Climbing the Rating Ladder: Up to 1000

Climbing the Rating Ladder: Up to 1000 on HackerTube: recommended by 4 Hacker News commenters across 4 separate months, 2015–2023.

John Bartholomew

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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.

Why Hacker News recommends it

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

people recommended it: 4
separate months: 4
strong recommendations: 3
discussed on HN: 2015–2023

“He explains the basics and mistakes players at each level makes and how to avoid them”
— boundlessdreamz, Jan 2023, in “Chess Is Booming and Our Servers Are Struggling”

What HN commenters said

4 Hacker News comments link this video. Each one links back to its thread.

boundlessdreamzJan 2023Strongly recommends

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 ▶ this 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

in “Chess Is Booming and Our Servers Are Struggling” · View on HN

danemFeb 2020Strongly recommends

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

in “To get good, go after the metagame” · View on HN

chucksmashMay 2019Strongly recommends

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]: ▶ this video

in “Aggressive Chess Openings (2012)” · View on HN

trhaynesDec 2015Recommends

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: ▶ this video

in “Learn to play chess online” · View on HN

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Chess, board games & puzzleschessbeginner strategychess.comgame analysisrating ladder