[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":163},["ShallowReactive",2],{"creator-john-bartholomew":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"birthYear":6,"body":7,"botId":98,"botImageUrl":99,"botPlaystyle":100,"botRating":101,"chessComUsername":102,"chessableUrl":103,"country":104,"countryCode":105,"dateModified":106,"description":107,"extension":108,"fameRank":93,"faq":109,"fideId":125,"imageUrl":99,"instagramUrl":126,"knownFor":127,"lichessUsername":126,"linkedinUrl":126,"meta":132,"name":133,"navigation":134,"openings":135,"path":151,"podcastName":126,"podcastUrl":126,"reviewedBy":126,"seo":152,"slug":153,"stem":154,"tagline":155,"tiktokUrl":126,"title_chess":156,"twitchHandle":126,"twitchUrl":126,"twitterUrl":157,"websiteUrl":158,"wikipediaUrl":159,"youtubeHandle":160,"youtubeSubscribers":126,"youtubeUrl":161,"__hash__":162},"creators/creators/john-bartholomew.md","IM John Bartholomew — Play His Chess Bot on Chessiverse",1985,{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":91},"minimark",[10,15,19,31,34,38,57,61],[11,12,14],"h2",{"id":13},"about-john-bartholomew","About John Bartholomew",[16,17,18],"p",{},"John Bartholomew is an American International Master, chess educator, and\nco-founder of Chessiverse. He earned the IM title in 2009 and over the next\ndecade became one of the most recognisable instructors on YouTube, where his\nchannel emphasises practical understanding over rote memorisation.",[16,20,21,22,26,27,30],{},"His ",[23,24,25],"strong",{},"Chess Fundamentals"," video series introduced a generation of online\nimprovers to disciplined opening play, endgame technique, and the kind of slow,\ncareful evaluation that separates strong club players from casual ones. On\nChessable, his ",[23,28,29],{},"Comprehensive Scandinavian"," course remains one of the\nplatform's most-recommended opening repertoires.",[16,32,33],{},"Beyond his individual content, John has been deeply involved in chess\neducation infrastructure as a Chessiverse co-founder and a frequent collaborator\nwith other educators. His teaching style is steady, plain-spoken, and rooted\nin helping players build durable fundamentals rather than chasing the latest\nopening trends.",[11,35,37],{"id":36},"the-comprehensive-scandinavian","The Comprehensive Scandinavian",[16,39,40,41,44,45,48,49,56],{},"John's flagship contribution to chess education is the ",[23,42,43],{},"Scandinavian Defence","\n(1.e4 d5). 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It favours the\n",[50,74,76],{"href":75},"/resources/openings/queens-gambit","Queen's Gambit"," and\n",[50,79,81],{"href":80},"/resources/openings/italian-game","Italian Game"," with White and the\n",[50,84,43],{"href":85},"/resources/openings/scandinavian",[50,87,89],{"href":88},"/resources/openings/slav","Slav"," with Black, mirroring the calm, principled\nrepertoire that anchors his teaching content.",{"title":92,"searchDepth":93,"depth":93,"links":94},"",2,[95,96,97],{"id":13,"depth":93,"text":14},{"id":36,"depth":93,"text":37},{"id":59,"depth":93,"text":60},"oNwnL","https://storage.googleapis.com/chessiverse1/images/bots_v2/profiles/oNwnL.webp","Calm and principled, favouring the Queen's Gambit and Italian Game as White and the Slav as Black.",2434,"fins0905","https://www.chessable.com/courses/author/john-bartholomew/","United States","us","2026-05-24","Play International Master John Bartholomew's AI chess bot on Chessiverse. Learn about the Chessable course author, YouTuber, and Chessiverse co-founder.","md",[110,113,116,119,122],{"question":111,"answer":112},"Who is John Bartholomew?","John Bartholomew is an American International Master, chess YouTuber, and co-founder of Chessiverse. He earned the IM title in 2009 and has built one of YouTube's most respected chess channels, focused on positional understanding and endgame technique.",{"question":114,"answer":115},"What is John Bartholomew's chess rating?","John Bartholomew holds the International Master (IM) title with a published FIDE rating in the 2400s. His Chessiverse bot is calibrated to 2434 Elo, modelling his typical online speed-chess strength.",{"question":117,"answer":118},"Where can I watch John Bartholomew play chess?","John's main channel is YouTube (@johnbartholomewchess), where he publishes game reviews, opening series, and the long-running Chess Fundamentals videos. He also hosts courses on Chessable and writes at johnbartholomewchess.com.",{"question":120,"answer":121},"What openings does John Bartholomew teach?","John is especially associated with the Scandinavian Defence — the subject of his flagship Chessable course The Comprehensive Scandinavian, also available on Chessiverse as The Comprehensive Scandinavian by IM John Bartholomew. With White he favours the Queen's Gambit and the Italian Game; with Black he teaches the Scandinavian and the Slav.",{"question":123,"answer":124},"Can I play John Bartholomew on Chessiverse?","Yes. You can play a chess bot modeled after John Bartholomew's style at chessiverse.com/bots/oNwnL. 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