Coach Chesswick
Feedback for Stefana Milutinovic
Your current profile at a glance
- Peak Blitz rating: 2476 (2022-05-05)
- Typical opening set-up: King’s Indian–style structures (g6/Bg7 as Black, Nf3-g3-Bg2 as White)
- Main results trend: many decisive games in 20-30 moves — a sign of sharp, tactical play and fast time controls.
What you are already doing well
- Active piece play. In the miniature against mohamed rabea abdallah you seized the initiative with …c5/…e6 and the energetic break 15…c4! leading to the final tactic 22…Qf2 (see PGN below).
- Tactical alertness. Motifs such as forks, discoveries and the occasional zwischenzug appear regularly in your wins. Your 26.Rxc7+! against SkodaGolf decided the game on the spot.
- Confidence in dynamic pawn breaks. Moves like …f5 versus ChweetBaby or f4-f5 pushes with White show healthy aggression and make opponents uncomfortable.
Key areas to improve
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Time management.
• Two of your last five losses (e.g. vs. SnailChessYT) were on time in winning or equal positions.
• Aim to keep >10 seconds in reserve entering any sharp endgame. Use the opponent’s think-time to plan instead of relaxing the mouse. -
Dark-square weaknesses in the King’s Indian set-up.
• Games vs. checkraiseturn and jony79 show ⬗f5 followed by …Be5 (or …Be7) hitting d4/e4/e5 and dark-square holes.
• Study model defences by Kamsky (KIA as White) and by Jones (Modern as Black) to learn prophylactic moves like h3-g4 or …h6-g5 at the correct moment. -
Endgame conversion.
• Against andrejprovci you resigned in a rook+passer vs. two connected passers position that was still drawable with active checks.
• Spend 15 minutes a day on rook-endgame basics (Philidor, Lucena, “third-rank defence”). -
Opening variety.
• 90 % of your White games begin 1.Nf3 g3 Bg2. Consider adding 1.e4 lines to become comfortable in open positions.
• As Black, practise a solid reply to 1.e4 (e.g. Caro-Kann) so you are not forced into early tactical melees every game.
Suggested training plan (4-week cycle)
| Day | Focus | Practical task |
|---|---|---|
| Mon / Thu | Tactics | 20 puzzles, depth-first calculation (no premoves) |
| Tue | Endgames | Interactive rook-endgame drills (10 positions) |
| Wed | Opening lab | Add one new line vs. 1.e4 or for White with 1.e4 |
| Fri | Annotated game | Self-annotate a recent blitz, flag 3 critical moments |
| Weekend | Longer games (10 + 5 or 15 + 10) | Apply the week’s lessons, no bullet/blitz |
Progress trackers
Monitor whether the work is paying off:
- Hourly win-rate heat-map:
- Performance consistency:
Reference PGN (recent miniature win)
Final encouragement
Your tactical vision already wins many games quickly. By shoring up the dark-square defence, adding endgame stamina and improving the clock discipline you are well on the way to the next rating jump. Enjoy the process and good luck at the board!