Abhimanyu Mishra GM

Hi Abhimanyu,

Great work on your recent blitz sessions! Your current form shows a healthy mix of creative opening choice and fighting spirit. Below is a concise review of the last training batch, followed by targeted suggestions.

What is going well

• Sharp tactical vision: Both of your latest wins feature double‐promotion ideas (games vs. Turboplombir and PursuitOfHappyness2 –> DanielNaroditsky). Spotting and finishing those combinations under 20 seconds is elite‐level calculation.
• Opening range keeps opponents guessing: In the span of six games you handled the Alapin, Caro-Kann Advance & Gurgenidze, King’s Indian Four-Pawns, and even a Bishop’s Opening sideline. This breadth is a long-term asset.
• Conversion technique: Once you reach clearly winning endings you usually keep the foot on the gas. The K+Q vs K+N pawn-storm from the most recent win was model play.

Top three improvement themes

1. Opening depth vs. B22 (Alapin):
   You’ve scored wins and a quick loss in the same line ( 8…dxc3 / 9.Nxc3 Qb6 ). The positions are strategic – one inaccurate tempo (e.g. 14.Nxd4?!) leaves you struggling. Refresh the theory around 8…dxc3 and the 12.Bf4 a6 13.Nd2 tabiya. A short 30-minute patch will likely net rating points immediately.
2. Handling counter-punches after an early h-pawn thrust:
   In both the loss to Oleg Vastrukhin and the narrow win vs. Sergey Sklokin, the sequence h4–h5 invited …g5/…h5 breaks that opened your own king. Consider adding a “stop-sign” to your decision tree:
   “Does h4 create as many weaknesses behind it as pressure in front of it?”
   If the answer is unclear, follow a slower build-up with pieces first.
3. Prophylaxis in equal middlegames:
   In the Reti loss you missed Black’s …h4–h3 idea. Spending just one quiet move on prophylaxis (e.g. h2-h3 or Kg2) would have removed 80 % of Black’s play. Training suggestion:
   • Once per session load an equal position and force yourself to find two purely defensive candidate moves before calculating any tactic.
   • 10 such reps daily for a week will make the habit stick.

Micro-timing

You average 5–8 seconds per move until move 15, then drop a full minute on a single critical decision. That “time cliff” is visible in your

Never spend more than 25 % of the clock on a single move before move 25.

For blitz that means ≤45 seconds in a 3 | 2 game.

Quick snapshot of peak performance

Your current best blitz record: . Let’s aim +50 elo by month-end.

Reference PGN (latest win)

Next steps

• Patch the Alapin line (one rehearsal session).
• Integrate the “stop-sign” before pawn storms.
• Add a 10-minute daily prophylaxis drill.

Execute these mini-projects and your win graph should climb steadily – check back in a week and let’s validate via

Good luck, and keep the energy high!