Simón Alejandro Languidey IM

Hi Simón Alejandro (“elpepinillo14”) 👋

Congratulations on your recent climb to 2888 (2019-11-12) and an impressive set of tactical victories! Below is a focused review of the last batch of games you shared, distilled into strengths to keep nurturing and specific areas to sharpen.

What you are doing well

• Energetic central play with e4-openings. In your wins against GaryColdman and user9230… you steered the game toward open positions where your piece activity out-paced your opponent’s. Your choice of the Exchange Caro-Kann & Ponziani sidelines shows good practical sense – they avoid heavy theory and give you early initiative.
• Piece coordination & tactical alertness. Motifs such as rook lifts, queen switches to the kingside (e.g. Qg4 and Qh7+ ideas), and sacrificial tactics (24.Rxf7! vs Viacheslav92) appear frequently. This is a definite strength – keep feeding it with 5-10 min of daily tactics.
• Psychological edge in fast time controls. The majority of your wins come inside 30-40 moves, suggesting you pressure the clock well. The
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Recurring problems to address

1. Handling quiet Fianchetto set-ups as Black.
   Loss to ESultanov (King’s Indian Fianchetto) shows difficulties meeting restrained lines: you spent tempi with …Nh7/…Ng5/…Nh5 and allowed White to camp on c5/b7. ➜ Aim: Build a simple, solid repertoire vs. 1.Nf3/1.c4 such as the Queen’s Indian or a pure King’s Indian without early knight shuffles.
2. Pawn impatience in the French Tarrasch & Philidor Exchange.
   In both losses to Malyi Viacheslav you pushed flank pawns (…g5 / …h5) before completing development. ➜ Ask “What does my worst-placed piece need?” before any pawn storm.
3. Late-game time trouble.
   The timeout vs. user9230… came from an equal rook ending. Even in winning positions you occasionally dip under ≤5 s. ➜ Integrate 3-5 games of increment blitz (3 + 2 or 5 + 3) daily to train finishing technique without flagging.

Technical micro-themes

• Exchange discipline. Several losses pivoted on accepting poisoned material (e.g. 15…Bxh3?? in the Ponziani) or over-trading into worse endings (…Rxc3 in the Magnus Sicilian). Reinforce the habit: “Capture only if it improves my worst piece, reduces opponent’s best piece, or wins something concrete.”
• Prophylaxis against counter-play. You often seize space with queenside pawn rollers, but leave back-rank or dark-square weaknesses (see diagram after 34…Qe2+ in Viacheslav92-elpepinillo14). Study 10-15 instructive games by Karpov to internalise small defensive moves. Use the concept of zugzwang to appreciate subtle waiting moves.

Three concrete training goals (next 14 days)

1. Play 20 blitz games as Black vs. 1.d4/1.Nf3 using a single structure (e.g. …d5/…e6 Queen’s Gambit Declined). Review only the first 15 moves – ignore tactics, focus on plans.
2. Solve 200 mixed-difficulty puzzles with a 30-second soft cap per move to reinforce your calculation pattern recognition.
3. Annotate one of your own endings each day (won or lost). Use the mnemonic KP2 C-L (King-Placement, Passed pawn creation, Piece Coordination, Limiting counterplay).

Illustrative moment

Compare the critical fork in your loss to ESultanov:

Black’s attack evaporates because the queen & rook coordination was traded for a single pawn. In future, consider the intermediate move zwischenzug 23…Nxe4! first.

Next steps

Use the

to schedule sessions when your performance peaks; pair them with short post-game self-reviews.
Reach out any time with questions or PGNs – I’m excited to see you push beyond 2750 blitz soon!

— Your Chess Coach 🏁