Wilsaida Diaz WFM

Hi Wilsaida!

Great job breaking through the 2000 barrier and stringing together several convincing wins this week. Below is a tailored assessment of your recent play, followed by concrete action-items for the next training block.

1. Snapshot of your current profile

• Peak rapid rating:
• Typical session activity:
   - shows you score best in the late evening hours.
• Win/Loss rhythm by calendar:

2. What you are doing especially well

• Initiative-first mindset. Your most recent win demonstrated a textbook pawn-storm (h4–g4–g5) against the fianchetto. You repeatedly punish slow or passive replies.
  Illustrative game:
• Piece-activity awareness. You seldom leave pieces on the back rank. In several wins the rook lift (Rf3/Rh3) or long rook swing (Ra5/Ra7) decided the game.
• Clock control (when winning). In your victories you were still ~70-80 % on the clock, meaning you are calculating the critical lines quickly and confidently.

3. Repeating pain-points found in the losses

• Over-expansion without backups. In the loss vs mandsky22164 (Grünfeld, 0-1) the a-pawn thrust (13.a5) left the queenside weak and you lost the b3-pawn collapse later. Before pushing a wing pawn, ask “If it’s traded, who guards the squares behind it?”
• Under-developed queen’s rook in the Sicilian. As Black you reached this sad diagram after 27…Qxb1+ (▲) with the a8-rook still asleep. Try the following warm-up before each Sicilian session: set a board at move 10 and ask, “Where do both rooks belong in this pawn-structure?”
• Calculation depth vs. forcing replies. Several resignations came right after an opponent’s zwischenzug you missed (e.g. …Bxc4 in the Taimanov loss). Add one extra half-move to every forcing line during calculation; literally say “and what if one more punch comes?”
• Playing too fast when worse. Your average time per move in lost games is < 4 s from move 20 onward. Remember: the best comeback resource is time. Slow yourself deliberately once the position turns critical.

4. Opening-room suggestions

5. Training menu for the next two weeks

1. Daily puzzle routine: 20 tactical puzzles + 2 end-game studies; focus on defensive themes: zwischenzug, clearance, and prophylaxis.
2. Game annotation habit: after every rapid game, tag three moves you feel uncertain about, then run engine only on those positions.
3. Opening flash cards: create a deck for the critical Black responses after 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 (King’s Indian move order) – you met it 5 times this week.
4. Time-management drill: play three 15 | 10 games forcing yourself to spend at least 45 s before every move 15-25.

6. Final thought

You already have the tactical vision to beat 2200-rated players. Pair that with a dose of restraint when the position calls for consolidating, and the next rating jump will come quickly.

Good luck, and keep enjoying the journey!
–Your Chess Coach