Coach Chesswick
Hi Maria José (huachiminga) – Personal Bullet-Chess Feedback
Your current highlights
- Peak bullet rating: 2146 (2021-07-15)
- When you score best:
- Weekly consistency:
What already works
- Opening range & surprise value. You switch comfortably between Caro-Kann, Scandinavian, Slav and Nimzo-Larsen set-ups – perfect for bullet.
- Fast forcing play. Timely breaks such as …e5/…f5 convert space into clock pressure (e.g. the win vs bitostorm).
- Practical endgame skills. When up material you often steer into rook endings and rely on technique + time.
Biggest improvement themes
1. King safety vs the “Greek gift”
Loss to HustlatheGreat: 11…h6 let 12.Bxh6 Qxh6 13.Qxh6 crash through. Instead of weakening h7, prefer 11…Re8 or 11…dxc4 followed by …e5. Study the pattern in Bxh7+ sacrifice puzzles until you can spot it with 1-second glance.2. Cleaner Scandinavian move order
Against nacaroa_dan the queen on h5 became a target. Try the mainstream 3…Qa5 4.Nc3 Nf6 or 6…Qd8 7.Nf3 e5, keeping pieces coordinated.3. Time management & conversion
~60 % of sampled wins come from flagging. Convert faster by- Trading queens when a pawn up.
- Premoving forced mates (e.g. …Qh2#).
4. Bullet opening kit – keep/polish
| Colour | Keep | Polish |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1.b3, 1.c4 | Add a sharp gambit (e.g. c4-e4 English-Keres) for clock pressure. |
| Black vs 1.e4 | Caro-Kann | Backup line: Modern Defense to dodge prep. |
| Black vs 1.d4 | Slav structures | Insert early …Bf5 or …g6 to protect h-file dark squares. |
5. Two-week training plan
- Puzzle Rush 5 min daily – aim +3 score.
- Self-review one loss nightly; mark three “could-premove” spots.
- Weekends: 10 games of 3 | 2 focusing on clean conversions.
- Flash-cards: first 8 moves of each bullet opening, drill until instant.
Speed + accuracy wins bullet. You already own the speed – let’s add the extra 10 % accuracy!
¡Éxitos en el tablero, Maria!