You get down off a duck.

[@oliverbarton2353]

@@JiveDadson Thank you for this! I actually laughed out loud for the first time in a couple weeks. I've been really struggling with depression lately and this helped very much. You are a saviour, more than you know 👍

[@GearsandGasoline]

Very funny that I don't have the attention span to sit down and watch a feature film people spent millions of dollars and years of their lives making, but I'll happily sit and watch Eric play duck chess for that long. Thanks Eric.

[@KironKabir]

Wow, I wasn’t expecting to see you here, Ben. Loving the car content, as always

[@andrek6920]

To be fair a lot of feature films nowadays suck.

[@GearsandGasoline]

@@andrek6920 agreed. And none of them contain duck chess

[@kylekylekyle505]

People who "don't have the attention span to watch movies" are yikes

[@badcornflakes6374]

@@kylekylekyle505 that judgement is yikes

[@woodygorn2111]

Liked immediately. As nice as it is to see Eric play the duckless variant, it's always great to see him return to quackical chess.

[@scoutbane1651]

Same here

[@aiyana6476]

Same.

[@pyrokinetikrlz]

"the duckless variant" is how I am referring to traditional chess from now on :D

[@JustAnotherCommenter]

@@pyrokinetikrlz wdym traditional chess? Duck chess is the new tradition now.

[@mail2hubertco]

@@JustAnotherCommenter it had always been

[@trygveplaustrum4634]

"Tried to win..." *Oh, Eric... Why did you make us wait to the end to find out what we already knew in our hearts?*

[@Nabrix]

there's something oddly intimidating about rosen repeatedly saying "no mercy" in his calm voice

[@NoNameAtAll2]

I'm already mercy

[@cheekybeaky]

Behold Eric Rosen: undisputed Quack Master of the world.

[@paragonthemortalddosurvivo6788]

Love that duck! “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue playing Duck Chess that counts.” ― Winston S. Churchill

[@Frommerman]

"I hate Indians. They are a nasty, brutish race." - Winston S. Churchill We should maybe choose new people for our jokes, because that quote wasn't one.

[@U20E0]

You can attribute any quote to him and be correct ( within reasonable margin of error )

[@mrmustache2039]

1:09:40 The queen isnt trapped as it can go to e2 or d1 and put the duck inbetween.

[@maemaemayday]

i was thinking exactly this i am so glad someone commented it

[@jettaeschroff6924]

it's so nice to see eric getting sponsors, he deserves it

[@lukedemosthene3749]

Pretty sure he does he gets more. He’s just picking the one he wants and beneficial to his community.

[@sarcastaball]

@@lukedemosthene3749 he's a sellout

[@jettaeschroff6924]

@@sarcastaball what if he gets sponsored by a product he genuinely thinks is good? does taking the sponsorship mean that he's still a sellout?

[@sarcastaball]

@@jettaeschroff6924 what do you think?

[@juneguts]

@@sarcastaball ok boomer

[@jettaeschroff6924]

duck chess tournament is the best thing that i didn't know i needed

[@skepley]

I'm having the worst day today. Just terrible. But then I got home and saw a new duck chess video and its over an hour long. Best day ever.

[@TuckerHolt]

Love you man

[@chopinfanclub6672]

I am down too. We got this!

[@adventurer3288]

I guess you could say life is ducking you

[@michaelcaron5756]

I love the Eric face when he drinks the AG1 🤣🤣 you can tell he really “loves” it! 🤣

[@flippert0]

Looks like someone pointed a gun at him saying "drink this!"

[@brett6468]

All those concentrated oxalates... Kidney Stone Gambit.

[@fatcheeks9830]

he loves that green if you know what im saying.

[@unit104]

I really enjoy duck chess. You should make this a regular part of the content you put out

[@i_Soar]

Eric Rosen truly is un-bill-ievable at this game. Quacks off to you, Eric!

[@wesleymcbob]

played duck chess over the board at a bar chess club using a full shot glass as the duck, winner consumes the duck

[@hoegoebaboe]

"There is a lot of different strategies and ... QUACKtics in this game" - Eric Rosen 4:00

[@volodyadykun6490]

I thought it was chess tournament organised by world largest duck, disappointed

[@NaoshikuuAnimations]

maybe Prague Queen is secretly a duck

[@scottdavidson3180]

Over 1.5 hr of Duck chess content?? Oh no! My productivity.

[@laurynnoborio6045]

OMG I’VE BEEN HOPING FOR THIS CONTENT FOR SO LONG AHHH IM SO GLAD YOU PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT!! THANK YOU FOR THE VIDEO!

[@tcroc01]

I was missing the duck content. Glad to see it king

[@pieTone]

Idk why I find it funny to see Eric reading from a script but congrats on the sponsor

[@JiveDadson]

Half way through, and I'm still waiting for the world's largest duck.

[@dago6410]

You deserve a QM title Eric I love how everyone Reading will mnow what this title is even tho it literally does not exist

[@fifdspence]

Really enjoying these videos! Duck chess is getting me back into chess after a long dalliance with Go, and as far as I can tell you're the authoritative source for all things Duck Chess :)

[@williams8973]

At 1:09:40, the Queen isn't actually trapped, because QD2 duck C3 or QE1 duck C3 or D2 saves it.

[@HazhanJalal]

Really late, but came to comments to say same. I have a feeling the opponent was stream sniping and took Eric's words for granted. Earlier he prevent an insane attack after Eric gave an extensive explanation at 1:07:34 aswell. It does feel weird that he saw three attacks at once and yet was blind to such an easy move. Tho, I don't know if Eric was trying to trick him and sensed the stream snipe or did he really also miss that the queen can go back and block with the duck. I could be wrong and I might be making stuff up. EDIT : Eric did say he had a blind spot for the queen going back, but still opponent was sus (to me at least).

[@heltok]

Finally a youtube who actually understands duckchess

[@jacobv_]

And I still have yet to see eric LOSE a game of duck chess!

[@boom_boom_potty]

Eric Rosen winning a duck chess tournament is the best thing I've seen all week. Congratulations buddy.

[@happy_labs]

Love the duck content! I really liked the giant wacky variant that had the camels too

[@henryaggerate9669]

Eric confirmed #1 Duck Chess player in the world

[@erikkomaromi4500]

Did you know that egyptians invented duck chess? Except that they played it with chest shapes. That's why they called it Chest chess. Also, they played it on the chest of a servant. So it was Chest chess on chest. It was an other time. They talked a lot during the games. It was Chat Chest Chess on chest. Also cats played it. It was Cat Chat Chest Chess on Chest. It was everyone's favourite. It was the Best Cat Chat Chest Chess on Chest. They made a big event for it. The Best Cat Chat Chest Chess on Chest Fest. Best content Eric, thank you! You're awesome!

[@andrewszaflarski5379]

Eric Rosen - Super GM of Duck Chess. Crushing GM's and noobs alike with quacktics.

[@SurfTheSkyline]

I want to see classical duck chess tournaments with absurd opening prep and the strife that the duck adds to calculating

[@azullove979]

This has really leveled up my duck game. Thanks for sharing

[@calebjohnson9740]

Go Eric! I’ve never been more invested in someone winning than when I watch Eric play

[@blantant]

Love these duck videos

[@xXxC0nSUm3rXxX1337]

This is the video I've been waiting for

[@eoinfun9033]

I just couldn’t stop watching this whole video 😍👌🏻 the hikaru of duck chess 🐣

[@ramachandra776]

Nice long video to start the weekend at Sat 2 am . Thanks to duck chess sensei Eric . 🙂

[@MysticPotato]

I love rosen man. The subtle joke he makes makes me laugh honestly.. fuckin quacktics he says 😂

[@dudaseifert]

1:28:16 i think a great move by the opponent could be to move the queen here, you basically get a piece back if the opp is pre-moving, and you've lost the game anyway if he isn't(only possible because there is no concept of check, he can leave his king to die)

[@TamDNB]

Savagely owning the stream sniper in game one was 👏

[@stewartzayat7526]

I don't think he necessarily was a stream sniper. I was considering queen takes pawn as well even before Eric mentioned it

[@TamDNB]

True, they may not have been. it was move 7 that made me suspicious, then the fatal queen move set up from Eric made me almost certain. Maybe not tho

[@WilliamKiely]

25:30 In the weird Scandinavian opening where Eric wins back the pawn, his opponents keep missing Nc3+Df6. This would prevent Eric from winning back the pawn. White can follow up with a6 later.

[@jercki72]

whats Df6?

[@WilliamKiely]

@@jercki72 Duck to f6!

[@WilliamKiely]

I.e. In all three games with this opening in this video, Eric's opponents played Nc3+Duck-e7, but Nc3+Duckf6 is much better IMO and seems to prevent Eric from winning back the pawn.

[@fifdspence]

Nice idea! Trying to think of whether there's a refutation. Was wondering about 4.Nc3Df6 Qd6Dc4, threatening to recapture on d5, but then 5.Nb5Db6 looks great for White. I also wondered about 4...e6Dc4, but 5.dxe6Dd7 seems pretty good for White as well. In the end, I'd probably just play 4...e6Dd7 5.Bc4D(any) exd5D(any) and hope that the open lines in the center are enough compensation for the missing pawn.

[@WilliamKiely]

@@fifdspence I haven't analyzed deeply to know if there's a refutation, but intuitively it seems like a much better try for white than just allowing black to immediately win back the pawn. Look at it a bit more, I like your 4... Qd6Dc4. I think your 5.Nb5Db6 is a mistake because black could play Qc5Dc6 preventing white from playing Nxc7) and seems to be winning back the pawn). But white could play 5.Nb5Dc6 allowing white the possibility of Nxc7 later if black plays Qc5. It's not clear to me how black can win back the pawn (may still be possible, but it's at least not easy to spot).

[@randombtd5128]

I love those ducks scattered across his house.

[@Anthoman001]

Great job Eric! [smile] Congratulations. I enjoyed this whole stream enormously. Thanks! [grin]

[@andyquinn4985]

FTX crashes. Eric Rosen: "Oh No! Your money!"

[@SomeGuy1117]

I love using gambits in duck chess. The development seems to be worth way more in duck chess than normal chess because usually the duck cramps your position in an even match. Just had one where my opponent accepted the danish gambit and I ate the poor person's soul. They work so well.

[@apfelhauer6677]

Eric Rosen is the reason I stopped playing chess... Now I am addicted to the ducks🐥

[@luuktiel7402]

I needed this

[@davidarthurcole]

The duck at 30:01 - I audibly giggled

[@BorisGamingChannel]

I think a good idea for a duck chess video is playing an endgame duck chess video, maybe positions made by viewers.

[@brightlamp2549]

“Smothered duck mate” 😂 never thought i would hear this combination of words in my life

[@rei_flac]

Love the duck chess videos!

[@buttercupbab__]

Every time you say “oh no someone call an ambulance….. but not for me” 💯

[@NickNameTrickName]

Quacktics genius. Big W

[@StefanReich]

Glad to see you're back on quack promoting this aquacktive chess variant

[@Darko1077]

That smuthered duck mate was stunning.

[@SevenTheJester]

"The combination of the horsey and the ducky is dangerous." I'm dead.

[@pelecaj7067]

hahahaha the way duck blocks fianceto is hilarious xD

[@yakmin]

This is the best chess thumbnail I've ever seen. Great job!

[@dccarlos15]

The additional notation for the duck is great. Imagine spending time drawing a duck each turn during an OTB tourney. Lol.

[@yrtepgold]

"Not even an ambulance could save white in that position" 🤣🤣🤣

[@finchisneat]

Knights should be worth more points in duck chess because unlike bishops, it's attacks cannot be blocked.

[@AnubhabLeo]

DM Eric Rosen unleashes and defeats the entire duckarmy

[@ahmedmetwally4144]

Eric is the duck chess champion.

[@MrArtless1]

Why are you so good at this

[@nielsniels5008]

I really like your content Eric

[@calebjohnson9740]

I almost cried when Eric hung that royal fork

[@MyPcarvalho]

1:09:50 didn't white have Qe2 or Qd1 and duck blocking the diagonal? Also: love your videos, cheers from Brasil

[@MyPcarvalho]

Ups, saw someone commented that right after. Sorry, quack

[@Scy]

If it waddles like chess and quacks like chess, then it's probably a duck.

[@joshuazhong2520]

1:09:50 what if queen goes back and duck blocks? edit: nvm, a chatter brought it up

[@dabi131]

This is the peak of entertainment

[@_pink_clovers]

absolutely quacking

[@nomer440]

Rosen could write duck chess theory

[@maxmustermann5590]

>shows off an amzing mate in a big tournament >'That was pleasant'

[@sethcamargo1928]

Got that dawn dish soap ad at the start of the video.

[@ahershe3]

@gothamchess I'm pretty excited for Duck Chess recaps

[@Eric-yc7po]

1:09:10 the opponent is not losing his queen by force: Qe2+Df3

[@justinhunt3141]

I would like to see computer duck chess just to see what kind a craziness something like alphazero could find if trained on it.

[@techoutsider5631]

Computer duck chess would be very hard to do since the number of possible moves per step is so high.

[@shimotrical]

“Oh no your money” 😂

[@dpayO2]

That was so fun

[@iam9367]

Congrats on winning the biggest duck chess tournament!

[@bradleywalker8642]

58:16 He missed N×f2++ De3 followed by N×Rh1 Dg2. It's double check from Knight and Queen after opponent moves Duck, so White must move the King and lose the Rook next move.

[@declaredjeans7555]

4:50 Yes, I think is probably on KZbin. Or maybe it's in my head, and I'm standing in a white room, banging my head against the wall..

[@playerofallgames8100]

i think this confirms eric is a duck addict

[@lennartgro]

Nice mate in game one Edit : Beautiful mate in game two as well

[@jensino]

Sadly I missed this Arena due to other obligations. Maybe next time. 😊

[@ThomasLiljeruhm]

The one and only duck chess GM!

[@awesomeleozejia8098]

"oooh c4"- eric rosen, 26:30

[@pauldearhouse8309]

Smothered duckmate 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@pierQRzt180]

I am simple man, I see the duck and I like it.

[@thatchrisguy188]

I feel this video is important data in answering the age old question: Would you rather fight one hundred duck-sized horses, or one horse sized duck?

[@Frank7489]

1:09:45 couldn’t opponent have moved queen to d1 then blocked with the duck on e2 (or Q e2 Duck f3)

[@TheInselaffen]

Eric takes 8 seconds to celebrate his win. He beat most of his opponents on time by just having multiple plays ready; DuckGM.

[@38FerreroX]

Now that you've played enough duck chess, what would you say are the pieces 'values'? (with respect to chess 1-pawn ~3-knight ~3-bishop 5-rook 9-queen) For instance, I feel like rooks are worth less than knights in duck chess (only adjacent rooks are truly connected, their view can be easily blocked...)

[@turnerherbek6912]

Knights are so op in duck chess since they are only affected by the duck if the duck is on a square that it wants to jump to

[@gomjabbar6246]

from the future, can confirm this made it to youtube.

[@volodyadykun6490]

Also you probably would like Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

[@Vorasii]

We need a duck chess event against gotham

[@tomho1942]

At 1:09:15, can't white go Qd1 and duck e2 or f3?