Esteban Horacio Deichmann NM

What you’re doing well

You show a readiness to engage in sharp, tactical play and keep the opponent under pressure. This willingness to attack can create winning chances when your calculations are precise and your opponent misreads the position.

• You convert aggressive ideas into tangible threats, which helps you seize initiative in many games.
• You’re comfortable taking calculated risks when the position supports a dynamic attack, demonstrating confidence in your calculation.
• You can maintain activity with energetic piece coordination, especially when you open lines and target weaknesses in the opponent’s camp.
• Your willingness to keep fighting in complex middlegames helps you convert advantages when your opponent slips, leading to decisive outcomes.

Patterns from your recent rapid games

• Early development and active piece placement often lead to sharp middlegames with multiple threats.
• Several games feature aggressive piece sacrifices or forcing lines to test the opponent’s defenses.
• Time management varies: some games stay within comfortable margins, while others become tight in the middlegame or endgame. Balancing fast decisions with careful verification is key in rapid play.

Areas to improve

• Calculation discipline in complex middlegames: after identifying a candidate forcing line, check for counterplay and material consequences before committing.
• Endgame conversion: when you gain an advantage, aim to simplify to a known endgame or coordinate your pieces to avoid letting the opponent catch up.
• Time management: practice a consistent method for the first 15-20 moves to ensure you have time for critical decisions later in the game.
• Opening consistency: consolidating a compact repertoire helps reduce early surprises and makes your middlegame plans more reliable.

Opening and repertoire suggestions

Focus on a small, reliable set of openings to improve consistency in fast games. Consider narrowing to 2 White setups and 2 Black responses. For example:

• For White, study a sharp attacking line such as Amazon Attack or pair it with a solid development-based plan like the London System.
• For Black, pick a robust reply to 1.e4 such as the Scandinavian Defense or French Defense, and choose a flexible option against 1.d4 as well.

Practice plan for the next 2 weeks

• Daily tactics practice (15–20 minutes) to sharpen pattern recognition and calculation speed.
• 2 focused opening sessions per week on your chosen White and Black lines.
• After each rapid game, write down one key mistake and one improvement to apply in the next game.
• Time-management drills: aim to reach the critical middlegame with several minutes remaining, and practice allocating thinking time to critical moves.

Optional training resources

If you want, we can include example practice material or example PGN snippets for reference. For instance:

• Practice tactic set:
  
  
• Opening drill: Scandinavian Defense