John Bartholomew

Trying my hand again at the ever-addicting Puzzle Rush! Here, I make three runs, and review the puzzles I get wrong. Play Puzzle Rush on Chess.com: https://www.chess.com/puzzles/rush?ref_id=1761842 Support the channel: https://streamlabs.com/johnbartholomew Follow me on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/johnbartholomew Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fins0905 Check … [Read more...] about I’m a Man, I’m 40! | Puzzle Rush #6

In 'Imagination in Chess,' Paata Gaprindasvhili describes reciprocal thinking as follows: "After noticing an idea and briefly familiarizing ourselves with it, we proceed to its detailed examination. What do we do if we find that it doesn't work? Do we discard it and try another one, and then the next one and so on? Then do we come back to the first one, and study it more … [Read more...] about The Power of Reciprocal Thinking in Chess

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 15+0 game against a player rated 1610 on Chess.com. Review this game on Chess.com: https://www.chess.com/live/game/3623462524ref_id=1761842 Support … [Read more...] about Benko Befuddlement | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. MrQuest (1610)

In this video, I play five blitz games (3+0) on Chess.com. 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! Support the channel: https://streamlabs.com/johnbartholomew Follow … [Read more...] about Let’s Keep Rolling! | Using the Clock as a Weapon #6

This is a funny incident from a game I played at the 2002 Minnesota Closed Championship against Victor Feldberg (USCF: 2142). Even strong players experience egregious mental lapses in chess! ChessBase India article: https://chessbase.in/news/Castling-rule-broken-in-Europen-Women-Individual Support the channel: https://streamlabs.com/johnbartholomew Follow me on Twitch: … [Read more...] about Castling Illegally…and Winning!