Winning with the Fort Knox Variation

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The Fort Knox variation of the French Defense is classified by:
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 (or Nd2) dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bd7 intending an immediate Bc6. The variation is simple to play and has a relatively solid reputation.
In this video, I play the Fort Knox for the first time in a lichess.org rapid game.
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@kg4lod 5 лет назад

"...except I'm not holding my breath because I like to breathe." -- Eric Rosen, c.2019

@chrisalmich3071 6 лет назад

These videos are great, thanks for the content! I really enjoy your calm style of play and analysis.

@TricksForDailyChess 3 года назад

Actually black was in trap after white played c3 2:12 you should've captured the knight Bxf3 immediately because white could've simply played Bg5 and trapped black queen and Bxf3 is too late at this point black will simply play Qd2 protecting his bishop + trapping black queen at least black would lose a piece here if he knows how to react correctly like an engine after committed a blunder move Bd6 2:28 which looks fine first

@AbarSimorgh 6 лет назад

What would happen if : 10. Bg5 Bxf3 11. Qd2 Then black would be in trouble. Or am I missing something?

@nihalzuhayar4676 6 лет назад

You are right. Stockfish says +4 for white

@awaretenacious 6 лет назад

@@nihalzuhayar4676 You are both correct. 11. Qd2 protects the bishop on g5. White gets a queen for a rook and a pawn.

@thebfunk5228 6 лет назад

You're a nice dude man, keep up with the good work for our huge semi lay community. I got to your videos through watching Ben finegold's streams a few months ago and I just devoured almost all of your content. Congrats for winning against carlsen, let's hope caruana does the same multiple times. Keep up with the good job 😊

@olivernew3943 6 лет назад

Oh at around 2:31 Bg5 and you lose the Queen 😂 Bxf3 is met by Qd2 simply protecting the bishop and Black is lost. This is a real common tactic in the Tarrasch French positions. I usally like going Ng5 in the Fort line instead of exchanging pieces as there are some very interesting tactics if black isn't prepared, so usally I meet this line after b6 and Bb7 and some people fall for it now and then.

@braydenabbott7266 6 лет назад

No black is not lost as after qd2 black can capture the d4 pawn with the queen

@jasperw.7664 6 лет назад

@@braydenabbott7266 Its defended by c3?

@chrisgarcia2171 5 лет назад

i saw that too, you beat me to the post lol

@Josieemon 5 лет назад

Not quite. You move bishop to f4 and either you trade queens or he takes your bishop and you retreat the other bishop. This tactic works when the bishop isn’t on d6 though. That being said that line ends in black dropping a pawn with no compensation so it’s not exactly good for black but it certainly isn’t as bad as dropping a queen

@milankotevski1663 4 года назад

@@Josieemon You have no idea what you are talking about. If Black plays Bf4, then White takes bishop on f4 with Bxf4, and if black then moves the attacked bishop away from f3, White then plays Bg5 again, and Black can resign.

@milankotevski1663 4 года назад

2:45 Bg5 and you can resign after nine moves already.

@ivanyoliva5171 3 года назад

How about black played Bxf3?

@nodn3746 3 года назад

Qd2 traps the queen

@reanf226 6 лет назад

Video starts at 0:00

@canwegetsubswithonlychesscomme 6 лет назад

Ambikeya Sangwan thx so much!

@aryandhawale9975 6 лет назад

4:24 after bishop take on f3 queen c1 and white is winning

@adamsendemi 6 лет назад

i think black can play bishop f4 and give back material to save queen

@waschkarte3989 6 лет назад

Then you simply take it with the bishop, and f3 is hanging AND Bg5 is still threatened. So p.e. h6 gxf3 and you're still down a piece.

@SaintD382 5 лет назад

2:30 "There's still a trap which exists...but I'll let him play a move first." Just in case the guy's watching Eric's stream.

@milankotevski1663 3 года назад

4:24, no Mr. Rosen Bg5 wouldn't be a blunder. It's a winning move for White. After 10.Bg5 you're dead lost.

@HighArchingCrests 5 лет назад

At 14:06 I yelled out "what about rook takes e6?!?!" in my empty house and then you paused and answered lol

@TricksForDailyChess 3 года назад

Actually black was in trap 2:12 after white played c3 you should've captured the knight Bxf3 immediately because white could've simply played Bg5 and trapped black queen and Bxf3 is too late at this point black will simply play Qd2 protecting his bishop + trapping black queen at least black would lose a piece here if he knows how to react correctly like an engine after committed a blunder move Bd6 which looks fine first 2:28

@Stefan-yk8ws Год назад

yes thx, exactly right and what i just analyzed :-) he trapped himself....

@lucascia4611 2 года назад

Thank you Eric!!! Greetings from Rome :)

@rmendeljacobs2832 6 лет назад

At 21:00 I wonder if Rxe6 was the computer move or just a move that makes things more complicated. (Like a Tall move) Just seems like a blunder, considering the pin

@sensennsen 2 года назад

Rosen: I dont know many lines about this variation *proceeds to play the Fort Knox

@jonnyadams1538 6 лет назад

hey Eric - really enjoy your videos. I would recommend maybe making your titles less obvious of the outcome of the game - as it's usually clear whether you've won or lost the game just by reading the title. Personally I like watching a game not knowing who will win.

@ZedExGaming 4 года назад

It seems he mostly uploads games from twitch that were very interesting or that he won, perhaps if you prefer the mystery try and catch some of his streams

@jackanderson719 2 года назад

Thanks this was helpful. I was playing the birline in response to E4 but I realized if I want to play E5 I should know kings gambit and scotch theory. The French I think is a good alternative I try to play openings where I can get a good night vs bad bishop ending. I think I can do that now with this Fortnox variation. Thankyou.

@chetheflin7447 6 лет назад

Makes me want to try the French Defense. Thanks!

@demoniak95 6 лет назад

i like to breathe - Eric Rosen 2018

@georgewipf8692 4 года назад

Good job Rosen your videos are educational

@jocelynbond3645 5 лет назад

interesting game. In my repertoire the fort knox is. Interesting to see how a chess master think!

@ems3832 Год назад

10. Bg5 wins for White. Oh, no - your Queen, Eric!

@mnicolaes4207 6 лет назад

At 16:04 why not knight to d3 ?

@sbrynjelsen 3 года назад

Isn’t Erics queen trapped at 2:45 if bishop to g5 by white

@awkweird_panda 3 года назад

I was just going to comment that. I don't know why didn't Eric mention it.

@yorickstrangefield2976 4 года назад

13:23 I believe White could have played *16.Bg6!?* since after *16...fg 17.Re6+ Be7 18.Ba3* wins material. I actually thought that's why White played *15.b5* , to set up this trap.

@pablorocchi 5 лет назад

please keep playing French Defense !!!

@harleyceryous4388 2 года назад

Yes I'm a fan

@arthurd5068 6 лет назад

At 12:01 does 16.Bxg6 work for white ?

@Gabriel-hm7vv 5 лет назад

If pawn takes on g6 whites gets a nice initiative, but after the bishop takes rook g8 is a good move i think

@jeffersonthomas1269 2 года назад

At 2:34 wasn't Eric's Queen trapped If b-g5 was played? I do not see how Eric would have saved his Queen... Oh No?

@ksysowy5976 6 лет назад

2:30 Bg5 Bf3 Qd2 known trick in french lol

@strings1984 4 года назад

What's going on here? At 25:03 near the end when your showing white winning the rook and you see black queen to D5... Ya... Bishop E4 rooks still trapped... Lol

@apestogetherstrong341 2 года назад

Doesn't 10.Bg5 trap the queen????

@averagejoe5016 6 лет назад

2:30 BLUNDER. He could have won your queen with Bg5+ Edit: Eric your wrong Bg5 is not a blunder. It is a game winning move for him. I don’t know how you don’t see this.

@lordadman 6 лет назад

The move immediately before it would have been a blunder with white because black could have taken d4. But after c3, and Bd6 black is just lost after 10. Bg5, Bxf3, 11. Qd2. Before c3 was played, black could have played Qxd4.

@PaulDormody 6 лет назад

It seems bad having your pieces trapped by being in front of your pawns.

@spasskyfan5389 5 лет назад

You didn't even consider 11...a6 (keeping tension).

@topotami2512 4 года назад

If Bg5 the black queen is trapped

@SamHogarthMusic 4 года назад

Why not 21..Ne4?

@Nick-mh7ve 3 года назад

2:34 white can play bg5 and win the queen

@maloryquinn7510 3 года назад

9.-Bd6??

@oilrichwevilc2719 6 лет назад

If 10 bg5 bf3 what about 11 qd2? Doesn’t that pick up black’s queen?

@dillonferreira3529 4 года назад

Think the line would go: Bg5 | Bf3 Qd2 | Bf4 Bf4 | h6 Im sure there is better but I dont see it...

@milankotevski1663 4 года назад

@@dillonferreira3529 and after gxf3 black is down a piece, and can comfortably resign.

@malegupta8404 6 лет назад

g6 i salso a mistake eric due to bg6 hg6 re6

@leevimalmivaara2286 6 лет назад

You look a bit like garry kasparov (:

@lighthousepr 4 года назад

bishop to G5 and Roasen loses his Queen - why was this not played?

@milankotevski1663 4 года назад

Because he was playing some random patzer on the internet.

@conradnal8934 3 года назад

There's B:f3 removing the defender

@rogerscottcathey 6 лет назад

you need to grow a 'fro and get a pick.

@waschkarte3989 6 лет назад

Amazing. An IM that doesn't know Bg5 wins after Bxf3 Qd2/Qc1. And he thinks HE set the trap and even uploads the game here. Come oooooon.

@eric-rosen 6 лет назад

🤯You're absolutely right! Didn't realize the inclusion of c3 makes a huge difference as there's no Qxd4. Lesson learned!

@DLikeDick 6 лет назад

Thanks for the video as always Eric. Keep doing what you're doing. Lots of love from France 😘

@rogerscottcathey 6 лет назад

still get a mess with white bf4

@whaloob 6 лет назад

Eric Rosen Also in the basic form of the trap Qd2 is better than Qc1 because then if Qxd4 is played Bb5+ is a discovered check that wins the queen. The best continuation for black if he falls into the trap wins a knight, a pawn, and a rook for the queen.

@milankotevski1663 4 года назад

@@rogerscottcathey Actually no, in that line Black is just down a piece for no compesation at all.

@itchykami 5 лет назад

I wouldn't mind playing you but I would -hate- to be watching you play me. I'd have to either ignore your suggested moves, thinking they were probably better than what I came up with, or let you basically play my end of the board into your traps.

@malegupta8404 6 лет назад

eric bg5 is losing for black at eary stages of the quen superb superb black is totally lost in that position oliver new isright i also think this yaar bad game today

@markrobs2954 5 лет назад

Hey Eric consider putting some music with your videos because when your opponent is thinking or you are thinking and you aren't saying anything there is just silence.