Facundo Vazquez IM

What you’re doing well in blitz

• You keep applying pressure early and often, which helps you seize the initiative and force your opponent to react rather than plan.
• Your opening choices in blitz show a willingness to complicate the position and create dynamic chances. This can overwhelm less prepared opponents and lead to quick wins when the tactics land.
• You show resilience when you’re in rough positions, staying active and fighting for chances until the clock runs out.

For a quick profile reference, you can review your recent games here: facundovazquez.

Key areas to improve

• Time management under blitz conditions. There are moments when decisions become rushed near the time control. Develop a simple timer plan: allocate a predictable amount of thinking time per phase (opening, middlegame, endgame) and try to maintain several minutes on the clock by move 25.
• Ensure you have a clear plan in the middlegame. In aggressive lines, it’s easy to overextend without a concrete target. Regularly ask: what is my plan for the next 3 moves, and what is the opponent threatening?
• Endgame conversion. In some games you paused or mis-evaluated final positions. Strengthen basic endgame patterns (rook endings, king activity, and pawn endgames) so you can convert advantages reliably even when under time pressure.
• Blunder prevention in sharp lines. Blitz magnifies occasional calculation slips. After identifying a tactical idea, quickly verify the most critical forcing moves and check for better defensive resources from your opponent.

Opening performance and practical advice

You’ve shown good results with aggressive systems such as the Amazon Attack family. This can be a strong weapon in blitz, but it also carries the risk of getting into sharp lines where one inaccurate move can swing the game. Consider pairing your aggressive repertoire with a solid, fast-developing alternative for tougher opponents, so you’re not forced into high-variance lines in every game.

• Keep leveraging openings that lead to active piece play and clear plans, but build a small, reliable backup for when you face precise defenses.
• In training, practice quick decision-making in the first 8-12 moves and identify 2-3 candidate plans you can compare rapidly.

Quick opening reference: Amazon Attack and Sicilian Defense variations you’ve faced can be revisited in a focused blitz study session.

Structured plan for the next 4 weeks

• Week 1 — Time management drills: play 20 blitz games with a plan to have at least 2-3 minutes remaining by move 25. Review any position where you spent more than 30 seconds per move.
• Week 2 — Tactics and pattern recognition: solve 20-30 puzzles daily focused on tactical motifs you’ve encountered (forks, discovered checks, and mating nets).
• Week 3 — Endgame fundamentals: study and practice common rook and king endgames, plus basic pawn endgames. Include 2 short endgame drills after games to reinforce technique.
• Week 4 — Repertoire stabilization: consolidate one primary aggressive line (your Amazon Attack) and one solid, quieter alternative. Play a mix of 60- or 90-second games to test consistency with both.

Longer-term perspective

Your short-term momentum looks positive, but it’s good to balance it with steady long-term improvement. Focus on consistency: keep practicing the same core plans, and steadily build pattern recognition and calculation safety. If you want, I can annotate a recent game to highlight specific moments for improvement.

Optional extra resources

If you’d like to explore a particular opening or tactic more deeply, we can add targeted practice. For example, you can review the Amazon Attack or Sicilian Defense paths with a focused study plan.