John Bartholomew
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Oct 12, 2026
speaker_0HOST
But I understand your concern when it comes to this overemphasis, this idea that it's openings mostly that will decide.
Nick VasquezGUEST
If you're John Bartholomew, and you practice the Scandi, you're going to remember a lot of it because you've played thousands of games in the Scandi, right? You'll have one particular move.
Nick VasquezGUEST
The game I played earlier today, I was playing a Slav against the Queen's Gambit, and Um, you know, I, I wasn't sure where am I supposed to put the Bishop and ended up going Bishop G4, which actually worked out pretty well.
Nick VasquezGUEST
Um, and then I had to check my, my reference and that's the move that they recommended.
Aman HambletonGUEST
Um, I think that, you know, the concept of a speed run is, is something that I want to say we more or less pioneered.
Aman HambletonGUEST
Um, there were people like, uh, you know, for example, John Bartholomew has these, these series that probably predate us where he would, you know, do this instructive kind of almost rapid chess or slower chess, but he would break it down into rating bands that makes it nice to watch.
Aman HambletonGUEST
If you're that rating, you know that this is going to be exactly what you're looking for.
Aman HambletonGUEST
But the concept of a speed run, I take it a little bit from video games where number one, sometimes you're trying to do it as fast as possible.
KyleGUEST
Uh...
Kevin ScullHOST
John Bartholomew, I think, is around.
KyleGUEST
Yeah, I was watching some John Bartholomew.
KyleGUEST
I was mostly watching, like, the early, like, St. Louis Chess Club stuff.
Kevin ScullHOST
Oh, okay.