Coach Chesswick
Hi Evgeny!
Great job maintaining a high Blitz rating around 2496 (2024-01-23). Your recent games show lively, dynamic play and an appetite for complicated positions. Here’s some tailored feedback to help you keep climbing:
What you’re already doing well
- Opening variety & ambition. You’re willing to enter sharp Najdorf lines as Black (e.g. vs IranianCheetah) and use active systems such as the Nimzo-Indian.
- Tactical alertness. Several wins arise from tactical resourcefulness (…Qg1#, …Rc8+, intermezzi in the centre, etc.). Your pieces find activity quickly when the position opens.
- Practical mindset. In Blitz you often choose forcing continuations that put the onus on the opponent to find only moves.
Key areas to sharpen
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Conversion & clock management.
• Four recent losses were on time despite reasonable positions.
• Aim to reach the late middlegame with ≥40 s; consider a “speed-up” trigger when under 1:00.
• Practise increment endgames online: play won king-and-pawn endings vs engine at 10 s + 1 s to habituate quick, accurate moves. -
Defence against flank pressure.
• Games vs AlfilesCruzados and LeninGuerra show difficulties after opponents expand with f4/f5 or g4/g5.
• Review pawn-storm scenarios in the Queen’s Gambit Declined Exchange and Ruy Lopez Worrall; rehearse setups where …h6…g5 is met by h4/h5.
• Drill typical structures with the thematically similar Carlsbad & KID Mar del Plata pawn races. -
Endgame technique.
• In the loss to DiogenesSinopeus the rook endgame collapsed after 32…h6?; in wins you sometimes miss cleaner finishes.
• Weekly routine: 10–15 composed rook-and-pawn studies; annotate your solution, then compare with engine. Focus on active rook, passed-pawn creation, king activity. -
Opening tightening.
• Najdorf 6.h3 e6 7.g4: after 12…b4 the knight manoeuvre …Nd7–c5 was good, but 17…Bc5!? left d6 loose. Add the mainline plan …Be7 / …g5 / …Kf8.
• Nimzo Indian Kmoch: re-examine the move order after …Rc8 & …Rc4; the queen sortie …Qb5!? vs 17.e4 was interesting but time-consuming.
• Consider adding a solid fallback line (e.g. Chekhover Sicilian as White, Bogo-Indian as Black) for when you need low-theory positions.
Suggested training blend (per week)
| Element | Minutes |
|---|---|
| Opening file revision & flashcards | 90 |
| Tactics (3-5 min average) | 120 |
| Endgame studies / rook-pawn drill | 60 |
| Annotated blitz sessions (self-review immediately after) | 120 |
Progress trackers
The following dashboards can help you visualise improvement trends:
- – discover your best/worst playing hours.
- – identify fatigue patterns across the week.
Quick reference links
• Brush up on zugzwang: zugzwang
• Review prophylaxis concepts: prophylaxis
• Tactical motif library: back-rank mate
Final thoughts
Your aggressive style is a real asset—refine the defensive and technical sides to become a more complete player. Keep having fun at the board, and may your next peak eclipse 2496 (2024-01-23) very soon!