Andri Grétarsson FM

Performance snapshot

Your recent streak (+5 / –5) keeps you in the low-2100 range for blitz (2297 (2025-04-15)). Activity at a glance:

What you already do well

• Opening breadth & ideas. You navigate both 1.e4 and flank systems comfortably and understand the key pawn breaks in the Caro-Kann (e.g. 13.d5! versus prpicchess91).
• Rapid piece activity. Wins often feature swift rook lifts and open-file pressure (24.Rxe4!! against stan-philein).
• Tactical alertness. Combinations such as 17.Nxg6 in your Reti game show you spot forcing lines quickly when the pieces are active.

Patterns holding you back

• Time management. Four of the last five defeats were on time. You regularly drop under 10 s by move 25 even in quiet positions.
• King safety vs pawn storms. In the Closed Sicilian loss to Gyorgy Meszaros you pushed the g- and h-pawns before ensuring your king’s security—an echo of other recent losses.
• End-game conversion. A technically winning rook endgame against gomezqjuan slipped away while the clock ran down.
• Allowing counterplay when better. In the Slav win the sequence …Nb7/…Nd6 ceded critical tempi; similar “relaxation” appears once you gain the advantage.

Action plan (next 14 days)

1. Play training games with a self-imposed 10 s per move floor after move 20.
2. Daily: 20 “mate-in-3” plus 20 end-game puzzles (rook-pawn & minor-piece endings).
3. Deep-analyse one time-loss game each day; write down why you hesitated.
4. Add a solid counter to 1.e4 (e.g. Accelerated Sicilian) to avoid passive structures.
5. Replay the position after 18…O-O in your Closed Sicilian loss from the Black side until you can hold it comfortably.

Quick opening tweaks

Mindset reminder

Material matters, but so does the clock—treat each as a piece you can lose.