Coach Chesswick
Hi Irakli, here is your personalised post-match report
Overall you are playing dynamic, initiative-driven chess and your current form is close to your personal best 2535 (2022-11-13). Below you will find a structured breakdown of your recent games, followed by an actionable study plan.
What’s already working
- Active piece play in the English / Neo-Catalan set-ups. In the win against Jason Cao you used the a-pawn advance (11.a4 & 12.a5) and the exchange sacrifice 16.Rxc5! to seize the initiative and never looked back.
- Tactical alertness once the position opens. Your queen manoeuvre 22.Qxf6!–23.Ng5! created dual threats that forced a decisive simplification.
- Endgame conversion skills. In several rapid games you converted extra pawns smoothly, often by centralising the king early.
Quick wins (things you can fix this week)
- Time-management in faster pools. Both recent 60-second losses ended with 20–30 seconds still on your clock when the position was collapsing. Train short “touch-move” drills to cut the average decision time per move.
- Opening discipline against off-beat Caro-Kann/Sicilian lines. In the bullet loss to Amincheraghi99 you accepted an early knight-side pawn with 3.Bxa6? without development. A simple 3.Nc3 or 3.d4 would avoid the whole Qa5+ idea.
- King safety in opposite-side castling positions. Several defeats featured an exposed king after premature pawn pushes (e.g. 21.c4?! in the rapid loss to ManuDavid2910).
Deeper study plan (4-week block)
- Repair your Black repertoire vs 1.e4 Decide between a main-line Caro-Kann or a solid Sicilian Taimanov. Build a light notebook of tabia + 2 model games per line.
- Middlegame themes • Outposts on c5/e5 (English) • Exchange sacrifices on c5/c6 (as in your win) • Prophylaxis – ask “What can my opponent do next?” every move for 5 practice games.
- Endgames Spend 15 minutes daily on rook-and-pawn vs rook drills. You reach these endings often and a 5-move improvement is worth dozens of rating points.
- Practical training • 3 rapid games per day with post-game notes (no engine for 15 minutes). • 20 bullet games per week strictly to practise pre-move patterns and clock handling.
Instructive moment to replay
The following mini-PGN shows why 3.Bxa6? is risky and how Black punishes it:
[[Pgn|" 1.e4 c6 2.d4 Na6 3.Bxa6? Qa5+ 4.Nc3 Qxa6 5.Nge2 d6 6.O-O e5 7.Be3 Nf6 8.dxe5 dxe5 9.Bg5 Be7 10.Ng3 O-O —/+" ]]Activity snapshot
When you’re playing (and winning!) most often:
Next milestone
If you implement just the “Quick wins” section you should be able to stabilise above your current peak within 30–40 games. Keep notes, review them weekly, and celebrate small improvements.
Good luck with your training, Coach Bot