3 years later, I finally graduated

My goal was to reach 2000 elo. Next, I want to get my blitz rating up there as well.

Can someone explain the mistake here? I considered both options and chose d5 because it was a more central position and I couldn't see any threat to my current position. Coach says I'll eventually lose a pawn but I can't see how.

I this position, how do I know which move (Qc6, Qb6 or Qc8) is the best? How do I assess this?

It’s a trap!

Both pawns are hanging (e4/a2), but both also lead to losing a queen. Black took the bait on e4.

Proud to say I found the brilliant move

White to move, mate in 6. My first composition inspired by a recent game

Let's say white had a knight on b3 that the black queen took. I think this is quite intuitive and not too hard, let me know.

Le fork

3 Way fork

Problem starting games

I play on chess.com and I’ve been having a problem where I can’t connect to some kinds of games on certain devices. My laptop won’t connect me to bullet rapid or blitz games. Every other game works on it and everything works on other devices. Couldn’t find anything useful online wondering if anyone here knows how to fix it. The picture above is what happens when I start a daily rapid or blitz game.

Take time to consider your moves. My opponent spent 3 seconds on these two moves. I spent 30 thinking "no, that can't work. What am I missing?"

First (intentional) brilliant

Opponent resigned after Qxa5

What is the point of qc8 here?