Coach Chesswick
Hi Albino Bianchi!
Quick dashboard
- Peak bullet rating: 2335 (2025-05-28)
- When you score best:
- Weekly consistency:
What you already do very well
- Killer instinct in the middlegame. You’re willing to sacrifice material for the initiative, e.g. the classic Bxh7-+ Greek-Gift you executed here:
- Piece activity over pawns. In your wins you constantly place rooks and queens on open files before worrying about pawn grabs. This is an excellent habit for fast time controls.
- Time management in the opening. Your first 10 moves usually take < 15 s total, giving you more thinking time for critical positions.
Recurring pain points
- Rook & pawn endgames. The loss to azulmax reached a holdable R + R vs R ending but slipped away. Review Lucena, Philidor and the concept of the “checking distance”.
- Conversion of large advantages. Several games show +4 or more in the engine yet end in a resignation after you allow a counter-attack. Look for quiet consolidating moves once the tactics are over (good moment to recall prophylaxis).
- d4-openings with Black. Set-ups with …b6/…Bb7 (East-Indian style) scored poorly: your knights end up awkward and you lack central break-plans. Consider a safer repertoire: the Queen’s Gambit Declined or a nimble King’s Indian if you like dynamic play.
- Premature knight hops. In the Alekhine loss versus Eduardo Rigonati 10.Nc5?! invited …Bc8 and your position collapsed. Train the habit of asking “What will my opponent reply?” before committing a piece to the rim or deep into enemy territory.
7-day action plan
- Play 20 slow (15 + 10 or longer) games this week. Each evening pick two critical moments and write a one-sentence summary of what you missed.
- Spend 15 min/day on R&P endgames:
- Day 1–3 – Lucena & Philidor.
- Day 4–5 – “Vancura” & cutting-off techniques.
- Day 6–7 – Practical drill: start from KRP vs KR with 40 s per side until you hold/convert 5 in a row.
- Create a compact d4-repertoire file: 3 pages only, with tabiya and key ideas (not move trees). Review it before each session.
- When ahead by > 3 pts, force yourself to search for a “zero-risk” move for 5 seconds; it will reduce unnecessary counter-play.
- Every time you play or face a zwischenzug, clip it to your personal tactics notebook; review weekly.
Long-term suggestion
Consider balancing your sharp Sicilian/Four-Knights style with one calm opening (e.g. English with g3 as White). Understanding quiet positions will make your tactical strength even more lethal.Keep having fun over the board, Albino—your creativity is your trademark. Let’s now add a layer of technique so the results follow the ideas!