Cyrielle Monpeurt WFM

Personalised Feedback for Cyrielle Monpeurt (“cycygogne”)

At-a-Glance

• Current form: sharp attacking play with a healthy win-rate in peak hours – see
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• Best historical mark: 2344 (2024-11-05).
• Main openings: Scotch/Scotch Gambit as White; Dutch & Hyper-Accelerated Dragon as Black.

What You’re Doing Well

1. Immediate pressure out of the opening
   Games against Massakru and bobbithebuilder11 show how you seize the initiative with gambits and pawn storms, often forcing early concessions.
2. Tactical alertness
   Your 21.a8=Q+!! –> 22.Qxb7# miniature demonstrates excellent calculation under time pressure.
3. Conversion when ahead
   When the opponent’s king is stuck in the centre you finish efficiently, e.g. 27.Re7+ in the win vs. Massakru.

Key Improvement Areas

1. Time management & tilt control
   Two of your five most recent losses (“FerAsensio2024” & “chenrip”) ended by flagging or in a lost endgame after an earlier win streak.
   • Adopt a short breathing ritual between rounds.
   • Use the increment move (⏱ +1 s) to “bank” 2–3 seconds whenever the position is simple.
2. King safety in the Dutch/Leningrad set-ups
   Losses to MidnightFox and RH152 exposed recurring dark-square holes and drifting rooks.
   • Study model games by Malakhov or Svidler on the Leningrad.
   • Insert ...e6/...d6 earlier to solidify e5 and lighten-square bishop scope.
3. Handling the Petroff as White
   Against Casper Liu you entered an equal line, then allowed ...Rf5 and ...h4–h3.
   • Investigate the 5.Nc3 sideline or the safer 5.Bd3 systems to maintain tension.
   • In your chosen 5.Bc4 line, memorise the critical “...Bd6-Qe8-h5” manoeuvre so you can pre-empt ...h4.
4. Endgame conversion
   The K+R vs K+R ending vs chenrip flipped because the king was cut off on the edge.
   • Add 10 minutes of rook-ending drill (e.g. Chess.com’s “Rook Endgame” trainer) after each blitz session.

Training Plan (4-Week Micro-Cycle)

Phase	Focus	Typical Task
Warm-up	Pattern recall	10 tactical puzzles rated 2600-2800
Core	Opening cleanup	Analyse one recent loss with an engine & notebook; update files
Technique	Endgames	Play 5 “rook vs pawn” bot drills until victory in <60 s
Cool-down	Reflection	Annotate feelings & critical moments in a journal

Suggested Study Material

• “100 Endgames You Must Know” – repeat chapters 1-6.
• Kotronias’ DVD on the Dutch for model plans.
• Create a private playlist of your own PGN files; tag each with motifs (Exchange-sac, Weak dark squares etc.).

Mindset Reminder

“Your best chess appears when you trust your intuition but double-check your king!”
Keep the attacking flair – just anchor it with a dose of prophylaxis.

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