Eric Rosen

Eric Rosen (born September 3, 1993) is an American chess player. He was awarded the FIDE Master title in 2011 and the International Master title in 2015. Rosen began playing chess as a child with his father and brother and became the United States Chess Federation (USCF) K12 national champion in 2011. While attending the University of Illinois, Rosen was on the chess team that secured a spot at the President's Cup in 2013 and 2014. Rosen produces educational content on the online platforms Twitch and YouTube. While primarily known for his chess content, Rosen has also produced Scrabble livestreams and videos for his audience. Early life Rosen was born on September 3, 1993, and grew up in Skokie, Illinois. He is Jewish. At the age of 7, he learned the rules of chess while on holiday in the Bahamas. Rosen's first major success came at age 9, when he won the Illinois 3rd Grade State Championship. Attending Niles North High School, Rosen led the school's chess team to two state championships, and third place in nationals. In his junior year, Rosen won the 2011 U.S. K-12 Championship with a perfect 7-0 score, beating then-IM Marc Arnold in the final round. US Chess called his clean sweep "one of the outstanding individual achievements in this tournament's history", and the Skokie Village Board named May 16, 2011, Eric Rosen Day.