Abu Backer

Hi Abu Backer! 👋

You have an energetic, tactical style that already gives many opponents a headache. Below is a summary of what is working well for you and a few ideas that should help you climb toward your next 1799 (2017-02-13).

What you’re doing well

• Kingside pressure: Your most-recent victory against kasparov9999 shows how comfortably you push pawns in front of your king to open files and deliver mate. Moves like g4, h4, Rh1 demonstrate confident attacking instincts.
• Resourceful in complications: In several wins you kept finding counter-tactics even when the position was messy (31…Ncxd4!? in the French game, …Rxb3 → …Ra6 in your Sicilian endgame, etc.). Spotting such shots under time pressure is a genuine strength.
• Wide opening experience: You’ve tried the French, Sicilian, Nimzowitsch Defense and more. This breadth gives you a good feel for different pawn structures.

Key areas to sharpen

• Time management – your biggest rating leak
  • Nearly every recent loss was a timeout, not a checkmate.
  • Set a daily-game routine (e.g. “I’ll make my moves at breakfast and before bed”) to avoid forgetting correspondence games.
  • In live games experiment with a small increment (3 + 2 or 5 + 3) until your clock habits improve.
• Early development before pawn storms
  • In the French win you played 10.Na3 and 12.f4 while the queenside pieces were still sleeping. Against stronger opposition that delay can be punished by breaks like …f6 or …Qb6.
  • Guideline: “All minor pieces out before launching pawn attacks” will make your pressure land faster and safer.
• Opening focus → depth over breadth
  • As White you alternate between solid lines (Advance French) and off-beat systems (Bowdler 2.Bc4 vs Sicilian). Pick one main weapon against 1…c5 (e.g. Open Sicilian with 3.d4) and study 10 model games.
  • As Black your Sicilian is promising, but games show trouble in quiet sidelines (Rossolimo, c3-Sicilian). Build a simple repertoire card for those: diagram → plan → typical tactics.
• Endgame conversion
  • When you are up material you sometimes keep attacking instead of simplifying. Training idea: play rook-and-pawn endgames vs the computer from equal positions until converting feels routine.

Small practice plan for the next two weeks

1. Each day solve 3 tactical puzzles before playing – keeps your calculation sharp.
2. Play 10 blitz games in the same opening you want to learn, then analyse one deeply with the engine turned off for 10 minutes first.
3. Finish with a 15-minute endgame drill (king-and-pawn or rook-endings).

Game fragment to review

The following critical stretch from your French game is a perfect study case: you had the right attacking idea but could increase its accuracy by activating the last piece first.

Your performance snapshots

Keep up the fighting spirit and remember: tidy development + good clock habits will let your natural tactical eye shine even brighter. Good luck in your next games! 💪