Coach Chesswick
Hola, Diego Rincón Calero!
Great job keeping an active, tactical style—your games are never boring! Below is personalised feedback based on your latest results.
1. What you already do well
- Tactical Awareness. You spot forks, mates and “windmill” ideas quickly. Your miniature against billypaul01 is a fine example: .
- Opening Initiative. With 1.e4 you seize space early and usually develop faster than your opponents.
- Converting a Lead. When you reach a winning position you’re efficient at finishing the game—often by direct mate.
2. Recurring obstacles
- King Safety. Several losses start with your king in the centre (e.g. vs ivaaann99, rifai6). Make castling by move 10 your default.
- Unsound Sacrifices. The leap N g5–Nxf7 only works if at least three pieces can join the attack. Apply the “three-piece rule” before sacrificing.
- Pawn-structure Blind Spots. In the Sicilian you allow doubled isolated pawns that become targets. Visualise the pawn skeleton 5-10 moves ahead.
- Clock Management. The loss to sethu1990 was on time despite an equal position. Aim to keep ≥40 % of your clock for the final 15 moves; practise blitzing won end-games to build “hand moves”.
3. Opening menu for the next two weeks
| As White | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Giuoco Pianissimo (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3) | Teaches manoeuvring and quiet pawn breaks (c3, a4, Nbd2, Re1, Nf1–g3) instead of immediate tactics. |
| Petrov 3.d4 exd4 4.Qxd4 | Keep using it, but study plans with O-O, Re1 and e5 when tactics fizzle out. |
| As Black | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Sicilian French (…e6 & …d5) | Sound structure; study thematic breaks and typical piece placements. |
| Italian Two Knights vs 4.Ng5 | Memorise the solid line 5…Na5 6.Bb5 c6 7.Ba4 h6 to avoid wild gambits when unprepared. |
4. Weekly study plan
- Daily – 15 puzzles on medium difficulty focusing on forks, pins and the zwischenzug.
- Every other day – play one 15 | 10 rapid game, run a blunder check before the engine, and list three improvements.
- Weekly – select one of your own end-games, replay it vs the computer from move 25 and try to convert again.
- Track progress with and . Celebrate a new 1377 (2021-02-20) when it arrives!
5. “Safety first” move checklist
- What is my opponent threatening?
- Is my king (and queen) safe?
- Which of my pieces is worst placed and can I improve it?
- Do I have a forcing move (capture, check, threat)? Double-check the tactic.
Combine these fundamentals with your natural creativity and your rating will climb quickly. ¡Sigue disfrutando del ajedrez y a por más victorias!