czec33

Hi czec33 – personalised feedback from your coach

Highlights & existing strengths

• Active development out of the opening. In many games you bring knights and bishops out quickly (e.g. 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Nf6), often seizing the initiative.
• Tactical alertness. Your wins against Jarrell_101 and Sadrasg feature nice shots such as …Rxe3 and a neat back-rank mate. You’re not afraid to calculate forcing lines.
• Competitive fighting spirit. Even when behind you keep looking for chances, which is essential for improvement.

Biggest improvement levers

1. Time-management in quick games.
   Three of your recent blitz results were losses on time in equal or winning positions. Try the “30-second rule”: if the move you’re considering still looks good after half a minute, play it and save clock for critical moments.
2. King safety & pawn shields.
   Several losses start with an exposed king (e.g. 11 …Kd7 against ADM2691). Make castling a priority and avoid loosening moves such as …f6/…h6 before you are developed. Remember that moving a pawn in front of your king creates holes that are hard to repair.
3. Calculation discipline.
   In the loss to gillarjun23 you entered an end-game a pawn down after 4 …Kxd8 without a clear plan. Before exchanging queens ask, “Who benefits if pieces come off?” Train short tactical motifs (pin, skewer, fork, discovered attack) 10-15 min daily; this will also speed up your decision making.
4. End-game conversion.
   When you are up material the game should finish cleanly. Practise basic K&P and R&P endings (Lucena, Philidor). A single afternoon with a good end-game primer can lift your practical strength enormously.

Opening roadmap

You play almost exclusively Italian / Philidor structures. That’s perfectly fine, but add a backup choice so opponents can’t prepare.
• With White: try the Scotch Game (1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 d4) for a change of pawn structure.
• With Black: versus 1 e4 keep your Two-Knights, but against 3 Bb5 look at the solid Berlin set-up 3 …Nf6 4 O-O Nxe4.

Short, focused training plan (4 weeks)

• Daily: 10 tactical puzzles & review every wrong answer until you can explain the solution aloud.
• 3×/week: play one 15 | 10 rapid game and annotate it the same day; note why you chose each move, not just what you saw.
• Weekly: rehearse two key end-games (K+P vs K, Lucena, Philidor, same-colour bishops).
• Every Sunday: pick one of your games, load it into an engine after finishing a self-review, and compare. Store critical positions in a file for flash-card drilling.

Recent performance snapshot

Peak Daily rating: 1142 (2025-06-19)
Activity charts:

Game to study

Your last daily win shows multiple themes we discussed. Play it through once without notes, then again asking “Where was the turning point?”

Motivation corner

You’ve improved roughly 100 rating points in the last month – proof that structured work pays off. Stay curious, keep the pieces coordinated, and remember: every blunder was once a perfectly reasonable move that wasn’t double-checked.

Good luck & have fun at the board!