Marianna Chierici WFM

Hi Marianna!

You have a creative style with a clear preference for flexible flank set-ups (b3, g3, fianchettoed bishops) and unbalanced middlegames. Below is some personalized feedback based on your latest streak of games.

What you are already doing well

• Piece activity in the middlegame. In your win vs. joca23 you quickly posted both bishops on strong diagonals and seized open files with Rc1-Rf1. That willingness to mobilise heavy pieces is a major asset.
• King safety awareness. Whenever the position opens you usually remember to tuck the king away (e.g. 11 O-O in the win, 31 Kh8 as Black). This instinct keeps you in many fighting positions.
• Technical conversion when ahead. Notice how smoothly you simplified into a winning rook endgame in the game against alehcim27 – excellent use of Rxh6 followed by promotion.

Primary areas for improvement

1. Opening fundamentals
   • Early queen sorties such as 5 Qd2–4 Ke2 in the loss to palavari left your king in the centre and invited ...c5/…b5 breaks.
   • Aim for faster development and fewer pawn moves in the first 10 moves. A simple rule: try not to move the same piece twice unless you gain a clear tempo.
   • Spend a week reviewing model games in the Nimzo-Larsen Attack and Queen’s-Pawn structures so your plans feel automatic.
2. Handling counter-attacks
   In several defeats you accepted material (e.g. 14 Rxe7 in the Scandinavian) without fully calculating the opponent’s initiative. Before grabbing pawns, ask yourself: “What is my opponent’s next threat?” and enforce the ‘two-question safety check’ (king & piece safety).
3. Time management
   Six of your recent losses were on time from roughly equal positions. Try to reach move 20 with at least 20 seconds on the clock in 1|0 games; if you dip below, switch to simpler plans: centralise pieces, trade when safe, push connected passed pawns.
4. Endgame accuracy
   In the Alekhine’s Defence loss you entered a rook endgame a pawn up but allowed counterplay with …h6/…a6. Study the “Lucena” and “Philidor” rook endings (search them in the chess.com drills menu) and practise converting with a 15-minute session each day.

Illustrative snippet from your best recent game

Training plan for the next two weeks

Motivation corner

Your current peak blitz rating is 1951 (2015-10-07). The data also shows you score best during the early afternoon (

Keep enjoying the journey and remember: every game – win or loss – is a free lesson crafted just for you. Good luck, and feel free to share your annotated games for deeper analysis!