I'm playing and streaming Chess.com's monthly Titled Tuesday event! Stream starts at 6:45 pm US Central time; play begins at 7:00 pm Central. Titled Tuesday is a series of 9-round Swiss tournaments open exclusively to titled players. The time control is 3+2 blitz, and each Titled Tuesday has $1k in prizes up for grabs. Full info: … [Read more...] about Titled Tuesday [October 2016]
John Bartholomew
Chessexplained’s Benko Repertoire
Chessexplained's Benko Repertoire: A complete answer to 1.d4: https://www.chessable.com/opening-book/chessexplaineds-benko-repertoire-a-complete-answer-to-1d4/3258/ For sale for $9.99 USD IM Christof Sielecki's channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Chessexplained Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fins0905 … [Read more...] about Chessexplained’s Benko Repertoire
Announcement: Match vs. GM Tal Baron [Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016]
On Saturday, Oct. 1 at 12:00 pm US Central time (1:00 pm EST/6:00 pm CET) I'll be taking on GM Tal Baron in a dual commentary blitz match! The match will take place on lichess.org. It will be a race to 5 points at a time control of 3 minutes with a 2 second increment (3+2). I'll be firing up my stream 15 minutes before the match begins. My stream: … [Read more...] about Announcement: Match vs. GM Tal Baron [Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016]
Match vs. GM Tal Baron [Dual Commentary]
On Saturday, Oct. 1 at 12:00 pm US Central time (1:00 pm EST/6:00 pm CET) I'll be taking on GM Tal Baron in a dual commentary blitz match! The match will take place on lichess.org. It will be a race to 5 points at a time control of 3 minutes with a 2 second increment (3+2). I'll be firing up my stream 15 minutes before the match begins. My stream: right here! Tal's stream: … [Read more...] about Match vs. GM Tal Baron [Dual Commentary]
Climbing the Tactics Training Ladder: 2307 to 2329
I recently reset my "Tactics Training" stats on Chess.com to try and climb the rating ladder from the lowest rung: 1200! Follow along as I tackle 7 problems while focusing on examining forcing moves and solving for accuracy. Part 1 - 1200 to 1466: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vwogy... Part 2 - 1466 to 1563: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_JWQ... Part 3 - 1563 to 1677: … [Read more...] about Climbing the Tactics Training Ladder: 2307 to 2329
