Aleksandre Edisherashvili FM

Hi Aleksandre!

Below is some personalised, constructive feedback based on your recent games as Aevengho. Keep in mind that the remarks focus on patterns that appear repeatedly, rather than on one-off slips.

1. What you are already doing well

• Dynamic piece play. In your latest win you punished 14…Qa5 15.O-O-O Qxc3+ with fearless king-side castling, seizing the initiative and never letting go.
• Tactical alertness. You spot motifs such as forks (e.g. 19.Nxc7! in the recent loss) and skewers quickly. Puzzle Rush scores confirm this strength.
• Pressure on move 1. With White you regularly choose ambitious systems (1.e4 followed by f4, or Nf3/Nc3 transpositions) that force opponents to think for themselves.

2. Key areas to improve

• Time management. Your only loss on 26-Jan was on time from a roughly equal position. Make a conscious decision to move every three seconds in quiet positions; save the long thinks for true branch points.
• Over-extended pawn pushes. In several defeats (e.g. vs Renato Terry and Oleksandr Bortnyk) early h- and a-pawns created weaknesses behind them. Before advancing a flank pawn ask, “Can my opponent hit the square I just weakened?”—classic prophylaxis.
• End-game conversion. You’re excellent at reaching winning positions but sometimes struggle to close the deal. In the 18-Dec win vs Flachess10 you mated, yet needed 60 moves from an objectively won middle-game. Sharpen basic rook-endgame technique and the principle of activity over material.
• Opening depth. Your repertoire (Modern/Pirc, Alekhine, and hyper-modern set-ups with White) is sound, but many opponents reach comfortable equality. Add one solid main-line choice each side—e.g. Classical Pirc with …Nc6 instead of early …c6, and versus 1.e4 consider a Najdorf or Petroff to diversify.

3. Concrete action plan

1. Clock discipline drill. Play ten 3|2 games where your goal is never to drop below 40 seconds. Review any move you spent >10 s on—was that time actually needed?
2. Structured opening study. Build a mini-rep: choose one main line you meet often (e.g. Pirc <=> 4.Be3) and prepare five key ideas. Use the first ten moves of master games as flash-cards.
3. End-game routine. Every training session, solve 3 end-game drills (rook + pawn vs rook, bishop of wrong colour,  etc.) until you can beat the engine in under 1 minute.

4. Suggested resources during practice

• Daily Custom Puzzle set: “between move 15-30, rating 2200-2600” – mirrors your critical moments.
• Replay Capablanca’s technical wins to internalise simplification.
• Keep a “mistake journal”: after each session, note one missed zwischenzug or oversight and how to avoid it next time.

5. Quick stats & trends

Blitz peak: 2658 (2023-01-01)   •   Bullet peak: 2780 (2025-09-06)

When you play:

Weekly rhythm:

6. Game to revisit

Try annotating this critical loss and write down three improvements before consulting an engine:

Annotate moves 19-25 in particular—this is where the evaluation swung.

Final words

You are already a strong tactical player around 2300-2700 blitz level. By tightening time usage, adding one solid main-line opening, and polishing technical end-games you can realistically push towards 2800 blitz in the next few months.

Good luck, train smart, and enjoy the journey!