Anderson Tatsch Dias NM

Personalized Feedback for Anderson Tatsch Dias (“Almeida1974”)

Quick Stats & Trends

Your current Blitz peak: 2589 (2023-12-15).

Activity glimpses:

 

1. Opening Repertoire

• As Black you rely on the Sicilian Kan/Kveinis, the Pirc and the King’s Indian. These give you dynamic play, but also expose you early when theory is forgotten.
  • In the loss to Daniel Lowinger you traded queens with 7…Qxd1?! and entered an inferior rook ending. Try 7…Be7 or 7…a6, keeping tension.
  • In the game vs jomsup the pawn‐grab 20…Rxa4? overlooked 22.Rxc4! and the whole queenside collapsed.
• As White you alternate 1.d4 and 1.e4 and handle structures well, especially when you seize space with pawn storms (see your win vs emanuel_).

Action items: Refresh main-line ideas for the Kan (…e5 breaks, central tension) and the Pirc (…c5 breaks, typical manoeuvres). Build a short “memory palace” of critical branches instead of browsing huge theory trees.

2. Middlegame Skills

Strengths: You are excellent at activating rooks on open files and often double them quickly (Rfd1/Rad1 motifs). Your kingside pawn storms are timed well and score many wins.

Needs work: Prophylaxis & piece coordination.

Example – careless pawn snatch:

[[Pgn| [Event "Live Chess"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2025.06.06"] [White "Jomsup"] [Black "Almeida1974"] [Result "1-0"] 19...Kxg7 20.Qc2 Rxa4? 21.Rxa4 Qxb5 22.Rxc4 1-0 ]]

Before playing 20…Rxa4 ask “What is my opponent’s most forcing reply?” Two seconds of prophylactic thinking would reveal Rxc4.

3. Tactical Awareness

Most of your victories are tactical; however, the checkmate against you in the Old Benoni (vs bensgambitdecline) shows occasional blind spots:

• When the opponent’s queen & rook line up on the f-file, immediately look for mating nets on the back rank.
• Daily tactics drills (10–15 Puzzle Rush runs) will help keep your calculation sharp under three-minute pressure.

4. Endgame Technique

You converted a nice rook ending vs emanuel_, but also lost two rook endings – one on the board (vs DanLowinger) and one on the clock (vs Dark_Attack). Review:

1. Basic Lucena/Philidor positions.
2. Side-rook checks from behind passed pawns – a theme in the Dark_Attack game.
3. King activity: in the English loss your king stayed on the back rank until move 28.

5. Time Management

Three of the last ten games reached <5 seconds for both sides, and you lost one on time from an equal position. Practical tips:

• Adopt a “speed limit”: never drop below your opponent’s time before move 15.
• Use a thinking routine – checks, captures, threats – that can be executed in 5–7 seconds.
• If possible, play with a 2-second increment to reward quick, safe moves.

6. Suggested Study Plan (4 weeks)

Mon/Wed/Fri	30 min tactics (Puzzle Rush + “hard” puzzles)
Tue/Thu	20 min opening prep (focus on Kan sidelines & modern Pirc)
Sat	Review 2 own games without engine, then with engine to confirm
Sun	Endgame drill: play Lucena/Philidor vs engine until you win/draw 5× in a row

Key Concepts to Revisit

Prophylaxis, outside passed pawn, intermezzo, zugzwang

Final Encouragement

You’re hovering around the 2400 blitz mark – solid master strength. Polishing just a few blind spots (early queen trades, loose pawn grabs, endgame speed) can push you into the next bracket. Keep the fighting spirit, keep analysing your own games first, and the results will follow. Good luck!