Coach Chesswick
Hi BestBym — personalised feedback on your recent games
What you already do very well
- Dynamic piece play. Your win over fedya269 featured the brave …Nxh2! sacrifice, proving you recognise critical moments and aren’t afraid to calculate.
- Clean conversions in favourable endings. Against kadarami you nursed an extra passed pawn home with textbook technique.
- Comfort in Dutch-style structures. Early …f5/f4 setups appear in most of your victories; you understand the typical plans and pawn storms.
Recurring obstacles
- Clock management. Three of your last six decisive results were time forfeits, including a drawn K-P ending versus wishineverstartedchess. Bullet favours fast & safe moves — look for forced recaptures you can premove, and play more games with a +1 sec increment.
- Unsound sidelines in the French. In the loss above you played 3…Bc5 in a FrenchAdvance. This lets White gain tempi with a3 & Qxd4. Recommended: 3…c5 (the “counter-strike” line) or 3…c6 + Qb6.
- Centre mis-management under time pressure. Versus user_448951056 you pushed 7.d5?! and later allowed 13.dxc6! when your king was still central. Drill tactics starting with pawn captures to deepen calculation in these positions.
Two-week micro-plan
| Day | Task | Goal |
|---|---|---|
| Mon / Wed / Fri | 20 min French flash-cards (…c5 breaks) + 10 bullet games | Stabilise Black repertoire |
| Tue / Thu | 30 min “premove patterns” vs bot at 0.5 s/move | Clock confidence |
| Weekend | Annotate two personal games, share with a friend/coach | Identify blind spots |
Quick wins you can apply tonight
- Seek games with a +1 sec increment to slash flag losses.
- Prepare one bullet-friendly line each side (e.g. White: London; Black: Scandinavian). Less theory = more time.
- When an attack is winning, take the first forced mate rather than hunting for the prettiest line. In the Fedya269 game you burned ~6 s searching for style points.
Reference snippets
Your sharpest win (annotated PGN)
Opening slip that cost a game (French Advance)
Track your progress
Current bullet peak: — aim for +50 by month-end.
See how your results fluctuate:
Final thought
“Speed without control wins nothing; control without speed wins no bullet games.” Balance the two and 2200+ is within reach. Good luck!