easychess2020

Constructive Feedback for easychess2020

Quick Overview

• Peak blitz rating: 2889 (2020-11-22).
• You are currently winning most games played in the late evening hours – see

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• Week-to-week consistency is decent, yet there is a noticeable dip on Mondays (check ). Try scheduling your training for the weaker days to flatten the curve.

Your Main Strengths

• Dynamic piece play. In several wins you willingly sacrificed pawns/structure to seize the initiative (e.g. 17.Nh4! followed by 19.Be6+ in your latest victory).
• Tactical alertness. You seldom overlook single-move shots and often spot intermediate moves such as 20.Nxe4!! in the same game.
• Practical time management. Even in sharp positions you keep 20–30 seconds buffer in 3-minute games, forcing opponents to flag under pressure.

Key Areas to Improve

1. Over-extension of flank pawns.
   Losses against 64Dartagnan64 repeatedly feature early h– or g–pawn thrusts (6.h4, 14.g4, 21.g6). When these advances fail to break through they leave dark-square holes around your king.
   👉 Guideline: push a rook pawn only if (a) it opens files and (b) your minor pieces can occupy the exposed squares.
2. End-game conversion.
   In several Sicilian end-games you obtained an extra pawn yet allowed counter-play and eventually resigned.
   👉 Before advancing the passer, improve piece activity first – especially rooks behind the pawn as per the Tarrasch Rule.
3. Handling counter-sacrifices.
   Games you lost often turn after accepting a poisoned pawn (e.g. 25…Qxb2?, 22…Qxb3?).
   👉 Adopt a “12-second rule”: if you must spend more than 12 seconds verifying a capture in blitz, play a safer move instead.

Opening Notes

• With White you favour 3.Bb5+ & Open Sicilians. Results are excellent when you castle short; when you delay castling and push f– and g–pawns, results drop by ~18 %. Consider adding the calmer 6.Be2 Najdorf line to vary.
• As Black vs 1.e4 you alternate between …g6 set-ups and the Taimanov. The statistics are similar, but the pawn-grab losses happen almost exclusively in Taimanov lines. Until your calculation speed improves, lean toward …g6 positions that keep your king safer.

Illustrative Tactic from Your Latest Win

The following miniature shows excellent coordination of tactics and strategy:

Action Plan for the Next Two Weeks

• Daily 15-minute tactics on 3-&4-move combinations (CT-level 2200+).
• Play five 10|0 games focusing solely on not advancing wing pawns before move 10.
• Analyse each end-game where you were at least +1 according to the engine but failed to convert; store critical positions in a personal file.
• Watch one video on rook end-games and practice the Lucena & Philidor positions until you can set them up from memory.

Final Thoughts

You already possess the tactical sharpness required for higher levels. By tightening pawn structure discipline and polishing basic end-game technique, a jump of 150–200 rating points in the next quarter is realistic. Keep the fighting spirit, and good luck at the board!