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Shi Yuan Tian WFM

mangofish594 Greater Vancouver Since 2016 (Inactive) Chess.com ♟♟♟
53.8%- 42.5%- 3.7%
Bullet 2146
1242W 1048L 81D
Blitz 2010
209W 115L 17D
Rapid 1926
63W 30L 8D
Daily 2036
22W 22L 0D
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Coach Chesswick

Hi Shi Yuan Tian, here’s your personalised chess feedback

Quick Snapshot

• Current form: strong tactical vision and a fighting spirit that keeps you in complex games.
• Best recorded value: 2154 (2021-12-04)
• Activity trends: see

Win Rate by Hour100%75%25%0%50%0:00 - 56.0%1:00 - 59.4%2:00 - 64.1%3:00 - 55.1%4:00 - 54.3%5:00 - 52.2%6:00 - 50.7%7:00 - 51.5%8:00 - 57.5%9:00 - 42.6%10:00 - 55.6%11:00 - 50.0%12:00 - 0.0%13:00 - 33.3%14:00 - 20.0%15:00 - 22.2%16:00 - 40.3%17:00 - 49.1%18:00 - 50.8%19:00 - 48.9%20:00 - 55.5%21:00 - 57.1%22:00 - 61.0%23:00 - 53.6%01234567891011121314151617181920212223Hour of Day (UTC)
and
Win Rate by Day100%75%25%0%50%Monday - 52.9%Tuesday - 48.8%Wednesday - 54.1%Thursday - 50.6%Friday - 61.2%Saturday - 54.8%Sunday - 54.4%MonTueWedThuFriSatSunDay of Week
to locate your “golden hours”.

Your Competitive Strengths

  • Opening Variety & Confidence – You comfortably handle both 1.e4 and 1.d4 structures and show good knowledge of the Caro-Kann as Black. Early moves are rarely the cause of trouble.
  • Tactical Awareness – Several wins feature clean combinations (e.g. 14.Nxd5! and 20.Nxf6+ in your win vs. sheremet_maksym). You’re alert to forks, pins and the classic removal of the defender theme.
  • Conversion Technique When Ahead – In your Daily win you slowly increased the pressure, avoided counter-play, and forced resignation without rushing.

Main Areas to Improve

  • Time Management – 5 of your last 7 losses are “lost on time” despite equal or better positions. Blitz instincts are solid, but the clock is beating you more than the opponent.
  • End-game Fundamentals – Several time losses occurred in technically won endings (see move 43…Rxh2? & 50…h1=Q in the game vs. rgose). Simplify earlier, activate the king and know standard Lucena/Philidor setups.
  • Strategic Planning – When the position shifts from tactics to quiet manoeuvring, you sometimes repeat plans (e.g. doubling rooks without a breakthrough). Work on long-term goals: pawn breaks, piece improvement, weak-square control.
  • Pawn-Structure Awareness – In the English loss you placed pawns on dark squares while your bishop was also dark-squared, limiting its scope. Re-evaluate pawn pushes before committing.

Concrete Action Plan

  1. 90-Minute Slow Game Each Week
    Play one rapid/classical game to practise deep calculation without clock panic. Review it immediately afterwards.
  2. End-game Drill Routine
    • 10 minutes daily on rook-and-pawn endings.
    • Study Silman’s Complete Endgame Course chapters up to your rating bracket.
    • Recreate critical positions from your games and play them vs engine.
  3. Opening Fine-Tuning
    For Caro-Kann Advance (3.e5 Bf5) memorise the key plans after 6.Nc3 & 6.Nf3. Build a flash-card of typical pawn breaks …c5 and …g5 ideas.
  4. Clock Discipline Exercise
    During blitz, aim to keep >75% of starting time after move 10. If you drop below, force yourself to make the next 3 moves in 10 seconds.
  5. Pattern Recognition
    Solve 20 rated puzzles/day focusing on defensive themes (zwischenzug, perpetual, fortress) to balance your attacking flair.

Illustrative Moment

The diagram below shows the critical tactical breakthrough that gave you a decisive edge in your win with 1.c4:

Notice how the removal of the defender cleared the d5-square and forced structural weaknesses.

Next Milestone

Target a stable blitz rating 50 points above your current average within the next month. Follow the action plan, track results using your win-rate charts, and celebrate incremental progress.

Good luck, and enjoy your chess journey!


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