dominique duhaupand

Hi Dominique (papydd) – here’s a focused review of your recent play

1. What you are already doing well

• Quick tactical vision: you regularly spot short-term mating ideas such as the “Scholar’s Mate” patterns with Qf3/Qf6 and Bc4/Bc5. This gives you many miniature wins when opponents drift.
• Confidence to calculate forcing lines: the wins against miku99999999 and anthony-the-great show that once you see a mating net you commit without hesitation.
• Time usage: you finish most 10-minute games with >60 % of your clock left, so you are rarely under time pressure.

2. Main improvement priorities

1. Early queen moves
   • In 11 of the 12 PGNs your queen is developed before move 4.
   • When opponents defend accurately you lose tempo, fall behind in development and the king remains in the centre.
   • Example: 6…Qxe4+ in the loss to Djada10 fixed your queen on e4 while White’s minor pieces flooded the board.
   Action: delay Qf3/Qf6 until you have at least two minor pieces developed and your king is ready to castle.
2. King safety & castling
   • In every defeat your king was still in the centre after move 15.
   • Central kings invite knight forks (e.g. Nc7+, Nd5+), checks on the open e-file and mating nets on the back rank.
   • You were mated by Rc4-c7, Rh1#, Qe1#, Ra6# – all back-rank motifs.
   Action: make castling an automatic goal by move 10 unless you have a concrete reason not to.
3. Board awareness: knight forks & loose pieces
   • Forks on c7/c2 & e6/e3 cost material in four games.
   • Loose bishops on b4/f4/h3 fell to tempo-gaining attacks.
   • Before playing any move, run a quick “checks, captures, threats” scan for both sides – especially look for knight jumps fork.
4. Opening repertoire depth
   • Relying on surprise lines works below 600, but stronger opponents punish them.
   Suggested upgrade:
   • With White: play the Italian Game – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4. It keeps your favourite Bc4 but adds sound development.
   • With Black: answer 1.e4 with 1…e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 (Giuoco Piano) or 3…Nf6 (Two Knights). Save …Qf6 for later.

3. Concrete training plan (4 weeks)

4. Motivation corner

Your attacking flair is a real asset. By adding solid development and king safety, you’ll convert far more of your promising positions into wins while avoiding sudden collapses.

Current personal best: 1148 (2020-04-27). Let’s aim to push that above 800 within the next month – you have all the tools to do it!

Good luck at the board, and feel free to send your next annotated game for feedback.