Coach Chesswick
Hi orGV12! 👋 Here’s some personalized, constructive feedback based on your latest games.
1. What you’re already doing well ✅
- Tactical alertness. In your recent Scandinavian win you spotted
15.Ne4–16.Nxf6+ and followed up with powerful ROOK lifts (19.Re5–20.Rae1) to finish the attack. Your pieces coordinate quickly once lines open. - Opening range. With White you steer games into open structures (1.e4, occasional 1.d4 Bg5 Trompowsky). As Black you rely on the Caro-Kann and the Sicilian, giving you sound coverage against 1.e4.
- Playing for the initiative. Advanced pawn storms (g-pawn vs Najdorf, h-pawn vs Advance Caro) keep opponents under pressure and often force defensive mistakes.
2. Biggest improvement themes 🔍
- Time-management. Four of your last five losses were on the clock while the final positions were still playable.
• Try a mental “checkpoint” every 10 moves: if your clock dipped below ⅔ of the starting time, simplify or play a safe plan instead of hunting for the perfect move.
• Practise 3-minute no-increment games to get comfortable making fast, safe decisions. - Endgame conversion. In the lost Caro-Kann vs dad_plays you reached a winning rook-plus-pawns ending but could not convert under time pressure.
• Drill KRP vs KR and basic rook endings until you can play them almost automatically.
• When ahead, trade queens earlier so you spend your remaining seconds on technique, not on calculating tactics. - Pawn-structure awareness. The Najdorf time-loss showed the risk of pushing too many wing pawns (g4-h4-h5) without king safety. Before launching pawn storms ask, “Is my king safe if queens stay on?” If not, castle long or prepare safer.
- Practical opening tweaks.
- Scandinavian as White. After 3.Nc3 Qd8 4.Nf3 you often follow with 5.Bc4 Bg4 6.O-O e6 7.d3. Consider 7.h3 Bh5 8.d4! to grab the centre immediately.
- Caro-Kann Tartakower (…exf6 Bd6). You sometimes misplace the dark-squared bishop on b8. The classical …Bf5 setup avoids later awkward retreat to b8.
- Najdorf Adams Attack. After 6.h3 Nc6 7.g4 Nxd4 8.Qxd4 e6 the mainline is 9.Be3, keeping f2–f4 in reserve and preventing …e5 ideas.
3. Suggested study plan đź“š
| Focus | Exercise | Weekly target |
|---|---|---|
| Clock handling | Play 20 bullet (1|0) games, reviewing only time usage | 20 games |
| Rook endgames | Chessable “Rook Endgame Essentials”, chapters 1-3 | 30 minutes × 3 |
| Opening refresh | Create flashcards for Caro-Kann Advance …c5 ideas & key Najdorf resources squares |
15 cards |
| Tactics | Puzzle Rush Survival – stop at first mistake, analyse | 5 runs |
4. Quick reference from your stats
- Peak Blitz rating: 2234 (2024-02-29)
- Typical win hours vs loss hours:
- Daily performance trend:
5. Inspiration corner 🎯
Re-live your crisp finish against DAD_PLAYS — notice how every rook swing hit with tempo:
Keep building on these strengths while tightening endgame and time skills. Small fixes here will push you well beyond the 2300+ mark. Good luck, and enjoy the journey!