Coach Chesswick
Hi Allen, here’s your personalised feedback
1. What you already do very well
- Early initiative. In your French-Advance win you hit White with …c5 and …Nf5 and never let the pressure go ().
- Tactical vision. Sequences such as 14.Bxh7+ Kxh7 15.Ng5+! (E00 game vs damien_bvn) show a sharp eye for combinational blows.
- Conversion technique. In the same French game you nursed an extra pawn all the way to the stylish under-promotion 46…g1=B!, demonstrating good end-game instincts.
2. Main areas to improve
- Wing-pawn over-extension.
In several losses (e.g. Advance Caro-Kann vs toprod) the early h- or g-pawn thrust weakened your own king and created entry squares (…Qb6!, …Qxb2). Before you push a rook pawn, run a quick three-point check: king safety, new weaknesses, piece coordination (weak square). - Respect invading queens.
Both defeats on 26-May started once Black’s queen landed on b2/d4. Drill typical queen-invasion motifs in the Advance Caro-Kann so you can meet them with Qb3, Nd2-b3 or rapid development. - Development tempo.
Slow moves such as 10.Nh3?! (Caro-Kann) gave the initiative away. Target: by move 10 all minor pieces developed and king castled unless there is a concrete tactic. - Converting space.
In the Nimzo-Indian loss (24-Apr) you enjoyed a spatial edge but allowed …Ne4 and the freeing …d5-d4. Study model games where the side with more space clamps down and restrains the counterplay.
3. Opening focus for the next fortnight
| With White | Action plan |
|---|---|
| Advance Caro-Kann | Adopt main-line 6.Nf3 & 7.Be2 ideas; know typical middlegame plans up to move 15. |
| 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nd2 lines | Consider switching to 2.c4 or 2.Nf3 to avoid the annoying …Ne4/Nc2+ tricks you faced vs reokedochess. |
| English / Réti setups | Prepare vs …c5 / …e6 structures; keep development fluid and avoid early pawn grabs. |
| With Black | Action plan |
|---|---|
| French Advance | Keep your successful …c5 & …Nc6 setup; add plans with …Qb6 ideas to broaden options. |
| Pirc / Modern | Your dynamic breaks …f5 and …e4 work well; reinforce with model games from Geller & Kramnik. |
4. Clock management
Even in wins you often dipped below one minute; in the losses time trouble amplified errors. Try a “30-second cap”: if a single move costs more than 30 s in a 3-minute game, commit to a practical choice and move on. Daily blitz-puzzle sets will hard-wire patterns and save seconds.5. Stats snapshot
Peak blitz rating: 2170 (2020-06-19)
Weekly performance:
Best playing hours:
6. Suggested training routine (30 min)
- 5 min – tactics warm-up (deflection, zwischenzug, back-rank).
- 15 min – replay one annotated model game in each critical opening.
- 10 min – end-game drill (rook vs pawns, minor-piece imbalances).
- Finish with two 3-min games; after each, jot down three turning points before starting the next.