Scouting report: John Bartholomew (IM, USA)

792 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (440 classical, 60 rapid, 292 blitz): 44% wins, 29% draws, 27% losses. FIDE rating 2446 standard, 2417 rapid, 2445 blitz. 86 games analyzed with Stockfish: 89% accuracy, 0.33 blunders per game.

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John Bartholomew

TitleInternational MasterFederationUnited StatesBorn1986FIDE ID2019353

Classical2446

Rapid2417

Blitz2445

Games792

W · D · LWon · Drawn · Lost44 / 29 / 27

Peak2477Mar 2018

Rating history

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Classical2446Rapid2417Blitz2445no games played

Accuracy by phase

96.1%Opening91.5%Middlegame93.1%Endgame

Clutch factor

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Play style

Very high accuracy: 89.5% average

Very consistent (86%)

Very precise: only 0.3 blunders/game

Dominates 1.d4 as

(63% in 205 games)

Recent games

Rozman, Levy(2318)

Naroditsky Memorial Creator · 5 Jul 2026

0–1

Song, Julien(2315)

Naroditsky Memorial Creator · 5 Jul 2026

0–1

Rensch, Daniel(2402)

Naroditsky Memorial Creator · 5 Jul 2026

1–0

Sagar, Shah(2407)

Naroditsky Memorial Creator · 5 Jul 2026

0–1

Belenkaya, Dina(2237)

Naroditsky Memorial Creator · 5 Jul 2026

1–0

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792 games

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Openings

395 games as White · scores 60.5%

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

Queen's Gambit Declined1.d4 d5 2.c4 e612 games, last played 4 years ago66.7%wins

Grünfeld1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 g6 3.♞c3 d517 games, last played 6 years ago58.8%wins

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792 games in scope

LineECOGamesLast playedWins · draws · lossesScorevs 60.5%

A01–A041094m

40%36%24%

58.3%—

A46–E11584m

50%31%19

65.5%+5.0 pts

B22–B50292y

24%38%38%

43.1%−17.4 pts

D10–D11254y

56%36%8

74.0%+13.5 pts

A40–D02242y

33%38%29%

52.1%−8.4 pts

E21–E40239y

30%43%27%

52.2%−8.3 pts

D30–D37204y

60%20%20%

70.0%+9.5 pts

A10–A30182y

44%33%23%

61.1%—

Mistakes

Problematic pieces

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Critical moment

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Critical blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

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Endgame statistics

51 endgames (55.4%) · force Other Endgame (17%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

55.4%

51 / 92

B vs N Pref

52.4%·47.8%

prefers the bishop

PiecesTypeWin %games

Rook + Equal Minors

56%44%

77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

59%41%

79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)

49%50%

73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook

48%50%

72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors

56%44%

78.1%160g

Pure Pawn

36%50%14

60.6%109g

Rook + Equal Minors77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors78.1%160g

Pure Pawn60.6%109g

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Repertoire

PROTime controls · Years · Events

792 games in scope

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Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

395 games45%W32%D23%L

395games in this linewon 45%, drew 32%, lost 23%

Move

1. d4

2054m

48%31%21%

63%

1. ♞f3

1084m

41%36%23%

59%

1. e4

632y

41%27%32%

55%

1. c4

182y

44%33%23%

61%

1. b3

123y

100%

0%

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