Your White pieces are deadly (73% win rate), but Black is bleeding points at 22%. The Scandinavian Defense is costing you games — replacing it with the French Defense and cleaning up middlegame blunders could gain you 100+ Elo.
10wins
8losses
2draws
White
8W-2L-1D73%
Black
2W-6L-1D22%
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this week's focus
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Replace the Scandinavian DefenseBlack~10 min/day
0W-3L with this opening — it leaves you passive every game as Black.
- Learn the French Defense Exchange Variation (1...e6)
- Play 3 practice games with it on Lichess
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Stop hanging pieces in the middlegameBlack~15 min/day
25% error rate with Black (vs 10% White) — you lose focus on defense.
- Before every move, ask: 'What does that attack?'
- Drill 'Defensive' puzzles on Lichess (15 min/day)
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Stop simplifying winning positionsWhite~10 min/day
You trade into endgames you don't know when the middlegame attack was winning.
- If you're attacking, keep the queens on
- Only trade when it leads to a clearly winning endgame
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the evidence
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film room
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coach's note
Bring your White energy to every game
Your 73% White win rate proves you can calculate and attack. With Black, you get passive. Before each Black game, tell yourself: 'I still get to play chess.' Find one active move per position.
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