Coach Chesswick
AceR316 – Personal Training Report
1. Snapshot
• Peak blitz rating:
• 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
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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.
- 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.
- Unfamiliar French Structures. In the loss vs. ret1red1 you allowed …f5/ …gxf6, accepted a fractured pawn chain, and never repaired the dark-square weaknesses.
- 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)
| Colour | Focus line | Goal |
|---|---|---|
| White | French Defence 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 | Study the classical 4…Nf6 5.Nxf6+ gxf6 plan and identify safe ways to target the doubled pawns without over-extending your own kingside. |
| White | Closed Sicilian / Grand Prix | Replace early f4+g4 with the calmer 6.Be3/6.Bb5+ setups until move 10; this keeps the centre intact and delays commitments. |
| Black | Caro-Kann (Exchange & Panov) | Create a one-page cue sheet of typical …Qc7/…Nf6 manoeuvres so you can blitz out the first 12 moves and save clock time. |
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)
- Centre stable? If not, postpone flank pawn moves.
- Opponent’s last threat addressed? (Tactic scan)
- Clock ≥ benchmark? If not, simplify or enter increment mode.
- When up material: trade ― don’t chase.
8. Inspiration Corner
Replay this crisp miniature for model French play:
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.”