Javier Moreno Ruiz IM

Hi Javier (a.k.a “vikingiv”) 👋

Great streak lately – you even touched 2551 (2020-05-30)! Below is some personalised feedback based on your latest wins & losses.

Your current super-powers

• Opening initiative with 1 d4 / 2 Nc3. You repeatedly reached pleasant middles by pressuring c7/e6 and keeping pieces active. Keep that repertoire, but diversify (see below).
• Tactical awareness. The miniature vs Hirna2005 featured Bh6-Bxg7-0-0-0  →  a crisp mating attack. Your calculation speed is a clear asset.
• Pawn-storm handling. When you get the space advantage (h-pawn pushes, f-pawn breaks) you coordinate pieces well – the diagrams show harmonious rook lifts.
• Practical time management. Most wins end with 40-60 s still on your clock, a healthy buffer in 3 + 2.

Current pain points

• Black vs 1 e4. Recent losses in the French, Pirc and Reversed Sicilian show hesitation after the opening. Plans felt reactive (…f7-f6, …g7-g5) rather than proactive.
  ➜ Pick one main defence and study its typical pawn breaks/endgames for a month. Even 15 minutes a day with a model game database will help.
• Conversion in better positions. In the loss to callmekauk you were a pawn up but flagged. You spent ~40 s on moves 14-18 (forcing sequence already calculated).
  ➜ When you’re clearly better, switch to “technical mode”: play safe, quick, simple moves and preserve the clock.
• Endgame fundamentals. Both July resignations stemmed from mishandled rook endings. Your middlegame creativity is great; balancing it with tablebase-level technique will add free Elo.
• Pawn over-extensions. Games vs miso2211 & the_namelessss showed h-/g-pawn pushes that weakened light squares.
  ➜ Before advancing a wing pawn, ask the classical “can my opponent occupy the square I just weakened?”

Action plan (next 4 weeks)

1. Opening sprint: choose a single reply to 1 e4 (recommend …c5 → Scheveningen or the …e5 → Spanish/Italian). Build a 15-line “move-order tree” and play it exclusively.
2. Endgame reps: 3 rook-and-pawn studies per day. Focus on rook behind passed pawn & Lucena/Philidor. (Add triangulation and opposition to your toolbox.)
3. Clock discipline drill: In three training games this week, force yourself to make every move above 20 seconds instantly. Review how many “insta-moves” were actually errors – usually far fewer than feared.
4. Annotate one loss. Take the PGN below, add comments at critical branches, and try to find one resource per move you disliked.
   

When you’re hottest

Win-rate by weekday

Next step

Pick one of the bullet-points above and work on it today. Small, consistent tweaks beat big sporadic ones.

Good luck & see you on the board!
– Your Chess Coach 🤝