makhiiiiii

Hi makhiiiiii! 🏆 Let’s level-up your chess together.

1. What you’re already doing well

• You’re not afraid to play active, forcing moves. In several wins you punished early queen blunders (e.g. 7…Bxd1 vs Rajesh Kumar).
• You often castle before move 10, so your king is usually safe when things go well.
• You’re comfortable grabbing material and converting it when the opponent resigns early.

2. Biggest improvement zones

2.1 Opening discipline

• Knights on the edge (Na3 / Nh6) look creative but usually slow your development. Aim for the classical squares c3/f3 (as White) or c6/f6 (as Black).
• Try not to move the same piece more than twice in the first 10 moves. In your loss to ngotuanthanhan you spent five tempi with the same bishop/queen while falling behind in development.
• Follow the simple rule: “Develop, develop, castle, connect rooks.” Doing this will already win games at the 800-level.

2.2 Tactical awareness

• You win when tactics favour you, but you also lose to basic motifs such as the fork (…Nf3⁺ in your 25-move loss) and the back-rank mate pattern (…Qg2#).
• Daily dose: solve 10–15 puzzles focusing on forks, pins and skewers. Keep the rating range 300–900 so puzzles mirror your game situations.

2.3 King safety & pawn shields

• Several defeats happened after you weakened your king with pawn pushes (g-pawn in the loss to rajeshkinf). Before advancing pawns in front of your king ask, “Can my opponent’s queen or bishop enter the position?”
• When you castle short, try to keep pawns on f2-g2-h2 (or f7-g7-h7) unmoved unless you have a concrete gain.

2.4 Endgame basics

• When you are up material, simplify: trade pieces (not pawns) and head to a winning endgame.
• Learn the “rule of the square” and king-and-pawn opposition; these come up frequently once queens leave the board.

3. Illustrative moment

From your most recent loss (moves 24–30):

Key lessons:

1. After 24.Rxf5? you opened the f-file for Black’s rook while your own king lacked defender pieces.
2. Before capturing, ask “What will my opponent recapture with and what squares become weak?”
3. Instead, 24.Qxd2 would have traded queens and removed all immediate mating threats.

4. Concrete training plan (4 weeks)

1. Puzzles: 15 tactical puzzles daily → aim for 80 % accuracy.
2. Opening notebook: Pick one opening as White (London System: 1.d4 2.Nf3 3.Bf4) and one as Black against 1.e4 (Scandinavian 1…d5) and against 1.d4 (Queen’s Gambit Accepted 1…dxc4). Limit study to first 6–8 moves.
3. Play & review: 3 rapid games (10|5 or 15|10) every session. Immediately after each game:
   • Mark one “good move” 👍 and one “blunder” ❌.
4. Endgames: Watch one short video or read one page on basic king-and-pawn endings twice a week.

5. Motivation corner

Your current best rating: 1171 (2023-01-30). With consistent practice it is realistic to reach 950–1000 in the next two months. Keep the habit of reviewing every game and the improvement will follow. 💪

6. Progress trackers

Use these built-in graphs to see when you score best:

Good luck, have fun, and remember:

“The winner is the player who makes the next-to-last mistake.” — Tartakower

Minimize your last mistake and victories will come. I’m rooting for you!