Jorge Leon Oquendo FM

Feedback for Jorge Leon Oquendo (amateurchess20)

📈 What you are already doing very well

• Sharp tactical vision. Your recent win in the Sveshnikov illustrates your ability to sniff out tactics quickly:
  . Correctly spotting 12…Nd4! won you material and the initiative.
• Opening variety. You comfortably handle both 1.e4 (open Sicilians) and 1.d4/1.Nf3 systems (Trompowsky, London, Indian Game) which makes you hard to prepare for.
• Fighting spirit. Even in worse endgames you keep creating counter-play and often succeed (e.g. the save vs Viktoker where you out-calculated in mutual time trouble).
• Peak strength. 2741 (2023-07-25) shows your ceiling is already high—aim to stabilise there consistently.

🔍 Biggest improvement opportunities

1. Time-management. 3 of your last 6 losses were on the clock when the position was still playable. Adopt a “small pause” routine every 10 moves to avoid bullet-mode in a 3-minute game.
2. Pawn-storm discipline. Early g/h-pawn launches (see the French Burn loss vs Bacoslayer) often give you space but also holes around your king. Ask yourself “How will I bring the last attacker before I open files toward my own monarch?”
3. Endgame conversion. In several wins you required opponent blunders with only a rook-and-pawn left. Build a mini-repertoire of technical endings (rook vs rook-pawn, bishop pair vs knight, etc.). Practical tip: play the “endgame simulator” bot on Chess.com for 10 minutes daily.
4. Black repertoire vs 1.d4. Recent defeats in the A46/Indian structures show hesitation after …c5  dxc5. Consider adding either a) a stable Queen’s Gambit Accepted set-up, or b) a solid Slav plan (…c6, …d5, …Bf5) to avoid early structural damage.

🛠️ Action plan for the next two weeks

📊 When you play best

According to your performance heat-map you score highest in the late evening and on Sundays:

Leverage this by scheduling most rated games during your peak slots.

Key terms to revisit

• prophylaxis – anticipate opponent’s counter-play before launching your own attack.
• zwischenzug – many of your tactical successes arise from these “in-between” moves; keep sharpening them.
• zugzwang – will help in the technical endings you are now studying.

✅ Next coaching check-in

Bring two annotated games (one win, one loss) and be ready to explain:

1. Where you spent >15 seconds on one move.
2. Whether that move changed the evaluation by more than ±0.50.

Keep up the great work, Jorge. With disciplined time usage and a touch more endgame polish, a stable 2600+ blitz rating is within reach.