Andinacitrah

Hi Andinacitrah! Here’s some personalized feedback to help you climb beyond the 500-rating range.

What you’re already doing well

• Active pieces: You rarely keep your bishops or queen on the back rank for long. That willingness to play actively is a good foundation—once combined with safer development, it will become a real weapon.
• Fighting spirit: Even in lost positions you often look for chances (e.g. the 15…g5 resource in your recent loss). Keep that resilience!
• Diverse experience: You play both Daily and Live games, exposing yourself to different time controls and situations.

Main improvement targets

1. Respect basic opening rules
   In almost every game your queen comes out on move 2–4 (Qg4, Qf3, Qf4…). This costs valuable tempo and leaves the queen exposed to attacks.
   
   • Illustrative example (from your loss vs yunardi177):
   
   
   Instead, try a principled start like this:
   
   
   Action step: For the next 20 games, promise yourself “no queen moves before my minor pieces are developed and my king is ready to castle.”
2. King safety first
   You are often checkmated or lose material before move 10. Make castling a priority:
   • Count your moves until you castle; aim for move ≤ 8 in every rapid/blitz game.
   • Before any capture, ask “Does this delay my king’s safety?”
3. Slow down and blunder-check
   Most tactical mistakes are one-move blunders (hanging a piece, allowing a mate on f7/f2). Adopt a 3-question routine on every move:
   1. “What is my opponent’s last move threatening?”
   2. “If I play my intended move, do I leave any piece unprotected?”
   3. “After my move, what are all the checks and captures for both sides?”
   Spending just 5 seconds on this loop will eliminate many losses.
4. Tactics > openings at your stage
   • Do 10 rated puzzles per day on themes you often miss: forks, pins and discovered attacks.
   • Re-create blunders from your own games as puzzles. Seeing your own mistakes in puzzle form makes them unforgettable.
5. Build a simple opening repertoire

   As White	Plan
   Italian Game	1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4. Easy piece development and quick castling.
   As Black vs 1.e4	Plan
   Scandinavian (1…d5)	You already use it—just follow with …Nf6, …c6, …Bf5 and castle short.
   As Black vs 1.d4	Plan
   Queen’s Gambit Declined setup	…d5, …e6, …Nf6, …Be7, …O-O. Solid and low-theory.

   Keep it minimal so you can invest time in tactics instead of memorization.

Your current stats & goals

• Peak Blitz rating: (aim: 600+ by next month)
• Average game length in losses: 13 moves → target 25 moves (means you’re surviving longer and learning more)
• Queen moved before move 5: 82 % of games → target < 20 %

Weekly training plan (30-45 min/day)

1. 10 min: Tactics puzzles (focus on forks & pins).
2. 5 min: Review one of your own games; annotate the turning point and a missed improvement.
3. 15 min: Play one rapid (10 + 5) game, follow the opening rules above.
4. 5-10 min: Quick blunder-check review of that game.

Motivation corner

Remember that improvement is non-linear. Rating swings are normal, especially when you’re experimenting with new habits. Stick to the fundamentals, and results will follow.

Good luck, have fun, and see you at 600+ very soon!