PierYosivof

Coaching Feedback for PierYosivof

What you’re already doing well

• Tactical alertness: You often spot loose pieces and forks (e.g. 3.Bxa8!! against ahmed123_129).
• Confidence to attack: Pushing g- and h-pawns shows you are not afraid of playing for the initiative.
• Conversion skills: In winning positions you stay disciplined and keep checking/mating patterns in sight – see the final phase of your last win (
  
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• Opening consistency: Having a go-to system (King’s Fianchetto with 1.g3 / 2.Bg2) means you reach familiar middlegames quickly.

Three high-impact fixes

1. Piece activity before pawn storms
   In several losses (vs. xgkbrx, lgv2022) you advanced flank pawns while queenside pieces slept. • Golden rule: “Only attack after your pieces can join the party.” • Practical habit: Before pushing a wing pawn, ask “Are both knights and both bishops developed?”—if not, develop first.
2. King safety & early queen moves
   Games often featured …Qf6, Qb3, Qxf7+ or Qg4 before castling. Early queens attract tempo-gaining attacks and leave your king in the centre. • Challenge: For your next 20 games, make castling a priority by move 8 unless a concrete tactic wins material. • Study the term zwischenzug – many early-queen tricks you allow are simply intermediate moves you can anticipate.
3. Finish development in the French/Sicilian structures
   As Black you like e6-c5-Nc6. Trouble arises when you chase minor pieces with pawns (…b4, …h5) before completing kingside development. • Drill: Play through 10 model games where Black handles the “Taimanov-style” development (…Nc6, …Qc7, …Nf6, …Be7, 0-0). • Mini-goal: In the next session, try to reach the diagram of full development + castling before launching pawn breaks.

Opening menu to broaden your game

• As White: Add a simple 1.e4 repertoire against 1…e5 (e.g. Scotch or Italian). You’ll learn classical centre patterns missing in your 1.g3 games.
• As Black vs. 1.e4: Keep the French, but prepare one solid line (e.g. the Rubinstein with 3…dxe4). Less theory, more structure understanding.

Endgame basics to master

Several wins required many extra moves because you hesitated to simplify (e.g. 49…Kxc3 50.f7!). Review:

• King & Pawn vs. King (opposition, outside passer).
• Lucena & Philidor positions for rook endings.

Training plan (4-week sample)

Your progress so far

Peak Rapid rating: 1067 (2024-12-18)
Win-rate by day:

Final encouragement

You’re hovering just under 1000. Cleaning up early development habits alone can add 100-150 Elo quickly. Stay disciplined, review each loss (even abandoned games), and keep your king safe first – tactics will flow naturally afterwards. Good luck, and see you at 1100!