John Bartholomew

My student, Patrick (estimated ELO: 1700-1800), challenged me to a pair of 25+5 games. We both recorded commentary (Patrick's version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2fHKCZKigI). In the first game, a Meran Semi-Slav leads to a slightly more comfortable position for Black after Patrick errs with 11.Bg5. Later, I face a critical decision whether to play for restriction and … [Read more...] about Standard Chess #267: Game 1 vs. Patrick (Semi-Slav Defense)

151 players, including GM-elect Andrew Tang, IM Alex Astaneh Lopez, and FirstKnight. Final standings: https://lichess.org/tournament/hZYgijXn 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 Bullet Chess #287: lichess Bullet Arena

I play and comment on the match between the Minnesota Blizzard and the St. Louis Arch Bishops. This is our first match of the 2018 PRO Chess League season. https://www.prochessleague.com Game 1: IM John Bartholomew vs. GM Dariusz Swiercz Game 2: GM Vladimir Fedoseev vs. IM John Bartholomew Game 3: IM John Bartholomew vs. NM Duncan Shepherd Game 4: GM Yaroslav Zerebukh vs. IM … [Read more...] about PRO Chess League 2018: MN Blizzard vs. STL Arch Bishops

142 players, including BeehaardTheBonobo, ChessLawyer1992, and GM Jon Ludvig Hammer. Final standings: https://lichess.org/tournament/mzoRmoaM 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 Bullet Chess #286: lichess Bullet Arena

I recently learned about the 1st Chess.com Chess960 Championship (https://www.chess.com/news/view/thursday-1st-chess-com-chess960-championship), and I've decided to play+stream it! This is a 9-round, 4+2 blitz tournament open exclusively to titled players. The tournament begins at 10:00 am Pacific/1:00 pm Eastern/7:00 p m Central Europe, and I'll be firing up the stream about … [Read more...] about Chess960 Championship on Chess.com