TocandoMadera

Hi TocandoMadera – Coach’s Review

Quick snapshot

Your recent form in blitz is heading the right way: . Keep the volume high but focused.

What you are already doing well

• Structured openings. With White you steer play into familiar Queen’s-Gambit (b3) and King’s-Indian-type pawn structures, giving you middlegames you understand. Your win vs pakisrejocc is a model example.
• Energetic pawn storms. g- and h-pawn advances against fianchetto set-ups paid off (13.gxf6 & 21.Qh6+ against tastambekovtimur).
• Technical conversion. The 80-move knight ending versus keres1962 showed patience and good king activity.

Main areas to sharpen

1. Time management – top priority.
   Five of your last six losses were on time in positions that were drawable or better (e.g. dead-even rook endgame vs John Arni Nilssen).
   • Enter games with a simple budget: Opening ≈ 45 s, Middlegame ≈ 90 s, Endgame ≈ 45 s.
   • If the position is calm, play the “good enough” move—perfection isn’t worth a flag.
   • Mix in 3 + 2 games to train playing accurate moves quickly.
2. Evaluating pawn breaks.
   In the Dutch loss to extremedynamicattacker, 23…Nxe5? gave up your best defender and weakened the king. Before committing to …c5, …f5 or …e5 ask the pawn-break checklist: Who benefits in king safety, piece activity, and weak squares?
3. French Advance defence.
   The …Qb6 idea is fine, but your light-squared bishop often stays trapped. Study plans with 6…Bd7–Rc8 or the modern …Ne7/…Nf5/…h5 scheme to improve piece activity.
4. End-game technique under clock pressure.
   Against 1d3bestbytest you had drawing chances in a rook-vs-minor-piece race, but 50…Ke6? boxed your own king. Drill Lucena & Philidor setups so they become autopilot moves that save time.

Targeted drills for the next week

Next milestones

Fix the time-trouble habit and refine your French plans, and 2500 blitz is realistic within 6-8 weeks.

Good luck & enjoy the grind! – Coach