notes for self: 4:14 when they play bishop g4. get mate 6:47 when they just take your knight with pawn instead. lead to take queen 8:58 bishop on e3 10:12 pawn f3 trap 12:20 if knight c3 early 13:14 this might be open. dive in and fork with the knight 20:17 if bishop c4. (and some various force mates right after) 24:55 bishop d2 trap 32:15 if they move the first pawn super far up 33:45 your knight is center and then pawn goes d4 34:53 when they deny gambit
31:44 if they move the first pawn super far up then we play our knight to e5 the centre. Then opponent play his queen to e2 to attack my e5 knight,,😮😮 then what would we play
What I like about Eric's explanations is that he is methodical in it. He finishes one method to completion and then mentions the alternatives. Other chess you-tubers, go all over the place with alternative chess roads for one opening. Go Eric
I agree. When other creators go through all the alternatives beforehand, it reminds me of movies when a person has a nightmare and then the character wakes up to still be in the nightmare lol.
I just played this for the first time against a friend of mine. He played literally every move as you explain in your video. Needless to say he got destroyed. 😂 Thank you for your wonderful lessons and videos Eric! 🙏
Eric talking about the Stafford Gambit is like Einstein talking about his theory of relativity. You can see his enthusiasm in his eyes and his Genius in Chess!
This was such an in-depth study that I'm literally speechless. Amazing job of explanation and the fact that you explored every single response is mind blowing. As a gambit lover (idk the real term lol), I truly loved this video and Stafford is without doubt my favourite gambit for black.
@@ziwuri maybe, but not relevant - I was quoting Eric…treat a blunder as a gambit… Given that every novice is an expert (Dunning Kruger) I can only surmise your level is not dissimilar to mine 😂
@@kekwe3088 I absolutely did throw a couple of games after entering the Stafford gambit yesterday. You do need to play very accurately to pull them off. Every loss is a lesson learned though and I'll crack it eventually
Eric Rosen, you are my favourite chess educator! I really appreciate your calm and humble attitude. Your videos really help to understand the position, for example by posing guiding questions such as “How do you punish this move?”, those are exactly the kinds of questions that one should ask themselves throughout the game. Keep it going, I am a big fan!
Best Stafford Gambit vid and general tactics vid I've watched in a bit. Your pace is great for those of us who struggle to see optimal moves quickly. Great stuff Eric.
@@Windtell31 Very natural moves in the Stafford lose that advantage very quickly. White's defense has some unnatural moves. I like pushing to e5 then d4 and building a pawn chain in response to a Stafford, but if black plays perfectly, 4-5 moves later and white plays natural looking moves, the advantage goes down to 0.0 if not in favour of black.
@@Windtell31 1. White starts up by around .5 anyway, 2. Engines almost never like gambits so it's a bit harsh, and 3. The eval is assuming white plays perfectly and holds their pawn advantage, which is unrealistic until FM level.
I think the stafford is the perfect opening to get someone thinking about complex traps, and how to incorporate them into their other games. So instructional
I tried this gambit in my recent games. Everything is under control during the first few moves but at one point the opponent makes a move not explained here .. boom, I fall in panic mode and crawl under the bed.
In the last game, f5 is a blunder, queen can check on c4 and pick up the bishop on c5 after. I'm surprised Eric recommended this move considering how long they talked about this being a important pan break. Other than that, love the content, can wait to play some standford after this!
Yea, I was trying to find this exact comment so I wouldn't have to write it out. check out if black had played Qg4 instead of f5 here. Relatively tricky, especially in blitz or bullet.
These beginners lessons are great. not only are you just calm and great at explaining, but actually having you showing someone how to do it helps i think.
Just played my first Stafford Gambit, thanks to you, Eric! Opponent was higher rated and managed to avoid all the tricks, but blundered in the midgame and I managed to win. He even sent me congratulations after the game, I guess he is also one of your followers and wanted to cherish my Stafford Gambit :) Seems like SG and your channel bring out the best in us :)
Woww I really wanted this video. Using an engine isn't very effective sometimes because line that are technically worse are very hard for humans to play.
I learned how to play chess around 3 years old and when I was 8, I’d say I was probably around 900-1100 Elo level. We had a family friend who played a ton of variations of this gambit on me and I could never figure out how to defend it. Extremely frustrating and sort of have some mild chess ptsd coming up seeing this video. Amazing how memory works, thank you for the video!
Love these types of videos!!! Eric's instruction is very thorough, and he goes through many different variations, 75% of the time it's a move I was wondering "what if they do that instead" and he covers it. Such quality content. Gonna get a new Patreon member soon... 😉 EDIT: looks like he doesn't have patreon that I could find, but he has a PayPal, definitely worth a few bucks, if everyone did it it would be the cheapest and highest quality lessons ever. I've been watching for like 2 years now and it almost feels like that because his content so good. I'd like to find another way to support this channel besides PayPal but maybe I'll do both. Thanks so much Eric!
PLEASE do more of these. I love Levi and Antonio, but the way you explain and teach things is so much better imo. Maybe it's just because you go slower, and I'm a lot slower, but this video was excellent.
This is a very good teaching. This is the exact teaching I need to get better. You teach very patiently. Keep up the good instruction. I've never heard of the Stafford Gambit. Now, I know. Great Job.!!!
You do a really good job both demonstrating the moves and the rationale behind them; and a great pace, allowing the viewer to think through the tactics. Great video.
i can listen to eric speaking for hours on end. he is truly amazing. and kinda jealous of the guy getting these lessons. 😄 can’t believe where the hour went
After looking at this video, it's great that I went ahead and watched Daniel's video about destroying the stafford. Cuz I know everyone is going to be playing this on lichess.
Videos like this make me so exited to try these ideas out and inevitably fail 90% of the time. But even as a lowly 700elo beginner, I’m still enjoying learning and improving in this game more than any other game I’ve tried. There’s just unlimited potential for creativity.
Thanks Eric... Because of you we lose so many games in these gambit lines... Now it's good that you finally show us how to play against it... Thanks once again.
Move 9 in the f3 game after black plays f5, why can't the opponent play Qc4 check and win the hanging bishop on c5? Am I missing something? Eric does not mention it in the later analysis either. 55:25
The easiest way to play against the Stanford is D3, C3, then D4. There are a few moves in between like BE2 but if you follow that pawn structure and expansion you will have a very stress free position and dominant control while still being up a pawn.
This video got me from 325 rapid to 518 in 3 hrs. Just from the first watch. Even helped when I couldn’t Stafford or played white just cause of all the tricks and lines u showed . Thanks man!
This video helped me defeat IM John Donaldson last night where he was putting on a 25 person simul. I got the position exactly as what you have at 25:02 against him and he resigned after move 10 because he missed the pinned pawn. I got lucky that he blundered but wouldn't have even had a chance without this video. Thank you for your content!
yeah same. i hate when i learn an opening and my opponent doesn't play along, so i fall for all the gambits that i recognize so my opponent can practice
Oh, so this annoying thing that people keep trying against me while I find creative ways to survive and sometimes make it through the game HAS a name... Thanks for the superlesson!!
@@phenakismos yeah it really doesn't get rid of the initiative - Schrantz drew stockfish because it's incredibly hard for white to manage all of the different threats black had in the eventual position
i love how eric plays the part of white, deliberately falls into a trap and then quizzes his student on how to take advantage of the mistake and then lets his student "beat" him
These videos are great fun to watch as they involve simplistic traps. The problem (as you’ll all find) is that no decent players fall for this stuff unless they’re playing speed chess and mess up. Which does happen, but no it’s not something that you’ll use much against anyone above 1500.
I love this. I always wanted to do this gambit, but I only saw it few times in shorts and could never remember it. But yesterday I sat and watched it and today got my checkmate with it:)
Hey Eric, I'm a huge fan! I hover around 900 - 1000 rating, I studied this opening and absolutely wrecked my opponent with black. He then proceeded to abuse me and call me a book, and some other names, which I took as a compliment! So thanks for teaching us your secrets!!! Couldnt have done that without you!
Thank you for spreading this opening far and wide. I see it so often on the internet these days and have gotten great at playing against it. Even though it is usually a win for me as white, it's always an exciting opening to play against. 4. d3 and then generally 5. Be2 and then either 6. 0-0 or if they do 5... Ng4 taking the Knight and then castling is an almost guaranteed win for white, but there are still tactics you have to watch out for.
notes for self:
4:14 when they play bishop g4. get mate
6:47 when they just take your knight with pawn instead. lead to take queen
8:58 bishop on e3
10:12 pawn f3 trap
12:20 if knight c3 early
13:14 this might be open. dive in and fork with the knight
20:17 if bishop c4. (and some various force mates right after)
24:55 bishop d2 trap
32:15 if they move the first pawn super far up
33:45 your knight is center and then pawn goes d4
34:53 when they deny gambit
Gah I wish Eric could pin this
Edit: thumbs up so it stays at the top 👍
You mean g5?
Doing God's work. Thank you 💕
31:44 if they move the first pawn super far up then we play our knight to e5 the centre.
Then opponent play his queen to e2 to attack my e5 knight,,😮😮 then what would we play
Why. Did Eric not tale KxBf3? 32:53? The bishop was not protected
What I like about Eric's explanations is that he is methodical in it. He finishes one method to completion and then mentions the alternatives. Other chess you-tubers, go all over the place with alternative chess roads for one opening. Go Eric
I agree. When other creators go through all the alternatives beforehand, it reminds me of movies when a person has a nightmare and then the character wakes up to still be in the nightmare lol.
I do like his explanations a lot as well
I gambit my grades to watch these longer videos 😂
@sungaze uh, there are literally grades... What are you talking about?
@@ShowMe7. Sounds like a yoda quote. But yeah, there are grades.
"Pass or no pass. There is no try."
oh no! your GPA!
@@eric-rosen nice
@@eric-rosen wait.... it's actually my gpa
Please do more of these tutorial videos. Also nice that there is someone you explain things to. Very nice and informative to watch. Thanks Eric.
Cant wait to pull up to chess club tomorrow and say "oh no my queen"
I have a tourna on Sunday, better learn this lmao
@@VeggiePatch stafford is dubious though, be careful lol
@@oru i end up loosing all of my pieces
@@oru As in I learn how to defend, *h a h a*
@@VeggiePatch oh yeah that's good lol, you got this!
This man has the most soothing voice in the entire earth i can literally listen to this my entire life
This was so much fun. Thanks a ton for the lesson Eric, you’re the best!
hey it's the guy who always hits allegiance
Chess stream/vid soon? Please be so 😄
now u have to teach him how to play a teemo deck
Did you get all the value?
Wait i didn't realise it was you in this video lmao
I just played this for the first time against a friend of mine. He played literally every move as you explain in your video. Needless to say he got destroyed. 😂 Thank you for your wonderful lessons and videos Eric! 🙏
Eric talking about the Stafford Gambit is like Einstein talking about his theory of relativity. You can see his enthusiasm in his eyes and his Genius in Chess!
well said
This was such an in-depth study that I'm literally speechless. Amazing job of explanation and the fact that you explored every single response is mind blowing. As a gambit lover (idk the real term lol), I truly loved this video and Stafford is without doubt my favourite gambit for black.
This whole Stafford saga is just a ploy to strike fear and doubt into Eric's opponents whenever he hangs a piece
its working lol
🤣🤣🤣
I heard that every handing piece is a gambit?
@@BurningPaperMusic It is if you're rated under 1000
@@ziwuri maybe, but not relevant - I was quoting Eric…treat a blunder as a gambit…
Given that every novice is an expert (Dunning Kruger) I can only surmise your level is not dissimilar to mine 😂
The way Eric Rosen teaches chess makes you believe you could become a grand master one day, he is such a wholesome person.
Yes indeed he's very good
I selfishly don't want this to blow up so I can keep these ideas to myself
Many new stafford players are easy targets tho, had 2 today who were lost very quickly
Kek We how to beat them stafford user?
@@WeeDZart there are timestamps in the description of the video
@@WeeDZart c3 and d4 are nice I think, the bishop on c5 is the root of all evil
@@kekwe3088 I absolutely did throw a couple of games after entering the Stafford gambit yesterday. You do need to play very accurately to pull them off. Every loss is a lesson learned though and I'll crack it eventually
Eric Rosen, you are my favourite chess educator! I really appreciate your calm and humble attitude. Your videos really help to understand the position, for example by posing guiding questions such as “How do you punish this move?”, those are exactly the kinds of questions that one should ask themselves throughout the game. Keep it going, I am a big fan!
me watching this video: sees about 80% of the moves before eric says them
me playing games: ah shit i lost again
Relatable
Completely agree with you
Me: oh oh a Stafford! I’ve studied this!
Opponent: Checkmate
All the damn time...
its so weird how its easy to see the board while watching a video but when in game im half blind
Best Stafford Gambit vid and general tactics vid I've watched in a bit. Your pace is great for those of us who struggle to see optimal moves quickly. Great stuff Eric.
Hearing Eric say “I might put this on RUclips” always makes my day
Hearing him say that in the middle of a RUclips video has the same vibes of watching a movie and hearing a character say the title of the movie
I hope he puts it on youtube, it's really instructional
@@Tvde1 Yeah, I do too
I hope he does
45:04 White missed Qc4+ winning the bishop. It would have been completly lost for Black. Stockfish approved
Nice observation. So the KB pawn push was premature.
I was looking for this comment. I thought the same thing
I saw it and was like “why didn’t he comment on it?? Did I miss something?” Ty for verifying it with the engine!
Yes! I was worried that no one commented about it, but now I'm relieved.
Like 👍
what the engine sees: *+2 for white*
what eric rosen sees: -M7
Seriously though, when the engine says +1.7 for white, it's time to find a better gambit line :D
@@Windtell31 Very natural moves in the Stafford lose that advantage very quickly. White's defense has some unnatural moves.
I like pushing to e5 then d4 and building a pawn chain in response to a Stafford, but if black plays perfectly, 4-5 moves later and white plays natural looking moves, the advantage goes down to 0.0 if not in favour of black.
@@Windtell31 Engine evals mean very little in lines where even GMs can blunder in shorter time controls
@@Windtell31 r
@@Windtell31 1. White starts up by around .5 anyway, 2. Engines almost never like gambits so it's a bit harsh, and 3. The eval is assuming white plays perfectly and holds their pawn advantage, which is unrealistic until FM level.
I think the stafford is the perfect opening to get someone thinking about complex traps, and how to incorporate them into their other games. So instructional
4:40 also when you do this you should say OH NO MY QUEEN so that your oppenent takes the bluff
But if you're a Eric Rosen it's not quite working))
Is it considered bad sportsmanship to type 'Oh No my Queen' into the chat to make sure your opponent takes the bait?
@@darrenhunt4479 I dont think so :)
Hahaha
@@darrenhunt4479 It’s OK unless you type it in all caps.
i didn’t notice this was an hour long, never learned something easier, amazing teaching
Could you have a ponziani opening instructional Eric? It really seems like a great opening and a lot of us would love to see you teach it to us
Seconded
correct
agreed
I think he has, I watched a video Punishing beginner mistakes: Ponziani
The ponziani is really cool, I've been winning a lot of games with white, people don't seem to properly know how to defend against it
I tried this gambit in my recent games. Everything is under control during the first few moves but at one point the opponent makes a move not explained here .. boom, I fall in panic mode and crawl under the bed.
In the last game, f5 is a blunder, queen can check on c4 and pick up the bishop on c5 after. I'm surprised Eric recommended this move considering how long they talked about this being a important pan break. Other than that, love the content, can wait to play some standford after this!
Yea, I was trying to find this exact comment so I wouldn't have to write it out. check out if black had played Qg4 instead of f5 here. Relatively tricky, especially in blitz or bullet.
These beginners lessons are great. not only are you just calm and great at explaining, but actually having you showing someone how to do it helps i think.
At this rate, people will gonna get anxiety to take eric's pieces
I thought people already did
Owo bruhify gang
Oh no my king
If Eric Rosen gambit anything, don't take it. Instead counter gambit it
~by a legend
Only in blitz tho
Ive casually watched your channel but i subscribed because of this. This is fantastic, please do more tutorials like this!
Ditto
The Master Class we've all been waiting for
I just ran my first Stafford Gambit! Worked like a boss! Thanks for the great lesson Eric Rosen.
Who would've guessed eric uploads another stafford video 😂
Ya like he is the Stafford God
Just played my first Stafford Gambit, thanks to you, Eric! Opponent was higher rated and managed to avoid all the tricks, but blundered in the midgame and I managed to win. He even sent me congratulations after the game, I guess he is also one of your followers and wanted to cherish my Stafford Gambit :) Seems like SG and your channel bring out the best in us :)
I am halfway there already, having mastered losing fast with black. I will now add winning fast to my repertoire.
Been following Eric since he had 7K subs.
Always loved how calm and easy his teaching style is. Happy to see you growing so much ❤️❤️❤️
This is the video everyone has been waiting for.
Rewatching after more than a year for God knows what number of time. Classic Rosen stuff. Love it
A Stafford gambit update! Can't get enough of the Stafford imo.
I really appreciate the labeled chapters in this video. really underrated and important in an hour long video
Woww I really wanted this video. Using an engine isn't very effective sometimes because line that are technically worse are very hard for humans to play.
I learned how to play chess around 3 years old and when I was 8, I’d say I was probably around 900-1100 Elo level. We had a family friend who played a ton of variations of this gambit on me and I could never figure out how to defend it. Extremely frustrating and sort of have some mild chess ptsd coming up seeing this video. Amazing how memory works, thank you for the video!
Ive been waiting for this for 4- no 5000 years
Hi discord sharky emoji
Love these types of videos!!!
Eric's instruction is very thorough, and he goes through many different variations, 75% of the time it's a move I was wondering "what if they do that instead" and he covers it.
Such quality content.
Gonna get a new Patreon member soon... 😉
EDIT: looks like he doesn't have patreon that I could find, but he has a PayPal, definitely worth a few bucks, if everyone did it it would be the cheapest and highest quality lessons ever.
I've been watching for like 2 years now and it almost feels like that because his content so good.
I'd like to find another way to support this channel besides PayPal but maybe I'll do both.
Thanks so much Eric!
The "oh no, my queen" Masterclass
PLEASE do more of these. I love Levi and Antonio, but the way you explain and teach things is so much better imo. Maybe it's just because you go slower, and I'm a lot slower, but this video was excellent.
@Eric Rosen bruh...
@Eric Rosen stop
@Eric Rosen lol most obvious scam ever, try harder, eric would never do this in the comments
finally, i can use "oh no my queen" against my friends
Your friends play chess.. mine don't,
@@rogg0224 lmao same i taught it to some but they only play with me so they're shit
@@rogg0224 your friend dont play chess... i dont have friend,
Love videos like this where you go in-depth about different openings and variations! I hope you can post more of this in the future
Eric is definitely the kindest person on earth
To be precise he is one of two. The second of them is BadlandsChugs
No he's not
This is a very good teaching. This is the exact teaching I need to get better. You teach very patiently. Keep up the good instruction. I've never heard of the Stafford Gambit. Now, I know. Great Job.!!!
Learning the stafford gambit from the man himself that specializes it. What an honor.
I have actually been studying the stafford gambit and this confirms and improves my knowledge.
Thank you, enjoyed the video.
Oh, so this is why literally all of my games with white over the past 3 days have been this opening
You do a really good job both demonstrating the moves and the rationale behind them; and a great pace, allowing the viewer to think through the tactics. Great video.
The guy that you are teaching is really good actually
Thank you
i can listen to eric speaking for hours on end. he is truly amazing. and kinda jealous of the guy getting these lessons. 😄 can’t believe where the hour went
YO I just realized Eric's teaching GrappLr! Very nice.
WTF I DIDNT KNEW THATS GRAPPLR
I’ve watched this video 2 times now and I just got my first mate with this gambit. Felt good thx for the vid
After looking at this video, it's great that I went ahead and watched Daniel's video about destroying the stafford. Cuz I know everyone is going to be playing this on lichess.
Videos like this make me so exited to try these ideas out and inevitably fail 90% of the time. But even as a lowly 700elo beginner, I’m still enjoying learning and improving in this game more than any other game I’ve tried. There’s just unlimited potential for creativity.
45:00 wait what about Qc4+, picking up the bishop
Exactly.
@renderinggg i mean yeah but Eric is an IM.
@@jasperhalsey8574 IM ≠ super gm
This video straight up brought me 7 wins in a row and taught me so much value on using queen with bishop or rook for check mate!
Eric: "I don't want to overwhelm you too much."
Me: "Too late."
Thanks Eric... Because of you we lose so many games in these gambit lines... Now it's good that you finally show us how to play against it... Thanks once again.
Me: seems stafford gambit guide :o
It’s one hour long: DAH
Wait, is it?
What does Dah mean
@@bar.kar.5770 It`s used to imply regret or sadness but it has no meaning on it`s own.
@@yigitcengil2465 gotcha thx
@@bar.kar.5770 You are welcome :)
Fantastic video! Informative and Erik's voice and patience are also very soothing.
Move 9 in the f3 game after black plays f5, why can't the opponent play Qc4 check and win the hanging bishop on c5? Am I missing something? Eric does not mention it in the later analysis either. 55:25
@45:18
@@davidgeorge6253 yea both are the same move, I just had the analysis time stamp
Love the RUclips ad with Eric Rosen in it “limitless chess” godly AD
The easiest way to play against the Stanford is D3, C3, then D4. There are a few moves in between like BE2 but if you follow that pawn structure and expansion you will have a very stress free position and dominant control while still being up a pawn.
It's also very nice to be able.... in a single video... to back up and review, several times in my case, and imbed the basic moves into the brain!
The other guy is so much obsessed with Queen D4 move 😂
This video is awesome! I really like how you talked about each move in depth so that it's clear to understand. Keep up the good work.
now we need Grapplr giving Eric a Legends of Runeterra lesson
What a great analogy; you know where your bed is and your bookcase! Never thought like that..
The Sub named “MASHTURBATOR” in the bottom right corner caught me lackin lmao😂
very evil opening!!!
So I'm not the only one who came from that short, hahahahahaha!
This has become one of my favorite videos on RUclips I actually used the first version of that Stafford the other day and it worked perfectly!
At 45:05 isn’t Qc4+ a fork for white? I didn’t see it come up in post-game analysis.
Probably just Kh8 and if Qxc4 he hasn't stopped our original threat of Qh4+ g3 Nxg3. It's not completely winning, but we do get a kingside attack.
@@michaelf8221 I don't understand what you mean. If Kh8, we lose our black bishop and our queen can't go to h4 because of pawn at g3
@@readmore3490 Yup you can safely ignore what I wrote above. I didn't count the tempi correctly. Qc4+ was an easy win for white.
This video got me from 325 rapid to 518 in 3 hrs. Just from the first watch. Even helped when I couldn’t Stafford or played white just cause of all the tricks and lines u showed . Thanks man!
"A beginner lesson with stafford gambit"
me: just don't blunder
This video helped me defeat IM John Donaldson last night where he was putting on a 25 person simul. I got the position exactly as what you have at 25:02 against him and he resigned after move 10 because he missed the pinned pawn. I got lucky that he blundered but wouldn't have even had a chance without this video. Thank you for your content!
When I see my opponent developing Stafford gambit I willingly fall for their tricks just to make their day
Either way I am not winning 😌
you are the herp without a cloak
not all heros wear a cape
yeah same. i hate when i learn an opening and my opponent doesn't play along, so i fall for all the gambits that i recognize so my opponent can practice
Thank you for putting this on RUclips Eric. This is brilliant.
This person is such a good student!
kind of
Oh, so this annoying thing that people keep trying against me while I find creative ways to survive and sometimes make it through the game HAS a name...
Thanks for the superlesson!!
44:51 f5 blunders a bishop
Such an informative video. I enjoy the calm vibe you present with. I am glad you are able to make a living sharing what you know.
Just waiting for Danya to release his 1 hour 'How to refute the Stafford (Eric Rosen's favorite)' video
41:50 It has already been demonstrated in this video. Arguably the best, and most straightforward refutation of the Stafford Gambit.
Danya recommends d3, Be2, and c3, so it's a different refutation and not covered in this video, unless I missed it.
@@phenakismos Jonathan Schrantz has a video where he draws stockfish playing that variation (as black) tho so it doesn't seem like it refutes it imo
@@Hsel-lc1wt yeah not an outright refutation, but anything that gets rid of black's initiative is enough to count for me...
@@phenakismos yeah it really doesn't get rid of the initiative - Schrantz drew stockfish because it's incredibly hard for white to manage all of the different threats black had in the eventual position
I throughly enjoy and greatly appreciate your calm, even tempered presentations. THANK YOU!😇
45:03 white could just play Qc4+ lol Eric wtf xD
hed lose the queen
Bro Eric is such a good teacher, having him train u is a blessing
i love how eric plays the part of white, deliberately falls into a trap and then quizzes his student on how to take advantage of the mistake and then lets his student "beat" him
Now everyone will know the lines😭😭😭
I will need a lot of practice to be able to retain these lines but this video, unlike many others, gives me the motivation to do so. Thank you Eric!
the guy hes playing with is asking all the questions i was thinking. great video
These videos are great fun to watch as they involve simplistic traps. The problem (as you’ll all find) is that no decent players fall for this stuff unless they’re playing speed chess and mess up. Which does happen, but no it’s not something that you’ll use much against anyone above 1500.
I love this. I always wanted to do this gambit, but I only saw it few times in shorts and could never remember it. But yesterday I sat and watched it and today got my checkmate with it:)
It is a blessing in the skies to find this channel. The best part is when I rewatch every 2 minutes just to get it through my drunk brain.
Rosen is so calming, tysm ive been meaning to learn stafford :)
Hey Eric, I'm a huge fan! I hover around 900 - 1000 rating, I studied this opening and absolutely wrecked my opponent with black. He then proceeded to abuse me and call me a book, and some other names, which I took as a compliment! So thanks for teaching us your secrets!!! Couldnt have done that without you!
Haha, broo, I love you soo much. I literally got somebody with the "oh no my queen" the day I watched this.
Thank you for the longer educational format!
Thank you for spreading this opening far and wide. I see it so often on the internet these days and have gotten great at playing against it. Even though it is usually a win for me as white, it's always an exciting opening to play against. 4. d3 and then generally 5. Be2 and then either 6. 0-0 or if they do 5... Ng4 taking the Knight and then castling is an almost guaranteed win for white, but there are still tactics you have to watch out for.