drevo7 WFM

drevo7 – Personal Improvement Report

Great work pushing your Blitz rating to 2079 (2025-06-14) and stringing together a solid series of wins! Your dynamic style is fun to watch, but a few recurring themes are costing you points. Below is a concise, actionable plan based on your latest games.

What you’re already doing well

• Initiative-seeking openings: With White you score well in the Ruy Lopez Exchange and aggressive Sicilians (Sozin / Canal Attack). Your early f-pawn pushes grab space and create practical problems.
• Tactical alertness: You’re quick to spot loose pieces (e.g. 18.Nxe6 vs Rougor) and aren’t afraid to calculate forcing sequences.
• Practical instincts in time trouble: Several wins were clinched with <10 s on the clock—evidence of good nerves.

Priority fixes (ranked)

1. Time management mid-game
   • Many losses show you under 20 s by move 25 while the opponent still has >1 min. • Adopt a “10-20-30 rule” – aim to keep ≥2:20 after move 10, ≥1:40 after move 20, ≥1:00 after move 30. • When the position is quiet, spend their time planning; move quickly when your choice is forced.
2. King safety & prophylaxis prophylaxis
   • vs chessqtt you advanced queenside pawns but missed …Qe4+ ideas that decided the game. • Before launching an attack ask “What’s my opponent’s next threat?”—a five-second habit that saves games.
3. Endgame conversion
   • The Levyanon loss reached a winning pawn ending, but inaccurate king moves flipped the result. • Weekly drill: play five rook-and-pawn endgames vs engine on “hard” until you can convert 4 vs 3 & hold 3 vs 4 blindly.
4. Deepen critical opening branches
   
   • Sveshnikov as White – Your 13.Bd3 line is playable, but learn the main plan after 16…fxe4: 17.Bxe4 and 18.Ndxb4 (don’t allow …b4-b3).
   • Jaénisch Gambit defence – After 12…f3 you played 14.a3?! and were mated. Best is 13.d4! breaking the pin, or 12.h3 first to stop …f4. Study 10-minute video / notes and you’ll neutralise this sideline.
   • Scheveningen/Sozin as Black – Replace 13…Ne4 with the sturdier 13…Nxd4 idea, removing White’s attacking knight before it reaches f5/g4.

Illustrative game fragment

The turning point from your most recent loss illustrates all three issues (time, king safety, calculation):

Targeted drill list

• 25 puzzles on back-rank tactics (missed in several wins) back_rank.
• Every session: 5 minutes of king-and-pawn endings vs engine >2200.
• Review each Blitz session with engine for only the first big blunder (stop analysis there and understand why).

Progress tracker

Next coaching checkpoint

After 50 blitz games, send me:

1. Any game where you stuck to the 10-20-30 rule.
2. Your new line vs the Sveshnikov (include PGN).
3. A rook-and-pawn endgame you converted or saved.

Keep the pieces coordinated, respect the counter-punch and enjoy the climb!