Coach Chesswick
Hi ETJAHS! 🎯 Your Personalized Training Notes
1. What you already do very well
- Dynamic Piece Play. In your win against andres_89 you converted the middlegame exchange-sac (
20...Rxc2) into a lasting initiative and eventually a mating net. Your pieces coordinate quickly once the position opens. - Opening Variety. From the Caro-Kann as White to the Hyper-Accelerated Dragon and French/King’s Indian setups as Black, you are comfortable in many structures—a big asset above 2300.
- Keeping the Clock in Check. Most of your wins end with a healthy time reserve, suggesting that you calculate quickly and trust your intuition. can confirm that your results stay good even in late-night sessions—nice!
2. Repeating Pain Points
- Loose pawn pushes around your king.
• Loss vs LilBlackRainCloud:14...g5 15.c3 gxf4opened dark squares and let thee6advance decide the game.
• Time-forfeit vs patzer-reloaded: earlyh-pawnstorm weakened the light squares and cost precious seconds.
Guideline: Before pushing a wing pawn, ask “If my opponent ignores this, can they hit the square I just abandoned?” 5-second blunder-check! - Conversion vs. Stubborn Defence.
You often get winning positions but occasionally trade initiative for complexity and fall behind on the board or clock. Example: the French Advance vs Tigre95 where an extra pawn turned into a tactical melee you eventually resigned.
Training idea: Play out won positions against engines set to 2000-2100 strength; aim to win them in under 60 seconds to build “automatic” technique. - Light-Square Control in French/King’s Indian structures.
Several recent losses feature an unchallenged White bishop on g5/f4 or e3. Your typical setup with …g6/…Bg7/…e6 leavese6,f5andd5sensitive.
Study model games by Giri and Aronian in the French and KID to see how they restrain the light-square bishop before launching counterplay.
3. Targeted Homework
| Theme | Exercise | Why |
|---|---|---|
| King Safety vs Pawn Storms | Solve 30 puzzles where the best move is not a pawn push near your king. | Re-train the instinct to look for quiet improving moves first. |
| French Defence: Classical 7…Bg4 lines | Review 10 games by Grischuk starting from 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6. |
Notice how he delays …h6/…h5 until the centre is fixed. |
| Conversion Technique | Play winning rook-endgames vs Stockfish level-4 with 30 seconds each. | Build endgame muscle memory so the clock never beats you again. |
4. Two Positions to Revisit
a) Critical Moment – Hold the Dark Squares
Instead of 14...g5 consider 14...Qe7, connecting rooks and keeping the structure intact.
b) Finish the Job – Winning vs andres_89
You converted flawlessly; save this game in your “confidence” folder and replay it before tournaments.
5. Quick Stats Snapshot
Your best blitz peak so far: 2581 (2020-02-11). Set a micro-goal: +30 points in the next 60 days.
6. Suggested Study Plan (Weekly)
- 2 hrs Opening repair (focus on French & KID light-square issues).
- 2 hrs Endgame speed drills.
- 1 hr Annotating your own decisive games (both wins and losses).
- 1 hr Tactics set to “defence mode” (puzzles where best move prevents opponent’s idea).
7. Motivation Corner
“The winner is the one who makes the next-to-last mistake.” – Tartakower
Keep the errors small, keep the king safe, and that next-to-last mistake will be your opponent’s!
Good luck in your climb, ETJAHS! I’ll be eager to see you break the next barrier. Feel free to reach out with any questions—or challenge me to a training game!
CoachBot 🤖