Playing the February 2019 Titled Tuesday Chess.com! 434 titled players competed in this 10 round, 3+2 blitz event. Follow along for the good, the bad, and the ugly in this always-tense event! Final standings: https://www.chess.com/tournament/live/-titled-tuesday-blitz-1034328?ref_id=1761842 Support the channel: https://streamlabs.com/johnbartholomew Follow me on Twitch: … [Read more...] about Titled Tuesday [February 2019]
John Bartholomew
Playing World #4, GM Ding Liren
On Jan. 8, 2019, I had the pleasure of facing World #4, GM Ding Liren of China! This game was played in Week 1 of the online PRO Chess League in the Minnesota Blizzard vs. Chengdu Pandas match. The time control was 15 minutes with a 2 second increment. It was enormous privilege to play Mr. Ding, and I hope you enjoy my thoughts and analysis. GM Ding Liren: … [Read more...] about Playing World #4, GM Ding Liren
Queen Sacrifice Challenge!
Just for fun, and posted with permission from rpg :) This was the final game from my Jan. 8, 2019 stream on Twitch. 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 out my Scandinavian Repertoire (1.e4 d5) on Chessable: … [Read more...] about Queen Sacrifice Challenge!
Bullet Chess #291: lichess Bullet Arena
111 players: https://lichess.org/tournament/ZF1EEXa4 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 out my Scandinavian Repertoire (1.e4 d5) on Chessable: https://www.chessable.com/book/im-john-bartholomews-scandinavian/79/?ref=jbrl Find me on … [Read more...] about Bullet Chess #291: lichess Bullet Arena
Alapin Your Business | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. NoBrainBillPaid (1431)
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 1431 on Chess.com. Review this game on Chess.com: https://www.chess.com/live/game/3350484408?ref_id=1761842 Support … [Read more...] about Alapin Your Business | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. NoBrainBillPaid (1431)
