John Bartholomew

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 14 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: 2260 to 2307

I've been digging through my scoresheets from the nearly 200 USCF rated events I've played, and I'm pleased to share my findings with you in this new series! Here we have a look at my 11th ever USCF-rated game, which was played at the National High School Chess Championships in Sioux Falls, SD. I was 12 years old with a provisional USCF rating of 1078, and my opponent was Paul … [Read more...] about The Archives: John Bartholomew (1078) vs. Paul Mattione (1136)

Bullet and blitz (aka entertainment with some some *very* mild instructional value) are the primary time controls you see me and other chess YouTubers play, but these are NOT the type of games you should be seeking if you're looking to improve your chess. Tony Rotella's channel (he uploads exclusively Standard games...copy THIS YouTuber! ;)): … [Read more...] about Want to Improve Your Chess? Don’t Copy YouTubers!

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 12 problems while focusing on examining forcing moves and solving for accuracy. Part 1 - 1200 to 1466: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwogyV6FT6U Part 2 - 1466 to 1563: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_JWQnQsWIo Part 3 - 1563 to … [Read more...] about Climbing the Tactics Training Ladder: 2212 to 2260

In the Reversed Stonewall White endeavors to arrange his pawns on dark squares (c3+d4+e3+f4) in a bid to firmly control the center (especially the e5 square). A powerful and well-timed break can be a nice antidote to this approach! Review this game on lichess.org: https://en.lichess.org/xLkMYzaR Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fins0905 Support the channel: … [Read more...] about Standard Chess #248: NimzoBros vs. IM Bartholomew (Reversed Stonewall)