Coach Chesswick
Hi DianDimov! 👋
You have an impressive steady performance around 2700 live Blitz (2357 (2021-06-27)). Your recent score-sheet shows creative play and the courage to steer the game into original positions with 1.b3. Below is some actionable, positive feedback based on your latest games.
What you’re doing well ✅
- Consistent Opening Vision – the Nimzo-Larsen gives you early control of the long diagonal and avoids heavy theory. You clearly understand the typical pawn breaks (…d5 / …e5 for Black; c4, d4 for White).
- Tactical Alertness – many wins feature accurate piece activity (e.g. the …Bxg3+ knockout vs Samuel He). You rarely miss simple forks or discovered attacks.
- Pressure-Based Time Strategy – the PGN vs rafi200723 shows how you maintain a quick tempo, forcing your opponent to burn clock in unfamiliar positions.
Key growth areas 🔍
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Opening Breadth
1.b3 is a fantastic weapon, yet almost all of your PGNs start with it. Strong opponents will prepare. • Add one classical king-pawn or queen-pawn line (e.g. 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 or a simple London) to become less predictable. • With Black, diversify beyond early …a6 / …c6; consider a main-line Sicilian or the Catalan counters. -
Handling of early bishop trades
Several White games include Bb5-xc6+ on move 5. Against accurate play you concede the two-bishop advantage for minimal structural damage. • Ask yourself “Is the resulting pawn weakness a true target?” before capturing. • Use candidate-move checks like a mini-zwischenzug to see if improving the bishop first (Bd3, Be2) keeps more tension. -
Time management ⏰
Half of the listed losses are on time in equal or winning endgames (e.g. vs josmito10). • Adopt a3-Stage clock plan
: Opening ≤ 50 %, Middlegame ≤ 35 %, Endgame ≥ 15 % of total time. • If you’re below that threshold, simplify quickly or repeat once to gain increment. -
Endgame Conversion
In the long loss to Incognito2525 you reached a pawn-up rook ending but drifted. • Drill basic rook endings weekly (Lucena, Philidor, Vancura). • Remember the principle “Rooks behind passed pawns” and the power of the long-side cut-off.
Concrete study plan 📚
- Opening add-on: Learn the first 8 moves of the Italian & the Slav; play them in 5 games each.
- Puzzle routine: 15 min / day on Chess.com’s custom “Endgame” and “Intermediate Calculation” filter.
- Sparring drill: Play 3 games / week at 10 | 5 focusing solely on staying above 20 % clock entering move 30.
- Review cadence: After every session, pick one critical position and analyse without engine for 10 minutes before checking Stockfish.
Motivation boost 🚀
Your hourly performance trend is solid – keep the momentum!
You’re already outperforming your rating during late-night sessions. See when you score best:
Spot-light position 🧐
Replay this crisp miniature – a model for future attacks:
Keep experimenting, keep the clock under control, and soon you’ll break the next rating wall. Good luck and enjoy the journey!