John Bartholomew

A channel viewer, bosspotato, tries 2.Qe2!? against my French Defense, after which the game flows in to Closed Sicilian waters. My queenside counterplay unfolds in the same vein as Standard Chess #224 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAwAh7vo3uY), but White defends well. A tricky R+N vs. R+B endgame arises where piece activity and an outside pawn play a critical role. Review … [Read more...] about Standard Chess #261: bosspotato vs. IM Bartholomew (Sicilian Defense)

I'll be streaming Titled Tuesday on Chess.com! Stream starts at 2:50 pm US Central time (8:50 pm Central European time) Stream link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_QSnMNei5w 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 … [Read more...] about Announcement: Titled Tuesday on Chess.com! [Tuesday, June 6]

Streaming Titled Tuesday on Chess.com! Stream starts at 2:50 pm US Central time (8:50 pm Central European time). Thanks to kozzi for the thumbnail :) 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 Titled Tuesday [June 2017]

I've enjoyed playing the "cramped" side of the Hedgehog for a number of years, and I'd recommend Volume 1 and 2 of GM Sergey Shipov's "The Complete Hedgehog" if you're looking to learn more about these fascinating setups. Here I'm able to implement a couple standard ideas (the Saemisch Maneuver, ...Be7-d8-c7, as well as the h-pawn push, ...h7-h5), but my opponent throws up a … [Read more...] about Blitz Chess #481: dimICC vs. IM Bartholomew (Sicilian Defense)

The Practical Slav Defense by IM Tom Bartell: https://www.chessable.com/book-content/5959/ The Slav Defense (beginning 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6) has formed the basis of my Black repertoire against 1.d4 for quite some time, so I was particularly interested in reviewing this repertoire by IM Tom Bartell. In this video I discuss the philosophy behind the Slav Defense and explore Tom's … [Read more...] about What is the Slav Defense? Exploring IM Tom Bartell’s “The Practical Slav Defense”