The only thing better than John’s opening repertoire is his plaid shirt repertoire.

@VivekGawande1

5 жыл бұрын

Ayyyy

@mr.talavera1858

3 жыл бұрын

it's a ready to go anytime chess board

@GustavoMaldonado42

3 жыл бұрын

you meant paid shit? hahaha

I've been playing the London for a couple of years now maybe. This is one of the most beautiful examples with Carlsen's retreating moves.

Good to see you doing fine Jonathan. Enjoyed our coaching session years back.

FINALLY! been waiting for a John video on the London for so long!

@JohnBartholomewChess

5 жыл бұрын

Great to hear I finally delivered!

@blackopsl3gend1998

5 жыл бұрын

@@JohnBartholomewChess great stuff as always 👌👌

Bought it today - tried it out - having the video is another reinforcement for learning. It is really excellent! Thank you very much for making this.

As a London System player who learnt from Simon Williams I am extremely interested in this!

Great video John! Awesome content and safe travels in London.

@JohnBartholomewChess

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

john you're a gift from Heaven, bless you

This is extremely exciting! I’ll be ordering tonight!

Christmas came early this year, I bought the course with video upgrade on the spot! Looking forward to see those initial lines common at the common level, I get those lines a lot (and loose against them LOL). But some of the knight e5 lines with greek gift on h7 are true poison and got a lot of victories there as well. Thanks for sharing John!

@JohnBartholomewChess

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, there are some cool lines involving sacrifices on h7! Big theme in the London :) Thanks JHades, and have a merry Christmas.

Thanks. Excellent analysis

this is by far some of the best instruction and analysis. everyone tries to show how clever they are rattling off 23 moves deep with 67 variations. this does nothing for us low level players who casually play a game or two online. they are all bragging to themselves. keep it up, I will go though all your videos .

Great job John!!

Simon ? you changed so much !

@cookiemonster-nk3xb

3 жыл бұрын

Simon will kick your butt..leave him be

John, you are an awesone teacher. Please make a video about the knight attack in the italian. You said once that that line along with the evans gambit are two of the lines that begginers looking to improve should play.

Hi John, big fan of your work, keep it up. Just to update you - in case you didn't know - FM Daniel Barrish became the current South African Champion during the recent SA Closed.

Terrific, thanks

Yess! Nice! I have been using the London system in bullet. My blitz rating was much higher than my bullet rating. And my bullet rating skyrocketed after using this system. Of course I needed to improve in other areas like timing, mindset etc. My bullet was 1500 a few months ago. I am around 1850-1950 in bullet and blitz now. But I've plateaud now. Your new repratoire is good news for me. Thanks!!

@JohnBartholomewChess

5 жыл бұрын

Hope this repertoire can help you get off that plateau, Joe! Cheers.

@jm4giv

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks John! Nice of u to reply. :) @@JohnBartholomewChess

2:15 So magnus must've been in touch with john before playing this against fabi :p Great content John I'm trying to cover all your videos! And I had promised you to reach 1600 through your videos a few months ago and I was around 1200 back then I believe. Right now I'm 1550ish, thanks to your videos as my main learning resource tbh. And now I'm even watching you on Twitch! Thanks a million! :)

Beautiful game

Love this guy

Much love from South Africa John!

@JohnBartholomewChess

5 жыл бұрын

Right back at ya! Seems like a lovely country; I hope to visit some day.

John u da man.

I'm actually taking this right now

This guy truly doesn’t blink.

Love your videos! Keep it up on that grind to GM! p.s. where can I learn other openings like this?

@JohnBartholomewChess

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Thomas! Check out the Short & Sweet repertoires on Chessable. They're quick and free, and can give you a good lay of the land in various openings.

@berightback5479

5 жыл бұрын

John Bartholomew Thanks for the help! You’ve got a new member!

Thanks for this John!

@JohnBartholomewChess

5 жыл бұрын

My pleasure. Thanks for watching.

Love the shirt pattern

Looks like quality content

Very nice game

Such a lovely voice !

As you said in stream, you have uploaded a video about the London. Will Magnus try also to play something like this in London? We will see. ;)

@JohnBartholomewChess

5 жыл бұрын

I kinda doubt it at this point (seems like more of an early match weapon for him), but we shall see! :D

21 is my best score, ur awesome!!

It seems like the position can arise from 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c3 which is very well playable line of Caro Kann. 4..nc6 5.nf3 nf6 6.bf4 is main line. 6..bf5 is met by qb3 as well. But White may Havel better move than nbd2 here afternoon qc8

I think switching to the Sicilian was a good move and your game is improving. I think you should go for grandmaster.

your the best chess youtuber

@JohnBartholomewChess

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you - I appreciate that praise a lot!

Oh ma gawd what a coincidence(spoiler alert my grammer and vocab is 12/10) Was just analysing about the London system during my work time and i felt i needed some help from someone. And boom! you John juz gave me a entire theory of London system. Much thanks! Ill test these stuff out

@JohnBartholomewChess

5 жыл бұрын

Let me know how you like it!

Nice blue shirt, John!! Nice change from your red checked one. Typical john. Always wearing clothes with squares. A True chess fan. Nice blue shirt, again!!!

@maciejmaowidzki1803

5 жыл бұрын

It's time to remind John about Fins fashion channel

@JohnBartholomewChess

5 жыл бұрын

Always have to keep the plaid game on point.

5:45 Could it be argued that that battery just helps black because it gives his king air which he would normally have to waste a move on later. No GM is going to miss that and lose a pawn....

Crazy you play Magnus equal material but he almost always has a positional Advantage at the start of the endgame.

I went to high school with Daniel! What a beast xD

regarding the short and sweet series, do you follow all of those lines, or do you deviate?

@danielbarrish9215

5 жыл бұрын

Hey. The core of the repertoire (most of the lines we chose) are the same, but we have added a few alternatives in certain variations and greatly expanded the analysis. It now also includes lines like the Dutch to make it a complete repertoire, as well as tactics and model games.

My co-worker made moves like this once. The only difference was that his was in a 2015 Chevy Equinox and he t-boned another gentleman. Still quite the mess though.

John, which is your preferred album by radiohead?

Do you happen to have videos like this on Chessable for the Queen's Gambit, Slav, and Sicilian Kan/Taimanov?

@JohnBartholomewChess

5 жыл бұрын

We have a few video repertoires out now, but the topics vary significantly. Check out IM Christof Sielecki's video repertoires and see if there are lines that catch your interest.

@Real_LiamOBryan

5 жыл бұрын

@@JohnBartholomewChess No offense to your co-contributors on Chessable, but I'm only interested in your videos, John. I love your stuff.

Ehi John, where can we meet you in London next week? I'd love to say hello! Cheers

@JohnBartholomewChess

5 жыл бұрын

Hello, Matteo! I don't have a meetup planned (might happen, but no firm details), but I will be in attendance at Game 10 if you're going to the match. I may also try to get in to Game 11 if I can find a ticket, haha.

@danno1800

5 жыл бұрын

John Bartholomew Hello, John, I’m at the event and will also see you at the Battersea Chess Club tomorrow night. Looking forward to meeting you in person. Thanks

Is that a big king in the background? He is serious about chess.

@JohnBartholomewChess

3 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed!

Found this channel random but this guy and this game are so sexy, i think will subscrive for more of you

I have the same chair. I just wish that it made me as good as you at chess.

@JohnBartholomewChess

5 жыл бұрын

Staples Hyken? Nice, I got it about a month ago and am a fan so far.

I know you're going to find this super nitpicky but the blue graphic clashes with the board and is distracting. Better to use a warmer color, and not white lettering. It's just too much going on graphically. It's like your eyes are being pulled towards multiple points of interest, and when you're looking at something for a long time, it makes it difficult. Not just making this up, I have years of graphic design background. Just trying to help :) John pause the video at look at the board. You will find your eyes/attention being pulled toward the blue. Way too much visual tension. If you want my version of how I would've done this, just reply, and I would be happy to show you how I'd mock it up (for free of course).

What's your reply to people who think that newer players who pick up the London are, in the long run, damaging their growth and education by adopting a 'system' instead of a branching opening with a larger theory base?

@JohnBartholomewChess

5 жыл бұрын

I think people are best off playing "system" openings only after they gain experience in main lines, especially 1.e4. We mention this in the introduction.

gata kamsky master of london

Take care john, seems like you lose weight, keep up the good work, Cheers!!!

@JohnBartholomewChess

5 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated - cheers!

I don't need to buy. I already know.

Debuting a new word in your vocabulary repertoire. “Jockey,” used in verb form. I see you John :)

Hello sir i like you videos so more

I’m kind of a new player in chess. My rating is around 900 but I’m REALLY trying to get good with the London system. Does anyone know if I should buy the book or will it be too advanced for me?

@connorp3030

4 жыл бұрын

If you're at 900 the best thing would just be to play lots and try to be very aware of every piece and where they can go, practicing thinking through sequences of moves clearly, and playing tactics trainers.

What is the difference between the $14 course and the $64 course?

@vhyper0007

3 жыл бұрын

Uhhh. 50 dollars or pounds or euros. Irrefutable.

John, I have been playing the London system almost exclusively as white. I am not a highly graded player but would be interested in buying this chessable on London, do you think it will be too detailed for a lower graded player like me ?

@saggiteightyfour8367

5 жыл бұрын

it's free and i'm downloading it right now.

@cathschofield674

5 жыл бұрын

That’s the ‘short and Sweet’ one isn’t it (I’ve got that)

@JohnBartholomewChess

5 жыл бұрын

Hey Cath. We intentionally made this a very manageable repertoire at approximately 100 lines. The level of detail definitely ought to be comprehensible for you. And just as a reminder, if you buy the repertoire and find it too difficult, you have 30 days to get a full refund no questions asked. Hope that helps!

@cathschofield674

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks John, I’ll be buying it ! Enjoy your trip to London too, hoping to make it myself (I was at Kasparov v Short !)

@saggiteightyfour8367

5 жыл бұрын

John just a tip on pronouncing Sundararajan, both "ra"s are long sounds. You can break it up into two words: Sundaraaa (almost rhymes with etcetera) (take a nice long pause here) then Raaajan (almost rhymes with mansion). It was almost correct.

A good video, but it is a match commentary and very little to do with the system outside of the setup.

His hair distracted me

Queen c7 getting the king off the back rank?

Does anyone have a chessable repertoire you recommend for beginners?

@fouronetwo813

5 жыл бұрын

d4 and e4

@JohnBartholomewChess

5 жыл бұрын

If you're referring to openings, I rather like the My First Chess Opening Repertoire for White book: www.chessable.com/my-first-chess-opening-repertoire-for-white/course/7543/ For tactics, 1001 Chess Exercises for Beginners is great! www.chessable.com/1001-chess-exercises-for-beginners/course/8038/

@atomicpiano

5 жыл бұрын

ruy lopez

Very good video! I was wondering if it would be better to play c2 to c4 instead of c3 at 2:44 I think it would allow the knight a better spot on the board and would activate the bishop if taken, this was played by magnus i believe in this video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZGd9zJlmmqrLmMY.html What do you think of the idea?

I just can’t get with the London. If I’m gonna learn a hundred lines, I’d put this low on my list.

Hi John this is guys

This is treasonous behavior John. You shouldn't be sharing the London system. We should all speak out against this monstrosity. Not encourage more people to play this snooze fest opening. Why John? Why? :(

@awaretenacious

5 жыл бұрын

This "snooze fest" of an opening is very strong. I have had many checkmating attacks which have resulted from using this opening. Furthermore, black often overextends on the q-side. This allows white to build a pawn chain on b2-e5, along with establishing a light-squared bishop bearing down on h7 via c2. Additionally, once the b2-e5 pawn chain is established, sometimes the dark-squared bishop can be exchanged for black knight on f6, which often creates checkmating attacks for white's queen and light-squared bishop (sometimes a "rook lift" is possible via e3-h3, bearing down on h7). The London System is sound and creates dynamic attack scenarios for white.

@JohnBartholomewChess

5 жыл бұрын

😂

@lukemiller8454

5 жыл бұрын

london system is for bronzil players

@DuffmanChess

5 жыл бұрын

awaretenacious My comment was a sarcastic joke my man. I actually don't mind playing against the London.

@awaretenacious

5 жыл бұрын

@@DuffmanChess It's cool. But, chess is a game of war. It's not a poem or a painting. An opening needs to be effective and sound. I tire of chess players such as "tactical" players applauding and promoting unsound openings. They scream "be aggressive" or "play dynamically". Being "aggressive" or "dynamic" should be based on sound chess principles and ideas. And--if it isn't--it will be refuted by strong players. Chess is logic and calculation. That's it. There can be beauty in logic and calculation. However, beauty and artistic expression is not the goal or point of playing chess (especially if you like to win). I'm a poet. I don't think artistic expression is wrong or invalid. In fact, I believe quite the opposite is true. I just tire of people whining that certain openings are "boring". Many of the people I have played complained to me that I play "dry" or "boring" openings. I play sound openings because that is what a chess player should do if they wish to win.

I love your videos, but hate the London system, I will not play it and hope nobody ever plays it against me again. I usually get upset and rage tip the board over whenever somebody plays it.

@boatsandhoes4381

4 жыл бұрын

Poor sport

As Nakamura puts it: Only lazy players play the London.

Yasss queen btw I’m gay ;)

Laughable...

People who play the london disgust me.

@chrisl3193

5 жыл бұрын

I'll play the London and beat you with it

Please do NOT talk so fast. It does not make you sound smart, it makes you seem inconsiderate to people trying to learn.