Coach Chesswick
Hi Jehron, here’s some personalized feedback based on your recent games.
What you’re already doing well
- Initiative-seeking play. The early pawn storms (h-pawn pushes, g-pawn breaks) in several PGNs show you like to ask questions and keep the pressure on the opponent.
- Conversion against lower-rated opposition. You generally keep the foot on the gas once you’re better, finishing games before counter-chances appear.
- Tactical awareness. Motifs such as 26.Bxh7+ (Slav win) and the exchange sacs in your KID game suggest good pattern recognition.
Priority growth areas
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Time management.
• Both your most recent loss (Benko Gambit) and several wins were decided on the clock. Flagging from a roughly equal or even better position wastes a lot of good work.
• Training idea: mix in games with a 3 + 2 or 5 + 5 increment to force yourself to “budget” time for technical conversions. -
Benko & dynamic gambit structures.
In the loss to nicknamenige you accepted the Benko pawn on a6, but Black soon enjoyed typical Benko counterplay (…Qa5, …Rc8, …c4, …Bf5).
• Know the tabiyas: 13.Rb1, 14.a4 ideas or declining with 4.Nf3 can steer the game into positions you understand better.
• Micro-drill: play engine vs. engine from move 10 of a main-line Benko and observe typical plans for both sides. -
Square weaknesses after pawn thrusts.
In several PGNs (e.g. the King’s Indian win) you played h3–h4–g4 very early. Against stronger resistance you may get punished on the dark squares (e.g. …Nh5–f4 sacks, …Be5 stabs).
• Ask yourself “What does this pawn move abandon?” before pushing.
• Try a few games of the same opening without the pawn storm to compare resulting structures. -
Endgame technique under time pressure.
From move 30 in the Benko game you were basically in blitz mode. A quick look at the critical phase:
You allowed Black’s rook to get behind your pawns instead of forcing a safer liquidation. Practise “rook + pawns vs. rook” endings so the right moves come instantly.
Action plan for the next two weeks
- Play 10 rapid games (10 + 5) focusing solely on not falling below 1 min at any time.
- Create a mini-repertoire vs. the Benko (pick one main line, memorize five critical moves deep).
- Daily 10-minute puzzle rush, but stop and replay any missed tactic three times — this cements patterns so they surface faster OTB.
- End each session with one randomly generated rook ending from the Lichess table-base browser; play it against the engine until you hold/win.
At-a-glance metrics
Peak Blitz rating: 2571 (2022-10-15)
When do you score best? →
Streaky days? →
Key concepts to review
• tempo
• zugzwang (important in rook endings)
• exchange sacrifice (you often play them — make sure they’re sound!)
• blunder avoidance routine
Final encouragement
Your ceiling is clearly well above your current blitz rating, Jehron. Tighten up the clock discipline and firm up one or two critical openings, and you’ll convert more of those good middlegame positions into wins — on the board, not just on the clock.