Chess Coaching Advice for GM Shyaamnikhil P

Coach Chesswick

Quick recap — recent blitz

Nice run: strong attacking wins and one loss on time. Highlights:

Sharp kingside play — you opened lines decisively with Rxh7 in the Trompowsky-type game.
Clean tactical conversion — the game versus MrSpaceAdvantage finished with a concrete knight/queen sequence.
Time loss, not position loss — one defeat was a flag in a roughly equal/complex position, so focus on the clock.
Opponent reference: Martin Oksendal.

Attack instinct: you identify king-side targets quickly and aren't afraid to sacrifice to open lines.
Tactical accuracy: you convert combinations reliably under pressure.
Good opening repertoire for blitz — you score especially well in sharp Sicilian lines and Closed Sicilians.
Endgame activity: when positions simplify you keep pieces active and hunt the opposing king.

Time management — recurring theme. Avoid dropping to extreme time trouble; this cost you a game on the clock recently.
Late middlegame simplification — when ahead, trade pieces and simplify to reduce tactical risk and save time.
Defensive re-checks — before committing to a sacrifice, scan for opponent counterplay so you don’t give practical chances back.
Opening focus — you have big strengths in specific lines; deepen those rather than experimenting mid-session.

Tactics sprints: 10–15 minutes/day of short puzzles (2–3 move mates, forks, pins). Aim for streaks of 10 correct.
Time control drill: 10 games of 5+3 with the rule “never under 20s unless critical.” Force faster decision-making.
Endgame practice: 2×/week, 15 minutes on rook endgames and king+pawn basics so you can convert simpler advantages faster.
Post-mortem habit: after each session, pick the one game you lost or were close to losing and annotate the turning point for 5–10 minutes.
Replay the tactical finish from your Sicilian win to lock patterns in:
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Play book moves fast in the opening to save time for the middlegame.
If you're materially ahead, steer toward exchanges — simplification reduces the chance of tactical swindles and time pressure losses.
When low on clock, pick active, forcing moves instead of lengthy defensive calculations; activity creates practical threats and buys time.
Use pre-moves only for forced recaptures or single legal moves — avoid them in tactical positions.

Based on your performance, prioritize these lines:

Closed Sicilian — very high winrate; make it a reliable go-to for blitz.
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation — strong results: drill standard plans and pawn breaks.
Scotch Game — mixed results; if you keep it in your repertoire, solidify the key tactical motifs and trap lines.

Warm up: 5 tactical puzzles before you start playing to get calculation tuned.
Limit sessions to 30–60 minutes to avoid tilt and fatigue. After a loss, take a short break and review only one critical moment.
Set one measurable goal per session (e.g., "no game finishes with <20s on my clock" or "solve 15 tactics at ≥80%").

Play 15 games of 5+3 enforcing the "no less than 20s" rule.
Daily: 10 minutes tactics, 10 minutes endgame basics, 1 post-mortem of your worst game.
Create a short session-opening checklist: three opening lines you will play and one fallback plan if the opponent deviates.

I can walk through one of these games move-by-move and mark exact turning points.
I can generate a 2-week personalized blitz training plan (tactics, endgames, openings, time-mix).
I can extract 10 tactical motifs from your recent games you should drill.

Tell me which option you want and I’ll prepare it.