A swashbuckling Sicilian where I aim to keep my king in the center and soften up my opponent on the kingside (15...h5!?). I execute a number of thematic strokes, but will I have time to capitalize?! Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fins0905 Check out my Scandinavian Repertoire (1.e4 d5) on Chessable: … [Read more...] about Blitz Chess #477: IM Anders Olsson vs. IM Bartholomew (Sicilian Defense)
John Bartholomew
Blitz Chess #476: IM Bartholomew vs. GM Zukertort (Dutch Defense)
Zukertort lives, and he plays the Classical Dutch! I play to seize the initiative with 12.Ng5, but my follow-up (a quick e2-e4) is perhaps overzealous. I make an important realization in the postmortem when comparing two similar lines (23.Bh7+ vs. the immediate 23.Bf5). Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fins0905 Check out my Scandinavian Repertoire (1.e4 d5) on … [Read more...] about Blitz Chess #476: IM Bartholomew vs. GM Zukertort (Dutch Defense)
Blitz Chess #475: GM Julian Hodgson vs. IM Bartholomew (Pseudo-Trompowsky)
In his active tournament days, English Grandmaster Julian Hodgson was the foremost exponent of the Trompowsky (1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5). Here I face him in a sister variation, the Pseudo-Trompowsky (1.d4 d5 2.Bg5). Although less jarring than the immediate attack on the f6 knight, the bishop on g5 does pin Black's e-pawn. White is able to establish a queenside space advantage, but this … [Read more...] about Blitz Chess #475: GM Julian Hodgson vs. IM Bartholomew (Pseudo-Trompowsky)
Bullet Chess #274: [Tournament] lichess Bullet Arena
151 players, including IM AstanehChess, IM penguingim1, and IM opperwezen. Final standings: https://en.lichess.org/tournament/4L3DVPOh Happy New Year, everyone! 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 #274: [Tournament] lichess Bullet Arena
London Chess Classic FIDE Open: Rounds 8-9 [Conclusion!]
A final update on the London Chess Classic. I was in London playing the 9-round FIDE Open: http://www.londonchessclassic.com/festival/festival_events.htm#fideop Round 1 vs. Daniel Fischer (2024): https://en.lichess.org/O7NNjeMM [Draw[ Round 2 vs. Hugh Ditmas (2018): https://en.lichess.org/QKBLd9CC [Win] Round 3 vs. Fernando Semprun Martinez (2192): … [Read more...] about London Chess Classic FIDE Open: Rounds 8-9 [Conclusion!]
