How to Beat 1.d4 | Speedrun Episode 28

I watched every single episode— some twice.

I am 72 years old, rated 1800+ and have watched and learned from all of these. You have a nice way of presenting yourself I might add. Thanks for your podcasts. I hope you continue as you are a clear, clean, non aggressive instructor for the Chess community.

I watched every episode. I'm 68 years old and I started playing chess again 4 years ago after a break of 40 years. Even if playing chess online seem a little bit strange to me and I've only reached a rating of 1300, I love the way you present and explan. And let me note: Even if I'm from Germany and my Englisch is not the best, the calm and friendly way you are talking helps to understand the fun of the game. Thanks a lot.

28. I’m 67 and have been playing since I was 9 or 10. I think the way you have stuck to principles and explained every move it has been the most instructive chess lessons I have ever had. Thank you so much.

"How many episodes have you watched" Every single one bro

0:28 I've watched all of them, keep em coming! :)

I've watched every episode of the speed run, while drinking out of my "every blunder is a gambit mug" while wearing my "oh no my queen" shirt.

The algorithm blessed me with this series on episode 13 and I went back and watched the previous ones. Given that some of these episodes are almost an hour long, it's hard to believe I've watched 28 episodes of this, but it goes by in the blink of an eye. This series has helped my openings become much stronger. Now I just need to stop choking to timeouts.

I assume a lot of us have watched every episode. This series has been some of my favourite content of yours. Even the low level games are good to watch. Talking through your thought process is a great insight.

I've watched every single episode. It's therapy for me, you could redo the speedrun for eternity and I'd watch, I love it so much and good for my mental health. I usually watch while eating dinner if I can.

Best Chess channel on YouTube by far. You create content that shows the fun of the game and not the pop culture twist of it.

ive watched all 28 episodes and here’s the thing, i dont play chess. at all. there’s just something comforting about you explaining it.

As someone who is only 900, i am glad i randomly stumbled upon this series and it has quickly became my favourite content to watch on YouTube. These videos are really informative and enjoyable to watch, thanks Eric.

I watched EVERY SINGLE episode. Thank you so much Eric. Your speedrun are super informative and entertaining.

That catch in the second game was fascinating, mad props to you for analysing so thoroughly in a line that looks so appealing at first glance

I've watched all of them, many of them 3 to 5 times to grasp the concepts fairly solidly. I'm 73 and hadn't played a game in 35 years, and that just over beer with a buddy-- amateur action for sure. I played a few games starting a week ago, and went from beginner 200 level to 800 in about 10 games, blundering all the way, but with much better board vision thanks to the Speedrun series. When I was younger, I never had a clue on what to do when I entered the middle game. Listening to your thoughts has seriously improved my tactics and strategies.

Since I started playing chess roughly 4 years ago, I have probably watched one of your videos every day. Respect to the other content creators, but Eric is the only one I've followed throughout. I do believe your number of views will grow, but most importantly, they will stick around. Wish you a ton of success, Eric !

I miss lots of this series because sometimes I’m not in the mood for something this difficult. I need to go back and rewatch the ones closer to my ELO.

I have watched every single episode, and as a player who's between 1520 and 1580 at this level, each episode is becoming more and more relevant to me. Really really enjoy this series.

Hey man. I discovered your channel about two weeks ago. I began watching this series half way through. But because it was so good I went back to the beginning and watched every single episode. Nice work!