waxfase

Hi waxfase, here’s your personalised coaching report!

What you’re already doing well

• Initiative-driven play: In several recent wins you seized the centre quickly and kept your pieces active (e.g. 11…Nxd4! in your last Scandinavian game).
• Opening confidence: You clearly know the main ideas of the Scandinavian and are comfortable castling long and putting the h/g-pawns to work when you have opposite-side castling.
• Converting advantages: The endgame technique shown in waxfase – Del_Fatoy (51.Qc8#) proves you can coordinate pieces and pawns when you keep the position under control.

Key patterns holding you back

• Time management: 4 of your last 6 losses were on time or “abandoned”. Try one slower session (10|0 or 15|10) each day to build the habit of thinking before moving.
• Over-extended pawn storms: In several defeats you pushed g4/h4 without finishing development, giving opponents easy targets (see the position after 15…Ne5 vs New_Gen_TS). Ask yourself “What does my opponent threaten if I push this pawn?” before advancing a wing pawn.
• King safety & loose pieces: Games vs Del_Fatoy and jloveszumba show hanging bishops/rooks once the attack fizzled. A five-second blunder check after every tactical move will save many points.

Illustrative moment

The critical slip in your latest loss came here:

Your queen trade was forced because the earlier pawn storm left your back rank undeveloped. Notice how simply castling one move sooner would have connected rooks and kept the queen flexible.

Action plan for the next two weeks

1. Time discipline drill: Play five 10|0 games and aim to keep 30 seconds in reserve by move 25. Record whether you succeeded.
2. Tactics first: 30 minutes of puzzles before playing. Focus on discovered attacks and zwischenzug motifs—both appear frequently in your Scandinavian structures.
3. Opening tightening:
   • White repertoire: after 4……c5 in the Philidor (your loss to jloveszumba) study 5.dxc5! or 5. Advance variation ideas instead of 8.h4?!
   • Black repertoire: versus 2.e5 in the Scandinavian, memorise the safer 2…c5 sideline to avoid passive French-like positions.
4. Endgame fundamentals: Spend one session on rook activity (Lucena & Philidor) so you capitalise on your material advantages faster.

Progress trackers

Keep an eye on your trends:

Motivation corner

Your current peak is 1651 (2022-03-03). Let’s aim to break it by 50 points this month! Small, consistent improvements will get you there.

Good luck, have fun, and remember: “When you see a good move, look for a better one.” – Your coach