Sjandy GM

Feedback for Sjandy

What’s already working

• Dynamic piece play. In many of your wins you seize the initiative early (e.g. 29 g5! in your last game) and keep your opponent on the back foot.
• Practical calculation under pressure. Even with low clock you often calculate accurately enough to finish attacks or simplify to winning endings.
• Flexible repertoire. 1 Nf3/​b3 as White and Hyper-Accelerated Dragon setups as Black give you positions you clearly understand, leading to a very high overall win-rate. 2732 (2020-08-31)

Where rating points are leaking

• King safety when playing …f6 or early g-pawn thrusts. Losses vs BadRobocop and Darwin Laylo started with loosening moves that invited forcing tactics. If you push a flank pawn before castling, insist on concrete justification.
• Conversion speed. You usually win technical endings (see 40 Rh2# vs Jasik5) but you often reach < 20 s. on the clock. The mate was clean, yet 66 moves with increment shows room to streamline.
• Handling opponents’ central breakthroughs. In several losses the enemy d- or e-pawn advanced with tempo while your pieces were on the wings. A quicker counter in the centre (…c5/…e5) or prophylactic control (…Re8/​…Qc7) would have equalised.

Targeted training plan (next 2 weeks)

1. Daily “Defend & Survive” drill. 20 defensive puzzles/day from a mixed set. Emphasis on moves that close files or exchange attacking pieces.
2. Model-game review. Watch two annotated games in the Hyper-Accelerated Dragon and two in the Reti/Larsen each week. Pay special attention to how top players delay flank pawn pushes until they are fully developed.
3. Clock-handling exercise. Play 10 games of 3 + 2 where you force yourself to keep ≥1 min until move 25. Abort the game if you fail and start again; the habit will quickly migrate to rated play.

Mini check-list before every move

1. Are there unnecessary pawn moves that weaken my king?
2. Can I challenge the centre this move instead of the wing?
3. Am I leaving a piece en prise or allowing a simple fork? (1-second blunder check)

Progress trackers

Keep up the energetic play, tighten the early king safety, and let the clock become an ally rather than an extra opponent. Good luck in your next session!