I really liked the flashback clip of you talking about this exact scenario in 2016.. It feels like a movie in a way.. Like the guy is about to make the play of the century but in the moment, the camera zooms into his eye and he is taken back to his childhood where his dad is like "son.. if you ever find yourself stuck and don't know what to do.. remember this" and then the camera zooms back out and the guy knows where to go from there.. Meanwhile his sick father is watching the game live from his hospital bed as he lays dying surrounded by family.. He gets one final moment of approval before succumbing to his illness..
Follow the recommended moves down the rabbit hole and see if there was anythign different about your position that refutes it. Maybe Stockfish just cant comprehend though
one could expect that because there are only a few pieces in an endgame the moves should be clear, but the opposite is the case. I find correctly calculating endgame moves very hard and keep messing up. I'm looking forward to see more engame content from you. Great video, thanks!
You can also see that nicely when people do puzzles. Most pieces on the board they solve it instantly, but with like two pawns they have to think. This counterintuitive aspect is always fascinating.
Okay, I think I have decided that this guy's demeanor is genuinely honest and not condescending. Meaning, that's just the way he is and he is not intentionally trying to come off a certain way. SUBSCRIBED!
Hi from the UK Eric, recently got into chess again after not playing for years (pass the boredom of lockdown) I remember the scotch opening from my school days 30+ years ago. Love yours and Gotham chess' videos helping me so much. Thanks.
Rancho Wangdu might be an alias from a Hindi movie, 3 idiots, which is an amazing movie on engineering, life, life in India. Rook end game - Its processed to the RAM right now, might rewatch it again to send it to ROM, LOL, . thank you.
8:37: why not Rh1, winning the rook on C1? (Genuine question, I feel like I must be missing something but I can't work out what?) Rh1, K(e/f/g)2 , Rxc1
Rh1 would simplify things after Kg2 Rxc1 Rb8+ Kg7 a8=Q Rxa8 Rxa8. I’d be up a pawn with some winning chances. In hindsight, that’s probably better than what I played
my initial thought was that the rook on b7 can go to b8 to give a check and promote the pawn in the next move. but i guess we can then take Rxa8 and would have been up a pawn....... so idk
@@eric-rosen Oh yeah I see, white can use the check to take the rook back and it's actually a trade, rather than winning a rook - although you're still up a (very threatening) pawn, so I figure that's probably still good. I'm 950, and the "backline pin" idea seems very effective at my elo, I suspect most people wouldn't notice Rb8+
Engine also gives this as a good move, although you don't quite win a rook. After Rxc1 there is Rb8+ Kg2 a8=Q Rxa8 Rxa8 and you end up winning a pawn but exchanging rooks. He might have wanted the rook pair since he didn't want to draw.
12:22 Eric's 1.Rxc8 is mate in 12 moves. But a7 is mate in 5 moves... 1.a7 Kb7 2.Rc7+ Ka8 3.Ka6 Rb8 4.Rc8 Rxc8 5.b7# Is it easier to remember? Is it more "aesthetic"? IDK
9:07: White could have a winning position by reh7 followed by rb1. If black had move his rook-g to f,e,d,c files, white could have either captured the black pawn. If black had moved rook-a, white could have queened.
At 8:38, Rosen had a rook sac for his opponents past pawn on a7, where he could then check the king on h1 on his next turn, winning the lost rook back and entering the endgame a pawn up.
White really makes it much easier at 12:11. Should have played Ra4 (or Rc4...) instead of Rb3. Then it's tougher to win, even though it's still a forced win of course. Then black can try a couple of things, but there is ONLY one method to make further progress. 1) h2?? would be horrendous blunder. Just Rxg4+ and it's a draw. 2) Rc1+ won't help. After Kh2 white realizes they need a new plan as the pawn is pinned. 3) Rg2 just stalemates the white king and doesn't help at all. White can just wait with Rb4. If Kg3?? then it's Rxg4+ of course, draw. And if Kg5?? to go around somehow, white has a mad rook starting with Rb5+. It keeps checking forever, even at the expense of sacrificing itself as the white king is out of moves. 4) Rf2 isn't the way, either. White can for instance attack it with Kg1 hoping for Kg3?? which intends to meet Ra3+?? with Rf3. Instead, white has Rxg4+ again. Draw. 5) Kg3 will be denied, too. White plays Ra3+ and if Kf4 then Ra4+. And if Kf2 then Kh2!. White is controlling the b3-square with two pieces, preventing the pawns from coming forwards. 6) Rd2 doesn't provide with proper shelter. After Rb4 Kg3 white can just deliver lateral checks until you hide on h4 again. If you drift too far from the g-file, the white rook might land on g3 even. Therefore, it's Re2!, the only winning resource. Lateral checks won't work now since Rb4 Kg3 and now Rb3+ can be met with Kf4 and after Rb4+ black has Re4. White is finally forced to leave the rank, allowing black to set up win with various methods, including this one taught by Eric.
I've literally just had this ending and spent half of it trying to remember how to initiate the rook sacrifice. Thankfully my opponent resigned as I was trying to figure it all out.
I had a Stafford gambit where I missed one of your queen traps instead I lost a bishop then I ended up doing a tactic to win a Rook and knight because my opponent blunder then forced a queen trade to win the game
that's amazing, I had a rook vs rook and 2 pawns once, I managed to win, but I think that neither I nor my opponent new the theory behind it, as we were both 1100s
Lol, Eric, that RanchoWangdu guy may be from Vietnam, buut he might be an Indian(Rancho is a famous character from the bollywood movie 3 idiots and its definitely worth a watch).
I've had "marching pawns and rook" end game today. I was pooping myself about stalemate. Probably took longer than I should to close it, but better be safe. Easy does it.
12:51 She can easily draw by playing rock to f2 and then the only move you black to end this is g3 then she take the pawn in g2 with her rock and then it's force stalemate cause you can't move you king cause she wiil take your pawn and then white is winning and if you took the rock with your pawn and this probably what would you play then the king is stuck and it's stalemate.
Anybody else feel like Eric has the best voice? Like he sounds so calm and mellow and i love it.
Agreed, it's like chess ASMR
Yeah,I agree
Yes.
he should read audiobooks
Gay
I really liked the flashback clip of you talking about this exact scenario in 2016.. It feels like a movie in a way.. Like the guy is about to make the play of the century but in the moment, the camera zooms into his eye and he is taken back to his childhood where his dad is like "son.. if you ever find yourself stuck and don't know what to do.. remember this" and then the camera zooms back out and the guy knows where to go from there.. Meanwhile his sick father is watching the game live from his hospital bed as he lays dying surrounded by family.. He gets one final moment of approval before succumbing to his illness..
why is this so specific
@@BigChungus-wm8ll its a general movie plot
@@Gamer-uf1kl "Stafford's Gambit" dir. Ridley Scott
Lets play 3/2 its nice and chill, while Im over here panicking almost every time I play 5/5
Same here 😄 actually I am back playing rapid 10 by recommendation from Eric so I don't get stuck in rating
I'm panicking at 30 min lol
@@severinasmeslinas7498 wtf you blundered!!!
@@TheBjossi80 I manage to panic at 10+0
@@MrCostantinho as a 600 with a 1700 lichess puzzle rating I get really good position, get down on time, panic, and blunder away my pieces.
move: exists
Eric: I vaguely remember studying this actually
0:05 "RookInMyAss started following IM EricRosen"
that's some quality preparation by your future opponents
How'd you notice !?🤣
Yeah how did you?
WTF
@@subhodeeeep See in the left, in the timeline
@@sanjeevkhurana6628 I mean..How did he notice !!?
I decided to sac my rook in the endgame and for some reason it said "blunder" in the analysis idk why
it's ok stockfish just not so strong compared to your iq
Cant say if I don’t have the game recording
edit: I just tried to help this random guy and the whole comment section turned into a Warfield wtf?
@@drorraz7962
Pretty sure it was supposed to be a joke.
Follow the recommended moves down the rabbit hole and see if there was anythign different about your position that refutes it. Maybe Stockfish just cant comprehend though
@@Modie Pretty sure that was supposed to be a joke, too.
one could expect that because there are only a few pieces in an endgame the moves should be clear, but the opposite is the case. I find correctly calculating endgame moves very hard and keep messing up. I'm looking forward to see more engame content from you. Great video, thanks!
You can also see that nicely when people do puzzles. Most pieces on the board they solve it instantly, but with like two pawns they have to think. This counterintuitive aspect is always fascinating.
"Ooh that's tricky... Or was it?" - Basically me every time the opponent plays a move
I got to know IM Rosen back when I watched pretty much every available lesson on Saint Louis Chess Club's channel. This was a great throwback.
If every legal move stops the mate in 1 threat, is it really a mate in 1 threat?
🤔
Yes
No
Reverse zugzwang
Gnawzguz
11:14 thank me later
👌
0:00 and you get 11 minutes and 14 extra seconds of good content
It's later, thx
@@jamesmoses4066 i didnt wanna to spare the fun and introduction xD
NO I WILL WATCH THE WHOLE VIDEO
2:30 Eric: “I’m just confused. It’s a new opening position for me”
Me every game: “I’m just confused...”
0:17 Is that name supposed to be a '3 Idiots' reference?
Yeah, I think
are haaa!!🤯
yes
Most probably an Indian WIM
@@aryashetty3924 3 idiots is one of the most popular movies in SouthEast Asia. They needn't be Indian.
"Go away Windows updater"
- Eric Rosen, 2021
"Oh, baby. Yeah baby."
-IM Rosen, 2021
Lmao you two are perfect
Can we all agree that Eric has a great voice? He's so calm and i learn a lot from him
0:53 me during every test
The most basic principles of chess; develop your pieces, control the center, protect your king, consume less energy.
Less energy you say? Then i'll just protect my king
No... i'll just move my pawns to the center!
Eric: D5 kinda looks attractive right now.
D5pawn: Aww gee thanks!
Hahahaha love this
Wholesome
Okay, I think I have decided that this guy's demeanor is genuinely honest and not condescending. Meaning, that's just the way he is and he is not intentionally trying to come off a certain way.
SUBSCRIBED!
12:24 Wow I learned something new today! Thanks Eric!
I love how Eric goes back and explains all the key moments and looks into variations with stockfish.
every video: " I actually studied this recently.. I vaguely remember
Exactly.
If Eric was anymore laid back he’d fall over
Hi from the UK Eric, recently got into chess again after not playing for years (pass the boredom of lockdown) I remember the scotch opening from my school days 30+ years ago.
Love yours and Gotham chess' videos helping me so much.
Thanks.
Congrats on the 300k and this hopefully beautiful Rook sac!
RUclips comment preview bugged and showed that you originally typed "beatiful stafford"
Rancho Wangdu might be an alias from a Hindi movie, 3 idiots, which is an amazing movie on engineering, life, life in India.
Rook end game - Its processed to the RAM right now, might rewatch it again to send it to ROM, LOL, . thank you.
1.a3
Eric: I remember vaguely studying this line.
8:37: why not Rh1, winning the rook on C1? (Genuine question, I feel like I must be missing something but I can't work out what?) Rh1, K(e/f/g)2 , Rxc1
Rh1 would simplify things after Kg2 Rxc1 Rb8+ Kg7 a8=Q Rxa8 Rxa8. I’d be up a pawn with some winning chances. In hindsight, that’s probably better than what I played
I think once you capture on C1 white can check with their rook and then promote, black captures and white recaptures a rook.
my initial thought was that the rook on b7 can go to b8 to give a check and promote the pawn in the next move. but i guess we can then take Rxa8 and would have been up a pawn....... so idk
@@eric-rosen Oh yeah I see, white can use the check to take the rook back and it's actually a trade, rather than winning a rook - although you're still up a (very threatening) pawn, so I figure that's probably still good. I'm 950, and the "backline pin" idea seems very effective at my elo, I suspect most people wouldn't notice Rb8+
Engine also gives this as a good move, although you don't quite win a rook. After Rxc1 there is Rb8+ Kg2 a8=Q Rxa8 Rxa8 and you end up winning a pawn but exchanging rooks. He might have wanted the rook pair since he didn't want to draw.
300k!
everytime Eric is talking its like asmr
Congrats on 300k!!!!
Love your wee lessons! Very informative without being turgid.
Thanks 😊
If the clock has less than 12 seconds, Eric unleashes the super instinct
Exactly
Congrats on 300k Eric
"D4 is actually lookin kinda attractive rn ngl"
Eric Rosen, 2021
d4 be thicc
loved the intermittent flashbacks!
Did anyone else watch this, with his St Louis video sliced in, thinking he was going to stalemate his opponent?!
Loved the editing of the video, really instructive
Really cool game and congrats for 300k on youtube❤
Congrats on 300k my dude!!
Eric had the most aggressive eye brows back in the day lmao
D'ah, 2am upload.
Here is 10am :D
Oh no my sleep schedule!
1 pm
here it is 6 pm
4pm
Congratulations on 300k Eric
Congratulations on 300k
12:22
Eric's 1.Rxc8 is mate in 12 moves.
But a7 is mate in 5 moves...
1.a7 Kb7 2.Rc7+ Ka8 3.Ka6 Rb8 4.Rc8 Rxc8 5.b7#
Is it easier to remember?
Is it more "aesthetic"?
IDK
The bishop promotion idea is absolutely sick
9:07: White could have a winning position by reh7 followed by rb1. If black had move his rook-g to f,e,d,c files, white could have either captured the black pawn. If black had moved rook-a, white could have queened.
Rd2!! What a fantastic move.
Congrats on 300k man you deserve it
I like how he mentions 3|2 as nice and chill while I feel like I am in The Office fire drill scene everytime I play it.
Eric with 5 seconds left: *that’s kinda scary*
Also Eric when his opponent makes a move: *OoOoh* that’s a move
Love the content. Top notch. Two thumbs up my brother.
Very informative! Thanks Eric.
Eric you're like a machine!
At 8:38, Rosen had a rook sac for his opponents past pawn on a7, where he could then check the king on h1 on his next turn, winning the lost rook back and entering the endgame a pawn up.
eric rosen : 3/2 nice and chill
me : 10 minute and mind bursting
White really makes it much easier at 12:11. Should have played Ra4 (or Rc4...) instead of Rb3. Then it's tougher to win, even though it's still a forced win of course. Then black can try a couple of things, but there is ONLY one method to make further progress.
1) h2?? would be horrendous blunder. Just Rxg4+ and it's a draw.
2) Rc1+ won't help. After Kh2 white realizes they need a new plan as the pawn is pinned.
3) Rg2 just stalemates the white king and doesn't help at all. White can just wait with Rb4. If Kg3?? then it's Rxg4+ of course, draw. And if Kg5?? to go around somehow, white has a mad rook starting with Rb5+. It keeps checking forever, even at the expense of sacrificing itself as the white king is out of moves.
4) Rf2 isn't the way, either. White can for instance attack it with Kg1 hoping for Kg3?? which intends to meet Ra3+?? with Rf3. Instead, white has Rxg4+ again. Draw.
5) Kg3 will be denied, too. White plays Ra3+ and if Kf4 then Ra4+. And if Kf2 then Kh2!. White is controlling the b3-square with two pieces, preventing the pawns from coming forwards.
6) Rd2 doesn't provide with proper shelter. After Rb4 Kg3 white can just deliver lateral checks until you hide on h4 again. If you drift too far from the g-file, the white rook might land on g3 even.
Therefore, it's Re2!, the only winning resource. Lateral checks won't work now since Rb4 Kg3 and now Rb3+ can be met with Kf4 and after Rb4+ black has Re4. White is finally forced to leave the rank, allowing black to set up win with various methods, including this one taught by Eric.
This is the first streamer/RUclipsr from Missouri I have ever seen omg
Love the editing (#17)
17:18 Consume less energy? wtf is the queen hibernating now?
He's considering his carbon footprint
Ben Finegold humor
Congrats on 300k subs
Congrats to 300k!!
1:11 I so wanted him to go Nc3 and transpose into a Stafford
Nc6 puts you in a bad spot, and stops you from castling
@@Samuel-dg4jv Castling's for nerds, better to deliver a swift knockout before they know what even hit 'em
Oh no ! My free time
Love how the queen saving energy by moving less is a factor in what the best move is
Chess Ross pulls out another win. Let's go
3:01
juan:you know what i want to be a pawn
Congrats on 300k Eric !
Really cool editing in the older footage
Congrats on 300k!!!
*4 years earlier*
"...and both opponents walked into my signature rosen stalemate"
I've literally just had this ending and spent half of it trying to remember how to initiate the rook sacrifice.
Thankfully my opponent resigned as I was trying to figure it all out.
After NxD4 u can still go stafford with playing NC6 ! It's like a stafford with one more pawn
Hey great trick, thanks for sharing
I’m from stl too that’s so cool. I just got into just so I’m glad to see that someone near me is a chess star!
Congrats on 300k subs :DD
Could you make a video on the top ten chess books, like for learning and improving in the game. I am new to your channel and so far I really like it!
You said that you vaguely remember studying something? Where or how do you study chess? Im new to chess and have been wanting to get better.
Before this video, I used to not worry about long distance checkmates. I still don't, but iused to not care also.
I had a Stafford gambit where I missed one of your queen traps instead I lost a bishop then I ended up doing a tactic to win a Rook and knight because my opponent blunder then forced a queen trade to win the game
Nice!
that's amazing, I had a rook vs rook and 2 pawns once, I managed to win, but I think that neither I nor my opponent new the theory behind it, as we were both 1100s
damn i really loved the throw back on that
Wow, flashbacks in a RUclips video
1:50 I kind of like the move ne6 for white here. It seems like a fun flashy move that many opponents wouldn't respond well to under time pressure.
Great strategy! Will I remember to apply it? Absolutely not, but nonetheless it’s nice knowing it’ll be somewhere in my brain.
Old Eric is more Eric than new Eric ! Hope make sense!
8:36 missed mate basically move rook up and the mate with it going up
Not mate
Thanks Eric
Congrats on 300k
Yes, moving your queen three squares wastes so much energy...
Bro I have exams tomorrow and have studying to do and this guy's made me sleep for 6 hours😭
Around turn 35 I was really expecting you to find a way to put your rook on the back row, check, and take your opponents rook from the reveal
🔊 *according to preposition*
1. in conformity with
2. as stated or attested by
3. depending on
Lol, Eric, that RanchoWangdu guy may be from Vietnam, buut he might be an Indian(Rancho is a famous character from the bollywood movie 3 idiots and its definitely worth a watch).
That RanchoWangdu guy is, interestingly enough, a Woman International Master.
Why is it bad to consume more energy? Does your queen get tired? Is that why i always lose?
I've had "marching pawns and rook" end game today. I was pooping myself about stalemate. Probably took longer than I should to close it, but better be safe. Easy does it.
12:51 She can easily draw by playing rock to f2 and then the only move you black to end this is g3 then she take the pawn in g2 with her rock and then it's force stalemate cause you can't move you king cause she wiil take your pawn and then white is winning and if you took the rock with your pawn and this probably what would you play then the king is stuck and it's stalemate.
4:43 Kd5 and you force him to undouble your pawns
That was my gut reaction, but it leaves the rook on d2 isolated and sad
@@aquapony kind of...
Ding Liren had an endgame like this and made the only drawish move to draw his winning position.
i saw a notification for a rosen video and said,
HOMEWORK CAN WAIT
luckily i finished mine