Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Photos by Lennart Ootes / Saint Louis Chess Club
I recently played an over-the-board classical chess tournament at the Saint Louis Chess Club. In this video, I recap all 5 of my games from the event and share a special announcement at the end of the video.
0:00 Intro
1:12 Rd 1: Fighting the Jobava London vs Kenneth Fee
16:18 Rd 2: Italian Opening vs Elijah Logozar
33:38 Rd 3 - Surprise Weapon in the Queen’s Gambit vs Alvin He
46:23 Rd 4 - Fighting the Alapin Sicilian vs GM Harsha Bharathakoti
1:05:43 Rd 5 - Tricky London Opening vs Sudeep Vadderaju
1:12:28 ANNOUNCEMENT
Analyze the games:
chess.com/events/doug-eckert-classic-2026-premiere-section-open/games
Final Standings: chessroster.com/tournaments/cmlunvqvv000004l25mi3ul4p/reports?reportType=standings§ion=0&round=all
My QGD game from Biel: youtu.be/dTkEniltacs?si=NGiD1TEy9ox4_I2-
Umbrella clip youtube.com/watch?v=-k6YRskRm34
STL Masters Player List: s3.chess-results.com/tnr1357558.aspx?lan=1&turdet=YES&SNode=S0
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Photos by Lennart Ootes / Saint Louis Chess Club
I recently played an over-the-board classical chess tournament at the Saint Louis Chess Club. In this video, I recap all 5 of my games from the event and share a special announcement at the end of the video.
0:00 Intro
1:12 Rd 1: Fighting the Jobava London vs Kenneth Fee
16:18 Rd 2: Italian Opening vs Elijah Logozar
33:38 Rd 3 - Surprise Weapon in the Queen’s Gambit vs Alvin He
46:23 Rd 4 - Fighting the Alapin Sicilian vs GM Harsha Bharathakoti
1:05:43 Rd 5 - Tricky London Opening vs Sudeep Vadderaju
1:12:28 ANNOUNCEMENT
Analyze the games:
chess.com/events/doug-eckert-classic-2026-premiere-section-open/games
Final Standings: chessroster.com/tournaments/cmlunvqvv000004l25mi3ul4p/reports?reportType=standings§ion=0&round=all
My QGD game from Biel: youtu.be/dTkEniltacs?si=NGiD1TEy9ox4_I2-
Umbrella clip youtube.com/watch?v=-k6YRskRm34
STL Masters Player List: s3.chess-results.com/tnr1357558.aspx?lan=1&turdet=YES&SNode=S0
👕MERCH ► shop.imrosen.com
💜 TWITCH ► twitch.tv/imrosen
🤑 SUPPORT ► paypal.me/ericrosenchess
🔗 WEBSITE ► imrosen.com
😍ERIC ROSEN EXTRA ► youtube.com/ericrosenextra
🎬ERIC ROSEN CLIPS ► youtube.com/ericrosenclips
📸INSTAGRAM ► instagram.com/ericrosenphotography
🐦TWITTER ► twitter.com/IM_Rosen
✨ TIKTOK ► tiktok.com/@ericrosenchess
🔥DISCORD ► bit.ly/2KTDlBK
🖥️LICHESS ► lichess.org/@/ericrosen
♖ CHESS.COM ► chess.com/member/imrosen
🧑🏫BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS ► imrosen.com/book-recommendations
♗7-DAY FREE TRIAL CHESS.COM PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP ►go.chess.com/imrosen
♙ SAVE 20% ON CHESSMOOD ► chessmood.com/?r=rosen
♕ SAVE 10% ON CHESSUP SMART BOARD ► bryghtlabs.com/?ref=Rosen
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4571 Laclede Ave. # 205
St. Louis, MO 63108
❗Disclaimer ► Some links in the description are affiliate links and I may receive a commission on purchases made through these links. Thank you for supporting my content!
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