Hey John, kamooox here! This was a bit of a surreal experience as I was watching some of your videos earlier today, and I definitely didn't expect to randomly be part of one. It might have been ambitious to try to complicate the game against someone who's much higher rated, but I felt I needed to make a move like c5 to look for counter play since I was being pressed hard on the king side. Hopefully this can be instructive for the other viewers around my skill level, I'd say John hit it on the head when he mentioned I should've had a more concrete plan after dxc5 since I missed Qb5 after Nb4. Either way, thanks again for the game, this is a great motivation to keep improving :)

@JohnBartholomewChess

Жыл бұрын

Hey man, thanks for the game and comments!! Agreed, I feel you might the right call in seeking counterplay on the queenside, even though the timing was a little off. I see you just ripped off several wins to get to 1100 - congrats! Thanks again for sharing your thoughts here.

@carson784

Жыл бұрын

I love this community hahaha

@danjeory3659

Жыл бұрын

Really well-played Guillaume. You held your own and played good principled chess far above your rating.

@vertsang5424

Жыл бұрын

you played really well!

@31redorange08

Жыл бұрын

That's a smurf account, admit it. 😜

Got home from a 12-hour day at work and needed a way to unwind. Figured I’d settle for an old Rating Ladder video until I found this in my subscription feed. Great to have you back, John!

Opponent played way above their rating IMO. Thanks for another good video!

@JohnBartholomewChess

Жыл бұрын

kamooox played really well, agreed! Thanks for watching.

Kudos to my fellow Canadian. You played a real good game against a strong IM. Well done!

John, you without a doubt, provide the most instructional chess content on KZread. No one else comes close to being able to break down the thought processes one should keep in mind while playing. Thanks for all your videos mate.

@JohnBartholomewChess

Жыл бұрын

Cheers, John - thanks a lot!

Kudos to kamooox. I've seen many higher rated players make 1/10th of the amount of sense in their games. Underrated IMO. And thanks for another standard video JB!

So happy you’re back posting regularly, I absolutely love your content. Instructive, entertaining, and the way you explain your thought process and do your commentary is awesome. Makes my day every time you post!

Shout out to the Analysis posse! The nice thing about this series is that, unlike all the 'speedruns', you're always playing as yourself - it's never 'smurfing' and you never ever show any disrespect to your opponents' play. Very classy.

Hey John, just wanted to say how much I appreciate your calm and respectful style of playing. It's a deep and thoughtful chess, just the way I like it. Also it's a rare thing nowadays, cause everybody mostly into blitz. But with this fast pace of life, full of the stress and tension, I don't really feel that I like that sort of hassle transferring on the chessboard. That's also probably what makes some GMs so nervous and frustrated))Which,I think,is not truly the way chess should be. Anyway, actually was going to leave a comment for the sake of it, big love from Russia)

Thanks for posting back on KZread and doinging standard games it give me chance to work out what the hells going on lol. My game has improved 10 fold since watching your vids

@Message.-AlexBanzea

Жыл бұрын

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Loving the longer formats! From a d4 player, you’re a great teacher John!

I love these ctrl series videos. ThanksJohn!

Returning regular uploads from you are such a gift. Thanks a lot John. :)

Definitely the best, most instructional chess content on KZread. So happy to have you back posting regularly!

These videos are so instructive in helping me dissect my games afterward and identify where I went wrong. Everyone correctly beats to death that you need to review your games, but if you don’t know where to look it’s much less productive.

I'm not even good at chess but you're one of my favorite streamers to watch. Countless hours I spend here just for the pure quality of your content! Thanks John!

I really appreciate your dedication to playing solid chess in these videos. Even when they're trying to be educational, I think it can be hard for high-rated players to get distracted by speculative or flashy moves - which are fun to see, of course, but much much harder for the rest of us to emulate.

your videos are always so comforting

Keep the long games coming! Thanks for getting in the groove of posting on a regular basis.

Lol so funny that everyone you play is a fan! The explanations on these games are really instrucive and helpful, thanks for the amazing work!!

Joooooohn so many vids in a row let’s go!!! So glad to see you back on the grind, thank you so much!

Interesting comments about always being on the lookout for any way your opponent can refute your last move. I've found that solving puzzles has really helped with this aspect. It's incredible how many times you play a move in a puzzle, and the computer plays a completely unexpected reply - that really forces you to look at EVERY possibility in future puzzles, including seemingly crazy sacrifices.

I love how a lot of these videos are tailored to be understandable to your opponent's rating level. Makes improving much easier when you can follow the criticism. BTW, I thought kamooox played well. No blunders until the game started getting tactical- it's too bad it wasn't 20 minutes a side, the game would have been interesting.

I'm loving these longer-format videos! Keep it up :)

Good stuff. thanks for the content. You are on my Mount Rushmore of chess KZreadrs lol -- you, naroditsky, eric rosen, agadmator, and a few others. I am now 1700 rapid on lichess after about 2 years of playing, and your fundamentals series was a big part of that. I hope to play some real tournaments soon. I thank you for the great free content, I would not have such a love for this game if it weren't for creators like you. Keep it up!

Loving the uploads recently! I have been watching your standard videos bit by bit for the last year and your commentary is always amazing! Thanks for everything!

Really love you posting content again! Getting me back into chess. Thanks!

Your instructional videos are great!! Thank you John 😊

Dang it, John. I was all ready to just take it easy and play game after game of mindless low-level 2|1, and now your frequent uploads have me itching to get back on the rapid grind! 😅

@Message.-AlexBanzea

Жыл бұрын

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glad you are back, just started playing chess again thanks to a friend you've been a critical asset in defeating him :)

Closing in on 200k subs John; Amazing!

@JohnBartholomewChess

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Zachary! If the content remains useful, I expect the subs to follow 👍

Superb video, loving the longer time controls to get a greater insight into your thought processes and planning

babe wake up john just posted another video

Well played, Mr 1088. Good video

Qb3 is my go to move when black brings the bishop out early. Usually they defend with b6, but often they miss b7 hanging and I swipe the pawn. Usually Rb8 is played next as a reflex. It was interesting to see in your analysis black’s most dangerous move is Nb4. I will have to watch out for that!

@Message.-AlexBanzea

Жыл бұрын

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Wow 2023 just keeps giving. Thanks, John!

@Message.-AlexBanzea

Жыл бұрын

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I paused the video to look for that fork, and couldn't find it because of Rc8. I thought I was missing something until I played it again

@JohnBartholomewChess

Жыл бұрын

Haha nope, you didn't miss anything :) My line was a little aspirational; ...Rc8 as played is more logical.

Thanks for posting John, I really look forward to your videos

@JohnBartholomewChess

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate you watching!

Love these new climbing the rating ladder videos!!

@Message.-AlexBanzea

Жыл бұрын

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Nice game, I really like the 10+5 time control. Classical is better for improving of course, but I think this time is a good mix of giving time to think but still needing to make decisions quickly

Just got off work, perfect thing to come home and relax to.

@JohnBartholomewChess

Жыл бұрын

Enjoy!

Hey John! Please play more 1.e4 in your standard videos! Looking forward to more videos! As always, great video, great commentary, great insights!

@JohnBartholomewChess

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'll work in more 1.e4.

One of the few family friendly chess channels.

these uploads are too good

@JohnBartholomewChess

Жыл бұрын

Thank you :) Cheers!

Thank you for the content!🙏

@Message.-AlexBanzea

Жыл бұрын

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before you moved rook H3 i kept hoping black would move knight G4 and threaten a fork to maybe force the queen back to defend. im 680 so i dunno if that pans out.

@JohnBartholomewChess

Жыл бұрын

Definitely a thought, though I think the weakness of d5 makes this a problematic plan (the timing never seemed quite right)

John is a gift that just keeps on giving! :D

@Message.-AlexBanzea

Жыл бұрын

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LOVING THE CONSTANT UPLOADS JOHN! BE CAREFUL OF BURNOUT THOUGH MAKE SURE TO TAKE BREAKS/VACATION IF NEEDED!!!!!

Nice job of using the clock as a weapon.

Still trying to follow your fundamentals, but I do get blindsided occasionally. This seemed like a messy game.

@Message.-AlexBanzea

Жыл бұрын

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Coffee at 730? Or tea? i got some half caff for night time haha 😂👍🏼

@JohnBartholomewChess

Жыл бұрын

Decaf 👍

@wellutopia2237

Жыл бұрын

@@JohnBartholomewChess Old habits die hard. Im a coffee fan also.

I have no desire to watch an IM play a guy that's 1000 rated. Thanks.

@ssj4rit

Жыл бұрын

Ok, then why even click the video?

Get johns chessable Queens Gambit course,simple and effective.A 2.0 version would be nice tough....please.

Nice shirt John !

@Message.-AlexBanzea

Жыл бұрын

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Opponent seemed more like a 1500

@JohnBartholomewChess

Жыл бұрын

He plays really well

Gg

Speedrun account please! 🎉

@KF1

Жыл бұрын

More long-games would be cool as well

Yo

@JohnBartholomewChess

Жыл бұрын

🙋‍♂️

@tbones2583

Жыл бұрын

@@JohnBartholomewChess get outta here John

close to first

This guy played like a 1400, not bad at all