Rohun Trakru NM

What went well in your recent rapid games

You showed a willingness to enter sharp, tactical waters and keep pressure on your opponents. In your win, you converted a promising middlegame initiative into a decisive finish, demonstrating good calculation and confidence in pursuing active piece play. Your openness to dynamic lines reflects a growing comfort with complex positions.

In the games that didn’t go your way, you still carried strong ideas and looked for active counterplay. This shows you’re not afraid to confront difficult moments and it’s a sign of healthy ambition. The key is to channel that energy into consistent, solid decision-making under time pressure.

What to improve

• Endgame conversion and resilience: When you gain a small edge, practice translating it into a clean, simplified endgame. Work on common rook endings and king-and-pawn endings so you can push to a win rather than risking perpetual checks or unnecessary complications.
• Defense against sharp attacks: In games with heavy piece activity, reinforce your king safety and look for practical defensive ideas earlier in the middlegame. Build a habit of evaluating imminent tactical threats a couple of moves ahead and prioritizing passive safety when needed.
• Time management: There are moments when you spend a lot of time on tactical lines or in the middlegame. Try setting micro-deadlines (for example, decide on a plan within the first 3-4 minutes and then commit to it) to preserve clock for critical moments later in the game.
• Opening depth and consolidation: Your data shows strong results with Caro-Kann family lines. Consider deepening a couple of main lines so you understand typical middlegame plans and structure. When you branch into less familiar setups, pair them with a quick, repeatable plan to avoid getting overwhelmed early.

Opening performance insights

The Caro-Kann family stands out in your results as a reliable framework with solid win rates. Leaning a bit more into well-understood lines from this family can help you reach clearer middlegame plans more often. Be mindful of openings that show lower success in your recent data, and make sure you have a concrete plan for the typical middlegame structures those lines reach.

For quick focus, you might try reinforcing a couple of Caro-Kann paths and one aggressive, but well-studied, option to mix in when your opponent surprises you. This pairing often yields active play without sacrificing solid structure. Caro-Kann Defense

Rating trends and how they relate to your training

Your short-term trend (1–6 months) shows positive momentum, which is a great sign that current efforts are paying off. The longer, 12-month trend appears more plateaued, suggesting it could be time to convert those gains into more consistent results across more games. Use your training plan to bridge that gap: steady openings work, tighter endgame practice, and disciplined post-game reviews will help sustain improvement.

Concrete training plan

• Two weeks focused on Caro-Kann practice: review the main lines you already use and drill typical middlegame plans until they feel automatic.
• Endgame daily routine: 15–20 minutes of rook endings and basic king-and-pawn endings to build confident conversion skills.
• Timed practice: play a mix of 5+0 and 10+0 games to improve decision speed without sacrificing accuracy. After each session, identify one decision you would make differently with more time.
• Post-game review habit: after every game, write down three takeaways—one to repeat, one to avoid, and one new idea to test in the next game. Limit engine use to critical moments.

Openings quick-reference

If you want to quickly skim ideas, you can revisit the Caro-Kann family and the more aggressive lines you’ve shown interest in. Use the placeholders below to navigate to your practice materials within the app as needed:

Practice shortcut: Caro-Kann Defense

Next steps (short plan)

• Choose Caro-Kann as your primary repertoire for the next 8 weeks and build two clear middlegame plans for each main line you encounter.
• Schedule one dedicated endgame session per week with a focus on rook endings and king activity.
• Continue daily tactics puzzles (10–15 minutes) to sharpen pattern recognition and calculation speed.