Coach Chesswick
Hi Kevin Qin, here’s your post-session report
What you’re already doing well
- Opening variety With White you rotate Colle, Réti and Queen’s-pawn lines; with Black you mix the Scandinavian, Caro-Kann Two Knights and even the daring Englund Gambit. This keeps opponents guessing and often hands you the initiative in bullet.
- Piece activity Your rooks are rarely passive. The nice finish
47.Rf8⁺in the latest win shows how quickly you convert once a rook reaches the 7th rank. - Clock management In a 60-second time-control you still reach middlegames with 50 s on the clock. That “spare time” lets you calculate key tactics while many bullet players are forced to premove.
Growth opportunities
- Pawn storms vs king safety
Several losses began with automatic …h5/…g5 (e.g. vs Felix Ilinca, EGK_06). Before pushing flank pawns ask: “What squares am I leaving weak and is my king safe if queens stay on?” - Resist risky pawn grabs
In the Caro-Kann loss you played29…Nxa5?. The loose pawn was not worth opening lines toward your own king. Build the habit “king safety > pawn profit” when queens are still on. - End-game technique under bullet pressure
Against Maj Zirkelbach you reached multiple extra-pawn rook endings that drifted. Drill K+R vs K+R+p and basic pawn endings daily so conversion becomes automatic and costs zero time. - Streamline your defence to 1.e4
Splitting prep between the Scandinavian and Caro-Kann halves your pattern memory. Stats already show a ~7 % higher win-rate with the Scandinavian; specialise in it for the coming month.
Key moment to study
From the loss to EGK_06 (Caro-Kann):
[[Pgn|1.e4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Qe2 Nxe4 6.Qxe4 Be6 7.Bc4 Bd5 8.Bxd5 Qxd5 9.Qe2 e6 10.d3 Be7 11.O-O O-O 12.Bf4 Nd7 13.Bg3 Nf6 14.Rfe1 c5 15.a4 Bd6 16.b3 Bxg3 17.hxg3 a6 18.Ne5 Rad8 19.Rad1 Qd6 20.Nc4 Qc7 21.a5 Nd5?] ]Instead of 21…Nd5? the simple 21…h6 keeps the knight defending b7 and avoids the a-pawn avalanche.
1-week action plan
| Day | Focus drill | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | Self-analyse each loss (no engine, then engine) | 45 min |
| Tue | Bullet opening rehearsal: 20 unrated Scandinavian games | 30 min |
| Wed | End-game simulator: R+P vs R | 30 min |
| Thu | “First-mistake ends” tactics streak | 20 min |
| Fri | Review 5 quick wins for missed faster mates | 30 min |
Motivational snapshot
Your current bullet peak: 2719 (2025-06-21). Let’s target +50 elo over the next 100 games—totally realistic once king safety and end-game technique tighten up.
Keep up the great work, and bring any positions that stump you to our next session!