Bence Papp FM

Hi Bence!

You are already a very strong blitz player (current strength ≈ 2400 – 2481 (2025-02-12)), yet your recent results show clear thematic areas where a bit of focused work can bring rapid gains.

1. Big-picture strengths

• Versatile opening repertoire. You switch comfortably between 1.e4 and 1.d4/​Nf3 and handle both sides of the Sicilian, the English/Réti and various Indian setups.
• Dynamic feel for initiative. Many of your wins (e.g. vs Defenstrator) arise from early pawn storms (f-pawn pushes, g-pawn breaks) and piece activity that drive the opponent’s king into the open.
• Resourcefulness in complications. The PGN against Hunninn shows how you kept posing problems under time pressure and converted the rook-and-pawn race with impeccable calculation.

2. Recurrent issues to address

1. Clock management. Four of your last six losses were on time or involved severe time trouble. Even in winning games you often reach <10 s with dozens of moves left.
   • Train “increment discipline”: make one good enough move every 2-3 s to bank the +1-second increment.
   • Practise premove drills in dead-won positions to finish the game quickly.
2. Conversion after gaining the advantage.
   • In the loss to JEHUBNER you were up material but allowed counterplay because you kept queens on and pushed pawns without improving king safety.
   • Adopt a “simplify when ahead” checklist: trade queens → stabilize king → activate last piece → push passed pawn.
3. Handling of minor-piece imbalances in the Sicilian.
   • Several games (e.g. vs GoltsevDmitry2000 and tarno17) show knights landing on d5/f5 against your Najdorf structures.
   • Work on prophylaxis: when you play …e6/…d6 lines, be ready with …Nxd5 or …e5 to blunt those outposts, and avoid early …b5 if it weakens c6/d5 too soon.
4. Endgame technique vs passed pawns.
   • The most recent loss to MatiLandi84 slipped from an equal R+Q ending after you pushed your queenside pawn too late and allowed connected passers.
   • Add 10-minute daily drills of “queen vs pawn-race” endgames (Lichess studies or Endgame Engine sets) to sharpen calculation.

3. Opening micro-fixes

4. Training plan (4-week block)

• Week 1: 50 puzzles/day set to “Endgame” theme + daily 10-min no-increment blitz to force faster decision making.
• Week 2: Analyse all Sicilian Najdorf games this month, annotate critical knight-outpost moments, and build a flash-card deck of typical plans.
• Week 3: Play 20 games of 3|2 exclusively with the aim of winning on the board with >20 s left; abort any game where you dip under 10 s early and restart.
• Week 4: Record yourself thinking out loud in three rapid (10|0) games; review to spot time-consuming habits and unnecessary calculation branches.

5. Useful reference links

• Prophylaxis   • Outpost   • Conversion technique

6. When you win most

Spot your hot streaks and schedule play accordingly:

Keep up the great work!

Your attacking flair already wins you many spectacular games. Couple it with sharper clock usage and a bit more endgame ruthlessness, and 2500+ blitz is within reach.