Adriano Cunha NM

Hi Adriano, here is your personalized training report

1. Current Snapshot

• Best rating reached so far (rapid): 2017 (2024-08-10)
• Typical play-time patterns:

2. What you are already doing well

• Active, initiative-driven style. In your recent win against GustavoJuarezF you sacrificed a pawn, seized open files and finished with a mating attack:
  
  
• Piece activity in the middlegame. You rarely leave pieces undeveloped and you fight for central squares early (e.g. 14.Nd5! in the same game).
• Willingness to play both 1.d4 and 1.e4. A broad opening repertoire keeps opponents guessing and accelerates learning.

3. Key areas to improve

3.1 Clock management

Four of your last five losses were on time. Often you reach playable positions but let the seconds slip.

• Adopt a move-pair budget: aim to spend at most 10 % of the total time on the first 10 moves, 30 % by move 20, etc.
• When calculation gets deep, look for forcing moves (captures, checks, threats) first—this narrows the tree and saves seconds.
• Train with 3-minute increment games rather than straight 3 | 0 bullet for a few weeks; this rewards playing faster without the sudden flag.

3.2 Handling counter-play on your king

In the loss vs. integratedlogic you castled, pushed b- and c-pawns and suddenly faced a direct attack:

• Re-check pawn breaks (…e5 / …d4) against your king before playing flank moves.
• Whenever an enemy piece parks on your 5th rank or deeper, ask: “What is the direct threat? Do I need a prophylactic move?”
• Study classic defensive techniques—exchange pieces, give back material, open escape squares—to gain confidence under pressure.

3.3 Transitioning advantages into endgames

Several games show a clear material edge that stalls. Your innate attacking instinct is great, but closing the game methodically will raise your conversion rate.

• When up a rook or more, simplify: trade queens first, then rooks, finally minor pieces.
• Learn technical winning plans (e.g., Lucena & Philidor rook endings) so you can play them almost by hand and save clock time.
• Practice “+2 test”: set up random positions two pawns up in an engine and play them out against 2000-strength until you convert in under one minute.

3.4 Opening fine-tuning

• Against 1.e4 you often choose …e5 and reach classical Ruy/Italian structures. Consider adding one solid alternative (e.g., the Caro-Kann) so that you can steer games into quieter channels when you feel off-form.
• With White vs. …c5/…e5 setups you sometimes allow …d4 breaks too easily. Study typical plans from the English & Anti-Benoni to appreciate when to meet …d4 with exd4, c5, or even a gambit.
• Create a one-page opening cheat sheet for each side with typical pawn structures, key squares and “danger” tactical motifs (e.g., …Bxf2+ in the London/Bá-based lines).

4. Suggested weekly routine (≈5 h)

1. 2 h tactics: mix short puzzles and 5-minute calculation drills. Focus on forks, pins, and intermediate moves zwischenzug.
2. 1 h endgame technique: rook and minor-piece endings. Use Chessable/lichess studies or a book such as “Silman’s Endgame Course.”
3. 1 h thematic games versus the computer starting from your personal trouble structures (save them into a database).
4. 1 h review: annotate your last 5 games, identify ONE decision each you would change. Quality beats quantity.

5. Motivational closing

You are already playing dynamic 1900-level chess. By tightening up time handling and honing your defensive technique, 2000 + is absolutely within reach. Keep enjoying the journey—your creative energy at the board is a real asset!