Tamas Banusz GM

Overall Performance

Tamas, your recent games demonstrate a solid understanding of complex positions, especially in the Indian Game and Queen's Gambit Declined family of openings. Your strength adjusted win rate is close to 50%, indicating competitive play against similarly rated opponents.

However, your rating change over the last month shows a slight decline of 66 points, while your 3 and 6 month changes are positive, reflecting some longer-term progress. Your trend slopes suggest your form is currently on a mild upswing despite the recent dip.

Strengths

• Excellent handling of the Indian Game, especially the Knights Variation and Przepiorka lines, as seen in your wins.
• Good positional understanding and endgame technique, converting small advantages—highlighted in your ability to outmaneuver opponents in complex middle game scenarios.
• Solid opening preparation indicated by consistent use of mainline moves in key openings like the King's Indian Attack and Sicilian Defense Nyezhmetdinov Rossolimo Attack.

Areas for Improvement

• Handling Time Pressure: Some games ended with losses on time or rapid tactical mistakes late in the game. Improving your time management, especially in blitz, can help maintain accuracy until the end.
• Tactical Vigilance: Some losses involved tactical oversights or vulnerabilities to opponent threats. Regular tactical training can sharpen your recognition of tactical motifs and traps.
• Defending Critical Positions: In a few games, defense against aggressive opponent plans—particularly involving pawn breaks and piece activity—was challenging. Focus on studying defensive patterns and prophylactic moves.

Specific Suggestions

• Review recent games where you lost to Frederiksvane, noting moments when better defensive or counterattacking plans could have turned the tide. For example, in the game finishing with a mating net, explore earlier options to avoid getting into a cramped position.
• Practice short tactical puzzles daily, concentrating on motifs like forks, pins, and discovered attacks which appeared relevant in your lost games.
• Continue deepening your opening repertoire but include popular sidelines and common traps your opponents might employ against your favored lines.
• Analyze your time usage patterns and consider using increment controls during practice to adapt better pacing across your moves.

Next Steps

Create a balanced training plan that incorporates review of your recent games, tactical exercises, and strategic studies in your preferred openings.

Consider scheduling sessions focused on endgame technique to convert winning positions more reliably in blitz play.

Keep tracking your rating trends and target stabilizing your recent rating dip by focusing on the improvement areas highlighted.

Resources

• Use the Frederik Svane games as study material for defending against common attacking schemes you encounter.
• Explore online tactical trainers and opening databases to reinforce your opening knowledge and tactical sharpness.