Coach Chesswick
Hi Akash_jee2024! Here’s some constructive feedback to help you climb to the next level.
Your current progress
Peak rapid rating so far: 957 (2023-11-11)
When you play best:
What you’re already doing well
- Active openings – You almost always seize the centre with 1.e4. In your win against zeraaaaaaaa in the Scandinavian Defense you grabbed space and never let go.
- Attacking mindset – Sacrifices such as 5.Bxf6 (vs rennozz) show good tactical intuition and courage.
- Early king safety – You castle in the first ten moves in most games; an excellent habit at this stage.
Biggest opportunities
- Time management
Six of your last seven losses were on time. Decide on a “think-time budget” (e.g. 3 seconds per move in 1-minute games) and stick to it. In winning positions use premoves to finish the conversion. - Endgame technique
Against kebabamir and erwawaa you reached roughly equal endings but could not convert or hold. Review basic king-and-pawn endings and the concept of opposition. - Blunder check routine
Quick tactics (e.g. conceding 5...Nxf2 in your Vienna loss) still decide many games. Solve 10–15 puzzles daily; before every move ask, “What changed? What’s hanging?” - Opening discipline
With Black you sometimes push too many pawns early (…d5, …d4, …c6, …b5). Try the “2-3-3 rule”: in the first ten moves make ≤2 pawn moves, ≤3 minor-piece moves, and castle by move 10.
Practical drill
Replay these two recent games and write down improvements for both sides:
- Your cleanest win:
- Your time-trouble loss:
Next study steps
- 15 minutes of tactics trainer every day.
- Watch one short endgame video each week (king-and-pawn basics, opposition, triangulation).
- Play a few 10 | 5 games to practice deeper calculation without flagging; return to 5 | 0 as your blunder rate drops.
- Build a mini opening notebook: first eight moves as White (Italian/Vienna) and Black (Scandinavian/Pirc). Stick to it for the next 50 games.
Enjoy the journey and keep learning – good luck at the board!