Coach Chesswick
Hi Petar Drenchev! – Your Personal Chess Feedback
What You’re Already Doing Very Well
- Initiative-Driven Play – Your Caro-Kann miniature against ANIMAL45 shows how comfortably you handle early imbalances and keep the pressure on.
- Tactical Alertness – Most wins feature double-attacks or zwischenzugs that catch opponents off-guard (e.g. 30.Nxf7!! in the same game).
- Piece Activity over Material – You readily sacrifice pawns for activity and usually get full compensation.
- Resilience in Complicated Positions – Even when the position is messy you remain willing to calculate and find practical chances.
Current peak: 2659 (2016-09-27). Excellent! 🎉
Biggest Improvement Opportunities
- Clock Management
• 4 of the last 6 losses were on time in roughly equal or even better positions.
• Train with a visible count-down drill: aim to have ≥ 60 s after move 30 in 3|0 and ≥ 90 s in 5|0. - Prophylaxis & Opponent Threats
• Loss vs ANIMAL45 (Scheveningen) – you allowed g-pawn storms without striking in the center.
• Add a “pause & ask: What’s their idea?” routine every five moves. - End-Game Technique
• Time-forfeits often occur in won or drawn rook-endings.
• Weekly end-game workout: Lucena, Philidor, 4-vs-3 rook endings. - Black Repertoire vs 1.d4
• The repeated …g6 setups slip into passive structures.
• Consider a sharper mainline (Grünfeld or Nimzo) or study typical breakthroughs (…c5, …e5).
Four-Week Action Plan
- Daily – 15 min high-level tactics (rating ≥ 2400) with the “Board vision” setting.
- Monday – “End-game lab”: play five engine sparring positions starting from rook-and-pawn endings.
- Wednesday – Opening flashcards: build an anti-g4 Scheveningen file with 20 critical cards.
- Weekend – Two 15 | 10 games focusing on staying above your time-target; analyse with engine right after.
Key Position to Revisit
From the Sicilian loss – Black to move and equalise instantly:
Training your “tactical reflex” to notice shots like …Nxe4 will save several future games.
Track Your Progress
Use these charts to watch for patterns in performance and fatigue: