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In this video, I play the final hours of lichess.org’s 2021 Spring Marathon, which turned out to be the largest chess tournament in history with 31,332 chess players. Every game is time-stamped below!
0:00 Largest chess tournament ever?
0:18 Life is good with the LONDON
5:55 Attacking the English
11:00 TRICKY JOBAVA LONDON OPENING TRAP
12:57 9 MOVE LONDON WIN
14:14 First tough game of the stream
20:00 I turned down the draw
28:45 PIRC TRAP… sort of
36:24 Following a famous BUDAPEST GAMBIT game
41:56 STAFFORD GAMBIT TIME
46:11 London vs IM (DAH!)
52:15 EASY PONZIANI WIN
54:09 LONDON VS GM LEVENTE VAJDA (TRANKUILIZER)
1:03:44 Knights are tricky
1:08:15 TYPICAL GRAND PRIX ATTACK
1:10:04 BUDAPEST GAMBIT Time Scramble
1:18:16 A pleasant Jobava London
1:22:15 Ideal Grand Prix pawn structure
1:28:19 Vienna Gambit vs FM
1:31:10 “Dah! I got forked!”
1:39:26 Walrus Declined
1:43:18 Tough London game
1:49:23 I blundered a pawn
1:53:57 LONDON TIME
1:56:10 London as Black gets sharp in time trouble
2:02:52 “NEVER RESIGN WHEN YOU HAVE A KNIGHT”
2:08:19 Accepting the SMITH-MORRA
2:13:37 How to beat the Hippo
2:17:39 MOUSESLIPPED A NIMZO (meant to play Budapest)
2:25:46 BERZERKING A STRONG PLAYER WITH THE SCHMID
2:31:31 YOLOING VS SCANDINAVIAN DEFENSE
2:33:33 Sharp setup vs Catalan
2:38:12 “OH, THERE’S A FUNNY LINE!” (LONDON)
2:41:21 TRAGIC MOUSESLIP ENDING (BUDAPEST GAMBIT)
2:47:23 2. Nh3 vs Dutch
2:52:22 ROSEN TRAP (WALRUS EDITION)
2:59:14 Orthoschnapp Gambit Declined gets really weird
3:04:27 From’s Gambit and fond memories
3:13:46 SURPRISE FINISH AFTER MOVE 1 MOUSESLIP
3:18:23 SUPER FUN FOUR QUEENS GAME
3:23:10 Surprise tactic for quick win
3:25:52 QUICK WIN VS DUTCH
3:27:14 Do I use my Wiki page to get out of confrontations?
3:34:56 Official the largest tournament ever! (Also a London)
3:40:35 Do I have nightmares about my Wiki page being deleted?
3:45:30 Really tired of Wiki questions (Also a London)
3:49:42 Rough game vs London
3:53:47 Cleaning converting a pawn up
3:57:23 BUDAPEST GAMBIT IS FUN BUT TIME TROUBLE ISN’T
4:03:48 Gradually building up in the Grand Prix
4:10:06 LONDON REMATCH VS GM LEVENTE VAJDA (TRANKUILIZER)
4:14:29 “It’s tough when the opponent doesn’t berzerk back”
4:17:17 ENGLUND GAMBIT OPENING TRAP FAIL
4:19:14 Another tough London
4:24:48 The one that got away
4:30:13 “OH NO, MY THING!”
4:35:53 “Let’s finish with dignity” (Hillbilly Attack)
4:39:46 Subscribe on YouTube!
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"…Reorganize the furniture…"
on the King-side.
"Life is good."
1:39:50 LMAO
It just occurred to me: Is it called adoption, because we all played our dads/granddads when we were kids and lost well over 10 times in a row?
Not really related to this particular video but my mind=blown
More long videos like this pls! This is nice! 🙂
Guys I’m a big noob so excuse the dumb question. At 3:05:17 why does white not go pawn c8 with check instead of grabbing the knight?
Hey I have been using Stafford Gambit and every time someone accepts the gambit I win. But this game the opponent just killed me. Can you check it out. I can mail it to you. First time that happened!!
Took me a few weeks, but I watched all 12 hours!
57:17 Eric is turning into Agadmator? Was I the only one to notice this??
I love these long vids play upload more of these
At 1:24:53 eric decides to capture with queen instead of pawn. If he would have captured with pawn wouldn’t it have been a queen trap? He didn’t want to allow bishop c4 after, but couldnt the bishop be captured with pawn? The black queen would still be trapped, right?
You know I’m watching this whole thing. Favorite animal is a blob fish
I almost never see Eric online on twitch so I have to resort to yt 🙁
3:21:34 would't he win a queen with Bishop B2?
I thought the thumbnail was Scenes From a Memory's cover art
Everytime Eric mentions his streak, he loses the next game 😉
54:09 That game was going so sick, too bad it ended by a slip 🤣
Has Eric ever played Hakamura?
Free rook^^ 3:55:27
1:36:56 RIP to the missed mate in 1
1:56:28 kleiner Racker means little rascal in german
Favorite gambit: blackmar diemer
Wow just coming from the 8 hour one and suddenly hearing him so active is so strange
I don’t understand why you never resign in this format. Doesn’t make any sense…. Isn’t it better to play as much games as you can?
Hi Eric can you do a stream on the Dutch defense thanks
Eric with the calmest voice: "I should break something" 😀
Finished watching this one and I just want to say that I am begging for a VOD channel. I really get happy when I have unwatched Rosen to check out, but I can't access Twitch VODs as easily. Would love a YouTube channel dedicated to all the longform streams you have
Don't feel self conscious about the "there's a funny line" line, I noticed you catching yourself and stopping it, and it's not annoying to hear. I enjoy hearing it. Thanks for the content!
you can do mate in one at 2:09:44 with queen to H2 ??
in 2:57:57 you can take the knight to e4 to get the bishop.. in rush, it's quite hard to see the accurate move 🙂
Finally finished this part as well, falling asleep with it. Thank you!
1:36:37 qb8 cool idea
I hate bandreabotez
The stafford against 2300 players and win… who else is doing this out there?
Blackmar-Diemer gambit. It’s fun.
You are a much better player than I could see (we can see only to the limit of our own ignorance.) You certainly did not become an IM because of "opening traps and dirty flags." It is just the result of your studies and vast knowledge of chess and you are certainly a GM candidate, but then what do I know!
I apologize for my earlier comment based on the judgment of a few blunders you made. I was angry about your blunders, I wanted you to win 🙂
I should be sleeping, but I can't look away for some reason
Tennison or Danish gambit
HALO TOGI
"London as black gets sharp" was a great game! Very exciting at the end! I was rooting for you.
48:10 i want a poster of that position in my room
Hey Eric, huge fan, can you tell us about your prev girlfriends
ALSO, the title “how high can I finish” made me think you should make a video where you’re absolutely blasted asf
Really enjoyable games, good job and thanks.
20:35 smith-morra
Pause 1:10:00
1:27:47
It would have been hilarious if the other streamer would have managed a Rosen Trap.
2:39:36 Connect four!
So Eric. I’ve now finished the spring marathon. Your fatigue at the end was compelling and I felt for you. Nice that you could end it with a win.
I suppose I’ll take a break before the autumn marathon.
"Do you use an acoustic or electronic toothbrush?" 😂 4:15:52
vienna is my fav gambit
Every game time-stamped:
0:00 Largest chess tournament ever?
0:18 Life is good with the LONDON
5:55 Attacking the English
11:00 TRICKY JOBAVA LONDON OPENING TRAP
12:57 9 MOVE LONDON WIN
14:14 First tough game of the stream
20:00 I turned down the draw
28:45 PIRC TRAP… sort of
36:24 Following a famous BUDAPEST GAMBIT game
41:56 STAFFORD GAMBIT TIME
46:11 London vs IM (DAH!)
52:15 EASY PONZIANI WIN
54:09 LONDON VS GM LEVENTE VAJDA (TRANKUILIZER)
1:03:44 Knights are tricky
1:08:15 TYPICAL GRAND PRIX ATTACK
1:10:04 BUDAPEST GAMBIT Time Scramble
1:18:16 A pleasant Jobava London
1:22:15 Ideal Grand Prix pawn structure
1:28:19 Vienna Gambit vs FM
1:31:10 "Dah! I got forked!"
1:39:26 Walrus Declined
1:43:18 Tough London game
1:49:23 I blundered a pawn
1:53:57 LONDON TIME
1:56:10 London as Black gets sharp in time trouble
2:02:52 "NEVER RESIGN WHEN YOU HAVE A KNIGHT"
2:08:19 Accepting the SMITH-MORRA
2:13:37 How to beat the Hippo
2:17:39 MOUSESLIPPED A NIMZO (meant to play Budapest)
2:25:46 BERZERKING A STRONG PLAYER WITH THE SCHMID
2:31:31 YOLOING VS SCANDINAVIAN DEFENSE
2:33:33 Sharp setup vs Catalan
2:38:12 "OH, THERE'S A FUNNY LINE!" (LONDON)
2:41:21 TRAGIC MOUSESLIP ENDING (BUDAPEST GAMBIT)
2:47:23 2. Nh3 vs Dutch
2:52:22 ROSEN TRAP (WALRUS EDITION)
2:59:14 Orthoschnapp Gambit Declined gets really weird
3:04:27 From's Gambit and fond memories
3:13:46 SURPRISE FINISH AFTER MOVE 1 MOUSESLIP
3:18:23 SUPER FUN FOUR QUEENS GAME
3:23:10 Surprise tactic for quick win
3:25:52 QUICK WIN VS DUTCH
3:27:14 Do I use my Wiki page to get out of confrontations?
3:34:56 Official the largest tournament ever! (Also a London)
3:40:35 Do I have nightmares about my Wiki page being deleted?
3:45:30 Really tired of Wiki questions (Also a London)
3:49:42 Rough game vs London
3:53:47 Cleaning converting a pawn up
3:57:23 BUDAPEST GAMBIT IS FUN BUT TIME TROUBLE ISN'T
4:03:48 Gradually building up in the Grand Prix
4:10:06 LONDON REMATCH VS GM LEVENTE VAJDA (TRANKUILIZER)
4:14:29 "It's tough when the opponent doesn't berzerk back"
4:17:17 ENGLUND GAMBIT OPENING TRAP FAIL
4:19:14 Another tough London
4:24:48 The one that got away
4:30:13 "OH NO, MY THING!"
4:35:53 "Let's finish with dignity" (Hillbilly Attack)
4:39:46 Subscribe on YouTube!