John Bartholomew

How bout that alliteration!? :) 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: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=FURS92M5WXVCG … [Read more...] about Sunny Sunday Stream

On April 29, 2017, I organized a meetup with channel viewers in Boston, MA. Roughly 50 people showed up! We played blitz and chatted in Harvard Square for 4+ hours and enjoyed a sunny afternoon in the historic city. It was a great pleasure meet so many long-term channel viewers as well as many new chess enthusiasts. Thanks for coming out, Boston - I'll be back! This is a … [Read more...] about Boston Meetup: IM John Bartholomew vs. Nikolas Theiss (2029)

We will meet outside the Harvard Square T-stop at 2:00 pm EST this Saturday, Apr. 29. We'll either play there, or go to The Garage or Science Center Plaza. Should be a blast! No agenda other than hanging out and playing blitz/bullet/whatever. Maybe we'll even get drinks or food if people are up for it. IMPORTANT NOTE: If you have a set/board/clock, please bring 'em! There are … [Read more...] about Boston Meetup! [Saturday, Apr. 29]

82 players, including Indu_vip, kovadlinka, and dmjjmd. Final standings: https://en.lichess.org/tournament/oJmsRQPX 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 #278: lichess Bullet Arena [I’m Shipping Up To Boston]

In this continuation of the "Climbing the Rating Ladder" series I take on players of various ratings levels while pointing out typical mistakes and spots for improvement along the way (possibly my own!? :)). Here I commentate a 15+10 rapid game against a player rated 1261 on Chess.com. Review this game on Chess.com: https://www.chess.com/live/game/2065797212 Follow me on … [Read more...] about Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. Balmydays (1261)