Ram Kishan Swami

Hi Ram Kishan Swami!

You’re making steady progress (current peak: 513 (2025-03-11)), and the many tactical checkmates you score show good fighting spirit. Below is a mix of praise and practical advice to make your next rating jump.

What you’re already doing well

• Tactical alertness. You often spot basic mating patterns such as the “back-rank mate” and the loose king on f2/f7. Nice example: 8…Qh4-Qxh2# versus pndoso.
• Courage to sacrifice. Playing moves like 6.Qxg7 and 11.Nxe6 shows you’re not afraid to give material for initiative. Keep this attitude, just add calculation discipline.
• Quick wins with Black in the French set-up. Your miniature victories with …e6/…d5 indicate you feel comfortable in that pawn structure.

Key areas to improve

1. Early-queen adventures hurt more than help.
   Five of your last six losses featured Qh5/Qf3/Qe5 inside the first five moves. These moves let the opponent develop with tempo and leave your own king in the centre.
   • Guideline: Develop ≤1 queen move before move 10 unless it creates an immediate tactic.
   • Drill: After each opening, ask “Have I developed two minor pieces and castled?” — if not, resist touching the queen.
2. King safety & castling.
   Remaining in the centre cost you against zyphir38 (mate on move 35) and JaNsEnsebastian (lost on time while your king was stuck). Make castling a priority.
   • Tip: Practice 20 rapid games where you force yourself to castle by move 10 if legal and safe.
3. Blunder-checking routine.
   Many decisive errors were one-move tactics—hanging queens or allowing forks.
   • Adopt the “SCAN” rule before every move: Squares attacked, Checks, captures, threats, and potential Fork.
   • Spend 10 min daily on tactics trainer puzzles rated 600-900; they replicate the motifs you face.

Opening menu (simple & solid)

Model game to study

The following loss is a textbook example of why premature queen raids backfire. Replay it slowly and ask at each move, “Was that threat real? Could I have developed instead?”

Weekly training plan (≈3 hours total)

• 📚 45 min opening review: play 5 unrated games focusing only on the new opening lines, analyse without engine.
• 🧩 1 h tactical puzzles (three 20-minute sessions). Track your hit rate on a sheet.
• 🎯 30 min end-game basics: king & pawn vs king, opposition, and converting an extra pawn.
• ♟️ 45 min annotated game review: pick one win and one loss, add comments, and share with a stronger friend or coach.

Motivation snapshot

Your results curve is already trending upward — see your personal activity graphs:

Good luck and have fun at the board!