tonyablade

Hi tonyablade! Here’s your personalized Crazyhouse feedback

What you already do well

• Early initiative – many of your wins start with disruptive drops such as 8. @d6 or 15. B@b7 that force the opponent to defend from move one.
• Tactical alertness – you regularly convert forks and mating nets (e.g. 31. N@e7#) and use your pocket pieces creatively.
• Resourcefulness under pressure – several victories came from messy positions where you kept throwing checks until the flag fell.

Key areas to improve

1. Time management
   Four of your last five losses were on time.
   • Use the opponent’s clock to pre-select 2–3 candidate moves.
   • If you drop below 10 s, favour simple forcing checks or a safe king over “perfect” moves.
   • Practise one-minute “hand-only” drills to boost mouse speed.
2. King safety before launching
   Games at 16:25 & 16:36 show an exposed king after …f5/…e5. In Crazyhouse that’s fatal because of instant piece drops.
   • Castle by move 8 unless there is a concrete tactical reason not to.
   • Keep at least one minor piece near the king to cover @h7, @g7 & @f7.
   • After pushing the f-pawn, immediately ask, “What can drop on h6/g6/e6?”
3. Use pocket pieces defensively
   In several losses you kept pawns in hand while being mated. A single @g6 or @e6 drop can defuse an attack—get into the habit of looking for it every move.
4. Avoid early over-sacrifices
   Example: 12…B@c4 (loss at 16:28) handed White a free attack. Try to keep at least one defensive piece in reserve before donating material.

Opening snapshot

You often answer 1.e4 with …e6/…d6 plus an early …f5. That’s fine, but add one solid alternative such as a French-style …c5 set-up for variety. As White, your Advance French ideas with an immediate @d6 score well—keep refining them!

Micro-goals for the next 30 games

• Lose on time in <10 % of games. (
  will confirm progress.)
• Castle within the first 10 plies in 80 % of games.
• Before every attacking drop, imagine the same piece being used against your own king two moves later.
• After each fast checkmate you suffer, pinpoint the first preventable king-safety lapse.

Your current high-water mark

Great job reaching 2644 (2025-10-02). Let’s aim for +100 points in the next two months!

Practice suggestions

• Study typical defensive ideas like the parachute pawn (see parachute pawn).
• Play thematic mini-games starting from an empty pocket to focus purely on defence.
• Spar with stronger players such as musya112 occasionally to stress-test new habits.

Moment of brilliance

Your finish with 31. N@e7# was textbook overload. Enjoy it again:

Keep going!

You’re courageous and creative—perfect traits for Crazyhouse. Polish the defensive fundamentals and the rating gains will follow. Enjoy the journey!

— CoachBot 🤖