Tamara Chawawa

Summary for Tamara Chawawa

Nice string of rapid games — you showed the kind of practical, fighting play that wins online. Your recent wins demonstrate strong piece activity and tactical awareness, while the losses point to a few recurring habits you can fix quickly to raise your win rate.

Highlights — what you did well

• Active piece play and aggressive plans in the middlegame — you consistently look for targets and forcing moves (good conversion in the win vs jokersiarby).
• You handle open positions and piece trades well: your calculation around captures and exchanges is solid when you keep the initiative.
• Opening choice that fits your style: your Bishop’s Opening / 3.d3 lines have a strong win rate — keep leaning into the lines that suit your strengths (Bishop's Opening, Bishop's Opening: 3.d3).

Common weaknesses to fix

• Loose pieces / hanging targets: in a recent loss you posted a knight on a5 which got taken by the queen — double-check whether squares are safe before jumping into enemy territory (remember “knight on the rim is dim”).
• King safety and premature king moves: a game where you moved your king early into the center (Kd2/Kd3 sequence) allowed decisive attack. Prioritize castling and avoid walking the king into the open unless you have a clear plan.
• Opening lines with suboptimal results: you have a low win rate in some sharp systems (Sicilian / Elephant Gambit). Either study concrete lines to remove the surprises or avoid these lines until you’re comfortable with the themes.
• Time and focus under rapid: small tactical oversights and repeated piece moves in the opening cost you tempo. Aim for steadier move selection in the first 10 moves to avoid falling behind on the clock and on development.

Concrete quick fixes (use these in your next 20 rapid games)

• Before each move ask: “Which of my pieces are hanging or can be attacked next?” — if the answer isn’t obvious, pause and count defenders and attackers (5–10 seconds).
• Don’t move the same piece twice in the opening unless it nets you something concrete. Aim for four development moves in the first eight plies (two knights, one bishop, castle/central pawn).
• If an opponent offers a tactical shot (jump to the rim, pawn fork, queen check), stop and recalc the forcing sequence — checks and captures first.
• Prefer the Bishop’s Opening / 3.d3 lines that fit your strengths. Reduce experiments in low-success openings (Sicilian, Elephant Gambit) until you’ve studied a small repertoire for them.

Training plan — 4 week microcycle

• Daily (15–25 minutes): tactics trainer — focus on pattern recognition (forks, pins, skewers, back-rank problems). Do 20 mixed puzzles daily; track accuracy, not just speed.
• Every other day (30 minutes): opening review — pick the Bishop’s Opening main line and one defense you meet often. Learn a safe plan for both sides of move 10–15. Use the games you win as templates.
• Weekly (60 minutes): analyze 3 recent losses with an engine and by hand — find the one move that changed the evaluation in each game and write down the recurring theme (e.g., “loose piece on a5”, “king in center”).
• Play goal: 30 rapid games this month with only two opening systems; keep a short note after each loss: “Why I lost in one sentence”.

Practical checklist during a game

• After opponent moves: look for checks, captures, threats (10–15 seconds).
• Before committing a knight jump to the opponent’s side, check escape squares and tactical refutations.
• If you’re ahead in development, trade down into a winning endgame; if you’re behind, keep pieces on and look for tactics.
• When your king moves toward the center or stays uncastled past move 12, ask: “Is my king safer than theirs?” If not, prioritize safety.

Game examples — review this win

Study this win vs jokersiarby to see good piece coordination and how you punished passive defense. Replaying it will make the patterns stick.

Repertoire notes

• Your best win rate is in Bishop’s Opening and the 3.d3 subline — build on that. Learn one or two new ideas per week in that family of openings.
• Openings to be cautious with: Elephant Gambit and the Sicilian (your win rates there are lower). Either remove them from your rapid playlist or prepare concrete anti-lines.
• Short term: make a 10–15 move mini-repertoire that leads to middlegames you understand without memorizing long theory.

Motivation & trends

Your 1-month rating change is +16 and your strength-adjusted win rate is just over 50% — that’s stable progress. The mixed slopes show ups and downs; follow the training plan above and you should smooth out the fluctuations and push the trend upward.

Next steps (this week)

• Do 5 tactical sets from easy→medium daily (focus on accuracy).
• Play 8 rapid games with only Bishop’s Opening and note any recurring problems.
• Analyze two losses: find the one move that turned the evaluation and write the “if I could play it again” move for each.
• Send me one game you want annotated and I’ll show a short plan to improve it.

Closing

Nice work so far — you have the right instincts for active play. Fix the loose-piece habit, prioritize king safety, and focus your opening choices. Small, consistent practice will yield quick rating and quality-of-play gains. If you want, send one loss and one win and I’ll annotate both with short lines to memorize.