Congrats on breaking 500. I think if you keep at it you could be an international master one day
@ident1ty
11 ай бұрын
Hahahaha
@tobyonatabe2601
11 ай бұрын
Imagine if this account had the title though, those 500s would have a heart attack😂
@giwr
11 ай бұрын
I believe GM
@FerrisMcLauren
11 ай бұрын
Congrats on making the lamest joke on youtube
@RK-qi4tv
11 ай бұрын
@@tobyonatabe2601assuming they know about the chess titles in the first place.
@samtugendhaft2678
11 ай бұрын
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
11 ай бұрын
Yeah, I was wondering why Eric didn't take the rook
@spartanthe300ththermopylae4
11 ай бұрын
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
11 ай бұрын
@@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
11 ай бұрын
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
11 ай бұрын
@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.
@ClassicPass_
11 ай бұрын
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.
@SirVampyr
11 ай бұрын
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
11 ай бұрын
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
11 ай бұрын
I like Eric giving his thought process during the middle game since that's what I struggle with the most
@SinjonM
11 ай бұрын
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
10 ай бұрын
As Groucho Marx used to say: a child of six could understand this - someone send out for a child of six
@uncleben1181
11 ай бұрын
This is the CONTENT I WANT TO WATCH! Climb as high as you can and review games AND mistakes... if they happen later
@808pierce
11 ай бұрын
Something makes me very happy about Eric exposing his brutally sadistic inner narrative about chess.
@calebwhales
11 ай бұрын
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.
@auztin98
11 ай бұрын
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!
@StanislavHronek
11 ай бұрын
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.
@bt-wr8yk
11 ай бұрын
I love that you take the time to explain what the opponent should have played each time, very helpful!
@drummerofawe
11 ай бұрын
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
@raskolnikov3799
11 ай бұрын
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 KZitem.
@dmerc374
4 ай бұрын
He is a great teacher!
@dobry_brek
11 ай бұрын
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.
@ItsMeBenson
11 ай бұрын
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! ❤🇬🇧
@OwenThwaites-z5m
11 ай бұрын
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!! 😂
@autarker
11 ай бұрын
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.
@MaxChessman007
11 ай бұрын
Really enjoying this series. I like the 10 min. format, where you explain your thought process. Super helpful, can't wait for more.
@junknoodles1028
11 ай бұрын
Please post this series in smaller intervals!! This is helping me so much thank you
@arthurbayer9456
11 ай бұрын
At 14:01 couldn't you have taken the rook instead of the bishop?
@Icehaan17
11 ай бұрын
yea wtf 💀doesnt really matter though
@spartanthe300ththermopylae4
11 ай бұрын
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
11 ай бұрын
@@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
11 ай бұрын
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
11 ай бұрын
@@spartanthe300ththermopylae4 Yeah I doubt if Eric had caught it, he'd have continued with the bishop because engine much prefers taking the rook
@Ryan-eq3kc
11 ай бұрын
I stuggle with openings the most. It’s nice to see these videos they really help me
@thatsinteresting7733
11 ай бұрын
This series has been the best for my daughters to learn chess mistakes and openings!!! Thank you!!
@alexandershorse9021
11 ай бұрын
You play so beautifully Eric, showing the value of good lines and putting pieces on good squares.
@mathematicsreadinggroup7288
11 ай бұрын
Qxa8+ instead of the bishop in game 2?
@ak_nora
11 ай бұрын
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
11 ай бұрын
Yeah reasonable. Just wondering if there was a deeper reason.
@spartanthe300ththermopylae4
11 ай бұрын
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
11 ай бұрын
@@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.
@SebastianBohn
11 ай бұрын
Messy positions masterfully played make positional mistakes painfully exposed. Exceptionally explained, Eric.
@moorix6204
11 ай бұрын
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
11 ай бұрын
Hopefully we see a gambit speedrun in the future
@chappy48
18 күн бұрын
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.
@YUQIPOWER.923
11 ай бұрын
this is why i love your content because it is so calm and genuine to know more knowledge about chess
@hughtorpey
11 ай бұрын
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.
@stevenm1111
11 ай бұрын
Great videos. Very pleasant watching someone destroy the things I struggle against. Great to hear your thoughts during the game. Perfect videos.
@htt2566
11 ай бұрын
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. 🙂
@jsegolsson
11 ай бұрын
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.
@robertgelblum5154
11 ай бұрын
I'm far from a beginner, but it's sort of a guilty pleasure to watch these speed run games!
@ERE02
10 ай бұрын
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!
@mihazupan5214
11 ай бұрын
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.
@GBobFree206
11 ай бұрын
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
11 ай бұрын
You're not missing anything, that's the engine's preferred line too. Still a decisive advantage regardless
@MrKaepora
11 ай бұрын
I think Eric wanted to keep the opponent's king in the middle of the board
@GBobFree206
11 ай бұрын
@@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
11 ай бұрын
I am guessing it was tunnel vision. Eric didn't expect the opponent to block with the queen instead od the knight.
@johnnycigar3240
11 ай бұрын
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.
@freewheelburning8834
11 ай бұрын
just jumped in this series not a beginner but love watching you bud
@woofie1000
11 ай бұрын
100% my most favorite beginners chess series. Thanks for the awesome content.
@zarniwoopinperth
11 ай бұрын
Hope we get lots more of these ❤
@distroflow
11 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! I really learn a lot from your videos.
@RyanEmmett
11 ай бұрын
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!
@f.d.3289
8 ай бұрын
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 :)
@kaishaku83
11 ай бұрын
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 ^_^
@garyarnold3141
11 ай бұрын
Are you going to continue with the speedrun? I found it very useful.
@MrOffTrail
11 ай бұрын
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!
@waterflame3454
11 ай бұрын
Your voice is so calm, super chill to watch.
@AhmedMostafa-so2jp
11 ай бұрын
eric:this line suggests if a3 then f4 then opponent has two options to defend checkmate opponent: I move rook
@jram1618
9 ай бұрын
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. 😁
@RafaelMartins-fg9rb
11 ай бұрын
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.
@PeterJohnBolgert
11 ай бұрын
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.
@Phr8
11 ай бұрын
THIS IS THE BEST SERIES! MOAR!
@richardmarriott-smith9517
4 ай бұрын
I am continuing to learn a lot from these videos. Thanks very much.
@almac808
2 ай бұрын
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!
@rodriguezro9999
11 ай бұрын
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. 😉
@redvindicator1019
11 ай бұрын
7:46 Ng8 x h7 is an even nice checkmate imo
@Zamiroh
11 ай бұрын
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!
@jsdhinchakdude
11 ай бұрын
Didn't you miss free rook when you took bishop in second game?
@Iphroget
11 ай бұрын
14:07 could have taken the rook instead
@PlanetXtreme
11 ай бұрын
I noticed that too! And depending on how the opponent played, maybe the other rook too. Or at least another pawn.
@danielyuan9862
11 ай бұрын
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
11 ай бұрын
@@danielyuan9862 i think he tunnel visioned because he is playing a 400 rated player so he probably just switched his brain off
@spartanthe300ththermopylae4
11 ай бұрын
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.
@winstonsmith5854
11 ай бұрын
What I like is that you simply hurt your opponents by punishing their own mistakes and not by using all your jedi force
@nelsonray5109
11 ай бұрын
Hey I am actually a chess coach for kids and I just wanna point out most players (not all) that are very low rated tend to be kids. Thought I would maybe mention that, in case it helps you decide how to explain certain tactics and your decision making. As kids may not understand discoveries, and tactics like forks etc. Also they may not even know openings and their names as well.
@geoffduke1763
7 ай бұрын
Love watching your videos, total noob here having just played my first game of chess at the age of 50.
@shuvojr6316
3 ай бұрын
I literally improved my accuracy 50 to 70 by watching just your first 2 videos...long way to go
@Josttx
11 ай бұрын
at 14:08 I thought you would take his rook with check instead of his bishop
@BanakaiGames
11 ай бұрын
I think he expected the opponent to take with knight so he didn't consider it
@ThePhanomas
8 ай бұрын
Loving this series. Thank you for sharing your knowledge
@nomer440
11 ай бұрын
this is kinda becoming my fav series
@MaxWright7
3 ай бұрын
Great series so far.
@dabeamer42
11 ай бұрын
This is exactly the kind of thing I need now.
@mdsabirhussain6358
6 ай бұрын
"Once the Queen is lost, then the King is gonna be much more of an exploitable target" - deep bro
@deanrumsby
11 ай бұрын
These videos are so good! Thank you for taking the time to make them
@pairot01
11 ай бұрын
You could have won the rook instead of the bishop! I know, you were expecting the knight to recapture.
@spartanthe300ththermopylae4
11 ай бұрын
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.
@pairot01
11 ай бұрын
@@spartanthe300ththermopylae4 no, capturing the rook was a check. They would have to move the king or block with the queen, and you would trade queens, they would need to recapture with the king. No way white was castl8ng.
@dnthymamai
6 ай бұрын
Thank you for the instructive games
@markminn01
10 ай бұрын
Enjoying this series. Well done!
@f.d.3289
8 ай бұрын
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
@crdrost
8 ай бұрын
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”
@sliggoon
11 ай бұрын
the way you politely make these people look so foolish makes for a pleasant viewing experience
@vox95831
7 ай бұрын
Awesome. Thanks Eric.
@davidjohnson1536
9 ай бұрын
Thank you very much for these videos!
@voidofmisery4810
Ай бұрын
love this series, im 400 elo and im learning soooo much!
@_BADCHESS
10 ай бұрын
My pawn placement when considering the bishops has been completely backwards. Thank you!
@juleslefumiste9204
5 ай бұрын
14:06 Tunnel vision! Could have taken the rook with a check lol
@sammyers9576
8 ай бұрын
Great series, thank you!
@eric-rosen
8 ай бұрын
thanks so much!!
@1a1u0g9t4s2u
11 ай бұрын
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.
@MarkHugger
10 ай бұрын
Thanks! Working my way through third viewing of this series. Progress finally.
@kshitijpachori
5 ай бұрын
So much empathy lol! Great series. These games are not much different in the mistakes me & my opponents make at 1000 ELO :PP
@f.d.3289
8 ай бұрын
only eric can sound nice when he calls his games a "bloodbath"
@piouswhale
11 ай бұрын
Whee good one Eric. First game was super close 😂😂😂
@ShamGam3
11 ай бұрын
I love the pace
@TheFormerTeam
11 ай бұрын
Alternatively from entering the fried liver 8:16 black can play Bc5 instead of bringing the knight to f6
@crowlife1180
11 ай бұрын
The symmetry at 25:00 is so beautiful.
@kwisatzhaderach9087
11 ай бұрын
"Somewhat of a bloodbath this episode" 🤣
@StevenFfr
11 ай бұрын
Yeahh new video of these series
@zachingram04
11 ай бұрын
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!)
@12jswilson
11 ай бұрын
Another episode of "Eric Rosen: N00b Crusher." Let's go!
@lougaru2445
11 ай бұрын
Ooooooo a Rosen speedrun I'm late to the part on this
@gregdobrick3410
11 ай бұрын
Loved it, very enjoyable.
@austinmaiden4663
10 ай бұрын
Im still a beginner (900), but I think you had a pretty big miss in your second game at 14:00. You took the knight with bishop, then took bishop with queen, which would have been the best if he captured your bishop with his other knight. However, since he captured with his queen, it left his rook unprotected. So you should have played Qxa8+. If they played Ke2, you also win the other rook, if he blocked with his queen, you would win the A pawn or simplify by trading queens with check preventing castling. I can't remember who said it, but when you think you have a good move, look for a better one
@thetransferaccount4586
8 ай бұрын
AMazing speedrun continues
@Ald3r_
11 ай бұрын
Wouldn't taking the rook be better at 14:06?
@spartanthe300ththermopylae4
11 ай бұрын
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.
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