Coach Chesswick
Hi sebas sanchez, here’s a quick performance review based on your latest blitz games!
What you’re already doing well ✅
- Dynamic play in the Caro-Kann & Modern set–ups. In your win vs Botal84 you steered the game into sharp pawn-storms and converted after 21…Qf6. Your feel for initiative is a real asset.
- Tactical alertness. Motifs such as 17.Nxd5! (same game) or 29.g6! against Tactican_228 show you spot “in between” blows quickly.
- Practical openings repertoire. You rarely leave the book worse. Against higher-rated opponents you use flexible systems (…c6/…d5 or …c5/…e6) that keep positions sound.
Biggest improvement levers 🔍
- Time management.
Five of your last six losses were on the clock, often in winning or equal endgames (e.g. vs prime-morty, Cayse). Your move-to-move pace drops in queen endings: from ~2 s per move in middlegame to 6-8 s in endgame while the opponent accelerates. - Endgame technique.
• In the English game you reached a rook + pawns ending a pawn up yet wandered into perpetual checks.
• vs prime-morty you hesitated with …Kd7–c7 allowing Rb6-checks; the critical plan was …Re7, …g5, …h5 to freeze king-side pawns first.
A bit of structured endgame study will convert many of those clock-scrambles into quick wins. - Handling of space disadvantages.
Losses in the Slav and Trompowsky feature you locking the position with …c6/…e6 then struggling for counter-play. When you cannot break with …c5/…e5 early, relocate pieces (…Ne4/…f5 ideas) instead of passive shuffling.
Action plan for the next two weeks 🗓️
- Switch to an incremental time-control (3 + 2) for 20 games. Force yourself to play endgames with the extra increment and monitor your average “time left” statistic. helps you see whether fatigue or specific hours create most flag-outs.
- Daily “7-7-7” endgame routine: 7 minutes on basic rook endings, 7 on queen endings, 7 on technical conversion (two bishops vs knight, etc.). 21 min/day → noticeable gain.
- Opening tweak vs 1.d4: add the immediate …c5 strike in the Slav move-order to avoid cramped positions. Blitz-test 10 games and review results in .
Concrete study bites 📚
- Re-play this critical segment and try to find quicker winning lines: (vs prime-morty).
- Memorise the Philidor drawing zone and the umbrella technique—both appeared in your loss to english_player_89.
- Add these thematic breaks to your “must-calculate” checklist:
– …f6/f5 pawn breaks in Caro structures
– …c5 vs the Exchange Slav
– g-pawn pushes when opposite-side castling
Quick stats snapshot
Peak blitz rating: 2731 (2023-06-16)
Current trend: +18 elo over last 20 games (despite 3 time losses!)
Keep the momentum going!
You already demonstrate IM-level tactical vision; ironing out the endgame/time-pressure phase will give you a free 50-100 elo. Enjoy the grind, and feel free to share any positions that puzzle you.