John Bartholomew

1001 Chess Exercises for Beginners by Franco Masetti and Roberto Messa: https://www.chessable.com/opening-book/1001-chess-exercises-for-beginners/8038/ 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 New on Chessable: 1001 Chess Exercises for Beginners

After licking my wounds for 2+ years, I finally decide to challenge Computer4-IMPOSSIBLE again! Time pressure is inevitable against this monster, and my decision to sharpen the play with 14.d5!? didn't help my clock issues. The result seems decided by move 40, but settle in: there's nearly 180 moves to go! Review this game on Chess.com: … [Read more...] about Man vs. Machine #5: 10+10 Standard vs. Computer4-IMPOSSIBLE (Dutch Defense)

132 players, including streetfirer, moshakvar, and VeryWeak91. Final standings: https://lichess.org/tournament/rNIRjSQA 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 #284: lichess Bullet Arena

Opponents include IM Mario Belli, GM Leonid Yudasin, Kingwalker, IM Rene Alonso Garcia, Rickson34, IM Mehmed Pasalic, Eliasroberto, and fernandomata. 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 Blitz Chess #493: Feeling Confident

We recently celebrated our 2nd anniversary at Chessable, and we held a free get-together at the Battersea Chess Club (https://www.batterseachessclub.org.uk/) in London, England to celebrate! IM Christof Sielecki (aka Chessexplained) came over from Germany, and close to 100 chess enthusiasts turned out. Events included a tandem simul featuring Christof and myself, as well as an … [Read more...] about Chessable London Meetup – 11/29/2017 (ft. Chessexplained!)