@@MyBiPolarBearMaxwell ya anyone can prep and all the IMs are great at it. Dude can prob calculate 2 or 3 moves farther than Eric in any given position. Especially nasty towards the endgame
Hey Eric! I assume, On move 25 They could've taken on f3 assuming you can't take a bishop with King because you have to guard a pawn on d3. Otherwise you would be 2 pawns down in the end. (Loosing two pawns and a Knight eventually) Upd. Nevermind, they did eventually :D
Nice game. Had me on the edge of my seat! Sorry - random Q: Do you ever play the Sicilan Kan variation? A contast/compare between Kan and Taimanov lines would be good.
I enjoy your content and liked your prep. But the music??? Loved it BUT Not Here. What was it? Seems crazy that you both didn't agree to a draw much earlier.
GG, Eric!
Gooooo bok
Did in this game Ben walk into Rosen's trap or did Eric get Boked?
Actually incredible that Ben was able to stabilize after that crazy opening where he seemed so lost
It always shows the strength of GMs when they fall into prep and somehow stabilize or fight back.
@@MyBiPolarBearMaxwell ya anyone can prep and all the IMs are great at it. Dude can prob calculate 2 or 3 moves farther than Eric in any given position. Especially nasty towards the endgame
It never looked lost or even close
@@cz19856lost, as in confused, not losing
IT looked close to losing Bok was on the ropes the clock and tempo(inicijative) were on Erics side.
I was expecting some crazy checkmate with that music coming in lol
I was expecting a tricky stalemate tbh
On some games of thrones like business
I love how stressed his opponent looks right from the opening and Eric is just blitzing moves out lol
That feeling of falling into someone’s opening prep 😅
BB - "I got myself into some really tricky prep here." 😆😅🤣😂
Crazy that he was able to draw this. Having the increment definitely helped.
When you said Bok was streaming, my first thought was "It sounded more like Mozart!"
These mash up vids are my favs by far
"i beat Nigel short," he says casually.
When I first saw this I thought it was a speed run, still fun though. Thanks for the awesome content!
Me too. We are due for another episode soon
Love the added music.
It annoys the heck out of me when I'm trying to play blitz and some orchestra suddenly turns up and starts playing.
We needed Bok's heart rate monitor to make the video complete.
A grandmaster walks into a bar...
that was awesome. loving the symphony ~!
Blackbeard music added
Now that's my kind of ending.
great video, keep up the work you do for the game of chess
Ep 4 of the beard speed run didnt disappont
We gettin' music now? Nice
Wher did the queen go at 1:00 ?
excellent game & perhaps your best synching of music to the play.
This is better music than the other.
I was waiting for a stalemate.. but it's fine😊
Watching these two play chess always feels like catching Adrien Brody while he is locked in a staring contest against a nearby mirror. 😅
That is very specific.
Hey Eric!
I assume, On move 25 They could've taken on f3 assuming you can't take a bishop with King because you have to guard a pawn on d3. Otherwise you would be 2 pawns down in the end. (Loosing two pawns and a Knight eventually)
Upd. Nevermind, they did eventually :D
Nice game. Had me on the edge of my seat!
Sorry - random Q: Do you ever play the Sicilan Kan variation? A contast/compare between Kan and Taimanov lines would be good.
the music, lol
Does anyone know what song is playing starting from the middle/end of the game? Kinda want to save it to a playlist lol
To boldly go
Eric -the dramatic music was a nice change up. Care to name the tune?
Battle of the Eyebrows
It's a good day 💖✨️
Hello Eric!
מרתק!
Friendly reminder that Benjamin Bok is 7 feet tall...
Bro where the black queen go
I missed tricky rosen
bokked hard
good game
Chess is a draw. GG Benjamin.
I enjoy your content and liked your prep. But the music??? Loved it BUT Not Here. What was it? Seems crazy that you both didn't agree to a draw much earlier.
Did you say local St Louis tournament? I’m from the KC area. I had no idea you were near Missouri!
He lives in St Louis
Him and Vampirechicken (Mostly does RISK videos these days), pretty certain the St Louis Chess Club is how they met.
Poor sportsmanship...awful
That music was irritating. I gave up watching in the end. Looked like Eric was going to win on time.
Lose the music- not an improvement.
For your next speedrun could you open 1. d4. ?
Thanks for all the content