Coach Chesswick
Hi Jatakk — personalised post-match feedback
What already works
- Sharp tactical vision. Your wins against uzelgaa and zerokamikase feature clean combinations that convert small advantages into decisive attacks.
- Piece activity out of the opening. You rarely leave a minor piece undeveloped past move 10, and you are comfortable castling long to keep the rook on d/g files active.
- Confidence in unbalanced pawn structures. Pushing f- and g-pawns early unsettles opponents who are not ready to calculate forced lines.
Patterns worth polishing
- Time management. Three of the last five losses were on the clock. You tend to slip below 40 seconds once the game leaves theory. A quick practical fix is to set a “move by 1:30” rule — aim to have at least 1 min 30 sec when the queens come off.
- King safety after pawn storms. In the loss to dale0714, the chain f4-e3-c3 left dark squares around your monarch (…Bg4! exploiting e3). When you launch pawns, add a prophylactic move behind them (e.g. …h6, …Kh8) to avoid a returned punch — see prophylaxis.
- Central pawn decisions vs the Modern/King’s Indian set-ups. Both defeats against kingside fianchetto lines featured premature …c5 or …g5 that created holes on d5/f5. Consider delaying these breaks until pieces are harmonised.
- Converting extra material in simplified end-games. Against zoran_zolotic you were a pawn up but could not establish a winning plan before time expired. Create a checklist (activate king, fix pawns, trade rooks) and run through it as soon as queens leave the board.
Action plan for this week
- Clock discipline drill. Play 10 blitz games where you must press “move” before your time dips under 45 sec. The aim is to teach your intuition to make good, not perfect, decisions faster.
- End-game refresh. Spend 20 minutes/day on rook-and-pawn technique. (Start with basic Lucena & Philidor, then add 4-vs-3 same-side.)
- Opening tightening. Pick one response versus 1.d4 fianchetto systems and learn the first eight moves by heart, so you can save thinking time for the middlegame.
- Post-mortem habit. Right after each session, mark one position where you felt unsure and engine-check only that position. This focused review is quicker and sticks better than full-game analysis.
Quick reference statistics
Personal best blitz rating: 2707 (2022-01-04).
Hourly performance snapshot:
Day-of-week consistency:
Keep the momentum
You are hovering around the 2300-2350 plateau. By shaving off the time-pressure blunders and adding basic end-game confidence, the next rating band is within reach. Stay curious, keep calculating, and remember: sometimes the best zwischenzug is simply a quiet improving move.