Chess Coaching Advice for WIM Jesse February

Coach Chesswick

Hi Jesse, here’s some focused feedback based on your latest games

Tactical vision: Your recent wins show quick spotting of mating nets and piece co-ordination (e.g. the Ne2# tactic against juliocaracas).
Activity over material: You are comfortable giving a pawn back to seize the initiative, a trademark of your French/English structures.
Rook mobilisation: Moves such as …Rd5–Rc5–Rd4 appear in several wins—keep making the rooks the most active pieces on the board.

Time management
Three of the last six losses were on time (sometimes versus <1200 opposition). Practise one session per day at a slightly slower control (5 + 5 or 10 + 0) and aim to reach move 20 with ≥60 % of your clock. Use pre-moves only in completely forced lines.
King safety & back-rank discipline
• Dutch loss: 24…Ng6 left g- and h-files unattended.
• Caro-Kann loss: back-rank mate on h3.
Create “automatic” luft (h3/h6 or a3/a6) whenever both rooks are still on the board and queens are present.
Deep calculation before tactical commitments
In the Dutch game 30.Qc8? overlooked …Ne7 and the counter-sacrifice …Re3-e1#. Adopt a simple blunder-check ritual: «What are my opponent’s three strongest replies?» before playing any forcing move.
End-game technique
The win vs miguelfieeuna ended on time in a winning rook endgame. Convert faster by learning the Lucena and Philidor schemes (10-minute drill twice a week).
Opening depth vs. Dutch & Caro-Kann
Update your lines: versus 1…f5 consider 3.g3 set-ups; against the Caro-Kann Exchange learn the plan Bd3, h4-h5, Ne2-f4. A single evening of preparation will pay off immediately.

15-minute Puzzle Storm focusing on defensive motifs (back-rank, overloading).
Play two 5 + 5 games after every blitz session; annotate one of them the same day.
Review each loss with an engine until the first –1.00 evaluation drop; train that position as a puzzle.
Weekly mini-study: one critical endgame theme + one new anti-Dutch idea.

Peak blitz rating: 2109 (2023-11-01) | Your most common win hour:

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Keep enjoying your chess, Jesse—small, targeted tweaks will push you comfortably past the 2000 mark!