Patricie Naymanova WFM

Personalised Feedback for Patricie Naymanova

Current performance highlight: 2295 (2024-05-14)

1. What you are already doing well

• Dynamic opening choices. In your recent win versus pawwneed you steered the game into an Old Benoni where you seized space with 5.f4 and built a dangerous kingside initiative. Your willingness to play for activity rather than material is a big asset.
• Tactical alertness. Motifs such as 21.Nb6+! in that same game and the final mating net 27.Bb6# show good pattern recognition.
• Practical fighting spirit. In several wins you converted worse time-situations by keeping pieces active and posing problems every move.

2. Key areas to focus on next

1. Time management. Four of your last seven losses were on the clock (e.g. versus SaqoChess_Coach).
   • Aim to have > 60 seconds left when you exit the opening. If you are below that, switch to “safe-mode” moves that keep the position solid.
   • Use the opponent’s think time to decide on your reply instead of admiring the position.
2. Piece coordination in equal endgames. The loss against Ural_bogatyr reached an objectively holdable rook-and-minor-piece ending but slipped after 46.Be5 Ne3.
   Diagnostic exercise: replay the critical stretch with minimal time limit to train quick defensive decisions.
   
3. Converting structural advantages. In several Catalan/QGD positions you achieved the typical clamp with c4-d4-e3 but later let the opponent free themselves. Rehearse thematic plans such as (a) putting a knight on e5 then doubling on the d-file and (b) the minority attack with b4-b5 when Black plays …c6. Studying a model game like Carlsen–Aronian, Bilbao 2012 will help.

3. Opening snapshot

Both repertoires are sound but occasionally overlap: after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 you sometimes mix Catalan ideas with Four-Pawns setups. Decide before the game which structure you want so your pawn breaks are consistent.

4. Concrete training plan (4-week micro-cycle)

1. Week 1 – Clock discipline: Play five 3|2 sessions where the only goal is to finish every game with >20 seconds. Forget the result, track only time usage.
2. Week 2 – Minor-piece endgames: Solve 30 positions featuring (R+N) vs (R+B). Annotate why each side piece belongs on a certain square.
3. Week 3 – Queen’s Gambit middlegames: Build a flash-card deck of 10 model positions showing the minority attack and 10 showing e4 breaks. Daily spaced repetition.
4. Week 4 – Integrate: Play 20 blitz games; after each, spend two minutes asking, “Did I follow my time rule? Did I improve my worst piece?” Note the answers, not the moves.

5. Useful references

• Minority Attack • Prophylaxis • Time Trouble

6. Progress trackers

Visualise your improvement over the next month:

Keep enjoying your chess, Patricie! Small, targeted adjustments will move you from strong to formidable.