Coach Chesswick
Feedback for Uurtsaikh Uuriintuya
1 Current Snapshot
- Peak blitz performance: (excellent proof that your current repertoire is fundamentally sound).
- Typical opening choices:
- With Black versus 1.e4 – Sicilian …g6 set-ups (Hyper-/Accelerated Dragon)
- With Black versus 1.d4 – King’s Indian Defense
- With White – Open Sicilians and occasional early pawn storms (g-pawn pushes).
- Time-management pattern: many decisive results are “won/lost on time”, suggesting that clock handling is as critical for you as pure chess content.
2 What You Are Doing Well
- Thematic understanding in your favourite openings. In the most-recent win against celestialdragon1828, you effortlessly followed the Dragon handbook: …g6, …Bg7, …d6, castling and an early …a5/…a4 to grab space. Your bishop pair and the eventual exchange sac on c3 show good feel for typical ideas.
- Willingness to play for the initiative. You happily push g- and h-pawns in both colours. This keeps opponents under practical pressure.
- Fighting spirit. Even slightly worse positions are defended resourcefully; several recent wins were converted from equal or even inferior middlegames.
3 Key Areas to Improve
- Clock Discipline
• Average remaining time when you blunder or resign is under 10 s.
• Your biggest single category of losses is “on time” (see charts).
➜ Goal: finish every opening with ≥50 % of the initial time and keep ≥15 s in bullet-type scrambles. - Transition to Endgames
In your last loss against celestialdragon1828 you entered a rook-and-minor-piece ending two pawns down after32.Be5 Rg8and resigned quickly. The position was tough but not hopeless – there was still counter-play with …Qb6 and …Be5. Learning to “swindle” bad endings will add free points.
- Structure Awareness in the Dragon
Several of your Black games feature the Maróczy Bind (c4+e4 versus …c5): you often meet it with …a6/…b5 plans, but positions become passive if White keeps the bind. Deepen your understanding of typical breaks – …d5, …b5 and the exchange-sac on c3 – so you don’t drift into cramped endings. - Prophylaxis vs. Pawn Storms
Your aggressive pawn pushes are powerful, but against accurate defence you sometimes create weaknesses (e.g. 10.h4?! in your recent Dragon loss allowed …Rc8 …Nc4 → b5). Re-assess every pawn move with the question “What squares will I no longer control?”
4 Action Plan (4-Week Cycle)
| Week | Main focus | Concrete tasks |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Openings – tighten repertoire |
• Review 10 model games in the Accelerated Dragon where Black successfully breaks the Bind. • Build a mini-file of forcing lines after 9…d5! and 9…Ng4 ideas. • Play at least 20 training games versus engine set to 2200 in these positions. |
| 2 | Clock handling |
• Switch to 3|2 for sparring; aim to keep ≥1 min after move 20. • After every game write one sentence: “Why did my time drop below 30 s?” Awareness alone often fixes the leak. |
| 3 | Endgame conversion & defence |
• Daily 10 puzzles from the “Rook & pawn” and “Opposite-coloured bishops” categories. • Re-play the endings of Capablanca – each game only final 20 moves. • Analyse your recent resignations and find one resource you missed in each. |
| 4 | Integrate & review |
• Play a 10-game mini-match versus a sparring partner in both colours of your main openings. • Annotate the games and compare with engine; focus on whether planned improvements (time use, structure handling) appeared in practice. • Update repertoire files accordingly. |
5 Quick Tips to Remember at the Board
- 20 / 20 / 20 Rule – after move 20 you want 20 s on the clock and no worse than –0.20 according to evaluation (i.e. rough equality). If either number is bigger (less time or worse eval), switch to simplify-mode.
- When facing the Bind: count central pawn breaks every move (…d5 or …b5). If none work, improve a piece – but never play three “passive” moves in a row.
- Before pushing g-/h-pawns ask: “What if they ignore me and strike in the centre?” – it prevents over-extension.
6 Motivation Corner
You already beat strong 2400-level opponents this month. With sharper time handling and a sturdier endgame technique, 2500 blitz is a realistic short-term target. Stay disciplined, keep the fighting spirit, and enjoy the process!
Good luck, and see you over the board!