John Bartholomew

My goals in this series are to 1) stay even or ahead of my opponents on the clock, and 2) trust my decision-making. Follow along as I try to avoid perfectionist tendencies and apply pressure with the ultimate equalizer in competitive chess: the clock! #Chess #BlitzChess #clockasaweapon Chapters: 00:00 Game 1 6:20 Game 2 12:38 Game 3 20:11 Game 4 27:43 Game 5 Support the … [Read more...] about Tricky, Fast Untitled Player | Using the Clock as a Weapon #50

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 10+0 game against a player rated 1804 on Chess.com. In another Modern Scandinavian (1.e5 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 - just as I faced in my previous "CTRL" video), … [Read more...] about Facing a Dubious Scandinavian Gambit | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. 1804

Charlotte Memorial Day Weekend Rapid & Blitz (info, pairings, standings): https://www.charlottechesscenter.org/blitzrapid My goals in this series are to 1) stay even or ahead of my opponents on the clock, and 2) trust my decision-making. Follow along as I try to avoid perfectionist tendencies and apply pressure with the ultimate equalizer in competitive chess: the clock! … [Read more...] about Blundering my Queen to Prepare for OTB! | Using the Clock as a Weapon #49

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 10+5 game against a player rated 1339 on Chess.com. In the Modern Scandinvian (1.e5 d5 2.exd5 Nf6), Black foregoes the immediate capture on d5 … [Read more...] about How to Combat the Modern Scandinavian (1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6) | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. 1339

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 10+0 game against a player rated 2307 on Chess.com. The once little-known Jobava London (1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bf4) has risen to main-line status in … [Read more...] about 50 moves in 1 minute vs. Super-Prepped Jobava London Opponent | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. 2307