Winning Quickly With Opening Traps and Tricks 

I play exactly like you. Only difference is that I lose all games.

Game 4 - White: "Hah, I got an IM to lose time!" Reality: Heh, there's a squirrel on the roof.

28:00 That's the "I'm not wasting 10 minutes of tournament time on a player 600+ rating points above me" gambit

0:52 "one of the traps is taking on B2" ... *takes B2*

26:49 Eric: "what... what... what... He wants to play bongcloud? What is this? How do I punish him.... I want to punish him to the maximum..." Hikaru: *nervous sweating*

11:54 "This time I'll be more solid than usual... oh there's a squirrel on the roof"

"He's beserking, I'll berserk back" A berserkle jerk, if you will.

Opponent: *tries hard to win* Eric: "Heh, there's a squirrel on the roof."

@11:26 "It's nice to be white"

A cup of coffee and either agadmator video or erics stream is all i need to relax at the end of the day.

Imagine thinking an IM would fall for Scholar’s Mate

this man does triple forks without thinking and I run out of time while trying to protect my last pawn

This is the first time I've been to this channel, and I have to say you really are an impressive chess player. I really don't watch people play chess unless they're super famous, but this was nice to watch. Very educational as well. Looking forward to new videos!

Your commentary makes this worth watching. I love how you talk about possibilities and mistakes with certain positions. Well done, good sir, well done indeed.

It’s amazing how you have these casual conversations and devise vicious attacks on the fly. I greatly appreciate your lessons.

Watching from Sudan. You play chess so smoothly I've seen violin players more stressed.

I would love to see a Two-Knight’s Attack guide! Your analyses are always excellent, and I’ve recently been unsure what to play against e6

its amazing how simple you make chess look!

26:10 game from the thumbnail

Wow man, I stumbled across your channel recently and it's pure gold. Love from Nigeria

“2 days till Carlson caruana” said at the very moment you play the same opening they played in their first two matches

Opponent: Eric Rosen is thinking I must’ve done a good move Eric: Huh there’s a squirrel on my roof

IM Rosen: "always play f6" -- Mr. Finegold cries in agony.

5:30 "This feels like Christmas". You are the Grinch, Eric, taking so many pieces!! lol

Watching from Nigeria, hi Mr. Rosen. I like your analysis, very educative.

00:30 two knight opening 17:20 reverse sicilian pinned variation 23:30 queen takes pawn opening

Squirrel.....SQUIRREL!!!

I am very lucky because I have found your channel. You are very good teacher.

*king is in the middle of the board in the early game* “Where’s my mate”

Never play f6 RAWRRR, now Ben is furious

11:26 "It's nice to be white" -Eric Rosen

You’re always playing so happily. You foresee all attacks and defences on both sides. Your analysis is impeccable. Meanwhile, I can’t even find knight C6 on the board in under 5 seconds..

27:08 Guy trying to play King of the Hill

12:08 I don't know why but this is so legendary

This guy's casting his own game while playing! What a genius!

Just discover your channel and the second game played really show how knowing the game change everything, my elo is poor, I'm a beginner yet when I'm confronting 800 with my already poor 1100 I can feel that as well. It's like "obvious attacks everywhere" and it humbles me a lot as I know that for some dudes, with a way better level, I was that guy when we were playing. Anyway, great channel ! You got a new subscriber.

31:04 Qh5? That isn’t even legal after Bd6

12:09 me when I'm supposed to do work

wow, I really enjoyed watching your video. It's so pleasent how calm you talk and how you explain your moves. Very nice. Greets

1:27 got me dead with the heavy bass 🤣

Playing a very intense chess game Eric: "is that a squirrel on the road?"

I just started watching chess videos on youtube...didn't realize how friggin bad I was until now lol. Awesome video man!

28:30 - You don't need 7 moves, it can be done with 6 Nc3, Nd5, Ne7, Nd5, f3, g4 Black mates Qh4 I enjoy your videos, you are even pulling me back into chess after 10+ years. xD

The utter confidence of berserking in a tournament and immediately being distracted by a squirrel is mind blowing

Apparently squirrels can fall from any height and survive because they can control where they land and they weigh so little their terminal velocity is low enough to negate

Eric spilling his drink in Starbucks "Oh no my drink"

I learn so much from this compared to anything else, thank you

Watching from South East Asia :) Btw , Rosen Thank you for teaching me from your nc3 vs sicillian . I learned so much from it . Hope lot lessons again come from you!

I found a different solution to the 7 move puzzle: 1.f4 2. g4 3. f5 4. f6 5. fxe7 6. exf8(N) 7. Nxd7 Qh4# edit: and so did everyone else. I think when you say quick mate, people think scholar's mate rather than mate with pawn via discovery, even if the latter is way cooler

You and Yasser have the best voices in chess

Man you are so calm and funny while playing, and your traps are really fun to watch. I enjoyed it a lot.

Fun fact about your squirrel story at 12:25. Squirrels can spread out their body and tail out, and reduce their terminal velocity to a point that won’t hurt them. Theoretically a squirrel can fall from any height and be fine.

wow, U look like a mixture of Ronnie O'Sullivan and Garry Kasparov

Chess and squirrel watching... I love the commentary, Eric!

11:48 ... 12:10 Ok, I will Bezerk too... this time I will be a little more solid than usual... *Tries to move rook like a knight then Erics mind wanders away within seconds* ...there is a squirrel on the roof... Me: snorts morning tee while trying to contain laughter, Eric... are you sure that squirrel is really on your neighbors roof... or maybe you just had an epic introspective moment? In any way I just love it! I just hope I can avoid having to explain my weird fluid/respiratory problems to my GP.

I think I found an alternative solution to your puzzle: 1. f4 2. g4 3. Nf3 4. Nd4 5. Nf5 6. Ne7 7. Nc3 At this point, white has set themselves up for the 2-move checkmate and removed the pawn that black would need to move to get the queen out, and Qh4 is checkmate.

Eric, you are one of the best things that ever happened to chess.

This is my first time watching this kind of video, but it's my favourite chess video to date. I like the way you present it.

Damn, instant like after seeing your first game.. pretty calm, bold and confident.. something not all chess players are very good at

Black furiously trying to figure it what to do. White checking his messages and half heartedly looks at the board, moves, and glances back to what he was doing

20:33 you can just take b5 knight, if he takes bishop c3 N is also hanging

6:24 PAWG gets me excited too

28:28 Your puzzle can actually be solved in only 6 moves for white, then 1 for black: b3, bishop a3, bishop xe7, bishop a3, g4, f3 and I think you'll find the mate :P

For the puzzle, another solution is White: d4, d5, d6, dxe7, exf8=N, f3, g4 Black: Qh4#

I am watching you, from Asia Kyrgyzstan 🇰🇬

1M views. Congratulations!!

i havent played chess in years and loved it as kid...been hooked on these videos...great job eric first time i seen your channel and was pleasant to watch

This was a very nice video to watch. Found myself laughing at how casual you were with everything yet still winning! And very cool to see you destroy some openings I (and many others) struggle with. Thanks for the casual, informative video!

No one: Eric: *Wow, look at this pawn*

Pleeeaaase do that video on the two knights attack in the french!

I may not have subbed for over a year but i've been watching videos of you for 3 years

Squirrels can lower their terminal velocity to a low speed so they don’t get hurt when jumping from tall distances

Out of context, "It's nice to be white"- Eric Rosen

@46:30 should have played Qxf7 forking both rooks and protecting knight. Pretty sure it was mate in 2.

Eric, I loved your little story about squirrel living in your neighbourhood. Funny how tough they are. Little squirrels. Can fall more than 30ft still being completely fine. Squirrels are cute, and awesome. Eric, stay awesome, I love your enthusiasm.

Watching you is a mix of unbelievable frustration and amazement. Frustrating because in my head I think…ok I’ll remember that trap, and then not only do I not, but I end up losing…badly when I try to replicate these traps.

26:46 that was just perfect

16:10 who saw the rock hanging?

One of Rosen's most iconic videos

For some reason, listening to you talk about chess is amazing! 😂

I don’t even like chess but for some reason I found this video very interesting

“Always play f6” and links to Finegold !!

I always have to fire up a game within ten seconds of listening to you and usually I end up winning. I rarely otherwise win. I carry your heart in my heart, Eric Rosen

Everyone: We are trying to learn chess. Eric: SQUIRREL!

For the puzzle, isn't 6 moves enough for white? f3, g4, b3, Ba3, Bxe7, Ba3 Qh4#

str8 surgical. bueatiful stuff man, thx

17:05 "Last move was knight f five(aka knife f five), Finegold would be happy" Trueee 😂

Whenever your opponent makes a move you just know what to do , Eric. This showcases your superior knowledge of the game. I hope that one day I am able to do the same ;))

Eric's awesome.

At 21:23 instead of playing Bd8 why not Bxf2 Kxf2 axb5 Nb6 then Qd4+?

Hi Eric, I'm new to your channel but aware of you for some time. Like your style. Laid back, easy going, responsive, kind and informative. @ 29:00 you suggest a mate in 7 white moves and 1 black move. I tried it in my head and looked for the scholars mate. 1.f3 2.g4 3.d3 4.Bg5 5.Bxe7 6.Bb4 7.Bd2 Qh4#. Yours is far more instructive as it pertains to the game. Thank you.

Everyone in the tournament: Bringing their best game going bezerk making every second count Eric: "there's a squirrel on the roof"

3:13 knight to d5 taking pawn if fork on queen

"its nice to be white" - Eric Rosen

"I need to be more aggressive" *"Oh there's a squirrel on the roof!"*

Found a different solution: white goes f4 f5 f6 fxe7 exf8=N then does 2 unrelated moves and finally black goes Qh4#

36:24 "rely on instincts" doesn't Bc7 win an exchange at the least? Or am I missing a move

49:07 "why don't I take on f7?"... because Qxg2 is mate

That pug line killed me

That game was crazy fun, the guy moving the King all the way to the center.....lololol !!