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John Bartholomew

Climbing the Tactics Training Ladder: 2467 to 2591

In February 2016 I reset my Tactics Trainer rating on Chess.com with the goal of climbing the rating ladder from the lowest rung (1200) and explaining my calculation and thought process along the way. Here I tackle 17 problems in a 59 minute session. Part 1 - 1200 to 1466: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwogyV6FT6U Part 2 - 1466 to 1563: … [Read more...] about Climbing the Tactics Training Ladder: 2467 to 2591

Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. allislostintheend (1032)

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 20+0 rapid game against a player rated 1032 on Chess.com. Review this game on Chess.com: https://www.chess.com/live/game/3162604571 Support the … [Read more...] about Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. allislostintheend (1032)

Arena Kings: Season 2 – Week 3 [1+0 Bullet]

Arena Kings information: https://www.chess.com/news/view/arena-kings-streamers-championship-returns-for-season-2?ref_id=1761842 Arena Kings leaderboard: https://www.chess.com/article/view/arena-kings-streamers-championship-season-2-leaderboard?ref_id=1761842 Support the channel: https://streamlabs.com/johnbartholomew Follow me on Twitch: … [Read more...] about Arena Kings: Season 2 – Week 3 [1+0 Bullet]

Arena Kings: Season 2 – Week 2 [5+0 Blitz]

Arena Kings information: https://www.chess.com/news/view/arena-kings-streamers-championship-returns-for-season-2?ref_id=1761842 Arena Kings leaderboard: https://www.chess.com/article/view/arena-kings-streamers-championship-season-2-leaderboard?ref_id=1761842 Support the channel: https://streamlabs.com/johnbartholomew Follow me on Twitch: … [Read more...] about Arena Kings: Season 2 – Week 2 [5+0 Blitz]

Just your typical bullet game!

A fun game from the Oct. 8, 2018 Arena Kings (1+0) event :) 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 … [Read more...] about Just your typical bullet game!

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