Coach Chesswick
Hi Angel Matos — here’s your personalised feedback
Quick dashboard
• Current peak: 2349 (2024-06-11) |
|What already works
- Broad opening range. In one session you met 1-e4 with the Modern, Sicilian and Caro-Kann, and as White you alternated between an English-style 2.d3 and a direct 2.d4. Opponents struggle to “prep” for you.
- Active piece play. The win vs. aleksander555 illustrates exemplary piece mobilisation — 31…Qh6! sealed Black’s domination of the dark squares.
- Pragmatism in time trouble. Even under 10 s you kept forcing problems; three of the six wins in the sample ended with the opponent’s flag falling.
Highest-impact fixes
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Modern / Pterodactyl king safety.
Your lone loss to monkey_d_zorro began with the familiar diagram after 18…gxh5 19.Nd5! when the king was stranded on h6. Study this critical line:
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Guideline: meet White’s h-pawn storm with …h5 sooner, and prefer …f6 over …gxh5 to keep files closed. -
Converting winning positions.
You flagged in three games that were still “only” equal or –2. Adopt an
End-game Protocol: (a) trade queens when ahead, (b) pre-move forced recaptures, (c) push the passer once clocks dip below 10 s. -
Handling 1.e4 e6 2.d3 systems.
Both losses to hornet13 arose because you allowed …d4 (or …c4) and were squeezed. Challenge the centre earlier with c3–d4, or play 3.d4 straight away to avoid a cramped King’s Indian Attack structure.
Opening homework (7-day plan)
| Side | Theme | Concrete goal |
|---|---|---|
| Black | Modern vs 5.f4 | Memorise …Nc6–e5–c6 set-up & early …cxd4 ideas |
| White | Caro-Kann Breyer 3.Nd2 | Drill the Bxf7+ sacrifice if Black plays …e5 too soon |
Clock & mindset tips
You use ~60 % of your time in the first 20 moves. Budget instead: 30 % for moves 1-15, 30 % for 16-30, 40 % for the rest. A simple mental count “1 – 2 – move” before each premove cuts cheap blunders by half.
Next steps
• Play three sparring games starting from the position after 12.O-O-O in the Pterodactyl line.
• Annotate one win and one loss each day — focus on why you chose a move.
• Warm-up: 15-minute tactics on deflection, zwischenzug and back-rank mate before every session.
Consistent small improvements beat sudden leaps. Keep grinding, and message me when you want the next review!