Coach Chesswick
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Peak rapid rating: 2179 (2025-04-04)
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What You Already Do Well
- Dynamic openings with White. The Closed Sicilian and English set-ups you used against sigmaacergod and shilecow666 led to healthy space and strong initiative.
- Tactical alertness. Motifs such as Nxf7, Nxe5 and exchange sacrifices feature regularly in your wins (e.g. 25.Nf5+!!). Keep sharpening this edge with puzzle work.
- Fighting spirit. Even in discomfort you look for counter-play instead of waiting passively—an important habit for higher levels.
High-Impact Improvement Targets
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Streamline your Black repertoire.
Against 1.d4 you alternate between Dutch, Chigorin and Bogo-Indian. Each has different pawn structures and tactical patterns.
• Pick one main defence for the next 20–30 games (e.g. a classical Dutch or QGD) and study its model plans.
• This will save clock time and deepen your understanding. -
Accepting gambits = development debt.
In the loss to exoticmatcha (Staunton Gambit) you kept the pawn but lost tempi after 6.Qh5+. When you take a gambit pawn, be ready to return it for king safety and development. -
Grand Prix dark-square awareness.
Against kcnco3 the sequence 10.Nf6+! exploited holes left by …e6/…d6 imbalance.
• Consider meeting 6.e5 with …d6, or break with …f6 only when fully developed.
• Study the manoeuvre …Nf5 ↔ …d6 to neutralise the e5-knight. -
Time-management discipline.
Two recent games were lost purely on the clock. Adopt a “two-minute rule”: once under 2:00, switch to practical, forcing moves unless a clear tactic exists. -
End-game technique.
The rook ending versus exoticMatcha was still drawable. Spend 15 min/day on core rook-endgame drills (Philidor, Lucena, Vancura) to convert advantages efficiently.
Micro-Focus for the Coming Week
- Play a 10-game sparring set with your chosen Black defence; annotate each game.
- Solve 50 mixed puzzles, naming the motif aloud before moving (e.g. “deflection”, “back-rank”).
- Replay this instructive fragment and mark the turning points: .
Long-Term Roadmap
1. Lean repertoire: one main line vs 1.e4 and 1.d4 plus your Closed Sicilian.
2. Create a model-game database, tagging each by pawn structure.
3. Maintain a blunder diary—after each session write why the oversight occurred and how to prevent it.
Keep your pieces coordinated and good luck on the climb beyond 2200!