Anusha Subramanian WFM

Chess Improvement Feedback for Anusha Subramanian

Hi Anusha, I’ve reviewed some of your recent games, and I’m excited about your progress and the strengths you are developing. Here’s some detailed feedback to help you continue improving:

Strengths

• Opening Preparation: You consistently play solid, classical openings like the English and Reti, which suit your style well. Your development and king safety are reliable, with good early castling and harmonious piece placement.
• Positional Understanding: Your games show a strong grasp of positional concepts. You handle exchanges well and often improve your piece activity by repositioning knights and rooks effectively.
• Attacking Play: You demonstrate good attacking instincts, especially around the middlegame. Moves like Bh7+ leading to mate and tactical shots in some games highlight your sharpness.
• Endgame Technique: In several winning games, you convert favorable endgames cleanly, showing patience and technique, which is excellent for your rating bracket.

Areas to Focus On

• Tactical Awareness in Critical Moments: In some losses, you faced tactical motifs that were missed or not calculated fully. Working consistently on tactic puzzles could boost your accuracy under pressure and help prevent sudden tactical losses.
• Time Management: A couple of your games ended with time pressure or quick decisions that led to weakened positions. Try to allocate your clock wisely, especially in complicated positions, and practice pacing yourself in blitz and rapid games.
• Handling Opponent’s Counterplay: You sometimes allow your opponent counter-chances, especially when material or positional advantages are on the line. Focus on tightening your defense and prophylactic thinking during opponent’s attacks or threats.
• Strategic Decision-Making: Occasionally, better choice of pawn breaks or piece maneuvers can improve your position faster. Continue analyzing your games to spot these strategic nuances and explore chess strategy concepts further.

Next Steps for Improvement

1. Daily Tactics Training: Dedicate 10-15 minutes daily to solve tactics puzzles to sharpen your vision and calculation skills.
2. Game Analysis: Review your games with a chess engine and focus closely on critical mistakes and missed opportunities, especially tactical blunders and strategic inaccuracies.
3. Study Middlegame Plans: Try to deepen your understanding of typical plans in your preferred openings, such as the English and Reti, to better handle common middlegame structures.
4. Play Longer Time Controls: Whenever possible, play some games with longer time controls to practice deeper calculation and improve time management habits.

Keep up your enthusiasm and disciplined approach! Your recent wins show you are on the right path. With focused training on tactics and better time management, you’ll see your 2316 (2024-10-08) and 1818 (2021-07-24) continue to climb. Feel free to reach out for specific opening or endgame advice too.