Never thought I'd hear the phrase "Mexican gigachad" in a JB video😂😂

Out of book. Time pressure. Still garnishes the "The Good , the Bad and the Ugly" deep cut quip with an eyebrow raise. Top form John!

the good bad ugly reference, followed later by “this is just a shootout, folks.” love to see it

I love the complete suprise at the fact you won lmao, had to be painful for the gigachad

Nice to see that you've been stepping up the youtube marketing w/ your titles, thumbnails, and more frequent uploads. It'll pay off, and we certainly enjoy it!

@JohnBartholomewChess

Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated. Cheers!

Visiting your channel after a few years pause from chess. You are still the same interesting person. Good luck!

@JohnBartholomewChess

Жыл бұрын

Aww much appreciated! Thanks for stopping by again, and best wishes as you step back into chess 👍

Wow what an intense game, this really put me on the edge of my seat till the end.

What the hell, I would have never pulled that off! I saw those nice time gaining checks, damn. I felt the adrenaline even I wasn't playing the game!

The final time scramble was extremely nerve-racking: I think I stopped breathing for a long time with my heart in my throat! But I knew that John has the capacity to survive in even the most harrowing positions/time deficits - I've seen him do it many times over the years! As for the opening in the game, I know that Danya has definitely stated that he and Bortnyk in their course recommend 4 e4 after 1 d4 d5 2 Nc3 Nf6 3 Bf4 c5 - they apparently claim that 4 e3 lets Black equalize. (So much opening theory, so little time - sigh!)

Hi John, this is guys. Thanks for another heart pounder.

John, this was one of the most exciting games I have seen you play yet - a real nail biter! You held great composure through the time pressure. Fantastic job!

Danya and Bortnyk do recommend e4 actually, there’s a lot of cool lines there you should check out! I think the most challenging line is for black to play knight takes e4, followed by Qa5 check

@JohnBartholomewChess

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the heads up! I will be doing my research... 😁

Not gonna lie man, glad your back and feeling a bit better.

Wake up to a new morning, a new video.... and Nb5! My coffee sat on the desk un-drunk for the next 20 minutes!! This is the kind of situation I seem to face way too often, and it was amazing to see John stay steady, maneuver, and keep it all going until the end!! Thanks, John!

Tense game. Great video.

It was really stressful watching when you had less than a minute on the clock) Great video!

John, you are an American Gigachad for this win

This was an all timer! Great game, thx John!

I don't remember it very well, but it reminded me a lot of Albin's Counter-Gambit and honestly, I don't remember it very well because I once asked you about it, and you said something else was better. Having bumped my head against it a few times, I decided you were right.

Using the clock as a weapon, by JB Step one: Give your opponent a 6 minute lead in a 10 minute game Step two: ??? Step three: Profit 😎

@JohnBartholomewChess

4 ай бұрын

This is the way 😎

Great game. Been playing the jobava myself these days and its pretty interesting

😂 that ending was great, he had such a huge time advantage I was thinking you'd end up winning over the board if anything, I wasn't expecting see him flag.

FinsFashion, give the people what they want John! Also, been loving the consistent updates!

I like how the middlegame pawn structure you got here resembled a Sicilian. Another lesson is knowing all the pawn structures!

Awesome win! Very enjoyable watching this one!

I like seeing you up against somebody decently high-rated. Most of the time I don't watch because I think, "well I can already beat those guys easy".

@caroditsky

Жыл бұрын

lol

Like the knight shirt too. Knights always remind me of Paladin on Have Gun Will Travel. Dave from Ohio.

What a game!

Go John!

This was a cardio exercise! (for me at least)

Wow that was impressive play for both of you.

I like to play the Netherlands setup against the Blackmar and this reminds me so much of those games.

Two Gigachads battling it out

KZread bots, this channel is the only reason I have a premium subscription 😂. Thanks as always John!

That was wild lol

Informative to the Max!

wooow John, what a game!

Thanks for the video John! Not sure if this was already mentioned but I noticed some clipping on your voice. It might be a setting in your software to doublecheck for next time! Either the mic input or when you bounced the audio. It was minor and didn't really impact the enjoyment of the video :)

@JohnBartholomewChess

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, I've noticed the same! Trying to figure out why it's occurring...

Here's an idea .. Maybe you could write down a few key phrases on placards and simply hold them silently up to the camera as you play? 'Hey guys, this is John' 'I kinda like my position here' 'I think this is a mistake from my opponent here...' 'I'm in a bit of time pressure' 'What, no increment??!😮' Just a few examples. 😂

The Jobava is really dangerous. Been steamrolling people at 1500 with it. People don't realize how much trouble they are in by allowing Nb5. I'm not used to winning this much 😅

amazing!

@JohnBartholomewChess

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Jay! 😀

american gigachad vs mexican gigachad!

Quick poll : How many of you play chess while on the terlet?

When John's time dipped below 1 min I thought he was finished. What do I know?

@JohnBartholomewChess

Жыл бұрын

Me too 😅😅

omg ridiculous. You stress me out man!

Hey John, it's the Analysis Gang! On move 22, when you captured en passant, my first instinct was to capture on f4 instead to keep my pawn structure more or less intact. Can you explain a little bit about how you arrived at that conclusion? Is there a nuance between the dark-square bishop capturing on f4 and the light-square bishop capturing on f3? Or is this one of those decisions that doesn't matter too much? I only ask because 99 times out of 100 I probably would have just played exf4--but I am also a very bad player! Also, I'm going to take the fact that your last couple videos have been longer as a sign that your voice is continuing to improve. Glad to hear it!

@JohnBartholomewChess

Жыл бұрын

Cheers for following the analysis! 😁 I think those two captures are pretty close in value, as I believe the engine was briefly showing in the analysis. I preferred ...exf3 because ...e5-e4 came with tempo on the next move, but realistically the only difference turns out to be the position of White's dark-square bishop (f4 vs. e3). And thanks, my voice has been doing a bit better lately. Optimistic :)

@Suho1004

Жыл бұрын

@@JohnBartholomewChess Thank you!

@JohnBartholomewChess

Жыл бұрын

@@Suho1004 My pleasure! Thanks for the comment on the game - not too many people ask about why certain decisions were made, in fact :)

thanks for the post , i'll watch it later

In Danya's most recent speed run video, he says xe4 is not the move!!! He also says that he highly recommends e4 and doesn't like e3 lol

@JohnBartholomewChess

10 ай бұрын

Yes, I saw that! I think he likes ...Nxe4 now.

what a game haha

I see John Bartholomew, I click

Great game!

Thanks John. You continue to produce quality content. Everyone subscribe!

Mexican gigachad is, indeed, mexican and gigachad

jobava is hard to face

Daniel naroditsly and his consequences

Nice shirt

IMO, CTRL videos should be played against lower rated opponents.

He’s not that well prepped. I’ve studied Danyas course and he went off theory pretty quick