Coach Chesswick
Hi Frederico! đź‘‹ Here is your personalized training report
Quick Snapshot
- Peak blitz rating so far: 2675 (2022-07-31)
- Best activity window:
- Consistency trend:
What you already do well
- Dynamic piece play. Your win against AgustĂn is a model of rapid mobilization and kingside pressure. The exchange-sac 23.Rxh7! shows excellent tactical awareness.
- Opening variety. You comfortably handle the Sicilian with 3.Bb5+, the French Advance and sideline systems against the Scandinavian. This flexibility forces opponents out of book early.
- Willingness to calculate. In several wins you grab loose pawns (…Qxb2, …Qxa3) and still steer the game safely. Courage is a strength—keep it!
Biggest rating leaks
- Time management. Four of your last six losses were on the clock (e.g. vs Fabian Pereira and Premnath Ramanathan). You often reach move 30 with <10 seconds while the position is still complicated.
• Adopt a “move bundle”: aim to be above 2:00 after 10 moves and above 1:00 after 20 moves.
• Practise quick, simple endgames vs bots to learn premove patterns (K+P vs K, R+P vs R). - Loose king safety as Black. In the Old Benoni and Pirc you sometimes combine …f5/…g6/…h5 too early, leaving dark-square holes. Review the concept of pawn-shield integrity (see pawn structure).
- Over-extension with pawns. Games where White pushes h4–h5 or e4–e5–e6 look scary but backfire when the center collapses. Before any pawn leaves its home square, ask “what squares must this pawn guard in 5 moves?”
- Conversion technique. A few winning positions turned to draws/losses once the queens came off. Add 10-minute sessions of rook-and-pawn endings to your weekly routine—those show up constantly in 3-minute blitz.
Targeted drills for the next two weeks
| Theme | Example | Daily drill |
|---|---|---|
| Safe development vs 1.e4 | Study the Scandinavian, Mieses-Kotrc with …e6 (Game vs Igor Saric). | Play 10 blitz games starting 1…d5, castle by move 9 every time. |
| Time-pressure decisions | Loss on time vs Fabian Pereira. | Bullet ladder: finish 15 bullet games focusing only on king safety + material count. |
| Rook endings | Winning but tricky position after 41…Kc7 in your Pirc win. | Use an engine to generate 20 random rook-and-pawn puzzles and solve them under 30 seconds each. |
Opening housekeeping
- Against the English: your …b6/…Bb7 setup is solid, but learn the idea …Nf6–e4 early so you don’t drift into passive positions.
- Old Benoni: if you stick with it, memorize the key plan …f5 only after pieces are developed; otherwise consider switching to the more classical King’s Indian or Benko where plans are clearer.
- Sicilian with 3.Bb5+: Great choice—add the line 3…Nc6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.d3 to avoid early a6 lines that slow you down.
Next steps
1. Annotate one win and one loss each day—focus on why a move was made rather than just engine scores.
2. Schedule one long classical game per week to practise deep calculation without the clock panic.
3. Re-check your progress on the graphs above in two weeks. If “red hours” (low win-rate periods) persist, shift your playing schedule.
Good luck in your training, Frederico—keep the pieces active, the king safe, and the clock under control!