Chess Coaching Advice for IM Jorge De Jesus Perez Marimon

Coach Chesswick

Quick summary

Nice work this session Jorge. You finished with a solid win, one tough loss and a clean draw. Review the games below to see the moments I mention.

These are recurring strengths I see across the games and your recent form.

Practical decision making in the middlegame. You choose active plans and trade into favourable endgames rather than passively defending.
Good piece activity and rook use on open files in the win. You converted pressure into material and then simplified when appropriate.
Comfort playing sharp side-lines and open positions. Your results with the Amazon Attack and many Sicilian lines show confidence in dynamic play.
Positive rating trend and resilience. Recent slope and rating gains show you handle setbacks well and keep improving.

Focus on these to convert more games into wins at blitz time controls.

Clock management: several games show long think times in the middlegame, then rushed moves later. Aim to keep a steady per-move rhythm so you have 15–20 seconds for critical moments.
Tactical consistency under pressure: the loss vs stolencandy13 featured complications around the kingside where a tactical oversight cost you balance. Do short tactical drills (3–5 minutes) before sessions.
Opening clarity and simplification: you have strong results in some openings but mixed results in others. Streamline the lines you play in blitz—pick plans rather than memorising long move sequences for lower time controls.
Endgame technique in rook and pawn endings: a couple of late-game conversions were messy. Practice basic rook endings and key king activation patterns so you can close wins comfortably.

Small consistent steps you can do before each blitz session.

Daily 10 minute tactics: focus on middlegame patterns and forks. Do 30 puzzles five days a week; start with easy/medium to build speed and accuracy.
3 x 20 minute endgame sessions per week: rook and pawn basics, opposition, and simple king-and-pawn races. Work on Lucena and basic defense setups.
Opening tune-up (2 sessions/week): choose 2 blitz openings to keep as your main weapons. If you want, keep the Amazon Attack as a primary weapon and either tidy up the Caro-Kann Defense or avoid deep Alapin theory in blitz where your record is weaker.
One annotated game per day: after a session, pick the most instructive game and spend 10 minutes writing the key turning points. Use the links above to revisit those moves.

Play the first 10 moves as a plan, not as a memory test. If you reach a familiar pawn structure, make quick natural moves and save time.
When ahead simplify: exchange pieces to reduce tactical risk and make the win a technical task.
When behind look for active counterplay rather than passive defense. In your loss the passive response let the opponent build a decisive attack.
Use the clock as a resource: keep at least 15–20 seconds for the first critical decision after move 15.

10 minutes tactics warmup focused on forks and discovered checks.
Play a 5+1 session where you deliberately practice simplified openings and stick to one plan per game.
Review the loss vs stolencandy13 to find the exact tactical moment you missed: Loss vs stolencandy13.
Rewatch your win and note how you converted activity to material: Win vs 123iambob123.

Annotate one of your recent games move by move and highlight the turning moments.
Make a compact opening sheet for two blitz openings you want to keep and a short plan for typical middlegames.
Create a 7-day training microplan tailored to your schedule.

Which would you like me to do first?