Coach Chesswick
Feedback for Thauane Ferreira de Medeiros
Great job on your recent games! Your performance around the 2170 rating level shows solid understanding of opening principles and strong positional play. Here are some areas where you shine and also points to focus on for continued improvement:
Strengths
- Opening Preparation: You consistently develop pieces harmoniously in openings like the Modern Defense, Queen’s Pawn, and Ruy Lopez, establishing a good foothold in the middlegame.
- Active Piece Play: Your moves such as knight incursions (e.g., Ng5+ tactics) and aggressive bishop placements demonstrate good tactical awareness and pressure application.
- Endgame Technique: Some wins by opponents’ time indicate your strong handling of positions, often maintaining advantage and stability to outlast opponents.
Areas to Work On
- Tactical Awareness in Complex Positions: In your most recent loss by checkmate, the king's safety was a critical factor. Try to double-check for opponent threats when launching aggressive plans, especially when your king is slightly exposed.
- Time Management: Several victories came as opponents lost on time, but some defeats happened similarly. Improving your clock management will help you convert more advantages and avoid time pressure mistakes.
- Endgame Calculation: Although your endgame fundamentals are good, consider deepening calculation in critical moments, especially to prevent back-rank or mating threats, as seen in the last loss.
Suggestions for Improvement
- Analyze your lost games specifically looking for moments where king safety or hanging pieces were overlooked. Practice solving tactical puzzles focusing on mating nets and defensive resources.
- Practice playing under time constraints in training sessions to get comfortable maintaining accuracy in faster decision-making.
- Review fundamental endgame positions and practice visualization to sharpen your technique when converting small advantages.
Keep studying your games carefully and maintain the balance between aggressive plans and solid defense. Your progress is visible and with consistent effort, you will see your 2118 (2024-05-10) climb higher!