Coach Chesswick
Hi knight091077! Your personalised improvement plan
Current personal best (rapid): 1346 (2024-09-01)
1. What you already do well
- Active piece play – you rarely leave your army on the back-rank. Typical examples are 17.Nxd7!! versus giardt7 and 26.Nxc7 against fina ginting.
- Pawn breaks – moves such as f4 (King’s Gambit) and b5 in the Catalan win show you are not afraid to open lines.
- End-game stamina – the 70-move grind against aboadhamjawish proves you can keep your concentration.
2. Biggest improvement opportunities
- King safety before attack
When you lost to agus_etche (King’s Gambit) you castled late and were mated on move 15.
Rule of thumb: castle or secure the 7th/2nd rank before launching pawns. - Early queen moves
Moving Qh5/Qf3 on move 2–3 (seen in several games) works against beginners but backfires once opponents know the refutation. Stick to “develop three minor pieces first, then the queen”. - Loose Pieces Drop Off (LPDO)
A bishop or knight was left en-prise in four of your last five defeats (e.g. 14…Bxd2! vs aashu0212). Before every move ask: “are any of my pieces hanging or undefended?”. - Converting material
In the Catalan win you were two pieces up by move 30 yet still allowed counter-play. Study basic techniques of piece co-ordination and reducing counter-play.
3. Opening map for the next 30 days
- With White – Italian / Four-Knights (easy to learn, sound positions).
- With Black versus 1.e4 – keep 1…e5 but memorise the Petroff line that beat you (5.Nf3).
- With Black versus 1.d4 – the set-up that scored versus avicenadima (…d5 …e6 …Nf6 …Be7 …c6) is solid and low-maintenance.
4. Daily training routine (≈40 min)
| Task | Time |
|---|---|
| 10 tactical puzzles (forks, pins, skewers) | 15 min |
| Replay one master game in your chosen opening | 10 min |
| Self-analyse yesterday’s rapid game (no engine), then verify with engine | 10 min |
| King-and-pawn end-game drill | 5 min |
5. Critical moment replay
The mate against Agus_etche illustrates how fast an exposed king can fall:
6. When do you play your best?
Check the interactive graphs and schedule games at your “golden hours”.
7. Next steps
- Play 20 rapid games following the opening map above.
- Add every blunder position to a flash-card deck and review it twice a week.
- Request a rematch with any opponent that beat you quickly – facing the same problems again cements the fix.
Stick to the plan for a month and breaking the 1100 barrier will be a formality. Good luck and enjoy the climb!