AceR316 FM

AceR316 – Personal Training Report

1. Snapshot

• Peak blitz rating: 2531 (2023-06-24)
• Typical session:

2. Strengths to Keep Leveraging

• Resourcefulness in complications. Your win against Padmini Rout shows excellent tactical alertness (e.g. 27.Nxf6+, 31.a5!).
• Piece activity out of the opening. Whether playing e4-Scandinavians or Alekhine as White, you usually emerge with mobile knights and open files.
• Practical instincts in mutual time-scrambles. You win a high percentage of games when both clocks dip under 10 s.

3. Repeated Pain-Points

1. Time management. Five of your last nine losses were “loss on time” in equal or better positions.
   • Often you spend 40–60 s in the first ten moves, then another deep think around move 25, leaving <30 s for a complex endgame.
2. Flank pawn over-extension. Games vs. ret1red1 (French) and shanoo23 (Closed Sicilian) featured early a-/h-pawn pushes that weakened your own king before you had full central control.
3. Unfamiliar French Structures. In the loss vs. ret1red1 you allowed …f5/ …gxf6, accepted a fractured pawn chain, and never repaired the dark-square weaknesses.
4. Endgame conversion. Several wins came by flagging an opponent despite a technically won ending. Converting cleanly would reduce stress on the clock.

4. Opening Tune-Up Plan (Next 2 weeks)

5. Tactical & Endgame Drills

• Daily 10-minute burst of Puzzle Rush survival aiming for score 35+. Emphasise motifs like forks on e6/c7, rook lifts, and zugzwang endings.
• Endgame ladder: play 15 Lichess studies (rook + pawn vs rook, knight vs passed pawn, queen vs passed pawn) from both sides. Goal: convert or hold within 60 s on the clock.

6. Clock Discipline Routine

• Move 10 benchmark: must have >2 min.
• Move 20 benchmark: >1 min.
• If under the benchmark, shift to “increment mode”: play every move in ≤3 s until back on schedule.

7. One-Page Checklist (Print & keep by your board)

1. Centre stable? If not, postpone flank pawn moves.
2. Opponent’s last threat addressed? (Tactic scan)
3. Clock ≥ benchmark? If not, simplify or enter increment mode.
4. When up material: trade ― don’t chase.

8. Inspiration Corner

Replay this crisp miniature for model French play:

— note the immediate pressure on e4 without compromising king safety.

9. Next Coaching Session

Bring two self-annotated games: one win on time and one clean tactical victory. We will focus on converting advantages before the flag drops.

“Strong moves + steady clock = unstoppable Ace.”