VQOARN

Hi VQOARN — personalised coaching feedback

Your current snapshot

Your best rapid rating so far: 623 (2024-07-30). You clearly enjoy sharp, open positions and early attacks on the enemy king, often built around …Bc5, …Qf6/…Qh4 and the Bxf2⁺ sacrifice.

What you are already doing well

• Tactical awareness: You regularly spot forks, pins and back-rank mates. A nice example is the miniature against luvlydoaa finished by 22…Qe2#:
  
• Opening curiosity: You aren’t afraid to test gambits such as the Latvian or early …Ng4 ideas, which is excellent for learning initiative-based chess.
• Clock handling when attacking: Once the assault starts you play quickly and keep the time edge.

Key improvement themes for the next month

1. King safety first. In 7 of your last 10 losses the king stayed in the centre or roamed to d7/d6 (see the game vs lobbysss). • Try to castle within the first 10 moves. • If you sacrifice on f2/f7, ask “Is my own king completely safe afterwards?”.
2. Respect the opening fundamentals. You often move the same piece several times early or bring the queen out too soon. Challenge: play 15 rapid games where you force yourself to follow the four golden rules: occupy the centre, develop a new piece every move, castle, connect rooks. Check the result later with
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3. Slow down at critical moments. One-move blunders such as 14…Qf4?? against za_atch decide many defeats. Build a 3-second scan before every move: 1) What is my opponent threatening? 2) Are any of my pieces hanging? 3) Can I improve all my pieces? According to
   most errors occur inside the first two minutes.
4. End-game basics. When the attack fails you seem unsure how to continue (e.g. loss vs dafc24). Spend 15 minutes a day on king-and-pawn endings and basic rook endings; this alone will convert many half-points.
5. Focused tactical training. Your style thrives on clean calculation. Routine suggestion: 10 rated puzzles + 1 run of Puzzle Rush daily, giving special attention to knight forks, back-rank patterns and overloaded defenders.

Action-plan checklist

• ⏱ Play only 10 + 5 rapid games for two weeks to give yourself thinking time.
• 📒 After every game, write one sentence: “I lost because… / I won because…”. Reflection accelerates improvement.
• 🎯 Weekly goal: solve 50+ puzzles and annotate 5 of your own games.

Motivation boost

Your peak 623 (2024-07-30) already places you above most new players. With the small structural fixes above, 600+ is a realistic 30-day target. Keep having fun and trust the process — good luck!