How to Beat Amateurs at Chess: 15 Highly Instructive Rapid Games

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  • Опубликовано: 12 янв 2025

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  • @syafon
    @syafon 2 года назад +137

    Two Rosen trophies in one move should be an own Rosen trophy!
    You brought me back to chess, and even better Duck Chess! You are a huge inspiration for so many people around me! I live in Austria, so that tells you a bit about your influence around the globe. Thanks for existing! :)

    • @grantgreenberg2457
      @grantgreenberg2457 2 года назад +5

      Two Rosen trophies in one move is a paradox because then you would have three trophies in one move :)

    • @melle7505
      @melle7505 2 года назад +14

      @@grantgreenberg2457getting 3 Rosen trophies should be an own Rosen trophy!

    • @thelucidmind2876
      @thelucidmind2876 2 года назад +9

      @@melle7505 Three Rosen trophies in one move is a paradox because then you would have four trophies in one move :)

    • @pieTone
      @pieTone 2 года назад +2

      I wonder how many people he influenced here in Romania

    • @DDHDTV
      @DDHDTV 2 года назад

      Didn't expect to see a fellow Austrian here!

  • @josecarranza4207
    @josecarranza4207 Год назад +16

    the memory he has is just amazing, how he remembers what he played vs. X, what he was playing for oppening at different times in his life, honestly I cant remember what I played 3 games ago.

  • @billsmith8397
    @billsmith8397 2 года назад +409

    Thank you for existing, Eric ❤

  • @Overhemd
    @Overhemd 2 года назад +112

    2.5 hours of Eric? My day just got a whole lot better

  • @brett6468
    @brett6468 2 года назад +64

    Ah! This should be good. Eric is a first rate Chess instructor.

  • @owenchessmood6761
    @owenchessmood6761 2 года назад +2

    Thanks for this instructive video!

  • @hansgruber9093
    @hansgruber9093 2 года назад +22

    This was super instructive Eric, thanks! Really great to hear your full thought process over a longer time frame, blitz sometimes can be a bit of a muddle for lower rated players like myself. Please do more in future!

  • @SinjonM
    @SinjonM 2 года назад +43

    My favorite moment was when you played the ponziani opening!
    I'm only rated 1000 in blitz and 1200 in rapid, but I've been watching your videos for over 2 years. For the last few months, that's consistently been my opening, and I never knew that was the name of it. I'm glad I finally know now!
    I love your videos Eric, you're so wholesome!Keep up the great work! I'll be there watching always!

  • @andrewmays3988
    @andrewmays3988 2 года назад +16

    Eric Rosen, you are a gentle scholar and kind gentleman. Thank you sir for your patient tutorials!!😇

  • @jasonTL
    @jasonTL 2 года назад +30

    "Oh No My Opponent" had me rolling. So simple and so witty. Most importantly, a fun jab without being disrespectful.

  • @jarrodanderson2124
    @jarrodanderson2124 2 года назад +4

    I love the heart monitor idea Eric because I'm trying so hard to calm myself while playing. This game wipes me out!

  • @chuckdecker3765
    @chuckdecker3765 2 года назад +5

    MORE like this on RUclips please! 10min, instructional, slow where I can follow along with your logic is great!!!

  • @shlomo8448
    @shlomo8448 2 года назад +5

    Thanks Eric! I'm learning so much from these longer game videos.

  • @kurosakiichigo7475
    @kurosakiichigo7475 2 года назад +4

    Wow eric, this is one of your best videos thank you so much for uploading some instructive chess. I learned a lot from this video

  • @blueguitarist
    @blueguitarist 2 года назад +5

    Long time format videos are maximum comfy, sounds like a great upload

  • @davidrose7938
    @davidrose7938 Год назад +5

    Watched all 2 1/2 hours, opened my eyes to see more of what’s going on. Thank you!

  • @newsbuster292
    @newsbuster292 2 года назад +20

    I am watching a lot of your content to learn how you approach these games. Or simply put, learning how to think like you. I played a talent last week, a 15-year old who only started playing chess 10 months ago but who already is better than most players at my chess club. He put me under a lot of pressure early on, but after I forced him to exchange queens I was able to change the dynamic and ultimately beat him. Very proud of that. When we analyzed the game together I noticed he approached it very different than me, and he memorized all his moves, and mine, while I was struggling to keep up looking at my notes to see what I played. 😂I am sure he will be well above 2000 rated in a couple years.

  • @bikedoc59
    @bikedoc59 Год назад

    Thanks!

  • @mattlambert3118
    @mattlambert3118 Год назад +1

    Dude, you just made me hang my queen when you were talking about falling back down, getting up again, and thinking it was a song because I got all distracted and excited thinking you were referencing Rancid's "Fall Back Down". Super big letdown when it turned out you were talking about Chumbawamba. It's not like Tubthumping is a bad song, but it made me really happily surprised for those few seconds I thought you listened to Rancid even if it was a song from one of their poppiest albums. People I meet now are always surprised when they find out that deep down in my core I'm still the grimy punk rocker I was in my late teens and early 20s. I could see that being the case with you, too.

  • @XIIchiron78
    @XIIchiron78 2 года назад +8

    >be ~1500
    >"How to beat amateurs at chess"
    >Perfect, I never know how to punish weird moves
    >The amateurs are 1700
    >Cry
    Edit: in all seriousness this was actually a good video, it points out some of the stuff I also do that can exploited

  • @Shepherdslantern
    @Shepherdslantern Год назад +1

    I found the game beginning @39:08 to be one of the most instructive I've seen, and I think that I watched it just at the right time... For, as a total beginner at chess, (2 months), I have, thus far, been playing puzzles and watching a few random longer games per day, and, when I watch a video, normally, I watch it very passively, and go into a daze where I'm just seeing the whole position and not trying to think about any moves. But today, after watching the game at @39:08, I can say that something came on like a lightbulb Eureka moment, and I saw so much beauty in the game, plus Eric's commentary started to make more sense. Really an inspiring game for me!
    Ps, It's astounding to me how difficult super GM games are to follow. Except when the positions are simplified but even then, I find their games hurt my head!!
    Mikhail Tal is a very interesting player!
    Sorry I had a lot to say but ultimately, thank you Eric for the lessons in this video

  • @mikebaker2436
    @mikebaker2436 2 года назад +5

    Here is where I am at:
    1. I am exclusive RUclips. I don't use Twitch. I tried it... I don't like it.
    2. I watch all RUclips on demand on my schedule. I never watch premieres or streams while they are live. I rarely watch VOD rebroadcasts in total. I have a life. When I do watch 3+ hour unedited vod content, it is in pieces over several days or a week.
    I don't know what percentage of the RUclips audience is like me (maybe I'm weird, or the majority, who knows...)
    I am largely indifferent to Twitch streamers moving to RUclips with their actual streams. It won't really change what I'm doing.

    • @waetla1002
      @waetla1002 2 года назад +2

      I'm in the same boat

    • @mikebaker2436
      @mikebaker2436 2 года назад +3

      @@waetla1002 I feel like large parts of the two audiences (RUclips and Twitch) are seeking very different experiences. I could be wrong.

  • @sprcow
    @sprcow 2 года назад +8

    Sad that opponent didn't know any of the Petrov theory against Bc5. I play 3.d4 against the Petrov and was hoping to see how Eric fights the main line!

  • @seanhunter111
    @seanhunter111 2 года назад +11

    Thanks for everything you do. This is yet another great vid. The game white vs Caro Kann is missing a chapter marking at around 29m45s (between nimzo and rossolimo)

  • @KessaWitdaFro
    @KessaWitdaFro 2 года назад +7

    Replaying 14:02 on loop just to feel something 🥲

    • @200elochess
      @200elochess Год назад +1

      Thanks to you I can't stop listening to it🙂

  • @mikebaker2436
    @mikebaker2436 2 года назад +3

    Me: Eating lunch and watching Eric.
    Co-worker walks in.
    Co-worker: "Is that Bob Ross?"

    • @mikebaker2436
      @mikebaker2436 2 года назад +2

      What milestone is needed to get an actual Bob Ross parody vid out of Eric? 🤔🤣🙃

  • @gyrgrls
    @gyrgrls 2 года назад +2

    LOL! "Now I can start munching. This knight is hungry". 🤣

  • @lukeevans8119
    @lukeevans8119 2 года назад +6

    Already watched this VOD on twitch but I'll watch it here again happily ...can never have too much Eric "wholesome" Rosen in my life

  • @davidgodfrey880
    @davidgodfrey880 2 года назад

    Eric - thanks for the content. Liked the Ponzioni game. Enjoyed this type of video.

  • @Teunslang1999
    @Teunslang1999 2 года назад +1

    very relaxing content, love this stuff

  • @solidcents2761
    @solidcents2761 2 года назад +2

    ERICCCC!!!! Thanks for the long vid!!

  • @Doomted90
    @Doomted90 Год назад +1

    1:14:15 had a game end just like this one recently. I even premoved the knight so they should have known something was up... still left the queen hanging and promptly resigns when I take it

  • @csugabo85
    @csugabo85 2 года назад +4

    RUclips live would be way more convenient for me for sure, definitely vote for you to go through with youtube streaming

  • @bartvansliedregt5482
    @bartvansliedregt5482 2 года назад

    Always love the videos Eric. Thanks for being your great self

  • @EpiDot52
    @EpiDot52 Год назад

    That Boden game near the end was exceptional. So interesting too. That could've got its own video.

  • @bergmoench
    @bergmoench 2 года назад +1

    0:18 Oh no my opponent. =D
    Thats all I need!

  • @anond2015
    @anond2015 2 года назад +3

    You're pretty good at this chess thing. I know it's impossible to technically "master," but I bet you could compete "internationally."

  • @thehybridrider976
    @thehybridrider976 Год назад

    the second last game was my favourite. You went beast mode on that guy and destroyed him quickly

  • @stvsmultiplepassports6633
    @stvsmultiplepassports6633 8 месяцев назад

    Learning how to check mate in new ways from you Eric thanks so much.

  • @jefftaylor1186
    @jefftaylor1186 Год назад

    One of the main rules I learned really early on and I still follow to this day is “if you can attack a knight with a middle pawn in the first 10 moves, you should just do it“.

  • @nickmoore5105
    @nickmoore5105 2 года назад +1

    This is a lovely video to fall asleep to

  • @grahamsmith5780
    @grahamsmith5780 Год назад

    I watched to the end. Interesting commentary thanks.

  • @davidconnolly3340
    @davidconnolly3340 Год назад

    Excellent video Eric

  • @jonnozomboid2649
    @jonnozomboid2649 2 года назад

    Great instructional videos. Gutted you didn't get your smothered mate after the disco. Thanks for sharing. Greetings from East of England.

  • @brooklynkayak
    @brooklynkayak 2 года назад

    These rapid tournaments always make for great instruction. I always get something out of them.

  • @Quentin687
    @Quentin687 2 года назад +87

    I love building model airplanes

    • @seanlindholm7094
      @seanlindholm7094 2 года назад +3

      Facts.

    • @KironKabir
      @KironKabir 2 года назад +3

      Get your Airfix on

    • @chullupa
      @chullupa 2 года назад

      Everyone has a hobby everyone has skeletons in the closet

    • @Yea___
      @Yea___ 2 года назад

      @@chullupa oh no

    • @gyrgrls
      @gyrgrls 2 года назад

      @@chullupa ouch

  • @ChessWithDach
    @ChessWithDach 2 года назад +1

    Your videos are inspirations to me 💯. Thanks for making chess contents

  • @kaidannies
    @kaidannies Год назад

    @Eric Rosen 1:04:56 ... do you have an "oh no my queen" moment with 14. .. exd3 15. bxc5 dxe2 into a fork where he either gives the queen back or loses the rook back there?

  • @AdamBittner
    @AdamBittner Год назад

    Very enjoyable, thanks Eric!

  • @stvia
    @stvia Год назад

    58:07 didn't white have knight takes e5 or am I missing something (after bxe2, Qxe2, Qxe5, Qxe5, Nxe5 there is Re1)

  • @MSMNBC
    @MSMNBC 2 года назад

    @ 30:37 as soon as black moved the knight, I would have shoved my horse onto G6; because at my level (1200), I can see a lot of people snatching my knight just to be mated by my queen.

  • @pauldearhouse8309
    @pauldearhouse8309 Год назад

    1:20:27 oh no my castling rights 😆 ...where will this madness end? Oh no my queenside majority oh no my time advantage

  • @VeritasAlienari
    @VeritasAlienari Год назад

    Great content, good sir. Very instructive.

  • @EpiDot52
    @EpiDot52 2 года назад

    I love this type of content.

  • @rileymiller6002
    @rileymiller6002 Год назад

    At 30:55, did Eric have checkmate in 2 if knight to g6, pawn takes queen g6 checkmate. And if pawn doesn’t take them wins a rook? Or am I missing something?

  • @lanceareadbhar
    @lanceareadbhar 2 года назад

    I loved the game at 14:50 as those are the games I almost always lose because I don't know what to do when both sides have a knight, two rooks, and most, in this case all, of the pawns on the board.

  • @veri745
    @veri745 2 года назад

    1:02:40 knight can get to g6 via b8->d7->f6->h4

  • @dalevigil
    @dalevigil 2 года назад

    Love the stafford and boden k gambits

  • @cognitiveclipss
    @cognitiveclipss Год назад

    52:19 better move for black instead of Qf5 was Qg4 (mate in 8) eric missed this

  • @kevinmckay1389
    @kevinmckay1389 11 месяцев назад

    Eric: thats definitely a trap you fall for once and learn your lesson.
    Me: that’s where your wrong

  • @somnathchakrabarty3462
    @somnathchakrabarty3462 Год назад

    43:43 was n't there N×e5...If bishop takes queen then N×c6 attacking queen and also double attack on the bishop on Be7...I know u wud get 2 pieces for queen but the attack looks promising.

  • @anthonypassarelli5534
    @anthonypassarelli5534 Год назад

    Most of your "oh no" moments I took seriously

  • @mr.sigmachad5134
    @mr.sigmachad5134 11 месяцев назад +1

    54:05 such disrespect

  • @veri745
    @veri745 2 года назад +1

    44:56 Bg5 looks good to me. Any reason that doesn't work to deflect the rook?

    • @roberttheis3832
      @roberttheis3832 2 года назад

      I was thinking the same thing 😅 Haven‘t checked it with an engine, but I‘m pretty sure it wins material by force

    • @antimatter2417
      @antimatter2417 Год назад

      Thought the same, and it's the engine's best move

  • @michaelmassaro4375
    @michaelmassaro4375 Год назад +1

    Fun to watch I think your opponents are over anxious they’re making a lot of mistakes and bad moves they must be nervous feeling the pressure against you on you tube I like your casual style enjoyable like the game of Chess itself

    • @michaelmassaro4375
      @michaelmassaro4375 Год назад

      I thought his opponent could have made better moves for sure in the game he got checkmated with queen and knight

  • @inf0phreak
    @inf0phreak Год назад

    It's curious how 17... Bg5! wasn't on Eric's radar at all in the Rossolimo game (45:00 ish). Kick the rook away from e3, then take f3 and White should be toast since he's a pawn down and his king is super weak.

  • @DavidfromMichigan
    @DavidfromMichigan 2 года назад

    Eric! Love this guy! Beast mode 20foe!

  • @RedGaming23
    @RedGaming23 Год назад +1

    Can you turn off alerts on the recording for RUclips? Not so chilled video with them going off so loudly.

  • @herrwolle316
    @herrwolle316 2 года назад

    I am a big Fan of 10 min games. Please more.

  • @rhoddryice5412
    @rhoddryice5412 2 года назад +1

    I would definitely have played the first game as well as Eric.

  • @bargrimironshield2397
    @bargrimironshield2397 Год назад

    Brilliant!

  • @TheMosayat
    @TheMosayat Год назад

    Disco pork was a ridiculously awesome idea

  • @Krell54
    @Krell54 Год назад

    Fabulous Pontianak.

  • @EvertfromNederland
    @EvertfromNederland Год назад

    1:11:22 Woooow, Was that an actual pop culture reference from Eric Rosen?

  • @DillPickle420W69
    @DillPickle420W69 2 года назад

    Great video

  • @rohitranjan2767
    @rohitranjan2767 2 года назад

    At 30:45 , how about the crazy move knight E6?

  • @SevenTheJester
    @SevenTheJester Год назад

    Opponent plays Qf4.
    Rosen: Okay, so opponent wants to checkmate me.
    ...yes, Eric, and you want to checkmate him. Isn't that, like...the whole deal?😂
    Love your content, Eric. I've never seen a video from you that I didn't enjoy, and I always learn something. Keep up the great work.

  • @michaelmassaro4375
    @michaelmassaro4375 Год назад

    Good game pawn checkmate with the Rook third game I believe was kind of a pacif game as you say not too much doubt about the outcome at any point

  • @gundarsmiks4889
    @gundarsmiks4889 2 года назад

    Rosen is gonna become a GM. Easy peasy.

  • @simonnguyen692
    @simonnguyen692 Год назад

    the mate pattern you used in the nimzo could’ve happened by sacrificing the b pawn when white was moving around one rook

  • @hampusskold6595
    @hampusskold6595 2 года назад

    This is a POGGERS video! I love watching you! Go big dad rosen!

  • @MrMichopoku
    @MrMichopoku 2 года назад

    At 44:34 why not play Bg5 to put more pressure on the rook?

    • @MrMichopoku
      @MrMichopoku 2 года назад

      nevermind he saw it next move

  • @lukeelkins6870
    @lukeelkins6870 2 года назад +2

    Ahh just in time to watch while I go to sleep

    • @chullupa
      @chullupa 2 года назад

      Watch Eric Rosen at night and Gotham during the day

    • @rawkurface
      @rawkurface 2 года назад

      @@haptictv With a picture of Hikaru Moke Carlsen in the thumbnail.

  • @josepherhardt164
    @josepherhardt164 Год назад

    How to beat amateurs at chess: Bring along a cudgel. :)

  • @nicserbo2689
    @nicserbo2689 2 года назад

    happy holidays

  • @tamatamt
    @tamatamt 7 месяцев назад

    15th one was a crazy one.

  • @TheKawww
    @TheKawww 2 года назад +2

    Eric the goat 🐐 also quack

  • @Siderite
    @Siderite 2 года назад

    How about an opening pawn scale? Like a chess arpeggio or something. You play a4 first game, when b4, then c4 and so on until h4. Of course, when you get White.

  • @trial8358
    @trial8358 2 года назад +1

    Live stream on RUclips is a great idea

  • @lukecamp4902
    @lukecamp4902 2 года назад

    My fav moment was your opening joke

  • @borhenlakhoua2625
    @borhenlakhoua2625 2 года назад

    Hello Eric, I don't see you play the Bishop opening much, do you know why? And how to analyse a game on Lechess on your profile or else ? is there a video to explain that ? please, thank you.

  • @Joe-zu7lx
    @Joe-zu7lx Год назад

    Love rapid!

  • @disinformationworld9378
    @disinformationworld9378 Год назад

    Brilliant games

  • @joe2mercs
    @joe2mercs Год назад

    I always like starting chess games because even against the best players you can keep up with them for at least three moves, unless it’s E4, oh no! LOL

  • @nepal5043
    @nepal5043 Год назад

    So soothing

  • @GirlGeekLovesStampin
    @GirlGeekLovesStampin 2 года назад

    In that last game with Larshusum why didn’t you consider fxe5?

  • @ComtedeMonteC
    @ComtedeMonteC Год назад

    The first few games I cannot believe the opponents played like 500 rated players.

  • @krestwoodb
    @krestwoodb Год назад

    I used to live in st louis. Thats cool.

  • @bradburns491
    @bradburns491 Год назад

    Eric do you tutor? I am in House Springs, MO.

  • @bajnicestanko4047
    @bajnicestanko4047 Год назад

    I thought there are no amateurs today because everyone follows your channel