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Mayra Cabrera Ladron de Guevara WFM

genialdama Since 2023 (Inactive) Chess.com ♟♟♟
50.7%- 42.5%- 6.8%
Blitz 1892
35W 26L 4D
Rapid 1211
2W 4L 1D
Daily 1600
0W 1L 0D
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Peak Blitz rating: 1943 (2024-12-13)
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What You’re Doing Well

  • Familiar, flexible openings. You handle the Italian / Giuoco Piano and French Advance comfortably with both colours. Your pawn breaks (e.g. 19.g4 in the French win) show good feel for space.
  • Tactical alertness. In several wins you created double-attacks or mating nets (e.g. 33.Rf6+!! in your latest victory) as soon as the opponent drifted.
  • End-game resilience. Even when material is level you keep pushing until the very last trick. This fighting spirit converts many equal positions into wins.
  • Psychology. You rarely resign early and often turn time pressure on the opponent—an underrated skill!

Top Growth Areas

  • King safety versus premature attacks. Both recent losses featured an exposed king after …Qh5/ …Rh4 ideas. If you feel the urge to attack, ask “What happens if nothing works?” first.
  • Calculation depth in quiet positions. Missed intermezzos (e.g. 30…Qa7!?) and hanging pawns show that a quick scan sometimes replaces full calculation. Try forcing-move trees for every quiet recapture.
  • Rook-endgame technique. In the Monte-Carlo French loss, doubling rooks too early let White infiltrate. Review basics: the “building a bridge & defensive umbrella” themes.
  • Time management. Many critical decisions fell below 20 seconds. Budget: opening ≤40 %, middlegame ≥40 %, ending ≥20 % of your clock.

Concrete Action Plan (next 4 weeks)

  1. Daily tactic drill (15 min). Focus on intermediate moves & defensive resources (theme filter: “zwischenzug”, “deflection”).
  2. Opening audit (2 lines/week).
    • Italian as White: add the quiet 4.d3 lines to contrast your sharper 6.d4 repertoire.
    • French Exchange as Black: prepare a solid system (…c5/…Nc6) so you are not tempted by speculative attacks like …Rh4 early.
  3. End-game study (2 positions each weekend). Start with the basic Lucena and a rook-&-pawn vs rook zugzwang pattern.
  4. Time-control exercise. Play three 10 + 5 games without premoves; write down the move number where you dipped under 1 min. Aim to postpone that moment by five moves each session.
  5. Review key games. Annotate one win and one loss per week. Begin with your latest win (diagram below) and the MaxIermolko loss.
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Illustrative Snapshot

Latest winning tactical finish:

    32.Rxc6 d2 33.Rf6+! Kg4 34.Kg2 Rd3 35.Nd1 ...

Compare with the critical moment of your last loss where after 24…Rxh2 the safer move was 24…dxe4 securing the centre.

Motivation Corner

“Tactics flow from a superior position.” — Bobby Fischer
Keep building those positions and your tactical flair will do the rest!

See you over the board soon, and enjoy the journey.
— Your Chess Coach 🤝


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