That actually has the potential to be interesting too. Start at 3000 Elo, keep getting paired with opponents who crush you, analyze your losses, and eventually get to a level where you have chances. Imagine what a rush that first win would be!
The Grand Prix attack was given its name by Leonard Barden in the 1980s as it began to be used frequently in a series of weekend tournaments in England called Leigh Grand Prix series. English Grand Master Mark Hebden was an early user. Barden was a stalwart if the British chess scene in the 1960s and 70s and credited with popularising the game in the UK. He's still around aged 94 and his chess column in the London Evening Standard is the longest continuous chess column by the same author. So now you know!
Game 152 is my favorite chess game I’ve seen. I was laughing at several points. 5 minute move, 3x calculations, stockfish favoring the opponent who had 5 minutes more on the clock. Fun!
People blunder M1, M2 or their queens in daily games. I just don't know how it happens, it's not even some unusual tactics or patterns, just simple one move threats.
17:55 I vaguely remember reading somewhere that the Grand Prix got it's name from being developed during the Grand Prix circuit of weekend chess competitions in the UK back in the seventies. It was a good weapon for stronger players who had to win when they were up against weaker opposition.
It's crazy to me how many people will start a 10 minute game and blunder mate because they didn't want to spend more than 10 seconds looking at the board before moving. That player was still over 8 minutes on clock, they were under attack from both knights and didn't stop to consider forks.
18:35 when black trades knights, am i correct in saying that in general the defender wants to trade pieces with the attacker? *Obviously it didnt work in this scenario, im only wondering as a general concept.
Only if black has at least 1 pawn advantage or if white has more attacking pieces than blacks defenders concentrated on blacks king- not the case here. The last game is a good example of that
I love the Grand Prix so much I'm often willing to play it a tempo down against the English, in no small part because few English players at my level know what the ideas are.
Nice position in the second game. If you let the engine run for a while (I used the Stockfish 16 on Lichess until depth 50), the 5 top moves are Be7 (+0.1), Nxd5 (+0.2), Bb4+ (+0.2), Bxf2+ (+0.3) and Ne7 (+0.5). The top line of the interesting option is Bxf2+ Kxf2 Ng4+ Ke1 Qxg5 Nxc7+ Kd8 Nxa8 Ne3 Qd2 b6 Nf3 Qh6 c5 Bb7 Kf2 f4 cxb6 Nd4 (other options are mainly just different move orders). Here it already starts to get quite wild since if you capture the trapped knight you lose (White can take on a7 and later play Nxe5 protected with Qa5+ fork). Then it continues Qa5 (still can't take the knight) fxg3+ hxg3 Ng4+. Kg1 gets checkmated in four. The best move is Ke1 and you can't take the rook on h1 because White can trade on d4 and after Qg5+ Kc8 Qf4 Kd8 Qb8+ you lose. So the only move is Nc2+ Kd1 Nce3+, then if Ke1 you have to force a draw. If Kc1 the king blocks the square for the rook so now you can take the rook on h1. The only other move for White is Kd2 after which you have Nd4+ and after the king moves you trade queens and win the exchange back. If instead of Ke1 White plays the other best move Kg2, then the only moves are Qe3 bxa7+ Ke8 Nc7+ Kf7. Then one option is Nd5 Qf2+ Kh2 Nxf3 after which there are many options, if White recaptures then Black has to force a draw after exf3 Qxf3 (Bg2 or Be2 or Rg1) Nf2+ Kh2 Ng4+ Kh3. The other option Kh3 has multiple lines. Insane position.
"Stockfish said I should have just been calm castled which is not even a move I considered. I was only looking at all the crazy lines." Lol. Only Eric could say that.
32:45 I really wonder when these opponents are gonna start thinking… this kamikaze guy is playing like its a bullet game. My money is on the guys over 2000. I would be pretty upset if I were 2700 like Eric and losing to a 1762 harakiri guy
I noticed that at the end of the first game, pon g4+, followed by Kh4, after which a fork with the rook seemed also an option. Mating, however, is usually better...
The Grand Prix is my go-to answer to the Sicilian (it replaced the Smith-Morra gambit after I gained too much ELO for it to be viable). At my level (1900-2000 blitz/rapid) people often don't realize the dangers and sometimes even get pawn avalanched.
In the last game, that attack is brutal. Black is so close to having a successful attack but in the end has to give up all their pieces only to be checkmated.
8:55 haven’t checked or put it on a board, but Qh3 looks better. After Ne3 Nh5 Nxc4 (Nxf1 Nxg6 looks crushing) Nxg6 fxg6 (Kg7 dxc4 fxg6 fxg6 with compensation) fxg6, but now I see Qe7 and after dxc4, it’s unclear if white has anything concrete. Probably silently calculated by Rosen if I’m right about that
Completely unrelated to this vid, but I can't find the answer elsewhere. In Lichess the Englund gambit is evaluated as +1.3 for White after d4 e5. Why?
The Englund Gambit is an objectively dubious opening as it loses a pawn. If white plays precisely, black shouldn't get much compensation for the lost pawn. However, lots of players don't know how to effectively play against the Englund Gambit, so it can still be a decent weapon at the amateur level.
I've played the (British) Grand Prix attack, based on a free Chessable course by Simon Williams, but didn't find it too productive. I played 2. Be2 rather than Bc4 as Eric plays here, so maybe that's something to change in future.
I always sacrifice my F pawn at the start to gain a little lead in development. When my opponent tries to trade minor pieces i fiencetto my bishop and set up a desperado attack. This causes them to go for the pin only to be met with my zugzwang en passant checkmate. Viewing the game with stockfish i see that my average centipawn loss was less than 0.01
I feel so happy. The fact that in the second game, the move to play was castling instead of what rosen did. And I, a meager 700 elo player, found it, Is quite cool.
Since the first opponent waited 25 seconds to play 1..c5, was it a delayed Sicilian?
lol
Well played
My man
It is!
He was going for the Decelerated Dragon setup.
In another universe, Eric is doing a Master to Beginner speedrun, currently on a 153 game losing streak.
That actually has the potential to be interesting too. Start at 3000 Elo, keep getting paired with opponents who crush you, analyze your losses, and eventually get to a level where you have chances. Imagine what a rush that first win would be!
@@usageunit That sounds great tbh
Would it be possible to reach 1 elo?
@@Ptaku93Mittens has an Elo of 1.
@@usageunit I did that by starting at 1500. After thousands of games, I'm at 1480.
At 45:13, Be6 was mate in 1 since that move also blocks the queen from blocking the rook.
When you have mate in 1, look for better
The Grand Prix attack was given its name by Leonard Barden in the 1980s as it began to be used frequently in a series of weekend tournaments in England called Leigh Grand Prix series. English Grand Master Mark Hebden was an early user.
Barden was a stalwart if the British chess scene in the 1960s and 70s and credited with popularising the game in the UK. He's still around aged 94 and his chess column in the London Evening Standard is the longest continuous chess column by the same author.
So now you know!
Missed the gorgeous discovered mate with bishop to e6 at the end there which blocks the queen from preventing mate.
Yes, I only noticed that because at the very end of the episode the engine says M1. I think I'd have played Bd5+ too.
love how he stopped the review on that M1 miss
Wow! Such a cool checkmate! Thanks for pointing that out
Yes - I saw that too. Eric missed it as he was greedy to take the Queen. LOL
"I do have to watch my time." (Eric Rosen in every episode.)
When Eric Rosen watches his time, I say "Time to watch!"
I think i became addicted to this series
In 45:07, Be6 would've been checkmate right away, right?
when you have mate in 1 look for better 😂
Nice catch but its hard to see that while playing
Game 152 is my favorite chess game I’ve seen. I was laughing at several points. 5 minute move, 3x calculations, stockfish favoring the opponent who had 5 minutes more on the clock. Fun!
39:12 it's not a real party until some clergymen are observing from a distance
27:17 Dude spent 12 seconds and blundered mate in 1. Just imagine if he thought for a little longer...
People blunder M1, M2 or their queens in daily games. I just don't know how it happens, it's not even some unusual tactics or patterns, just simple one move threats.
How it's a mate can someone explain please. Me 900 don't see it
@@mariuszpudzianowski8400 the power of overthinking and overanalyzing
It feels like your opponents are the ones actually doing a speedrun, losing with 8 min on the clock.
on 17:05 didn't you have the check with pawn g5 and after king h5 you have the fork of king and rook with knight G3?
he did
He was looking for mate but you say also work and completely winning
This was great. It showed us how to use the grand prix attack against different setups. Thanks Eric!
Stockfish had the good sense to agree with me - castle kingside with black 25 mins in
Exactly, I was almost screaming at the computer monitor lol
Rosen is the 🐐
45:15, Be6 is just mate, right? prevents the queen from swinging over. What am I missing?
17:55 I vaguely remember reading somewhere that the Grand Prix got it's name from being developed during the Grand Prix circuit of weekend chess competitions in the UK back in the seventies. It was a good weapon for stronger players who had to win when they were up against weaker opposition.
I’m a simple man. I see Rosen, I click. 👌🏻
Same here
easy as
Gay.
More like a simple bot, you see some comment get some likes, you copy & paste it, for some other bots to like.
The old searosen diet
It's crazy to me how many people will start a 10 minute game and blunder mate because they didn't want to spend more than 10 seconds looking at the board before moving. That player was still over 8 minutes on clock, they were under attack from both knights and didn't stop to consider forks.
32:10 that's sick
FUN ANALYSIS, ERIC, THANKS FOR GOING OVER THE PLAY OUTS OF LINES YOU CONSIDERED.
Just started playing Grand Prix a few weeks ago and really enjoying it! Thanks eric!
Bishops observing the party from a distance is a lovely quote.
Great video I'm halfway through but love the grand prix opening!
Kudos to luigi to deliver such a beautiful ending🎉🎉🎉
18:35 when black trades knights, am i correct in saying that in general the defender wants to trade pieces with the attacker?
*Obviously it didnt work in this scenario, im only wondering as a general concept.
Only if black has at least 1 pawn advantage or if white has more attacking pieces than blacks defenders concentrated on blacks king- not the case here. The last game is a good example of that
I love the Grand Prix so much I'm often willing to play it a tempo down against the English, in no small part because few English players at my level know what the ideas are.
Appreciate these videos Eric!
Man, this is the most instructive speedrun (probably also Naroditsky one)
It’s funny how these episodes often seem to have themes
Nice position in the second game. If you let the engine run for a while (I used the Stockfish 16 on Lichess until depth 50), the 5 top moves are Be7 (+0.1), Nxd5 (+0.2), Bb4+ (+0.2), Bxf2+ (+0.3) and Ne7 (+0.5).
The top line of the interesting option is Bxf2+ Kxf2 Ng4+ Ke1 Qxg5 Nxc7+ Kd8 Nxa8 Ne3 Qd2 b6 Nf3 Qh6 c5 Bb7 Kf2 f4 cxb6 Nd4 (other options are mainly just different move orders). Here it already starts to get quite wild since if you capture the trapped knight you lose (White can take on a7 and later play Nxe5 protected with Qa5+ fork).
Then it continues Qa5 (still can't take the knight) fxg3+ hxg3 Ng4+. Kg1 gets checkmated in four. The best move is Ke1 and you can't take the rook on h1 because White can trade on d4 and after Qg5+ Kc8 Qf4 Kd8 Qb8+ you lose. So the only move is Nc2+ Kd1 Nce3+, then if Ke1 you have to force a draw. If Kc1 the king blocks the square for the rook so now you can take the rook on h1. The only other move for White is Kd2 after which you have Nd4+ and after the king moves you trade queens and win the exchange back.
If instead of Ke1 White plays the other best move Kg2, then the only moves are Qe3 bxa7+ Ke8 Nc7+ Kf7. Then one option is Nd5 Qf2+ Kh2 Nxf3 after which there are many options, if White recaptures then Black has to force a draw after exf3 Qxf3 (Bg2 or Be2 or Rg1) Nf2+ Kh2 Ng4+ Kh3. The other option Kh3 has multiple lines.
Insane position.
Playing the grand prix is a large part of why I still play e4 ❤️
@32:18 out of context sounds so funny
Least race obsessed american
Can someone enlighten me? In the first game @9:20 why was Kg5 NOT the right move?
Golden content once again. Thank you 💕
"Stockfish said I should have just been calm castled which is not even a move I considered. I was only looking at all the crazy lines." Lol. Only Eric could say that.
I love this Grand Prix attack!!
Chess Community: GTE is the best series on UA-cam.
Eric: Hold my tea.
Love this series
32:45 I really wonder when these opponents are gonna start thinking… this kamikaze guy is playing like its a bullet game. My money is on the guys over 2000. I would be pretty upset if I were 2700 like Eric and losing to a 1762 harakiri guy
Always look forward to this!!
What a great episode!!
My koala loves to watch your speedruns. Your voice is soothing and makes my koala sleepy.
I noticed that at the end of the first game, pon g4+, followed by Kh4, after which a fork with the rook seemed also an option. Mating, however, is usually better...
The Grand Prix is my go-to answer to the Sicilian (it replaced the Smith-Morra gambit after I gained too much ELO for it to be viable). At my level (1900-2000 blitz/rapid) people often don't realize the dangers and sometimes even get pawn avalanched.
In the last game, that attack is brutal. Black is so close to having a successful attack but in the end has to give up all their pieces only to be checkmated.
at 7:55 wouldnt a pawn fork be better ? or did i miss something
Why fork if theres a free bishop on h6? Also Eric’s pawn protects the other pawn on f5
@@catac83 because i thought the position after taking will be better idk im smokin a j
Just gave my graduation project's discussion today and I've been watching you since I was a freshman , thanks for the great content 🫡❤️
Was 900 now I'm just above 1700
Solid book 😂
Yay! My favorite after dinner couch sit and watch ❤
17:02 did Eric miss a knight fork after Kh5?
12:19 ooo
8:55 haven’t checked or put it on a board, but Qh3 looks better. After Ne3 Nh5 Nxc4 (Nxf1 Nxg6 looks crushing) Nxg6 fxg6 (Kg7 dxc4 fxg6 fxg6 with compensation) fxg6, but now I see Qe7 and after dxc4, it’s unclear if white has anything concrete. Probably silently calculated by Rosen if I’m right about that
18:23 “qf4 was fine” according to the engine
Yes! Wanna see more of grand prix!
Thanks Eric!
I haven't watched the episode yet but as a (terrible) proponent of the grand Prix I'm looking forward to this. I sometimes launch the pawns too early.
9:05 why does Eric not play fxg6 here? Black cannot take back because he would lose the night
The knight on g4 attacks my queen!
Ah yes that explains why I’m 1000 😂
Oh no, Eric’s queen!
Yesssssss!!!!!!!! Really needed to open UA-cam and see this after the Knicks lost
Completely unrelated to this vid, but I can't find the answer elsewhere. In Lichess the Englund gambit is evaluated as +1.3 for White after d4 e5. Why?
The Englund Gambit is an objectively dubious opening as it loses a pawn. If white plays precisely, black shouldn't get much compensation for the lost pawn. However, lots of players don't know how to effectively play against the Englund Gambit, so it can still be a decent weapon at the amateur level.
at this point im just watching to see when will be his first loss
I'm still impressed he hasn't run into a cheater yet.
Can you have an episode where try playing a Vienna?
You are very pleasant person eric :)
I've played the (British) Grand Prix attack, based on a free Chessable course by Simon Williams, but didn't find it too productive. I played 2. Be2 rather than Bc4 as Eric plays here, so maybe that's something to change in future.
[Game 1: Other streamers: Don't move the pawns in front of your king. It creates a permanent weakness.] Eric moves pawns and wins.
Nice last game. All 3 were cool
oh noes this feels like a setup - i kinda feel the winstreak fading at the 50th episode :O
15:45 what about g5
Would also be winning, because ..Kh5 (only move) and Ng3 (forking the king and rook). But I think, Eric was focussed on the mating net.
Omg i hit 1800 for the first time too yesterday, congrats brother!!
Most scary thing on this Planet musst be when erics spends half his time and then sacs a piece
Wake up babe new Rosen speed run episode
6:05 would e5 be a better attack
45:12 mate in 3 or mate in 1? :)
Just wow 😮
17:00 missed forced fork
In game 2: Qd1-d2 was unpredictable, but the kind of thing that happens when the attacking force gets too close.
thank you
The “pork”! Lolz!
Some more grand prix games please
I always sacrifice my F pawn at the start to gain a little lead in development. When my opponent tries to trade minor pieces i fiencetto my bishop and set up a desperado attack. This causes them to go for the pin only to be met with my zugzwang en passant checkmate. Viewing the game with stockfish i see that my average centipawn loss was less than 0.01
OMG the PORK! That's my new goal. I will never play chess again if I succeed with the PORK.
I am proud to say that I found that mate in one immediately at the end of the third game
Eric I love you
All the arrows at 24:01 look like a traffic jam waiting to happen
White has an amazing pork!! 🤣🤣
Isn't the Grand Prix very similar to the Vienna opening?
My chess game is so similar to my golf game, subpar.
37:54 "winning connect 4"
I was watching dune part 2, then i saw there was a new beginner to master speedrun video. I think Zendaya can wait...
…best series since seinfeld…thx & all the best from berlin
1800 yay, pfp change time possibly
Hey Eric, been enjoying the series as usual. Could you maybe do some d4 openings with white to change things up? Would be cool!
27:24 its a pork mate
Me when he stops analyzing just before the mate in 1 I proudly spotted 👺
17:02 g5+ kh5 ng3+ fork to win e2 rook..
think u missed a fork in the line g5+ Kh5 2. Ng3+ forkes the rook and the king at 17 minutes in to the video.
@27:24 A "Pork" demonstration..
You have seen the film Porky's ?
Watching Eric is terrible for my chess.
I see all these crazy lines, get hyped to play like this and blunder away my elo
I feel so happy. The fact that in the second game, the move to play was castling instead of what rosen did. And I, a meager 700 elo player, found it, Is quite cool.