Coach Chesswick
Hi Adwaith!
Great job keeping an active playing schedule and already collecting some nice attacking wins. Below is a quick snapshot of your recent activity:
When you tend to win…
…and when things are trickier:
What you are already doing well
- Initiative-first mindset. Your games show early Nc3, Ne5 and aggressive pawn storms (e4, g4, h4) that often catch opponents off guard.
- Tactical awareness. You spot forks (Nxc7+, Nd5), pins and mating nets such as 12.Qd8# vs StrongRoadDJ. Keep sharpening this strength with daily puzzle practice.
- Playing fast. You almost never lose on time in winning games and often pressure opponents into blundering.
Great moments to repeat
Key areas to improve
- King safety. Several losses start with an uncastled king or premature queen trade leaving your king in the centre (…Qxd1+ vs Tyloni_macarroni). Make castling one of your first goals in every game.
- Over-extension of pawns. Pushing f- and g-pawns early (…f6, …g5) weakens the squares around your king. Try developing pieces instead; save pawn storms for later.
- Piece coordination after winning material. In the loss vs akki88871 you were up a pawn but allowed a decisive attack on g7. After gaining material, slow down, centralise pieces and trade into simpler positions.
- End-game basics. A few games slipped away in rook-and-pawn endings. Spend 15 minutes a day on basic king-and-pawn and rook end-games; they decide many 300-600 elo games.
- Opening discipline. Your creative openings are fun, but learning one classical line as White (e.g. the Italian) and one as Black (e.g. the Scandinavian) will improve your piece activity and minimise early blunders.
- Thinking routine. Before every move ask: 1) What is my opponent’s threat? 2) Which of my pieces are hanging? 3) Can I create a check, capture or fork?
A loss worth studying
Training plan for the next two weeks
- 15+10 games: Play at least 10 rapid games where you have time to think.
- Puzzles: 20 a day focusing on forks, pins and back-rank mates.
- End-games: Complete the “Rook vs Pawns” module on your favourite trainer.
- Opening notebook: Write down the first 8 moves of an Italian Game as White and practice it five times.
Keep an eye on your progress
Your current best rapid rating is 750 (2025-05-18). Let’s aim to push that up by 50 points over the next month by following the plan above.
Good luck, have fun and feel free to share any questions after your next batch of games!