Vrej Ordian FM

Feedback for Vrej Ordian

What you are doing well

• Tactical Awareness. Your recent wins show an eye for tactical shots such as 25…Ng4!! against spectrass and resourceful counter-sacs in the Reti game versus mohamdsoltan77.
• Opening Variety. You handle several pawn structures (Scandinavian, Queen’s Pawn, Closed Sicilian, English) comfortably, which makes you hard to prepare for.
• Nerve under Pressure. Even in worse positions you fight on, turning games around (e.g. the ♛h5 counter-attack in the KesOdy game).

Key areas to improve

1. Time Management (highest priority).
   Four of your last six losses were due to the flag. 30-second swings can be the difference between converting or collapsing.
   • Adopt a discipline check: at each move glance at the clock before calculating.
   • Play a daily set of 10 + 0 or 5 + 3 games to practise thinking with a buffer.
2. King Safety in the Scandinavian.
   Early queen activity often leaves your own king lagging behind. In the loss to hcurcio you castled long without completing development, and the counter-strike 21.d6! broke through. Compare:
   
   
   • Insert the simple developing move …Nf6 or …Be7 before …O-O-O. Your attack can wait one tempo (tempo).
   • Analyse games by Grandmasters playing the Portuguese Scandinavian (e.g. Rapport, Jobava) to see how they balance activity with safety.
3. End-game Technique.
   You were a clear rook up against Brage100 yet lost on time in a theoretically won K+R vs K position.
   • Drill the “20 basic mates” until you can deliver each in under 20 seconds.
   • Study rook-and-pawn fundamentals (Lucena & Philidor). This will also boost your confidence to simplify earlier.
4. Prophylaxis & Quiet Moves.
   Several defeats stemmed from overlooking a quiet improving move by the opponent (e.g. 32…Ne6!! in the Fabi game).
   • Before playing your candidate, ask: “What if my opponent had one free move—what would hurt me most?”
   • Add daily exercises on intermediate moves and zugzwang themes.

Structured training plan (4-weeks)

Motivation snapshot

Your current peak blitz rating sits at 2467 (2022-06-06). With cleaner clock usage and tighter king safety you are realistically 100-150 points stronger.

Progress tracker

Keep an eye on when you win/lose most often:

Next steps

• Save today’s feedback in your study notebook and revisit it weekly.
• After every session tag one game that illustrates each of the four improvement points above.
• Book a sparring set with longer time controls once a week to practise the new end-game skills.

You are already playing exciting chess—polish the rough edges and watch your results soar!