Coach Chesswick
Hi Dayan, here is your personalized training report!
Your current profile at a glance
• Peak Blitz rating: 2418 (2018-07-01)• Activity charts:
Key Strengths
- Dynamic openings. As Black you navigate the Sicilian and Modern setups confidently, often seizing the initiative with …g6/…Bg7 or …c5 breaks.
- Piece activity. In your recent win against aboriginalthunder you consistently placed pieces on forward posts (…Nd5, …Ba6, …f5) and converted an initiative into material gains.
- Killer instinct. The bullet wins show good mating-net awareness and the ability to finish attacks quickly when the opponent’s king is exposed.
Opportunities for Improvement
- Over-extension of flank pawns. Several losses (e.g. vs. BrandonJiang123456) start with an early h-pawn thrust as White before you complete development. Opponents exploited the weakened squares (…Nd4, …b5, …d5). Consider waiting until your rooks are connected before committing a wing pawn. See hook pawn for the typical counter-ideas.
- Central tension mismanagement. In the Alekhine loss you allowed …d5 followed by …e4, conceding the centre and dark-square control. Work on the principle “don’t release tension without a concrete reason”. A quick exercise: place a training position with pawns c4–d4 vs …d6–e5 and practise different pawn breaks with a friend or engine.
- Defensive calculation. Your attacking vision is strong, but when on the back foot you sometimes miss between-moves (see 34…Ng3! in the same game). Add daily quiet-move puzzles and end each calculation with a blunder check: “If it were my opponent’s turn, what would hurt me most?”
- Endgame conversion. In winning rook-endings you usually succeed, yet you needed many moves to finish the K+Q vs K positions. Refresh the fundamental mates and practise rook & pawn vs rook technique to save half-points in worse games.
- Clock handling in longer time controls. In the 90 min+30 s games you entered moderate-to-good middlegames but slipped when your time sank below 5 minutes. Try the 15 +10 rapid pool for a few weeks and aim to keep 5–7 minutes for the last 15 moves.
Opening Road-map (next 4 weeks)
- White vs 1…c5. Instead of the early
h4–h5, test the English Attack move order (Be3, Qd2, 0-0-0) in 3 training games. Evaluate whether you obtain the same attacking chances with fewer structural weaknesses. - Black vs 1.e4: Keep the Four Knights Sicilian but prepare a solid back-up (e.g. Taimanov with …Nc6 & …d6) for opponents rated + 100.
- Anti-Modern line. After 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6, learn the manoeuvre …c6, …Qb6, …Nd7 to neutralize the Bayonet setup h4-h5, which has troubled you twice.
Weekly Training Plan
| Day | Focus | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 30 tactical puzzles (rated >2250) | 40 min |
| Tue | Analyse 1 of your lost games without engine, then verify | 60 min |
| Wed | Play 2 rapid (15 +10) games, annotate immediately | 90 min |
| Thu | Endgame drill: rook vs rook & pawn; queen vs rook | 30 min |
| Fri | Opening rehearsal with Chessable / notes | 45 min |
| Weekend | Tournament or sparring session; focus on time management | Variable |
Motivational Snapshot
Remember your beautiful finish against Socrates1979: Victory came from combining passed pawns with mating threats — a model you can reproduce often!Stay disciplined, keep the pieces coordinated, and may your next goal be 2300 Blitz — you’re closer than you think!