MILUIS CM

Hi MILUIS – Performance Review & Training Plan

1. Quick Snapshot

Current level: ambitious 2300-range player who prefers solid pawn structures (Caro-Kann / Benoni / Colle-type setups) but is not afraid of dynamic pawn storms when the position calls for it. Peak so far:

Typical activity curve:

2. What You Already Do Well

• Opening breadth. You handle both e-pawn and d-pawn openings with ease. In the three latest black wins you produced theoretical Caro-Kann ideas such as …c5 in the Advance (vs. Gorgorovt) and the Botvinnik-Carls structure.
• Tactical alertness. Your recent miniature …Nxb4! followed by …Qxc3 shows good calculation speed. See move 10-17 of the last win for a textbook pawn-snatch:
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• End-game technique. The rook–and-pawn conversion against Gorgorovt (65.Ra8#) demonstrated patience, triangulation and mating-net awareness.
• Time management. Most victories were achieved with 2-4 minutes left; you rarely flag when ahead.

3. Main Growth Areas

1. Pawn over-extension with White.
   • Against epitxx the early 5.h4/9.h5 gave Black a clear target.
   • In your Benoni loss you pushed 19.b4?! without full central support, opening dark-square weaknesses.
   ➜ Rule of thumb: advance wing pawns after centre is stable or when you gain a concrete hook.
2. Conversion of material advantage.
   Games vs. matthewp546 & CarwynYeo show positions where you were an exchange up yet slipped. Often a failure to consolidate (e.g. bring king to safety, trade attackers) let counter play in.
   ➜ Adopt the “+2 move pause” habit: after winning material, find two quiet improving moves before resuming aggression.
3. Prophylaxis & king safety.
   You enter complications confidently but sometimes forget the opponent’s ideas (31…Ne5! in the Benoni decided the game). Continuous asking “What is my opponent threatening?” is key – classic prophylaxis.

4. Game-Specific Pointers

5. Training Plan – Next 4 Weeks

• Opening fine-tune. Build a concise PGN file for your White repertoire based on 1.d4 & 2.c3 systems; annotate three model games per line.
• Middlegame drills. 15 minutes/day solving “defend the side under attack” positions to reinforce prophylactic thinking.
• Endgame menu. Repeat rook-versus-rook-plus-pawn studies; aim to finish every session by reproducing the Lucena & Philidor setups in under 90 seconds.
• Sparring. Play two training games per week where you start each game a pawn down – forces precise consolidation skills.

6. Motivational Note

Crossing 2350 Rapid is near. Your tactical vision is already IM-level; once the prophylactic layer catches up, the rating curve will look like this:

Keep pushing, calculate one more time, and good luck in the next tourney!