Will watch the rest of the video but wanted to pause at 1:46 to say I would absolutely *love* if you covered some of the higher-level, high-profile tournaments with analyses, recaps, etc. I know lots of other chess content creators and educators already do that, but your perspective on those events - especially thoughts about the players, the context, the experience of playing in such tournaments - would be awesome. Many of the other popular channels do a great job of churning out recaps of these events that are almost a radio play-by-play hype style commentary. They're very entertaining. I think a John Bartholomew style 30-45' video on just one or two particularly instructive/meaningful game(s) from such a tournament would be welcome, unique, and interesting. I know I'd watch it. Thanks for all you do!

@Alexander-hi6qg

2 ай бұрын

Def would love that! John offers a deeper bts of thought process and can break it down to a wide range of players so that everyone takes something away from it. I like other recaps too, but this would be my favorite place to watch them, for sure

@jerryk9261

27 күн бұрын

I'd love that too!

I hate getting time pressured, which is why I don't play without increment anymore. Nothing more frustrating than losing a winning position on time.

@Tocinos

2 ай бұрын

Position wasn't winning if you lost on time

@anotherlane9441

2 ай бұрын

@@Tocinos This is nonsense

I really have to admire you, John. Not a lot of IM's would have the brutal honesty with themselves to post a game like this where you made an almost comedic barrage of mistakes and misses, even if you won in the end. Kudos. _"You have to analyze your own games, guys!"_ So true!

Extract the lesson, but don't ruminate on your mistakes. I love that advice. You shouldn't ignore your mistakes, but you also shouldn't dwell on them beyond what is useful. Thanks John!

You make a good point at 19:41 about Game Review being harsh, with 8...e6 being awarded a question mark. There's actually a way to change your default engine strength of Game Review - you can click on the settings icon while in Game Review, and set it to "Maximum" strength. It will take a little longer, but when I tried it seemed to give more sensible annotations (like considering 8...e6 just an inaccuracy).

Yes John !!!!!!

Wow! The classic poison pawn on B7... with deez Knights helping the rook. So hard once you see a full piece capture to look away from it. So great to see you break down the game. Thanks!!

John, I have been watching your videos for a long time and last week you were referenced at the All in Podcast.

@JohnBartholomewChess

2 ай бұрын

A big honor - I was getting tagged in several posts on Twitter! Really cool to get a mention on there.

Had to watch this twice, haha too soothing and just fell asleep

I just cant wait for the Scandi course. Very much looking forward to it

Please cover high level tournaments! I would follow a livestream of yours for one on any platform. Or recap videos!

Always a pleasure to find a new CTRL game in my feed. Thank you for posting!

@JohnBartholomewChess

2 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

I saw bc6 during the game and even paused it… figured as usual I’m missing something when I think I caught a John mistake so was so excited when you covered it in the analysis

@JohnBartholomewChess

2 ай бұрын

Well spotted!

John, it’s videos like this that prove time and time again why you are one of the best teachers of this wonderful game. You shared some great life lessons s well. Thank you. I wish we got more of this but of course grateful for the top notch content every time you share.

What up JB!!! Good to see you again!!

I could certainly learn to laugh at mistakes. Ive been on tilt for months so I resign when I lose even one piece 😢

Hi John. I would for sure watch any video of yours covering a high level tournament! Cheers!

Everyone has a off-game here and there...goes with the territory. Cheers.

Laughter is the best medicine. And a common therapist solution to depression 😂

Thanks for your channel John. Just subscribed, getting back into Chess after a long time away. Really informative game analysis. 😊 👍

@JohnBartholomewChess

2 ай бұрын

Welcome back! And thanks for subscribing.

Always great to see new videos from you John. It would be great if you could give us some candidate recaps of your choice, we would love to hear your thoughts. Also kudos to the Timberwolves, they are doing great this season ;)

Every mistake is an opportunity to laugh. It's also important to learn from our mistakes :)

Love to see commentary on the big games like gotham.

@JohnBartholomewChess

2 ай бұрын

Definitely considering it. Thanks!

You can make any game instructional John, thanks!

@ 5:04 Rf8 to Rb8 would trap his queen. Not sure if he is really trapped that time.

Nepo's play in a sometimes lost position against Caruana was inspired. He kept finding extremely annoying moves that forced Fabiano to use extra time in an already dire clock situation. This is so frustrating to play against that when the opportunity for the win does come you might miss it because you're so frazzled. That is what happened to Fabiano. Qe8+ Qe2+. That was it. Fabiano was dumbfounded when he saw that in the press conference after the game.

Sometimes when I have the computer do the analysis, I just don't always see where the computer's move is really any better. Other times I'm more like, "Doh!"

@31redorange08

2 ай бұрын

Then you have to go deeper with the engine line.

"we all play games like this every once in a while". John, I WISH I played like this haha.

John you are one of the first chess KZreadrs who helped me improve in chess when I first started! You deserve so much success vs this other big IM chess KZreadr lol he was lucky the Covid Chess Boom benefited him

recognizing mistakes and learning from them is a better teaching tool than a perfect game anyway......makes for good content to learn to play better for sure....goodgame tbh

don't beat yourself up John. Sleep quality and enough of it has a lot to do with mental performance. You are a beast when you are fresh.

Hi John! Have you come out with your Scandi master class yet? If so, how can I access it?

@JohnBartholomewChess

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for your inquiry!! I'm still working on the Scandi course - hope to have it out by the summer. I've created a waitlist that I'll be using to notify people if you're interested in finding out as soon as I've released it: johnbartholomewchess.com/master-the-qa5-scandinavian-defense-coming-soon/

26:13 Blunders the bishop John, a lucky miss for you.

Hi John, but at 4:28 wouldnt you lose your bishop on d6 after the queen trade on b6?

7:50 It's NOT an "idea" if you just CHECK, where the knight can go. As a self trained "GM" :) that's my simple "go to", just see where all the pieces can go, that's like using your time MOST effectively. The faster you do that the better.

crazy engine tactics

Hey John, some advice from a far inferior player (a bit over 2000 ELO before the FIDE boost): I see you in a lot of these rapid games (not this one in particular, but have been a viewer for some years now) going from careful consideration of moves straight into bullet mode. I think it can be a problem to only play on two gears if you know what I mean. Especially at around the 2-3 minute mark, speeding up but not necessarily blitzing could make a difference in converting more easily. Anyway, just something I noticed over a period of time. Take from it what you will.

Also missed some tactics this game, but I did see Bc6 and thought: That's probably a knockout but after Nf4 it's not sooo clear. Chess is a hard game. 😄

Heard that shoutout you got on the All In pod!!!

@JohnBartholomewChess

2 ай бұрын

Thanks! Yeah, that was unexpected and so cool! Been getting some new subscribers, so I appreciate anyone new checking out my channel 👍

at 5:18 can't black play Bc6 attacking the queen and threatening mate in one? Should win the queen I believe unless I am missing something?

@tomburniston4977

2 ай бұрын

Sorry just got to the post game analysis and see this is covered. Thanks for the great video John!

@The-Rest-of-Us

2 ай бұрын

Ah been looking for this comment - just passed that moment and thought it wins the game on the spot, now looking forward to the analysis… 😄

I think Qb6 instead of Qd5 would have been a blunder right? After the queens trade, the bishop is left hanging

One of us! One of us!

Talking from my own experience, Its quite strange how much sleep and being well rested can affect your chess! If i sleep 5h i feel like a chimpanzee when compared to 7h!

@JohnBartholomewChess

2 ай бұрын

Absolutely, it makes a huge difference. I've been a restless sleeper most of my adult life, and I've played many chess games on tournaments running on just a few hours. It really does add up, though.

A jb video 🎉

thank you for reminding me not to fork my pieces lol.. i tell myself but don't listen! for real aha

John blunders and is still calm as can be.

Around 4:30 you considered playing Qb6 but ist't that a big blunder after Qxb6 cxb6 Nxd6 ?

SERIOUSLY: This is one of the most educational series of videos about chess on KZread. Like if you agree 👍

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The ladder climbing rating

@Zelgados

2 ай бұрын

Whew. Thought I was the only one that read it like that.

Kramnik approves, this game was legit.

John shows us his human side... Looked to me like white had hopes of winning on time. Does he/she not watch your videos? Flagging Fins....pffft. Fine victory, John, even if if fell below your high standards.

He desperately tried to flag you at the end of the game. He didn't want to give you any time to assess the chess position. Bad decision ....more blunders on his side.