Coach Chesswick
Hi Abu Backer! đź‘‹
You have an energetic, tactical style that already gives many opponents a headache. Below is a summary of what is working well for you and a few ideas that should help you climb toward your next 1799 (2017-02-13).
What you’re doing well
- Kingside pressure: Your most-recent victory against kasparov9999 shows how comfortably you push pawns in front of your king to open files and deliver mate. Moves like g4, h4, Rh1 demonstrate confident attacking instincts.
- Resourceful in complications: In several wins you kept finding counter-tactics even when the position was messy (31…Ncxd4!? in the French game, …Rxb3 → …Ra6 in your Sicilian endgame, etc.). Spotting such shots under time pressure is a genuine strength.
- Wide opening experience: You’ve tried the French, Sicilian, Nimzowitsch Defense and more. This breadth gives you a good feel for different pawn structures.
Key areas to sharpen
- Time management – your biggest rating leak
• Nearly every recent loss was a timeout, not a checkmate.
• Set a daily-game routine (e.g. “I’ll make my moves at breakfast and before bed”) to avoid forgetting correspondence games.
• In live games experiment with a small increment (3 + 2 or 5 + 3) until your clock habits improve. - Early development before pawn storms
• In the French win you played 10.Na3 and 12.f4 while the queenside pieces were still sleeping. Against stronger opposition that delay can be punished by breaks like …f6 or …Qb6.
• Guideline: “All minor pieces out before launching pawn attacks” will make your pressure land faster and safer. - Opening focus → depth over breadth
• As White you alternate between solid lines (Advance French) and off-beat systems (Bowdler 2.Bc4 vs Sicilian). Pick one main weapon against 1…c5 (e.g. Open Sicilian with 3.d4) and study 10 model games.
• As Black your Sicilian is promising, but games show trouble in quiet sidelines (Rossolimo, c3-Sicilian). Build a simple repertoire card for those: diagram → plan → typical tactics. - Endgame conversion
• When you are up material you sometimes keep attacking instead of simplifying. Training idea: play rook-and-pawn endgames vs the computer from equal positions until converting feels routine.
Small practice plan for the next two weeks
- Each day solve 3 tactical puzzles before playing – keeps your calculation sharp.
- Play 10 blitz games in the same opening you want to learn, then analyse one deeply with the engine turned off for 10 minutes first.
- Finish with a 15-minute endgame drill (king-and-pawn or rook-endings).
Game fragment to review
The following critical stretch from your French game is a perfect study case: you had the right attacking idea but could increase its accuracy by activating the last piece first.
Your performance snapshots
Keep up the fighting spirit and remember: tidy development + good clock habits will let your natural tactical eye shine even brighter. Good luck in your next games! đź’Ş