John Bartholomew

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+2 game against a player rated 1011 on Chess.com. As Italian Game players and viewers of this channel will know, 3...h6?!, the Anti-Fried Liver, is a … [Read more...] about Blueprint against the Marshall Defense (1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nf6?!) | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. 1286

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+2 game against a player rated 1011 on Chess.com. As Italian Game players and viewers of this channel will know, 3...h6?!, the Anti-Fried Liver, is a … [Read more...] about The Anti-Fried Liver (3…h6?!) Remains Popular & Punishable | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. 1011

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 1699 on Chess.com. The Bowdler Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Bc4, or 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 followed by 3.Bc4) is often seen at amateur … [Read more...] about How to Combat the Bowdler Attack | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. 1699

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 1965 on Chess.com. When Black adopts the Pirc Defense (1.e4 d6), it can be me tempting for White to quickly advance … [Read more...] about Timing e4-e5 against the Pirc Defense | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. 1965

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 Support the channel: https://streamlabs.com/johnbartholomew or via PayPal: … [Read more...] about Time Waits for No One | Using the Clock as a Weapon #47