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  • čas přidán 14. 01. 2019
  • I played three games in a row, all of which featured some version of the Halloween Gambit. Although the Halloween Gambit is considered dubious at high levels, it can be quite effective against lower rated competition!
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Komentáře • 464

  • @akkrambederi3295
    @akkrambederi3295 Před 4 lety +655

    13:41 "Ill just keep checking until its mate" me every game

    • @ii_sajad6645
      @ii_sajad6645 Před 4 lety +1

      Litterly me

    • @nonelast4152
      @nonelast4152 Před 4 lety +32

      @demon shadow hmmm so people can't be beginners at chess anymore? Why so toxic lmao

    • @achyuththouta6957
      @achyuththouta6957 Před 4 lety +4

      @demon shadow Yeah there are ten seconds left and you have to calculate 7 variations , brain processing of yours should be faster than light speed

    • @achyuththouta6957
      @achyuththouta6957 Před 4 lety

      @Okay Tyler There's no way you can do something if you're a queen and a rook up but your opponent doesn't resign and tries to win on time and you have like only 10 seconds left because you played the game well and took time to throughly calculate all positions

    • @monarchgupta2712
      @monarchgupta2712 Před 3 lety

      @@achyuththouta6957 yesterday I won a rapid game with 1 sec left after blundering my knight for 2 pawns in the start. Won the endgame with my 3 pawn advantage against his bishop.

  • @justdavelewis
    @justdavelewis Před 5 lety +1664

    22:56 when you see a girl you’re really attracted to

  • @seekerotruth4963
    @seekerotruth4963 Před 5 lety +177

    13:42 True sign of a chess master

  • @mehdiSupp
    @mehdiSupp Před 5 lety +579

    "I like playing people who are materialistic cause it's fun to keep kicking them around. It's like soccer"
    - Eric Rosen

    • @TheOneWhoHasABadName
      @TheOneWhoHasABadName Před 4 lety +29

      20:34

    • @GodBlade132
      @GodBlade132 Před 4 lety +12

      @@TheOneWhoHasABadName the real MVP

    • @dbabs1128
      @dbabs1128 Před 4 lety +12

      U mean football

    • @livepoetic390
      @livepoetic390 Před 4 lety +3

      Kapitan Melanżu no he means soccer

    • @magnafire1
      @magnafire1 Před 4 lety +5

      @@livepoetic390 but what he was saying is that the better liked term for soccer is futbol. Only us americans or Eric call it soccer. They actually hate it when we call it soccer.

  • @nick0424
    @nick0424 Před 5 lety +82

    About 4:15 in, "this is an intuitive move." After calculating 4 lines.

  • @MrTalkingzero
    @MrTalkingzero Před 4 lety +197

    "If I were white, I would be terrified, which is probably why they call this the Halloween Gambit" I love IM Eric Rosen, his thoughtful commentary and subtle humor. 10/10 would recommend. I can't find a bad video made by him and I have watched dozens. I truly enjoy his content.

    • @swiftsushi
      @swiftsushi Před 3 lety +1

      Simp

    • @MrTalkingzero
      @MrTalkingzero Před 3 lety +4

      @@swiftsushi nice to meet you Mr Simp. Are you also an International Master?

    • @swiftsushi
      @swiftsushi Před 3 lety

      @@MrTalkingzero Nope. What’s it like being a simp?

    • @MrTalkingzero
      @MrTalkingzero Před 3 lety +3

      @@swiftsushi that's not my name, you're confused. Maybe all those transgender pills messed you up. Hang in there, whoever you're supposed to be!

    • @swiftsushi
      @swiftsushi Před 3 lety +4

      @@MrTalkingzero woah now simp, there’s nothing wrong with being transgender. Don’ t use that as an insult

  • @pk-fi1ok
    @pk-fi1ok Před 5 lety +199

    I love this - 14:58 - "Gimme a random number between 1 and 27!" "The answer is 19." "19, hmm.. well, I don't wanna count though..." LOL :)))))))))

  • @TVGUY333
    @TVGUY333 Před 4 lety +39

    "Wow, what a centralized king." LOL 13:28

  • @fabianfregel3083
    @fabianfregel3083 Před 5 lety +452

    3:02
    "F3! This guy clearly does not listen to Ben Finegold..." 😂😂

  • @amirPenton
    @amirPenton Před 4 lety +12

    The foreign drink part was hilarious 10:14

  • @BattleFieldGalaxy
    @BattleFieldGalaxy Před 5 lety +245

    10:21 those characters on the drink means "green tea" in Chinese (:
    Source: I'm a China man

  • @nopeenutsforyou
    @nopeenutsforyou Před 5 lety +363

    opponents name before this video started was Patrick_JMT shoutout to the legend

  • @AT-qm8gv
    @AT-qm8gv Před 5 lety +20

    That last game was one of the most brutal things I've ever seen. Every move attacked while developing and defending. I even felt stressed out for the poor guy.

  • @flashmelody6920
    @flashmelody6920 Před 5 lety +128

    This got makes it look so easy and most of his predictions happen. I try to do it but most of the time I miss something and my failed plan causes me to lose the game tragically.

    • @IIBLANKII
      @IIBLANKII Před 5 lety +6

      Flash MeLody could be worse, I normally predict my opponents move, but can’t figure out the right one for myself.

    • @illbeinyourdreams5259
      @illbeinyourdreams5259 Před 5 lety +10

      I usually find my opponents best plan but always miss mine😧😧😧

    • @emanamer2142
      @emanamer2142 Před 5 lety

      ..

    • @yakzivz1104
      @yakzivz1104 Před 3 lety

      Same here.

  • @mariamalaa4463
    @mariamalaa4463 Před 5 lety +9

    I really enjoy how your are speaking your mind out loud ! Thanks for posting.

  • @alexbaltimore
    @alexbaltimore Před 3 lety +1

    20:24 😂 best commentary every idk why but this happy moment as a newer chess player got me rolling 😂

  • @aesaphyr
    @aesaphyr Před 3 lety +1

    Eric your streams and videos give me life. Thank you for your content. I just love your combination of calm, curiosity and enjoyment when you're playing.

  • @bartholomewdan
    @bartholomewdan Před 3 lety +4

    "Let's just keep checking until it's mate" perfectly sums up my games as a 700.

  • @searchalexander5991
    @searchalexander5991 Před 5 lety +5

    I really love the way you think, analyze the position and try to find the best move, the best combination. I'm really improving my own way of playing the games. Alessio

  • @darkt0st00
    @darkt0st00 Před 4 lety +11

    How could Eric have enemies, hes the most chill guy lmao

  • @Parreplopp
    @Parreplopp Před 5 lety +5

    Hello! Glad I found you channel few weeks ago. I usually watch a game here in between the games I play which I find is very good for learning. My progress is slow but I guess I'll just have to keep on playing!

  • @ignantxxxninja
    @ignantxxxninja Před 4 lety +1

    Nice video. Back to back to back of a gambit I’ve never seen or heard of. That was cool

  • @lucascarman2578
    @lucascarman2578 Před 5 lety +154

    He's the only person I've ever seen who flares his nostrils every single time he talks

    • @High_Priest_Jonko
      @High_Priest_Jonko Před 4 lety +40

      Oh god, I can't watch this guy anymore now that you pointed that out

    • @fakulol0186
      @fakulol0186 Před 4 lety +11

      Sydney Carton oh no delete this

    • @larserik4629
      @larserik4629 Před 4 lety +4

      HAHAHA

    • @cooky123
      @cooky123 Před 3 lety

      Whatt

    • @dumbeldore9067
      @dumbeldore9067 Před 3 lety

      He has a rare condition called nostriliox, the nostrils are connected to his mouth so the sound comes out from his nose.

  • @jackweatherhead8171
    @jackweatherhead8171 Před 5 lety +5

    You deserve way more subs. We are spoilt with instructive play.

  • @lirimiri7034
    @lirimiri7034 Před 5 lety +5

    One of my favourite openings. It just feels like you are in total control of your opponent

  • @jimchen1819
    @jimchen1819 Před 5 lety +185

    i bet i could beat you in the Halloween gambit if i can prep before the match and also use a computer

    • @A21twentyone
      @A21twentyone Před 5 lety +6

      Not if he can prep and also use a computer himself

    • @12Sangjin
      @12Sangjin Před 5 lety +19

      Ali Fraiha if computers played the halloween gambit white wins

    • @A21twentyone
      @A21twentyone Před 5 lety +7

      @@12Sangjin good point

    • @hichamhabboub3818
      @hichamhabboub3818 Před 3 lety +2

      Not just normal engine u will need a engine called Rosen

  • @sarins3719
    @sarins3719 Před 3 lety +5

    "When in doubt, develop"-Eric Rosen

  • @ryanduarte10
    @ryanduarte10 Před 5 lety +10

    Nice video as always, Eric! Actually, the best final move on the second match wouldn’t be Rb1+ as you did but a mate in 2 with Qb1+ and, wherever the king goes, Qb4#

    • @gbravy
      @gbravy Před 5 lety +1

      Astute analysis!

  • @konzaa2155
    @konzaa2155 Před 5 lety +2

    finally i was waiting for this, my favourite opening is the halloween gambit :P ^ .^

  • @floofygod
    @floofygod Před 3 lety +2

    2 years later and Eric is still crushing the Stafford

  • @rsl6767
    @rsl6767 Před 5 lety +1

    Excellent content, love the insight into your thought process, just sub'd👍👍

  • @leobesa2887
    @leobesa2887 Před 3 lety +5

    I know that guy, patrick_jmt. He used to teach me calculus through youtube back in college

  • @iLikesTheCoke
    @iLikesTheCoke Před 3 lety

    Had to watch this one again...Happy Halloween 🎃

  • @georgios4891
    @georgios4891 Před 2 lety

    Ηis calm and humility is even more terrifying

  • @robertoamarillas
    @robertoamarillas Před 5 lety +2

    Great tough process, very impressive

  • @shschesschamp
    @shschesschamp Před 4 lety

    I love how you can play this gambit from either side!

  • @luismunoz9126
    @luismunoz9126 Před 5 lety +3

    more gambits, like king's gambit please!!!!! how do you learn sharp lanes like that? it's just amazing

  • @godfreyangua-mante3736
    @godfreyangua-mante3736 Před 3 lety +3

    He's playing like me - Eric seemed impressed

  • @coreyjolly7064
    @coreyjolly7064 Před 4 lety +1

    This was very entertaining

  • @jangtheconqueror
    @jangtheconqueror Před 5 lety +2

    That was like a hallowed cross of pins at the end there

  • @yakzivz1104
    @yakzivz1104 Před 3 lety +1

    This is a pretty aggressive gambit. I'm going to practice this too.

  • @jadesiel2636
    @jadesiel2636 Před 5 lety +3

    Your level of strategizing mind boggles me

  • @patrickkorte1701
    @patrickkorte1701 Před 3 lety

    Lu cha is how you pronounce green tea in CHINESE(which was the lettering on the can)
    One of my favorite videos yet, I always learn so much from you as you think out loud

  • @MrKayDeeJay
    @MrKayDeeJay Před 5 lety

    Very entertaining, thank you

  • @cyberdragon3889
    @cyberdragon3889 Před 5 lety +1

    Yeeeee my fav opening, happy to see that

  • @adamstone5865
    @adamstone5865 Před 3 lety

    Lol @23 min “I want to mate somehow” lol

  • @SaiphxXx
    @SaiphxXx Před 5 lety +5

    Nice move from Zenchess playing g3 !! ROFL

  • @agnelaaron1728
    @agnelaaron1728 Před 5 lety +1

    Woah I see you were playing against Patrick gmt, the legend

  • @mrnacirema4280
    @mrnacirema4280 Před 4 lety

    thank you for sharing your vids ! God bless you

  • @pulkiteswar4496
    @pulkiteswar4496 Před 4 lety

    13:35 wow what a centralised king. 😂

  • @leumasme
    @leumasme Před 4 lety +2

    Its spoopy time again.

  • @Howard_.
    @Howard_. Před 3 lety

    Yes my favorite Gambit for Halloween

  • @pk-fi1ok
    @pk-fi1ok Před 3 lety

    There is a movie called Kingpin. It is about bowling. You, Eric, can become a chess one Kingpin ... or maybe even Pinking :) Beautiful chess you play! Keep it up! Love!

  • @Yeet-smeat
    @Yeet-smeat Před 5 lety +2

    On the first game losing the first knight is the best play against that I believe or you could play queen e2

  • @graemeanderson1453
    @graemeanderson1453 Před 5 lety

    Its green tea lol . This guys videos are top notch

  • @rokeley94
    @rokeley94 Před 5 lety

    6:50
    I think you can only take once with the pawn!
    Thanks for all the wonderful content

  • @switchblad333
    @switchblad333 Před 5 lety +5

    Hey Eric, can you make a video on the French defense

  • @28CFC
    @28CFC Před 4 lety

    Lol that green tea 🍵!!

  • @ed1pk
    @ed1pk Před 4 lety

    Damn. Halloween gambit lives up to its name! Scary...

  • @Requinix17
    @Requinix17 Před 4 lety

    This gambit is fun to watch and fun to play. If the opponent doesn't play perfectly they end up getting so incredibly screwed in the worst, ugliest positions

  • @rednasxela6031
    @rednasxela6031 Před 5 lety +1

    my fav gambit

  • @irentreasure9415
    @irentreasure9415 Před 5 lety +3

    at 9:39
    15...Bxe4
    16. Bxe4 Rxe4
    If queen takes then queen d2+ and f2#
    If not, then at least you got that knight back

  • @flowmadhouse537
    @flowmadhouse537 Před 2 lety

    Coincidence that this video came up on my feed on October 1st? 🎃

  • @calebtaylor854
    @calebtaylor854 Před 5 lety

    2:15 i think his best move was to move his queen in front of his king first, forcing you to defend your king in some way before attempting to take the knight

    • @SlightSmile
      @SlightSmile Před 4 lety +1

      Be7 you just develop a piece with a tempo cause the pawn's unpinned and the knight's attacked.

  • @bolletaf
    @bolletaf Před 5 lety +1

    Great video, i cried today when i saw you charge 80€ for classes i get Though you are a great teacher

  • @aleksszukovskis2074
    @aleksszukovskis2074 Před 5 lety +40

    we all can agree halloween gambit does the most tricking...

  • @neilmerchant2796
    @neilmerchant2796 Před 3 lety +1

    3:35 I would love it if you could do some lower level breakdowns for newer players like myself, I have a hard time keeping up sometimes! 🙏

  • @Amsoniac
    @Amsoniac Před 5 lety

    At 11:45, the reason he moved his king was because bishop takes rook on e4, bishop takes bishop on e4, queen takes bishop, then your queen takes d2 leading to a win in another movw

  • @rohankapoor1377
    @rohankapoor1377 Před 4 lety

    At 9:39 there's a mate with bishop takes on e4 then his bishop takes then rook takes than queen takes then qd2 check then kf1 then queen f2 checkmate

  • @gmalekhine1395
    @gmalekhine1395 Před 5 lety

    Great video!

  • @elindauer
    @elindauer Před 3 lety

    6:03 I was wondering what to do about Na4. I came up with a fun idea... Bf8 c3 c5!? Parting with a 2nd piece to insist on no queen trade and getting connected central passers that give so much compensation. The Halloween gambit looks like so much fun to play!

  • @sarmedalani2526
    @sarmedalani2526 Před 5 lety

    great idea

  • @dustyraspberries
    @dustyraspberries Před 5 lety +6

    10:19 It says 緑茶 ryokucha which is green tea in Japanese. Chinese has a different character for green iirc.

    • @KellenBricks
      @KellenBricks Před 4 lety

      Its the same meaning in chinese

    • @TooManyChoices1
      @TooManyChoices1 Před 4 lety

      dustyraspberries
      Thanks I forgot it used the onyomi reading of Green so りょく, not みどり. 🥴

  • @solfeinberg437
    @solfeinberg437 Před 5 lety

    13:16 I like Rd3 revealing an attack on the king and attacking the rook twice (it's only defneded once) and winning the rook.

  • @howiedick6857
    @howiedick6857 Před 9 měsíci

    " i have bishop pair " ....down a piece LOL

  • @mypony891
    @mypony891 Před 4 lety

    He tells his opponents his move lists and still wins lol. I'd love to play against him. I'd be crushed but would have fun.

  • @rozanfaust2967
    @rozanfaust2967 Před 2 lety

    Opponent be like: This IM is using alot of time… maybe im putting pressure on him!
    Meanwhile Eric: okay this is the first big blunder of the game…

  • @PeterBalkusTV
    @PeterBalkusTV Před 5 lety +2

    Thanks for video on Halloween gambit. Can you do a video on Christmas gambit too? :P :D

    • @inconnu299
      @inconnu299 Před 5 lety +1

      And after that a happy new year gambit for me.

    • @andrewwagner2414
      @andrewwagner2414 Před 5 lety +1

      And then maybe my favorite, the 4th of july gambit

  • @chengzhou8711
    @chengzhou8711 Před 4 lety +2

    Petrov’s Defense: Four Knights Variation, Rosen Gambit Accepted
    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. a3 Nxe4 5. Nxe4
    Main Line:
    5...d5
    Classical Variation:
    6. Nf3 e4
    Modern variation:
    6. Nb3 d4

    • @Aimnos
      @Aimnos Před 4 lety

      Shouldn't it be 6. Ng3 e4 for the classical and 6. Nc3 d4 for the modern? Nf3 and Nb3 can't be played in this position

  • @leojoseph6385
    @leojoseph6385 Před 3 lety

    Powerful stuff that H Gambit!

  • @brianmigliaccio2400
    @brianmigliaccio2400 Před 5 lety +2

    I’ve been in a suicidal state of mind recently and you’re helping me. Thank you Eric.

    • @Sam-rg3hq
      @Sam-rg3hq Před 5 lety

      Brian Migliaccio hey hope your okay man! Hit me up if you ever need to talk.

    • @Sam-rg3hq
      @Sam-rg3hq Před 5 lety

      Maybe let me add ur Snapchat and we can talk?

    • @Joseph-nh6in
      @Joseph-nh6in Před 5 lety

      i hope you're doing better now 3 months later

    • @david-bs2xo
      @david-bs2xo Před 4 lety

      how are you?

    • @Berkmnn
      @Berkmnn Před 4 lety +4

      Hey guys I’m his cousin I’m sorry to say but Brian took his life after someone online beat him in online chess using the Halloween gambit :/

  • @Stephenx000
    @Stephenx000 Před 3 lety +1

    The irony being that no low rated players ever fall for the stafford.

  • @Deckinickinic
    @Deckinickinic Před 4 lety

    At 19:31 I noticed a move for Black. Instead of capturing the Knight, he should of pushed the pawn to c5. This might of lead to a discovery of a check on the white King. Just a thought.

  • @Novirasputin3
    @Novirasputin3 Před 4 lety

    a3 against the Halloween or “reverse Halloween” is
    Useful given in the variation with the wedge pawn on d3 needs Nb4 support and you don’t have it.

  • @casual_chess
    @casual_chess Před 5 lety +3

    Am your fan❤

  • @Aleksandr-wp5xk
    @Aleksandr-wp5xk Před 5 lety +1

    Eric "Chess Sadist" Rosen.

  • @tahjan8943
    @tahjan8943 Před 3 lety +1

    When my parents are on their way home and i have a girl over 36:34

  • @wallyhuron2596
    @wallyhuron2596 Před 4 lety

    36:00 could pawn a4 have been a good move for white? it looks enticing but maybe I'm missing something

  • @Lucidvein
    @Lucidvein Před 5 lety

    entertaining chess video

  • @celtsfan13
    @celtsfan13 Před 5 lety +3

    I love how he commentates pretending to not know exactly each move to a T

  • @nicuukk1779
    @nicuukk1779 Před 3 lety +1

    4:57 he could have won here by two moves, queen h5 then take the pawn or if king goes f8 then go f7

    • @SteveGunn2
      @SteveGunn2 Před 3 lety

      I assume you mean Qh4+? But then g3 blocks and the Queen has to retreat.

  • @infinick3377
    @infinick3377 Před 5 lety +2

    Dude you played against Patrick_JMT (00:00) aka the god-sent human who taught us how to math 😂

    • @fuzz992
      @fuzz992 Před 4 lety

      Patrick is a hero.

  • @rishikeshvaidya1778
    @rishikeshvaidya1778 Před 5 lety +2

    great

  • @poloshirt855
    @poloshirt855 Před 4 lety

    Calculate then not doing what he calculated 🤣

  • @Nevrojs
    @Nevrojs Před 5 lety +2

    10:36 can someone explain what happens when bishop takes rook on e4, then queen b4 check and white pon g3?

    • @Nevrojs
      @Nevrojs Před 5 lety

      is it queen takes bishop e4, queenexchange, bishop threatening the rook h1 winning the knight?

    • @fynnstarke
      @fynnstarke Před 4 lety

      nev rojs yes

  • @ernsty346
    @ernsty346 Před 4 lety

    In some ways this is a chess channel, but mostly it's the: "What is Eric Rosen drinking?" channel.

  • @jonathanlindsey463
    @jonathanlindsey463 Před 3 lety

    u can do 2 takebacks in a row.. i’ve done it for my opp b4 if i already moved

  • @RexNunc
    @RexNunc Před 4 lety +21

    "Beating People Quickly with the Halloween Gambit"
    39 minutes later..........

  • @omegalulomegalul1107
    @omegalulomegalul1107 Před 4 lety

    Halloween in January vs Halloween now.

  • @JazevoAudiosurf
    @JazevoAudiosurf Před 5 lety

    nice owlbrows