Chinthaka Anuruddha Galappaththi FM

Constructive Feedback for Chinthaka Anuruddha Galappaththi (AnuruGC)

Your recent blitz run shows a fearless, tactical style that has already taken you to 2354 (2022-12-16). With a few strategic touch-ups and smoother time management, you can make the next jump.

At-a-glance Trends

What’s working well

• Opening depth with the French – You handled the Wing Gambit (C00) convincingly against snooker_chess and punished inaccuracies with ...Rg8 & ...Qxf2⁺.
• Tactical awareness – Exchange sacs (e.g. 27...Rxf6) and double-attack motifs appear regularly in your wins.
• Practical fighting spirit – You willingly enter imbalanced positions and keep the initiative even when material is equal.

Recurrent pain points

• Pawn-structure neglect – Over-extensions in ADVANCE French positions (…d4/…h5/…g5) left weak dark squares in the loss vs dastan_aus.
• Kingside loosening – Early g-pawn thrusts (games vs villasanafranklin7, TINU24CHESS) exposed your king before you completed development.
• Endgame & clock control – A winning K+P ending vs igornepo still slipped away on time. You also resigned vs dr-iggy in a holdable minor-piece ending.
• Transition plans – After solid openings, the follow-up plan (piece improvement vs pawn breaks) is sometimes missing, leading to passive pieces.

Illustrative moment

Below is the critical phase from the loss to dastan_aus. Note how dark-square weaknesses multiplied after 10.g4 h5 11.g5 g6:

Instead of 10…h5, consider slower plans such as 10…Nge7 11.Bg2 followed by …f6 or …h6, keeping the structure flexible and king safer.

4-week Action Plan

1. Opening polish (French Advance)
   • Add the solid 6…Nh6 & …f6 setups to your repertoire.
   • Study 10 model games by Ulf Andersson & Vitiugov highlighting dark-square control.
2. Strategic training
   • Every session, verbalize a plan sentence before moving (“Improve my worst piece, then play …c5”).
   • Review prophylaxis concepts – ask “what does my opponent want?” each move.
3. Endgame & clock
   • 3 times a week solve 15 “easy” rook & pawn endings with a 30-sec timer.
   • Play 5-min +2 sec games, focusing on reaching 60 sec in reserve by move 20.
4. Post-game routine
   • Annotate one loss per day; tag moves as Opening / Tactic / Strategy / Time-pressure.
   • Store key positions in a personal “French issues” file for monthly review.

Next milestone

With the above regimen, aim for a stable 2300+ blitz rating within two months. Your tactical talent is already there – knitting it together with structure & time discipline will make the difference.

Good luck, and feel free to share any annotated games for deeper feedback!