Jose Miguel Fernandez Garcia IM

Hi Jose Miguel (2KRK1), here is your personalised coaching report

Your current profile at a glance

• Peak blitz rating: 2741 (2023-07-14)
• Preferred openings: English Four-Knights, Philidor/Scandinavian setups and Alekhine-Defence structures.
• Typical session pattern: see

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What you already do very well

• Tactical awareness. The Rxh7⁺ theme against Luismipt and the c3# finish versus kintoho show sharp calculation when the initiative is yours.
• Piece activity from the opening. In the Daily win (English Four-Knights) you seized the c-file and dark-square complex early, forcing Black into passive defence.
• Willingness to play for dynamic imbalances. You are comfortable sacrificing pawns (e.g. 4…d4 in the Scandinavian sideline) to keep the game complicated—an essential skill for 2400+ play.

Main growth areas & concrete action steps

1. Clock management
   Five of your last seven losses were on time—even from equal or better positions.
   Action plan:
   • Switch half of your volume to 3 + 2 or 5 + 3 for the next two weeks.
   • Adopt a “30-second rule”: if you have spent 30″ on a move and still have several reasonable options, pick the simplest safe one.
   • Practise premove chains in clearly forced sequences (e.g. recaptures) to save seconds without blundering.
2. Maintaining tension when defending
   In the loss to Vladimir Okhotnik you allowed 34…Rxc4! and soon your passed d-pawn was blockaded, costing both initiative and clock time.
   Try this diagnostic drill:
   
   
   
   After each of Black’s candidate moves, ask yourself “what is my worst-case scenario?” and address it before pushing another pawn.
3. Opening optimisation vs. 1.d4
   The Old-Indian setup with …Bf5/…Bg4 has been giving up space without counterplay. Consider testing a modern King’s Indian (…g6 & …d6) or the solid Queen’s Gambit Accepted to reduce early pressure.
4. Conversion technique
   When you are clearly ahead material, simplify sooner. In the Bobsolid game you were a pawn up but kept all pieces, which multiplied calculation load and led to a timeout.
   Practical rule: When up material with no direct attack, exchange one pair of rooks or queens within the next five moves.
5. Prophylactic thinking
   Look for your opponent’s next threat every move (prophylaxis). In several Alekhine-Defence games the dark-square bishop landed on f5/g4 because you advanced f- and h- pawns too early.

Weekly training menu (4½ h total)

• 90 min Annotate one win and one loss without an engine; check later with Stockfish.
• 60 min Endgame ladder: play K+P vs K bot at decreasing time until you can mate in <40″.
• 45 min Opening focus: build a mini-repertoire file for Black vs 1.d4 covering 10 critical lines.
• 45 min Tactics sprint on themes discovered attack and back-rank motifs (30 puzzles rated >2600).
• 30 min “One-take” blitz session (3 + 2) applying the 30-second rule; review flags.

Closing thought

The difference between 2400 and 2500 at blitz is rarely calculation—it is discipline under time pressure. Keep your tactical flair, combine it with steadier clock handling, and the next rating milestone will follow.