IM John Bartholomew won the IM Not A GM Speed Chess Championship on Saturday, thanks to an 11.5-8.5 victory in the final against IM Alina Kashlinskaya, who had won both the five-minute and bullet segments but lost all games in the three-minute.
Bartholomew had won his first three matches with big margins, but this final is a different story. Kashlinskaya started strong and won the five-minute portion 4.5-2.5.
The small break did wonders for the American IM, who "did a Fischer" in the three-minute segment: 6-0! The margin was suddenly four points in his favor and too much for Kashlinskaya to repair in the bullet, which she won 4-3.
