I'm playing in the 2018 Southwest Class Championships in Ft. Worth, Texas. This is a 9-round event with a time control of 40 moves/2 hours, sudden death/30, with a 10-second delay throughout. A minimum rating of 2200 USCF is required to compete in the Master section. I don't think there will be live game relay, but I'll keep you guys posted. Tournament website: … [Read more...] about Southwest Class Championships [Round 1]
John Bartholomew
Southwest Class Championships (pre-tournament)
I'm playing in the 2018 Southwest Class Championships in Ft. Worth, Texas. This is a 9-round event with a time control of 40 moves/2 hours, sudden death/30, with a 10-second delay throughout. A minimum rating of 2200 USCF is required to compete in the Master section. I don't think there will be live game relay, but I'll keep you guys posted. Tournament website: … [Read more...] about Southwest Class Championships (pre-tournament)
2018 St. Louis Norm Congress [Round 9 + final thoughts]
I'm at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis for a 9-round GM-norm event. The time control is G/90+30, and you can find the tournament information here: https://www.uschesschamps.com/2018-saint-louis-norm-congress/overview Games will be carried on chess24.com and chessbomb.com. Thanks for all your support, guys! Review my Round 9 game against IM Daniel Gurevich: … [Read more...] about 2018 St. Louis Norm Congress [Round 9 + final thoughts]
2018 St. Louis Norm Congress [Round 8]
I'm at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis for a 9-round GM-norm event. The time control is G/90+30, and you can find the tournament information here: https://www.uschesschamps.com/2018-saint-louis-norm-congress/overview Games will be carried on chess24.com and chessbomb.com. Thanks for all your support, guys! Review my Round 8 game against IM Advait Patel: … [Read more...] about 2018 St. Louis Norm Congress [Round 8]
2018 St. Louis Norm Congress [Round 7]
I'm at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis for a 9-round GM-norm event. The time control is G/90+30, and you can find the tournament information here: https://www.uschesschamps.com/2018-saint-louis-norm-congress/overview Games will be carried on chess24.com and chessbomb.com. Thanks for all your support, guys! Review my Round 7 game against GM Akshat Chandra: … [Read more...] about 2018 St. Louis Norm Congress [Round 7]
