Andrey20131228

Hi Andrey20131228! 👋

Great job keeping the board lively and racking up wins such as your recent …Qd1# finish. Below is some tailored feedback to accelerate your improvement.

📈 What you’re already doing well

• Tactical alertness – You routinely spot one-move tactics and mating nets, e.g. the back-rank mate in your last win (see diagram).
• Confidence with material imbalances – You’re comfortable grabbing pawns (…Qxd4, …Bxe4, etc.) and then defending, a useful practical skill at your current level.
• Fighting spirit – Even in worse positions you play on and often flag opponents, which indicates good resilience.

🚧 Main improvement areas

1. Opening discipline
   • Early queen sorties (Qh5, Qf3 on move 2) violate basic development rules and will backfire against stronger players.
   • Side-pawn thrusts such as 1…a5/…b6 without a plan waste tempo.
   Goal: Learn one simple system for each colour that follows “develop pieces, control centre, castle”.
2. King safety
   • Several games show your king stuck in the centre (e.g. Kd1/Kd4 adventures). Castle by move 10 whenever possible.
   Drill: In post-game reviews ask, “Could I have castled last move?” until it becomes automatic.
3. Time management
   • Many Daily games were lost on time. Either enable vacation, reduce the number of games, or switch to faster formats you actually complete.
   • In live games you occasionally spend <5 s on critical moves—try the “15-second sanity check” before every move to catch blunders.
4. Endgame basics
   • In your win vs doomlewa you were a rook up but allowed counter-play until the flag. Studying king-and-pawn and basic rook endings will convert those more cleanly.

🗺️ Action plan for the next month

• Opening repertoire: adopt the London as White and the Scandinavian (…Qd6 line) as Black. Play 20 games each; after every game quickly check the opening with an engine for big jumps in evaluation.
• Tactics routine: 15 puzzle rush attempts per week aiming for +1 score each session. Your tactical eye is good; sharpening it will cut down on your own oversights.
• Endgames: Work through the first 20 positions of “100 Endgames You Must Know”. Spend 10 min/day; set them up on a board and play vs. the engine.
• Game reviews: After each session, annotate one key position where you felt uncertain, then compare with an engine. Keep notes in a single document to see recurring themes.

🔢 Useful stats & trackers

Peak Blitz rating: 960 (2023-02-21)
Win-rate by hour:

Key tactic highlight

From your game against shinothomgeorge (Black to move):

  [[Pgn|
  12.Nxc6 Qd7 13.Rc1 Rc8 14.Ne5 Rxc1+ 15.Bxc1 Qg4
  16.Nc6 ?? Qd1#]]
  

You correctly spotted the overloaded knight and delivered mate—nice calculation! Aim to create such threats after finishing development in future games.

🙌 Keep it up!

With solid openings, routine tactics practice, and cleaner endgames, breaking the 1000-rating barrier is well within reach. Good luck, and feel free to ask for more help any time.