Coach Chesswick
Hi Lisandra Teresa ( “lisychess” ) – personalized training report
🌟 What you’re already doing very well
- Opening preparation – your Queen’s Gambit Declined & Reti systems score well; you often reach middlegames with a sound structure and the pair of bishops.
Example: illustrates excellent preparation and the courage to expand with …b5/…b4. - Tactical alertness – forks such as …Nd4! and clever resource grabs (…Rxe4! vs AmericanOak) show sharp calculation ability.
- Initiative-oriented play – you seldom shy away from pawn breaks (
…c5,…f5) that unbalance the position and suit your style.
🔎 Recurring issues to address
- Clock management – in several 15 | 5 games the evaluation was equal yet time pressure led to blunders or simply flagging (e.g. vs tobachevsky and gliglu).
- End-game conversion – lost pawn endings (diagram after 58…Ke5 vs gliglu) indicate missing theoretical endings and triangulation / opposition themes. See Zugzwang.
- Premature pawn thrusts – the early …b5 in the Catalan loss weakened dark squares; similarly …g5 in the Nimzo-Indian game let White anchor knights on e5/f4.
- Defensive technique – when the attack fizzles you sometimes keep “attacking mode” on and overlook opponent counter-punches (e.g. 33…Qxg4? in the Giuoco Piano game left the king exposed).
🎯 Action plan for the next 4 weeks
- Clock discipline drill
• Play 10 blitz games at 3 | 2 but vow to keep ≥30 s each by move 20.
• Review only moves made under 5 s – most errors hide there. - End-game routine
• Finish one chapter per week from “100 Endgames You Must Know”.
• Recreate endings from your own games and defend/convert vs engine at depth 15. - Quality over quantity in pawn breaks
• Before pushing any wing pawn ask “What is my worst-placed piece?” If the push doesn’t simultaneously improve that piece, reconsider. - Monthly self-review
Track progress with and ; aim for a rising slope in sessions played between 19-22 UTC where most of your games occur.
📈 Targets
• Reach 2472 (2020-08-21) + 50 by relying on improved endings.
• Raise rapid win-rate vs players 2100-2300 from 48 % → 55 % by next month.