John Bartholomew

After more than 1.5 years, I return to Titled Tuesday! I also achieve victory over my highest-ever rated opponent on Chess.com. 00:00 - Game 1: Slav Defense vs. FM Rushan Bogaudinov 8:39 - Game 2: Old Indian Defense vs. NM Daniel Cremisi 16:16 - Game 3: Jobava London vs. GM Oleksandr Bortnyk 24:52 - Game 4: Hedgehog vs. GM Gata Kamsky 36:20 - Game 5: Black Lion vs. NM Davis … [Read more...] about The Return! Titled Tuesday – July 26, 2022

After watching some top-class bullet play in the July Titled Arena, I was inspired to late-join a 27-minute bullet arena myself.100% berserks, 100% sweaty-palms fun! Support the channel: https://streamlabs.com/johnbartholomew or via PayPal: https://t.co/VBFOLJHt2m Follow me on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/johnbartholomew Follow me on Twitter: … [Read more...] about Late-joining & 100% Berserking lichess Bullet Arena

A 3+0 blitz mini-match I played with anonymous GM Bazarov04. Entertaining games (spicy Jobava Londons in particular), and laughs all around! Support the channel: https://streamlabs.com/johnbartholomew or via PayPal: https://t.co/VBFOLJHt2m Follow me on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/johnbartholomew Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fins0905 Add me as a friend on … [Read more...] about “Get em!” Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em blitz with GM Bazarov

Playing my customary series of five 3+0 games, I come across fellow chess streamer and educator ChessCoachAndras (IM Andras Toth). Our first game was a sharp tactical affair where the eagle-eyed Andras was gunning for my king! Check out Andras's channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ChessCoachAndras My goals in this series are to 1) stay even or ahead of my opponents on the … [Read more...] about Dodging Mate vs. IM ChessCoachAndras! | Using the Clock as a Weapon #43

The Jobava London (1.d4 with 2. Nc3 + 3.Bf4) is a quirky system that has achieved main-line status in recent years thanks to a constant in-flow of exciting games by top-level practitioners. Against my 2368 rated opponent's kingside fianchetto setup, I opt for a quick Nc3-b5, inducing ...Nb8-a6 and looking to demonstrate that Black's queenside knight is misplaced. Playing … [Read more...] about Strategy in the Jobava London | Standard Chess #293