Hi L_Thno — coach’s review & action plan
Quick snapshot
Your current peak: 1999 (2022-09-08). The green trend in
and shows solid progress, especially in sessions you start fresh. Let’s build on that!What you’re already doing well
- Caro-Kann specialist. With Black you scored consecutive wins against Cambreau, DangerousAirline03 and others. Your grasp of typical ideas such as …c5, …f6 and quick piece activity is evident. (See the miniature below.)
- Tactical alertness. Forks, zwischenzugs and double-attacks appear naturally in your victories. In the Cambreau game,
9…Ng4! immediately created concrete problems for White. - Conversion technique. The rook-and-pawn ending versus DangerousAirline03 was played almost flawlessly; once you simplified you pushed the passed pawn methodically.
Main improvement themes
1 . White openings – cut back the pawn rush
You often reach middlegames with weak squares caused by early g- and b-pawn advances (e.g. losses to Geom7md444 and HauDraufWieNix). Try one clean system for a month:
- Against …d5: play a classical Queen’s Gambit set-up (c4, Nc3, Nf3, e3, Be2, O-O). It keeps the structure healthy and limits calculation load.
- Against …g6 setups, test the quiet London-style with Bf4 instead of an immediate pawn storm.
2 . Handling 1.d4 as Black
The Marshall/QGD structure versus adamfahmi collapsed when you mixed plans (…b6, …c5, …g5) and fell to a tactic on f4.
- Pick one defence (Slav or QGD Tartakower) and learn a model game for each common White plan.
- Memorise the key transition: after …c6–c5 break, complete development before pawn storms.
3 . Time management
Two recent losses were simply flags. Adopt a hard rule: at move 15 you want >60 seconds on the clock. Some tricks:
- Use “think on opponent’s time”.
- Pre-move only forced recaptures.
- When under 20 s, shift into “simple chess” — no deep calculations, just safe moves that keep material.
4 . Tactics you miss
The critical moment against adamfahmi: 27…Qg7 allowed 28.Kh1 Ne4! but later the follow-up slipped. Daily 10-minute puzzle rush focusing on overloaded defender and fork motifs will patch this.
5 . Endgame resilience
Resigning the pawn endgame versus imeonjii was premature — tablebase says it’s holdable with …Kf5. Aim to play out rook & pawn vs rook endings in training; you’ll save half-points.
Illustrative sequence
Key extract from your win vs Cambreau (Caro-Kann Panov):
Weekly training plan
- Mon-Fri: 15 min puzzles + 1 annotated rapid game.
- Sat: Review Caro-Kann classical game; play three 10+5 games focusing on the new White repertoire.
- Sun: 30 min endgame drill (rook vs rook+pawn and knight vs pawn).
Stay consistent for four weeks and reassess with the next
update. Reach out any time — good luck and enjoy the climb!