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Hi Aditya (Arfan48) – Personalised Improvement Report
Your Current Profile
• Peak blitz rating: 2910 (2025-05-22)
• Preferred time-control: 3 | 0 (180 s) – highly tactical, little margin for deep calculation.
• Typical opening repertoire: King’s Indian & Benoni as Black, Najdorf / g-pawn storms or off-beat 1.a4 as White.
Quick glance at your recent trend →
What You’re Doing Well
- Initiative-first mindset: games such as your win vs yhwach_almighty2003 show crisp pawn storms and piece sacrifices culminating in 39.Qd7#.
- Tactical alertness: you spot forks (30.Nd5+!) and mating nets quickly.
- Versatile opening menu: you can switch from solid (English Four Knights) to sharp (Benko / Najdorf) without hesitation.
Main Growth Areas
- Time Management
• 5 of your last 7 losses were on time, often in simplified positions (e.g. vs Mikhail Markov, move 82).
• Action plan: adopt a “Bronstein clock” inside your head – force yourself to move within 5 s in winning/ equal endings; reserve your long tanks for critical middlegame moments only.
• Try a short daily session of 1|0 bullet; it teaches quick, safe premove technique without compromising quality. - Conversion Technique & Endgames
• Several flags occurred in won or drawable rook endings (e.g. KRvR+P).
• Study the “Filidor & Lucena” rook endgames and the principle of the bridge once per week; then practise with a friend using 15 s + 10 s increment.
• Add 10 puzzles/day from the Endgame → Rook section; track your % with a spreadsheet. - Prophylaxis & King Safety in the Sicilian
• Loss vs Jonny Quest (…g-pawn push without king cover → 40.f5#) shows a blind spot to counter-play.
• Start asking “What is my opponent’s threat?” before every move. 3-second checklist saves games. - Opening Fine-Tuning
• English Four Knights: 6…Nde7?! vs Markov allowed white a comfortable space edge. Recommended line: 6…Nb4 7.Bc4 d5! forcing simplification.
• Against 1.d4 Benko structures, reconsider early …a5; engine prefers …Qa5+ first to provoke c3.
Target Training Schedule (4-week micro-cycle)
- Mon / Thu – 20 rapid tactics, focus on intermediate moves (zwischenzug).
- Tue – Endgame drill (Rook & minor vs pawns) 30 min.
- Wed – Analyse one of your losses without engine for 15 min, then with engine 10 min.
- Fri – 3 annotated blitz games with voice-over; concentrate on time usage.
- Weekend – Play 2 rapid (10 | 5) games to practise deeper calculation.
Quick Reference Checklist Before Every Move
- What changed since the last move? (undefended pieces / back-rank)
- Opponent threats? (queen sac, checks, passed pawn)
- Your clock? (< 15 s → choose the simplest safe move)
- Convert or keep pressure? If up material, trade pieces not pawns.
Motivation Corner
You’re already playing at IM-level blitz strength. Shoring up time handling and clean endgame technique could easily add 50-70 rating points. Keep the fighting spirit – and remember, confidence grows from well-studied positions.