Coach Chesswick
Constructive Feedback for Nima Nazeri (Fox1397)
At-a-Glance
• Current peak ratings: 2755 (2025-05-25), 2336 (2025-04-02)
• Activity snapshots:
What You Already Do Well
- Attacking instincts. Your Sicilian-Dragon win against Martinezzz2002 shows confident pawn storms (g4-h4-h5) and a good feel for initiative.
- Piece activity. In several Modern/Lion games you steer pieces toward central outposts (…Nf4, …Ne5) quickly.
- Resourcefulness in bullet. Even when low on time you often find tactical swindles that keep the position messy for your opponent.
Highest-Value Improvements
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Time management – your #1 rating limiter.
Eight of the last ten decisive results (both wins & losses) were time outcomes. Try the “40-20-40 rule” for bullet:- Spend ≤40 % of your clock on moves 1-10 (get out of the opening fast).
- 20 % on the middlegame transition (moves 11-20).
- Leave ≥40 % for the critical finish.
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Early pawn pushes vs. king safety.
In the loss below you played …g5 / …h5 without adequate backup and your dark squares collapsed: .
Practical fix: postpone …g5/…h5 until your king is castled and at least one rook is connected. -
Simplify your Black repertoire for bullet.
You juggle Pirc → Modern → Lion. Consider one main line vs. 1.e4 (e.g. Modern with …d6 …Nf6 …e5) and vs. 1.d4 (King’s Indian or a solid …d5 setup). Familiarity will save you precious seconds. - End-game conversion. Twice you flagged in won king-and-pawn endings (vs. huzhening and AcceleratingWreckingBall). Add 10 min of “rook-and-pawn drill” on lichess.org/practice (or similar) after each session to automate winning techniques.
- Daily tactical reps. A quick 15-puzzle streak will sharpen pattern-recognition and reduce calculation time in bullet (fewer double-checks over obvious tactics).
Two-Week Action Plan
- Day 1-3: Create & memorise a 15-move main line cheat-sheet for both sides of the Modern & Sicilian.
- Day 4-10: Play 30 rapid games (10 + 5) focusing on:
- Strict 40-20-40 time split,
- No pawn storms before castling.
- Day 11-14: Mix 100 bullet games while:
- Recording each <5 s flag and the move number where you dipped below 10 s,
- Reviewing only those moments (not entire games).
Quick Reference Links
• time trouble • pawn storm • king safety
Keep the attacking spirit, Nima, but add a layer of clock discipline and opening focus. Your tactical flair plus these adjustments should push you well past your current peak.