Arayi Khalatyan

Hi Arayi, here’s some tailored feedback based on your latest 1-minute games.

What you already do well

• Tactical alertness. Your wins regularly feature double–rook batteries and mating nets (e.g. 36.Re8# against Rodrigoved). This sharp eye is a big plus in bullet.
• Playing for the initiative. As White you push ♙e5/♙d4 quickly and seize space. The French-Knight line versus doktor_07 is a model: you never let Black breathe and finished with 21.Qd5#.
• Fighting spirit in lost positions. Even in defeats you kept the clock pressure on and looked for swindles—an essential bullet habit.

Patterns that cost you points

1. Early queen adventures when you’re Black.
   In the Chigorin loss to kenjionboard your ♛d8 went to d5–d7–d1 too soon and was trapped after 13.cxb7+.
   
   
2. Static pawn weaknesses in the Scandinavian.
   Several games (e.g. vs AhmedOmran777) reached endings where isolated or doubled pawns became targets. 1…d5 is fine for rapid, but in bullet the slower development hurts. Consider the speed-friendly line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 with instant piece play.
3. End-game technique.
   Up a pawn versus AhmedOmran777 you allowed the passed a-pawn to queen. Basic end-game rules—activate the king, put rooks behind passed pawns, keep pawns connected—will save many games even on a 1-minute clock.
4. Time allocation.
   You sometimes burned precious seconds calculating fancy lines instead of playing good-enough pre-moves. In bullet, a +2-second clock edge is often worth more than a half-pawn.

Action plan for the next week

Suggested openings to tighten your repertoire

• As White: keep 1.e4 but versus …Nc6 (Nimzowitsch) switch to 2.Nf3 or 3.Bb5 to reduce forcing lines and save clock.
• As Black vs 1.e4: try the Icelandic Gambit (1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 e6!)—piece play comes fast and you already like open positions.
• As Black vs 1.d4: a simple Slav setup (d5, c6, Nf6, Bf5/Bg4, e6) avoids early queen moves and requires minimal memorisation.

Your progress at a glance

Peak Bullet rating: 1637 (2023-01-25)
Win-rate by hour:

Final encouragement

Your attacking instincts are strong—once you tighten queen safety and end-game basics, 1600+ bullet is within reach. Keep the mouse hot and the king even safer. Good luck!