Coach Chesswick
Hola Antú (“amiqu”)
Great job steadily climbing the blitz & bullet ladder — you’ve already reached 2169 (2024-02-14) and 2319 (2021-11-22). Below is a personalised roadmap built from your most-recent games, especially the sharp win against jefcc and the tough loss to pr0late.
1 What’s working well
- Structured opening choices – you are comfortable in Colle/London and Réti positions, giving you reliable development and easy piece harmony.
- Conversion skills – when you get a clear advantage you usually finish the job (e.g. the 53-move mate vs JefCC).
- Endgame confidence – advanced pawns & technical rook endings are a plus-point; you kept calm in several low-time positions.
2 Biggest improvement levers
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Clock management
- Four of your last six defeats were on time (even from equal or better positions).
- Set a micro-goal: never fall below ½ of starting time before move 15 in 3 | 1 games. Premove only trivial recaptures.
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Tactical vigilance under pressure
- Both recent 60-second losses featured a missed deflection or fork in the final 10 seconds.
- Daily routine: 20 puzzles at your peak rating + 5 “rush” puzzles to simulate bullet stress.
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Black repertoire vs 1.d4 / c3 Benoni set-ups
- You replied …c5, …e5, but White often seized space & initiative. Consider switching to a solid …d5 & …e6 framework or learn the thematic break …e6–e5 in the Modern Benoni.
3 Opening micro-tasks for the next week
- White: add an e4-based plan to your Réti (see move 15 in your win). Having both c4-d4 and e4 breaks makes you less predictable.
- Black: rehearse the Nimzo-Indian move-order (
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4) so you aren’t forced into early …c5 lines you don’t fully trust.
4 Highlighted study position
Replay this fragment and ask, “How do I keep control without burning time?”
5 Track your progress
Use the interactive charts below to spot when you play best:
6 Next steps
- Each night, annotate one bullet or blitz loss for 10 minutes; focus on the critical moment, not every move.
- Create a template checklist (king safety, loose pieces, opponent’s threats) and run through it every five moves until it becomes automatic.
- Review zwischenzug and prophylaxis themes—most of your tactical slips relate to these concepts.
Keep the fighting spirit, tighten the time-handling, and you’ll break the next rating barrier soon. ¡Mucho éxito en el tablero!