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John Bartholomew

John Bartholomew

Chess Master, Entrepreneur, YouTuber, ex Chessable Co-Founder. Now building Chessiverse! Only through our inevitable blunders shall we pave the road to mastery. Only through our inevitable blunders shall we pave the road to mastery.

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1:03:53

How to Survive a Cramped Position | Climbing the Bot Ladder vs. 2166

2:38:36

LoneWolf League: GAME 8

2:37:18

LoneWolf League: GAME 7

2:40:09

LoneWolf League: GAME 6

32:18

So You're Telling Me There's a Chance | Using the Clock as a Weapon #64

2:17:26

LoneWolf League: GAME 5

31:38

Pushing Aggressively in the English Opening | Climbing the Bot Ladder vs. 1887

2:11:43

LoneWolf League: GAME 4

22:35

Encouraging Overextension with Alekhine's Defense | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. 1845

2:32:53

LoneWolf League: GAME 3

30:52

Momma Said There'll Be Days Like This | Using the Clock as a Weapon #63

2:21:37

LoneWolf League: GAME 2

40:20

Battling the Bowdler Attack | Climbing the Bot Ladder vs. 1761

1:01:49

Handling the IQP | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. 2258

2:31:08

LoneWolf League: GAME 1

33:05

The Scandi Keeps Delivering! | Using the Clock as a Weapon #62

21:56

I'm joining Chessiverse!

47:15

The Perfectionist's Curse | Standard Chess #310

54:13

Exchanging Two Bishops for Two Knights? | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. 2001

34:29

Striking with the Scandinavian | Using the Clock as a Weapon #61

57:19

Kramnik's Catalan Footsteps | Standard Chess #309

25:55

Cramping the KID | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. 1887

33:15

The Power of Model Games | Using the Clock as a Weapon #60

7:08

You Must Never Relax

45:09

Meeting 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.dxc5 | Standard Chess #308

25:07

The Lemberger Countergambit | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. 2013

34:26

Happy New Year! | Using the Clock as a Weapon #59

31:13

Missing Mate in One | Using the Clock as a Weapon #58

32:43

The Fishing Pole Attack! | Using the Clock as a Weapon #57

1:30:15

NEW HIGH SCORE | Titled Tuesday - July 16, 2024

42:16

Finding a Plan in the 5.Bd3 Open Sicilian | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. 2002

35:16

Remembering my Scandi Theory! | Using the Clock as a Weapon #56

44:39

Strategic Capitulation on d5 | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. 2109

1:22:57

Can't Escape the Botez Gambit | Titled Tuesday - May 7, 2024

33:02

Mouseslip Confuses Opponent | Using the Clock as a Weapon #55

1:27:59

The Microphone Gambit | Titled Tuesday - Apr. 23, 2024

42:56

Recognizing & Laughing Off Mistakes | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. 2118

1:28:50

We're BACK! | Titled Tuesday - Apr. 16, 2024

28:01

My BEST Bullet Arena!

44:51

Strong Opponent Allows Center Fork Trick! | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. 2179

30:37

Scrambling in the 3...Qa5 Scandinavian

54:29

Chopping Down the Alapin Sicilian | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. 2137

1:00:29

How an 8 year-old Defeated a Chess Grandmaster

36:48

The Insidious Nature of Alignments & Pins

13:40

Most Valuable Bishop

5:54

When Time Stood Still

1:02:14

Stalking Double Isolated Pawns in the 3...Qa5 Scandinavian | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. 2350

1:03:25

Don't Fear a Discovered Attack in the 3...Qa5 Scandinavian! | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. 1927

10:54

Happy Holidays - here's an instructive Scandi game!

20:50

Breaching the Reversed Stonewall with ...Nh6!? | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. 1781

56:11

Using the Exchange Slav as a Weapon | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. 2210

51:30

Running into DEEP Alapin Sicilian Prep | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. 2274

55:22

The Consequences of Backward Pawns | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. 2290

33:00

Don't Panic, Defend Tenaciously | Using the Clock as a Weapon #54

53:43

An Easy Solution to the Stafford Gambit | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. 1821

34:10

How to Think About the King's Indian Defense | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. 2030

39:48

The Hypermodern Alekhine's Defense | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. 1404

31:36

If You Have a Knight, You Have a Chance | Using the Clock as a Weapon #53

37:29

Dominating Knight Outpost on d5 in the Sicilian | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. 1493

41:23

The Explosive Potential of Nc3-d5 in the Open Sicilian | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. 1946

41:39

Pawns Determine the Battlefield | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. 2315

47:16

Structural & Development Considerations in the Caro-Kann | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. 1644

32:08

Facing the Clock as a Weapon | Using the Clock as a Weapon #52

30:58

Recognizing and Timing Your Pawn Play | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. 2289

35:54

The Importance of Playing in a Good Mood | Using the Clock as a Weapon #51

48:58

Where to Play in this 3...a6 French Defense? | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. 1846

1:07:17

My Full Thought Process in a 555-player Blitz Chess Arena

28:52

Subduing the Benko Gambit | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. 1806

38:56

The Rich History of the Ruy Lopez | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. 2074

48:48

Sicilian Knight Tour vs. FIDE Master | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. 2340

36:37

Unusual Scandi vs. National Master | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. 2445

23:16

Landing a Boeing 747 on a Short Runway

1:00:10

My Full Thought Process in a 440-player Blitz Arena

47:31

The Alapin Sicilian (2.c3) is Simple and Effective | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. 1819

17:54

Fundamentals Win Chess Games

31:45

You Just Blundered. Now What?

33:06

Crash Course in the Queen's Gambit Declined | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. 1827

31:27

Grandmaster in the Final Round for all the Marbles! | Round 4 Charlotte Rapid vs. 2605 GM

55:20

10-to-1 Time Disadvantage | Round 3 Charlotte Rapid vs. 2129

59:53

My Old Nemesis: Perfectionism | Round 2 Charlotte Rapid vs. 1976

44:19

My Strategy against Lower-Rated Opponents | Round 1 Charlotte Rapid vs. 1796

35:13

Risking 177 Rating Points | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. 2411

42:49

You Must Know Your 1.e4 e5 Gambits | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. 1367

34:00

Tricky, Fast Untitled Player | Using the Clock as a Weapon #50

39:45

Facing a Dubious Scandinavian Gambit | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. 1804

38:53

Blundering my Queen to Prepare for OTB! | Using the Clock as a Weapon #49

42:01

How to Combat the Modern Scandinavian (1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6) | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. 1339

50:16

50 moves in 1 minute vs. Super-Prepped Jobava London Opponent | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. 2307

53:19

The Dzindzi-Indian Defense, aka the "Beefeater" | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. 1812

33:19

One Mistake in the Smith-Morra Gambit can be Fatal | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. 1966

35:51

There's Increment, Right? | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. 1830

35:18

Brawling with a World Junior Champion | Using the Clock as a Weapon #48

6:03

Strong 2700+ IM vs. Elite 3100+ GM

42:16

Blueprint against the Marshall Defense (1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nf6?!) | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. 1286

29:13

The Anti-Fried Liver (3...h6?!) Remains Popular & Punishable | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. 1011

29:37

How to Combat the Bowdler Attack | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. 1699

24:26

Timing e4-e5 against the Pirc Defense | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. 1965

33:22

Time Waits for No One | Using the Clock as a Weapon #47

42:41

Technique in the 3...Qa5 Scandinavian | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. 1808

36:10

Wrestling with a Hippopotamus | Climbing the Rating Ladder vs. 2008