Coach Chesswick
Hi areeh999! 🙌 Great to see you working hard at chess.
Your current profile snapshot
- Peak Rapid rating so far: 1409 (2024-10-05)
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- Day-to-day performance →
What you are already doing well
- Quick tactical eyesight. You often seize loose material (e.g. 13.Qxg7! against Billsfan2021) and you spotted a neat mate with 6.Qh5# against arishabdin.
- Fighting spirit. In the win against Asef2885 you defended a tough position and converted an extra pawn in a long end-game, showing patience and resourcefulness.
- Open-file awareness. Games like the attack on the g-file (Billsfan2021) prove that you recognize when a rook lift or file break can decide the game.
Main improvement themes
- Early queen adventures. Several losses begin with the queen leaving home before other pieces are developed, giving the opponent free tempo to gain the initiative (see moves 10…Qh4+ in your loss to abrahamkortovich).
- King safety and development. In most defeats you delay castling and move the same piece repeatedly. Aim for the classic checklist: centre control → minor-piece development → king to safety → connect rooks.
- Blunder prevention. A few tactical oversights (e.g. 10…Qe1# in the same game) stem from undefended back-rank squares. Train daily with 3-5 tactics to sharpen your radar for forks, pins and skewers.
- Opening structure. Frequent starts with 1.e3/1.f3 or 1.f4 leave you with a passive centre. Try adding one solid main-line to your repertoire (e.g. the Italian with 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 3.Bc4) so you experience positions where quick development is rewarded.
Concrete action plan for the next two weeks
| Day | Task |
|---|---|
| 1-3 | Watch a short video or read an article on the “Opening Principles” and practise 10 blitz games focusing ONLY on completing development before move 10. |
| 4-7 | Do 15 minutes of tactics daily, filtering for mate-in-2/3 and simple fork motifs. |
| 8-10 | Play three rapid (15|10) games with the Italian or Queen’s Gambit, upload the PGNs and annotate where you spent more than 60 seconds. |
| 11-14 | Review end-games: king-and-pawn vs king, basic rook mates. Finish with 5 games where you must castle before move 8. |
Illustrative mini-lesson
Below is a trimmed PGN of your loss to Abrahamkortovich. Notice how every queen move (highlighted) allowed Black to develop with tempo and finally invade the back rank.
Key takeaways from the PGN
- Two early pawn moves (f-pawn & e-pawn) created light-square holes.
- Your queen never entered the game, yet Black’s queen delivered mate. Moral: don’t weaken the king side before pieces cover those squares.
- After 10…Qh4+ you had to play g3 to block the check and keep balance.
Final encouragement
Your ability to spot quick mating nets is a big asset. Combine that talent with sound development and disciplined king safety and you’ll break 800 rapidly. Keep practising, review each game for one tactical and one strategic lesson, and above all enjoy the journey!
Good luck and see you over the board! ♟️