TatjanaVasilevich IM

Hi Tatjana, here is your personalized coaching report!

Quick Snapshot

• Current form: You just beat Matvey Galchenko (2978) with an energetic Four-Pawns Attack and you held your own against several 2800+ blitz specialists.
• Personal best: 2721 (2024-12-10)
• Activity trends:

Your Competitive Strengths

• Fearless opening choices. You confidently enter sharp main lines (e.g. Four-Pawns vs KID, Alapin Sicilian) and often seize the initiative by move 10.
• Dynamic pawn play. Advance breaks such as 22.e5/23.e6 (!!) vs MatthewG-p4p and b-pawn storms (b5/b4) regularly crack open files for your rooks.
• Tactical alertness. In several wins you spotted deflections (25.Nd5!, 31.Bxc5!) and mating nets (44.Rxg7+ vs alanchamp) faster than 30-second 2700s—a sign your pattern base is elite.

Key Growth Areas

1. Time management & conversion.
   Three of your last five defeats (e.g. vs Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son, G10De_Arrascaeta) were lost on the clock from roughly equal or better positions.
   Training task: Play two 5-minute games each day where you must hit 30 seconds in reserve before executing any forcing sequence. This builds an “internal clock” so you keep >10 s for the unavoidable blitz scramble.
2. King safety in the Sicilian Alapin (Black).
   Against Jose Martinez you followed a typical setup (…Nc6, …d5) but 12…Ba6?! 16…c4 allowed White’s pawn roller (g-h file) to explode. Modern theory prefers 12…Be6 or 12…Qc7 keeping dark-square control.
   Action plan: Review three recent GM games in the …e6 & …g6 Alapin tabiya and note how Black meets g-pawn advances with timely …h5, …Bg4, or …f5.
3. Handling counter-play when a pawn up.
   In the loss to rasmussvane (QGD Janowski) you were a clear pawn ahead but 28…Rc4!! swung the game. Your pieces were split between attack and defense.
   Technique drill: Set the engine to +1 pawn endgames and practice converting with the “no tactics” rule—every move must improve king, rooks, or passers, ignoring flashy shots. This nurtures prophylaxis prophylaxis and reduces swindles.
4. End-game finesse.
   Versus Mikhail_Bryakin you won on time in a rook-and-pawn ending that was drawn with best play. Small improvements (e.g. cutting the king with Rc2 before pushing pawns) would secure the table-base win and save clock.

Opening Notebook

• White vs KID: Your Four-Pawns move order is excellent. Add 12.e5! plans if Black delays …e6, and study the rare 10…Qc8 pivot.
• Black vs 1.e4: Decide between a pure …e6-Alapin or drifting into Scheveningen structures; mixing plans can leave dark squares soft (see loss to Jospem).
• White vs QGD/Slav: After 18.Nc5 in the rasmussvane game, consider 19.e4! instead of Qd3/Qd2 to keep tension and stop …d4 ideas.

Suggested Weekly Routine (2-hour block)

• 30 min: End-game conversion drill (rook & minor vs pawns).
• 30 min: Flash-card tactics focusing on quiet defences: (e.g. avoiding automatic captures).
• 20 min: Annotate one blitz loss—identify the first moment your evaluation slipped.
• 20 min: Replay a model game in your pet opening, pausing before each candidate move.
• 20 min: One rated 3 + 1 blitz game applying the day’s theme.

Motivation Corner

Your attacking flair already beats super-GMs on a good day—refining end-game and clock skills could push you over the 2800 blitz barrier. Stay curious, trust the process, and keep enjoying the fight!

– Coach AI