Elisa Cassi WFM

Feedback for Elisa Cassi

Hi Elisa, I’ve reviewed some of your recent games and here’s some constructive feedback to help you improve your chess skills:

Strengths

• Opening Principles: You consistently develop your pieces well in the opening phase and castle early, which is great for king safety and piece coordination.
• Tactical Awareness: You showed good tactical awareness in many games by winning material through exchanges and combinations, such as in your recent game against leojolac where you gained a material advantage by exchanging on e5 and utilizing your active pieces.
• Endgame Conversion: You have strong technique in converting winning positions, as seen in your wins by resignation and checkmate.

Areas for Improvement

• Time Management: You sometimes lost on time in winning or balanced positions. Try to keep better track of your clock during the game to avoid time pressure mistakes, especially in longer time controls.
• Middle-game Strategy: Occasionally, you allow your opponent counterplay, especially in positions where pawn structures become locked or complex. Focus on planning ahead by identifying key squares and coordinating your pieces to restrict opponent activity.
• Opening Variety and Preparation: Most of your recent games involve similar openings (French Defense, Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack, etc.). Expanding your repertoire and deepening your knowledge in these will improve flexibility and confidence against diverse opponents.

Suggestions for Next Steps

• Analyze your losses carefully focusing on critical moments where the position became unclear or where you lost time. This will help you avoid similar issues in the future.
• Practice time control games with slightly longer or more balanced increments to improve your practical time management and reduce losses on time.
• Work on tactical exercises regularly to sharpen your calculation speed and accuracy.
• Review strategic concepts related to pawn structures and piece placement to help improve your planning in the middle game.

Keep up the hard work and enjoy your chess journey! Consistent practice and review will lead to steady improvement.

Here’s your most recent win for review: Game vs. leojolac (2025.02.15)