How to Punish Beginner Opening Mistakes | Speedrun Episode 3

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  • Опубликовано: 21 дек 2024

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  • @jordanmcmorris5248
    @jordanmcmorris5248 Год назад +927

    Congrats on breaking 500. I think if you keep at it you could be an international master one day

    • @ident1ty
      @ident1ty Год назад +8

      Hahahaha

    • @tobyonatabe2601
      @tobyonatabe2601 Год назад +30

      Imagine if this account had the title though, those 500s would have a heart attack😂

    • @giwr
      @giwr Год назад +6

      I believe GM

    • @FerrisMcLaren
      @FerrisMcLaren Год назад

      Congrats on making the lamest joke on youtube

    • @RK-qi4tv
      @RK-qi4tv Год назад

      ​@@tobyonatabe2601assuming they know about the chess titles in the first place.

  • @ClassicPass_
    @ClassicPass_ Год назад +48

    These low level games are super instructive... I know most master level content creators seem sorry almost for having quick games, but it's great for us scrubs... we have all the same games, but never seem capable of punishing these mistakes... this helps a ton. Thanks again.

  • @samtugendhaft2678
    @samtugendhaft2678 Год назад +245

    14:07 is a classic example that you shouldn’t mentally premove. In case the knight recaptured then taking the bishop with the queen was best. But because black took back with their queen, it left their rook on a8 undefended and white could have simply played Qxa8.

    • @ticdonutac
      @ticdonutac Год назад +46

      Yeah, I was wondering why Eric didn't take the rook

    • @spartanthe300ththermopylae4
      @spartanthe300ththermopylae4 Год назад +11

      I reckon that Eric must have seen that, but decided it was more important to keep the king in the centre (by capturing the bishop and thus preventing it from castling). Had he gone for the rook, yes, he would have won 2 extra points but, the black king would have castled and the game would have gone on for much longer.

    • @Aimnos
      @Aimnos Год назад +82

      ​@@spartanthe300ththermopylae4By taking the rook with check, white can force black to lose castling rights, either by forcing the black king to move out of check or by trading the black queen if it were to block on d8. Therefore, taking the rook would also fulfill the role of preventing black from castling, while getting more material advantage.

    • @ArturoSubutex
      @ArturoSubutex Год назад +12

      It was still a crushing position. Being a piece and 2 pawns up, it's fairly hard to remain as focused, especially while explaining your moves to an audience at the same time. Stockfish doesn't even label this an inaccuracy...

    • @spartanthe300ththermopylae4
      @spartanthe300ththermopylae4 Год назад +12

      @Aimnos that is true but, it would have lead to the exchange of queens which I reckon Eric was keen to avoid, as it would have lead to an endgame (I believe Eric was just bent on wanting to mate the oponent quickly). I could be wrong of course, and he might have captured the bishop purely "on auto-pilot". But, Eric is always so sharp that I'm inclined to believe he had seen it, but simply preferred to keep the queens on board so he could mate his opponent quickly.

  • @SirVampyr
    @SirVampyr Год назад +66

    This series is soooo good. Getting talked through the most common mistakes (that I 100% made and do make, when we reach my elo) is incredibly helpful.
    Also your narration is just super calm to listen to :D

    • @RafaelMartins-fg9rb
      @RafaelMartins-fg9rb Год назад +3

      Yes. But its not like the content in lower elos doesnt build up knowledge as well! Im in love with this series and learning something new every episode. ❤

  • @JimmyjacobsOG7
    @JimmyjacobsOG7 Год назад +67

    I like Eric giving his thought process during the middle game since that's what I struggle with the most

  • @808pierce
    @808pierce Год назад +18

    Something makes me very happy about Eric exposing his brutally sadistic inner narrative about chess.

  • @calebwhales
    @calebwhales Год назад +10

    I love this type of content. Yes, speedruns have been done, but Eric is my favourite streamer and tutor. His no mercy approach to 500s is highly educational, and as always treating his opponent with respect and humility.
    This series will make all watchers better at chess.

  • @uncleben1181
    @uncleben1181 Год назад +24

    This is the CONTENT I WANT TO WATCH! Climb as high as you can and review games AND mistakes... if they happen later

  • @SinjonM
    @SinjonM Год назад +10

    This is exactly what I want! I'm rated about 1200 in 10+0 rapid and I've begun teaching my 6 year old son to play, and these videos are perfect for the both of us! Thank you so much Eric, you're so wholesome and I love your videos! Keep up the great work! ❤

    • @brownd50
      @brownd50 Год назад

      As Groucho Marx used to say: a child of six could understand this - someone send out for a child of six

  • @auztin98
    @auztin98 Год назад +14

    Can’t wait for you to get to my rating (1000-1100). Still trying to takeaway as much as I can, most notably being patient when attacking. I often get greedy and turn a winning position into a losing one. Thanks for the great content Eric!

  • @bt-wr8yk
    @bt-wr8yk Год назад +5

    I love that you take the time to explain what the opponent should have played each time, very helpful!

  • @raskolnikov3799
    @raskolnikov3799 Год назад +3

    I really appreciate the patience you have to spend time on these! I can't imagine it's particularly fun for you play a bunch of such unchallenging games, but I think having a series as judgement-free and articulate as this one with low-rated games is super valuable to have on RUclips.

    • @dmerc374
      @dmerc374 7 месяцев назад

      He is a great teacher!

  • @drummerofawe
    @drummerofawe Год назад +14

    Super excited to see Rosen starting an educational speedrun!
    I like how there's some great beginner tips even in these very quick low elo games, like how to handle the fried liver attack

  • @MarkHugger
    @MarkHugger Год назад +1

    Thanks! Working my way through third viewing of this series. Progress finally.

  • @ItsMeBenson
    @ItsMeBenson Год назад +4

    Hey mate. I know it’s unlikely you see this but just wanted to say I’m already loving this series - gonna be watching along every upload and really enjoying the instructive, methodical, long-form videos. Long time fan from London, England. All the best, pal! ❤🇬🇧

  • @MaxChessman007
    @MaxChessman007 Год назад +3

    Really enjoying this series. I like the 10 min. format, where you explain your thought process. Super helpful, can't wait for more.

  • @autarker
    @autarker Год назад +3

    Loving this speedrun so far. I'm a little stronger than your opponents to date but having you going over the very basic fundamentals of common openings is eye opening! I feel like I've seen many of the moves but now they're getting organized much better in my head.

  • @SebastianBohn
    @SebastianBohn Год назад +1

    Messy positions masterfully played make positional mistakes painfully exposed. Exceptionally explained, Eric.

  • @sammyers9576
    @sammyers9576 11 месяцев назад

    Great series, thank you!

  • @StanislavHronek
    @StanislavHronek Год назад +18

    I think the main takeaway from these games is that if you are really stuck at this elo all you have to do is play slower. Before every move make sure you are not hanging anything and check if you cannot take something for free. As we have seen all these players play really fast and dont think to much, just do one move attacks and the resign after things dont work out.

  • @Ryan-eq3kc
    @Ryan-eq3kc Год назад +1

    I stuggle with openings the most. It’s nice to see these videos they really help me

  • @junknoodles1028
    @junknoodles1028 Год назад +2

    Please post this series in smaller intervals!! This is helping me so much thank you

  • @ERE02
    @ERE02 Год назад

    Thanks, Eric, I am 44 years old and haven't played for several years. My rating would be around 1600 on average. Your well-explained moves make so much sense to me now. You've put the fun back into my chess game again!

  • @alexandershorse9021
    @alexandershorse9021 Год назад +1

    You play so beautifully Eric, showing the value of good lines and putting pieces on good squares.

  • @dobry_brek
    @dobry_brek Год назад +11

    21:59 Wasn't there Qe2, forking the knights on c4 and f6? It is still great position, but you are losing back the piece.

  • @thatsinteresting7733
    @thatsinteresting7733 Год назад +1

    This series has been the best for my daughters to learn chess mistakes and openings!!! Thank you!!

  • @stevenm1111
    @stevenm1111 Год назад +2

    Great videos. Very pleasant watching someone destroy the things I struggle against. Great to hear your thoughts during the game. Perfect videos.

  • @YUQIPOWER.923
    @YUQIPOWER.923 Год назад +1

    this is why i love your content because it is so calm and genuine to know more knowledge about chess

  • @chappy48
    @chappy48 3 месяца назад

    These videos are amazing, thank you so much for posting them. I'm just beginning and down at a piddly 270 or so. You're way of explaining makes things sounds so simple and I follow everything, but then when I get into an actual game, my brain goes foggy and I can't seem to see the board as simply as you do. I am sure that your vast experience aides you in this, as you are trained to see the entire board and are more than familiar with most, if not all of the openings, various responses, and gambits, such that most scenarios you already know good, if not the best responses to various moves from the opponent. But to a beginner like me, it is like learning a foreign language. I can speak very broken chess, but I don't think I can hold a conversation yet lol.

  • @robertgelblum5154
    @robertgelblum5154 Год назад +2

    I'm far from a beginner, but it's sort of a guilty pleasure to watch these speed run games!

  • @jsegolsson
    @jsegolsson Год назад

    Thanks Eric, I wished for an instructional speedrun a while back when you asked what we want to see more of, and here it is! Looking forward to 1200-1800 level the most but even here there are many instructional points you make for someone like me who has struggled to get up to 1300-1400 on my own, missing some basics along the way. The thing you mentioned in this or the previous part about a flank pawn being half as efficient covering only one square, I´ve never thought about it that way. These details are so nice to hear. Thanks, keep it up, and good luck with rest of Qatar tournament.

  • @arthurbayer9456
    @arthurbayer9456 Год назад +13

    At 14:01 couldn't you have taken the rook instead of the bishop?

    • @Icehaan17
      @Icehaan17 Год назад +1

      yea wtf 💀doesnt really matter though

    • @spartanthe300ththermopylae4
      @spartanthe300ththermopylae4 Год назад +3

      I believe that Eric had decided it was more important to keep the king in the centre (by capturing the bishop and thus preventing it from castling). Had he gone for the rook, yes, he would have won 2 extra points over the bishop but, the black king would have castled and the game would have gone on for much longer.

    • @taco3131
      @taco3131 Год назад +1

      @@spartanthe300ththermopylae4 The king would not have been able to castle as there would have been a check, forcing either the queen to block or the king to move to e7, and in the first line after trading the queens the king would be forced to recapture thus removing castling rights. I believe Eric just "mentally premoved" as another commenter stated as he would have at the very least mentioned capturing the rook as an option otherwise.

    • @beagleplease8693
      @beagleplease8693 Год назад

      this is what i thought too, he either gets a rook and a queen trade preventing castleing or he gets 2 rooks. i don't see any other way it can go@@taco3131

    • @maxomega3
      @maxomega3 Год назад

      @@spartanthe300ththermopylae4 Yeah I doubt if Eric had caught it, he'd have continued with the bishop because engine much prefers taking the rook

  • @OwenThwaites-z5m
    @OwenThwaites-z5m Год назад +6

    i recommended this content on a previous video asking for ideas. I am so pleased, happy and grateful for Eric taking the time to go through this not so speedy speed run to teach us on a relatable level. Thank you so much. Please keep it up Eric and maybe bring out the videos quicker as i just cant wait to learn more!! 😂

  • @htt2566
    @htt2566 Год назад +1

    Thanks for this speed run. The calm presentation helps as much as the explanations. I find repeat watching the episodes is helpful. Improving at chess takes a long time. 🙂

  • @woofie1000
    @woofie1000 Год назад +1

    100% my most favorite beginners chess series. Thanks for the awesome content.

  • @mathematicsreadinggroup7288
    @mathematicsreadinggroup7288 Год назад +17

    Qxa8+ instead of the bishop in game 2?

    • @ak_nora
      @ak_nora Год назад +2

      Edit: added timestamp 14:07 for context.
      This is just an instructional moment from Eric, I think. It's a clean win of a bishop without further moves. You could play Qxa8+, Qd8 blocks, then Qxa7, but it doesn't address the knight getting attacked. Yes, it is defended, but notice this is already a more complicated line than just taking the Bishop.

    • @mathematicsreadinggroup7288
      @mathematicsreadinggroup7288 Год назад

      Yeah reasonable. Just wondering if there was a deeper reason.

    • @spartanthe300ththermopylae4
      @spartanthe300ththermopylae4 Год назад

      I believe that Eric had decided it was more important to keep the black king in the centre (by capturing the bishop and thus preventing it from castling). Had he gone for the rook, yes, he would have won 2 extra points over the bishop but, the black king would have castled and the game would have gone on for much longer.

    • @CiuccioeCorraz
      @CiuccioeCorraz Год назад

      ​@@ak_noraEh. It's very instructional to ask yourself "I have the option to capture two pieces, one more valuable than the other. Does something bad happen if I capture the better one?", only to quickly realize that your opponent has no good way to properly react to Qxa8+. The only legal moves are Ke7, after which you simply retreat, and Qd8, which walks into another very instructive moment: "is it better to retreat my queen or to trade it with the opponent one?", introducing the concept of simplification and removing black's castling rights.
      I think Eric just assumed that black, after Bxd7+, would simply recapture with the knight, prematurely discarding the other, better line.

  • @mihazupan5214
    @mihazupan5214 Год назад +1

    You know what would be super nice? Two speedrunners playing against one another at sub-600 rating, thinking the other guy was a noob.
    The running commentary of both games would be instructive and possibly hilarious.

  • @freewheelburning8834
    @freewheelburning8834 Год назад +3

    just jumped in this series not a beginner but love watching you bud

  • @f.d.3289
    @f.d.3289 11 месяцев назад

    love eric's calm and soothing voice which makes his videos not only great at learning about chess, but even greater at falling asleep...
    PS. this is meant as a compliment :)

  • @jram1618
    @jram1618 Год назад

    Thanks for these man! I’ve watched through the first few videos a few times and it’s really helped me navigate the beginner level of chess. 😁

  • @waterflame3454
    @waterflame3454 Год назад

    Your voice is so calm, super chill to watch.

  • @zarniwoopinperth
    @zarniwoopinperth Год назад +5

    Hope we get lots more of these ❤

  • @kaishaku83
    @kaishaku83 Год назад +2

    I love this series so much! Look forward to when you reach my rating range - broke 1000 a few weeks ago, so that shouldn't take you too long ^_^

  • @RafaelMartins-fg9rb
    @RafaelMartins-fg9rb Год назад +1

    Speedrun is a very known type of content on chess youtube and streamers chanels. Although, in this series it is technically wrong. This should be more related to a Walkthrough than a Speedrun because the objective isnt getting to masters level the quickiest but getting there passing through it with an explained manner. I dont know if its a fitting title knowing that the majority of the audience is already used to "speedrun chess" but i think that is a cool point valid of stating.

  • @distroflow
    @distroflow Год назад +1

    Thank you so much! I really learn a lot from your videos.

  • @AhmedMostafa-so2jp
    @AhmedMostafa-so2jp Год назад +4

    eric:this line suggests if a3 then f4 then opponent has two options to defend checkmate
    opponent: I move rook

  • @ThePhanomas
    @ThePhanomas 11 месяцев назад

    Loving this series. Thank you for sharing your knowledge

  • @hughtorpey
    @hughtorpey Год назад +2

    Really looking forward to every episode of this. One thing - can you include the openings featured in the video title? Will help people find them and study lines now and later.

  • @jsdhinchakdude
    @jsdhinchakdude Год назад +6

    Didn't you miss free rook when you took bishop in second game?

  • @markminn01
    @markminn01 Год назад

    Enjoying this series. Well done!

  • @winstonsmith5854
    @winstonsmith5854 Год назад +1

    What I like is that you simply hurt your opponents by punishing their own mistakes and not by using all your jedi force

  • @ClemensAdolphs
    @ClemensAdolphs 2 месяца назад

    ~ 27:16, you don't have to immediately take the queen with Nxe4. You can throw in Bxd7+ first so you don't lose the bishop on b5.

  • @rodriguezro9999
    @rodriguezro9999 Год назад +2

    Eric Rosen the International Master at chess is surprised that 500s resign within 15 moves against him. 😂 I appreciate this series nonetheless. I can't wait til he gets to my rating at 2500. 😉

  • @MrOffTrail
    @MrOffTrail Год назад +1

    These are by far the most informative chess videos I’ve seen. I learn something from each game. I hope you’ll consider doing some longer videos with more games!

  • @Phr8
    @Phr8 Год назад

    THIS IS THE BEST SERIES! MOAR!

  • @richardmarriott-smith9517
    @richardmarriott-smith9517 7 месяцев назад

    I am continuing to learn a lot from these videos. Thanks very much.

  • @garyarnold3141
    @garyarnold3141 Год назад +1

    Are you going to continue with the speedrun? I found it very useful.

  • @RyanEmmett
    @RyanEmmett Год назад +1

    Even though I'm rated around 1600-1800 some of this is still useful to me. Bb5+ in the last game instead of Re1 to provoke the mistake was a smart idea!

  • @juleslefumiste9204
    @juleslefumiste9204 8 месяцев назад +1

    14:06 Tunnel vision! Could have taken the rook with a check lol

  • @nomer440
    @nomer440 Год назад

    this is kinda becoming my fav series

  • @shuvojr6316
    @shuvojr6316 6 месяцев назад

    I literally improved my accuracy 50 to 70 by watching just your first 2 videos...long way to go

  • @DonaldPYouAreTheMiracle-Cl-l8s
    @DonaldPYouAreTheMiracle-Cl-l8s 2 месяца назад

    PURE GOLD Eric!!! Thank you!!!

  • @moorix6204
    @moorix6204 Год назад +1

    You should play the stafford whenever it is possible! I love how many traps there are and especially the lower rated players dont know what to do

    • @mburg33
      @mburg33 Год назад +1

      Hopefully we see a gambit speedrun in the future

  • @Zamiroh
    @Zamiroh Год назад

    Ggs. Enjoyed seeing some beginner games. I just started playing back in january. I am now at about 1550. Common theme i saw was none stop moving of queens. Also opponents would open maybe a few moves into a certain opening, but wouldnt know beyond that. In all fairness though it is understandable most dont feel like memorizing a lot of theory!

  • @PeterJohnBolgert
    @PeterJohnBolgert Год назад +1

    Request: Could you display an overall win-loss record for the speedrun? It would be cool to know how many total games have been played so far.

  • @GBobFree206
    @GBobFree206 Год назад +5

    Q: In the 2nd game when you take the black bishop on b4, why not instead take the black rook on a8 since black moved their queen to d7? You win a rook instead of bishop, unless I'm missing something?

    • @fionncoolican6867
      @fionncoolican6867 Год назад +1

      You're not missing anything, that's the engine's preferred line too. Still a decisive advantage regardless

    • @MrKaepora
      @MrKaepora Год назад

      I think Eric wanted to keep the opponent's king in the middle of the board

    • @GBobFree206
      @GBobFree206 Год назад +3

      @@MrKaepora Capturing the rook on a8 would have achieved that because it would have been check with black having only 2 viable moves. One trades queens and one moves the king and gives up the other rook. I suspect that Eric was expecting black to capture his bishop with their knight instead of the queen (as was I) and then didn't recalculate the position after black captured with the queen instead. Getting the free bishop is great, but I think getting the free rook would have been better in that position.

    • @luukasraittila9578
      @luukasraittila9578 Год назад +4

      I am guessing it was tunnel vision. Eric didn't expect the opponent to block with the queen instead od the knight.

    • @johnnycigar3240
      @johnnycigar3240 Год назад +2

      The bishop is super active vs the rook that isn't doing shit. Both are free but one is a lot closer to maybe becoming a real threat.

  • @deanrumsby
    @deanrumsby Год назад

    These videos are so good! Thank you for taking the time to make them

  • @redvindicator1019
    @redvindicator1019 Год назад +1

    7:46 Ng8 x h7 is an even nice checkmate imo

  • @almac808
    @almac808 5 месяцев назад

    Finding these videos super helpful as a beginner. I'm realising that even if you don't have openings memorized you can at least stick to some foundational principles, that will help you improve. Thanks!

  • @MaxWright7
    @MaxWright7 5 месяцев назад

    Great series so far.

  • @crowlife1180
    @crowlife1180 Год назад

    The symmetry at 25:00 is so beautiful.

  • @geoffduke1763
    @geoffduke1763 10 месяцев назад

    Love watching your videos, total noob here having just played my first game of chess at the age of 50.

  • @mdsabirhussain6358
    @mdsabirhussain6358 8 месяцев назад

    "Once the Queen is lost, then the King is gonna be much more of an exploitable target" - deep bro

  • @davidjohnson1536
    @davidjohnson1536 Год назад

    Thank you very much for these videos!

  • @dnthymamai
    @dnthymamai 9 месяцев назад

    Thank you for the instructive games

  • @12jswilson
    @12jswilson Год назад

    Another episode of "Eric Rosen: N00b Crusher." Let's go!

  • @Josttx
    @Josttx Год назад +2

    at 14:08 I thought you would take his rook with check instead of his bishop

    • @BanakaiGames
      @BanakaiGames Год назад

      I think he expected the opponent to take with knight so he didn't consider it

  • @vox95831
    @vox95831 10 месяцев назад

    Awesome. Thanks Eric.

  • @everyonesaidmynamewasstupi3713
    @everyonesaidmynamewasstupi3713 Год назад +2

    14:07 why not take the rook instead on a8?

    • @spartanthe300ththermopylae4
      @spartanthe300ththermopylae4 Год назад

      I believe that Eric had decided it was more important to keep the black king in the centre (by capturing the bishop and thus preventing it from castling). Had he gone for the rook, yes, he would have won 2 extra points over the bishop but, the black king would have castled and the game would have gone on for much longer.

    • @everyonesaidmynamewasstupi3713
      @everyonesaidmynamewasstupi3713 Год назад

      @@spartanthe300ththermopylae4 taking the rook would have come with check an it looks like the king would have likely been stuck in the center of the board after a queen trade

    • @spartanthe300ththermopylae4
      @spartanthe300ththermopylae4 Год назад

      True, so it's possible that he captured the bishop on "auto - pilot". On the other hand, the exchange of queens would have lead to an endgame, and @ 14:39 he stated he "wanted to convert the material advantage into a check mate", which would not have been likely had the queen swap taken place. So who knows.

  • @sliggoon
    @sliggoon Год назад

    the way you politely make these people look so foolish makes for a pleasant viewing experience

  • @zachingram04
    @zachingram04 Год назад

    27:39, I don't think black's choice on move 4 was the issue here. It's not the best idea to play at this level probably, but it is a named sideline called the Anderssen Counterattack. In some lines black can get some really active pieces while hemming up white's development, and in these cases I think white has to play some moves that aren't very obvious. There was even a book written on it (hard to find copies of it tho!)

  • @dabeamer42
    @dabeamer42 Год назад

    This is exactly the kind of thing I need now.

  • @Iphroget
    @Iphroget Год назад +5

    14:07 could have taken the rook instead

    • @PlanetXtreme
      @PlanetXtreme Год назад +2

      I noticed that too! And depending on how the opponent played, maybe the other rook too. Or at least another pawn.

    • @danielyuan9862
      @danielyuan9862 Год назад

      That was a further blunder by the opponent. If Eric played reactively he definitely would have saw it, but I think he just stuck with his own plan.

    • @whalecoin4121
      @whalecoin4121 Год назад +2

      @@danielyuan9862 i think he tunnel visioned because he is playing a 400 rated player so he probably just switched his brain off

    • @spartanthe300ththermopylae4
      @spartanthe300ththermopylae4 Год назад

      I believe that Eric had decided it was more important to keep the black king in the centre (by capturing the bishop and thus preventing it from castling). Had he gone for the rook, yes, he would have won 2 extra points over the bishop but, the black king would have castled and the game would have gone on for much longer.

  • @gregdobrick3410
    @gregdobrick3410 Год назад

    Loved it, very enjoyable.

  • @piouswhale
    @piouswhale Год назад

    Whee good one Eric. First game was super close 😂😂😂

  • @f.d.3289
    @f.d.3289 11 месяцев назад

    i hope to see a traxler later in the speedrun... man i analyzed this once for a whole night and essentially i realized it's its own game. pure chess madness XD

  • @voidofmisery4810
    @voidofmisery4810 4 месяца назад

    love this series, im 400 elo and im learning soooo much!

  • @kshitijpachori
    @kshitijpachori 7 месяцев назад

    So much empathy lol! Great series. These games are not much different in the mistakes me & my opponents make at 1000 ELO :PP

  • @StevenFfr
    @StevenFfr Год назад

    Yeahh new video of these series

  • @_BADCHESS
    @_BADCHESS Год назад

    My pawn placement when considering the bishops has been completely backwards. Thank you!

  • @crdrost
    @crdrost 11 месяцев назад

    At 6:15 “I just want to mate as efficiently as possible,” a minute later plays Qxd7+ “I guess he gets to run away” instead of Bxd7+! “fuck you my knight has a shiv”

  • @lucamolinari1474
    @lucamolinari1474 Месяц назад

    In the last game, around 24:30, how would you have countered if the opponent had played Bc4 instead of c5?

  • @1a1u0g9t4s2u
    @1a1u0g9t4s2u Год назад

    As a novice chess player I am overwhelmed with theory, strategies and terminologies that my retention of the information suffers. However when I play a board game with someone even though I will be checkmated soon, I continue to play until checkmated thinking there are still things to learn. Watching your speed run series a number of beginner rated opponents tend to resign as soon as they are at a disadvantage when I thing it is still early in the game. What are your thought regarding a player with my novice skill level playing until the end regardless of the obvious outcome? BTW I am enjoying the speed run series. Thanks for sharing.

  • @mikebaker2436
    @mikebaker2436 Год назад +2

    10:18 The Caro Kann... the best way, at any level, to tell your opponent that you don't actually enjoy playing chess that much and don't want anyone to have any fun. 😋

  • @f.d.3289
    @f.d.3289 11 месяцев назад

    only eric can sound nice when he calls his games a "bloodbath"

  • @TheFormerTeam
    @TheFormerTeam Год назад

    Alternatively from entering the fried liver 8:16 black can play Bc5 instead of bringing the knight to f6

  • @thetransferaccount4586
    @thetransferaccount4586 10 месяцев назад

    AMazing speedrun continues

  • @HowToSandAFloor
    @HowToSandAFloor Год назад

    Snail run dude, snail run 😅❤

  • @kwisatzhaderach9087
    @kwisatzhaderach9087 Год назад

    "Somewhat of a bloodbath this episode" 🤣

  • @Ald3r_
    @Ald3r_ Год назад +1

    Wouldn't taking the rook be better at 14:06?

    • @spartanthe300ththermopylae4
      @spartanthe300ththermopylae4 Год назад

      I believe that Eric had decided it was more important to keep the black king in the centre (by capturing the bishop and thus preventing it from castling). Had he gone for the rook, yes, he would have won 2 extra points over the bishop but, the black king would have castled and the game would have gone on for much longer.