Alvaro Blanco Fernandez IM

Hi Alvaro (Kaslask)!

You have played a remarkable volume of games recently and your tactical eye and fighting spirit are clearly visible. Below is some personalised feedback based on your latest results.

Key Strengths

• Dynamic Piece Play – In your win against AlanLaris you punished ...Ng4 with 14.h3 and later found the powerful fork 18.Nxe8. Your pieces coordinate quickly once you seize the initiative.
• Confidence with Unusual Openings – You employ setups such as the Bird’s (1.b3) and the English with early a4–a5, putting opponents out of book and steering the game into middlegame positions you like.
• Practical Fighting Spirit – In faster time-controls you keep games complicated, forcing errors even from higher-rated players (see your squeeze in the endgame versus gxbg2000, where you converted a knight endgame with precise checks).

Areas to Improve

• Time Management in Daily Chess
  All five recent losses came by timeout. Losing on time wastes good positions and rating points. Set a routine: one morning & one evening login, use the “critical games” filter, and add calendar reminders.
• Opening Depth vs. Strong Opposition
  • As Black in the English (A15) you reached the diagram position after 17…Bf8 without clear plans and fell behind.
  • In several Sicilian Daily games you allowed early Nd5 / Nc7+ forks.
  Build a narrow, well-analysed repertoire: for example (Black) the Najdorf or Classical Sicilian; (White) stick to 1.e4 and memorise critical replies up to move 10.
• Pawn-Structure Awareness
  Games show pawn pushes like g4–g5 or h4–h5 without enough piece support, leaving weak squares behind. Before advancing a wing-pawn ask: “What changes in the central light/dark squares?”
• Endgame Technique
  In the win vs. gxbg2000 the conversion was effective but could be cleaner: after 48…Ne6+ 49.Kxc6 you allowed counterplay. Study basic king-and-pawn and rook-and-pawn endings 10 minutes a day.

Action Plan (Next 4 Weeks)

1. Fix the Clock
   • Enable email + mobile alerts for Daily games.
   • Never let a position drop below 24 hours without a move.
   • Play fewer simultaneous Daily boards until the habit sticks.
2. Structured Opening Work
   Week 1–2: Build a mini-repertoire file (max 6 lines) and drill it with puzzles.
   Week 3–4: Play 20 blitz games focusing only on these lines and annotate two losses each week.
3. Middlegame Themes
   Every session pick one concept – outposts, open files, or zugzwang – and find an example game. Create a one-sentence takeaway and keep a notebook.
4. Endgame Refresh
   Solve three pawn-endgame studies per day. Resources inside Chess.com’s drill section will suffice.

Celebrate Your Peak!

Your best blitz rating so far: 2396 (2020-11-15). Aim to beat it by +50 pts once the above routine is in place.

Visual Insights

When are you winning most? Explore:

• – schedule sessions at your “golden hours”.
• – notice weekend vs. weekday performance.

Study One Game in Depth

Replay your tactical masterpiece against AlanLaris with engine-off self-analysis first, then with engine:

Opponent Links Worth Revisiting

Analyse their rematches for opening ideas:

• alanlaris
• Joao Batista Dias
• knut_w (Daily champion who pushed you)

Final Motivation

Chess improvement is exponential once habits align. Keep your tactical flair, add structure, and the elo points will follow.

Good luck, coach is always one message away!