I played IM Eric Rosen in an official chess tournament!!!!

And so I got paired against the one and only Mr. Harry Gross. Go starts with d4. I go d5. Bishop f4. Knight of six. Knight of three. c5. e3. Knight c6. Knight b2. So far we're kind of in the theory. I am thinking. My way through. What should I do here? So I take. He takes back with a pawn, and bishop g four. Now c three, e six, bishop d three, bishop d six, bishop takes, queen takes, and he castles. Okay, and I castle. Wait, whose pawn is that? Rook to e1. Okay, logical move. I go bishop h5. Okay, I retreat. Yes, I want to trade his strongest piece, which is the bishop on d3. And what is he gonna do? I am playing these crossbar structures with black and white every now and then. Queen b1. I still trade. I'm not sure. I like the queen b1. Bishop takes. Pawn takes. I actually am not sure why queen b1 was played on ninety five. So here I go. I actually think. I think, and I think, and I think. I cannot take this knight because then the pawn takes, and then it's gonna be a little bit annoying. I really don't want to do that, so. I wanna find a way how to put some pressure on him. So, B5. This is the right way to do it because it's preparing the. So-called. Minority attack. The right plan to do in the Carlsbad structures. We want to undermine C3, create a weakness either on D4, on B2, or on C3, or all of them, or one of them. And for the first time, my opponent, Mister Eric, oh no, my queen Rosen is thinking. And rightfully so, because it's not clear what to do for white here. I mean, actually, it is. Just bring all your pieces. It's actually not resolved. A3. Go a5. I fear the push. I want to go. Through this game. Oh, that was Andrea. A little bit late. Ooh, a little bit late. So I want to push the B4. Yeah, queen was useless on B one. Twenty three makes sense. I agree with that. I think it's time for B four. I think it's time. It looks like a logical move, and why not? What is gonna happen? This is my typical situation here. Yes, let's go B four. Woo, woo! Let's go, girl. You can do it. If only you believe in it. Okay, pawn takes, pawn takes. A four, makes sense. Honestly, this is a good move because my opponent is trying to stop. My activity on the a file actually blocking the a file. So I go rooks c eight. I finish the development. I put my last piece into the game. Open file rooks on the open files. Every single student of mine knows rooks belong to open files. Now ninety three. Okay, I like the ninth. How this I like the way how this knight is. Kind of um. Stopping my pawn, but also getting to the key square c5. But I'm first to control the central c5 square. They say f4, f5, c4, c5 are the best squares for the knight. Obviously e4 and e5 are also really really good. But here my knight is controlling first an f3. Would be possible, but would be a little awakening. A little awakening. Oh, also I have. Knight d65 check and then knight f2. Whoa, f3 would be a serious, serious, serious blunder. Eric is thinking. He's trying to evaluate all the options he has. Maybe put the rook on c1. Actually, the e rook, because the a rook is protecting a4. Which is a very important pawn. So what is he going to do? King takes. I have three now. N86, but I have. Ninety five. Okay, but I have. But then there was the B three, so I go, oh, oh, that's smart. I like how I play. Knight to F five. My opponent goes Rook to C one. Careful, Dina. I think I took with the queen because I wanted to get this. Squirted a bit and I go under the table and I look for it. It's a blunder! Oh my God! Because I go Queen F4 and now, I am attacking this pawn and oh my God, I'm winning! I mean, obvious rook D1, but then. Just suckers. Such a beautiful situation here. We have, ooh, girl. Hey, what is Eric gonna do? Okay. Take it, ninety four. Yes, yes, yes. Woo! Yes, you're doing it. Well done, Dina. Well done, congratulations! Amazing. Mate. Okay. King to until now. Six six. I'm trying to double the rooks on the open file. Makes sense. Okay, and we were going to be trying to tree. Should I trade or not? It seems like my like it seems like the position, my opponent's position is actually very vulnerable. Again, I have this queen h5 attack. Okay, I decide to take, and that is actually a mistake. This is where I lose my advantage. Heavy, he says, and also probably because of the pawn that is protecting the pawn, so I put this thing under here. But oh, he sacrificed the exchange! Oh, he sacrificed the rook! So I can either take here, but then it's a rook endgame, and I don't have. Not to give this long and. So technically, I'm still okay. I'm still having a little bit of advantage, but the position gets a bit complicated. It's a very good, very good practical decision, I think. And a five, and now just pawn pushes, and I. Start to sweat to be honest with you. Yeah, I'm not feeling comfortable. Here at all. Seems like I had such an easier, easier, easier advantage. For that. Okay, so I'm going six because I know I need to bring the king to the center. My wind goes ace. Makes sense. I have to go back. It supports his pawn. Logical. Okay, five. I bring the king, and then he takes the pawn. I activate my rook with a check, and then I need to defend the pawn. But I forget. Here I have a check. Stop wasting your time with random opening traps. They don't make you a better chess player. What does? One-on-one guidance, group classes, and a complete training program designed specifically to your level. Try my Russian Chess School for free for seven days and see for yourself.