Coach Chesswick
Hi ARTHURMORGAN122!
What’s already working well
- Activity & Initiative. In wins such as your game against Pablo_dmp you constantly asked questions with
c4, h3, g4, keeping the initiative even in time trouble. - Conversion Technique. Your end-game against lxxqi09 shows calm coordination: you advanced the passed
b-pawn, centralised the king and won with flawless technique. - Piece Coordination out of the Opening. Your favourite setups (1.d4 followed by a “Zukertort-style” development or 1.g3) consistently give you harmonious piece placement and easy middlegames.
Key areas to improve
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Clock Management – your #1 leak. Four of the five recent losses were on time while the position was still playable or even winning.
- Adopt a simple Touch-Move-Decide routine: make a candidate move the moment your opponent replies, then calculate during their time.
- Practise pre-moves in forced sequences (recaptures, obvious checks) to save precious seconds.
- Drill 1-minute puzzles to train fast pattern recognition.
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Early King Safety. In the loss to swagnuscarlsenthehomeless you allowed …
Qh4–h2#. Your kingside fianchetto lines invite direct attacks if you over-push pawns.- Before playing a pawn move in front of your king, run a quick mental check for: new squares opened, tactical hooks created and opponent queen/bishop lines.
- Spend 10-15 minutes analysing that game with an engine and ask, “Which one defensive move would have defused the attack?” Repeat the drill for every similar loss.
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Diversify your Black Repertoire. Relying almost exclusively on the Sicilian Kan and the English Defence means opponents can prepare. Try:
- Against 1.e4 – experiment with the Accelerated Dragon or a solid …e5 system.
- Against 1.d4/1.c4 – add a standard Queen's Gambit setup to contrast your current hyper-modern style.
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Tactical Accuracy under 10 seconds. In the bullet time scramble versus Stability0824, you missed a mate-in-four and instead flagged. Incorporate:
- Two daily sessions of Bullet Tactics Trainer (set to 3-second limit per puzzle).
- Review missed motifs (forks, pins, back-rank mates) and tag them for spaced repetition.
Suggested mini-plan for the next two weeks
| Day | Task (≈30 min) |
|---|---|
| Mon / Thu | 20 bullet puzzles + analyse one flagged loss |
| Tue / Fri | Play 5 bullet games focusing on time use; annotate critical moments |
| Wed | Study new Black line for 15 min, then practise vs engine |
| Weekend | 50-move end-game drill (K&P vs K), review all weekly games |
Quick reference
• Your current peak: 2670 (2024-07-01)
• Activity trend:
Keep leveraging your natural attacking flair, tighten the clock discipline, and a rating jump is just around the corner. Good luck and good skill!