Coach Chesswick
Hello Tagir Salemgareev!
First of all, congratulations on maintaining a high-level blitz rating ({{2805 (2021-06-02)}}) and a very healthy recent score sheet. Your games show creativity, good tactical alertness and a willingness to play for the initiative with both colours.
At-a-glance performance
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Your competitive edge
- Dynamic piece play. Your 40…Qe3# miniature against LSChess demonstrates quick mobilisation and accurate calculation under time pressure (see mini-PGN below).
- Flexible openings. In the same session you successfully switched between the French, Caro-Kann, Modern and Sicilian, keeping opponents off balance.
- Tactical alertness in messy positions. Several wins (e.g. versus FrenchPlayer2203) arise from spotting intermediate moves like …Nd4! or …Nxf2+ that turn the tables.
Opportunities for improvement
| Theme | Diagnosis & Recommendation |
|---|---|
| Time management |
Two losses (vs Javylavilla and KNVB) came from either flagging or playing a winning position too slowly. • Adopt a simple 3-phase clock plan: Opening 30 sec, Middlegame 90 sec, Finish 60 sec. • Incorporate “easy-move pre-picks” (safe pre-moves or instant recaptures) to preserve your increment. • Practise 1-minute puzzle rush to sharpen fast-pattern recognition. |
| Conversion technique |
Against KNVB you reached a bishop vs knight pawn endgame but allowed Kd6-c7-b6-b5! and the passer rolled. • Spend 10–15 mins daily on basic pawn & minor-piece endings (opposition, outside passer, zugzwang). • Recommended resource: Nunn’s “Understanding Endgames” – Chapters 1 & 2 will cover exactly these themes. |
| Queen’s-Pawn structures |
Losses to the London System (D00) and Torre (A46) suggest discomfort when White plays Bf4/Bg5 & h4. • Build a ready-made repertoire: play …g6 & …Bg7 vs early Bf4 to aim for King’s Indian structures, or adopt the modern Jobava-London antidote (…Nc6, …Bf5, …e6). • Analyse 3–5 model games from GMs like Mamedyarov or Rapport in these lines and copy their move orders. |
| King safety in race positions |
The defeat versus Ranindu2003 (B06) came after 9…Rb8?! 10 h3 b6 – queenside expansion while your king was the first target. • Add a self-checklist: “Is my king safe if the centre opens in the next two moves?” If not, postpone pawn grabs/expansion. • Review ten instructive games where the Modern/King’s Fianchetto player delays …c5/…b5 until castling + …e5 break is ready. |
Highlighted instructive moments
1) Mating net vs LSChess
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{{}}Re-play the ending and ask yourself where the king should have gone to stop the passed a-pawn sooner.
12-week improvement micro-plan
- Weeks 1-2: 30 endgame flashcards per day (king & pawn, bishop vs knight). Take Lichess “Practice” mode or Chessable’s “Endgame Workout”.
- Weeks 3-4: Build PGN file with 10 model games vs London/Torre; annotate with 1-line plans.
- Weeks 5-8: Play two 15 | 10 training games weekly focusing on time-allocation discipline (no bullet autopilot moves).
- Weeks 9-12: Tactics only: minimum 50 mixed puzzles/day; record any miss that involves defensive resource—this addresses king-safety slips.
Final encouragement
You already have the tactical vision and fighting spirit needed for GM-level blitz. Strengthening the “boring” segments—endgames, clock control and opening move-orders versus 1.d4 sidelines—will raise the floor of your play and turn the occasional hiccup into extra rating points.
Good luck, and keep enjoying the game!