John Bartholomew

Recap coming this week for the Naroditsky Memorial Creator Invitational!

2 months ago | [YT] | 179

John Bartholomew

I recently faced fellow Midwestern chess YouTuber Kamryn in a tandem simul in Rochester, MN! She commented and edited the Semi-Slav game she played vs. me and IM Sean Nagle. Great video - I encourage you to check it out ♟️

2 months ago | [YT] | 57

John Bartholomew

Pleased to share that I won the Creator Invitational at the first annual Naroditsky Memorial tournament: app.charlottechesscenter.org/events/naroditsky-cre…

It was an honor to receive the trophy from Daniel's mother, Elena Naroditsky. Thank you to the Charlotte Chess Center, the players, and the many fans who came to watch and celebrate Daniel's legacy.

We will always remember you, Danya ❤️

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2 months ago | [YT] | 1,593

John Bartholomew

Here's another collab! I spoke with Stjepan Tomić (aka Hanging Pawns) about the benefits of my beloved Scandinavian Defense over his favored Caro-Kann Defense 😉

We're running a 50% off sale on my Scandinavian course Mar. 28-Apr. 5: chessiverse.com/courses/scandi Use code "SCANDI50"

6 months ago | [YT] | 14

John Bartholomew

Linked up with an old friend of mine, NM Matt Jensen of ChessGoals, to discuss our predictions for the Candidates tournament!

Who do you guys favor to win?

6 months ago | [YT] | 8

John Bartholomew

A pleasure to join Jonathan Zhi on his underrated Underpromoted podcast! https://youtu.be/OZcOD-JryQs?si=APdmV...



Gem of a channel. Jonathan has interviews with many prominent players whom you don't see see profiled too often, e.g. Wei Yi. Highly recommended.

7 months ago | [YT] | 15

John Bartholomew

Attention Minnesotan and Wisconsin chess players: I'll be giving a 24-board simul at the 133rd Minnesota Open this Friday, Feb. 20, and there are still FIVE spots available!

The simul begins at 6:45 pm, and it's only $10 to play (free if you're playing the MN Open). All proceeds go to the Minnesota State Chess Association. See www.minnesotachess.com/mn-open for registration and full details.

7 months ago | [YT] | 119

John Bartholomew

Out now: my podcast appearance with ‪@MustreaderChess‬ ! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGOEW...

We discuss YouTube, the GM journey, Chessiverse (my new venture - creating human-like chess bots!), and we even get in a high-accuracy 3...Qa5 Scandi blitz game at the end :)

Thanks to Greg for having me on. He's a very well-prepared host, and his questions/editing are top-notch.

7 months ago | [YT] | 12

John Bartholomew

Hope everyone is having a great weekend!

I'll be doing an AMA (ask me anything) on the Reddit chess forum (www.reddit.com/r/chess) tomorrow (Sunday, Dec. 21) at 18:00 UTC. We'll be discussing chess improvement, Chessiverse, and anything else people want to ask me! Feel free to post a question or look for the thread 😊

9 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 228

John Bartholomew

Had to share this unique idea from Adams-Gordon, London Chess Classic Super Rapidplay 2025, played just a couple days ago.

Black to move and gain a large advantage!

9 months ago | [YT] | 83