Coach Chesswick
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
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
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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.
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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. -
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. -
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. -
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.