Coach Chesswick
Hi Antoni!
Great streak of attacking games lately – your dynamic style can be very hard to face. Below is a snapshot of what you are already doing well and where you can squeeze out the next few rating points.
What’s working well
- Prepared & flexible openings. You switch comfortably between the Modern, Blumenfeld and the Scandinavian as Black, and between Réti/English systems as White. Opponents often fall behind on the clock in the early moves.
- Tactical alertness. The finishes against matt2master and mcmodern show clean calculation and piece-activity. Your pieces coordinate quickly once the position opens.
- Killer instinct. When the initiative is yours you keep pushing – notice how few of your wins drift into long endgames.
Recurring pain points
- Early queen sorties against you.
• Loss vs Mi-Wan (…Qh5) and vs Gameoffrowns show difficulties when the enemy queen attacks before development is complete.
• Revisit Scandinavian lines after 2. exd5 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nxd5; know the antidotes to Qf3/Qg4 ideas. - King safety in sharp structures.
• In several defeats your own pawn storms (…h5, …b5) created holes that opponents exploited (e.g. 18.Nd5! in the loss to ManWithSoap).
• Aim for one extra prophylactic move before launching pawn storms. - Conversion when the attack fizzles.
• In the resignation against nkechi you were still two pawns up in the middlegame but the plan was unclear.
• Practise switching from attack to improvement moves (king to safety, last piece in, pawn breaks). - Time management. You often burn 20–30 seconds on critical positions in 5 | 0. Use your intuition to keep at least 60 s for every tactical climax.
Opening micro-tips
With White
- In the English/Réti, prepare a fast plan vs …Qh5 (g3 + Bg2 is usually enough, but watch the e4 pawn).
- Add one classical 1.d4 main line (e.g. the Catalan) so opponents cannot rely on an anti-English prep alone.
With Black
- Scandinavian: Study the critical 7.Qf3/7.Qg4 ideas – keep a personal file with stock replies.
- Modern Defence: Against 6.e5 Ne8 7.h3 (from your win vs Alpha-OZero) memorize typical manoeuvres …c5 and …Nc6 so you can save time OTB.
Concrete study plan (4 weeks)
- Week 1 – Queen incursions.
Create a puzzle set: positions after an early queen move (Qg4/Qh5/Qf3) and practise defending. 20 min/day. - Week 2 – Prophylaxis drills.
For every attacking game you win, pause before the final combo and ask: “What could my opponent do next move?” Train the habit of a single zwischenzug-scan. - Week 3 – Transition to endgame.
Analyse two of your losses where the attack stalled; play them against an engine from move 20 and convert the extra material. - Week 4 – Clock discipline.
Play 15 blitz games using the rule “never below 3:00 before move 15.” Review which decisions really needed the extra time.
Quick stats & visual aids
Peak blitz rating: 2383 (2022-04-27)
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Inspiration corner
Your sharpest miniature this week:
Keep the pressure, tidy up the back-rank, and a 2400+ blitz peak is within reach. Good luck in your next session!