Winning with the Best Beginner Chess Opening
In this video, I play a chess game in the Ponziani Opening and achieve one of the most venomous traps.
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The last video is the only reason I used Ponziani for the last 2 years.
You scared me with that queen move at first haha
Ponziani ? Can I use it regularly without thinking or when Knight coming out ?
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
5:36 not 25.b4 but 25.c4 check & bye bye rook
If he would have taken your queen at 3:25, you could have moved your rook to e8 and won
Someone should send this video to GothamChess
Everyone over 800 takes my queen if I play something stupid. Is it because I play 15-minute games
gothams video got me to your chanel!
Slayy Eric
I can’t believe he didnt take his queen lol
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 🙂
Quit exposing my favorite opening! 😫
eric at move 26: i'm completing development
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? 😅
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.
"Bishop was slightly poisonous, cus rook e1"
Eric Rosen
2023
that was quite a pretty checkmate 🙂
I never understood why the horse, move there. Black pawn d5 is a big fyou on these opening
Semangat
g g
Is there checkmate if bishop takes queen? On minute 3:29
Levy sneezes like a labrador retriever, adorable
I was laughing immediately after Qc4 even before he went "Oh noooo" 😂😂😂
A reminder of my free course which has recieved a lot of eyes recently because of you two 😛
"Devious Ponziani"
3:22 over acting bro every audience know what is the meaning of your "oh no"
I wonder how much time Eric spends watching YouTube
Please do a video on the Jerome gambit lines. TY
Caught many in that trap. Thanks Eric <3
Lol "false alarm!"
Levy is so dramatic. The contrast… is even worse cutting from Eric and back.
Eric is trying to seduce me with that voice
"Oh no my Queen..Oops .. Someone call the ambulance (but not for me)"- Eric Rosen (2023)
I got to play against Eric on this stream! Thanks again Eric i can die happy now. Even though our game was an “all you can eat buffet” 😂😂
That was a rather low standard game for being you I believe. 🙂
I dialled 91… but then Eric said not to call the ambulance so I hung up.
ambulance 🚑 (!)
but not for me ….. !!
["Squares Around The King" are LOCKED…]
I've been using this Ponziani since beginning of 2022 and people laughed at such dubious opening. So stoked to see this opening becoming a trend. I have collected all the games that I've won against 2000+ rated players in Lichess using this opening. This opening is definitely way to go.
Best opening , blunders queen ?
YES FINALLY ANOTHER ERIC ROSEN PONZIANI VIDEO TO ADD TO MY COLLECTION
Please don't put jump-scares in your videos. Thank you <3
During the video he had Bishop take E eight taking the rook and the rook had nothing defending it
This gotta be my favorite video in a while
OMG he never see that quinn hhhhh
I'd recommend using less of Levy
Wholesome
I was just watching your ponziani opening video from last year and you uploaded another today! made my day 🙂
Came for the trap, stayed for the ‘ooooohh!’
Zen and the Art of Chess.
I play this opening a lot with white thanks to you Eric! Very tricky!