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Student Progress Report – Adi (USA)

I always enjoy sharing real improvement stories from my students. Today I want to highlight the excellent progress of my student Adi from the USA.
Over the last 90 days, Adi has increased his rapid rating by +390 points, reaching 1430. This level of improvement in such a short period shows what can happen when a player combines structured training with consistency and discipline.
What makes this progress particularly impressive:
• +390 rating gain in 3 months
• Reached the 96.3 percentile globally on Chess.com
• Clear upward trend with stable performance growth
• Strong improvement in tactical awareness and middlegame understanding
Our training has focused primarily on:
Tactical pattern recognition
Middlegame planning
Blunder prevention
Structured puzzle training and practical rapid games
The graph clearly shows a steady and healthy rating climb, which is always a sign that the player is developing real chess understanding rather than relying on short-term results.
This is only the beginning. With continued work on calculation, endgames, and positional play, the next milestone will be crossing the 1600–1800 level.
Congratulations Adi — great work and keep going!
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Thank you
Darko Polimac
FIDE Trainer | Chess Coach
Working with ambitious students worldwide