georgian

Feedback for georgian

Quick snapshot

• Peak Daily rating: 1850 (2010-06-26)
• Momentum:

What you’re doing well

• Piece activity as Black in the Sicilian. In the McDonnell Attack game (1.e4 c5 2.f4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 …), you seized central space with …d5 and steered the game into an end-game a pawn up. Good awareness of when an early queen trade favours you.
• Exploiting over-extension. In the Closed Sicilian win you punished White’s 23.Qh4?! by counter-punching with …e4 and later …f5, showing a nice feel for changing the pawn structure at the right moment.
• End-game conversion. The Vienna Game (move 75…Ke6) shows patience and solid mating-net technique with rook + king vs king. Keep this up; many club games are decided in “won” positions that still need precision.

Biggest improvement themes

1. Time management in Daily chess.
   Five of your last six losses were flagged “won on time”.
   • Enable move-reminders on your device.
   • Aim to reply within 24 h even if it’s only a “holding” move; you can refine the line in the analysis board before committing.
   • Keep one spare vacation day for emergencies.
2. Opening depth vs. width.
   You already play 1…d5 against 1.d4 and several Sicilian set-ups against 1.e4. Instead of adding new openings, invest a week into the critical lines you already reach:
   • Queen’s Gambit Declined – 3…Bb4 line (ECO D31). After 6.e4 Bxc3 7.Bxc3 Nxe4 you followed theory, but Black’s best continuation is 8…O-O! first. Study why to avoid the loose knight on e4.
   • Closed Sicilian – understand the pawn break …f5 in typical structures; it was winning for you, yet earlier was even stronger.
   • Vienna / King’s Gambit structures – after 4.Na4?! you correctly played …d5, but later 12…b5 let White fix an outpost on c5. Consider 12…Re8 targeting e4 instead.
3. Middle-game plans after an early queen trade.
   Several wins featured …Qxd1+ by move 6. Ensure you have a plan once queens leave the board:
   • Connect rooks quickly (e.g. …Be7, …O-O-O or …O-O followed by …Rd8).
   • Identify the “majority side” for pawn play; in the McDonnell game you used the queenside pawns nicely—replicate this idea.

Action plan (next 14 days)

1. Create a mini-repertoire file with your Black lines against 1.e4 and 1.d4.
2. For each ending in your last 10 games, annotate one critical decision.
3. Play two 15 | 10 rapid games per day focusing on not trading queens unless it clearly benefits you; this builds confidence in tactical positions.
4. Review one classic game with an early queen swap (Capablanca is ideal) to absorb strategic themes.

Opening reference links

• – study 8…O-O as an improvement.
• – look at 6…Nf6 7.Nc3 Bd7 ideas.

Keep it up!

Your tactical alertness and fighting spirit are clear. Combine them with steadier clock handling and a narrower, deeper opening book and you’ll push beyond your current peak in no time.