Big_Finky NM

Feedback Report for Big_Finky

Your current trajectory

Your overall results continue to trend upward (see

and ). With a personal best of 2642 (2022-08-04) you are already operating at a strong level, but there is still low-hanging fruit that can convert a few of those near-misses into wins.

What you are doing well

• Dynamic tactical vision. The win against bromberg_striker67 shows crisp calculation. After 19.Nxd6! you exploited the pin on the d-file and never let go of the initiative:
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• Practical creativity. You are comfortable steering the game into unorthodox structures (Englund Gambit as White, a3/b4 ideas, etc.), which often knocks opponents off book in bullet/blitz time controls.
• Converting material advantages. In the Slav win vs devilshell1, once you reached the extra exchange you simplified methodically and mated with only nine seconds left—good balance between speed and accuracy.

Key areas to focus on next

1. Early pawn pushes that invite counterplay

Games such as the loss to khachikyan-hayko (1.a3, 2.b4) and the Danish Gambit time-forfeit show that side-pawn adventures can leave your king stuck in the centre or cede the dark-squares. In fast time controls it is safer to delay flank expansions until you have completed minor-piece development.

2. Clock management

• You lost two games on time from roughly equal positions. Try allocating a “soft cap” of 10 seconds per move until move 20, then speed-up once the position clarifies.
• When clearly winning, simplify first, then premove the obvious recaptures—this kept you alive vs wander1ust8, but failed against theflabbypug.

3. Handling central tension as Black

In the English-KID structure vs Mihail Tal’ you played …f5 prematurely, surrendering e6 and d5. A more patient plan is …exd4 followed by …Ne7-f5, keeping the centre elastic.

4. Technical endgames

The resignation against Ben Dover was unnecessary; the queen ending is drawable with perpetual ideas after 48…Qf5+. Spend 15 minutes a day on rook- and queen-endgame studies; it will pay immediate dividends in bullet where technique under time pressure is everything.

Opening tune-ups

• White vs 1…e5: Your Englund answers score well, but consider a calmer 3.Nf3 line to reduce early risk when the clock is low.
• Black vs d4/English: Adopt one “set-up” system (e.g. …d5/…c6 Slav or …Nf6/…e6/…d5 Queen’s Gambit Declined) so you spend zero time on move-ordering.

Training suggestions

1. Run the Chess.com “Key Moments” engine on each loss; pause when the eval swings by ±1.5 and ask, “What was the strategic cue I missed?”
2. Daily puzzle rush until you average 35; your tactical speed is good but one extra solved puzzle often equals 2-3 saved seconds in a live game.
3. Revisit the concept of zugzwang in rook endings—several of your late-game decisions show discomfort in passive defensive positions.

One-sentence game plan

Keep the openings simple, guard the clock until move 20, and drill a handful of critical endgames—do that, and the next rating jump will follow naturally.

Good luck, and see you at the board!