I don't encounter Rosen fanboys at all, at least not that I know.. since I started playing Steinitz attack vs Petroff...
I remember it was fun to refute that silly gambit, indeed... And your knight retreat is quite humble and confusing to the opponent!
But seriously for serious games... 3.d4 is just so easy to learn, and so hard for black to learn because they memorize so many gambit lines already, their brain is fried from that 
I got so tired of trying to crack the petroff that I switched to offering a 4 knights. I had to study the 4 knights as black anyway since I play 1.e4 e5, and decided they're both drawish, but at least with 3.Nc3 I keep more pieces on the board.
well yeah I guess at your level people just know Steinitz Petroff from the Black side and are not intimidated.. at my level everyone just blunders on move 3-6...
I got so tired of trying to crack the petroff that I switched to offering a 4 knights. I had to study the 4 knights as black anyway since I play 1.e4 e5, and decided they're both drawish, but at least with 3.Nc3 I keep more pieces on the board.
I'd rather play against a four knights than a reversed philidor (as black). Someone played that against me today and it was the most annoying thing I've had to play in a long time (I drew)
I got so tired of trying to crack the petroff that I switched to offering a 4 knights. I had to study the 4 knights as black anyway since I play 1.e4 e5, and decided they're both drawish, but at least with 3.Nc3 I keep more pieces on the board.
I'd rather play against a four knights than a reversed philidor (as black). Someone played that against me today and it was the most annoying thing I've had to play in a long time (I drew)
Heh, yeah, I love spamming the reversed philidor in bullet. Just wiggle around behind a solid pawn structure until they're low on time and lose 
In real games you gotta hit with d4, b4, and even a3. Really go after those dark squares.
You should probably omit the name of the site on which it was played, but Rosen's style of chess is quite inspiring to a lot of people but takes time to grasp. These people are just starting chess, so we should applaud them for having the guts to play the Stafford gambit against Eric Rosen himself in front of thousands of people. They will probably learn from these games too.
You should probably omit the name of the site
They don't care if you talk about lichess anymore, and even when they did you could post games from there.
we should applaud them for having the guts to play the Stafford gambit against Eric Rosen himself
That wasn't a stafford, I'm not Eric Rosen, and even if I were, it was an anonymous game (lol what are you even talking about).
we should applaud them for having the guts to play the Stafford gambit against Eric Rosen himself
That wasn't a stafford, I'm not Eric Rosen, and even if I were, it was an anonymous game (lol what are you even talking about).
Sorry, maybe not these games, but some people definitely have played the Stafford against Rosen in front of thousands of people. Still can be a daunting task to play against someone of his caliber. I've played against him plenty of times online, and even with a couple of wins under my belt I still often blunder and lose due to stress.
Anyway, we should applaud their effort towards learning such a tricky opening, against whomever they may play it.
Anyway, we should applaud their effort towards learning such a tricky opening, against whomever they may play it.
Yeah, but playing 1...e5 and 2...Nf6 against anything isn't a stafford
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In my game, after move 3, it's not even a petroff, so it can't be a stafford.
Anyway, we should applaud their effort towards learning such a tricky opening, against whomever they may play it.
Yeah, but playing 1...e5 and 2...Nf6 against anything isn't a stafford
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In my game, after move 3, it's not even a petroff, so it can't be a stafford.
Beginners do not usually understand the specifics of reacting to their opponents moves. It is easy to try to play such tactical openings as the Stafford as systems, hence the popularity of real systems such as the London. It is clear that Black is making a sincere attempt to learn the Stafford, even if the execution of it this game is far from perfect. Hopefully he gets motivated by wins against players who do play into traps he has prepared.
Wtf