John Bartholomew (chess player)

John Bartholomew
Bartholomew at the London Chess Classic, 2016
CountryUnited States
Born (1986-09-05) September 5, 1986 (age 38)
TitleInternational Master (2006)
FIDE rating2446 (January 2025)
Peak rating2477 (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 of Chessable together with David Kramaley ─ a chess education website dedicated to teaching 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]

References

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


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