Anu Bayar WFM

Hi Anu Bayar, here’s a personalised training report

1. Quick snapshot

Your current peak rating in rapid is 1598 (2020-07-07). The graphs

2. What you are already doing well

• Active piece play as Black. In your recent Catalan win against blindmagician you punished 8.dxc5 with the energetic …d4, seizing space and creating an outside passed pawn long before the middlegame. The following sequence shows good calculation:
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• Willingness to embrace structural imbalances. Exchange-sacs such as 20…bxa2-21…Na4 demonstrate a healthy appreciation of dynamic compensation and the power of a passed pawn.
• Resourcefulness in tactical complications. Several victories stem from finding unexpected counter-shots (e.g. 14…Nf6!! in your Grünfeld win).

3. Recurring problems holding you back

• Pawn over-extension as White. In your loss to Mukhiddin Madaminov you advanced g- and h-pawns without completing development. When Black replied with …f5/…h6 you ran out of squares and targets.
• Time management. Two of the recent losses were on the clock despite equal or better positions. You often entered deep thinks in the first 15 moves; budget the clock more evenly.
• Converting advantages. You scored a nice material plus against Andres Felipe Gallego Alcaraz yet allowed counter-play by leaving the king in the centre. Good technique would trade queens earlier and head for a favourable endgame.

4. Opening tune-ups

5. Targeted exercises for the next two weeks

1. 30 daily puzzles filtered for “defence” and “intermediate moves” – this mirrors positions where you currently miss counter-shots.
2. Play at least three 15 | 10 games concentrating on time discipline: decide before move 15 that you will have ≥ 50 % of your starting time left.
3. Work through one rook-endgame chapter (e.g. “Lucena & Philidor”) – several of your games reach rook endings but you rely on tactics instead of method.

6. Suggested study schedule

• Mon/Wed/Fri – 20 min tactics + one rapid game.
• Tue/Thu – 15 min opening review using your own PGNs.
• Weekend – 30 min endgame drills followed by analysing the week’s best & worst games with an engine after doing your own notes first.

7. Motivational close

Your games show fighting spirit and creativity; tightening up the early middlegame structure and the clock will yield quick rating gains. Keep the pieces active, trust your calculation, and remember that good chess is a marathon, not a sprint. See you at the next training session!