John Bartholomew

I play the super-strong Lichess Titled Arena #4! 270 titled players participated in this 2-hour long 1+0 bullet event. The World Champion, GM Magnus Carlsen (aka DrDrunkenstein) played yet again, and he faced serious challenger in GM CleverTacticButFail. Final standings: https://lichess.org/tournament/qkdW41M2 Follow me on Twitch: … [Read more...] about lichess Titled Arena [Apr. 12, 2018]

This was a casual 3+2 blitz game I played at Taflfélag Reykjavíkur (the Reykjavik Chess Club) against the Icelander and channel viewer, Gauti Páll Jónsson. Thanks to FM Ingvar Johansson (aka Zibbit) for filming, the club members for being so accommodating, and especially Gauti Páll Jónsson for inviting me! Iceland is awesome, and you should all go visit sometime. Follow me on … [Read more...] about Reykjavik Blitz: IM Bartholomew (FIDE: 2477) vs. Gauti Páll Jónsson (FIDE: 2104)

This was a Twitch stream I did right after the PRO Chess League Semi-finals on Saturday, Apr. 7, 2018. With chessbae94's help I ran and played in a 9-round 3+0 viewer tournament and also played some casual blitz/bullet games. Follow me on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/johnbartholomew Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fins0905 Check out my Scandinavian Repertoire … [Read more...] about Post-PCL: Viewer Tournament + Blitz [Apr. 7, 2018]

This was a Twitch stream where I played viewers at 5+5 blitz. I focused on providing educational commentary while also interacting with the chat. 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 Playing Viewers! 5+5 Blitz [Apr. 8, 2018]

Playing 3+0 blitz and hanging out on Chess.com! 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 Support the channel: … [Read more...] about Fins Friday Blitz [Apr. 6, 2018]