Best Birthday Ever

In this video, I celebrate my Birthday (September 3) with some instructive rapid chess. For the duration of September, use coupon code BIRTHDAY to get 15% off all Merch: shop.imrosen.com/
0:00 “Boring” Italian Opening leads to UNSTOPPABLE ATTACK
17:36 SMITH MORRA Gambit leads to FULL DOMINATON
25:43 Discovering the Mosquito Gambit
27:17 Ponziani vs Philidor Defense
33:50 1400 Elo plays strongly! (Petroff Opening)
45:55 Tricky Reti Opening
53:48 POWERFUL SCANDINAVIAN
1:08:11 English Opening Gambit gets MESSY
1:25:14 Feel Good Ponziani
1:30:30 Feel Good Accelerated Dragon
1:40:40 Saragossa Opening leads to MOST BEAUTIFUL CHECKMATE
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[@ramachandra776]

Happy birthday Eric . 🎉🎉 . One of the greatest chess entertainer of this century .

[@uricirlin171]

He really is

[@memegazer]

happy bday...mine was recent too so this vid was special gift just for me

[@hflegacy3397]

yeah I really prefered chess entertainers from previous centuries, this one is fine too I suppose

[@northenby8288]

Knowing that right now probably has the best chess entertainers period, it’s probably safe to say Eric is one of the best (I might personally say the best) chess entertainers in human history!

[@TymexComputing]

Happy ever after!

[@이리오]

Happy birthday Eric! For your birthday, I really want to tell you that I personally thought it would be a great idea to notify you of the fact that I wanted to let you know that quack

[@jordanmcdaniel2393]

1550 player: My great move got Eric Rosen to think!
Eric: Im not sure if that was a mosquito or a large gnat

[@BasicallyVader]

Happy birthday to the best chess streamer! 🎉

[@JR-jz4ts]

The mosquito in the room had a better chance at slaying Eric than his opponents did💪

[@cherrypie9566]

Happy birthday!❤

[@Spotastic9]

That's my wife's birthday! And mine was on the 9th. Happy birthday to us. 😀

[@mcbescheiden725]

14:14 chess got so boring for eric, that he created his own mini game😂😂😂

[@harirajan0]

Happy birthday, Eric! Thanks for getting me hooked on chess and bringing such a positive, kind energy to the chess world 🎉

[@baconbacon6128]

Happy Birthday Eric, thank you for all the years of lovely chess content❤

[@turtleng8973]

Happy birthday eric!! Your chess videos bring me so much joy. Whenever i feel stress i would pop by to watch a video of your chess, and it helps to distract my mind 😊

[@jayure1346]

Happy birthday Eric! Thanks for all you’ve done for the chess world 🥳🥳🥳

[@ZigGZagG_]

happy birthday🎉

[@HebbenBeeld]

Happy birthday, Eric!

[@nellieb6585]

Happy Birthday Eric!!! I hope you had fun!!🎉

[@andress4780]

3:13 great quote man that's how i feel too happy birthday

[@IamMCDN]

Happy Birthday Eric 🎉 wish you all the best on your chess career 😊

[@JamesRuga]

Happy birthday IMRosen! I was a bit disappointed when you did not highlight b3 (13:51)

[@georgeemack9419]

Happy Birthday Man!!

[@_A-B_]

Happy birthday,more gambits 🎉

[@repsforjesus3563]

Happy birthday! Hope you're having a good one, thanks for your amazing videos. I'm a huge fan of your Ponziani!

[@mysteryfish2043]

despite it being his birthday hes giving us the gift of great content. happy birthday and thank you for making us endless hours of entertainment

[@EliasTrollkarln]

14:17 the moment where just one square got left untouched before you gave up was such a dramatic one 🙈
Happy birthday our chill chess champion 🏆

[@phoquenahol7245]

Two squares were untouched: e3 and h5.

[@Benjamin-mq6hu]

@@phoquenahol7245 Four squares actually, b3, c2, e3 and h5. Though i suppose only e3 was truly untouched as the others had arrows pointing to or from them.

[@EliasTrollkarln]

Yeah I guess it depends on how you interpret the mission! As it started with both arrows and circles I saw it as "have some kind of colour on each square". But as this was mostly nonsense it's hard to make a proper ruling 🤷

[@chargedcreeper510]

Happy Birthday Eric! Hope you keep up the great chess content!🎉

[@tristanrujano]

Happy birthday!! Thankyou so much for teaching me chess over the years, it’s been many great moments to witness, lots of fun and down time to drink tea and watch your games!

[@matyas971]

Happy birthday Eric!!

[@madshaolin]

Alles Gute zum Geburtstag Eric!

[@fredericogoncalves8654]

Happy birthday Eric!

[@AhmedAyman-cl8nn]

Happy birthday Eric

[@MikeDoesWhatever]

Happy birthday, Eric!!!!!

[@stevenlin9914]

Happy birthday Eric! Been watching you on UA-cam for about 3 years now. Inspired by every video. Thank you

[@sollertia_]

Happy birthday Eric! Always enjoy your vibes and instructiveness

[@emotionaleruption5084]

happy birthday - i can speak for everybody when i say you’re the best, most calming and entertaining chess youtuber, keep it up!

[@manny9294]

Happy birthday Eric! God bless you & ya chess expertise

[@priyangshusaraswati4067]

Happy Birthday!!!🎉🎉

[@trueberryless]

Happy birthday! 🎉🎉🎉 Great videos in the last few weeks... Thx!

[@ougi_rk]

Happy birthday!

[@sagiri721]

Happy birthday Eric ❤❤

[@somethingdecent]

"I've never played squash, I've eaten squash." -Eric Rosen

[@authorjamieljones]

Love your channel Eric. You’re so wholesome and awesome. Best birthday wishes.

[@tristan2037]

Thanks for all the great content Eric, happy birthday 🎉

[@nickparker8522]

Many happy returns Eric!

[@thomaslebiedzinski2492]

Happy birthday Eric!! I always enjoy watching you play chess before I go to bed :)

[@mohammadsoroush8425]

Happy birthday Eric wish you best !!🎉🎉❤❤❤

[@johnblakeley4940]

Happy b day Eric! You’re the reason I got back into chess, your content is the best out there!!

[@vernicterus]

Happy Belated Birthday Eric! that was an epic queen sac in the final game!!🤩

[@harshshaw5639]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ERIC SIR!!! 🎉❤

[@AhmedMostafa-so2jp]

Happy birthday eric! keep up the good work and funny lines

[@eboatwright_]

Happy birthday!! 🎉 That was the greatest checkmate I've ever seen 🥲

[@nielsferguson9395]

Happy Birthday Eric!

[@eshanjaffar8212]

Happy birthday Eric 🎉🥳 my favourite chess youtuber

[@joebarraclough966]

happy birthday eric!

[@johnchessant3012]

1:49:36 birthday queen sacrifice

[@ananya.sin_ha]

Happy birthday Eric❤🎉

[@borisdebruin6240]

Happy birthday Eric 🎉

[@hebi4839]

Happy Birthday Eric! You are the best! Keep up with the things you are doing.🎉🎉🎉

[@Cjloken]

Happy birthday, Eric! I love your content:)

[@Averagebum21]

Happy birthday, +Eric Rosen!

[@philosophy_andy]

happy birthday, Eric!

[@Rotation364]

Happy Birthday Eric 🎉

[@Dark_Aves]

Happy belated birthday Eric, hope it was a good one 🎉

[@KMurreh]

Ooh no it's my boy's birthday, Happy birthday✨, dooooh, don't herd me has to be the line I was looking for. Wishing you LLNP 🎉, have a good one. To more growth, this channel introduced me to chess back in 2020, and may the growth curve continue. Let's get GM status this year💫

[@elsieakemi6537]

Happy birthday Eric! :D

[@richardweise9033]

Happy Birthday Eric🙂

[@KenwayDACR]

Belated happy bday to the chillest, nicest chess content creator in the world!!💪🏽🔥💯

[@chayo9548]

Happy Birthday! All the best :)

[@legendoliver]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KING🎉👑👑👑

[@cewnik24]

Happy birthday Eric :)

[@filipsoderberg3621]

Happy Birthday!!

[@6Xyzzy]

Happy birthday eric!

[@flutemcglute]

Happy birthday 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉!

[@rainthevaporeon7852]

happy bday eric!

[@roelandkramer4302]

Happy birthday!!

[@VitoBurrito]

Happy birthday 🎂 🎂🎂

[@tbone12354]

Happy Birthday Eric

[@EmmanuilMushynsky]

Happy birthday 🎉😊

[@lukepoot347]

Blindfold VS mosquito action. Happy Birthday Eric x

[@niktsieniedowie393]

Happy birthday

[@rahulchavhan6568]

Happy birthday eric

[@animewarrior7]

Happy Birthday Eric 🎉 you are one of the best chess player and teacher we have.

[@mathedguy]

Happy Birthday Eric !
120 is the new 80.

[@salimalkathiri9142]

Happy birthday Eric. Big love from Oman 🇴🇲

[@13DMUSIC431]

Happy birthday Eric. You have a nice heart❤🎉

[@xeniher3121]

The birthday gambit 🎉!!

[@JIVIETHAAPJEEVANANTHANMoe]

Happy birthday Eric..One of my favourite chess entertainer

[@PaulHobbs23]

Happy Birthday!

[@bigsmorg2508]

Happy birthday, Eric Rosen!

[@dhirajpatil7098]

Happy Birthday Dear Eric Sir🎉❤

[@mshparber]

מזל טוב!!!

[@SevenTheJester]

Hah. That's just too perfect.
*Eric:* Let's play a Stafford Gambit!
*Opponent:* But you're Eric Rosen. That's like...your whole deal. No thank you.
*Eric:* I'm gonna insist on the Stafford.
*Opponent:* No, seriously...no thank you.
*Eric:* Okay, I'll just blitz your kingside after you castle to build an overwhelming attack, and then trap your queen in less than thirty moves. 😂
This man's legendary ability is inconceivably more complex and wide ranging than just the Stafford Gambit.
You now know the meaning of the phrase "Eff around and find out."
You effed around.
And you found out. 😂😂
Happy birthday, Mr. Eric!
I didn't know your birthday was coming up or I would have focused on that caricature I'm doing of you. I'll get to it the first chance I get.
I hope you had a good birthday. 🥳🎉
*[Edit]*
I actually used to play the Italian exclusively as white. I stopped playing it because there are so many lines against it that are decent enough to play that I couldn't memorize them all, but in games with symmetrical play by black leading to Bc5, I would play the Evans Gambit 100% of the time. I've had great results with it, honestly. I would estimate probably a 55-60% win rate.
...although it really wasn't even possible here, because he played Nc3. This was actually a 3 Knights Petrov that transposed into an Italian/Giuoco Piano kind of structure.
It's like Eric was playing the Giuoco Piano against someone who wasn't playing the Italian, so the opponent played Bc4 to accommodate him. 😂

[@moai9552]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 happy birthday brody 😹😹 you are a grand inspiration to my youth 😛😛🤑🔥💯🥳

[@mr.welterchemistry5681]

Happy birthday :)

[@berserker-7]

Happy birthday Eric.
-Fan from Nepal

[@mikebaker2436]

14:02 Missed Opportunity: Perfect Thumbnail

[@chessWoRpire1449]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ERIC ROSEN!!!!!!!!! Blow out the candy and eat your cake🍰🎂🕯️🎉🎊🥳 anything you wanna say?

[@hellnawmanwtf]

Lots of Love 🎉🎂❤️

[@shawncromwell51]

Happy birthday mr rosen

[@xxqoa]

no way me and eric have the same birthday, happy birthday eric!

[@eiv3959]

Happy Birthday Eric!! You and my step mother share this day :))

[@Haychtrain]

Hope you had an awesome day away from the 8x8 too mate 🎉🎉🎉