Tran Thanh Tu IM

Hi Tran Thanh Tu, here is your personalised chess feedback

Quick Glance at Your Progress

Your current Daily peak: 2208 (2022-06-06).
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Strengths to Keep Leveraging

• Tactical alertness under pressure. In your recent win against bobsythedobsy you found the 17.exf8=Q+ deflection idea and converted smoothly (see mini-replay below).
• Dynamic exploitation of imbalances. As Black versus Radagast_78 you willingly accepted doubled pawns in the Alapin, then used the half-open d-file and dark-squared bishop pair to seize the initiative.
• Piece activity in the late middlegame. Your rook lifts (e.g. 26…R7d2!! in the Nimzowitsch‐Defence game) show good board vision and a willingness to coordinate heavy pieces.
• End-game technique. Once you reach a material edge you rarely let it slip; the K+Q vs K+minor conversion against Radagast_78 was textbook.

Areas for Improvement

• Over-extension of wing pawns. Both your loss to Falcon_126 and the older defeat vs kwokman featured early g/h-pawn pushes that weakened the king. Before advancing a flank pawn, run a quick checklist: “Will this square still be guarded if files open?”
• Central tension management. In the Nimzowitsch-Larsen loss you allowed …c5xd4 followed by …Qxd5, giving Black a free central majority. Consider inserting prophylactic moves such as cxd5 or dxc5 sooner to keep the centre closed.
• Consistency in your White repertoire. You alternate between 1.e4, 1.Nf3 and 1.b3. Variety is healthy, but using a “core” setup (e.g. Queens-Indian style with 1.Nf3 & 2.c4) will deepen your theory and reduce prep time.
• Clock discipline. Two 2023 championship games were lost on time. Set a daily reminder and enable move-notifications so that technical forfeits never cancel good positions.
• Conversion in material-plus endgames with opposite-coloured bishops. In several wins you needed extra moves to finish because the wrong rook/bishop was activated first. Practise thematic end-games where you’re up a pawn but colours are opposite to sharpen the plan of creating a second weakness.

Opening Radar

• As White your best score comes from the Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack (1.b3). Study plans after …d5 and …c5, especially the critical …c5xd4 followed by …Nc6 set-ups.
• With Black you frequently choose the Nimzowitsch Defence (1.e4 Nc6) and the Alapin-Sicilian sideline. Consider adding one solid main-line opening (e.g. Caro-Kann or Slav) so you have a “quiet” alternative when a must-draw situation arises.

Model Snapshot

Here is the critical segment from your recent miniature where you punished an unsafe king:

Next-Step Training Plan (6 weeks)

1. Week 1-2: Build a central-pawn audit habit. After every opponent pawn capture in the centre, ask “whose pawn majority is healthier?” Practise with 10 annotated master games featuring the Exchange French or Caro-Kann.
2. Week 3-4: End-game drills on Chess.com Classroom or Lichess Studies: Opposite coloured bishops with extra pawn (minimum 25 positions, both colours).
3. Week 5: Choose one main-line defence vs 1.e4 and play five rapid games focusing only on reaching the desired structure.
4. Week 6: Self-review: pick three of your 2024-25 losses, annotate them and compare with engine suggestions. Look for the first moment evaluation dropped >1.0.

Final Thoughts

Your ability to spot tactics and generate activity already matches 2100-level players. By tightening central strategy and king safety, a climb towards 2200 is realistic this year. Stay curious, review systematically, and enjoy the journey!