Coach Chesswick
Hi Lajos!
Great work maintaining a strong blitz rating around 2408 (2021-12-11). Your games show dynamic attacking ideas and a good feel for initiative. Here is some personalised feedback, based on your latest streak of games.
What you are already doing well
- Active piece play. In many wins you activate rooks on the third rank (e.g. 23.Rh3–Rg3 in your win vs. hvdl) and find tactical blows such as 22.Bxg7 or 22.Rxf7+ against the Pirc.
- Opening versatility. You handle 1.e4 (Petroff, Sicilian) and 1.d4 (Benoni-type, Indian Game) with confidence, making you harder to prepare for.
- Practical calculation speed. Short time-control victories, often won with 30 – 40 seconds left, show solid tactical eyesight.
Key areas to focus on next
- Time management.
• Four of your last six losses were “lost on time” in roughly equal or winning positions.
• Aim to reach move 20 with ≥ 50 % of your initial clock. Try “touch, calculate once, play” for non-critical replies.
• Practise a 2-second scan routine: checks, captures, threats, every move. - Early pawn thrusts (h- & g-pawns).
• In several defeats (e.g. vs. Federico Gonzalez Gastellú and NguyenXuanVinh) the advance h4/g4 created weaknesses your opponent later exploited.
• Ask “What is my worst-placed piece?” before pushing wing pawns; often improving that piece is safer. - Conversion technique.
• From a pawn up against MiamiShark you still flagged. Converting +1 positions quickly (trading into simple endgames) will boost your score.
• Drill technical endings (rook + pawn vs. rook, basic bishop endings); 5-minute end-game studies can replace one tactics session per day. - Central counterplay as Black.
• In the Scotch loss to black_apalachi you allowed e4-e5 breaks while pieces were undeveloped. Against 1.e4 consider solidifying with …d5 in one go or switching to a repertoire that cuts early central tension (e.g. the Caro-Kann). - Pattern recognition: opposite-side castling.
• Your attacking intuition is strong, but sometimes you forget the opponent’s counterplay. Create a rule-of-thumb list (open files, tempo counts, king-hiding squares) and review after each opposite-side game.
Mini exercise
Replay the critical sequence from your recent loss and find an improvement for White on move 31:
Suggested study plan (weekly)
- 3×15 min: Clock discipline drills (play bullet with the sole goal of reaching move 30 above 30 s).
- 3×20 min: Endgame flashcards (rook endings & basic pawn structures).
- 2×30 min: Review one loss & one win; write a sentence on why each critical move was made.
- 1×30 min: Opening maintenance – pick one line you actually faced this week and update notes.
Progress trackers
Keep an eye on your activity graphs to spot fatigue patterns:
Keep up the attacking spirit, Lajos, but add a layer of clock control and end-game calm—you will see your rating climb fast. Feel free to send me any game you would like analysed in depth. Good luck!