Coach Chesswick
Recent Performance Overview
Quentin, your recent rapid games show a competitive level of play with a record of 9 wins and 3 losses. Your rating remains high around 2479 with a solid performance in multiple opening variations.
What You’re Doing Well
- Opening Repertoire: You have a strong positive win rate (100%) with openings like the English Opening variations, Queen’s Gambit Declined - Hastings Variation, and others such as the Italian Game and Amazon Attack. This indicates good understanding and preparation in these lines.
- Positional Awareness: Your win with the English Opening Drill Variation and Amazon Attack demonstrates an ability to handle nuanced positional play and capitalize on opponent mistakes.
- Endgame Technique: The checkmate finish in your recent win shows good technique in converting advantages even in complex positions with limited material.
Areas to Focus on for Improvement
- Opening Variations with Losses: Your games with the Slav Defense: Bonet Gambit, Benoni Defense: Modern Variation, and Caro-Kann Defense have resulted in losses. These are opportunities to deepen your study and refine opening plans against these defenses to reduce early risks.
- Time Management: There are instances where losses came by opponent winning on time. Staying calm and managing your clock well especially in technical or long endgames could improve your chances.
- Consistency in Midgame: While your opening and endgame play is strong, some midgame transitions in losses suggest reviewing game phases where you may face challenges, particularly handling counterplay and tactical defenses.
Suggestions for Training
- Review critical lines and common plans for the Slav, Benoni, and Caro-Kann defenses using annotated grandmaster games or training tools.
- Practice time pressure scenarios with puzzles and rapid games to improve decision-making under limited time.
- Analyze your recent losses in detail—identifying tactical oversights or strategic inaccuracies that led to disadvantage.
- Consider focusing on improving your calculation and positional evaluation to convert slight advantages reliably.
Final Thoughts
Your current strength adjusted win rate is around 47%, which is solid against strong opponents. The trend slope of your rating shows potential for increased performance with focused practice. Keep building on your strong opening fundamentals and sharpen your play during the middle game and critical moments to maintain and increase your rating upward.