Korneevets Alexander IM

Personalised Feedback for Korneevets Alexander (imka63)

Quick Snapshot

• Current best result: 2356 (2022-12-02)
• Typical schedules: see

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• Main openings played: French Defence, Pirc/Czech System, Caro-Kann (Black); 1.e4 and occasional Colle/London (White).

What You Already Do Well

• Dynamic piece play: The win against owenov shows how comfortably you steer the game into rich middlegames, then seize the initiative with tactical shots such as 12…Nd4!.
• Open-board calculation: In the spectacular finish
  
  you coordinated queen, rooks and passed pawns with confidence.
• Opening variety: Switching between solid (Caro-Kann) and combative (Pirc, Scandinavian) keeps opponents guessing and is excellent for long-term growth.

Key Improvement Themes

1. Time Management

• Four of the last five losses (e.g. versus justanotherkiid) ended on the clock while positions were still defensible or even promising.
• Most critical phase: early middlegame (moves 12-22) where you often drop below 45 seconds.
Action plan: play a few sessions of 3 | 2 or 5 | 0 forcing yourself to keep ≥⅔ of the initial time after move 15. Use opening flashcards so the first 10 moves are almost “free” on the clock.

2. Converting Technical Positions

• Games against Mindiashvilii and jc8352 illustrate that winning endings can drift when you rely solely on tactics.
• Study the “four-pawn rule” and outside passer endings; that would have simplified the rook-pawn endgame you lost on time.
• Practical tip: when material up in blitz, prioritise pawn races over elegance; trade into clearly won king-and-pawn endings even if a computer shows a faster mate elsewhere.

3. Prophylaxis & Defensive Accuracy

• In the London-System loss 27…d4? opened dark-square weaknesses and accelerated White’s passed pawn. Training one or two weekly sessions of “Find the Opponent’s Idea” puzzles will sharpen your prophylaxis instinct.
• Add 10 annotated model games by Karpov (same French/Caro structure) to observe how he neutralises pressure before counter-attacking.

4. Typical Tactical Blind-Spots

• Missed intermezzos (e.g. 24…Qe4 in the Caro-Kann loss could have equalised immediately) suggest revisiting the motif zwischenzug.
• Skewers and long-diagonal tactics are a recurring strength; balance this by drilling back-rank and deflection themes on the defensive side.

Concrete Weekly Routine (4-6 hrs)

1. Mon/Wed: 20 tactical puzzles, theme “zwischenzug & defensive”.
2. Thu: play two 10 | 5 games; afterwards self-annotate moves where you spent >20 seconds.
3. Fri: watch one Karpov French/Caro model game; write three prophylactic questions you would ask over the board.
4. Weekend: Mini-match (8-10 games) 3 | 2 only in your sideline openings (e.g. Czech Pirc). Focus on staying above 30 sec by move 20.

Motivational Closing

Your current style is tactically sharp and strategically flexible. By adding time-handling discipline and a dash of prophylactic thinking, you are well on course to break the next rating barrier. Enjoy the journey, Alexander!