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Sajalby

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47.3%- 49.8%- 2.9%
Bullet 100
0W 4L 0D
Blitz 767
1W 1L 0D
Rapid 751
581W 609L 36D
Daily 290
2W 1L 0D
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Coach Chesswick

Hi Sajalby!

Great job keeping an active schedule and already notching several convincing wins. Below is some personalized feedback based on your most recent games.

What you’re doing well

  • Quick Development & Early Castling – In many wins (e.g. your Italian on 05 Jun) you reached safety by move 6 and immediately pressured the centre with …d5/ d4 breaks.
  • Tactical Awareness when Ahead – Once you are up material you often convert cleanly (19.Rxe8# is a nice miniature!).
  • Practical Endgame Technique – The long king-and-pawn grind you won as Black on 05 Jun shows you can stay focused in simplified positions.

Key improvement themes

1. Opening hygiene – avoid “piece drops” in move 5-10

Two recent losses came from overlooking basic tactics:

  • 05 Jun vs jotaelechess123 – after 6…Nxe4 you launched Ng5, but missed …Nxf2! winning material.
  • 04 Jun vs Rafa_324 – an early g-pawn push left your king on e8 stuck; 26.Rd8# soon followed.

Action items:

  1. For White, stick to one e-pawn opening (e.g. Italian or Scotch) and learn the first 8-10 moves by heart, including typical traps against you.
  2. As Black, meet 1.e4 with either the Double King-Pawn (…e5) or a single Sicilian line, but review the Fried Liver/Scotch tactical themes so …Nxe4 tricks don’t back-fire.

2. Tactical calculation drills

Your rating range (600-700) is decided mostly by one-move tactics. Spend 10-15 minutes daily on mate-in-2 and “winning a piece” puzzles. Aim for 80 %+ accuracy before jumping into games.

3. King safety & pawn storms

Moves like …g5/h5 (loss on 05 Jun) or g-pawn pushes while your king is still in the centre routinely backfire. Follow this checklist:

  • Am I castled?
  • Are all my minor pieces developed?
  • Is the centre closed?

Only then consider a wing pawn advance.

4. Endgame confidence

You handled the queen-vs-pawns ending admirably in your 74-move win. Keep building this strength:

  • Review basic king & pawn endings (opposition, outside passed pawn).
  • Practise queen-vs-pawn on the 7th rank; knowing the drawing tricks will also help you when defending.

Game study corner

Most recent clean win (Italian Game, 19.Rxe8#)

Your progress at a glance


 

90-day action plan

  1. Finish a short course or book chapter on the Italian Game & Two Knights Defence.
  2. Solve 20 tactics every day for two weeks; afterwards maintain a streak of 10/day.
  3. Play three 15 + 10 games per session, analyse immediately, and write down one takeaway from each game.
  4. Spar a weekly “pawn game” (only kings & pawns) with a friend or engine to sharpen endgame skill.

Keep up the enthusiasm, and your next milestone (800+) will come sooner than you think. Good luck, and happy checkmating!


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