ARTHURMORGAN122 IM

Hi ARTHURMORGAN122!

What’s already working well

• Activity & Initiative. In wins such as your game against Pablo_dmp you constantly asked questions with c4, h3, g4, keeping the initiative even in time trouble.
• Conversion Technique. Your end-game against lxxqi09 shows calm coordination: you advanced the passed b-pawn, centralised the king and won with flawless technique.
• Piece Coordination out of the Opening. Your favourite setups (1.d4 followed by a “Zukertort-style” development or 1.g3) consistently give you harmonious piece placement and easy middlegames.

Key areas to improve

1. Clock Management – your #1 leak. Four of the five recent losses were on time while the position was still playable or even winning.
   • Adopt a simple Touch-Move-Decide routine: make a candidate move the moment your opponent replies, then calculate during their time.
   • Practise pre-moves in forced sequences (recaptures, obvious checks) to save precious seconds.
   • Drill 1-minute puzzles to train fast pattern recognition.
2. Early King Safety. In the loss to swagnuscarlsenthehomeless you allowed …Qh4–h2#. Your kingside fianchetto lines invite direct attacks if you over-push pawns.
   • Before playing a pawn move in front of your king, run a quick mental check for: new squares opened, tactical hooks created and opponent queen/bishop lines.
   • Spend 10-15 minutes analysing that game with an engine and ask, “Which one defensive move would have defused the attack?” Repeat the drill for every similar loss.
3. Diversify your Black Repertoire. Relying almost exclusively on the Sicilian Kan and the English Defence means opponents can prepare. Try:
   • Against 1.e4 – experiment with the Accelerated Dragon or a solid …e5 system.
   • Against 1.d4/1.c4 – add a standard Queen's Gambit setup to contrast your current hyper-modern style.
4. Tactical Accuracy under 10 seconds. In the bullet time scramble versus Stability0824, you missed a mate-in-four and instead flagged. Incorporate:
   • Two daily sessions of Bullet Tactics Trainer (set to 3-second limit per puzzle).
   • Review missed motifs (forks, pins, back-rank mates) and tag them for spaced repetition.

Suggested mini-plan for the next two weeks

Quick reference

• Your current peak: 2670 (2024-07-01)
• Activity trend:

Keep leveraging your natural attacking flair, tighten the clock discipline, and a rating jump is just around the corner. Good luck and good skill!