8 Weird Opening Traps You've Never Seen Before
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- Опубликовано: 26 июл 2024
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In this video, I share some unusual and rare chess opening traps and tricks that I have not shown before in previous videos! Some of the featured openings include the Trompowsky/Torre Attack, Caro Kann Defense, Alekhine's Defense, Sicilian Accelerated Dragon, Smith Morra Gambit, and more!
Analyze all the traps shown in this video: lichess.org/study/JBLySYqC
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0:00 What to expect in this video
0:45 Thank you Audible for sponsoring this video
2:11 GM Crushes me in 11 Moves -- Torre Attack Trap
5:34 Dumb Qe7 Trap
9:05 Bizarre Caro Kann Trap
13:50 Tipsy Grandmaster Alekhine Trap
18:10 Unexpected Checkmate -- French Defense Trap
23:10 Crush the Smith Morra in 8 moves
28:05 "Du Berry Trap" -- Accelerated Dragon Sicilian
33:21 Weirdest Trap Ever???
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Eric :- 8 weird opening traps
Me-: all my openings are weird
but the real question is, is it still theory?
I like to open with f3 then g4
@@coconuttree5045 i feel you
@@mukyumukyun wrong eric
@@mukyumukyun yes
Everybody gangsta til "oh yes my queen"
Yeah, when you hear Eric say "Oh no, my queen" that is the least expected thing he could say next
I laughed too hard
🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🚬
I know a couple gangsters that love chess... I thought I had a nice chess game, but there was this triple OG blood who i could NOT beat
I never thought I would see Eric simping
That day Eric added "Oh no I'm drunk" to his repertoire
Wuack
Picked the wrong day to stop sniffing glue!
Man now that i think about it,Eric's voice is perfect for Audiobooks.
Yeah I think he should just get a part time job as book reader, his voice just soothes the pain away
Ngl at night, sometimes I fall asleep at his videos because his voice is so soothing to the ears.
@@samshankar9413 same
@@torben22.16I think mrwhosetheboss voice is better and is recommended by viewers to make him male google assistant
@@space0015 Damn bro didn't realise only 1 guy can have a nice voice at once
Been in a slump recently, I don't seem to be enjoying games. But listening to Eric and watching long analytical videos like this always perks me right up. The positive energy that emanates from this man is something I haven't seen since Bob Ross.
When he gets old, he'd literally be the Bob Ross of chess.
@@highkage9535 One of these days Eric should make a Bob Ross-themed thumbnail
Levy does that for me too.
That's high praise!
@@chrisko-pelago8753 only thing I don't think will go over well is "No mistakes, just happy accidents." Nope, those were definitely mistakes... And blunders
35:40 After knight f6, King f8, Bishop h6, checkmate
That rhyme is smooth as hell
Bars
Oh wow that's some poetic structure as well.
That Caro Kann trap was dope af. Queen sacrifices are the best
Incredible trap, the only thing wrong with it is it's such a hard position to achieve
I had the same line but I didn't know until now
"Or, what the germans call 'swischensuug'"
Every german: The what?
Somebody should teach Eric that the German 'z' is more pronounced like a sharp 's' or 'c' in English, e. g. like in 'see' or 'cymbal'. If one prepends a 't', it's getting even closer, so like 't-cymbal'.
lol you’re german thats tough 😂
@@SebastianBohn z more like the hissing sound of a snake ? or maybe " tse " im not sure if the english use tse as such. but nice try with cymbal. makes sense
For anyone interested it's called Zwischenzug
@@Evidiestv It's more like 'ts' as in cymbal, not like in snake or symbol 😉. Tricky to find an English term that fits. This is the best attempt I could find.
5:23 All the top games won by the same guy... you are runing his strat Eric
That guy is the one who beat Eric lol
12:12 oh yes my queen 😂😂😂
Who knew pulling an all nighter would perfectly time this video so Eric can talk me to sleep
Literal same boat bro. Gn
hope you have a good sleep
I'm a lumberjack and I'm OK
I chess all night and I sleep all day.
Eric is such a nice person that I didn’t skip the audible sponsor
Trueeeeee this is the only time I have ever done it
i did, i saw it in other of his videos and theres no point watching it teice
Man I was beginning to doubt my chess play until number 5, thank you for throwing in a nice calculation puzzle like that, made me feel good about my visualisation skills, love you IM Eric Rosen!
eric: don’t try this trap at home!
proceeds to try it over the board instead
I was so ecstatic when I managed to calculate Bb4# in my head for one of the traps
wait which trap was it?
21:50
@@katgpt thank you
I don't get it. It's already written down.
Thanks for the shout-out Eric!
I actually contacted you while I was writing the book to get your help with opening prep but I don't think we ever scheduled a session... oh how things could've been different
Glad to see Eric get a sponsorship, get that money
ikr! Eric is one of the few RUclipsrs who deserve ad revenue and I’ll gladly tune in lol
@@quantumblip4715 I almost skipped over it out of muscle memory but then I realized it was Eric getting money is I watched it in full
@@jwcfive7999 it doesn't matter if you watch it or not you know
we need to start gatekeeping eric from our opponents because these traps will be circulating for the next few weeks
You want to play the best opponent. You have to have deeper preparation than your opponent. Never suppress the truth out of fear of be “lesser” than. Chess is about spreading the knowledge....never hoarding it.
@@remainconfident1 no I want to play trap against dumb opponent
Is that a bad thing? Now you know the traps and can play around them :b
I have also noticed that whenever Eric Rosen shows a trap everybody on lichess start playing it
@@remainconfident1 Never supress dairy, either.
Eric Rosen and Levy Rozman casually referencing each other is like two running TV series in a single universe. HAHAHAHAAHAHA
Love it how chill and professional you are. No politics, no drama, no religion, no trash content. I am always so happy when you upload a chess video. CHESS video. Keep up the good work mate!
Shut up atheist
@@hiks6539 how do you know I'm an atheist?
Because u no like religion
@@hiks6539 I hate religion, I love Jesus
@@ja-k0 hypocrite asss colonizer shut up and go play chess 🤣
"Oh yes my Queen!" ..... My marriage in a nutshell.
Don't be a simp
Bro it’s his wife
This was a really interesting and we'll constructed video Eric :) more like this would be great :)
1. Really enjoyed the "oh no I'm drunk" trap. Mostly for the backstory lol 2. I haven't seen these before 3. I'd really enjoy you making a youtube series out of your old shoebox games like you did on stream the other day. I think people would really enjoy that sort of content. Seeing you rise and realizing that becoming a stronger player is always attainable, as well as going along with your passion to teach and make instructive content.
That Caro trap was amazing! I've been playing this h5 line for some time, but this is new for me. Thanks for the video Eric!
tipsy gm alekhine trap is really aesthetic
Eric: You shouldn't try this at home.
Me: goes to friend's house to try the opening.
Great video Eric! I really enjoyed the stories that accompanied some of these traps, especially the tipsy GM lol
Consistently solid content and teaching, Eric. It's rare to find a keen mind that can clearly express the thought process at a pace and level that all can follow and enjoy. Thank you!
I actually "physically" laughed when I saw the last trap.
Keep up the good content 👌👏🏻
I've seen 7) "Du berry" trap when using the opening explorer following the highest winrate moves for white, but I didn't understand the point of Nd5 so it's great that confusion was cleared up
Thanks for some more amazing traps. Been loving your videos as well as all the thumbnails. Cheers for all the great work
I haven't seen any of these traps. Loving the content, great commentary and interesting lines. Keep it up (:
Looking over my games I did play someone who it appears tried the "tipsy grandmaster" one on me, but by sheer luck I managed to avoid it and win the game due to better development.
German prononciation crash course:
Luft --> Looft
Zwischenzug --> Tsvishen Tsoog
The «u» is a oo sound as in room, but short.
Thank Rosen, really needed this
Definitely love these sorts of trap videos! Also, my favourites were the smith-morra trap and the last one!
You are awesome Eric. Great content! Fun openings. I haven't encountered any of them before.
This was a really great interesting video. Thanks Eric!
I love these prepared youtube-exclusive videos, reminds me of your saint louis lectures, so interesting, chill and professional at the same time!
Love this format! Education, entertainment, and puzzles!
I didn't know any of them until now but I really liked the 7th one! Thanks alot for showing it Eric!
Awesome video. Love the pace and excellent explanations. Thank you for putting in the time to help us all be better Chess players.
Some really interesting traps here, thanks Eric.
As a Torre and Alekhine player, proud to already have known about those traps in addition to the main idea of the last one.
The Torre trap and Caro Kahn trap were my favorite. Really enjoy these trap videos.
I've gotten the Lasker Trap once against someone and it felt so good
“never judge your opponent on how sober they may or may not be”
Very great content! I would love more trap videos
Maybe best opening traps that top-20-level players have fell into?
My favorite from this list was the first one.
Great ⚡
Thnk u Eric
I enjoy the Légal Trap very much, especially the ''oh no my queen line''
I love all traps, would love more content, and I haven't yet seen these.
Beautiful video Eric love this content.
Bb4# is so beautiful - it's like some accelerated opera mate with the queen...
I think I speak for everyone when I say we want a off-beat gambits video along this same structure
Good content! Thanks.
I’ve gotten so much better at chess just by seeing how you think through your videos
Great video Eric! I would love to see a video with "adaptive defenses" for black depending on different moves white makes in the beginning. Or vise versa 👍👍
17:57
Me badly analyzing the move: "No, he's just dumb :D"
Me 3 moves later: "Well, there goes my Queen :("
"And rook."
my favorite trap was the guaranteed promotion queen sac one. that was insanely cool with the way the queen was reborn. it should be called the phoenix trap :) thanks for the fantastic content eric!!
There's a great trap for black in the King's Gambit that I've gotten at least 5 times in my games online. The great thing is every single move in the line is the most commonly played as white except for 5.d4 (which is the second most common move). The line is:
1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 exf4 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.d4 Nxd5 6.c4 Bb4+ 7.Bd2 (or Nbd2) Ne3 8.Qa4+ Bd7 9.Qxb4 Nc2+
Even if white doesn't take the bishop it's still completely winning for black.
More opening studies, and potential traps please! :)
Thank u Eric well done!
Your IM Opperwesen trap really jarred me awake late at night.
"Oh yes my queen" haha that's a new one
Eric, you can do that too. In an over-the-board match, you should take a glass of wine, play a gambit and Shout "Ohh NOoo MY QUEEN ! " Even Magnus will fall for it then 🤣
Hey Eric! Great content! You were my introduction to the Stafford Gambit and I would love to learn the opening (unfortunately have not been able to play it hardly at all though)! With future videos such as this, you might want to consider explaining how to counter the traps?
He does show the best move for the opposing side in most of these examples 🤷
420k subscribers! Congrats!
Cool and interesting video and of course, the traps are amazing
Great video, great traps.
I hadn't seen any of these traps before. The Torre and the Caro-Kann ones were my favourites. 👍
congrats on another sponsorship eric! you deserve it
I liked the Caro trap, because I might actually play this and I didn't see it even after I paused. Would love to see more videos like this.
Great video!! X
The caro kann trap was really cool. I found the moves, or I guess the idea behind it because I've seen a puzzle like that before
Keep up the sponsorships! Ive heard every audible add on the planet but you make me wana buy it
Fantastic content and you totally deserve a sponsor!
The Du Berry was my favorite trap out of this video. But the tipsy alekhine was fun to watch too thanks to the story behind it.
As a Smith Morra player... I liked the black bishop move! Will be using that also! (Would love a Smith Morra video if you ever do one) I have a book, but books are so hard to digest to dig out the traps sometimes.
First one and the Last one is amazing. Thank you for this Video.
Very nice!
The first trap or the caro kann trap would be my pick of the bunch, board geometry is always super satisfying
22:40 rip to that one sad soul who took on c6
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Hi Eric! Absolutely loved this video. #5 unexpected checkmate against French defense and #7 the Du Berry trap were my favorites. #5 is a beautiful checkmate and the du berry was an excellent tactical and spatial advantage
Caro Kann trap also a favorite
The last trap is my favourite personally. Sure the setup to it is very dubious, but the queen sac out of nowhere is amazing!
19:42 does not quite trap the Queen, because Bb4+.
Ah, awesome. Particularly loved that last one.
Thank you Audible for supporting the man the myth the legend Scott Sterling
All are excellent Eric...
my man getting sponsors
I know it's a known one but I love the Halosar Trap. I think the hallmark of a good trap is that every move by your opponent has to feel logical to them. Taking free pawns, attacking a weak one, and skewering rook and queen all make sense.
The real flair then is the almost psychological shot Nb5. It really looks like you're tilted, like you're going to resign in two moves, and the few times I've made it work I make sure to take a long time, almost a minute, "thinking" about the move to sell the opponent on their victory so they snap take the queen and Nxc7#!
When Eric says OK in between traps it reminds me of Jim Carrey as Andy Kaufman in Man on the Moon.
The Nd5 Bb6 trap is a very common idea in certain lines of the smith morra, specifically it's a must know for the Nge7 variation. It's a common tactical justification to the Nd5 push that forces black to accept the sacrifice and unleash the floodgates. Cool to see it show up in other Sicilian variations with a6 creating a dark square complex on the queenside, I'd imagine it's possible to run into in other openings like the Italian or Ruy Lopez just much rarer.
Very nice material. I've never seen any of these traps before! I wonder if you could perhaps do some end-game related content? I feel that my end-game skills lag far behind everything else, because most of my games (around 1800 rating points on Lichess) end early either because someone gets mated or just get advantage enough to make the other side surrender the game. Therefore when it does come to play an end-game (especially one including queens and pawns) I often get outplayed.
I do like how Eric shows his errors with such good attitude.
Love it!
I was really proud of myself for visualizing that line and finding that double checkmate at the end.
All of these traps are beautiful
Hello Mr. Rosen
The Caro-Kann trap was the coolest idea - especially because i am a caro-kann player.
I do have one question you may want to cover in your next video: what do you think about the e6/b6 build against 1.d4?
My favorite was the Caro Kann trap, so crazy and so abnormal but so satisfying to see it work out perfectly. Haven't seen these traps btw.
Damn you would think that in the position in 35:18 white is much worse if black plays Nf5, but white can equalize by taking the bishop on g7 with the queen. When black takes the white queen on g7 with the knight on f5, white traps the black queen with bg5, equalizing the position.