Mohammad Shoukat Islam Mullah Teacher

Overview — Mohammad Shoukat Islam Mullah Teacher

Nice stretch of games recently: solid wins by promotion and mating patterns, mixed results in English/Caro-Kann lines, and a clear upward trend over the last 3–6 months. Strength adjusted win rate ~54% shows you’re scoring more than you lose when strength of opponents is considered. Below are focused, practical points to keep what’s working and tighten the leaks that cost you games.

What you did well

• Creating and running a passed pawn — in your win vs cpourner1 you pushed a passed pawn to promotion and used the new queen actively to finish the game. Good recognition of the promotion plan.
• Active piece play — you often improve piece activity (knights and rooks to central/active squares) instead of passive defense. That paid off in several wins.
• Conversion under pressure — when you got a material/positional edge you kept looking for forcing checks and simplifying to a winning endgame (good finishing technique).
• Opening variety — you’re comfortable with multiple openings (English, Caro‑Kann, Sicilian). Use this to steer opponents into positions you like.

Main problems to fix (concrete)

• Stopping passed pawns and promotion tactics — in your loss vs mirtidio Black managed to force a pawn all the way (dxc1=N) and you struggled to stop the connected passed pawn. Drill common motifs: blockade, piece sacrifice to stop promotion, and using king activity early.
• Back-rank and king safety habits — a few games show the king exposed after pawn advances and simplified positions. Make luft early and coordinate rooks when queens simplify.
• Time management under pressure — you have wins and losses influenced by tight clocks. Practice using your increment: make simpler developing moves faster and reserve calculation time for critical moments. Avoid unnecessary long thinking on “one-plan” positions in short controls.
• Pawn structure transitions — exchanging into pawn races sometimes leaves you behind (isolated or doubled pawns that block your own pieces). Before trade decisions, ask: “Does this create a passed pawn for them or free my own?”

Concrete drills and exercises (daily / weekly)

• Tactics — 15–25 puzzles per day focused on forks, promotion tactics and back-rank mates. Set a time limit per puzzle to simulate time pressure.
• Pawn‑end drills — 10 practice positions (king + pawn vs king, passed-pawn races, blockade positions). Play them out from both sides until conversion or draw.
• One‑minute calculation drills — set positions where the critical idea is “stop the pawn” and give yourself 30–60 seconds to find the defense, then check with engine/coach.
• Opening review — pick 1–2 English/Caro‑Kann lines you play often. Learn 3 typical plans for each side (not all move-lists). Focus on middlegame pawn breaks and ideal squares for minor pieces.
• Game review habit — after each session, pick 2 losses and 2 wins. Write 3 lessons from each (what you missed, what you did well).

2‑Week practical plan

• Week 1: Daily tactics (15), 4 pawn-end positions, 3 rapid games (10+5) and quick review. Focus on stopping promotions.
• Week 2: Same tactics, add 5 training positions about back-rank and king safety; play 10 rapid games and pick 5 to analyze deeper. Trade-offs: play fewer different openings — choose 1 English line + 1 Caro‑Kann line to deeply understand plans.
• After 2 weeks: review progress by comparing game results and whether you still allow passed pawns to promote.

Opening notes (how to simplify and get positions you like)

• English Opening: pick one system where you know the typical pawn breaks and knight outposts. Your results are mixed — reduce move-variations and learn the 3 main middlegame plans for White/Black.
• Caro‑Kann / Sicilian successes: reinforce the lines where you scored well and learn one typical endgame plan for each. You convert well from small advantages — make the path to simplification clearer.
• Pre-move caution: with increment play, don’t over‑premove into tactical sequences. Use pre-moves only in safe captures or forced recaptures.

How to study your specific games

• Win vs cpourner1 — replay the game and mark the moment you decided to push the passed pawn. Practice converting similar pawn races. (Viewer below.)
• Loss vs mirtidio — find the move when the opponent’s pawn got unstoppable and ask: what earlier defense (exchange, blockade, king approach) could have stopped the advance?
• Time out / resignation games — check whether you lost on the board or on time. If time, practice faster decision rules: 1) if a tactic exists, spend time; 2) otherwise, play a safe improving move.

Embedded: replay your most recent win

Interactive replay of the win vs cpourner1 — step through the moves and study the promotion run and final mating net.

Final short checklist (before your next session)

• 10–15 tactics warmup (include pawn promotion motifs).
• One 10+5 training game — focus on not letting passed pawns get free routes.
• Pick one loss to analyze deeply — write 3 improvements to try next time.
• Limit pre-moves to safe captures; keep increment awareness.

If you want, I can: 1) annotate one of your losses move-by-move, or 2) build a 4‑week training plan tailored to the positions you see most. Which would you prefer?