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Climbing the Rating Ladder: Up to 1000

John Bartholomew · tutorial · Watch on YouTube

Chess, board games & puzzles

What it is

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.

  • 4 people recommended it
  • 4 different months
  • 3 strong recommendations
  • first 2015, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “I'd recommend his videos wholeheartedly.”

    Plays opponents at different ratings and analyzes their mistakes

    chucksmash, 2019-05 · Strong recommendation · in “Aggressive Chess Openings (2012)”

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

    Videos that led to huge chess improvement

    danem, 2020-02 · Strong recommendation · in “To get good, go after the metagame”

  3. “He explains the basics and mistakes players at each level makes and how to avoid them”

    Explains basics and mistakes at each rating level and how to avoid them

    boundlessdreamz, 2023-01 · Strong recommendation · in “Chess Is Booming and Our Servers Are Struggling”

  4. “I liked John Bartholomew's "Climbing the Rating Ladder" videos”

    Strategy and common mistakes at each rating level

    trhaynes, 2015-12 · Recommendation · in “Learn to play chess online”

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Topics: chess, beginner strategy, chess.com, game analysis, rating ladder

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