John Bartholomew

On Sunday, Sep. 2, I will be playing a dual commentary blitz match vs. German YouTuber GM Niclas Huschenbeth! The format will be a race to 5 points at a time control of 4+2. The match will be Chess.com beginning at 12:00 pm US Central time (1:00 pm Eastern/10:00 am Pacific/7:00 pm Central European time). I will be streaming from my Twitch channel, and Niclas will be streaming … [Read more...] about Announcement: Dual Commentary Match vs. GM Niclas Huschenbeth

Against the Sicilian Defense, my opponent chooses a less popular but still challenging line with 5.Qxd4. After 11.Rfe1, I overlook that White's e-pawn is overprotected, but I judge the resulting pawn-down position optimistically, believing that White's crippled c-pawns and the possibility of doubling my rooks on the c-file gives me counterplay. Soon I must reckon with White's … [Read more...] about Standard Chess #274: manykingsuper vs. IM Bartholomew (Sicilian Defense)

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 10+10 rapid game against a player rated 912 on Chess.com. Review this game on Chess.com: https://www.chess.com/live/game/3013670024 Follow me on … [Read more...] about Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. The1TrueKing13 (912)

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I play the super-strong Lichess Titled Arena #6! 251 titled players participated in this 2-hour long 1+0 bullet event. The World Champion, GM Magnus Carlsen (playing as damnsaltythatsport) participated, along with many other top bullet players. Final standings: https://lichess.org/tournament/3ImmfhBr Follow me on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/johnbartholomew Follow me on … [Read more...] about lichess Titled Arena [Aug. 4, 2018]