John Bartholomew

My recent/upcoming events: 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 … [Read more...] about Recap: Minnesota GM Norm Tournament

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 Quick Update: Minnesota GM Norm Tournament + upcoming events

Opponents include BPaulsen, IM Eduard Kanter, GM Walter Arencibia, IM Alfonso Almeida, and OpeningMagician. Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fins0905 Check out my Scandinavian Repertoire (1.e4 d5) on Chessable: https://www.chessable.com/book/im-john-bartholomews-scandinavian/79/?ref=jbrl Support the channel: … [Read more...] about Blitz Chess #491: Aggression Pays

The Baltic Defense (1.d4 d5 2.c4 Bf5) differs markedly in comparison to conventional responses to the Queen's Gambit. Instead of reinforcing the d5-pawn with 2...e6/2...c6 or capturing on c4, Black simply makes a developing move. The downside is that after 3.cxd5 White will have two center pawns against one, and Black is unable to rely on a pawn base on d5 (the Marshall … [Read more...] about Standard Chess #263: IM Bartholomew vs. peter 12 (Baltic Defense)

169 players, including Whatevervich, kurshev, and Takeda. Final standings: https://lichess.org/tournament/0vz8k6Mh Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fins0905 Check out my Scandinavian Repertoire (1.e4 d5) on Chessable: https://www.chessable.com/book/im-john-bartholomews-scandinavian/79/?ref=jbrl Support the channel: … [Read more...] about Bullet Chess #280: lichess Bullet Arena