John Bartholomew

Due to COVID-19 and the number of online players, Chess.com announced that Titled Tuesday is now a WEEKLY event! The Apr. 14 event saw an absolutely massive turnout: 1126 titled players, significantly higher than the 888 titled players that played just a week ago (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Bp998Eyls0). Follow along for the good, the bad, and the ugly in this always-tense … [Read more...] about 1.e4 & Crazy Time Scrambles! | Titled Tuesday – Apr. 14, 2020

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 5+5 game against a player rated 1292 on Chess.com. In a main line of the Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5), Black plays a less critical move … [Read more...] about Beware Backward Knight Moves | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. Torres92 (1292)

Playing the April 2020 Titled Tuesday Chess.com! 888 titled players competed in this 9 round, 3+1 blitz event. Follow along for the good, the bad, and the ugly in this always-tense event! #Chess #TitledTuesday Final standings: https://www.chess.com/tournament/live/-titled-tuesday-blitz-1182433 Support the channel: https://streamlabs.com/johnbartholomew or via PayPal: … [Read more...] about Playing to Win! | Titled Tuesday – April 2020

This is an instructive 2 vs. 1 pawn ending that I played on the Internet Chess Club (ICC) on Apr. 6, 2020. My opponent, GM Nenad Ristic of Serbia, blunders as we join the position, but I fail to capitalize! Knowing this pawn ending and others will save you many half points throughout the course of your chess career, and you should never feel ashamed to critically analyze and … [Read more...] about Learning from my Blunder vs. a Grandmaster

I sat down with the World Champion, and things got...interesting. #Chessable #MagnusCarlsen 100 Endgames You Must Know course (50% off video, 10% off MoveTrainer through Apr. 8!): https://www.chessable.com/100endgames Watch Magnus take the *entire* 100 Endgames You Must Know test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1SCXb2WA2U Support the channel: … [Read more...] about Magnus Carlsen Loses His Mind