Coach Chesswick
Hi Chrisixooo, here’s your personalised training report
Quick stats
- Peak blitz rating: 2500 (2025-06-04)
- Hourly win-rate trend:
- Win-rate by weekday:
Recent highlight
You finished the game against Michael Romero with a neat mating net. Replay the critical phase:
What you already do well
- Tactical alertness. Many wins feature piece sacrifices that exploit loose kings (e.g. 22…Nxf6! above).
- Fast piece activity. Even from solid openings like the Caro-Kann you seize open files quickly (26…Rd8! in the same game).
- Tenacity. Several opponents flagged or cracked because you kept posing practical problems in slightly worse positions.
Biggest improvement opportunities
- Opening consistency.
You alternate between the Modern, Scandinavian, Nimzowitsch and Caro-Kann, often mixing in early pawn lunges (…h5, …g5). In your loss to laowachess the questionable 16…Nxe4?! left you without coordination. Select one main defence vs 1.e4 and learn its model plans before experimenting. - King safety vs. premature pawn storms.
Against twitchTriniCupid (B12) the Caro-Kann + …h5 structure collapsed by move 9. Follow basic principles—develop, castle, then launch flank pawns—unless you have concrete justification. - Time management.
Four of your last six wins were on time, but you also resigned or flagged twice within 25 moves. Try the 20-40-20 rule: 20 % of your clock for the first 10 moves, 40 % for the critical middlegame, 20 % for conversion/defence. - Endgame conversion.
In the Torre game you nursed an extra pawn until move 60. Drill technical rook-pawn endings (Lucena & Philidor) to finish efficiently. - Prophylaxis.
Losses in the King’s Indian Fianchetto (E64) and Nimzowitsch (B00) came from pushing without asking “what does my opponent want?”. Make it a habit to write down the opponent’s three best candidate moves at each critical moment.
4-week training plan
| Week | Focus | Exercises |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solid Black repertoire vs 1.e4 | Study 15 model Caro-Kann Classical games, build a 15-move memory sheet. |
| 2 | Endgame technique | Solve 50 rook-endgame puzzles covering Lucena & Philidor. |
| 3 | Clock management | Play 10 games of 5 + 5, aiming to keep ≥ 1 min by move 30; review time spent per move. |
| 4 | Prophylaxis habit | Annotate five recent rapid games, explicitly listing opponent ideas each turn. |
Next steps
Arrange a sparring set against players in the 2300-2350 range such as Olivier Seven, playing the same opening twice in a row to deepen understanding.
Keep an eye on your energy curve with
; most of your losses occur after 03:00 UTC—take breaks or shorten sessions then.Good luck on your climb to the next peak!