Andrew Zheng NM

Hi Andrew! 👋

You have built an impressive blitz portfolio – congratulations on reaching . Below is a condensed report based on the games you played on 2025-06-02 → 2025-06-06.

What you’re doing well

• Consistent structure-first openings. Whether you begin with 1.d4/1.Nf3 (Catalan setups) or the English–style fianchetto as Black, you reach familiar pawn skeletons quickly and outplay many strong opponents (see the win against lecomtedemontekristo).
• Tactical alertness. Several victories feature accurate piece-sac tactics (e.g. …Nxf2!! vs Tchebytchev), showing good calculation under 3-minute pressure.
• Practical mentality. You are willing to steer games into messy positions that maximise the opponent’s error rate – exactly what a strong blitz player should do.

Priority improvements

1. Time management & conversion.
   • Two of your four most recent losses (vs kaustubh85 and romasymbelov) were on time in won or equal endings.
   • You often enter endgames with <10 s yet with extra material.
   Action plan: play 20-game sessions where you must keep ≥20 s after move 30. This develops a “time buffer reflex”.
2. Premature pawn thrusts in the Scandinavian & Closed Sicilian losses.
   • Moves like 12.h5 and 22.g5 (White) or 9…b6 & 18…Ne4 (Black) created static weaknesses before development finished.
   Action plan: add a “king-safety checkpoint” to your pre-move routine: Are all my pieces in play? If not, postpone the pawn storm.
3. Queen activity in the early middlegame.
   • In the loss to vojit Black’s queen bounced from d8→d6→d5→d7 and finally got traded while you fell behind in development.
   Action plan: aim for a ≤2-move rule with the queen before move 15 unless you win concrete material.
4. Endgame conversion technique.
   • The resignation vs Предраг Радибратовић arose from a winning rook + pawns ending that slipped into zugzwang for you.
   Action plan: daily 5-minute drills on rook-and-pawn basics (Lucena, Philidor). Use the “Practice” tab on Chess.com or any engine-generated set.

Opening lab

Key takeaway: you understood the c-file tension and neutralised Black’s initiative with accurate trades. Try to replicate this patience in your Scandinavian games as White.

Progress tracker

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Next-week homework

• Play 10 blitz games starting the clock with 2:30 + 5 s increment instead of 3|0 to practise finishing technique.
• Analyse each loss for one missed tactical resource and one strategic decision. Keep the notes in a single document – review weekly.
• Watch any ~15-minute video on the Yusupov-Rubinstein System (A46) to patch the line that vojit used.

Keep up the great work, Andrew – small, targeted tweaks will push you well beyond your current ceiling. Feel free to share your annotated games for deeper feedback anytime.

— CoachBot 🤖