In this video, I play a chess game in the Ponziani Opening and achieve one of the most venomous traps.
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My chess openings repertoire is really lacking since I'm just a casual player. As white, mainly Italian opening, Evan's gambit, Vienna and Italian game. As black, basically just the Caro-Kann only, all three major variations (advance, exchange, kaprov) and a little bit of slav. I need to just take an entire weekend and study more openings.
5:35 he missed c4
clearly!
5:35 Eric missed a fork of rook and king if he would have played pawn to c4
3:17 black knew about the most basic rule of chess: If you take Eric's queen, you lose. Top tier acting!
that was quite a pretty checkmate 🙂
"Bishop was slightly poisonous, cus rook e1"
Eric Rosen
2023
He almost got what is known as a pure checkmate! It's when only one piece is checking the king and every square around the king is inaccessible for one and one reason only. Sadly, the d4 square was controlled both by the c3 pawn and the d1 rook.
I never understood why the horse, move there. Black pawn d5 is a big fyou on these opening
Recently I was unable to watch Eric’s streams due to a combination of school, life, and timezones. I miss the instructive chess so much! Also, what happened to Eric’s lichess rating? 😅
eric at move 26: i'm completing development
Quit exposing my favorite opening! 😫
I've been playing the Ponziani exclusively since you posted the first video explaining the 3- knights-column-trap. Many thanks, Eric! But here's the thing: if black plays smartly you get an equal position with the Ponziani at best. If the knights are in the column though, expect good things to happen 🙂
I can’t believe he didnt take his queen lol
Slayy Eric
gothams video got me to your chanel!
Everyone over 800 takes my queen if I play something stupid. Is it because I play 15-minute games
Someone should send this video to GothamChess
If he would have taken your queen at 3:25, you could have moved your rook to e8 and won
5:36 not 25.b4 but 25.c4 check & bye bye rook
Qc4 was a beautiful sacrifice if he accepted
Because
In 16th move if he took your Queen
then by Re8 you could check mate him
Ponziani ? Can I use it regularly without thinking or when Knight coming out ?
You scared me with that queen move at first haha
The last video is the only reason I used Ponziani for the last 2 years.
Damn that 1500 was pretty good at spotting some of the traps. Saw your ONMQ which I wasn't expecting.
"Being up material is only good if you pieces can exert dominance."
ReallY?
And what is good when your pieces can't exert dominance?
now if black go for Bxc4 in move no. 16 and white moves Re8 is it a checkmate ?
rule #1 never take eric rosen’s queen
Move 25 you had c4! Great video btw, I must practice this trap
Eric, oh god XD what a hilarious person you are!!! I always wait for your videos, and i watch them more for your sense of humour haha!! Thanks for such great videos, always giving me a good laugh 😀
i love u Eric
Awesome game
I love drinking tea and playing Chess because of your channel.
Great, I wonder if this tactic works against ChatGPT
its always such a clash between your content and levy's, yours is calm and relaxing, levi is over there idk, going insane or something
Clips with Levi are awesome
Please like my comment Eric, first of 10 to comment
Someone call an ambulance🤣🤣very funny
Every time Eric uploads: Oh no my free time!
The Painziani opening trap explained by sensei Eric . Nice cameo by dear friend Levy . 😁
Always thrilled with myself when I actually see the threat behind your queen "hangs." Saw it today. Felt good man.
love the contrast with levy
I hope some day I'll play Eric and get calmly crushed by him like this
So 3300 two years ago and I’m one of almost 64000 since who played it.
Eric is always clutch in making me lose sleep
I laughed so much at the oh no, my queen moment
Just looking at Eric’s face after each trap he has set up is so precious.
This game was a minefield. GG
Didn't take the queen?!?cant watch after that.
Hey Eric, how are you enjoying your job as YouTuber /photographer etc
For the last year you have made me fall in love in chess. Am 18 and in a university so i needed something to use my time on other than school which didn't waste my time.
THANKS ERIC. Good luck on the GM title.