Abhay kumar mishra

Hi Abhay Kumar Mishra!

You have been playing a healthy mix of 1-minute, 3-minute and 10-minute games and your tactical alertness is steadily improving. From your recent wins against ichiris and ixpw it is clear that you are comfortable creating attacking chances, especially when the position opens up. Here are some focused comments and training ideas based on the latest games in your record.

1. What you are doing well

• Initiative-first mindset. You actively look for pawn breaks such as …d5 or …f6 to seize the center. This paid off in your 22-move win vs. ixpw.
• Tactical vision under time pressure. Your mating sequence in the game vs. ichiris shows you can calculate forcing lines quickly even with only a few seconds on the clock.
• Piece activity. Knights on outposts (e.g. Nb4, Nxc2+) often net you material. Keep looking for forward squares for both knights.

2. Main improvement areas

• Opening accuracy. In several losses you fell behind after early queen adventures (…Qe7+ vs. ardimuslii) or grabbed “poisoned” pawns (…Qxb2 in the Tennison Gambit). Stick to the basic principle: develop three pieces before sending the queen on a mission.
• King safety. Your kingside often remains vulnerable because you delay castling or push pawns recklessly (e.g. …h5, …g5). Before starting flank pawn storms, ask “Is my king 100 % safe?”.
• Conversion technique. In the loss to parthivd16 you were up material but let the clock and technique slip in a rook end-game. Practical tip: once you’re clearly ahead, simplify and play the “two-second move” rule (make each reply within two seconds to save time for critical points).

3. Opening focus for the next two weeks

• With Black vs. 1.e4: add the classical Italian setup (…e5 …Nc6 …Bc5 …Nf6) to your repertoire—solid and tactical.
• With White: your 1.e4 games are fine, but learn a reliable reply against the French and Sicilian to avoid spending early clock time searching for plans.

4. Tactical pattern of the week

Study the motif deflection followed by a double attack (often appears in your games). See if you can spot it in the mini-exercise below:

5. Endgame drill

Your rapid games frequently reach rook endings. Spend 15 minutes a day on these three themes:

1. Lucena position (building a bridge)
2. Philidor defense
3. King + pawn vs. king square rule

6. Time-management tracker

Use the following charts to monitor when you play your best chess and plan practice sessions accordingly:

7. Rating milestones

Your current peaks:
• Blitz - 379 (2025-06-04)
• Bullet - 367 (2025-06-18)
• Rapid - 707 (2025-03-29)

Action plan (next 14 days)

• Play 20 games focusing only on the Italian and record at least 5 where you reach move 20 with material equality or better.
• Solve 50 intermediate-level puzzles featuring the themes pin, skewer, and zwischenzug.
• Review each loss for the first move where the evaluation swung by ±2 and annotate why.

Keep the curiosity and fighting spirit! With disciplined opening study and sharper endgame technique you’ll climb quickly toward your next rating jump.

— Your Chess Coach