41:00 "It does help that I'm like relatively well prepared in these lines..." *10 seconds later* "Oooh, I got tricked? I think I got tricked." Love it :D
I would absolutely love to see more tournaments from a starting position. That would be a great way to see how a player sees the same position from different angles
The thematic opening tournaments are my favorite. It's really fun to watch you explore the same opening over and over. Thank you for being a benevolent dictator, Eric!
My god, that first game...dual bishop, forced pawn push promotion mate with 00.87 seconds on the clock? You're a sick individual, sir. Freaking incredible.
51:27 this is an tricky situation not just for chess players, but also for implementers of chess engines: if you program "legal" move generators (which look for possible king checks before a move is played) as opposed to "semi-legal" move generators (king check is only tested after a move is played which then has to be taken back), then this en passant possibility is usually overlooked as a forbidden move if rook or queen and opposing king are on the same fourth or fifth rank. King would be in check then and the side with the king is not allowed to take en passant.
I love these thematic tournament videos! Very cool to see the different variations and key ideas out of a particular opening, especially ones I'm not too familiar with such as Jobava London. An interesting video idea would be a tournament like this but with only offbeat openings like a 1. b4 or 1. f4 tournament
Hi Eric - yes, watching on UA-cam and definitely want to see more of these. Ponziani opening would be great. That double check to win the queen was awesome. Thanks for the content.
I like the opening theme idea. I enjoy the kings indian/pirc/modern or the grunfeld with black. With white I have begun playing the italian and would be interested in seeing that. Great content as always!
Yes! More theme tourneys :) They really show different and interesting lines and it helps 1100 scrubs like me learn! Would love to see one on the hallowe’en, queens or England gambits, they always make for fun viewing :)
Love this, thematic openings deffo an interessting way to go, lets us plebs dig in to what some of the ideas in those openings are. Any chance you'd do something as "low-rate" as the Scandinavian?
I love Eric most chill GM ever he has a crazy game and he goes oh that reminds me to turn on my heart rate monitor like what? You have a heartbeat chillest guy ever
35:10 "For the Twork? What's a twork? Is it when you... probably when you fork while twerking" Eric Rosen 2023 What a way to start the New Year Love ya Eric lol
That double check queen win should be a puzzle maneuver, I’ve never done a puzzle like it and that’s an awesome move. Also, Eric, you should partner with Levy and create courses for Chessly, I’d love one on your Jobava london especially after doing gothams D4 london/trompowsky course. A specialized Jobava london would be great
Im playing Jobava against 1600 rated computer but I think the rating must be stronger bc although this is great opening against a human, the computer ALWAYS finds the correct position no matter how solid I play.
46:10 isn't Nd2 crushing here? White has to take with the rook, because if they take with the knight, you have Bc3 discovered check and winning the queen. When they take with the rook, you take back with the bishop, and the knight can no longer capture because it's pinned by your rook on b8. Oh nvm, he said it later
When you said that Jobava was a strong grandmaster from Georgia I got confused if it was a state or a country. Usually the answer is clear by the context, but not in this case. Although I guess he's from the states judging by his name =)
Eric is happier when the funny lines are played than winning the game 🤣
"I recognize the council made a decision. But given it's a stupid ass-decision, I've elected to ignore it"
Oh yes my democracy
@@eric-rosen rosen palpatine confirmed?!
@@mmertduman Samuel L. Rosen
Someone else does the xkcd moved-hyphen-thing! This brings me a big ass-heap of joy lol
RIP Johnson
I love it when he says "don't hurt me" like he isn't the most ruthless killer in the entire tournament.
3:14 No one can blunder a queen as cheerfully as Eric.
When I blunder a queen I don’t play again for a month
it's not a blunder if it's the engine's best move
I really like the thematic opening tournaments it helps to get to know different openings more in depth
That's true actually, Eric together wth Hikaru
,I truly enjoy watching their chess streams
Yes more thematic tournaments please !
Agreed! Fun and instructional. I'd love to see more like this
41:00 "It does help that I'm like relatively well prepared in these lines..."
*10 seconds later*
"Oooh, I got tricked? I think I got tricked."
Love it :D
I laughed so hard there...
Did I expect to watch an hour of Eric playing jobova London instead of getting out of my bed this morning? No.
Did i enjoy it? Absolutely.
Reading your comment at 4:30 am. (instead of going to bed).
I would absolutely love to see more tournaments from a starting position. That would be a great way to see how a player sees the same position from different angles
The thematic opening tournaments are my favorite. It's really fun to watch you explore the same opening over and over. Thank you for being a benevolent dictator, Eric!
My god, that first game...dual bishop, forced pawn push promotion mate with 00.87 seconds on the clock?
You're a sick individual, sir. Freaking incredible.
51:27 this is an tricky situation not just for chess players, but also for implementers of chess engines: if you program "legal" move generators (which look for possible king checks before a move is played) as opposed to "semi-legal" move generators (king check is only tested after a move is played which then has to be taken back), then this en passant possibility is usually overlooked as a forbidden move if rook or queen and opposing king are on the same fourth or fifth rank. King would be in check then and the side with the king is not allowed to take en passant.
Good job, Eric! I like the themed tournaments because it helps instill some common themes for the different openings. Cheers!
I love these thematic tournament videos! Very cool to see the different variations and key ideas out of a particular opening, especially ones I'm not too familiar with such as Jobava London. An interesting video idea would be a tournament like this but with only offbeat openings like a 1. b4 or 1. f4 tournament
Frankly, I find any type of blitz tournaments really enjoyable, the thematic ones are really great, but nothing compares with the gambits!
52:39 omg, that tactic is so beautiful.
He missed an easy tactic right after it. When the king moved to the d-file Eric had rook to d1 which would have won the rook and forced mated
Thanks for posting this to UA-cam was interesting to watch the whole tournament with your commentary.
Hi Eric - yes, watching on UA-cam and definitely want to see more of these. Ponziani opening would be great. That double check to win the queen was awesome. Thanks for the content.
50:07 Eric drawing a beautiful picture
I like the opening theme idea. I enjoy the kings indian/pirc/modern or the grunfeld with black. With white I have begun playing the italian and would be interested in seeing that. Great content as always!
That first game was amazing Eric, great content man!
I would love to see more of these types of tourneys! How about a Bird-Larsen.
the way camel lost two games, with one a queen up, that he even lost his top place is pure anime villain backstory
It was very nice to see the same opening again and again ! To See every possibility is a very good way to improve !!
Thanks Eric !
Thematic openings tournaments are great! They were missed a lot! Maybe one day you can organize the Stafford Gambit thematic tournament ? :)
There’s one posted on yt already he crashed Hikaru’s stafford only tournament i believe
@@Benjychess oh really? Great, thanks
50:04 Eric becomes like Hikaru with all the arrows
Favourite chess content creator! Loved those opening tournaments. Maybe king's Indian defense or queen's gambit would be my choice!
Yes i want to see more thematic tournaments! Love the videos :)
Great result, and very entertaining! More thematic tourneys would be great.
I'd love to see a thematic tournament with the Budapest or Rousseau gambits! Awesome video, your calculating skills are insane!
Hey if you know Jonathan IM chess yo that guy is very good in teaching abt chess gambit
Yes! More theme tourneys :)
They really show different and interesting lines and it helps 1100 scrubs like me learn!
Would love to see one on the hallowe’en, queens or England gambits, they always make for fun viewing :)
What a tournament!
Pls more of this type of content 😁👍
Thematic opening tournaments are awesome. Lots to learn.
I enjoyed the whole video thank you.very instructive .i learnt a lot
I learned a lot about playing against the London. Love the thematic tournament content.
Fantastic , opening! I will be learn it! Thank you Mr.Eric Rosen..!!!
Yes to thematic tournaments! Much better content. It creates more continuity between games and storylines, and is more educational.
Love this, thematic openings deffo an interessting way to go, lets us plebs dig in to what some of the ideas in those openings are. Any chance you'd do something as "low-rate" as the Scandinavian?
I like the thematic opening content! I need to browse your channel for more Rapport-Jobava content
As a UA-cam watcher, thank you for making that executive decision
I love Eric most chill GM ever he has a crazy game and he goes oh that reminds me to turn on my heart rate monitor like what? You have a heartbeat chillest guy ever
Eric, I am watching on UA-cam and I am interested in more of these thematic tournaments.
That first game was An amazing comeback
@3:07 **YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO SAC YOUR QUEEN HERE!!!**
Good Stuff...
Themes of interest for me....
Benoni
Bogo-Indian
Hedge Hog
Caro Kann Advanced
Kings Indian Attack
Torre Attack
24:10 is so hilarious to me,,, I'm dead
41:00 "I'm well prepare"
Gets trapped immediately.
Eric then pretty much proves that traps are for kids. XD
Eric Rosen, the calmest chess IM on UA-cam. The calm assassin.
35:10
"For the Twork? What's a twork? Is it when you... probably when you fork while twerking" Eric Rosen 2023
What a way to start the New Year Love ya Eric lol
That first game was amazing!
I ant to see more thematic tournaments. Many games on one opening is something I find very instructive.
Alea iacta est! All hail to the Duck Emperor!
"Sorry if this makes me a dictator" I thought I was going somewhere else
I like thematic games, nice to see different variations, no guts, no glory.
Now we need the chapters to read "Another Jobava London" for every game...
"i'd probably take with the knight now, cause the pawn is weak... no offense"
That double check queen win should be a puzzle maneuver, I’ve never done a puzzle like it and that’s an awesome move.
Also, Eric, you should partner with Levy and create courses for Chessly, I’d love one on your Jobava london especially after doing gothams D4 london/trompowsky course. A specialized Jobava london would be great
Thematic opening tournaments are VERY INSTRUCTIVE. Choose any opening you like and there will be fans in you 100 000 army.
You are absolutely nasty with the chess moves! Wow wow wow wow wow
That first game. Wow
52:52 Can't believe you missed the rock d1 tactic winning blacks rook and force mating after the insane double check tactic
It makes you a benign dictator, Eric, which I don't mind so much
Eric "The Pin is mightier than the Fork" Rosen.
Good job being a dictator Eric! Yes, I really enjoyed the thematic tournament.
I'd love to see more Jobava content
“Triple A pawns are even more rare than triple A batteries.” 😂
Congratulations Eric! Add me to YES more thematic tournaments. Perhaps Taimanov Sicilian
Thanks for making great chess videos!👍
Wanna see more, man, love this!
Well you were right -- this is absolutely great youtube content, lol
Yes to more thematic tourneys
Piece Deflection for double discovered check fork
Yes, more, please. I have a much of fun.
Would love to see one of these for the Alekhine or Grunfeld
Yes to more like this.
Wow that first game! How does he stay so cool?
Eric " the Iceman " Rosen.
Never knew eric was kimi raikkonen
This was really fun to watch. Your brain is so fast.
At 58:30 it is fun to see the confetti destroy the video compression
"triple A pawns are even more rare than triple A batteries"
Eric the Dictator. I--for one--welcome our new wholesome overlord. Also, quack.
31:27 gotcha missed a fork
On the end remarks, is it possible to have a thematic Scandinavian?? I would love to watch it.
wanna see more of the thematic tourny
Center fork trick opening tournament!
Eric is the type of guy that can Comeback from being down a queen against a NM
To be fair he had a rook, a bishop and a pawn for the queen.
@@Pleeze Still impressive imo
@@o_2731 For sure.
Very cool, again. Thanks a lot Master👍
The endgame of game 1 is ridiculous. Wow
God damn. First game went crazy lol. Everyone at my elo always resigns when a queen is blundered (1100)
Thanks, Jobava
All hail Eric Rosen, our benevolent dictator!
(Srsly, love your channel!)
I got a limitless chess ad with eric in it on this video 😂
You made the right decision.
Im playing Jobava against 1600 rated computer but I think the rating must be stronger bc although this is great opening against a human, the computer ALWAYS finds the correct position no matter how solid I play.
46:10 isn't Nd2 crushing here? White has to take with the rook, because if they take with the knight, you have Bc3 discovered check and winning the queen. When they take with the rook, you take back with the bishop, and the knight can no longer capture because it's pinned by your rook on b8.
Oh nvm, he said it later
Yes on thematic
Nakhmanson gambit opening tournament please!
When you said that Jobava was a strong grandmaster from Georgia I got confused if it was a state or a country. Usually the answer is clear by the context, but not in this case. Although I guess he's from the states judging by his name =)
Ericccccckkkkk. Time for a nap. Thanks for the long vid
Ponziani opening thematic tournament please!
More jobava london!
what a first game