Week 7 · from 2026-11-02 · phase: foundation (month 3) · block 1
Fix the activity problem: get FIDE-rated games on the calendar. Baselines. Top two leaks. Narrow the repertoire. 8 of 8 hours planned. Blitz cap 20 games.
primary target · 50% of the week · n = 6397 · 86.7/100 games
No puzzle fixes judgement. Unassisted annotation of your own long games, then engine comparison; calculation sets with no board movement; slower play.
Pre-registered success: frequency_per_100 from 86.68 to ≤ 69.34 by 2026-11-30, on ≥ 30 games.
secondary target · 30% of the week · n = 4941 · 42.0/100 games
A clock rule in the long game: never move in a critical position under 20 seconds of thought; measured by fast_critical_errors.
Pre-registered success: frequency_per_100 from 41.99 to ≤ 33.59 by 2026-11-30, on ≥ 30 games.
targets: time_trouble_errors
Done when: One completed rated long game, PGN in the database by the nightly run.
Play with the clock rule if a time leak is targeted. No blitz before the long game.
Done when: Written annotation (critical moments, your own evals) saved before any engine use.
targets: positional:blunder_committed
Done when: 15 positions, full variation written before revealing, no board movement; judgment_calibration score recorded.
Done when: Every error tagged by you first, then compared with the pipeline's tags; disagreements logged.
Disagreements are the interesting part. They calibrate your judgement and catch tagger mistakes.
Done when: repertoire.yaml is no longer empty.
Narrowing beats broadening at this level. Two lines as White, one reply each to e4/d4/c4 as Black is enough.
Done when: Each position played out from both sides; result vs theoretical result recorded (tablebase where ≤7 pieces).
Done when: 12 positions, written variations, calibration recorded.
Done when: calendar.yaml has at least one event with registered: true.
Both FIDE ratings are flagged inactive. Nothing else this week matters as much as this hour.
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