FurkanArkan47

Hi FurkanArkan47, here’s some personalised feedback to help you climb past the 1100-range!

1. Opening habits – keep the good, fix the risky

• Strength: You feel at home in French-type structures (1…e6) and often reach the middlegame quickly.
• Risk: The early double-fianchetto (…g6/…b6, …Bg7/…Bb7) delays central tension and lets White occupy the centre uncontested. Try mixing in the Classical French: 1…e6 2.d4 d5. You’ll fight for the centre sooner and develop faster.
• Tip: Make a simple move order map and rehearse it vs. the computer until it’s second nature. Ten well-learned moves are worth more than a dozen flexible but unclear setups.

2. Knights before queens

Your most common early piece is the queen (moves such as 2…Qh4, 6…Qf6, 14…Qxh2# in your July 22 win). A surprise check is fun, but misplaced queens often cost time or material (see the loss vs jhowjhow10000 where 24…Qa3? let your king get chased). A rule of thumb:

Develop both knights and castle before the first queen adventure unless there’s a concrete tactic.

3. Tactical awareness – pattern training

• In wins you exploit hanging pieces well: 10…Qxg5, 11…Be5!! were nice finds.
• In losses you miss simple back-rank ideas (mate on e8 in the July 19 game, forks in the July 16 game). Solving 10–15 daily puzzles around the fork, pin and back-rank mate themes will pay off quickly. Try the “find the fork">fork in 2 moves” filters on puzzle rush.

4. Pawn pushes around the king

Moves like …f5, …f6 and …h6/h5 appear in nearly every game. They can be powerful if you’re castled the other side or fully developed, but at 600-second time control opponents often punish the weakened dark squares. Before pushing a pawn that shields your king, ask:

1. Am I fully developed and castled?
2. Is my opponent threatening anything immediate?
3. What square becomes weak, and can my pieces cover it?

5. Endgame technique – convert winning positions

Your best games end in flashy mates, but the abandoned win on July 18 shows that sometimes you reach a won endgame and the opponent simply resigns. Practise basic conversions (opposition">opposition, queen vs pawn, rook-pawn endings) so you can finish the job even when they don’t hit the resign button.

6. Practical study plan (next 30 days)

7. Quick inspiration

• Your current personal best: 1165 (2023-06-24). Set the next target at +50 points.
• Re-watch your miniature vs ikat-lo – the queen & bishop battery was lethal. Try to recreate that pattern against stronger resistance.

Consistency beats complexity at this stage. Stick to solid structures, sharpen your tactical eye, and you’ll break 1200 in no time. Good luck and enjoy the journey!

—Your Chess Coach 🤖