@@vertsang5424 I'm guessing he means "huge John" as opposed to "mini John", who normally appears in videos as a small thumbnail in the corner of a huge chessboard :)
Huge John, I'm more than happy for you to "double dip" your Twitch videos on UA-cam. I can't watch every Twitch stream and UA-cam is much better for watching VODs. Plus you are clearly taking your different audiences into account with these intros. Please keep it up - anything than means getting to watch more of your content is fine by me. All the best!
Thank you for posting this for those of us who aren't on Twitch! Very instructional, and yet another example of the power of the queen-knight combo. I also think we can learn from the fact that you just stopped in the middle of an arena to analyze the game while it was still fresh. On the downside, I am now going to have nightmares of Huge John knocking on my door and whispering, "I know you're home, white king...."
"Okay, I gotta be a little careful here...this can lead to issues...oh!...I'm losing an exchange." Eats the exchange, stays calm, and ultimately wins in a very unclear position. We get accustomed to seeing smooth wins from John more often than not. He's human (despite the rumors). He makes mistakes (as we all do). But oh man...this shows us what it's like when "smooth" isn't in the game plan. Classic effort!
24:42 The lesson of this game for white is that you can't always play to kill counterplay. Even up an exchange you need to be ready to let your opponent have a productive plan when your plan is even stronger. Really instructive demonstration of an easier win by John here.
John, if you don't like posting your streams on your main channel. You could do what Eric does and make a second channel called John Bartholomew Extra where you post full streams for those who are interested. I know a lot of people would love to watch your streams but can't due to work or just not seeing it in time, myself included
Nice game. That Nd2 Nf1 maneuver with the mate threat is something else. I sometimes find similar engine stuff in analysis but I despair of ever actually finding them in game.
I think the idea behind white's confusing Rg1 is that they saw that Nd2+ was working, they wanted to resolve it, and decided that on g1 the rook was protected. It's a theme of this game that white plays to kill counterplay rather than for activity and it leads to their downfall.
Dealing with one's mistakes is the biggest psychological challenge in chess I think. OTB, I often find myself making another mistake trying to justify the previous continuation. My coach said the answer is objectivity, but it's hard to be objective and let go of emotions in a situation like this.
Yeah, when I blunder I usually try to remain calm and just keep playing. This can include even losing a minor piece for a pawn. Part of my rationale might be a little surprising to other people - even in situations where I have a significant advantage myself, such as being ahead a minor piece/exchange, converting the advantage is not always that simple for me, and I actually prefer it when my opponents keep playing and make me convert. I'm just doing what I would like other people to do in my position. At the same time, I'm trying to develop my own resilience, my ability to persist in a worse position and maximise my results, getting a draw or even a win from a worse position. In many cases, it has even paid off, such as my opponent making ma mistake themselves and letting me back in the game. When I do resign is when my opponent's advantage is just too large or the position is too simple for me to try anything, then I throw in the towel.
my very first uscf tournie was a big event.. the Pan Am Intercollegiate team championship with 280 players and over 100 of them were over 2200 rated… the highest rated player was Stripunski, IM at that time and 2595 rated.. i lost my first 2 games then a good recovery i thought.. day 1.. 0-2.. but day 2 was +1=1, same on day 3 so i finished +2-2=2.. but one of my wins i blundered and had to give away my Q for a B on move 11.. but i won 2 pawns then he had to give up a R for a N to stop me promoting a pawn.. and all that just continued til i won.. i was proud of finding a way to win that game :-)
Thank you! I don't have a firm Twitch schedule, but I usually stream on weekday afternoons or early evenings US Central time, typically 3-4 days/week 👍
To me, fighting back from one of these situations is not a matter of skill, it's a mindset or attitude, and besides my lousy memory it's probably my greatest falling as a player.
I do say greet lots of people I encounter, familiar or not. My state (Minnesota) has tons of people who keep to themselves, so it's funny to see their reactions 😅
Nice comeback, John, after losing the exchange early, basically for nothing. You definitely show the value and power of putting up constant resistance - never giving up - in lost positions. Because won positions (from your opponent's POV) rarely win themselves. And since your opponent is human - not an engine - they can easily get tired and discouraged, then impatient and frustrated, and start making mistakes themselves.
25:29 I'm still feeling a little smug for spotting this idea live. It's not very often a player of my rating spots a good idea that a titled player misses. It is a rare moment of pride in chess for me.
I did see Nd2 @20:51, but dismissed it since it seems like once king h1 there’s no follow up. That follow up move blocking the rook attacking the queen is dirty
I once worked with 2 John's. Little John and Big John. Then another John was hired who was quite large so we called him Monster John. In hindsight we should have gone with Huge John.
If you don’t have a youtube video in the pipe, these are great. Even if you don’t honestly. I’d certainly rather get twitch content on youtube before you going on a youtube hiatus. Maybe start a good twitch games playlist.
Thanks - I may make a channel just for Twitch streams if there's enough demand. My Twitch VODs are free to watch on Twitch, but I know a lot of viewers prefer UA-cam!
@@JohnBartholomewChess Also, the vods eventually disappear from twitch. I think a second channel is a good idea. Occasionally you can post something particularly interesting to the main channel, like this video for example.
Thanks! I grew up playing golf with my dad, who loves the game. I play only once every few years these days; I'm going to guess I'm a 25-30 handicap? Haha. It's a blast though - I hope I can dedicate more time to the game down the road
@JohnBartholomewChess golf is so similar to chess in that improvement is incremental, slow, and frustrating. It's all worth it in the end when you pull off that satisfying combination/hit a great shot
John - could you say a few words strategically about why you wanted to take white's dark square bishop? Naively I'd have grabbed the light square bishop, being white's "good bishop" looking at the d4 / d5 ram.
I felt the dark-square London bishop is more valuable do its unencumbered influence on the h2-b8 diagonal. The light-square bishop is somewhat hindered by my pawns established on light squares.
@@JohnBartholomewChess Yes I thought that might be it. Perhaps the idea is that when behind, making one piece great becomes extra valuable vs controlling the opponent's pieces? Or do you just think it's the dark square bishop all day?
@@elindauer I think it's as simple as the dark-square bishop being more annoying for me, so I wanted to force White to have to give it up (as opposed to the light-square bishop, which I'm already restricting somewhat).
Probably ...Qg3+ Ke2 Qg2+ would be my reply. Then, Kd3 is forced, after which I have ...0-0 (fxe4 Rf3). Still looks unclear; it's key that my rook can enter the game quickly.
13:54 after Nd2+ Ka2 Nf3 Qg3 don't we have Qxg1? eg Qxf3 and now maybe we can try something like say Qd4. Yes white has the outside passed pawn and passed pawns decide queen endings. But it'll be really hard to push it without exposing the king to a perpetual, it feels like a challenge is in store for white to me.
@@JohnBartholomewChessOh for the blunder at around 3 mins. It looked like the bishops had the b and c files covered and you picked one to sac the exchange on.
this was the greatest video thumbnail ever. classy and funny. turns out making a clown of yourself with exaggerated idiotic faces isnt required for a great thumbnail.
Therapist: "Huge John isn't real. He can't hurt you."
Huge John: 0:00
Hey huge John, this is huge guys.
My biggest blunder is not having discovered your instructive videos before. Great work, keep it up!
🙏
You're in for a treat, do a deep dive and come up in about a year!
Absolutely, and he's a trendsetter with how he does his videos...especially climbing rating ladder.
For some reason, “huge john” played dead straight was way too funny
can you explain the joke? completely went over my head
@@vertsang5424 I'm guessing he means "huge John" as opposed to "mini John", who normally appears in videos as a small thumbnail in the corner of a huge chessboard :)
JB always starts his videos with “Hey guys, this is John”. He said “huge John” in this video, which is sort of a blunder for him lol
Man, I've blundered that exchange like 20 times. Kind of gratifying to see I'm not the only one.
Huge John, I'm more than happy for you to "double dip" your Twitch videos on UA-cam. I can't watch every Twitch stream and UA-cam is much better for watching VODs. Plus you are clearly taking your different audiences into account with these intros. Please keep it up - anything than means getting to watch more of your content is fine by me. All the best!
Huge John and Regular John sounds like an interesting idea for a sitcom.
As always, great content!
Its already in ASOIAF books. Greatjon Umber and his son Lord Jon Umber also known as Smalljon Umber.
I’ve never noticed the golf clubs before! Would love to see a video on the course!
At this point, John is more like a wise sage/ philosopher, than a mere chess coach.
Wow, this just shows how menacing a heavy piece endgame can be, and how difficult it can be to convert! Super instructive, thanks John!!
that was a huge comeback
Thank you for posting this for those of us who aren't on Twitch! Very instructional, and yet another example of the power of the queen-knight combo. I also think we can learn from the fact that you just stopped in the middle of an arena to analyze the game while it was still fresh.
On the downside, I am now going to have nightmares of Huge John knocking on my door and whispering, "I know you're home, white king...."
LOL 😅 I'm about to go to bed, so that might be a nightmare for me as well...
"Okay, I gotta be a little careful here...this can lead to issues...oh!...I'm losing an exchange." Eats the exchange, stays calm, and ultimately wins in a very unclear position. We get accustomed to seeing smooth wins from John more often than not. He's human (despite the rumors). He makes mistakes (as we all do). But oh man...this shows us what it's like when "smooth" isn't in the game plan. Classic effort!
24:42 The lesson of this game for white is that you can't always play to kill counterplay. Even up an exchange you need to be ready to let your opponent have a productive plan when your plan is even stronger. Really instructive demonstration of an easier win by John here.
First time i can remember cheering out loud at a chess game. Helluva game, John. Keep 'em coming.
Great vid John. Don't stop making content pls
John, if you don't like posting your streams on your main channel. You could do what Eric does and make a second channel called John Bartholomew Extra where you post full streams for those who are interested. I know a lot of people would love to watch your streams but can't due to work or just not seeing it in time, myself included
YT is weird, I just blundered my queen thinking it was mate, and YT is like, hmmmmm I think I know what you need
Huge John! Was not expecting that. love it hahahah
Also thank you for your content, I always like to watch your videos to learn and calm myself
😂 Had to throw that in! Thanks for watching, Tim - glad my vids have helped!
Just blundered by clicking on this at midnight.
This is the content we need. Go John!
Nice game. That Nd2 Nf1 maneuver with the mate threat is something else. I sometimes find similar engine stuff in analysis but I despair of ever actually finding them in game.
When I saw Rc8 I thought 'Wait a minute, this looks familiar'. Turns out Jerry went over this exact line in a video a few days ago 🙂
😅I gotta tune into Jerry!
I think the idea behind white's confusing Rg1 is that they saw that Nd2+ was working, they wanted to resolve it, and decided that on g1 the rook was protected. It's a theme of this game that white plays to kill counterplay rather than for activity and it leads to their downfall.
Dealing with one's mistakes is the biggest psychological challenge in chess I think. OTB, I often find myself making another mistake trying to justify the previous continuation. My coach said the answer is objectivity, but it's hard to be objective and let go of emotions in a situation like this.
HUGE JOHN!
Saw the game live, it was thrilling. Rewatched now at double speed. Huge John speedtalking. Pretty funny.
I’ve always said I’m a Huge John fan.
You popped back up on my feed, had to watch
Welcome back, and thanks for watching!
Wow, I blundered this exact exchange in an OTB game a couple months back. I got crushed though lol
Exchange blundering buddies 🤝
"Always sack the exchange." - Ben Finegold
Yeah, when I blunder I usually try to remain calm and just keep playing. This can include even losing a minor piece for a pawn.
Part of my rationale might be a little surprising to other people - even in situations where I have a significant advantage myself, such as being ahead a minor piece/exchange, converting the advantage is not always that simple for me, and I actually prefer it when my opponents keep playing and make me convert. I'm just doing what I would like other people to do in my position.
At the same time, I'm trying to develop my own resilience, my ability to persist in a worse position and maximise my results, getting a draw or even a win from a worse position. In many cases, it has even paid off, such as my opponent making ma mistake themselves and letting me back in the game.
When I do resign is when my opponent's advantage is just too large or the position is too simple for me to try anything, then I throw in the towel.
my very first uscf tournie was a big event.. the Pan Am Intercollegiate team championship with 280 players and over 100 of them were over 2200 rated… the highest rated player was Stripunski, IM at that time and 2595 rated.. i lost my first 2 games then a good recovery i thought.. day 1.. 0-2.. but day 2 was +1=1, same on day 3 so i finished +2-2=2.. but one of my wins i blundered and had to give away my Q for a B on move 11.. but i won 2 pawns then he had to give up a R for a N to stop me promoting a pawn.. and all that just continued til i won.. i was proud of finding a way to win that game :-)
Hi John, do you have a schedule for Twitch? Would love to hop on when you are live. As always, love the content. You spoil us :)
Thank you! I don't have a firm Twitch schedule, but I usually stream on weekday afternoons or early evenings US Central time, typically 3-4 days/week 👍
To me, fighting back from one of these situations is not a matter of skill, it's a mindset or attitude, and besides my lousy memory it's probably my greatest falling as a player.
John would be the kind of neighbour that would wave and say hello every time and nwver be doing anything weird ☺
I do say greet lots of people I encounter, familiar or not. My state (Minnesota) has tons of people who keep to themselves, so it's funny to see their reactions 😅
They might see him drop his burrito into the middle of the street, Lol 😅
@@JohnBartholomewChess sorry if this is weird but has anyone ever compared you to like a big friendly dog?
But when you face him on the other side of a Chess board, John turns into an absolute monster!
Nice comeback, John, after losing the exchange early, basically for nothing. You definitely show the value and power of putting up constant resistance - never giving up - in lost positions. Because won positions (from your opponent's POV) rarely win themselves. And since your opponent is human - not an engine - they can easily get tired and discouraged, then impatient and frustrated, and start making mistakes themselves.
Thank you for your sharing Sir
It's not over until the chubby lady sings. Another night another nightmare for your opponent. Good game John!
Eric Rosen has gotten a lot of strong players even GMs with this trap
I feel like John is finally down for the UA-cam grind. It's open season for us learners 😊
Cool to see that you are a golfer too. Guessing you are filming this before heading out for 18. Enjoy!
If blundering is cool, consider me Miles Davis
Hey John, first time I noticed your golf clubs. Hopefully I could beat you at golf, you are waaay too good at chess. Love your videos!!!
Haha thanks!! You probably could beat me at golf :)
25:29 I'm still feeling a little smug for spotting this idea live. It's not very often a player of my rating spots a good idea that a titled player misses. It is a rare moment of pride in chess for me.
I did see Nd2 @20:51, but dismissed it since it seems like once king h1 there’s no follow up. That follow up move blocking the rook attacking the queen is dirty
Saw the title, could be chess advice or dating advice. Guess I’ll have to watch the whole thing.
Happened to me today over the board. I just pretended I was playing poker and my opponent missed it happily.
This is the best title ever!!!
But "Always sack the exchange"
!
I literally just blundered, resigned, opened up youtube and this was first
There are no coincidences...
I was able to predict the mistake because ChessNetwork recently made a video that involved this kind of mistake
I once worked with 2 John's. Little John and Big John. Then another John was hired who was quite large so we called him Monster John. In hindsight we should have gone with Huge John.
Always look to do something innovative. That is the secret, not only in chess but any work that requires artistic finesse and creativity.
If you don’t have a youtube video in the pipe, these are great. Even if you don’t honestly. I’d certainly rather get twitch content on youtube before you going on a youtube hiatus. Maybe start a good twitch games playlist.
Thanks - I may make a channel just for Twitch streams if there's enough demand. My Twitch VODs are free to watch on Twitch, but I know a lot of viewers prefer UA-cam!
@@JohnBartholomewChess Also, the vods eventually disappear from twitch. I think a second channel is a good idea. Occasionally you can post something particularly interesting to the main channel, like this video for example.
Hey huge John, huge blunderer here
thanks
Eric Rosen has an 'extra' youtube channel where he posts tournaments etc from Twitch. Worth you thinking about doing I reckon.
on move 34 is Nd2+ Ka2 Nc4 ok? it protects the b2 pawn from the white Q at least and the white K is in a HORRIBLE spot
At 9:05 you mention Nxf3, Qf4+ with Nd2+ in mind. Refutation is Qe3, but what if Qf4+ first with the same idea? Is it just Kb1 and Ka1?
Oh never mind, you mention a fancier variation (Ne4 instead of Nxf3) a moment later with the same Kb1, Ka1 refutation. My bad.
great content!
Huge John, plays golf.
Have knight, can fight!
Love it!
I’d like to know what your golf handicap is…
Huge if true
Very cool video
Thanks, Kurt! :)
John! Love that you're a golfer! What's your handicap?
Thanks! I grew up playing golf with my dad, who loves the game. I play only once every few years these days; I'm going to guess I'm a 25-30 handicap? Haha. It's a blast though - I hope I can dedicate more time to the game down the road
@JohnBartholomewChess golf is so similar to chess in that improvement is incremental, slow, and frustrating. It's all worth it in the end when you pull off that satisfying combination/hit a great shot
john I looove you from egypt
As a general rule, I know bishops should be considered more valuable than knights, but knights complicate things like no other.
John - could you say a few words strategically about why you wanted to take white's dark square bishop? Naively I'd have grabbed the light square bishop, being white's "good bishop" looking at the d4 / d5 ram.
I felt the dark-square London bishop is more valuable do its unencumbered influence on the h2-b8 diagonal. The light-square bishop is somewhat hindered by my pawns established on light squares.
@@JohnBartholomewChess Yes I thought that might be it. Perhaps the idea is that when behind, making one piece great becomes extra valuable vs controlling the opponent's pieces? Or do you just think it's the dark square bishop all day?
@@elindauer I think it's as simple as the dark-square bishop being more annoying for me, so I wanted to force White to have to give it up (as opposed to the light-square bishop, which I'm already restricting somewhat).
@@JohnBartholomewChess Crazy that it's even worth a full tempo more. Thanks for your thoughts I love the channel. ♥
@5:26 does f3 work for your opponent? You could then play Qxb2 or Qg3+ but it seems to me after a couple of more moves the knight would be lost?
Is it Qxb2 Rd1 Qc3+? That leads to a queen trade I think and then black also won the b2 pawn. I guess that's it. How do you see that at a glance?
Probably ...Qg3+ Ke2 Qg2+ would be my reply. Then, Kd3 is forced, after which I have ...0-0 (fxe4 Rf3). Still looks unclear; it's key that my rook can enter the game quickly.
@@JohnBartholomewChess Thanks John. Appreciate the reply!
Hey John, when are you going back to Lichess Plays
13:54 after Nd2+ Ka2 Nf3 Qg3 don't we have Qxg1? eg Qxf3 and now maybe we can try something like say Qd4. Yes white has the outside passed pawn and passed pawns decide queen endings. But it'll be really hard to push it without exposing the king to a perpetual, it feels like a challenge is in store for white to me.
Feels like White either wins or draws there. With less time, I really don't like my chances in that simplified ending.
@@JohnBartholomewChess Yeah for sure it's a 2-result game. Maybe I'm too quick to grovel for a draw. 😂❤
I'm also noticing now Nd2+ Ka2 Nf3 Rg3, which is even better since it won't lose the exchange back. Missed that in the game/my analysis!
@@JohnBartholomewChess lol good find chess is forever humbling if nothing else. Just when you think you have a position figured out... 😂❤
What's your golf handicap? 😊
25-30 probably. I grew up playing, but I've played one round in the past 5 years 😅
Is Ne4 not a blunder too because of f3? Move 20/21
My bad, John addressed this literally seconds after I posted. I'd paused the video to check but missed the counter
I need to show this to my wife 😂
Story of my life lol
dude looks a bit like levy
As several years Levy's senior (I'm 36), I must insist that Levy looks like me, if at all 😂
@@JohnBartholomewChess Yeah, even more so now that he has a new haircut
i saw 28.. Nd2+ live and thought i was a genius but i did not see the follow up, try as i might.. so close! thanks for the video john
Hey so why couldn't the rook just go back to a8?
Which position?
@@JohnBartholomewChessOh for the blunder at around 3 mins. It looked like the bishops had the b and c files covered and you picked one to sac the exchange on.
@@simonsheehy1657 White will play Bb7 against ...Ra8. Not sure if I mentioned that in the video - if not, I should have :)
@@JohnBartholomewChess ohh of course. i'm blind haha. ty
@@simonsheehy1657 haha no worries! It was my bad for not making it more explicit 🙂
Hey, anyone home here? in fact, I know your home white king. 🤣
Hypoooooo
this was the greatest video thumbnail ever. classy and funny. turns out making a clown of yourself with exaggerated idiotic faces isnt required for a great thumbnail.
Hey huge John, this is huge guys.