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IM John Bartholomew

John Bartholomew
Full name
John Bartholomew
Born
Sep 5, 1986 (age 39)‎
Place of birth
Federation
United States
Retired
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Bio

IM John Bartholomew is a chess international master, Chessable co-founder and author, and content creator, 

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 (2776)
Jaka Brilej (2577)
1-0 44 2024
John Bartholomew (2771)
Grigor Dilanyan (2567)
1-0 21 2024
John Bartholomew (2738)
Albert Tomasi (2553)
1-0 25 2024
John Bartholomew (2732)
Nathaniel Mullodzhanov (2559)
1-0 27 2024
John Bartholomew (2727)
Luis David Jimenez Almeida (2543)
1-0 52 2024
John Bartholomew (2723)
Ariel Tokman (2533)
1-0 62 2024
John Bartholomew (2719)
Ilya Gutkin (2451)
1-0 18 2024
John Bartholomew (2748)
Rasmus Svane (2934)
1-0 74 2024
John Bartholomew (2735)
Grigoriy Oparin (2994)
1-0 83 2024
John Bartholomew (2775)
Denis Lazavik (3105)
0-1 51 2024
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