Andrea Jakovac

Hi Andrea 👋

You have built an impressive bullet repertoire and recently reached – congratulations! Your games show high energy and a clear will to seize the initiative. Below is a concise, constructive road-map to push the next rating jump.

What you’re already doing well ✅

• Initiative-first mindset: early Bg5, h-pawn storms and piece sacrifices often catch slower opponents off-guard.
• Fast practical decisions: you are comfortable premoving routine recaptures and frequently win on the clock.
• Conversion when ahead: in your last win you combined …Qd4+ & …Rf8 to centralise the queen and finish the attack quickly.

Biggest rating leaks 🚨

1. Loose pawns in the opening
   • Loss vs MikhailKrylov: 7…Qb6 hit b2; you never recovered after Qxb2.
2. King safety negligence
   • Several games feature Kd1/Kxe2 instead of castling. This costs precious premove tempo later.
3. Endgame & flagging balance
   • Four recent losses occurred in winning or equal rook endings because the clock reached 0:00.

Targeted action plan 🛠️

1. Streamline your first 10 moves

• As White, replace 2.Bg5 against …c5/…c6 with the Trompowsky only after 1…Nf6. Otherwise play 2.c4 or 2.e4 and keep the bishop home.
• As Black, stick to the …e6 Sicilian set-up you used in your last win, but prememorise a safe response to 2.Bc4 (…e6, …a6, …b5).
• Primary goal: reach a familiar position with your king already castled and no loose b-/g-pawns.

2. Bullet-specific time discipline

• Adopt the “1-second rule”: if you still have >10 s, spend at least 1 s on any non-forced move to avoid immediate blunders.
• Create a “safe premove” list: automatic recaptures, obvious queen checks, <1-move mates. Everything else = think.

3. Tactical sharpening (5 min/day)

• Puzzle Rush Survival until first mistake ⇒ review ONLY the miss.
• Focus themes: x-ray, zwischenzug, back-rank motifs.

4. Endgame conversion drill

• Play rook-and-pawn vs rook bot positions at 15-second increment. Objective: win with >5 s left.
• When ahead a rook in bullet: trade everything, run the a/h-pawn, premove promotion sequence.

5. Review & tracking

Glance at your performance trends every Sunday – e.g.

• Did you castle in >80 % of games?
• How many losses involved a loose pawn fork?
• Average clock left in won games?

Next milestone ⏩

With cleaner openings and 2-3 extra seconds preserved for each endgame you should comfortably climb to 1900+ bullet within the next 150 games.

Good luck, have fun, and remember: castle, capture, convert!