Moises Melara FM

Hi Moises, here is your personalized game review.

What you are already doing well

• Dynamic piece play. In several wins you seized the initiative with moves such as 13…f5! against jarekn27972 and 17 g4!? versus theivex. You clearly enjoy sharp, double-edged positions and often out-calculate your opponents.
• Flexible opening repertoire. With Black you alternate between the Modern/King's Indian Defense structure (…g6, …Bg7, …d6, …e5) and more classical setups; with White you switch smoothly from 1 e4 (Italian, French Exchange, Philidor) to 1 Nf3/Reti. This keeps opponents guessing and is a good long-term asset.
• Resourcefulness in inferior positions. Several winning games started with a worse evaluation, yet you found tactical chances (e.g. 25 fxg6+! in the win vs. jarekn27972) and turned the tables.

Key themes to improve

• Time management – your biggest leak.
  • Four of the last seven decisive games were lost on time despite playable positions (e.g. vs. orkund, Macs87).
  • Aim to reach move 15 with ≥55 % of your initial clock. Practise “hand on piece only after seeing the reply” to reduce hovering.
  • Play a daily 10 min rapid game and force yourself to spend at least 30 s on each of the first three critical moves; this will train decision-making pace at longer time controls and decrease panic in blitz.
• Over-extension of kingside pawns.
  • In losses vs. OrkunD and Sheebah you pushed …g5/…h5 or f- and g-pawns without completing development, weakening dark squares and diagonals against your own king.
  • Before advancing a wing pawn, verify three items: ① All minor pieces developed, ② King has two safe squares, ③ Centre is closed or fully controlled.
• Tactical conversion once ahead.
  • Even in wins you occasionally let positions slip from +- to unclear because you tried to force matters (e.g. 31 Rc5? vs. Squiss_TheRedBaron).
  • Solution: each day solve 5 “maintain +-” puzzles where the correct move is quiet (consolidating) rather than flashy.
• Endgame grounding.
  • The resignations against baloghlaszlo and Macs87 sprang from unclear rook endings where basic techniques (cutting the king, creating passed pawns) would have held or even won.
  • Review the “rook on the seventh” chapter in Silman’s Endgame Course and play 20 rook-and-pawn vs. bot positions this week.

Illustrative moment

The following fragment from the Italian game against sheebah shows both a promising start and the sudden collapse once the centre opened while your king remained exposed:

Action plan for the next two weeks

1. Play 10 rapid (10 + 5) games focusing only on clock discipline; annotate them afterwards marking every move where you spent >45 seconds.
2. Study 3 model games in the King’s Indian where Black does not push …g5. Note the typical manoeuvre …Nf6-h5-f4 instead.
3. Daily puzzle routine: 3 intermediate tactics, 2 “protect the advantage” drills, 1 theoretical rook ending.
4. Finish each playing session with one quick review of your own blunders using Chess.com’s mistake tab—awareness is the fastest cure.

Your progress at a glance

Peak rating: 2062 (2024-11-02)
When you score best:

Keep the fighting spirit, Moises—polish these specific areas and the next rating step will follow shortly. Good luck!