Ayelen Martinez WIM

Hi Ayelen, great to see you pushing your bullet rating up to 2390 (2022-09-29)!

1. What you are already doing well

• Quick tactical vision. Your 24.Qd8# finish against mat-sav shows you spot mating patterns instantly.
  
  
  
• Handling unbalanced positions. Early pawn storms (h-pawns in many wins) create complications your opponents struggle with.
• Winning mindset. When you keep the initiative you convert efficiently; only one of your last nine winning positions was prolonged beyond move 30.

2. Repeated pain-points to fix

• Clock management. 6 of your last 10 losses were on time in roughly equal or even better positions. In bullet the clock is an extra piece—treat it that way.
• End-game technique. Lost R+P endings (e.g. vs nkuziy) reveal hesitancy once the tactics are gone. Basic king-activity drills will add instant rating points.
• Over-ambitious queen sorties. Games vs seniorpawn and jarocho23 show the queen entered enemy territory before development was complete and became the target.
• Black d-pawn structures. When you answer 1.e4 with ...d6/…g6 you sometimes allow e5/dxe6 or d6-pawn sacrifices that open lines too early. Review the thematic breaks in the Pirc Defense.

3. 14-day action plan

1. Bullet warm-up (5 min). Play Puzzle Rush or “Mate in 2” sets each session to sharpen eyesight before queueing games.
2. Time-split discipline. Decide on a two-phase rule: opening & early middlegame 25 s, remainder 35 s. If you are below target, pre-move easier recaptures.
3. End-game micro-workout (10 min daily). Cycle through:
   • King + pawn vs king races.
   • Rook-lucena & philidor positions.
   • Opposite-side rook & pawn defences.
4. Solid back-up opening with Black. Add a simple line (e.g. Scandinavian 1…d5 or Caro-Kann 1…c6 d5) so you can blitz the first 10 moves and save time.
5. Review session once per day. Download one win and one loss, run a 3-minute engine check, but spend the bulk of the time explaining in words why a move was hard to see. This builds pattern memory faster than passive engine arrows.

4. Suggested drills & resources

• Custom Lichess study: “100 bullet rook endings” (import PGNs, set to interactive mode).
• Flash-card list of typical break moves in your openings (…c5 in Pirc, …e5 in King’s Indian setups, c4 vs French structures).
• Five-minute visualization sets: set up a position, cover the board, calculate 3 ply, uncover and check.

5. Track your improvement

• Hour-by-hour performance:

Keep in mind

Bullet rewards consistent habits more than brilliant moves. If you keep your average time per move under 1 s and shore up end-games, you’ll break the next rating barrier quickly. Enjoy the grind, and good luck in your next games!