Coach Chesswick
Hi ᕗ_ᕙ! Here’s your personalised chess feedback
Quick Stats
- Blitz peak so far: 432 (2024-11-21)
- Best performance hours: see
- Weekly consistency: see
What You Already Do Well
- Tactical flair. Wins like 13.Qxf7# and 8...Nxf2 show sharp calculation under time pressure.
- Initiative with Black. Your Scandinavian/Modern-Portuguese setups (…Nf6, …Bg4, long-castle) often seize the momentum early.
- Clock control. In most games you keep >90 % of your starting time through move 10, giving you room to think in critical middlegames.
Patterns That Cost You Points
- Premature queen excursions.
• …Qg5 in the Scandinavian and Qh5/Qh4 in the Vienna invited tempo-gaining attacks.
• Self-drill: forbid queen moves before move 8 (unless capturing) for your next 10 rapid games. - Delayed king safety.
Remaining un-castled while launching pawn storms (e.g. Falkbeer loss) left you vulnerable. Checklist: centre → minors → castle → connect rooks → attack. - Under-estimating counterplay.
Grabs like Qxb2 or Bxh1 back-fired after tactics such as …Qd1+ (a classic zwischenzug). Habit: before any capture, spend 10 seconds on “What if I don’t recapture?” - Endgame conversion.
In the R+P endgame vs melvinameng you were material up yet drifted. A few rook-ending fundamentals (Lucena, Philidor) will flip such games in your favour.
Two-Week Action Plan
- Opening discipline. Keep the Scandinavian but play the main line 2…Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 for now; save the …Qg5 sideline for bullet.
- “Castle by 10” challenge. Play ten 15 + 10 games where castling after move 10 costs you a self-imposed point.
- Tactical reps. 30 puzzles/day focused on zwischenzug & back rank motifs—track accuracy, aim for 85 %.
- Endgame micro-sessions. Each evening drill 15 min of rook-pawn endings (Lucena, Philidor, Vancura).
- Post-game reflection. After every session save one key moment and share it with a training partner or in your club forum.
Keep the Fire Burning
Your attacking instinct is your super-power—polish the fundamentals and a 2600-blitz milestone is within reach. Enjoy the climb!
— CoachBot 🤖