John Bartholomew (chess player) explained

Country:United States
Fideid:2019353
International Master (2006)
Peakrating:2477 (March 2018)

John David Bartholomew[1] (born September 5, 1986) is an American chess player, International Master, YouTuber, and entrepreneur.[2] He is from Eagan, Minnesota.

Chess career

In 2002, Bartholomew won the National High School Chess Championship, and in 2006 became an International Master (IM). He studied at the University of Texas, Dallas on a chess-based full ride scholarship, which he earned at the age of 14.[3] After leaving law school, he became the coach of David Floeder, a middle school student who won the National K-12 U.S. Chess Federation Championship in 2012.[4] [5] Bartholomew earned his first Grandmaster norm at the Saint Louis Classic in 2013.[6] He is a four-time winner of the Okoboji Open.[7]

He has a dedicated YouTube channel of instructional chess videos and is one of the most popular chess YouTubers.[8] He is the co-founder with David Kramaley of Chessable, a chess education website dedicated to learning chess in a systematic manner.[9] The project was launched in November 2015 and the website was officially launched on February 22, 2016.[10] [11] In September 2019, the company joined forces with an existing merger of Play Magnus AS and Chess24.com.[12]

In January 2018, Bartholomew earned clear first place in the Charlotte Chess Center's Winter 2018 GM Norm Invitational held in Charlotte, North Carolina with an undefeated score of 6.0/9.[13]

In 2019, Bartholomew was inducted into the Minnesota Chess Hall of Fame.[14]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VCPV-J1S FamilySearch record
  2. Web site: Tribune . Alex Van Abbema Star . Minnesota's international chess star reaches bigger audience with online venture . 2023-05-26 . Star Tribune.
  3. Web site: UT Dallas Awards Chess Scholarships To Four Students From New York, Massachusetts and Minnesota. 2022-02-09. News Center. en-US.
  4. Web site: Chess champ: St. Paul youth rising through the ranks. 9 January 2013. Pioneer Press. 13 December 2017.
  5. Web site: Bloomington Student Wins National Chess Tournament. 7 January 2013. CBS Minnesota. 13 December 2017.
  6. Web site: Johnny B. Good for a GM Norm. 2 December 2013. US Chess Federation. 13 December 2017.
  7. Web site: Bartholomew Wins 2014 Okoboji Open. Anzis. Hank. 2 May 2014. US Chess Federation. 13 December 2017.
  8. Web site: Can you topple the king of You-Tube? Chessable's IM John Bartholomew is back. 17 November 2017. Battersea Chess Club. 13 December 2017.
  9. Web site: Chess fan creates online way to learn and improve your moves . Angelini . Daniel . 1 May 2017 . Swindon Advertiser . 13 December 2017 .
  10. live. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211209/W7oX2-9HgLI. 2021-12-09. London Meetup with IM Bartholomew and IM Sielecki! Wednesday, Nov. 29 . YouTube.
  11. live. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211209/rcSRMntPsZQ. 2021-12-09. Chessable: We're OPEN! . YouTube.
  12. Web site: Chessable joins the Play Magnus chess24 family. 2019-09-03. chess24.com. 17 February 2020.
  13. Web site: CCCSA GM/IM Norm Invitational - May 2022 GM/IM Norm Invitational Chess Tournament .
  14. Web site: Hall of Fame - Minnesota State Chess Association . www.minnesotachess.com/history.

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