Coach Chesswick
Hi RyneeboyChess!
Great job pushing your blitz/bullet rating close to 1932 (2025-05-08) and scoring several nice tactical wins. Here is some targeted feedback based on your most-recent streak of games.
What you are doing well
- Fast tactical vision. You often spot forks and skewers quickly, e.g. …Qd1+ in your win versus kanavbansal2013.
- Resourceful rook play. In several endings (e.g. versus radeymichael) you doubled rooks on the open a-file and converted cleanly.
- Comfort in the Owen/English set-up (…b6/…Bb7). You know the typical …e6, …c5, …d5 pawn lever ideas and score well when opponents enter the main lines.
- Clock control — sometimes. In your best games you kept a 5-10 second edge and forced opponents to flag.
Biggest improvement opportunities
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King-side danger signals.
Two of your losses came from the same pattern: …Bxh3 followed by a queen & rook battery on the h-file. Study the “Greek-Gift” sacrifice and related motifs (Greek Gift). Ask yourself every move: “What changes if my opponent plays Bxh7+ / Bxh3?”. -
One-dimensional opening palette.
13 of your last 15 games with Black started 1…b6. Stronger rivals will prep vs one line. Consider adding a classical defence (e.g. the French or the Queen’s Gambit Declined) once in a while to stay unpredictable. -
Time-pressure technique.
Three recent losses ended by flagging with completely playable positions. • Play simple “safe” pre-moves when the position is locked. • Use the mouse-move order right-click → left-click to cancel mis-premoves quickly. • Practise speed drills: 30-second puzzles or flèche (0|1) games to hard-wire common mates. -
Avoid weakened dark squares in the Owen.
In the loss to gourav_38 the early …Bb4xc3+ surrendered the dark-square bishop and you never regained control of e5/f6. Typical antidotes: – Delay …Bb4 until White commits c2-c3. – Play …d6 → e5 setups to close the long diagonal before trading bishops.
Mini-lesson: spotting …Bxh3 ideas
The diagrammed loss against erencallllx is a textbook example. Replay it once, stopping after 14…Bxh3, and verbalise why the sacrifice works.
Action plan for the next two weeks
- Watch one 15-minute video or read one article on the Greek Gift theme; solve 20 tactics on that motif.
- Add one new reply to 1.e4 (try the Scandinavian you already know as White, but with Black!) and test it in at least 10 games.
- Play five 3|2 rapid-ish games daily. Force yourself to spend ≥10 seconds on the first 10 moves to reduce autopilot blunders.
- Finish the “Rook vs Pawns” endgame chapter from any standard manual; then review your win vs Michael Radey to compare technique.
Your performance snapshots
See when you peak and when to take a break:
Keep up the sharp play, mix in a dose of structure and you’ll break 1900 bullet soon. Good luck and have fun at the board!