Coach Chesswick
Hi Sunysha! 📈 Quick Performance Snapshot
• Current personal best:
• Activity trends:
Your Main Strengths
- Solid Classical Structures – You often choose Italian & French-style set-ups (d3/Giuoco Pianissimo, King’s-Indian-Attack-like e4-d3-Nd2 lines). They give you harmonious piece play and safe kings.
- Practical Time-Pressure Skills – A large share of wins come from out-playing or flagging opponents in the last 30 seconds. Good nerves!
- End-game Feel – In several victories you converted small advantages (extra pawn vs anmadika, exchange up vs mz552). Your king activity in rook endings is strong.
Growth Opportunities
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Accelerate Development vs 1.d4
In the loss to doubtless_precision you followed a Chigorin-setup but delayed castling queenside pressure: .
• 10…Qb6?! weakened b7 & kingside dark squares.
• Consider 10…f6 or 10…Ndxe5 followed by …f6 for safer development.
Action: add 15-minute review of modern Queen’s-Pawn defences (e.g. Slav/Semi-Tarrasch) to your weekly study. -
Kingside Pawn Storm Discipline
Several defeats (vs rearadmiralthrawn, grunbergmihai) feature early g-pawn & h-pawn pushes that opened files against your own king. Before playing g4/h4/h5 ask “Can my opponent open lines faster than I can attack?” — a simple blunder-check step will cut these over-extensions by half. -
Tactics From Ill-Co-ordination
Missed resources such as 28…Bxf4+ in the game vs Fantozzi86 suggest occasional loose pieces. 10 quick puzzles a day focused on hanging pieces and fork motifs will raise your alertness. (Tip: filter for motif “zwischenzug” – it appears often in your openings.) -
Clock Management Symmetry
You win many games on time yet also lost vs grunbergmihai in a winning position. Try the 15-second rule:- Openings: move within 5–10 s; you know the plans.
- Middlegame: invest up to 30 s only for branching positions (multiple captures).
- Endgame <30 s each: choose the simplest winning line, not the prettiest.
Opening Repertoire Tweaks
| Currently Playing | Issue Spotted | Suggested Patch |
|---|---|---|
| Italian (Giuoco Pianissimo) | Struggle to create winning chances vs passive setups. | Add 6.d4 breaks or explore the Evans Gambit as surprise weapon. |
| Old Indian / Queen’s-Pawn mix | Loose dark-square control after …a6, …Bd6. | Test the Nimzo-Indian / Bogo-Indian; similar piece placement but healthier structure. |
| Hyper-Accelerated Dragon | Lose pawn storms after Nb5 ideas. | Memorise critical line 5…a6 6.Nd6+ exd6 to neutralise Nb5 jumps. |
Action Plan (next 14 days)
- Day 1-4 : 50 puzzles (forks & zwischenzug motifs).
- Day 5-7 : Analyse 3 of your losses with engine; annotate one mistake each phase.
- Day 8-10 : Play 10 blitz games starting 1.e4 with an open centre (e.g. Scotch) to practice rapid development.
- Day 11-14 : Endgame mini-drills – rook vs pawn race, bishop of opposite colour, basic king & pawn.
Keep enjoying the game – your tactical creativity and fighting spirit already make you dangerous at any time control. With a bit more structure you’ll convert even more of those sharp positions into wins. 👑 Good luck!