Coach Chesswick
Performance Snapshot
Peak blitz rating: 560 (2023-09-17)
Activity overview:
Your Current Strengths
- Tactical awareness – you frequently spot forks and double attacks (e.g. 17.Nf7+ vs handzum01).
- Dynamic play – you are comfortable sacrificing pawns for initiative, keeping your pieces active.
- Practical end-game instincts – several wins came from clean conversion when both clocks were low.
Common Trouble Spots
- Early king safety with Black against 1.e4.
Three recent defeats finished before move 12 because the f7-square was left unprotected (see games vs sacchu2421 & romanoumayey). Learn a rock-solid line versus the Italian/Fried-Liver family. - Ignoring counter-threats.
In the loss to aymeric1122 you grabbed material on d5 and were mated on b2 two moves later. Add a final “opponent’s reply” scan before committing to any capture. - Moving the same piece twice in the opening.
Retreats such as 5.Ng1 (latest win) waste tempo and hand the initiative back. - Pawn grabs that release the queen too early.
9…Qxg5 against Sacchu2421 won a pawn but lost several tempi and left your king in the centre.
Instructive PGNs
Your sharpest recent win
A short loss to learn from
Two-Week Improvement Plan
- Study an anti-Fried-Liver line
Choose either 3…Bc5 or the Traxler/5…Na5 and play five practice games focusing on safe castling. - Puzzle Rush focus
Complete 20 runs aimed at back-rank and f7/f2 mating patterns; tag every failed puzzle for review. - Blunder-check routine – before every move ask:
a) What is my opponent threatening?
b) Are any of my pieces hanging?
c) After my move, what is their best reply? - Slow one game per day (10-minute or longer) to practise calculation depth and consistent early castling.
- Opening discipline audit
Annotate your next five games and flag every move where you touch the same piece twice before move 10.
Motivation Corner
Your attacking talent is obvious; once the early-game leaks are patched you’ll see a rapid rating climb. Keep analysing, stay curious, and enjoy the journey!