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Climbing the Rating Ladder: Up to 1000

John Bartholomew4 HN recommenders · 2015–2023
952K views · tutorial · evergreen · Uploaded 2015-08-27

Chess player John Bartholomew plays opponents rated below 1000 on Chess.com and comments on optimal strategy and typical mistakes at that level. It is part of his Climbing the Rating Ladder series.

Strongly recommended as a way to improve at chess, since it explains the basics and common mistakes at each rating level.

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4 comments from Hacker News

@trhaynes2015 · in “Learn to play chess online”

I liked John Bartholomew's "Climbing the Rating Ladder" videos, where he plays players of different levels and talks about strategy and common mistakes at each level: [VIDEO]

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@chucksmash2019 · in “Aggressive Chess Openings (2012)”

I've not used chessable yet, but one of my favorite youtubers, John Bartholomew, is behind it and I'd recommend his videos wholeheartedly. He did a series of videos that is particularly worth checking out called "Climbing the Ratings Ladder" where he plays opponents at different rating tiers and analyzes their mistakes[1]. [1]: [VIDEO]

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@danem2020 · in “To get good, go after the metagame”

I found John Bartholowmew's[1] videos extremely helpful when I was playing a lot of chess. Definitely saw a huge improvement. [VIDEO]

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@boundlessdreamz2023 · in “Chess Is Booming and Our Servers Are Struggling”

I have improved my chess quite a bit by going through John Bartholomew's youtube content. * Start with climbing the rating ladder. He explains the basics and mistakes players at each level makes and how to avoid them [VIDEO] * Watch his games (ideally with 10minutes or more time control) where he explains his thought process behind each move and what he is anticipating. This is priceless! * Analyze your own games after you play

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