Coach Chesswick
Hi Monika 📌 – Personalised Coaching Notes
1. Quick Snapshot
• Current Daily rating is close to your historical best of 2232 (2023-02-19).
• Your overall activity curve looks healthy – see
• Most recent streak: 5 wins in a row versus franklemma using aggressive 1.e4 systems.
2. What You Already Do Well
- Tactical Awareness: You consistently convert loose enemy pieces (e.g. 13.Nxd5! in your latest Vienna win) and spot intermediate moves.
- Open-lane Management: Rapid rook lifts (Re1–e2–g2, Rd1–d6, etc.) show good understanding of piece activation in open positions.
- Psychological Edge: Against lower-rated players you keep tension and force early resignations – a valuable practical skill.
3. Recurring Issues vs 1900+
- Early Queen Adventures: Loss to bmind started with 4.Qg4?! – cost tempo & king safety. Delay queen raids unless they win concrete material.
- Over-extension in Dutch/English structures: In the game versus MrBobBacklund you played …a5/…f6/…c5 without completing development, leaving d6 & e6 weak.
- Endgame Technique: Several losses were still equal after move 30 but slipped through pawn-endgame inaccuracy (e.g. 54…h2-h1=Q). Study practical rook endings.
4. Opening Map
| Side | Current Choice | Coach Suggestion |
|---|---|---|
| White | Vienna, Bishop’s, King’s Gambit | Add a quieter plan (e.g. Italian Two Knights with 4.d3) to avoid theory wars vs 2100+. |
| Black v. 1.e4 | …e5 Falkbeer / Classical | Prepare a solid back-up such as the Caro-Kann to weather tactical storms. |
| Black v. 1.d4/c4 | King’s Indian-ish or Dutch | Learn the basic Slav move-order so you can switch to a more resilient setup when needed. |
5. Model Moment
Study the critical conversion from your latest win:
.Key ideas: remove defender (Nf6+), centralisation (Rd6+), keep rooks coordinated.
6. Targeted Training Plan (6-week)
- Tactical Drills: 30 mins/day on motifs deflection and back-rank. Mark patterns in a notebook.
- Opening Files: Build a 15-line Vienna repertoire with engine checks; aim for ≤8 moves of forced memory per branch.
- Endgame Sundays: Work through 100 Endgames You Must Know chapters 1-10; test with Lichess studies.
- Self-Review Habit: After each daily game, annotate one critical decision in your own words before running the engine.
- Sparring: Play two 15 | 10 games weekly focusing on your planned Caro/Slav additions.
7. Motivation Corner
“Tactics flow from a superior position.” – Bobby Fischer
Keep sharpening the tactics, but invest in the positions that make them possible!
Good luck on your journey to 2100+ Daily & beyond. I’m here whenever you need more guidance!