Coach Chesswick
Hi Naruna Chan!
Quick snapshot
- Peak blitz rating: 2456 (2024-04-23)
- Overall performance graphs:
What you are already doing well
- Healthy repertoire built around 1.e4
You handle French-type structures comfortably (e.g. your French Exchange win on 21 May) and score well in open e-pawn games as Black (Berlin-style wins vs andinagar and joukom). - Practical tactical eye
In the Owens-Defence game (gautamsharma30) you spotted 26.Rxb7+!! to rip open the queenside and force resignation soon after. Your games often feature tactical themes such as overloaded pieces and clearance sacrifices. - Good sense of initiative
You rarely shy away from pawn breaks (d4–d5, f-pawn pushes, etc.) which keeps your opponents under pressure.
Largest growth areas
- Clock management
Four of your last six losses were decided by time forfeiture or early abandonment. In the 60-second game vs mrhajieff you spent ~55 % of your time by move 20.
• Enter each game with a simple rhythm (e.g. “openings at ~1 sec/move, reserve 15 sec after move 20”).
• Add an incremental time control when training to reinforce quick yet accurate moves. - Pawn-storm discipline
Against mrhajieff you launched g- and h-pawns before completing development; the counter-strike …c5 left your king exposed and pieces uncoordinated. Stick to the rule of thumb: do not advance wing pawns aggressively until you have connected rooks or created a concrete target. - End-game conversion
Wins vs Andinagar and joukom show good technique, but the lost rook-ending against DerDistelfink highlighted missed tempo moves and zugzwang ideas (see zugzwang, tempo).
• Work through 10 basic rook-ending studies per week.
• Play out winning positions vs the engine set to low depth to practise technique under time pressure.
Opening-specific suggestions
- Vs Scandinavian (…Qd8): Instead of 5.Be3, consider 5.Nf3 6.Be2 to castle quickly; it reduces Black’s …c5 counterplay that hurt you on 4 Jun.
- Closed Sicilian as White: Your setup (Nc3, Bc4, d3, h3) is solid, but early 6.h3 yielded no benefit and cost a tempo in the loss to VedantSalvi. Try 6.Be3 or 6.Bg5 with quicker queenside expansion.
- French Exchange as White: You already handle it well—add the 4.Bd3 sideline to fight for an attacking structure if Black plays …c5 early.
Action plan for the next two weeks
- Daily: 15 min tactics; note each motif you fail and revisit after two days.
- Every other day: One 15+10 game focusing solely on clock discipline (no premoves).
- Weekend: Analyse one of your own end-games without an engine, then compare to engine suggestions.
- Opening lab: Build a five-line “anti-Scandinavian” file and a two-line Closed-Sicilian improvement; rehearse them with the opening explorer.
Stay consistent and keep the games flowing—your tactical flair already makes you dangerous; tightening up those few structural and time issues will push you well beyond the 2200 mark. Good luck!