Coach Chesswick
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Your Overall Form
You currently boast a peak blitz rating of 2536 (2020-12-06) and perform especially well during the time-slots shown in
. Keep an eye on your consistency from one session to the next – can help you decide which days you should study and which days you should compete.What You Already Do Very Well
- Tactical alertness. Your wins against players such as bartusman and Daniel Prazak show sharp calculation and the confidence to cash in material when opportunities arise.
- Piece activity out of the opening. In the PGN below you put immediate pressure on e4/e5 and turned it into a lasting initiative.
- Practical time usage. You rarely get flagged and generally keep >20 seconds for conversion phases.
Key Areas to Strengthen
- King safety in your own attacking openings.
Two recent Philidor/Lion losses (e.g. vs Baadur Jobava) show that pushing the g- and h- pawns early can leave dark-square holes. Before advancing a flank pawn ask yourself, “What is my opponent’s fastest way to open files toward my king?” Build this blunder-check routine into every game. - Central counter-punches.
You handle the Sicilian Dragon structure well, but games against 1.e4 where you chose the Philidor often allowed White’s d4–d5 thrust with tempo. Consider adding a more dynamic main-line defence such as the Najdorf or the solid Caro-Kann to diversify. - Endgame conversion.
In the loss to Pavel Ponkratov you reached an equal rook-and-pawn ending but mis-coordinated rooks (…Ra8, …Ra7, …Re7). A weekly dose of 20–30 minutes on basic rook endings (Dvoretsky’s Principles or “100 Endgames You Must Know”) will pay immediate dividends. - Handling opposite-side castling.
When you castle long in the Dragon, you attack vigorously with h4–h5, yet sometimes neglect central breaks like …d5 or …e5. Try this checklist:- Open YOUR chosen file first.
- If blocked, switch to the centre (…d5!).
- Only then push wing pawns further.
Targeted Training Plan (4-Week)
| Week | Main Focus | Concrete Tasks |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Improve Philidor/Lion repertoire | Analyse 5 high-level games; prepare a novelty on move 9. |
| 2 | Rook endgames | Solve 30 positions from Endgame Manual; play 10 “king + rook + 3 pawns” sparring positions vs engine. |
| 3 | King-side safety drills | Review every loss that ended in mate or heavy king attack; annotate alternative defensive plans. |
| 4 | Opening diversity as Black vs 1.e4 | Test 20 blitz games with the Caro-Kann and evaluate results. |
Quick “Between-Rounds” Checklist
- After your opponent moves, ask “What has changed?”
- Scan for loose pieces → calculate forcing moves.
- Spend at least 5 seconds on every recapture – 90 % of tactical oversights happen here.
You have a dynamic style that already wins many games against strong opposition. By tightening your king safety and endgame technique you should comfortably convert more advantages and push beyond your current peak.
Good luck in your next event, and enjoy the climb!