Coach Chesswick
Hi Vladislav!
You continue to demonstrate the dynamic, resource-hunting style that has taken you to the very top of online blitz. Your recent sessions show a healthy win rate (see
and ), yet even at your level there are small edges you can convert into extra points.Your strengths
- Opening versatility. You handle 1.d4, 1.e4 and various fianchetto systems with equal ease, frequently steering the game into less-theoretical structures that suit your feel for piece activity.
- Practical instincts in sharp positions. The miniature against mukhin1 in the Scandinavian is a textbook example of seizing the initiative and never letting go.
- End-game speed. Even in low-time scrambles you calculate forcing lines with remarkable accuracy, e.g. your conversion in the R+P vs R ending on 30 Dec.
Growth opportunities
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Early clock management.
Five of the seven recent losses were on time from equal or better positions. Try to reach move 20 with at least 35 % of your starting time. A quick mental “tempo check” every five moves will help. -
French Exchange structures as White.
In the bascheyaro game you allowed ...c5 with little pressure. After 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bd3 c5, consider 6.Bb5+ to disturb Black’s harmony, or stick to 3.Nc3 to keep complexity. -
Queen activity in the middlegame.
Repeated queen forays (e.g. Qb5–a5–a4 in the Queen’s Indian loss) cost several tempi. A simple heuristic: if the queen moves twice before your least-developed piece moves once, rethink. -
Clarifying winning conversions.
The following win contained multiple chances to simplify earlier. Try annotating it once without an engine and highlight all moments you could have traded into a trivially won ending.
Targeted training plan (4 weeks)
- Week 1 – Time awareness drills. Play 20 bullet games focusing purely on finishing with >10 s. Annotate the three fastest wins and three losses.
- Week 2 – French Exchange refresh. Build a mini-repertoire file with 10 critical ideas for White. Test it in at least 30 games.
- Week 3 – Queen-in-checklist. Before each queen move ask: “Does it create two new threats and is all my minor piece development complete?” Log any violations.
- Week 4 – Technical endings. Daily 15-minute sessions on R+P vs R and Q+P vs Q endings. Aim for 90 % success in Lichess tablebase trainer.
Stats snapshot
Peak Blitz: 2808 (2017-08-16) | Peak Bullet: 2953 (2017-08-16)
Keep sharpening that tactical vision and adding small positional refinements—you’re already world-class, and every extra half-point per hour will add up quickly in arena events. Good luck!