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Quick summary

Good instincts: you spot tactical shots, use knights aggressively, and convert advantages by invading with rooks and queen. Recurring problems: king safety after pawn moves around the king and missing defender counts before captures. Fixing those two items will raise your consistency quickly.

Win — what went right (vs fuenfsternedeluxe)

• You seized space with the advanced e-pawn and developed actively instead of drifting pieces — that made your pieces coordinate quickly.
• Nice tactical sequence with the knights: you jumped into enemy territory (Nxa5 → Nxc6 → Nxa7) and converted material while keeping threats alive.
• Good finishing approach: doubled rooks/rook invasion and a final queen check created decisive pressure. Replay the key sequence here:
  
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• Keep doing: hunt loose pieces, create direct threats, and when ahead look for simplifications that maintain the initiative.

Loss — concrete lessons (vs hutdiggity)

• King safety: advancing pawns near your king (g, h, f) opened lines that White exploited. Before such pawn pushes, double-check the weaknesses you create.
• Count attackers/defenders: after tactical captures (like Rxf5 lines in that game), you were hurt by a coordination swing. Before every capture ask “who recaptures and what forks/attacks appear?”
• Reacting to forcing moves: when the opponent sacrifices to open your king, calculate the forcing line rather than relying on intuition.
• Study target: work on king-hunt tactics and puzzles where a sacrifice opens files/diagonals toward the king.

Other recent losses — quick takeaways

• Against active minor pieces: prioritize trades when an enemy knight or bishop lands on strong central squares and threatens forks or tactics.
• When behind on activity, avoid passive pawn moves — seek simplifications or concrete counterplay rather than waiting to be squeezed.

Practical drills (daily)

• 15–20 tactics puzzles focused on forks, pins, discovered attacks (especially ones that open the king).
• 5 position checks per day: pick a move and always run the simple "attackers vs defenders" count before committing.
• One short endgame lesson per week (basic rook endings and king+pawn) to improve conversion technique when you're ahead.

7-day plan (actionable)

• Days 1–3: tactics and counting routine (write one sentence after each missed puzzle explaining why).
• Days 4–5: play two slow daily games; annotate only the critical 3–5 moves where the evaluation swung.
• Day 6: 30 minutes reviewing king safety motifs and typical sacrificial ideas against castled kings.
• Day 7: pick one loss and generate a 5-move “what I should have played” plan; test it in practice.

Simple rules to apply right away

• Before any capture, count attackers and defenders and scan for checks and forks that follow.
• Don’t push pawns around your king unless you’ve checked the opening of files/diagonals and available enemy checks.
• If opponent creates a strong outpost (knight on d4/e5), ask: can I trade it or blockade it? If not, chase it or change the pawn structure.

Want a deeper post-mortem?

Tell me which game to annotate (I recommend the Hutdiggity loss or the recent win). I’ll provide a move-by-move short analysis, three specific improvements, and practice tasks tailored to that game.