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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 (2905)
Reza Mahdavi (3132)
1-0 62 2026
John Bartholomew (2890)
Zsoka Gaal (2663)
1-0 30 2026
John Bartholomew (2876)
Boris Navrodskiy (2505)
1-0 62 2026
John Bartholomew (2914)
Kirill Shubin (3059)
0-1 38 2026
John Bartholomew (2889)
Jan-Krzysztof Duda (3138)
0-1 44 2026
John Bartholomew (2893)
Mukhammadzokhid Suyarov (3115)
0-1 71 2026
Sanan Sjugirov (3112)
John Bartholomew (2918)
1-0 80 2026
Luca Moroni Jr (3074)
John Bartholomew (2893)
0-1 91 2026
Matthias Mattenberger (2703)
John Bartholomew (2886)
0-1 59 2026
Pranav Venkatesh (3143)
John Bartholomew (2880)
0-1 40 2026
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