Coach Chesswick
Hi bonk28! — Personalised Post-Session Report
Quick snapshot
- Peak bullet rating so far: 2320 (2023-07-31)
- When you score best:
- Consistency by weekday:
What you are already doing well
- Tactical vision & creativity. Your win over ghostsareback featured the sparkling 28.Nh5! Rg5+ 30.Qf6#. You regularly spot forcing lines others miss in bullet time.
- Activating pieces early. Pawn breaks such as f4/f5 (vs fevf07) and queenside a-pawn pushes (vs re_ondas) keep opponents permanently on the back foot.
- Converting clear advantages. In the French Rubinstein miniature you simply marched the a-pawn to promotion, resisting the temptation to look for flashier finishes—a great practical choice in 60-second games.
Largest improvement opportunities
- Time-management discipline.
Three recent defeats (e.g. vs fevf07, te time) were won or equal positions lost on time.- Set a “panic threshold” of 15 s—switch to safe moves & pre-moves the moment you hit it.
- Bank 2-second increments by pre-moving forced recaptures and checks.
- Train with 1+1 to learn how a single second can be recycled infinitely when you simplify.
- Prepared answers to anti-Sicilians.
Difficulties arose against the Mengarini (2.a3) and the pin line 6.Bd3.- Against 2.a3 prefer 2…d5! or 2…e6 & …d5, hitting the centre before White’s queenside rolls.
- Versus 6.Bd3 in the Taimanov, adopt the modern setup …Nge7–g6–Bg7 instead of the early …e5 which weakened dark squares vs 1cbb.
- Central safety in the Kan as White.
The time-forfeit versus chessfeels started when …b5 and …Qe5+ landed. Delay castling until you’ve played h3 and Be3/Bd3, or insert c3 to deny …Qe5 tactics. - Bullet endgames.
In the rook ending vs fevf07 you were fine but flagged. General rule: in bullet, trade the last pair of rooks only if it forces a drawn pawn ending; otherwise keep rooks, spam checks, and steal seconds.
Model game to emulate
Next-week action plan
- Play 20 bullet games without ever dipping under 5 s; record how often you succeed.
- Memorise a five-move crisis repertoire against 2.a3 and 6.Bd3—you should be able to blitz it out blindfold.
- Solve one set of 20 “quiet defence” tactics each day to balance your attacking bias.
- Tag every flag-loss “time-trouble” and review them in one sitting at week’s end.
Keep the energy and creativity, bonk28—patch these small leaks and 2300+ bullet is within striking distance!