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John Bartholomew

Full name

John Bartholomew

Born

Sep 5, 1986 (age 37)‎

Place of birth

Federation

United States

Retired

Rating

Bio

Bio coming soon

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

King's Indian Defense: Sämisch, Bobotsov-Korchnoi-Petrosian Variation (6 games)

Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation (6 games)

Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation (5 games)

Torre Attack: Fianchetto Defense (5 games)

Grünfeld Defense: Stockholm Variation (4 games)

Black Pieces

Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotrč, Main Line (37 games)

Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotrč Variation (14 games)

English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System (10 games)

Slav Defense: Modern Line (8 games)

Slav Defense: Modern, Quiet, Schallopp Defense (7 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
John Bartholomew (2761) Michal Fiedorek (1833)	1-0	26	2022
John Bartholomew (2752) Rashad Zeynalli (2125)	1-0	80	2022
John Bartholomew (2751) Rushan Bogaudinov (2010)	1-0	37	2022
John Bartholomew (2757) Lazaro Lorenzo De La Riva (2325)	1-0	55	2022
John Bartholomew (2743) Nicholas Ladan (2167)	1-0	29	2022
John Bartholomew (2705) Oskar Wieczorek (2302)	1-0	47	2022
John Bartholomew (2769) Gata Kamsky (2645)	0-1	71	2022
John Bartholomew (2766) Brandon Jacobson (2362)	0-1	41	2022
John Bartholomew (2760) Omer Faruk Ozer (2050)	0-1	39	2022
John Bartholomew (2752) Alexander Fishbein (2410)	0-1	34	2022

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