Elena Sedina WGM

Coach feedback for Elena “elena1668” Sedina

Your current profile at a glance

• Peak rapid rating: 2324 (2021-09-02)
• Peak blitz rating: 2321 (2023-04-21)

Performance rhythm

Use these charts to identify the times of day and days of the week when you are most successful; schedule rated sessions accordingly.

What you already do well

• Tactical vision: The miniature against Arian Baradaran Tamadon shows you spot thematic sacrifices such as 17.Nxf7! that broke Black’s kingside.
• Fighting spirit: Even in severe Zeitnot you keep looking for active resources and often out-calculate higher-rated opponents.
• Opening variety: You handle both 1.e4 and 1.d4 structures confidently, giving you practical surprise value.

Main areas to improve

1. Time management
   Five of your last six losses (e.g. vs. Alexander Reprintsev, Konstantin Begunov, Moksh Amit Doshi) were on time in playable positions.
   • Adopt a “30-30 rule”: try to have ≥30 % of the starting time and ≥30 seconds increment left after move 20.
   • Limit deep thinks before castling; bank time for the critical middlegame.
   • Use familiar openings to reach middlegames quickly; set a visible clock reminder if necessary.
2. Smoother development with Black in the French
   Early piece shuffling (…Bd6–e7, …Qd8–b6–d8) costs tempos. Adopt cleaner plans:
   • Against the Tarrasch (3.Nd2) learn the Rubinstein setup: …dxe4, …Nf6, …Be7, short castle.
   • Against the Advance (3.e5) the solid 3…c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Nh6 line gives clear strategy and fewer pawn breaks to calculate.
3. Decision-making under pressure
   In the Slav loss to Konstantin Begunov you kept the king in the centre and spent critical minutes searching for the perfect reply. When down to 2 minutes, look for the first safe move that keeps material equality. Training ideas:
   • Weekly 15-minute sessions of “Puzzle Rush survival” focusing on < 20 second decisions.
   • Play two 15 | 10 games per day, then analyse with an engine for missed simple continuations.
4. Conversion technique
   Even when clearly ahead (e.g. against Alex Steinberg) you used six extra minutes in a won rook ending. Drill basic rook-and-pawn endings until they are almost automatic.

Suggested training plan for the next month

Motivation

Your aggressive style is entertaining and effective. By tightening up the clock and streamlining the first 15 moves you will convert many of those “lost on time” results into wins. Keep the creative spark—just add a touch of pragmatism and your rating will climb rapidly.