Eric Rosen

In this Beginner to Master Speedrun Series, I try to climb the rating ladder while providing lots of lessons about chess along the way. In this episode, I play 4 fun and instructive chess games while live-streaming it all on Twitch. Beginner to Master Speedrun Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdT3OotRiHJkaRjrG0GSfaddcf0cDyqhn&si=hWRRVg1xFt9Jcyb5 0:00 Twitch … [Read more...] about OH NO MY QUEEN! | Speedrun Episode 10

In this Beginner to Master Speedrun Series, I try to climb the rating ladder while providing lots of lessons about chess along the way. In this episode, I play 4 instructive chess games that feature a bunch of must-know chess strategies and tactics. Beginner to Master Speedrun Playlist: … [Read more...] about POWERFUL Chess Strategies | Speedrun Episode 9

In this video, I play a fun game of Wobbly Chess against Andrea Botez of @BotezLive. The game features a Jobava London Opening, a Botez Gambit, and lots of wobbliness! Get the wobbly chess set: https://amzn.to/2TNeU2L Purchases through this link will support my content! 👕MERCH ► https://shop.imrosen.com/ 💜 TWITCH ► https://www.twitch.tv/imrosen 🤑 … [Read more...] about Wobbly Speed Chess!

In this video, I share a chess game that was almost forgotten. On September 22, 2009, I defeated GM Hikaru Nakamura in a 15-minute chess game on the Internet Chess Club (ICC). I was 15 years old and rated around 2200 at the time, while Hikaru was 2700+ and ranked 16 in the world. The game featured an interesting battle emerging from the Nimzo Larsen Opening (1.b3). … [Read more...] about How I Beat Hikaru 14 Years Ago

In this Beginner to Master Speedrun Series, I try to climb the rating ladder while providing lots of lessons about chess along the way. In this episode, I play 3 instructive chess games, all of which feature early moments in the opening where I punish beginner blunders. Beginner to Master Speedrun Playlist: … [Read more...] about Crushing Beginner Blunders | Speedrun Episode 8