Belgrade FM

Hi Belgrade – 360° Performance Review

Your current profile

• Peak bullet strength: 2389 (2016-05-06)
• Preferred time control: 60″  (bullet)
• Main defences as Black: …e6 & …b6 (English/Owen) and French set-ups.
• Typical attacking style: dynamic pawn breaks, tactical awareness, willingness to give material for initiative.

What you’re already doing well

• Fast development & initiative. In your win vs 2Pawnsup you seized space with …d5/…c5 and landed the Nd3+ fork (▶ see mini-review below).
• Tactical eye. Double attacks such as 21…Qxf4+ and 27…Bd4+ show you spot forcing continuations quickly even under extreme time pressure (<10 s!).
• Piece coordination in bullet. You often keep pieces on central, flexible squares (…Nf5/…Ne4 etc.), which works well when opponents blunder under clock stress.

Priority growth areas

1. King safety after early queen trades.
   Your loss vs davoz94 (Caro-Kann) began to unravel once 7.Qe2+ Qe7 8.Qxe7+ Kxe7 left your king stuck in the centre. Before exchanging queens, ask yourself: “Will my king find shelter within three moves?” — especially relevant in bullet where there’s no time to repair a bad structure.
2. Prophylaxis & pawn structure.
   Several resignations (e.g., against lamboliu) were triggered by weakened dark squares after …d5 and …Nd7 without …c5 support. Consider adding the positional skill of playing waiting moves (…h6/…a6) to restrict opponent breaks before launching your own plans.
3. Opening depth variety.
   Your Owen/English hybrid (1…e6 & …b6) is excellent for surprise value but can become predictable at 2300+. Adding a second mainline system (e.g., the French with 1…e6 d5) will: • give fresh middlegame structures, and
   • improve your understanding of closed centre pawn chains.
   Try a training block: play 50 games of the French Advance variation only.
4. End-game conversion.
   In the 900 + 2 rapid win vs ValeriyGrinev you reached an extra pawn rook ending but needed 25 moves to convert. Study technical endings weekly (e.g., “Capablanca’s Best Endings”) and drill rook + pawn vs rook on Chessable or similar 10-minute spurt sessions.
5. Clock management (Zeitnot).
   Your bullet instinct is great, yet in longer games you still drop below 20 s by move 30. Challenge: play one daily 5 + 2 game for a month, forcing yourself to invest > 10 s on at least five critical moves. This will strengthen calculation depth and reduce bullet auto-pilot mistakes.

Opening snapshot

Mini-review of most recent decisive games

Personalised training plan (next 4 weeks)

• Opening lab: create a 15-line repertoire file for French & English Defence; rehearse daily with spaced repetition.
• Tactic heat-up: 20 puzzles/day, rating 2400-2600, focusing on defensive motifs (block, interpose, perpetual).
• End-game Monday: play 3 x 10 + 5 games each Monday, trade queens early, and aim to convert small advantages.
• Annotated review: once a week pick one bullet loss, spend 15 min annotating without engine, then compare to engine suggestions.

Activity insights

When you play between 18-22 UTC your win-rate spikes – keep using that slot for rating climbs.

Keep up the momentum!

Your aggressive, resourceful style is a big asset in bullet. Balance it with a dash of prophylaxis and structured end-game study and 2400+ is well within reach. Good luck, and see you on the board!