Eric Rosen: Competition, Career, Chess Boom, Jobava's Deals | C-Squared Podcast | E003

Fabi & Cristian catch up with International Master Eric Rosen, one of the greatest chess content creators pushing the game to the next level. Discussions vary from Eric's upbringing in the world of chess, early success, all the way to Jobava's deals and antics in the chess world. Enjoy! This episode was filmed on 9.13.2022 Podcast is available on all streaming platforms, check banner for more ways to listen. Eric's Youtube channel:    / rosenchess   Eric's Twitter:   / im_rosen   ♟️Play With Us: https://www.chess.com/join/csqpod?ref... 👕MERCH: https://c-squared.shop/ 🌐 Website: https://c2pod.com/ ☕Buy Us A Coffee : buymeacoffee.com/c2pod 🐦Twitter/X : https://x.com/CSQpod 📸Instagram :   / csqpod   💬Discord :   / discord   0:00 - Intro and Eric’s introduction to chess 3:00 - Early chess success and big trophies 6:42 - US Junior Championship in St. Louis 8:55 - College choices and becoming a chess professional 13:21 - Gap year 15:44 - The Webster Chess Team and training tools 20:57 - Puzzles 27:30 - The passion and deals of Baadur Jobava 29:13 - How Eric used his time later in college to grow his career 33:27 - Transforming online performance into a profession, avoiding burnout, and maintaining balance 42:58 - The Chess boom in the last ten years 46:32 - Upcoming trips and events 48:08 - Global Chess Championship, Online Qualifiers, and Noise Canceling headphones 52:32 - Favorite job to do for travel 54:08 - Dealing with losses as a player 56:32 - The new age of chess resources 58:54 - Interesting openings 1:06:26 - Old games and old usernames 1:09:56 - Life between tournaments & the future of C-Squared 1:11:53 - Outro + Eric’s upcoming plans #chess #fabianocaruana #ericrosen