John Bartholomew

The second ever meetup! This event will take place at Sjakklubben Stjernen on Sunday, Oct. 8. It begins at 17:30 (5:30 pm), and the optional blitz tournament (7 rounds | 3+2 time control | unrated) begins an hour later at 18:30 (6:30 pm). The meetup is free to attend, and the blitz tournament is only 40 NOK. Sjakklubben Stjernen is located at Seilduksgata 11, 0553 Oslo, … [Read more...] about Oslo Meetup! Sunday, Oct. 8 at Sjakklubben Stjernen

Results from the 2017 Golden Gopher Open: http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?201709244642 Oslo Chess Festival: http://www.oslochessfestival.no/ (Sep. 29 - Oct. 8) Stavanger Open: http://tournamentservice.com/invitation.aspx?TID=StavangerOpen2017-StavangerSjakklubb (Oct. 11-15) Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fins0905 Check out my Scandinavian Repertoire (1.e4 … [Read more...] about Golden Gopher Open + Upcoming Norway Trip

Playing a four-game session of 3+0 where my goal was to spend no more than 4-5 seconds per move. This is a worthwhile experiment if you're looking to work on your time management! Opponent include GM Slavko Cicak, GM Pablo Zarnicki, GM Frode Urkedal, and Gomez. Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fins0905 Check out my Scandinavian Repertoire (1.e4 d5) on Chessable: … [Read more...] about Blitz Chess #492: Anti-Time Trouble Practice

Opponents include GM Cristobal Henriquez, GM Slavko Cicak, GM Parimarjan Negi, Nihilism, FM Jorge Sammour-Hasbun, chessdennis, GM Goran Todorovic, IM Mmario, IM Alfosno Llorente Zaro, and CharmCityChess. Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fins0905 Check out my Scandinavian Repertoire (1.e4 d5) on Chessable: … [Read more...] about Bullet Chess #281: Calculation Practice – 21 games

Minnesota GM Norm Tournament: http://chess-results.com/tnr297735.aspx?lan=1 (Aug. 23-27) Southwest Open: http://www.dallaschess.com/2017SWOpen/index.html (Aug. 31-Sep. 4) Oslo Chess Festival: http://www.oslochessfestival.no/ (Sep. 29 - Oct. 8) Stavanger Open: http://tournamentservice.com/invitation.aspx?TID=StavangerOpen2017-StavangerSjakklubb (Oct. 11-15) Follow me on … [Read more...] about Recap: Southwest Open