Coach Chesswick
Hi NCSRaj! 👋 Here is some constructive feedback based on your recent Bullet games.
🏆 What you already do well
- Fighting spirit: Even in worse positions you keep looking for tricks and often win when the opponent flags. Your win against valicspeter showed great resilience.
- Tactical eye: You spot loose pieces and forks (e.g. …Ne4–xf2 in the first PGN) and aren’t afraid to sacrifice material for counter-play.
- Practical openings: You stick to 1…d5 / Scandinavian and 1…e5 setups, saving clock time in the first few moves — ideal for Bullet.
🔍 Biggest improvement areas
- Time management
8 of the last 10 losses were on time while still having material chances. Bullet rewards quick, safe moves more than perfect ones. • Aim to keep ≥10 s in reserve for the last 15 moves. • Pre-move obvious recaptures and checks when risk-free. - King safety Staying in the centre cost you two games (e.g. …Kd8–d7 vs takes98x). Castle quickly unless you have a concrete reason not to.
- Over-extended pawn pushes Early …f5/…g5 in the Scandinavian created holes and target squares. Expand after development, not before.
- Early queen sorties Moving the queen many times (…Qd7–Qe8–Qd7) cost tempo and clock. Follow the “Develop minors before the queen” rule.
- End-game conversion In the loss to jcm1971 you were an exchange up but ran out of time. Learn 2-3 basic winning techniques (e.g. king + rook vs king + pawn) so you can play them instantly.
🗺️ 2-week action plan
| Focus | Drill / Habit |
|---|---|
| Clock handling | Play 10 one-minute games where your only goal is to finish with >5 s on the clock. Ignore the result; train speed. |
| Safe openings | With Black, learn the …Qd8–a5 line of the Scandinavian; queen is safe and you castle by move 6. With White, try the London (1.d4 2.Bf4) — pieces develop on autopilot. |
| Tactics | 10 minutes/day of Puzzle Rush Survival. Aim for a streak of 15 without a blunder. |
| End-games | Solve 5 basic rook-endgame studies. Premove the winning technique until it’s muscle memory. |
📊 When you win the most
🚀 Your peak so far
435 (2025-06-17)📖 Learn from your latest win
Click to replay the game vs Valicspeter
✨ Final tip
In Bullet, simple and safe usually beats brilliant but slow. Streamline your openings, premove your recaptures, and keep the king tucked away. Your tactical flair will then shine without the clock becoming your biggest opponent.Good luck and have fun at the board!
— Your Chess Coach 🤖